Today was our last practice match before the season starts. We faced Championship side Doncaster Rovers.
We struggled to keep possession for the first twenty-five minutes, then managed to put them under a strong period of pressure...before they scored the opening goal with a fine strike from Bagayoko—in off the post.
A comedy of errors kept us from equalising early in the second half, as my boys repeatedly mis-hit their shots into each other in a pinball play. Doncaster added a second goal from a corner shortly before the hour mark, thanks to non-existent marking. Then a third followed two minutes later—this time from a fine display of one-touch passing.
We were being totally outclassed. Koroma looked dangerous off the bench, while star men Olembé and Shuker were largely anonymous. The final score was 3-nil in favour of Doncaster. Not a performance to be proud of, even against clearly superior opposition.
I'm worried about the season opener next week.
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