East Enders dump the Dookers
DESPITE some magnificent saves, an error by Tarbert’s goalie, caught out of the box, gave East End the winner.
Both sides seemed to struggle on a slippery Cil Andries, well-soaked by Friday night and Saturday morning’s heavy cloudbursts, which had stopped just before kick off.
Chances
In the first half, Dookers had plenty of chances but saw their efforts go wide or over the bar.
East End forced a number of corners early on but were unable to make the breakthrough thanks to Chris Selfridge’s work between the sticks and some smart clearances off the line.
The play was hard and brutal without being overly aggressive but neither side scored and at the break it was 0-0.
Five minutes into the second half, Tarbert’s Blair Mckay scored to put the home side in the lead. It was not to last and moments later a bitterly disputed hand ball led to a penalty. Selfridge dived the right way, but could not quite get his hands to the ball.
Five minutes later, Selfridge was caught out of the box and tackled by an East End striker who went on to roll the ball gently into the net for what became the winning goal.
Tarbert renewed the pressure but their efforts went unrewarded and Dookers saw the game slip away.
Afterwards a spokesman said it was difficult at the bottom of the league and soul destroying for the players who had put in an outstanding effort to go away with nothing again.
Tarbert are away to FC Argyle this Saturday, February 4.