Round 4 - Clayton

Rain for 24 hours before the game made for less than ideal playing conditions.It stopped an hour before kick off leaving Clayton's home ground very greasy.
Clayton began well and were first to the ball for most of the half as our guys struggled to deal with the slippery surface.There were several scoring chances for both teams but no net for either.Half time saw it nil all.

The second half saw Box Hill attack the ball more with many scoring chances but could not find the net,but on a counter attack Clayton did. Box hill tried hard but remained scoreless giving Clayton a 1-0 victory.

In summary I feel Clayton played better than our boys expected [they were told never underestimate your opponent] also they handled the slippery conditions better.The ref was rather inexperienced and the result quite likely could have been 1-0 our way. Having said that,Box Hill had many more opportunities to score but hit the
crossbar,uprights,outside of the net and the keeper but just not the back of the net.