Airbus UK 1-2 Welshpool (September
18 2009)
After their terrific run in the
opening five games of the season Airbus
came unstuck in their first game against the lesser sides.
Mr Complacency paid
a visit, as feared by The Gaffer and the expected walk in the park turned into defeat
against a spirited Welshpool
side. The 'Bus did have an early
chance, Jack Abrahams whizzing one in but things soon went pear-shaped,
Carl Lamb testing his range before The Lilywhites went ahead. A mess of a
goalmouth scramble, the ball hoofed off the line twice but not out, the
third attempt thrashed in by Richard
Harris.
Ex-Nomad Peter
Doran tried one from thirty yards, just over, as the Powys boys failed
to heed the script. The half ended with Airbus showing the more skill,
without dominating or being remotely effective, more than matched by Welshpool's
application. Surely it was just a question of raising up a gear and taking
control. It didn't happen. Further
disaster did. Ryan Edwards rashly chose a hefty clearance that Carl Lamb
charged down; despite calls for handball he curled it low around Rogers and
into the bottom corner for the second.
Airbus should have enough about them
these days to have pulled even that back but it wasn't to be their night. As
time ticked away their superior fitness pretty much encamped them in The
Lilywhites' half but still without being overly-dangerous. Mark
Lloyd-Williams hit a free kick just over the bar and Carl Owen got on the end
of a Cook cross, the block falling to Jiws who only sent the rebound wide.
Finally a glimmer of light as Lloyd-Williams won himself a penalty,
falling over a Welshpool leg as he turned to cut back inside. Even that wasn't
straight forward, Cudworth parrying the spot-kick, Jiws scoring comfortably
enough at the second attempt.
The possibility of stealing a point
geed them up a bit but not much. Gio sent a cross over onto
Lloyd-Williams head, the keeper tipping over. With the last desperate
gasp Carl Owen looked like he only had to tap in a low ball from the left a
yard or two out but a despairing Welshpool foot got there first to
clear and that was that.
Airbus Line up:
Kristian
Rogers, Ryan Edwards (Paul
McManus 77'), Giovanni Feliciello, Matty Woodward (Andy Mitchell
60'), Mark Allen, Rhys
Roberts, Ashley Williams,
Jack Abraham, Carl Owen (James McIntosh 69'), Marc
Lloyd-Williams, Matthew
Cook.
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Report by Dave Sargent
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