David Lynch felt the better side lost following FC Halifax Townโs defeat to Dover Athletic.
The midfielder was left frustrated by the result, thinking Billy Heathโs men deserved more than a second home defeat on the bounce.
When Tom Denton scored his and his teamโs first goal of the season, the game appeared to be heading to a third successive draw for the Shaymen, after Dover captain Mitch Brundle opened the scoring. However, it was the visitors who left the field with all three points following Toni Sho-Silvaโs strike deep into injury time.
โWeโve been punished, we certainly didnโt deserve to lose. If anything, we were the better team in the second half,โ he said immediately after the game.
โWe upped the tempo and won a lot more second balls.
โWe moved the ball well in the second half and we looked like the only team playing any football.
โThey’ve broke, got a two v one down the left hand side and there was a midfield runner, which was disappointing. I can only hold my hands up for [Brundle] having a free header in the six yard box, itโs not good enough.
Despite the loss, he was complimentary of his team mateโs performances.
โI think [Denton] has been absolutely outstanding, probably our stand out player. Cliff [Moyo] has come back after being out. Matty Brown and [Scott Garner] have started the season really well. I thought there were good performances over the pitch, it was just a bit of naivety.
โItโs a step up isnโt it? Youโre playing against full time teams and itโs certainly a wake up call for me.
โItโs bitterly disappointing but we need to hold our heads up and go again Saturday.โ
The 24 year old made his first start of the campaign during the loss, having not made an appearance in the previous three outings. However, following it he was highly critical of his night.
โThe gaffer has given me an opportunity tonight and personally, I think I was a bit off it to be honest,โ he admitted.
โFrom a personal point of view, I donโt think I was anywhere near fitness wise. I know it was my first game but I can only get that by playing games.
โI got better as the game went on, but certainly sloppy at times on the ball, that just comes with tiredness
Despite his lack of minutes, Lynch is content with waiting for Heath to give him his chance to shine.
โThe gaffer can only pick the squad, heโs got his reasons behind it. Heโs looked at it and picked what he thought was best,โ he explained.
โIโm not the type of character to start throwing my toys out of the pram. You just need to make sure that when you take your opportunities like, tonight, you take them.
โIโll always give 100 percent, I just felt a bit leggy and a bit sloppy, but that comes from not playing. But if the gaffer decides to change it then itโs a squad game.
If you get an opportunity you need to take it better than I did tonight.โ
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