A low turn out again today with 4 missing and then Aaron withdrawing because of the cold bug thats going around.  Added to that Alex had been off school most of the week and Adam had thrown up first thing in the morning, it was a motley crew that assembled in Wrythe Recreation ground for the game against Netherne.  On a brighter note we had Harry back from his long lay off fully recovered and kitted out in Goalkeeper gear, it was very good of him to fill in.  And so to kick off Netherne make the most of the first few minutes and Harry has to make some sharp saves which he does with confidence and poise.  We then get into gear and from a long clearance Tyri and William play a neat one-two and William fires for goal only for it to hit the post and bounce out of reach.  We follow up immediately with another great move and this time the keeper can't keep it out and William latches on to it to knock the ball home for 1 - 0.  We are dominating the game now with Netherne looking lost, again from a long clearance Tyri is through on goal with the keeper to beat, Tyri lashes the shot but the keeper dives bravely and catches the ball full in the face, denying us a sure goal and a 2 - 0 lead.  The tide turns as Netherne win a two corners on the trot, the second they meet with a great volley to bring the game level, but we are not disheartened and we continue to have the lions share of the possession, and threaten their goal.  However on the stroke of half time we give their best player a good five yards of room and continue to back off, he takes full advantage and blasts an unstoppable shot in to the top corner for 2 - 1.  On to the second half we're playing well so no need to be concerned but we need to get the next goal.  Unfortunately like so many other games this season we concede an unlucky goal with a deflected shot beating Harry who stood no chance.  From then on the shoulders drooped and we mostly gave up the fight, and with no substitutes to call on we couldn't even get fresh legs on for those who looked weary.  On three occasions Netherne dribbled the ball for 20 -30 yds and hit their shots without being challenged, and despite one late flourish where William got himself into a fantastic position but couldn't quite get enough power on the shot to beat the keeper, we looked tired and demoralised.  It was a great shame, if we had taken our chances and defended a little more strongly we could easily have gone in at half time 3 - 0 to the good and it would have been Netherne who would have been the demoralised side, but that sadly is the story of our season so far. We must pick ourselves up for the last game of the year at Worcester Park, where hopefully we can start to pull our fortunes around.  MOTM goes to William for his first goal of the season, perhaps next time he will get the hat trick he deserved.