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Post by os on Sept 4, 2018 23:08:37 GMT
An important win that keeps us in touch with the leaders, but we made far too much hard work of it. Our 1st half dominance should have result in more daylight between the sides. We were faultless at the back, but again we need to be more ruthless when on top. Our second half performance saw ourselves across the line with a somewhat gritty display, although 1 big let off when the ball hits the underside of the bar. Onwards and upwards, literally Scotland NEXT  |
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Post by oohaah on Sept 4, 2018 23:08:59 GMT
to take into the international break. Brilliant! |
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Post by markf on Sept 5, 2018 10:35:50 GMT
Three more points after an excellent first 25 mins or so but we then seemed to run out of steam and the second half was little better than Saturday.
Craig E forced a fine save from Worgan while Browny and Beauts hit rising efforts over the bar as U's powered forward with menace and proficiency. Jonah, making his first competitive start set up what proved the winner a low left foot cross that Ross L powered home.
U's continued to dominate, forcing the hosts into numerous robust challenges that - but for the yellow for their skipper - escaped the censure they deserved. Inevitably the next card went to a Sutton player. It was a yellow all day but bearing in mind what the ref had let go previously, inconsistent with his approach.
'Stones had a better ending to the half without really threatening - Mullings and , I think Loza, proving a bit of a handful.
Second half, it was Maidstone who looked the more progressive side but they lacked any real threat until that excellent shot found the angle of bar and post. U's couldn't retain possession and motm Cloughie and the rest of the back four had to show resilience and fine levels of concentration.
The ref should have shown a second yellow for his late aerial challenge on Cloughie after the ball had come off the woodwork but decided a second warning was sufficient. Here was his big failing. Decision wise he was fine but to allow that sort of challenge and then book a guy for wasting time says a lot but what is wrong about the mindset of officialdom within the game these days. Bearing in mind we have picked up two reds already this campaign is it any wonder a ref gets slagged off for not performing what would have been a quite justified showing of a second yellow? It's just not good enough.
Late on Tommy W looked a threat when coming on but in general I couldn't see either side scoring in the last ten minutes and U's ground out a second 1-0 away win.
Dos is right. We look tired at times but seem to get a second wind late on, no doubt helped by fresh legs.
Onto Airdrie and I have no idea what to expect. Maybe Dos will try and rest a few as this compact start to the season (in terms of fixtures) continues.
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Post by ry4nstaples on Sept 5, 2018 20:48:09 GMT
Does anybody know what the attendance was and how many away supporters there were yesterday?
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