We were lucky to get away with being beaten by just 1-0 by Altrincham at the Phillips 66 Community Stadium this afternoon in front of 615 people and two non-league dogs. The visitors controlled the game from the beginning and were much more fluent in their passing. Their goalkeeper was rarely tested.
When I got on the Brakes Trust minibus I was asked if there was a money back guarantee, but there wasn't. When I got to the ground I asked Kevin Watson about the board apology for Wednesday's defeat, but he didn't know what I was talking about at first.
Altrincham were playing in a grey kit which looked as if it was the one discarded by Manchester United at half time in one game. Their approach play was excellent, it was only their finishing that let them down, although they did hit the post in the first half.
The inevitable came on 57 minutes when the visitors went ahead. Brakes did manage to get a shot on goal, but had their best phase of the game after Jordan Murphy and Connor Taylor came on. The substitutions were too long delayed. Joe Clarke mouthed off at the stand after receiving criticism, and to be fair he had a better game than most, as did Junior English. The lightweight Kaiman Anderson was only withdrawn in the dying minutes.
Although Brakes made more of an effort, they wouldn't have scored if they had had 30 minutes added on instead of three.
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