After a disappointing result and performance last week we got back on track with a gritty win against a strong Lyde Green side. In an even first half we took the lead when a corner was lobbed in and Ryan nodded home from 2 yards out. Scott blazed over when well placed and Sam fired a free kick over but Lyde also had their moments. The second half we were pinned back in for long periods of time against the wind but scored a second on the counter when Scott raced on to a clearance with an immaculate touch and finish. They got one back from a goalmouth scramble but in the main we kept them at arms length despite all their superior possession.

Retainers produced their best performance of the season in a cracking game against a very good Puckle team. A double from Helmi secured the win, keeper Dan produced an incredible quadruple save without which things could have been completely different.

 

We had a difficult morning against a hard working Retainers side. We had a few missing but that’s vets football! We applied some second half pressure but ultimately Retainers missed a hatful of chances and ran out well deserved winners and had the best player on the pitch by a country mile.