Given the International break ventured into Lasher land to watch AFC Blackpool take on Maltby Main in the first qualifying round of the FA Vase, on a distincly chilly afternoon for early September the visitors from the Rotherham area took an early lead after a scramble in the box the ball hit the bar before being cleared for a corner. I was waiting for the corner to be taken however was a bit surprised to see the players ambling back to the centre line for a restart.
Maltby looked a decent footballing side and were giving the home side a bit of a run around, however a misplaced defensive header by Main forced their keeper to palm the ball away onto the post and on to safety.
With about 15 minutes to go before half time Main were awarded a penalty after a comedy moment of non league goalkeeping, the home defence were cut apart by some astute passing from Main, with the forward going away from goal the home keeper decided to push the forward in the back for no apparent reason. Penalty given, penalty missed as the Main forward hit the outside of the left hand post.
The home side had a bit of decent possession before Main added a second just on half time again nice passing and the forward who missed the penalty side footed home from 20 yards a really nice goal.
The early stages of the second half were scrappy until AFC made three substitutions and started to get on top, they were desperately unlucky not to pull a goal back,. AFC were on top and looked like they would pull a goal back however they were dealt a cruel blow when Maltby's centre back got injured, his knee had locked and there was a lengthy delay, after that the home side momentum was lost and near the end a Maltby sub scored a third with the home defence awol.
Apologies for lack of names the NWCL site has not put the scorers up.
Finally football at this level is so different the home manager spent most of the first half wandering up and down the main stand swearing at his players and a block about 10 feet from defeated nature, with a strong breath going one way down the ground, his farts managed to float the other way, air biscuits from hell.
AFC Blackpool 0 Maltby Main 3 Att 50 ish
https://youtu.be/IloIsatolPM
Maltby looked a decent footballing side and were giving the home side a bit of a run around, however a misplaced defensive header by Main forced their keeper to palm the ball away onto the post and on to safety.
With about 15 minutes to go before half time Main were awarded a penalty after a comedy moment of non league goalkeeping, the home defence were cut apart by some astute passing from Main, with the forward going away from goal the home keeper decided to push the forward in the back for no apparent reason. Penalty given, penalty missed as the Main forward hit the outside of the left hand post.
The home side had a bit of decent possession before Main added a second just on half time again nice passing and the forward who missed the penalty side footed home from 20 yards a really nice goal.
The early stages of the second half were scrappy until AFC made three substitutions and started to get on top, they were desperately unlucky not to pull a goal back,. AFC were on top and looked like they would pull a goal back however they were dealt a cruel blow when Maltby's centre back got injured, his knee had locked and there was a lengthy delay, after that the home side momentum was lost and near the end a Maltby sub scored a third with the home defence awol.
Apologies for lack of names the NWCL site has not put the scorers up.
Finally football at this level is so different the home manager spent most of the first half wandering up and down the main stand swearing at his players and a block about 10 feet from defeated nature, with a strong breath going one way down the ground, his farts managed to float the other way, air biscuits from hell.
AFC Blackpool 0 Maltby Main 3 Att 50 ish
https://youtu.be/IloIsatolPM
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