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E.F.C
Ref: Darren WithersFosse City
Goddard (2)
W.Carter
Jones
C.CarterBarnett, Hoegger, Smith, S.Cobley, Jones, C.Carter, Dunmore, Morgan, Knight, Goddard, W.Carter, Reece, J.Farley, Creedon
On a wet and windy evening the Alliance League got underway. Both sides were eagerly anticipating the big kick off and a goal fest is what followed.
Within the first 10 minutes Fosse were on the end of one of the harshest penalty decisions you will ever see as Knight was adjudged to have hand balled. (It's obviously his fault that he has arms) Barnett saved the penalty but the rebound was slotted in the opposite corner. Not much more time had passed when Hoegger was pushed off the ball by the EFC striker (more like a rugby style hand off) who then passed to the supporting midfielder whose shot skipped off the turf and over the out stretched hand of Barnett. Fosse then woke up and started to dominate the game, Morgan and Dunmore were running the midfield and chances soon followed from open play and set pieces. Every time Fosse went forward they looked like scoring, and Goddard duly obliged. Dunmore did brilliantly in the box by nicking the ball from the on rushing keeper, and after his shot was blocked, W. Carters follow up was then deflected onto the bar before Goddard scrambled the ball in with the deftest of touch's from his knee. Fosse continued to dominate and Dunmore supplied the through ball from which W. Carter scored a trademark strike to level things up. Goddard then added another to put Fosse into the lead with a strike that I can't remember (but it must have been better than the first!)
The 2nd half started in much the same way with Fosse controlling the game, however indecision from the Fosse centre half's from an EFC long ball created the chance for the EFC striker to smash the ball over the stranded keepers head. Fosse rallied once again, with Morgan forcing the EFC keeper into numerous saves before C. Carter beat the EFC full back, before beautifully lobbing the keeper with a brilliant piece of flair. (It was a cross) EFC equalised again before Jones ghosted into he area form a Fosse corner and put Fosse 5-4 up. With the last 2 minutes lasting an eternity and time being played out, EFC scored a late late equaliser that was to prove yet another controversial decision. When the ball was launched over the top the EFC striker raced after it, however his strike partner arrived from a clearly offside position to poke the ball home. Despite the assistant referee raising his flag, the game ended, as 'there is no time to ask the linesman why he flagged'
Regardless of what may or may not have been debatable decisions , Fosse deserved the 3 points, but they have to settle for 1. The more positive aspect being that they managed to come from behind, something they were unable to o do last season
