04-01-2020, 23:50
Given our shortage of goals and goal scorers I never expected us to put three goals past Oldham.
In fact it could have been more as we had one disallowed and a couple of other shots just inches wide or over.
My doubts about new signing Alfie May proved to be ill founded for, on his debut, he was a real livewire; harassing the Oldham defence at every opportunity.
He scored the all important second goal;running the ball into the net past a strangely immobile Oldham defence. Hardly goal of the season but a tap in from about a yard out. Nevertheless still very welcome.
One desperate problem was that goalkeeper Scott Flinders was injured and carried off on a stretcher early in the second half. It looks as if he has broken his leg.
I feared the worst as young substitute goalie Rhys Lovatt has been very nervous and unsure in the few games he has had this season.
Fortunately the defence marshalled the Oldham forwards well and the away side managed only one shot at goal which had Rhys making a magnificent full stretch save to turn the ball around the post.
All in all a very welcome three points as wins at the Jonny Rocks stadium have been hard to come by recently.
My thoughts however are with Scott. Just hoping that he is not out for the rest of the season.
In fact it could have been more as we had one disallowed and a couple of other shots just inches wide or over.
My doubts about new signing Alfie May proved to be ill founded for, on his debut, he was a real livewire; harassing the Oldham defence at every opportunity.
He scored the all important second goal;running the ball into the net past a strangely immobile Oldham defence. Hardly goal of the season but a tap in from about a yard out. Nevertheless still very welcome.
One desperate problem was that goalkeeper Scott Flinders was injured and carried off on a stretcher early in the second half. It looks as if he has broken his leg.
I feared the worst as young substitute goalie Rhys Lovatt has been very nervous and unsure in the few games he has had this season.
Fortunately the defence marshalled the Oldham forwards well and the away side managed only one shot at goal which had Rhys making a magnificent full stretch save to turn the ball around the post.
All in all a very welcome three points as wins at the Jonny Rocks stadium have been hard to come by recently.
My thoughts however are with Scott. Just hoping that he is not out for the rest of the season.