Saturday, May 9, 2009

Makos 1, Maroons 1

Fergus's well struck penalty earned the Maroons a deserved point at the Makos on Saturday although both teams had their chances to walk away with a winner.
The Maroons started the stronger and dominated early possession but were restricted to some off target long range shots.
With talisman Dave D away, Graeme P filled in admirably alongside Kev in centre of defence and the whole backline coped well with the sporadic Makos surges.
With 40 minutes gone and a halftime stalemate likely, the Makos scored out of nothing. Their No. 10 took the ball a long way out on the left of the field and fired a longe range effort over Pete H and into the far top corner.
It was a setback but halftime gave us an opprtunity to regroup and move from 4-5-1 to 4-4-2. We hammered at the door for the opening 15 minutes, as Dave C was able to get in behind the defence on the left. Shaky and Paul were winning quality ball in the midfield and Deano, Pete L, Phil C and Ian S were having stellar games at the back.
Dave C had a spell but the left proved to be fruitful. Gary J got into some space and floated a lovely through ball to TH10. He met it before the keeper and lobbed over him but the ball caught the base of the post and as Shaky and Ant steamed in for a rebound it flicked up and caught the arm of the defender.
There were some complaints but the ref was firm and Fergus, the incumbent penalty taker following his first round goal, stood up and smashed it high down the middle.
Either side could have nabbed a win. TH10 twice failed to find support inside after cutting into the box on the right, Ant rolled a header just wide and Shaky had a drive well saved by the opposition keeper.
Then with time running out, the Makos hit first the crossbar and then the post.
The draw will maintain our place in the four but if Balgownie won their game against Shell City they would move above us into third.
Next week the Burgh at home and then, the big one.

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