National League Division 2 – Weekend 3 – Milfield – 14/15th Oct 2006

 

Team:

1.                  B Henderson

2.                  Neil Comerford

3.                  Dave Baxter

4.                  Matt McGeehan

5.                  D Stewart

6.

  1.       Steven Adams
  2.       Vesolin Voynov
  3.      Andrew Woodall
  4.       Stewart Carlile
  5.      
  6.       Ali Campbell
  7.       Callum Fraser

 

Game 1:          Caledonia       8          Hucknall                     20

 

Per 1:                                      4                                              4         

Per 2:                                      2                                              6          ( 6–10 )

Per 3:                                      0                                              6          ( 6–16 )

Per 4:                                      2                                              4          (8 – 20)

 

Goal scorers

Exclusions

Extra man situations

Callum Fraser      4

C Fraser           3

Gained          4

Conceded 6 +1 pen

Ali Campbell       3

V Voynov        2

Scored          2

Goals lost   4 + pen

Dave Baxter         1

M McGeehan   2

Success        50%

Success      33%

 

D Baxter           1

 

 

 

S Adams           1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Comment:

 

With a depleted team from the outset this was a game that started well with us taking a 3-1 lead and all square at 5-5 into the second period. Loss of key personnel from then however proved insurmountable. Dave Stewart suffered a sickening injury, Stewart Carlile dislocated a finger and Callum Fraser was wrapped with half of the game still to play. It is difficult to allege we would have won but the injury to Dave definitely had a negative impact on the team. That the referees did not stop the game as he was in obvious distress is point of huge concern.

 

 

 

 

Game 2:          Caledonia       7          Invicta             16

 

Per 1:                                      3                                              3         

Per 2:                                      0                                              6          ( 3– 9)

Per 3:                                      2                                              6          (5 –15 )

Per 4:                                      2                                              1          (7 – 16)

 

Goal scorers

Exclusions

Extra man situations

Callum Fraser       4

Steve Adams      3

Gained   9 + 1 pen

Conceded  8

Dave Baxter         1

M McGeehan      1

Scored    5   + miss

Lost  4 goals

Goals lost  5 

 

Stewart Carlile     1

V Voynov            1

Success          56%

Success       37.5%

M McGeehan       1

S Carlile               1

 

 

 

A Campbell          1

 

 

 

C Fraser                1

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Comment:

 

With a depleted squad this proved an insurmountable hurdle against a very able, fit and fast Invicta side. We started the game quite well but simply run out of attacking ideas and energy. Positively we gained more extra men situations than the opposition but to actually lose 4 goals whilst having a man up was a very damaging statistic.

 

Game 3:          Caledonia       7          Solihull                        11

 

Per 1:                                      0                                              4         

Per 2:                                      1                                              2          ( 1 – 6)

Per 3:                                      4                                              3          ( 5 – 9 )

Per 4:                                      2                                              2          (7 – 11)

 

Goal scorers

Exclusions

Extra man situations

Dave Baxter         3

Neil Comerford   3

Gained          8

Conceded  5

Ves Voynov        2

D Baxter              1

Scored         4  

              

Goals lost  1

+ 1 scored

Callum Fraser       1

M McGeehan

Success       50%

Success       50%

Stewart Carlile     1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comment:

 

After a very poor start which saw us 6-1 down at half time it was a commendable effort with a weakened side to win the second half 6-5 and says much for the effort levels of the team. This cannot mask however that Solihull were always in control and inflicted our 3rd defeat of the weekend.

 

Reflection:

 

This was a very difficult weekend that started badly with late call offs and then was exacerbated with Dave Stewarts injury which has ended his national league season. We now have much work to do to salvage something from the season and try to avoid relegation or a play off.

 

Running totals:

 

Player

Played

Goals scored

Exclusions

B Henderson

8

 

 

D Baxter

8

5

3

A Shepherd

2

1

2

M McGeehan

8

2

2

N Strachan

5

9

3

S Adams

8

5

5

V Voynov

8

3

4

R Laird

2

4

1

S Carlile

7

3

2

M Speed

2

3

4

A Campbell

8

10

1

C Fraser

5

27

2

A Woodall

3

 

 

S Metcalfe

2

 

 

D Stewart

3

2

4

N Comerford

3

 

3

 

Alan Donaldson