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The got a good result
against Ise Lodge Falcons winning 2 - 0.
In football punditry, they say that the mark of good side
is one which wins, even when they don’t play well. On
the evidence from this match, then Thrapston are a very good
team indeed, as they failed to put the falcons to flight in
a dour encounter at the Glebe, but still emerged as two, nil
winners.
The return to action saw Thrapston huffin and puffin, whilst
playing almost all of the first half in the Falcons box. Chances
came and went for Liam Toon, Sam Gallagher, Luke Rivett and
Tom Alsop, all failing to convert decent chances. Going in
where eagles dare, would surely have produced more goals,
before first Gallagher and then Toon did manage to poke the
ball home to give Thrapston a 2-goal advantage, with their
7th and 6th goals of the campaign respectively.
Falcons, trying to get back into the game were denied when
the stand-in referee seemed somehow asleep when he failed
to spot an infringement on the edge of the Thrapston box,
only to then blow up moments later, when the Falcons had a
sight of goal. More Mavis Riley than Mike Riley was the view
from the terraces. Half time Thrapston 2, Falcons 0.
Half time changes were made to both the referee and to the
Thrapston midfield, but unlike the former, the latter was
to have little positive effect on the game, as Town struggled
to master the conditions, the opposition, and on occasions
themselves. More chances came and went as slowly and majestically
the Falcons soared and the Thrapston midfield and defence
were their prey. Time and again they swooped on the Thrapston
Goal, but they were denied by a combination of good keeping
from Alex Vitue and some off target finishing. Alas there
was to be no swan-song, as the game ended 2:0.
An eerie day for the town, but still a victory. The boys
will play much better than this and not get a result, so lets
take the victory and forget the performance in time for next
week.
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