Met police 4-3 merton fc

In what was a heathy, close battle merton came out on the wrong side of the result.

Mainly a battle in midfield, that neither team wanted to lose.

A sloppy defensive error led to a penalty, which they missed. Followed by a free kick that went straight in from Harry. 1-0 to merton.

Gave became a little sloppy and the back line became shaky. Met police equalised following an error, and then took the lead following another error.

Merton battled their way back level, a well taken goal by George.

2nd half

Battle continues, both team having chances. Ollie missing a few one on ones, Kai making a few good saves.
Met police took the lead following merton pressure. But again, merton battled back. A goal by Alex from long distance.

A sloppy mistake let met police take the lead with 10 minutes to play.

The game ended on a sour note, with a disputed offside call, which ended with a second yellow and a red for Harry.

Battling spirit shown throughout. Next up SCR Colts in the cup

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