Bath should have gone into this match confident of getting a result, having won five of their previous six encounters with the visitors. The pitch was covered with a dense layer of fog and both sides started in a rather disjointed manner, with the visitors more than happy to clear the ball to touch as Bath tried to push forward.
Bath broke the deadlock after a quick counter-attack lead to a cross from the right hand side being neatly headed in by an unmarked Dan Gwyn Hughes. Both teams sharpened up after this but Bath were clearly the better team by the break, and may have wished for more quality in the final third that would have enabled them to start the second half with a larger margin.
College of St Mark & St John’s came out attacking in the second half, and Bath’s attempts to maintain the momentum they had in the first half lead to hurried play and possession being lost too cheaply. The visitors capitalised on a gamble taken by Bath’s goalkeeper, who lost possession just outside the box, before the visitors slotted the ball into the empty net.
St Mark & St John’s had clearly gained confidence from the goal and attempted several audacious forty yard attempts on goal. Both teams seemed unwilling to settle for a draw and became increasingly frustrated, diving into every tackle.
Bath unbelievably missed a chance to take the lead after a fingertip save was made by the goalkeeper. The ball missed the open goal and was headed against the crossbar.
Ultimately, this proved to be a very costly miss. A last minute corner for St Mark & St John’s proved decisive, as the visitors took the lead and the match with a well-placed header.
Bath will not be happy with this result as they were the better side according to Ciaran Gallagher, who said “Jamie Podkowka had a shocker and should have scored at least ten.”
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