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Wooton 3 V Earls Barton 2
13th September 2008 |
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AFTER GETTING A GOOD START THE PREVIOUS WEEK BARTON LOOKED AT PUSHING ON AWAY FROM HOME AGAINST A SIDE THAT BARTON STRUGGLED TO TAKE POINTS OFF THE PREVIOUS SEASON, BARTON PREPERATIONS WERE HAMPERED WITH 2 KEY PLAYERS PULLING OUT THROUGH INJURY THE MORNING OF THE GAME.
BARTON BEGAN THE GAME BRIGHTLY ON WHAT CAN BE ONLY DESCRIBED AS A DISGRACEFULL PITCH, BARTONS PASSING STYLE WAS HINDERED AND WERE UNABLE TO GET THE BALL DOWN AND MAKE ANY REAL IMPACT ON A LIVELY WOOTTON TEAM, BARTON LOOKED SLUGISH AND WERE QUICKLY 1-0 DOWN FROM AN INSWINGING CORNER, A FAILURE TO DEAL WITH MOVEMENT FROM WOOTON LEFT A FREE HEADER WHICH BARTON WERE PUNISHED BY, ONLY A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER, BARTON GAVE AWAY A FREE KICK ON THE EDGE OF THE AREA, A GREAT FREE KICK SAW BARTON NOW 2-0 DOWN AND NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HIT THEM. THE HALF ENDED 2-1
BARTON CAME OUT FOR THE 2ND HALF AND STARTED PRETTY MUCH AS THEY HAD ENDED THE 1ST HALF, WHICH WAS POORLY, AFTER SOME GOOD SAVES FROM BARTON KEEPER AND SOME POOR FINISHING FROM WOOTON, BARTON WERE LUCKY NOT TO BE LOSING BY MORE. RICH ELLSON " our preparations were hindered in the build up to this game, however we had more then enough quality in the squad to take something from this game, we looked at times lazy and nothing like the side that started the season against Welford, we will work on some things at training and hope to put today right next week at home. we have to learn quickly in this league if we have any chance of promotion". |