hart sharks vs NW Phantoms
1 - 1
16 January 2017 · Nehyl<br>Prem
Away league match played on 16 January 2017.
Kicked off at 10:00 AM
1-1
vs hart sharks
Away league match
<p>Wow that was exciting.<p>Having dominated the first half yet ended up
1-0 down, it took real character from the boys to get a result.<p>
The pitch was hard from the overnight frost and very bobbly so message
before game was to avoid the ball bouncing in front and get ball out
to the channels.<p>First half tactics were fairly straight forward
against a high defensive line and we created several good chances to
score in the first 20 mins.<p>Sharks were creaking under the high
intensity, with the Hart coaches a bit shell shocked.<p>Against run of
play Sharks took the lead a rather soft and unexpected goal.<p>Important
phase for phantoms to stay in the game as sharks now piled on pressure
and suddenly their tails were up.<p>Half time 0-1.<p> The ice had melted
and we were now left with a very boggy pitch to play on.<p>These were
probably the worst conditions to play a physical team like Hart who
battle and tackle everything.<p>
No real change in tactics, talk to the boys at half time was all about
mental attitude to get something out of the game.<p>Second half was very
exciting, scrappy as both teams were fully committed.<p>Sharks throwing
so many players forward.<p>After a couple of close calls we finally got
the deserved equaliser to make it 1-1.<p>Sharks had a couple of
dangerous corners and we similarly came really close to scoring at the
end.<p>Final score was 1-1.<p>Whilst the second half was hectic I should
stress that there was actually some very good football being played at
real pace on a pitch that was hard to walk on...<p>