I have to say West Exe deserved their win yesterday but this was more down to us being below par than them being a better team. I thought we started the game brightly and looked quite solid for most of the first half but did have to call upon Ollie for some superb goalkeeping!
Being 0-0 at the break I thought we had every chance of going on to win the game but we seemed to lose our way and didn't create nowhere near enough chances. West Exe eventually went ahead after a shot that Ollie brilliantly saved rebounded to the feet of their striker who blasted it in to the net. Our heads did drop a bit after the goal, so to try and give us some fresh impetus I put Ollie up front who did manage to get on the scoresheet with a lovely finish over the keeper's head but unfortunately it was too late having conceded 2 further goals in quick succession shortly before.
Captains armband goes to Euan for showing more commitment in his tackles and for trying to get our passing game going - well done Euan!
Worth a mention
Ollie demonstrated that he is becoming one of the best goalkeepers in the league. Thank you to Zak Milling for bravely stepping up and doing a stint in goal for his team and providing a safe pair of hands with some excellent kicking - certainly not at fault for the 2 goals by the way. Joseph continued his good form and again showed his versatility by playing in both fullback positions.
To sum it up
A frustrating day as we could have done better but West Exe are 5th in the table and last time we played them they won comfortably putting 9 past us so in that respect today's result could be seen as not so bad. Anyway, i'm confident we can bounce back next week against Sidmouth.
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