Nottingham bring an end to win streak

LOUGHBOROUGH TOWN MEN’S 3RD XI 1

NOTTINGHAM 1ST XI 4 MIDLANDS MEN’S DIVISION 5 EAST LOUGHBOROUGH Town Men’s 3rd XI three-game winning streak came to an end as they were beaten by third place Nottingham Men’s 1st XI.

Both sides started well with plenty of possession for each side though nothing leading to any scoring opportunities. About 20 minutes into the game the away side took the lead. A misplaced pass out from Town on a 15-metre hit gave the ball to Nottingham who quickly counter-attacked. Outnumbering Town’s defence, they passed the ball quickly around for a well taken goal.

This first goal seemed to change the momentum of the game as Nottingham started to have the majority of the possession, though Town defended well to keep the score line at one. Though the away side’s continued pressure led to several penalty corners, on which one of them Nottingham doubled their lead.

Down 2-0 at half-time Town knew they weren’t out of it and hoped a strong start to the second half would get them back in the game. This wasn’t to happen as within three minutes of the half starting Nottingham went 3-0 up, as their forward was left unmarked at the far post for an easy goal. Three minutes later Town went 4-0 down as the away side took a commanding lead.

Whilst Town did their best to get back into the game it wasn’t until the last five minutes of the game that the home side scored a consolation goal. A cross in from the right-hand side hit the post and bounced out as Tom Haworth-Edwards bundled the ball across the line for his fourth of the season.

Whilst a disappointing loss, Town will take the positives into next week’s game against Melton, hoping to start another winning streak.