Gunners poor form continued with a 4-0 defeat to Good Companions.
Gunners once again started brightly in the first few minutes but went 1-0 down when they were caught napping at a corner and allowed an opponent a free header on goal. Julian Willis made his return in goal and was called into action with a couple of reflex saves. However Goodies then made it 2-0 when they scored with a well hit shot from outside the box.
Nigel Hinkson had a chance from kick off when he dribbled past a couple of players but his shot went well wide. Gunners failed to fashion many chances but had chances from left midfield and Marcus Randles. The best effort came when the ball was played across the Goodies box but Gunners just failed to touch it into the net.
Paul Marten had a good first half after making some good tackles to prevent Goodies from scoring on a couple of occasions. The half time score was 2-0 to Goodies.
The first twenty minutes of the second saw Gunners play a bit better but the team failed to pass the ball around the field of play. Gunners had a couple of half chances to score but really failed to put the Goodies keeper under pressure. The best effort came when Paul Ali's shot from outside the box went just wide of the goal.
Goodies then continued to play it down each wing and started to over run Gunners quite easily. Only some abysmal finishing from Goodies kept the score down although they added two more goals firstly through a defensive mix up which allowed the attacker a free shot on goal and secondly through an own goal from Paul Marten who deflected a shot into the goal.
Mike Olivier had to make a couple of saving tackles to prevent Goodies from having some clear shots on goal. The final score was a 4-0 defeat and Gunners are still searching for their first three points of the season. Gunners "Men of the Match" were Mike Olivier and Marcus Randles for a tireless effort.
Match Facts
MOM : M Olivier/M Randles
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