Central's fourth league match of the season saw them face one of their toughest opponents of the campaign. City needed to be on their best form in order to get a result at St.Martins who are currently unbeaten so far this season.
Central started the match well and worked hard in containing the opposition, and with a full subs bench, everybody was playing for their place.
Despite having their fair share of possession for the first 15 minutes, City rarely looked like they were going to score the opening goal, despite the hard work up front from Dan and Joey.
As St. Martins slowly took control a wonder strike from 20 yards saw them take the lead. He just wasn't closed down quick enough and had time to pick out the top corner.
The final twenty minutes of the first half saw St Martins have the majority of possession, but City battled well to keep the game at 1-0 going into the break.
Half-time brought the arrival of a tired Dylan, following a morning of rugby training.
He was put up front at the start of the second half in order to try and create some goal scoring chances and Central started the half in a higher gear than the Saints.
City had the majority of possession but time after time the final cross or pass around the penalty area was lacking quality and accuracy. The work rate and commitment were great but the Saints keeper was rarely brought into action. As Dylan was removed from the pitch, City changed to three up front in order to try and salvage a point, but as they threw numbers forward St Martins scored two late goals to give the final scoreline an unfair look.
A 3-0 defeat and that is now only one goal scored in the last three league games.
Back to the drawing board for next weeks match against Axminster.
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