Olney 3 MK Wanderers 0

Not all habits should be kicked, winning is one of them. Three points, three fantastic goals and our third clean sheet on the bounce. Today was about our commitment, resolve , belief and ability. This was almost text book stuff, soak up the pressure whilst playing into a very strong wind and come in all square at half time. Whilst we had the odd jittery moment we controlled so much of the first half without really testing their keeper. The wind was always going to benefit us second half, sometimes a goal at the right time can break a teams resolve and so it proved today. Mr Ayers dispatched a 'trademark' thunderbolt from 20 yards that literally flew into the back of the net, a perfect tonic for us that clearly rocked MK Wanderers. This lifted us as a team, some of the passing and movement surpassed anything that we have demonstrated so far this season. We created half chance after half chance, when we did find them goal bound their keeper was performing heroics. We needed a second to secure the victory and your thought that it was going to take something special to beat their keeper for a second time...................Mr Sweeney duly delivered. A strike with venom that gave their keeper no chance at all as it flew into the bottom left hand corner. (great technique to generate the power and keep the ball down) The second finished the game really, we relaxed and played some great football, just time for Toff to out pace the full back, cut inside and slot the ball home with his left peg. We are showing a true belief in what we can achieve this season, the job is less than half done and we need to show the same resolve next week. On another day five or six people could easily have merited the award of MOTM. (Calvin, Josh, Ben A, Harry, Callum, LLoyd) Today however it went to Jake Stokes, played in numerous positions and marshalled the team in Freds absence, typified the teams resolve and desire. Each week these reports become harder to write, I know what you are capable of collectively, it is great to see you living up to those expectations and more often that not surpassing them. As always a pleasure to watch and a pleasure to manage, lets keep focused and hope that the season can deliver what our current efforts merit. Enjoy the week, enjoy the result and never underestimate your own individual contribution to another fantastic result. Rumours have it that Fred has a real shiner and that Brownie may have been the guilty party ! The things he will do to try and get a game on pitch.
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