I thought it was a decent performance, but a frustrating result. In the first sixty minutes we were clearly the superior side and dealt with the atrocious conditions far better than the hosts, who looked a poor team in all honesty. We kept them at arm's length and were completely untroubled, and without a cheap penalty I don't think they would have got back into the game.
I am not sure whether it came across on Ifollow, but the conditions were appalling, with a howling, swirling wind. We were playing against the wind in the first half, which meant that for long periods we simply had to manage the conditions and play the percentages. However, on a number of occasions we did get the ball down and play, and I thought our attacking moves were actually better today than in either of the previous two games. Hemmings and Glatzel were on the same wave length and showed signs of developing a partnership, and I don't agree with Sparky that we were not threatening, at least in the first half. The goal was a fantastic move, with a great first touch from Glatzel after a Doohan clearance, a good ball from Morris, and a brilliant finish from Hawkes. We had further chances to score a second goal and kill the game, the best of which was a Hemmings effort blocked on the line after more good work from Glatzel. However, unfortunately the second goal did not come.
In the second half we were more contained, and less threatening, but we were controlling the game well prior to the penalty incident, which I think was Barrow's first genuine effort on target. In the final twenty minutes the game became stretched and both sides had chances, our best effort being a shot from the edge of the box by O'Connor which was tipped round the post, Barrow's a shot from an angle from Rooney which was well saved by Doohan. I thought we tried to force things too much in the closing stages, and did not show enough composure around the box. However, we kept passing and probing and the commitment of the players could not be faulted.
Individually, I thought both strikers played well, with Glatzel showing lovely technique on occasions and some great movement from Hemmings. Hawkes gave us something extra with his pace and directness. Both full backs had very good games, and KP was fine at the back save for some wayward distribution. Man of the match probably Glatzel.
Definitely two points dropped, but certainly not disastrous given that other results were fairly kind to us.