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Gloucester City: We Did Our Job

Posted by Kelly Gilchrist
Posted on Sun 9 Oct 2016
Posted in First Team

The Tigers of Gloucester City were tamed on Saturday as goals from Alex Simmons and Liam King helped FC Halifax Town to a deserved 2-0 victory. Both goals came either side of half-time with the hosts never really testing Steve Drench in the Halifax goal.

The result means that the Shaymen have moved up to 6th place in the league, only 1 point behind Kidderminster Harriers.

We spoke to skipper Liam King after the gameโ€ฆ

โ€œWe knew it was going to be a tough game. Theyโ€™re a good side, to be fair, they passed it really well, but we did our job. At the end of the day, weโ€™ve come and done our job, won the ugly way and thatโ€™s what youโ€™ve got to do in this league if you want to be successfulโ€

The captain scored once again for the Shaymen, bagging his third goal of the season so far. After Josh MacDonald was fouled in the area, King stepped up to convert the spot-kick and double Halifaxโ€™s lead. However, the three points for the team is much more importantโ€ฆ

โ€œAs long as weโ€™re winning, thatโ€™s what itโ€™s about. The gaffer just said, there were people on the pitch doing jobs that were a little foreign to them, because we just adapted to their system. Weโ€™ve seen it out ever so well, I think it was just a professional performance all round to be honest. Like I said, it was an ugly game, it probably wasnโ€™t very good on the eye, but look itโ€™s 2-0 and weโ€™ve climbed the league.โ€

The penalty also came as a result of a great counter attack by the visitors. Halifax capitalised on a failed Gloucester corner, the ball finding Sinnott who then found MacDonald on the right before he was brought down in the penalty area. MacDonaldโ€™s performance definitely put him in the skipperโ€™s good booksโ€ฆ

โ€œIโ€™ve just said to Josh MacDonald, heโ€™s done a shift for the lads today, heโ€™s tracking back a lot and heโ€™s won us the game because that little bit of brilliance ย he did won us the penalty. Thatโ€™s all it takes. When youโ€™ve got players on the pitch like himself, they can get you them chances and obviously win the penaltyโ€

And with FA Cup action returning next Saturday, King remains focused ahead of the West Yorkshire cup clashโ€ฆ

โ€œItโ€™s always going to be tough. They came to the Shay and beat us at the start of the season. Iโ€™m expecting a tough game, but itโ€™s a cup-tie, itโ€™s all to play for. They wonโ€™t be happy with drawing us either, so itโ€™s swings and roundabout s and weโ€™ll try go and get a result on Saturday.โ€

FC Halifax Town return to action against Harrogate Town on Saturday at the CNG Stadium with kickoff coming at 3pm.

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