Post by broadwaterred82 on Nov 19, 2023 19:40:58 GMT
Very, very fortunate to take the game to a penalty shootout. Frome should have put the game to bed in the first 45, took the lead and missed a fair few further opportunities.
Our one shot on target was a tame effort from Luque.
An improvement in the 2nd half as we managed to get some shots on target, though most were hit straight at their keeper (who rightfully was voted their MOM)
Grabbed a decent leveller, great work from Ollie, who worked tirelessly throughout, and a bullet header from, Joel I thought, though the goal has been given to Klass. Frome were still a threat going forward and another awful mistake from Rocco, totally misjudging the bounce, allowed a simple finish to put them back ahead.
More shots from us and more saves from their keeper followed, a clear goal for them denied, if you see the picture on Twitter, with the ball clearly over the line before the last kick of the 90 saw Ollie fire home a brilliant free kick.
Penalties are always a lottery, both sides missing their first pens, Frome scored the remainder of their kicks with ourselves missing one to give them a deserved victory.
Some unsavoury scenes at the end, no idea what kicked it off, with Bailey the only player to acknowledge the travelling fans.
It appears we are in a very difficult place now. The form of late has been very inconsistent, Rocco is woefully out of form and low in confidence and despite having a defensive coach we are still conceding far too many goals. It was evident yesterday, particularly in the first half, that we hardly played out from the back, lost count of the aimless ball smashed to the halfway line from Rocco. No idea whether that's an instruction from Hinsh or the fact the pitch was heavy.
2 tough away games to follow this week. Not sure what to expect regarding team selection but 2 clean sheets and 2 victories would be very welcome.
I really don't care if we scrap some wins, it's all very well playing 'nice football 'but we really need to roll up our sleeves more and get stuck in .