Sunday 25^th October 2009

Kettering Generals 1 South Rushden Gladiators 0

Gladiators Fall To The Generals!

Team
Tom Porter
Aaron Halliday - Matt Fensome – Ross McMullan - Josh Bellingham
Scott Clampin - Nathan Doherty - Oliver Pendered – Danny Gallagher
Jack Lake - Reagan Betts
Subs: Kain Devonald – Ryan Parker - Matthew Bland - Alex Ferdinandez

Our first away game of the season took us to a very windy Latimer School to play against Kettering Generals who along with the wind proved tough opposition.

The first half saw us playing against the wind, the boys didn’t play the best football they have ever played and let Kettering in with there one and  only chance of the game and they weren’t about to blow it. With the lads trailing 1-0 they had to pick there game up, we had a shot that hit the crossbar but we just could not hit the back of the net. The half finished 1-0.

Surely with the wind (and sun) now behind us we could get back in the game. Chances came and went with no rewards. Matthew Bland had to make his own entertainment in goal as the ball never crossed the line into our half. Try as they might the goal just did not come for them, I think if we had played another hour it wouldn’t have made any difference, it was just one of those days. The boys fought hard and a draw would have been a much fairer result but it just wasn’t to be.

Maybe it was because it was our first away game or the change of the clocks, change of kit or even maybe the spirits and ghouls of Halloween were afoot, I really don’t know what happened.

Still we will pick ourselves up and brush ourselves off, ready for next week, chins up boys that’s just the way football goes.

The man of the match this week goes to Ross for his tough tackling and defensive organisation well done.

Ian