[Phil Whalley]

Very poor game today, got dragged down to their level after a decent first 10 mins or so. We did hit the post from the unlikely source of a Sean Mac header, but they missed an open goal after we had lost possession trying to play out from the back. Second-half was even worse, hardly any semblance of decent play, but we stuck at it and finally landed a punch with about 10 mins left. Central to it all was Billy Kee, who stood out a mile. We had wasted a chance before the goal when Billy had forced an error from his marker that left the ball perfectly on the right peg of Hughes about 12 yards out but he blasted it over the bar. As befitted such a terrible game, the goal was hardly a thing of beauty, a breakaway with Shay and Billy, a bit of inconclusive passing and a blocked shot before Billy finally put the ball away across the keeper and in the far corner. It was the least Billy deserved after another standout performance amidst a lot of hard graft from the rest of the boys, especially those at the back - Tom got a bloody nose and Matty took a whack after steaming into a 50-50 tackle, but we held firm for the win.