THE HARD LUCK STORY CONTINUES
Another week another list of "if only's ", "maybe's" and "could o' beens". United dominated the first twenty minutes and subsequently went one nil down. A long through ball that produced a well placed glancing header that wrong footed the United keeper, Dave Cann. The scorer was the Lodgers own defender Alex Frost. It looks like we will have to start marking him again. United responded well and kept right on top of the game and were level five minutes later through dubiously claimed goal from Cann when he reacted to a scramble played the shot towards goal which took a heavy deflection to beat the keeper. He later claimed he played the ball off the defenders head to deliberately wrong foot the goal keeper. Someone claimed he thought it was Beau Locks but he was assured it was Simon and that Beau played for The Legion. This was nothing more than they deserved. The Lodgers took the lead through a header by Simon Cann from a corner. The header being too powerful for the keeper to handle, that was how Simon described it. The rest of us were of the opinion the keeper fluffed it but we will let him have it his way as it is his first headed goal. But as is Uniteds way this season it was not to last as Thringston drew level after a neat passing move which exposed the United defence. Then with almost the last kick of the half United lost concentration and went behind. A bitter blow as for most of the half United had been the better side.
The second half started badly for United. John Walker had to go off at half time with a detached big toe nail. He was replaced by Craig Maxwell, making his first team debut. Steve South was carrying an injury to his foot but with only one sub he had to soldier on for the cause. They also then conceded a fourth after about five minutes as they adjusted to the changes. After that the visitors were dominent and could have scored on a number of occasions with Craig, Simon, Shane, Alex (he managed to head one over the bar at that end of the field a bit different to his own end). Loughborough continued to push but along the way Smon Foister injured his knee, Simon Cann injured his good ankle (his bad one was ok), Steve South carried on hopping. As United comitted forward in the search of an equaliser, along with an ever dwindling number of fit players they were caught out near the end of the game and conceded a fifth. Final result 5-3 and 6 "fit" players.
A great performance that deserved more. We continue next week against East Leake.