Post by spur on Jan 13, 2024 18:09:41 GMT
To beat nine men with a clean sheet doesn't sound much, but the fact is the Rooks were far superior to the visitors both individually and as a team from the first whistle, and when the first red was hoisted after 21 minutes it was pretty clear that a comfortable victory was on the way.
That dismissal was for a high boot into the of Archie, who recovered to win the MoM award. Within ten minutes we were two goals to the good. First Kalvin worked his way across the penalty area to fire a low shot into the corner, and then Ola drew a foul as he burst into the area and Tommy Wood smacked home the penalty.
A second yellow just before the break for another foul on Ola seemed a little harsh, and it would have been even worse for Potters Bar had Kalvin not skied a shot over the bar from a few yards out.
But the result was never really in doubt, and the impressive Mings sealed it with af fierce shot on 52 minutes when a clearance fell kindly to him after one of a series of Lewes attacks.
The crowd of 929 warmed to the return of Ryan Gondoh at the break, and he saw plenty of the ball as we built endless patient attacks without going for the jugular - a fierce shot from Arthur Penney, brilliantly tipped over by their keeper, being the closest we got to a fourth.
Something of a dull procession in the second half then, but credit to the visitors for sticking at it when all was lost. The Rooks move up to ninth, with games in hand, and reaching the play-off places once again seems a distinct possibility.
That dismissal was for a high boot into the of Archie, who recovered to win the MoM award. Within ten minutes we were two goals to the good. First Kalvin worked his way across the penalty area to fire a low shot into the corner, and then Ola drew a foul as he burst into the area and Tommy Wood smacked home the penalty.
A second yellow just before the break for another foul on Ola seemed a little harsh, and it would have been even worse for Potters Bar had Kalvin not skied a shot over the bar from a few yards out.
But the result was never really in doubt, and the impressive Mings sealed it with af fierce shot on 52 minutes when a clearance fell kindly to him after one of a series of Lewes attacks.
The crowd of 929 warmed to the return of Ryan Gondoh at the break, and he saw plenty of the ball as we built endless patient attacks without going for the jugular - a fierce shot from Arthur Penney, brilliantly tipped over by their keeper, being the closest we got to a fourth.
Something of a dull procession in the second half then, but credit to the visitors for sticking at it when all was lost. The Rooks move up to ninth, with games in hand, and reaching the play-off places once again seems a distinct possibility.
