Post by Nanook on Sept 27, 2024 20:19:14 GMT
Was at Auchinleck Talbot 2-3 Lossiemouth United (HT 1-0)
Not the Talbot of past years. 3 of the back 4 looked experienced, otherwise a young side, hard working, full of running, but after a while predictable, they did try to play the ball on the deck.
Auchinleck should have won. They had most of the possession, lots of shots but the visiting keeper had one of those days.
Auchinleck had two approaches. They played down the wings, playing crosses into the penalty area, a mix of high and low, some played backwards for shots. The other approach if going down the sides was defended then they played route one, but not too successfully. Their forwards looked light weight.
First half, all the possession was with Talbot, but created few opportunities, Utd keeper did not have too many saves to make. Was in pie queue and saw the headed goal just before half time but not the lead up.
2nd half, everybody was expecting a procession and a pile of goals. From 1-0 to 1-2, Talbot still had most of the ball, but could not score. Against the run of play, Lossie first goal was a breakaway by their right back and then a cross, from wide right, close to the by line, under no challenge, keeper followed the flight of the ball and allowed it to fall over his head and in off the back post, 1-1. For 1-2, a Lossie move, shots in penalty area, one landed nicely for a Lossie forward, defence?
Talbot piled on the pressure, away keeper some great saves, 2-2 when a ball broke to an unmarked forward in the penalty area.
The home keeper was at fault for two of the three goals. Late on breakaway, 2-3, apart from the keeper a defender was bumped out of the way for a Lossie forward to go through on a 50-50 ball, the keeper came, but hesitantly, allowing the forward to get there and poke the ball in for the winner. Given the defence lost three goals under hardly any pressure, they are vulnerable.
Talbot did play football and were quite quick. I was surprised by how clean the game was, especially the longer it went, not too many lunging tackles. The Talbot players are not the huge physical specimens that I was expecting.
Rovers need to turn up and play going forward, Talbot are beatable.
Not the Talbot of past years. 3 of the back 4 looked experienced, otherwise a young side, hard working, full of running, but after a while predictable, they did try to play the ball on the deck.
Auchinleck should have won. They had most of the possession, lots of shots but the visiting keeper had one of those days.
Auchinleck had two approaches. They played down the wings, playing crosses into the penalty area, a mix of high and low, some played backwards for shots. The other approach if going down the sides was defended then they played route one, but not too successfully. Their forwards looked light weight.
First half, all the possession was with Talbot, but created few opportunities, Utd keeper did not have too many saves to make. Was in pie queue and saw the headed goal just before half time but not the lead up.
2nd half, everybody was expecting a procession and a pile of goals. From 1-0 to 1-2, Talbot still had most of the ball, but could not score. Against the run of play, Lossie first goal was a breakaway by their right back and then a cross, from wide right, close to the by line, under no challenge, keeper followed the flight of the ball and allowed it to fall over his head and in off the back post, 1-1. For 1-2, a Lossie move, shots in penalty area, one landed nicely for a Lossie forward, defence?
Talbot piled on the pressure, away keeper some great saves, 2-2 when a ball broke to an unmarked forward in the penalty area.
The home keeper was at fault for two of the three goals. Late on breakaway, 2-3, apart from the keeper a defender was bumped out of the way for a Lossie forward to go through on a 50-50 ball, the keeper came, but hesitantly, allowing the forward to get there and poke the ball in for the winner. Given the defence lost three goals under hardly any pressure, they are vulnerable.
Talbot did play football and were quite quick. I was surprised by how clean the game was, especially the longer it went, not too many lunging tackles. The Talbot players are not the huge physical specimens that I was expecting.
Rovers need to turn up and play going forward, Talbot are beatable.