Yeah good win on Saturday against Lower Hutt on the new turf at Fraser Park.
Was a bit of a strange game. Both teams struggled to move the ball on the turf with a lot of players getting the ball stuck under their feet and a lot of shots being dragged wide etc. May just need time to settle in a bit and lose some of the rubber off of it. Still looks cracking and will be great to play on when it does settle. Body doesn't feel anywhere near as sore as it does after playing on some of the turfs so that's a good sign of how they are improving.
We missed a few good chances in the first half with the LH keeper making some good saves before finally taking the lead just before half time. We then rode our luck a bit at 1-0 for a while including a clearance off the line and some last ditch defending.
Second goal killed the game off and although I looked offside by the time I got the ball I was definitely onside when it was played. I just stood beside the last defender and then was the only one that moved when the cross came in. Seems it was only me and the ref that felt that way though ha!
5:15pm kick off next week now doesn't sound much fun. Going to make for a long day waiting around to play.