Post by Aine Montague on Mar 19, 2010 21:58:09 GMT
The cougars were unfamiliar in their line up , with Liam Taking up the gloves after Emilio felt unwell before kick off ..the re-shuffle seemed to unsettle the cougars and they struggled to cope with early pressure from the Windlesham wasps and were duly stung in the 6th minute after a Windlesham midfielder won 2 block tackles cut inside and buried a low crisp shot into the left hand corner giving the stand in keeper no chance. . Windlesham continued to be a little sharper to the ball but solid defending from Fabio and Alex made sure the wasps did not increase the deficit..Emilio although clearly not 100% felt that he was well enough to take part in the game which released Liam into his normal centre midfield role ..The change seemed to give the cougars confidence and they began to gain a foothold in the game a dazzling step-over from Tom down the flank left a Windlesham defender for dead and his teasing low cross was met by Callum sliding in but the wasps keeper was also sharp to react and managed to meet the cross at the same time and scramble the ball out for a corner .. The resulting corner was swung in with venom by tom it went through a crowd of players and without notice flashed to Callum who couldn’t quite turn the ball home .. Cougars were now on top and forced another corner after good work from Hugo and Joshua .. Liam took it but it was cleared back to him he then dinked a lovely cross to the back post where Alex met it with a side foot volley that beat the keeper but unfortunately lifted just over the crossbar .. The cougars were now wired in.. Emilio was untroubled, Joshua , Fabio& Alex were winning the 50-50's . Hugo Liam and Tom were composed on the ball and passing with acurracy Callum up front was finding space showing good control and retaining the ball well . This dominance led to. Another cougars corner Tom hit another in swinger from the right it was partially cleared and looped up to Liam who showed great technique but his volley whistled just past the right upright. Although on the backfoot for the latter part of the half the wasps did win a free kick on the edge of the cougars penalty area , but although the freekick was destined for the top corner Emilio flung himself full length to his right and parry'd the ball to safety... After the break the cougars played with even more believe and dominated. Sliding tackles from Joshua , Fabio and Liam gave Windlesham no time on the ball , and made sure the cougars pressure was maintained..The Equalizer was inevitable Alex won the ball well on halfway , Hugo picked up the loose ball and fed a neat pass to Tom on the wing he shifted the ball onto his left foot and his low cross was spilled by the Windlesham keeper and Callum was sharp as a tack and on hand to finish from close range..
The Cougars were now well on top and a series of corners from Tom and Liam caused panic in the Windlesham defence, Fabio reacted quickly to a loose ball and his snapshot went just wide. Tom and Hugo also had half chances that the wasps keeper gathered in , Joshua also nearly got on the end of a low cross from Liam ..Late on Callum turned made room for himself with a smart turn but his shot was blocked , in the end the Windlesham Wasps hung on for a share of the spoils , but again it was another impressive cougars display.
MAN OF THE MATCH- ALEX TIPLADY-Well done Alex
The Cougars were now well on top and a series of corners from Tom and Liam caused panic in the Windlesham defence, Fabio reacted quickly to a loose ball and his snapshot went just wide. Tom and Hugo also had half chances that the wasps keeper gathered in , Joshua also nearly got on the end of a low cross from Liam ..Late on Callum turned made room for himself with a smart turn but his shot was blocked , in the end the Windlesham Wasps hung on for a share of the spoils , but again it was another impressive cougars display.
MAN OF THE MATCH- ALEX TIPLADY-Well done Alex