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Banin Jiménez Iniesta fires Brook Street into the lead against Long Shot this afternoon.
But for some wayward finishing and some excellent goalkeeping from Long’s keeper Massimiliano Scalise the winning margin would have been much greater, however Joe Anderson was more than satisfied with the outcome.
“We got the win and we kept a clean sheet; I couldn’t have asked for more”, he said. “We created a lot of chances and although we didn’t put them all away, we still got two and kept the door shut at the back”.
“I was really pleased with how we performed today. Having Banin [Jiménez Iniesta] back in the middle of our midfield after such a long lay-off was a huge boost and it was fitting that he got the opening goal, having shown the tenacity and perseverence to create the opening”.
He continued, “I think we surprised many by going 2-5-3, but when you’re playing against a side that plays five at the back, you’ve got to go heavy up top”.
“We had an early scare, but after that we looked good and got the goals and the points that we wanted”.
Elsewhere, there were big wins for Balvenie United and Desired Opponent against Athletico Machrie and Danny’s American Bhoy’s respectively while it finnished honours even in Caithness with Wick Academy F.C. and Falkland F.C. drawing 1-1.
Paul Hughes will be spearheading Brook Street Athletic’s attack for the new season.
“It’s a step into the unknown for us, but at the same time it’s exciting”, admitted Joe Anderson this morning.
“Having been in the same Division for so long, you know what to expect from each side, but this season playing in a new league we’ve had to do our homework”.
“We had a solid performance in midweek, and I’ll be looking for more of the same today”, he said.
“We’ve got the advantage of going into the game with a full squad and we’ve got to make that count”.
Asked if he would be leading the line today he replied, “No, my appearances this season will be limited to if or when we’re down to the bare bones. Paul [Hughes] will be our lead striker this season”.
Beyond that, the coach refused to reveal his starting line-up, but he will be looking for a winning start to his rookie league season.
Kick-off is at 16:30.
Jackie Underhill vaults over Pirnmill keeper Bertie Northby as his goal puts Brook Street one-up.
The new Brook Street coach surprised many by fielding a predominantly second string side, but his decision was vindicated in the thirteenth minute when smart through ball from Remmel Demarsin left Jackie Underhill free to round the keeper and score the opening goal of the game.
Garth Wallace doubled Brook Street’s lead ten minutes before the break when he stormed through before rolling the ball under the advancing Bertie Northby and into the net.
Midway through the second half a mix up between the Pirnmill keeper and his defence allowed Garth Wallace to nip in and fire the ball home to make the game safe.
Brook Street were far from finished though and with seventy-two minutes on the clock Adam Doyle broke through and was up-ended in the box. It was a stonewall pen and after picking himself up he took the penalty himself and smashed it high into the net.
Three minutes later and Brook Street’s victory was complete when Jackie Underhill broke through before driving the ball across the keeper and into the net.
“We put in a solid performance and got our reward”, was Joe Anderson’s innitial comment on how his first competitive game as coach had gone.
He continued, “We got the ball down and played on the ground which is how I want to us to play, and we scored good goals as a result. The lads put in a shift and we’re through to the next round. Their hard work deserved that”.
Asked why he had brought the entire squad to Arran he replied, “We wanted to do some routines with the whole squad so we needed them here. I also wanted training with eleven versus eleven as we’ve got an important game at the weekend”.
He continued, “I probably wouldn’t do that normally, but I wanted to find my best line-up and formation, or at least my preferred line-up; I think I got that one right”.
Joe Anderson and his Brook Street side will now focus on Saturday’s league opener at the LJG when Long Shot F.C. visit.
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