Buoyed after a win in our first game we went in to the game with insulators in a confident mood although fully aware they would provide stiffer opposition than the previous weeks opponents. With a number of faces absent from the previous weeks win it meant starts for Bayley, Robbie G, 2Gun and Shaggy. The game started well for the B&A with a fair amount of possession. And it didn’t take long for it to pay off, less than 15 minutes in a low corner whipped in by Ben Freeman was bundled home by the on coming Woggles. Unfortunately the lead was short lived as within 10 minutes the “Slators” as they like to call them selves were level. A combination of quick thinking from their right winger and our inability to mark up saw them waltz through the defence and make it 1-1. A similar situation, this time aided by a clumsy (and most comical) 50p header from Harrison led to the visitors taking a 2-1 lead. The B&A boys kept scrapping in the middle but looked a yard or two off the pace.
We started the second positively and went on the offensive but still managed to go 3-1 down. From our own corner the ball was cleared and hoofed long and the tricky little centre forward broke clear and scored. Full credit to all the lads, no ones head went down and we cracked on trying to get back in to the game. Bert and Gozzy both had great chances to pull one back, the keeper saving well from Bert and Gozzy hitting the far post after bursting clear. The support and encouragement from the sidelines was good with almost of B&A’s walking wounded there cheering the boys on, not to mention a nice little huddle of WAGS and of course the Bobbster.
With 10 minutes to go Bayley, making his first appearance since Christmas (or whenever the Stool ball season started) had to come off after going in to labour following a nasty collision with Junior. He went down with a thud and after the contractions stopped he was carted off the field and straight to Pembury meturnity unit. We believe both Bayley and child are doing well.
Mr Ed came on and went in at centre back while Smithy pushed up in to midfield. The move paid off minutes later. A corner was whipped in and expertly flicked on by the ever impressive Huffers, which young Smithy poised at the far stick to lash home his first goal in B&A colours. Woody must have been so proud. Smithy is now 1 up in the Wood V Wood scoring comp.
We finished with a flourish but couldn’t find the equaliser, again many positives to take from the game but a lot to work on and improve before our next game.
