Barwell’s
Liam Daly clearly had not read the programme editoral (see below) and
unleashed a tirade of abuse at the lino within the first minute. My scene-setter clip is taken from behind
the Barwell goalmouth as Frome had the better of the early exchanges. They used their long-throw weapon courtesy
of full-back Josh Brigham. At the end of
the match they could reflect that they used it about 20 times and it got them
nothing today. However, Barwell’s
management were not happy with their early defending. Barwell are in the yellow-and-green.
Liam Castle
of Barwell had been the busier keeper at this point. His opposite number Darren Chitty had
merely had to watch a Jamie Towers cross-shot flash wide. After 13 minutes, and somewhat against the
run of play, Barwell took the lead. A
tackle was won in midfield (possibly Scott Hadland?) and the ball tenaciously
prodded from a prone position to Jai Stanley.
He contrived a neat pass to Nigel Julien who lashed in a left-foot
strike off the right-hand post. 1-0
They added
a second on the break two minutes later.
Luke Barlone’s pass to Towers gave him time to finish with a low
placed shot. 2-0
Frome were
still in the game, and threatening to score themselves, but this was not
their day. On the half-hour mark, Julien
and Barlone combined down the right flank, and a magnificent ball across
arrived in the penalty area perfectly for Towers, arriving at speed, and he
buried a first-time shot into the top corner for the goal of the day. 3-0
The
visitors did get one back before the interval as Luke Ballinger smashed a
swerving shot into the net after the ball reached him in plenty of
space. 3-1 at half-time
Frome may
have been wondering whether the footballing gods (if any) had deserted them –
and any doubts were removed by the events of the 51st minute. Liam Daly brought down Matt Smith but Castle blocked the resulting penalty, taken by Brigham. The rebound fell to Frome’s Ricky Hulbert
but it seemed to hit him rather than him hitting it, and it went wide. That moment could have changed the game.
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Liam Castle saves Josh Brigham's penalty kick. |
On the hour
mark, Frome’s Ben Thomson shot over from a good chance and thoughts of
what-might-have-been went through our collective consciousness. Well, mine, anyway. After 72 minutes, a tussle between Frome’s
Smith and Barwell’s Barlone led to a yellow card for the former. One can only assume that the ref did not
see or chose to ignore the slight kick of retaliation. It was no more than the sort of thing that
has got Beckham and Rooney into trouble in the past, but Barlone was lucky
today in my opinion.
The
visitors continued to bombard the home penalty area with throws and corners,
as shown in these late clips. Liam Daly had plenty to do defensively. The home
side could not keep the ball and Julien in particular came in for stick from
the home supporters, many of whom were receiving incoming messages about the
late drama in the Hinckley v Tamworth FA cup tie a few miles down the road. However, Barwell clung on for a good win. Final Score 3-1
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