MYS BLACKS 2 TRANENT COLTS 3
This was the third time we had lost by a single goal to Tranent this season. In our tournament, when we lost 1-0, and when they beat us 2-1 in the league, we really should have won well on both occasions. This was a tighter game but again, we probably deserved to take something out of it.
The match was very flat for the first 15 minutes, with both sides struggling to get a grip. There was then a goal rush before half-time, with Tranent going ahead when Jack unluckily chested the ball over his own goal line from a well-directed corner. He made up for it soon after by powering home a header from a superb corner kick by Scott.
Unfortunately, we fell asleep and allowed Tranent to take the lead when one of their players nipped in unmarked at the back post to finish off a good move. We came straight back again when Seth turned a defender on halfway and ran clear to slide a neat left-foot shot into the corner.
Yet again, we conceded a goal on the stroke of half time as we allowed a Tranent player a free header from a corner.
At 3-2 down, we had an uphill battle in the second half, and we had Ross - deputising for Cammy in goal - to thank for three or four fine saves. The Tranent keeper also saved well from Callum and Lloyd, and we came very close to an equaliser in the last minute when Scott turned inside a defender superbly but lashed his shot over the bar.
There were no complaints about the second half performance. Connor, David and Jason fought really hard to contain a physical Tranent team and we never gave up. If only we could avoid conceding so often just before the break.
Squad: Ross, Connor, David, Jason, Lloyd, Jack, Seth, Callum, Scott, Brandon
Scorers: Jack, Seth
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