Blackham And Ashurst 3 V 4 East Peckham

<p>After a minor blip in the cup last week we returned to league action this week still with a 100% record.&nbsp; The visitors, East Peckham.&nbsp;&nbsp;For a&nbsp;few of the new players&nbsp;in the team it was just another game but some of the longer serving lads knew this was going to be a tough physical game and with only one win against East Peckham in their short history we were taking nothing for granted.&nbsp;

<p>From the off B&A were playing slick passing football and looked dangerous.&nbsp; A lovely ball in from Bert early on saw Latts hit the post with a diving header, the&nbsp;Peckham keeper left stranded.&nbsp; It seemed like we'd set the tone another win was on the cards.&nbsp; But a long ball over the top&nbsp;caught the black back line out and the Peckham forward ran through and finished well.&nbsp;&nbsp;This did set the tone&nbsp;for the rest of the game.&nbsp; All&nbsp;East Peckham did for 90 minutes was punt it long and hope for the best, and&nbsp;all credit to them as it worked and&nbsp;we failed to deal with this age old tactic.&nbsp; Lawrie&nbsp;Sanchez and Graham&nbsp;Taylor would have been proud of them.&nbsp; It wasn't long before Blackham were on terms, Ghosty found the Bichon Frise a few yards out with an empty net.&nbsp; Just before the half a slip from stand in skipper Junior let them in again, a week shot which Dan obviously thought was going wide sailed neatly in to the top corner to give the visitors the advantage at the break.&nbsp;&nbsp; Still playing by far the better football and having the majority of possetion it was no surprise that Blackham levelled early in the second half, a long range strike from The Romford Pele bobbled horribly in front of the Blond Bombshell in the Peckham sticks and trickled in for 2-2.&nbsp; But then the long balls starting raining down like a Wednesday night during the blitz.&nbsp; And rather than sending up the barrage balloons and trying to deal with it all the B&A boys ran for shelter in the underground station!!&nbsp; It went to pieces and East Peckham scored two more goals, both good finishes but they should have never been given the time and space.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<p>It was time to start making changes as the clock was running out.&nbsp; Hobbit was introduced in place of Phat Head Jefferies and we switched to a 4-4-2.&nbsp; Within minutes he had pulled a goal back, a smart finish from close range.&nbsp; But it all ended in despair for the fans favourite as clumsy, late&nbsp;challenge from the fat lad at the back ruptured a ligament in Hobbit's new, ending his afternoon and possibly his season.&nbsp;&nbsp;The ref however, did nothing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Minutes later&nbsp;Blackham had the ball in the back of the net (by a good 4 yards) but again the ref&nbsp;gave nothing, but he at least consulted his assistant, who conveniently said he saw&nbsp;nothing.&nbsp; Funny as he was about 10 yards away and in line.&nbsp; Everyone else on the pitch and&nbsp;on the sidelines saw that it was in.&nbsp; He was wearing glasses to be fair&nbsp;so probably not his fault.&nbsp; Still with all protesting the ref waved play on and even booked Latts for his efforts.&nbsp; We poured forward, Hamish made a good run and was hacked down on the edge of the box, the ref gave a free kick but again did precious little else.&nbsp; Not that we want to see players sent off but how many dangerous challenges do you need to see before taking action!&nbsp; Anyway, East Peckham held on and took all three points in a well contested, full blooded affair.&nbsp; Our first league defeat of the season, let&rsquo;s hope it&rsquo;s our last.

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