It may have only been round 1, but there was a strong air of confidence in the Beachside line up as it took the field. However an air of an air of confidence does not mean anything if you don’t back it up with effective action- just ask Scott Morrison- and a bit of indecisive team defence allowed Eagles to take an early lead.
Beachside shook off the early setback and began to work into the game in response. It wasn’t long before Lyndo’s cross from the left floated in towards the penalty spot and the opposition keeper (perhaps quite rightly) looked hesitant to get too close to a charging ginger, allowing Johnno to get to the ball first and glance his header in to level the scores.
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I didn’t know what to expect from Metro, as I haven’t played against them in any competition for over a decade, but they certainly came to play in this game. From their early attack on the ball, it was clear they were more up for a fight than a Men’s Rights Activist on International Women’s Day (for the record I think men's health is a very important issue which is why it annoys me when it is trivialised and weaponised for cheap rhetorical point scoring). Beachside were also playing with intent and commitment, which made for a pretty scrappy start to the game. Metro had a couple of dangerous moments on the counter, but the longer the half wore on, the clearer it became that Beachside had an edge, with the backline of Holmesy, Timmy and Mo effectively quelling any attacking threats and finding it easy to work the ball out of defence to the midfield. |
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