Our first home game was against Ashburton today at Wembley Park. The ground is in fantastic condition and Stackie was looking forward to seeing how the boys played on a good surface. We got off to a good start and controlled the majority of possession in the first half. A few good chances inside the 18 yard box went begging and Ashburton survived, courtesy of their Keeper and poor finishing on our behalf.
Eventually we found the back of the net thanks to Paul, who opened the scoring with a well placed shot inside the box. Not long after it was Nick's turn to add to the scoreline and then just before halftime Jesse also decided to get into the act.
So 3 nil at halftime, but it probably should have been 5 or 6. Stackie was fairly happy with the way the boys were playing. They were pushing the ball around nicely and making the opposition run. However we needed to show more intensity around the box and finish our chances with strong shots on goal.
The 2nd half saw Ashburton lift considerably and they were more successful at maintaining possession. In comparison we looked less hungry for the ball than we did in the 1st half and as a result we spent a fair bit of time defending. Eventually we managed to wrestle the ball back off Ashburton, but once again we were lazy when finishing chances.
If we are to beat the better teams in our league we have to work with more intensity and sometimes be selfish when close to goal. Often another pass is not to our advantage and allows the opposition to defuse our attacks. Next weeks match against Bulleen will be a real test for the lads and they need to work hard for each other for the full 40 minutes.
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