by Ian Royal »
08 Nov 2009 17:43
Sarah Star facaldaqui It's becoming accepted on this thread that the goal went in off Church fortuitously. Both the commentator and Claridge didn't give him much credit for it. But I've just rewatched it several times on iPlayer, and I think it's definitely a shot, however instinctive. In which case, I'd say it's an excellent goal by Church, resulting from instinctive reaction.
I thought that from the replays at the stadium, but whether he knew much about it or not, he was there in the right place at the right time.
Church definitely knew about that and was trying to hit it in. He put himself in an excellent positionfor a ball coming across the goal and whilst his reaction was as the ball was hitting him and a bit after, I'd call that a definite shot.
Saying it hit him and went in without him know anything about it is much less accurate a description.
Absolute stone wall penalty. Long wins the ball and touches it away from the byline only to be kicked and knocked over. There was no way anyone else was getting to that ball after his touch other than him. One of the worst decisions I've seen. Not a red card. Definitely a penalty.
Oh and their goal definitely wasn't Fed's ball. It should have been dealt with outside the six yard box as it was coming in, but went over (Tabb & McAnuff?). By the time it went over them it's too late for Fed to come. Ivar was stood in no man's land marking no one and gave the tamest of clearance headers straight to Stead.
We are not clearing our lines with any sort of conviction this season. Headers rarely go far enough and fall to the opposition. Kicked clearances tend to be mishit, low and across the box. Not high and straight out of the box as they should be.