MATCH SUMMARY : Rushmoor (14 May 2016)

<p>Our start to the game and infact the first half of the match was at<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> best playground football. This was a team unable to adjust to the<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> small pitch and for a few players seemingly still waking up . In the<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> two previous friendlies we've enjoyed the luxury of vast space and<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> time to play, but not today.<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> Phantoms went 1-0 down after some passive and unaware defending led<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> to a tap in goal. In the second qtr Sharks scored again, phantom<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> players dropping too deep to allow a free shot from the edge of the<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> box which was well despatched.<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />><br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> 2-0 down and up against it, NW started to create chances in the last<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> few minutes of the second qtr, including a rocket from EH. Third<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> qtr was very positive as Phantoms started to adjust and play. More<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> movement, creating width and trying to limit our game to 2-3 touch<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> football. At this point we had a number of chances that should have<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> been converted into goals. In the final qtr we produced our best<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> football with the boys playing thoughtful football at pace. After a<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> few half chances ON crossed for RD to arrive late and score.<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> The key point were the moves off the ball, particularly from JRI to drag defenders away.<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> Soon after it was 2-2 as GW was put through on goal to make it<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> 2-2. With a couple of easy chances for phantoms to score that were<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> sadly squandered, Sharks nicked a winner 4 mins from time, with their<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />> striker responding quickest to the initial save from RE.<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" />>