The heavy rain meant this was not a football game in the traditional sense. Airshots, 2 metre passing, hilarious (under other circumstances) tumbling and wild shooting characterised a frustrating day for our heroes. Neither side really had an edge, although Stokes Valley had more pace up front and the Skins more flair through the middle, but the slippery surface helped defenders enamoured of sliding tackles and hampered those reliant on close control and mid-range passing.
SV scored first and last, each being, as I recall, from a ball given away softly and treacherous surface betraying defenders. The Skins goal was (forgive me, Mark) a little fortuitous, and the keeper made a wonderfully theatrical cry after he had palmed the ball into the net and Ray made his presence felt. It looked like a big, far post cross that eluded everyone.
But there were encouraging signs as well. There is a lot of skill spread throughout the side and chances were created without simply relying on defensive errors and lucky breaks.
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