Tees Valley 3 V 3 The Red Lion

<p>Was important that we got somrthing out of this game and we did despite the way i played, Tees Valley had a strong team out and despite going 2-0 up we battled to take it to 2-2 then 3-3 by the end of the 90.

<p>The game was played out with both teams having better spells throughout the game, Tees Valley scored first though with a hopeful ball over&nbsp;that wasnt dealt with either myself or our keeper, and the striker heading past at close range after the ball bounced in the box.

<p>The next was a ball played to the strikers feet who turned and then ran through on goal, again a defensive mistake by myself, to let him slide the ball in at the near post.

<p>The next bit of the half was all ours though with mett taking a hold and dispatching a few threatening balls past and over the Tees valley defence the first which evaded the right back and slipped morley through to volley past the keeper.

<p>We were ontop now and looking like getting back in the game and when there was a clear penalty awarded after it looked likely that&nbsp;Mett was going to header an eqaulizer from close range after a whipped cross from Blackburn, R.Steel stepped up to take the penalty and lash the ball down the middle of the goal to take us to 2-2.

<p>We started the 2nd half better and were in control for the first 20 minutes, and came close on a few occasions, with mett hitting the keeper and unlucky not to get us ahead after the ball bobbled to his feet from 3 yards out, rather than a missed chance though it was an excellent save from the Tees Valley keeper.

<p>We had 2-3 chances second half that could have had us clear in the game and as in terms of clear chances were ahead of Tees valley.

<p>When a corner was taken around the 80th minute though a volley was squeezed in at the near post after some poor and inexcusable marking from me who was having an awful game.

<p>Yet again though the resilence and determination of the whole team showed, and is a joy to see, a lot different from the previous season and first half of this one, we are starting to play for each other and despite me costing the team 2 clear goals and maybe putting peoples heads down, we scored a minute later to take it to 3-3, and people bailed me out of costing us points so thanks to all for that.

<p>The goal came from a pin point ball to M.Wildon who bombed down the right side got a shot away which ballooned over the advancing keeper and defender and left C.Hall with a 2 yard tap in to take us level.

<p>There was'nt many other oppertunities after that and the draw was probably a fair result after some awful defending from myself, felt quite lucky and proud that everyone dug in and took us from 2-0 down to scure the point and&nbsp;almost make certain of the league title.

<p>There was a few stand out performances obviously mine for being so bad, but Mett,Morley,Shatty and Mark healey all enjoyed an outstanding game.

<p>Scruffies is the next and last game of our league season, lets go out there, get some confidence and a result to take into the last game of our 2010/2011&nbsp;season which will be the Hunter Cup final.