Tackles were flying in and shots smashing the back of the net as Jackson pounced to strike two belters home. Aaron slotted home after a neat move and with only seconds to go it looked like we were on to a well fought victory. However, a high ball in our area was struck by Sal's hand. He'd had a sudden rush of blood to the head, one of them crazy moments and the ref blew for a penalty. It was a horror moment for the lad as he's been consistently fantastic for Recreativo in every game he's ever played for us, but at the end of the day we still came away with a decent score draw and everyone had given their all.
One more game before the Christmas break and if we play like we did tonight then we're in fThere were excellent performances throughout the team. Everyone played their part and I think all of you responded to the pre-match call to work hard for each other, play the ball round quickly and take the responsibility to get something from the match.
Jackson, Arron and Ekow all performed excellently in the positions they filled. We conceded less goals than the previous two games and two were penalties.
Jackson worked exceptionally hard to go and fight for the ball and be our first line of defence and he was rewarded with two goals. He looked full of aggression, confidence and skill and that's been his best performance this year. Man of The Match for me.
Arron, Jimmie and I have been waiting patiently for a game in which Arron could show us what he is capable of and tonight was it. In the last game Jackson came on as substitute and set a goal up and in this game Arron went one better, providing a good assist and then scoring a very cool goal.
Like Arron Freddie also looked lively in central midfield when he came on so well done Freddie.
This game I made sure I didn't change the defence during the game and I think that and Ekow's ability and height in goal made us stronger at the back. Jem, Sal and Stan all worked hard as ever and were also key in winning the ball to help set our goals up.
The midfield continue to battle hard and long and it's no surprise when we see Ritchie
Felipe and Marlais coming off battered, bruised and exhausted. They have to cover more ground than anyone and Marlais claimed another well taken finish after a great pass from Felipe. That whole move for our first goal from Jem and Ritchie winning the ball at left back, Jackson taking the defender away from Marlais with his run down the left, and Felipe playing Mar in was really excellent team play and a great example of how good you boys can be. Frequently last night you played with genuine class and commitment.
Being in a team often means surrendering what you want to do yourself and doing something for the group instead. There is no 'I' in the word 'Team'. With this in mind a big round of applause is owed to new captain Ekow who, despite screaming to come out, made a lot of valuable saves and good pitch long service to the strikers. And also to Cal who's noisy touchline encouragement was actually a great help to me and Jimmie and brilliant to hear from someone who didn't get a game. It might be hard to understand but you can help your team in all sorts of ways. And Cal's genuine passion and support for you guys on the pitch was uplifting.
All in all that was probably the best performance since we hammered a team 5-1 last year.
Well done boys, let's keep this spirit alive and crack on with enthusiasm for the next game. An important result.
James B.
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