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The Manor were
a little slow to get going against their opponents and
if anything the visitors had the better of the exchanges
early on.
The opening goal
came for the Manor , slightly against the run of play
when the ever improving Joe May hoisted a free kick
from the right flank, into the box, where Carl Bailey
was on hand to power a header into the roof of the net.
Now the Manor
started to play and it was no surprise when Scott Lovett
put them two up after turning a Barkingside defender
and shooting low past the keeper.
The visitors
pulled one back from what seemed to be an offside position.
Half time arrived with the Manor leading 2-1. After
the break the Manor emphasised their domination when
Joe May robbed a defender down the right and proceeded
to chip the keeper for a superb goal from 23 yards.
It did not take
long for another goal to come for the Manor when after
65 minutes keeper Nick Wilson picked out Courtney Linton
with a deliberate clearance and the Manor striker slotted
home from a fairly acute angle to make it 4-1.
For some unexplicable
reason the Manor now allowed the visitors back into
the game by switching off and casual defending in turn
meant the Manor conceded two late goals.
Although this
galvanised a Barkingside team that had seemed down and
out it was to be of no avail and the Manor ran out winners,
4-3.
MAN OF THE MATCH
-- Scott Lovett, whose all action, non stop running
was a constant irritant to the visitors defence.
Manor manager
Kevin Durrant said "I was well pleased with our
performance when we went 4-1 up but we then thought
that we could throw our game plan out of the window
and let Barkingside back into the game. The team have
to realise that we keep our tempo and tactics going
right the way through to the final whistle."
Man
of the Match
Scott
Lovett - non stop running was a constant irritant
to the visitors defence,
Manor
Team:
Steve
LAMBERT: Jason FOX, Kieran KING; Jamil SYLLA, Joe ELLUL
, Liam ALLEN; Junior YIADOM-KONADU, Fabio JESUS, Manley
BROWN (Captain), Jakovo Odasi-Ulkueku, Liam MULCARE.
Substitutes: Tom QUERRY, Alinani MOUNTER , Alan EAMES,
Beckley LOUKMAN, Antonio YOTOV, Ricardo AMADO.
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