Having missed the 4.1 defeat against Wrexham on Saturday, I was hoping for a better result against local rivals Weymouth. Sadly the bright sunshine of the weekend didn’t last and as we arrived at the ground it started to pour with rain.
Salisbury started the game well with a Matt Tubbs shot just wide after 5 minutes. There wasn’t a great deal of action after that which allowed Andy, Pete and I to catch up on events on both sides of the Atlantic. Other than Sandell putting a header just wide there was very little to write about in the first half.
The second half was a different story – both teams decided that this was a game that they could win. Salisbury forced a couple of corners and Weymouth had a breakaway attack that Bittner managed to deal with by diving at the feet of the striker. On 55 minutes the goal came – Salisbury won a throw in on the left side which Scott Bartlett sent into the penalty area. The ball was headed on and following a goalmouth scramble, Weymouth’s clearance fell to Liam Feeney who blasted it in from close range.
Weymouth put Salisbury under some pressure to try and get back in the game - one shot was just over the top of the goal and Matt Robinson made a good last ditch tackle to prevent another shot from hitting the target. It was Feeney who set up Salisbury’s next chance – after he was brought down on the edge of the box, Matt Tubbs hit a freekick just wide. Sandell also had a good chance – one on one with the keeper he managed to place a shot just wide of the post. I was worried that Weymouth would capitalise on these missed chances and they had a good opportunity when a header was placed just wide after a good run.
Feeney’s pace continued to cause problems and he put a great ball into the box towards substitute Charlie Griffin – only for Griffin to head it wide. Mike Fowler had a good shot just wide shortly after that and towards the end of the game, Scott Bartlett put the ball into the side netting when it looked easier to score.
As we approached full time it was heart in the mouth time again –a ball was crossed towards former Didcot striker Stuart Bevon but luckily Aaron Cook was on hand to block his shot and put it wide. Salisbury held on for a 1.0 win but Weymouth would have been disappointed not to get something from their second half performance.
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