[madsteve]

Job done

This was a professional job achieved with the minimum of fuss. While 13 SBC sides have already perished, we take our place in Round Three after beating a team that knocked four past Brentford in Round One.

It was not good enough for some fans, who demanded that we thump the ball forward but CC is slowly moving us forward into a passing team.

We dominated for most of the match and should have won by a larger margin although the goal was scrappy with Nuhiu possibly fouling the keeper and handling the ball before heading it in. Nuhiu missed two other easy chances (one comically) as our need for a quality striker was woefully exposed. No idea if Bus or May could do the job but Lavery was poor again.

Lees had an early header blocked on the line and Matias had a header brilliantly saved. Helan looked quality again, looking much improved under CC while Lee & Semedo controlled the midfield. In the final third, Wallace only offered a flittering threat while Nuhiu & Lavery were inept.

Price - 6
Hunt - 6
Lees - 6
Sasso - 7
Helan - 7
Lee - 7
Semedo - 7
Lopez - 6
Wallace - 6
Nuhiu - 5
Lavery - 5
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Matias - 6
Sougou - 6

It will be a bumpy ride but with a decent striker, we can certainly contest for a Playoff place. We have scored in all six matches so far, kept two clean sheets, winning three, drawing two & losing one. We need to improve and Boro will be a tough test on Saturday but with patience, application and a new striker, we can get there.