The game started as dreadfully as it was to continue, with the Corner defence carved wide open to leave Farmer facing a striker one-on-one. The Inter Malam lad very cleverly lifted the ball into the roof of the net to set the tone of the match.
Disarray in the FPC backline was the sole cause of the second goal, with several players still apportioning blame for the first one when the ball was flighted into the box. Two nil.
Nobody in the Corner side was performing to the best of their abilities and that was the most frustrating aspect to the defeat. The game was effectively sealed before half time as the ball was scrambled over the line following some good work from the
Into the second half, Fraser opted for some changes in a desperate bid to salvage the tie, but it was to no avail as the Dons side added another two late goals as the Corner pushed forward. In truth, it was no more than they deserved and the remark by one of their players of "I thought you were supposed to be good!" was entirely justified by an utterly dismal performance from every man in a claret and amber jersey.
Despite the obvious disappointment of the last realistic chance of silverwear disappearing, Fraser wasn't too downcast afterwards. Instead he chose to reflect on an otherwise excellent season from his boys and building on the achievements next season.
"Today was probably the most disappointing performance and result since I took over the reigns as manager, but I don't think there's much point in dishing out criticism to the players as they have been brilliant all season and we wouldn't have got to this stage if it wasn't for their efforts. We have recorded our best performance in each of the three major
competitions this season so that shows we're headed in the right direction. I think the bottle went a bit today and we lost to an
The Corner now look ahead to a free week before the visit of
Team: Farmer; Boyd, Hepworth, Ramage; Speedie, O'Neill, Cunningham, Galloway, Anderson; Tonner, Lynas.