Late Drama And Heartache

<p>The Revs record vs Pathetic is not a good one, going right back to the 5aside days, but the gap between the sides on the pitch was definitely narrowing after recent slim losses.<p>The last few performances had also given the team renewed enthusiasm and belief.<p>

The event started with a bit of laughter when P.&nbsp;Pinkstone slipped in warm up much to the amusement of the group, but once game time come everyone was focused.<p>

Games against Pathetic are always good, honest affairs.&nbsp;Both teams are hardworking throughout and so it was no surprise this one played out like an arm wrestle in the early stages.<p>

Pathetic struck first though after a deflected shot off J.&nbsp;Evans beat Steane at the near post to make it 1-0.<p>

However, The Revs had played too well to be out of this and struck back almost straight away with L.&nbsp;Evans charging forward and sliding the ball into Beardall’s path for him to finely finish in off the far post to make it all square.<p>

From this point it was all The Revs.&nbsp;Never have they dominated against a top team like this for such a long period of time.&nbsp;They pinned Pathetic in and crosses and shots reined in.<p>P.&nbsp;Pinkstone arrowing a ball in on the angle that J.&nbsp;Evans just couldn’t get a toe to.&nbsp;Hartrick playing a one two with J.&nbsp;Evans but his final shot lifted over the bar.<p>

The breakthrough did eventually come though.&nbsp;J.Evans striding towards goal in a one on one situation drawing the keeper and passing to Hartrick who wasn’t going to miss such an invitation for his 17th of the season.<p>

The Revs had upped it a gear and Pathetic could not handle it.&nbsp;The only negative is that The Revs should have killed the game in this period.<p>

Alas though, moments later, in a rare attack from Pathetic, a long range effort ricocheted off Tyman and beat Steane once again at the near post.<p>

It’s fair to say this was going against the performance and fairer still to say that Steane did not have a save to make during the game, no real chance anyway.&nbsp;Anything Pathetic threw at The Revs was snuffed out by the hardworking P.&nbsp;Pinkstone and the brute strength of L.&nbsp;Evans.<p>Beardall too was ploughing a furrow up and down the pitch, everyone stretching every sinew to win that ball back.<p>

Well into the second half and the dominance continued.&nbsp;Some of the play was divine, I cannot stress that enough.&nbsp;Tyman was beginning to get more space in the middle of the park as he acted as an outlet from defence to attack.&nbsp;D.Pinkstone was running freely with the ball and whipping in dangerous crosses.&nbsp;In fact D.&nbsp;Pinkstone still feels aggrieved after been on the receiving end of a perfectly timed tackle from the opposition.<p>

But it was a tackle of a different nature that changed the game.<p>With 6 minutes remaining, J.&nbsp;Evans put Hartrick through one on one with the keeper.<p>There was only ever going to be one winner as Hartrick feigned and then moved to his right to round the keeper who had committed.&nbsp;This would have left the goal wide open.<p>The keeper had other ideas though and launched himself through the air and clattering Hartrick, nowhere near the ball.&nbsp;The ref only seeing fit to sinbin the keeper for 2 minutes! Hartrick was unable to continue, in fact out of the game for at least the next 6 weeks.<p>

Poor refereeing had robbed The Revs of a third goal and surely what would have been the winner.<p>

And to add insult to quite literally injury, the opposition, with a minute to go, struck a third after J.&nbsp;Evans dived in vein to win the ball but was beat.<p>

With less than a minute to go there was frenzied action as pressure from The Revs looking for the equaliser led to several corners.&nbsp;Pathetic did break away at one point, but the ever reliable P.&nbsp;Pinkstone intercepted and launched the ball up field.<p>That last minute seemed an age.<p>Beardall whipped in further kick ins and yet another corner, but the breakthrough did not come.<p>Then out of nowhere the opposition managed a counter attack and finished the game off on the full time whistle with a 4th to take them into 2nd spot…

Heart break at the end.<p>No way did The Revs deserve a 4-2 loss, in fact they would have been disappointed by a draw after the way they had played.<p>

It’s the last game next week as the curtain falls on a terrific 2nd season.<p>It would certainly be good to cap it with a victory!