A predictable defeat even if the manor of it wasn't so obvious. A nervous and unambitious looking Terriers side entered the Valley this afternoon in front of a disappointing crowd that was supposedly in excess of 15,000. The home areas hit a new -time low for bum-on-seats and Town were poorly supported in the circumstances. They may have been vocal in the Denmark before the match but they rarely bettered that in the ground. I reckon they had 1200 tops. Not a lot of confidence in south Yorkshire of pipping Southampton to second place.
The match itself was medium fare with very few goal-scoring opportunities for either side. Huddersfield looked terrified first-half and were only marginally more ambitious in the second. The match was won with a free-kick from 20 yards, ten minutes from time after one had been hand-balled from 30 yards. Sullivan, who had an otherwise perfect game, looked unsighted as it sailed past him on his left-hand side. That really was all there was to say.
Wagstaff came close to an opener earlier in the second-half with a rasper from 20 yards after a decent passing move but Ian Bennett was equal to it and pushed it wide. BWP had a quiet game bar a moment of Derek Hales-like brilliance when he collected a pass, touched and spun to create the opening for a shot which was saved.
Other than that, very little to report. The season is over.
The match itself was medium fare with very few goal-scoring opportunities for either side. Huddersfield looked terrified first-half and were only marginally more ambitious in the second. The match was won with a free-kick from 20 yards, ten minutes from time after one had been hand-balled from 30 yards. Sullivan, who had an otherwise perfect game, looked unsighted as it sailed past him on his left-hand side. That really was all there was to say.
Wagstaff came close to an opener earlier in the second-half with a rasper from 20 yards after a decent passing move but Ian Bennett was equal to it and pushed it wide. BWP had a quiet game bar a moment of Derek Hales-like brilliance when he collected a pass, touched and spun to create the opening for a shot which was saved.
Other than that, very little to report. The season is over.
Powell said that tonight that he doesn't want to see the season drift.... Er, hello..
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