Part two of a double header against Portsmouth, writes Mike Wallis. Last week in the cup was 2-0 up to 3-2 down and getting knocked out of the competition as a result.
No, I don’t understand how the League Cup works either but it appears Lewes will compete for the WNL Plate and from looking at the draw it’s not implausible that it’s a competition we could win?
Anyway, after a delightful replacement bus ride I have to navigate the Portsmouth Ticket Office, which for some reason wants my name, date of birth, email address and life story in order to buy a ticket for the game. The name the chap on the desk has entered into the system bares little resemblance to the name I gave.
(At this point I would like to quietly acknowledge that my wife was right and that I should’ve brought the sun cream with me – it’s quite sunny here!)
Even first half with few chances, Lue drags Lewes’s best one wide and Pompey create several decent openings without ever really getting a decent shot on goal. The closest they get is when a shot deflects of Schreimaier and skims the top of the bar.
More of the same in the second half, Pompey dominated but never really got a decent effort at Emily Moore.
The best chance for Lewes came on the break when the two Olivias combined, Johnson is absolutely rapid and managed to get on the end of a long ball and pull it back for Carpenter but she couldn’t get her shot on target.
It won’t make any end of season highlights reels but this was a brilliant performance from Lewes, especially in defence where they limited Pompey to almost nothing.
And least importantly, my losing run watching Lewes away is over!
Lewes: Moore; Kagalwala, Priest, Jackson, Kaluya; Howells (Carpenter), Schreimaier, Dalton (Banaras), Stephens; Jones (Grant), Lue (Johnson).
Subs not used: Angel, Pullen, Edwards
Supporters Club Player of the Match: I am going to break the unwritten rule and give it to the whole back four – Bethany Kaluya, Lenny Priest, Flo Jackson and Scarlett Kagalwala. All four were brilliant and it would be unfair to pick one of them out!