Season 89 Are you ready?

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Desert Rats FC played their League match away at 10th place, and the home side showed why they had been underperforming so far this season. Lots of industry from their asymmetrical formation, but little end result. The Rats with an 18% Quality advantage, were hard pressed to keep up with the home sides pace, but the defence kept their strikers at bay, and they were restricted to 7 shots on goal in total. Right-winger Patrick Tillmanns put the visitors in front on 28 minutes, coolly slotting a Penalty just inside the right-hand post. That seemed to settle the visitors' jitters a bit, and they began to put together some telling attacks themselves and managed to put several shots in on target, but they met a determined 'keeper, who pulled of some dramatic saves. At the death, the Desert Rats defence was caught with one eye on the final whistle, allowing the home side a chance at their only shot on target which they converted, in the 90th minute, to snatch a 1-1 draw. The Management had a few ripe things to say on the matter when the team trooped back into the changing rooms, emphasising that while no real damage has been done this end of the season, later on those dropped two points may be more valuable.