The game started in high spirits, the lads knowing that last season we had beaten this team twice, however they have had a great run in the league placing them second.
The game did not start well with Ward and Paterson doing a lot of the work, Brown edge would not let the coach settle and we struggled to get the ball originally. Mark was called into action early but stayed strong.
After the Coach had settled they had a succession of corners with Brine heading just over and Evans heading just wide, Brown edge were forced to defend. Smith and Wilshere linking with wingers Holt and Greatrex on many occasions allowing the attacks to come. However Coach could not find the goal.
Mid way through the first half, Brown Edge had a free kick and scored from it, however he was called offside. From the resulting Caoch free kick, the ball was gifted to their right back who swung a ball into the box and Coach were not quick enough to react and the ball was headed over Keeper Greatrex.
A through ball from holt to Evans let to another nice pass to greatrex who somehow got to the ball to have a shot but the keepers big hand somehow stopped it from going in.
The lads stayed positive and backed each other up, using the wings when we could and the lads in the back four staying very strong, winning the majority of headers. Into half time the Coach were down 1-0, however the half time team talk remained positive and all were certain that this was going to be our 3 points.
During the second half, Holt whipped in a fantastic ball that brine headed over. Also worth noting here that Smith was pulling the strings in midfield, working up and down the pitch for the lads. During one of these plays, Smith fed the ball to holt who took on one player and went to shoot top bin but it took a deflection of a defensive head, landed at the keen and willing Greatrex who unselfishly placed it across the box to awaiting Brennan who tried his best to miss but managed to score and pulled us back to 1-1.
The game began to get heated with Ward getting onto the opposition heads, resulting for a yellow card for him and the chap he was flirting with. Coach had a few chances wasted, An Evans volley went wide and a chance for Holt went begging when he saw lights and should have either passed or took a touch, neither was done. On the counter Brown edge played some very good football resulting in their centre mid player shooting from 22 yards forcing keeper Mark to make a fantastic world cup winning save, The lads were thankful and quickly delt with the corners.
Coach were continuisly pressing and tim Smith won a corner and as he had been doing all game he took this one, the ref announced '30 seconds left lads', the ball whipped in and hitting the head of a defender looped to the back post. A shout from Rafferty at the top of the box allowed Holt to fake a pass to him, selling the defender, a dink touch round him and a cool and collected smash into the keepers near post. The Coach stole the 3 points. Fully deserved.