Antrim 5 AFC TPS 2

Antrim 5 AFC TPS 2
(Adam, Gerard)

Have you noticed that it takes a little longer for the match reports to appear if we've lost?

This is mainly due to the fact that I am busy throwing things at other things to try to stop being so angry! This time however, the only person to be angry at is myself.

I am taking full responsibility for this defeat, as Mr Cromie pointed out (quite a lot) in assembly! The simple facts are that we were in control of the match at half time, at which point Antrim spotted what they needed to change and who they needed to mark out of the game. They did this and I failed to respond with a change in our tactics. My fault : sorry : won't happen again!

However, while Antrim's change in approach - i.e. they stopped our most dangerous players from being any sort of threat - was the reason we failed to score in the second half, it can not fully explain why we conceded 4 second half goals! This is something we must improve, so that when a match is tight, we come out victorious, and when we are on top, we punish teams and finish games off.

You will notice I have not mentioned any players by name in this report. I will simply state that Adam and Gerard scored our goals, and name Andrew - a player who is not always noticed on the pitch because he just gets on with his job - as player of the match.

I would welcome your comments on this match. As I would on any of our matches. Constructive if possible!

Here's the stats :

11 a side league
P4 W3 D0 L1 F16 A5 pts 9

11 a side friendlies
P2 W1 D0 L1 F6 A6 pts 3

7 a side friendlies
P2 W1 D1 L0 F4 A2 pts 4

5 a side tournaments
P5 W3 D0 L2 F17 A6 Pts 9

overall
P13 W8 D1 L4 F43 A19 pts 25

goal scorers
Daniel 9
Michael 9
Gerard 8
Adam 6
Philip 6
Johnny 2
Luke S 2
Ross 1

player of the match
Gerard 4
Michael 2
Philip 2
Andrew 1
Luke B 1
Dean 1
Daniel 1
Adam 1

Onwards and upwards

Mr Alcorn
director of football
AFC TPS