Paine is upset at loss – and red card
Storrington manager Bob Paine is looking for a positive response from his players after a 6-1 midweek defeat at Shoreham.
The Swans host Sea ford on Saturday with the SCFL programme back in full swing after a month off. And Paine will be looking for a sharper display than he saw against the Mussels.
Paine told the County Times :“It was a disappointing result for us at Shore ham.
“Wewere2-0downathalftime after a fairly even first half where we hit the bar and had a ball cleared off the line.
“We got back into the match with an Austin Okolo goal just three minutes into the second half.
“From a long Iain Jarvie throw he headed in.
“But then some basic errors and poor play resulted in Shoreham easily winning the game 6-1.
“The game finished on an unsavoury note when young Joe Gilbey was sent off in the last minute after what looked like a strong but fair challenge where he appeared to win the ball.
“The Shoreham players’ reaction clearly influencethe referee and Gilbey was very unfortunate to see red.
“We were beaten fair and square so I’ve no complaints about the result – what I’m not happy about is the way the Shoreham players reacted, particularly their manager.
“It was a hard but in my view a fair challenge.
“He’s a young player who now has to miss three games.
“We now look forward to playing Seaford at home on Saturday which is an opportunity to put last nights game behind us and hopefully pick up some much needed points.”
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