TPFC were up against a Camberwell team which has very solid reputation.
Finishing second in the League last year we knew we were up for a tough time.
The team in Orange had a very good pre-match talk and everyone knew what was expected of them. Positions were talked through and the mental state of the players was excellent.
Manager Ian decided to go with 4-5-1 formation which everyone was in agreement with, having a solid back four with Gareth being the target man upfront. In the absence of Nick, David was selected as captain and he filled the boots extremely well.
The game kicked off and TP were doing exactly what was needed sitting when needs
be but not giving Camberwell so much respect that we did not go forward. When we
had the ball on the floor we played some brilliant football making the Camberwell very wary. When Camberwell attacked the back four consisting of Trevor, who also had an outstanding match, was solid. Trevor also managed to show us some vintage skills during the match as well as winning many a ball in the air.
However in true TP style we managed to let a floating ball fly over the top of us which caught out the defence and which was an easy finish for the team in yellow to put them 1-0 up. That goal came about 15 minutes into the match which TP were absolutely dominating. And even more disappointing was that it was Camberwell’s first meaningful attack!
Kick off again and we did not let our heads hang, we stuck together and continued to push forward. However not creating many shots on target the inevitable happened. Camberwell benefitted from a mistake in the back and hit home a second goal, which left goal keeper Steve very angry indeed!
The half time whistle went and TP came in still full of energy and exchanging constructive comments about the first half. No substitutions were made and Camberwell now having the sun in their eyes we were hoping to give the keeper a test by having a few powerful shots on target.
Again TP went forward having some very good forward flow but seeming to get caught as last week with the ball over the top. Steve made some good stops keeping the yellows out. The wingers got into the game and made a few attacks but to our frustration no one could get on the end of the crosses to convert for us.
After about 10 minutes of the second half TP conceded the third and 5 minutes later the fourth - one coming from a corner and another from a long ball which just needed to be cleared.
But after that TP still came forward and were able to have a shot or two on target.
With about 15 minutes left, Samuel B came on for Darryl and soon after followed by Nathanael and Frankie. The game slowed but STILL TP came forward with Gareth hitting the crossbar and Nathanael forcing a good save from Camberwell’s goal keeper.
Coming away from the match TP could hold their heads high as we took the game to the Yellows and the 4-0 score line did not reflect the performance of our boys in Orange! With more performances like that to come we can certainly look forward to the rest of the season.
Team:
S. Speroni;
T. Lindsay, I. Howard (F. Dooknah), R. Clift, J. Middleweek (N. Field);
D. Passfield (S. Balogun), D. Spinola, D. Hambridge (c), C. Lindsay;
A. Aryanpour, G. Goodhew;
Blog Writers Man of the Match:
Match Captain David Hambridge - led by example in the team talks and in the tackle.
Writer: Frankie Dooknah
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