An inept and frustrating display saw Leamington lose 0-1 at home to Vauxhall Motors at the New Windmill Ground tonight. When I saw the Motors coach arriving late, I thought they might be tired. However, when I managed to drop and smash the bottle of wine I had bought for the vice-presidents' raffle in the turnstiles, it was an omen for what followed.
We had three chances to score in the first five minutes and we wasted all of them. Ricky Johnson managed to put the ball wide when he was one on one with the keeper. A corner was cleared off the line. Motors then showed their intent by hitting the post and then burst away on 22 minutes to score the winning goal.
Motors may only be playing for pride, but they certainly played for each other. They passed the ball along the ground and kept possession. Our idea seemed to be hit the ball as hard as we could and hoof it up the pitch.
We used all three substitutes in the second half, but although we showed a little more determination, we never looked like scoring. It was just like the second half at Oxford. Four minutes were added on and Breeden went up for a free kick, but if we had had forty-four minutes we wouldn't have scored.
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