It looked like it was one of those days when smaller looked the bigger. There was a new-found confidence in Thoddu players and a conviction in their play. Against mighty Maziya they defended in the initial half-hour as if their life depended on it. And in the 14th minute when Muan lifted a ball over the advancing goal-keeper at the edge of box into the empty net you knew there was something about this team Thoddu today.
They defended stoutly and distributed ball up field in a manner reminiscent of a team in harmony. The usual porous defense was magnificently shielded, when they lose possession how they, almost all, get behind the ball is tactics hitherto they never managed so effectively. But then don’t expect miracles from a team which hardly gets two consecutive practices with the playing-11. If only you have 38 minutes in a football match.
Sadly for Thoddu and all those supporters back at home it was yet another proof of how shallow their talent is and how important is regular practice. The gathering confidence that it would be their day of three points against a very resilient Maziya shattered to pieces in the 39th minutes when Thasneem headed home the equalizer.
When referee blew his final whistle the scoreboard read what was always predictable. Maziya 3, Thoddu 1. Yet another predictable result with no twist in the tale.
They defended stoutly and distributed ball up field in a manner reminiscent of a team in harmony. The usual porous defense was magnificently shielded, when they lose possession how they, almost all, get behind the ball is tactics hitherto they never managed so effectively. But then don’t expect miracles from a team which hardly gets two consecutive practices with the playing-11. If only you have 38 minutes in a football match.
Sadly for Thoddu and all those supporters back at home it was yet another proof of how shallow their talent is and how important is regular practice. The gathering confidence that it would be their day of three points against a very resilient Maziya shattered to pieces in the 39th minutes when Thasneem headed home the equalizer.
When referee blew his final whistle the scoreboard read what was always predictable. Maziya 3, Thoddu 1. Yet another predictable result with no twist in the tale.
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