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A chance to secure promotion. Accrington Stanley aren't having a great season and are near the bottom, but well clear of relegation. Not much to play for, I guess. We, however, have a whole to play for.
I wanted an early goal to put pressure on the home side. But the players started like a bunch of sloths and it took us over 10 minutes to get the ball anywhere close to the opposition half. The rest of the first half followed the same tone. Stanley were happy with the way things are going, but I was far from pleased. The lack of intent from the lads was shocking. We're playing for promotion, goddamnit!
I gave a half time teamtalk with lots of anger. My face turned slightly red and I went on a crazy rant. Some were inspired, while some were a bit taken aback.
The second half started off where the first one ended. Slow start with very few chances. Eddie Nolan (RB) and Coulson (AML) were the only bright points in the first hour. And those two combined well to put us ahead in the 68th minute. Nolan crossed from deep and found Coulson making a run to the far post. 1-0 after 68 minutes.
The next 16 minutes were absolute drama. Our goal suddenly woke up the sleeping giants in Stanley as they swarmed forward in numbers. My worst fears came true when Buxton equalized for Stanley. Buxton's run was not picked up at all by our defense. A bit disappointing. 6 mins later, Stanley scored again. Very similar to their first - a ball squared across goal to the runner at the back post.
View attachment 2009062-1 down! But within just 2 minutes, the match experienced another twist as we equalized. Lester crossed from the right wing and just when it looked like the ball was about to evade everyone, Coulson leaped high and headed home brilliantly.
Sadly, that was the last action of the game. The last 5 minutes were largely even between the sides and neither side was able to get the winning goal.
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One point gained, or two points lost? I don't know. What I do know is that Plymouth won their game today and cut down the gap to 4 points with 2 games left. A chance missed today!
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A chance to secure promotion. Accrington Stanley aren't having a great season and are near the bottom, but well clear of relegation. Not much to play for, I guess. We, however, have a whole to play for.
I wanted an early goal to put pressure on the home side. But the players started like a bunch of sloths and it took us over 10 minutes to get the ball anywhere close to the opposition half. The rest of the first half followed the same tone. Stanley were happy with the way things are going, but I was far from pleased. The lack of intent from the lads was shocking. We're playing for promotion, goddamnit!
I gave a half time teamtalk with lots of anger. My face turned slightly red and I went on a crazy rant. Some were inspired, while some were a bit taken aback.
The second half started off where the first one ended. Slow start with very few chances. Eddie Nolan (RB) and Coulson (AML) were the only bright points in the first hour. And those two combined well to put us ahead in the 68th minute. Nolan crossed from deep and found Coulson making a run to the far post. 1-0 after 68 minutes.
The next 16 minutes were absolute drama. Our goal suddenly woke up the sleeping giants in Stanley as they swarmed forward in numbers. My worst fears came true when Buxton equalized for Stanley. Buxton's run was not picked up at all by our defense. A bit disappointing. 6 mins later, Stanley scored again. Very similar to their first - a ball squared across goal to the runner at the back post.
View attachment 2009062-1 down! But within just 2 minutes, the match experienced another twist as we equalized. Lester crossed from the right wing and just when it looked like the ball was about to evade everyone, Coulson leaped high and headed home brilliantly.
Sadly, that was the last action of the game. The last 5 minutes were largely even between the sides and neither side was able to get the winning goal.
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One point gained, or two points lost? I don't know. What I do know is that Plymouth won their game today and cut down the gap to 4 points with 2 games left. A chance missed today!
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This is my fav story! 
So I hope you're doing a looooong save 
Hope you can avoid relegation 
Still did brilliantly to get promotion!