Saint Fan CaM

Game lost now with 2.5 minutes of extra time left. City streets ahead in terms of tactical play.

Everything being routed to Dipepa - too much really. Sanda has saved the day twice in quick succession.

I was expecting Abu to look pretty good but he’s been poor too. City still looking for a third. Ballard thinks he can run through 3 players.

Larios picks up a card. Poor game from him.

Ballard offside - on his own. Looks dejected and beaten.

12 minutes left - not looking anywhere near scoring a goal. Not what I was expecting to be honest.

Decent chance for Saints - a quick transition forward rather than pissing about at the back.

Really like Dipeper and Sanda - they will do well in the Championship if they get their chance.

Dipeper has his first shot on goal - a good effort tipped over by the keeper. Corner? No.

Larios is just a young version of Manning…back pass is the first thought in his head. Ballard totally ineffective - seen hardly anything of the ball.

City nearly score a third. Keeper does well.

Saints make sub - some prolific scorer for U18’s apparently. Depepper?

Saints corner. Still trying to walk it through 11 players into the net.

Amazed to see a fair number of Saints fans in the crowd. Fair play.

Maybe, but we’ve got decent players and City are not all that - our tactics are just terrible…every attack starts with 11 oppo players behind the ball, too many slow passes sideways and backwards, no runners to split lines and when we lose the ball the press is ineffective. Now where have we seen that before?!

There’s the 2nd goal for City. Cross into the box…Saints defence switches off…just watch the striker have a free header.

I’ve lost count of the number of balls played long forward that go straight to a City player. We look very much like a team playing Russ football - slow, predictable and no bite.

I would love to provide some. Trouble is we’re not really doing anything of note except of course moving the ball nicely in our own half.

McNamaras distribution is pretty shocking which given the possession football is not great!

Ballard wastes another chance without getting a shot off.

Difficult to say - they complained to the Ref about something but it was nailed on error.

Oh dear - City have free kick on 6 yard box as McNamara picked up a back pass! Madness!!!

Sanda looks composed.

Great chance for Ballard but City CB puts in a good block.