Lilydale's ground was more a paddock than a pitch. We were waiting for the cows and sheep to wander through. Jokes were made about whether Seb Braeckevelt was going to be the first of us to get muddy as this was prime slide tackling conditions.
We started well creating some good chances with Andrew Merrall having a powerful shot miss slightly wide of the post. But Lilydale was able to turn the pressure against us and score 2 goals.
At half time, we knew we could get back into the game. The team worked the ball into a great scoring position with a flicked header onto Adam Deveson who coolly went around the goal keeper and finished with a clinical shot.
The opponent's claimed for offside and though the Lilydale linesman had kept the flag down and the referee allowed play to continue. He consulted with the linesman and deemed the goal offside.
We respected the referees decision, even though we felt robbed of an important goal. This event combined with 30 minutes of heavy rain really took the toll on our enthusiasm for this match.
Lilydale controlled the possession and the game became Lilydale's shooting practise. Fromt this moment on Danny Watson became our man of the match. He valiantly made Lilydale work hard in the second half to by making over fifteen saves and winning the muddiest player award from Seb.
It was a game where our passes were poor or players lost the ball. It really showed that we have a lot of hard work still to do to win our first match.
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