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Very Classy Comeback.

For the first 20 min. of the game both sides were evenly matched. Forest had kept their shape well, but the ball was spending too much time in the air. The deadlock was broken by Baddow when Tom Barley was caught in possession inside his own half. With the Forest defence caught out of position Elliott Thwaites, in goal, had little chance with the well placed shot. Minutes later Baddow were awared a free-kick at the edge of the area which was well saved by Elliott tipping the ball over the bar. However the second Baddow goal came yet again from a defensive lapse in concentration from Forest. An unmarked Baddow midfielder had plenty of time to make a pass through the Forest defence and the Baddow striker slotted home from close range. To their credit the Forest players realised that they were not beaten and the final 10 minutes of the half saw Forest take control of the game.

The 2nd half started with a bang. With most of the supporters still in the Club House drying out and trying to warm-up, Tom Barley picked the ball up in midfield and passed to Asa Dengel. Asa’s shot from 20 yards out roared into the top right corner of the goal. The goal lifted the Forest players’ spirits further. The equaliser came quickly after with Tom Barley yet again making the pass from midfield, this time to Grant Cumming. The Baddow keeper rushed out to intercept the pass but Grant somehow managed to win the tackle and with the keeper beaten was able to slot home into an empty net. Forest’s play was now reaping the rewards as they played some great passing football. With Tom Pearson now at left back and Conor Bartrip on the right wing the team had a great balance to its play. Another sweeping move saw Asa grab his second of the game and give Forest the lead with another stunning finish.

It wasn’t all Forest however and Elliott was called into action again when Baddow played a ball over the top of the Forest defence. With the Baddow striker bearing down on his goal, Elliott stood tall and big and when the shot came, he deflected it wide for a corner.

The killer goal came after it appeared that another good passing move had broken down. Alan Pratt mad a good tackle and quickly passed to Grant. Grant returned the ball to Alan who shot low into the right-hand corner for a well deserved first goal.

This was the team’s best performance this season with all the players contributing. Man-of-the-match went to Paul O’Brien who was solid at the back winning the ball continually in the air.