Blofield (Away), 14 January 2007
Blofield -v- Wymondham
Result: 2-6 Loss
2-2 Halftime
Goalscorers: Plater, Parker
Wymondham Player of the Match: Matt Plater
Probably our most disappointing game yet: during the first half, the boys failed to take advantage of playing downhill, with the wind and with the sun behind them, such that they missed four easy scoring opportunities. When they did choose to actually play football rather than simply attending the fixture, there were moments of good play such as both the goals that we did manage to score.
The second half was simply dire. A complete lack of defence, no will to mark or tackle players throughout the positions, a failure to grasp or apply the offside rule, etc. That and two further easy scoring opportunities squandered. I wondered whether the boys had also forgotten the basics.
Wymondham lost because nobody in the team wanted to win the game or even play to their ability. Blofield, on the other hand, showed that they wanted to win the match and deserved to win because of it.
