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LRBC 1-2 ST JOHN'S BOWLING EAGLES
LRBC SLIDE OUT OF CUP
Gareth Carey Jones reports
A flattering scoreline covers up the fact that LRBC were well beaten in this fixture. As ever the team kept going to the end, but once again were unable to keep possession and pose problems for the visitors for much of the game.
As with most games this season LRBC went a goal up midway through the first half - Adam Tobin showing his knack of finding space to cross from the right hand side for Steve Robinson to hook the ball home. If LRBC had hung onto their lead for longer their defensive abilities may have seen them through the fixture, but it wasnt long before St John's were level. Not for the first time this season LRBC allowed two consecutive free headers from a free-kick allowing a close range equaliser. Within a few minutes St John's were in front with a well taken goal following a weak LRBC tackle in the box.
LRBC switched to a five-man midfield to try and close some of the gaps in front of their back four and while the team looked more solid, the little creativity and threat that had been present up front all but disappeared. Occasional set-pieces and counter-attacks gave LRBC a glimmer of hope for an equaliser but in truth St John's continued to look more likely to score for the remainder of the game
It's a sign of LRBCs progress that they could have such little posession and still come out of the game with a respectable scoreline. However, for the team to make progress they must show a greater commitment to retaining posession.
LRBC Team: M Frater, D Turner (D Johnston 70), N Karimi, J Jarvis, J Hoy, T Thomson, S Robinson, A Thorpe, J Wilson, G Carey Jones, A Tobin (M Fisher 45).
LRBC Goal: S Robinson
LRBC Man of the Match: M Frater