Harrogate RA v Darlington: Highlights

[TFDM]

60 Seconds: http://youtu.be/1fM4qBTx2Bg
Extended: http://youtu.be/4A9ExKatrxs

[lo36789]

Just saw the highlights, suppose it shows how difficult it is to judge a game from them.

Observations...

Pitch - my that was bobbly wasn't it! I don't actualy know how Tom Portas,Nelson Mota and Thompson kept control of it when running because it was reminiscent of Akpo Sodje - ball bouncing every which way but somehow they seem to just judge the bobbles.

Their keeper looked awful! It wasn't just the Galbraith goal from the edge of the box a few others it looked like he could have made a better effort with but seemed very reluctant to dive.

The highlights weren't that glowing on Hatch I thought. The reviews from the game will be a better reflection on his whole performance but they seemed to run through him a few times on the highlights. I don't think defenders can ever come off that well on highlights though - watching attacks being cut out/headed clear over and over again wouldn't really meet the definition.

Armstrong looked immense. How good is he at winning free kicks off defenders using his body - and then whsn he catches the ball nothing is given. Joking aside defenders in this league can't cope with him, he absolutely dominates them.

[super_les_mcjannet]

In regards to Hatch his first half was a challenge, the Harrogate forward Farquarson gave him a tough game but his 2nd half he seemed to win everything and became very dominant.

Armstrong had an excellent game and dominated the defenders against him.

[Jeff Jones]

Personally, I thought that Mr. Hatch played a blinder.
His challenges were always 100%, his positioning excellent and his assistance to less experienced players most commendable.