In the first match against Walthamstow this season, an epic back and forth encounter saw TP achieve one of thier greatest results of their short history - a 5-3 win after coming from behind 3 times.
Confidence was therefore high that something could be achieved out of the game.
With last minute changes to the starting 11 made in the absence of a working Gaffer, there was an air of disorganisation about the oranges at kick off, and quickly Walthamstow exploited TP and went 1-0 and then 2-0 up.
But, with a belief that got TP through the first match, the Oranges settled and began to dominate.
The pairing of Nick and Ferris up front was only their second outing as a partnership but it soon started to spark, splitting the defenders for some excellent football from defence through to midfield to make some excellent through balls - unfortunately the chances were not converted.
That was until Darryl - itching to make an impact against his home club - picked the ball up on half way, carried it into the space and unleashed. He wisely chose to disguise his effort as a cross, but this fooled the goalkeeper into what was to be his only mistake of the game, allowing the ball under his body and into the net.
It was the break TP needed before half time, and confidence again returned that a comeback could be on the cards.
And there was a flashback to the TP of old - just not the TP of old that was needed!
TP won a corner which was quickly turned into a counter attack by Walthamstow, who broke with such pace leaving TP 3 vs 4 at the back. Jesse had to make the challenge and did so on the edge of the box. But such was the pace of the break the referee gave a penalty. Steve could not repeat his heroics of the last time he faced a Walthamstow penalty and from there it was a gung-ho TP to try and salvage the game.
Walthamstow exploited the gung-ho nature and went on to put another 3 past the Oranges.
Normally match reports can say TP gave the opposition a game - for the last 35mins TP put in the worst performance they had done in their brief history and this was to be a low point never to be returned to.
Team:
S. Speroni;
D. Passfield (1), R. Clift, J. Helm (c), J. Middleweek;
J. Imhof (O. Lindsay), D. Hambridge (S. Ranthe), A. Aryanpour (S. Balogun), C. Lindsay;
F. Lindsay (G. Goodhew), N. Speroni;
Blog Writers Man of the Match:
S. Speroni - kept the score down.
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