Royalists suffer second successive defeat

Published 23 Mar 2010 15:35 0 Comments

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Rob Bullivant is out for the rest of the season with ligament damage.

Football

WINDSOR & Eton suffered their second league defeat in a row on Saturday having gone 32 games without losing once.

The Royalists went down 1-0 at home to Cirencester Town on Saturday thanks to a late goal in the Southern League Division One South & West.

Manager Keith Scott commented: "We were always going to lose a game. I would have loved it if we had have gone unbeaten but it wasn't going to happen.

"I said at the start of the season the side that would win the league could lose four or five games. We've lost two but I don't want to lose any more.

"Whether there is nerves or not I couldn't tell you with the players.

"It's not about performances now. Look at the pitches, it's not about how beautiful we play football, the most important thing is we get over the finishing line.

"There's always going to be nerves, there's no point playing football if there are no nerves.

"There's going to be a lot of twists and turns come the end of the season.

"We've just got to take it one game at a time which we are doing."

The Royalists went down 1-0 at home to physical Cirencester Town and also lost keeper Rob Bullivant for the rest of the season through a ligament injury.

"The injury to Rob Bullivant was a big concern," said Scott. "Rob Bullivant is out for the season.

"I'm disappointed but these things happen.

"It wasn't a good result, it never is losing, but you've got to be realistic and say we've lost two games in 34.

"What the players have done in the previous 32 games people are thinking it's a big shock but all we've done is lose."

Windsor did not appear up for the fight at Stag Meadow as Bullivant had to save well from Jody Bevan.

Shortly before half time Bevan and Ryan Wharton were bearing down on goal and collided with the outcoming Bullivant.

The Cirencester forward and Windsor keeper both received treatment and continued until the break but Bullivant did not reappear with defender Dave Woozley having to don the gloves in the second half as there was no substitute goalkeeper on the bench.

Scott added: "What I admire about him (Woozley) is that he said he believed he could do it. He had never played in goal but thought he could help us.

"I felt for the guys they worked very hard to protect Dave but there was nothing he could have done about the goal, Rob Bullivant wouldn't have saved it."

Windsor dropped deeper in an attempt to protect Woozley who somehow kept the ball out without managing to get his hands to it.

Michael Chennells spurned a good chance for the Royalists but the Centurions winner came with two minutes to go as Welsh beat Woozley with a towering header.

This article appeared in Royal Borough Observer 26 Mar 10

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