A brilliant afternoon out in the Bank Holiday sunshine. Tooting started of brightly with plenty of possession and our wide players created a few opportunities early on. A brilliantly taken free kick swiftly followed by a second goal from a corner around the twenty minute mark gave us the advantage. We seemed to drop off then and Balham slowly got into the game but we not able to create any decent chances. Half time 2-0.
The second half started off with Balham trying to get back in the game, they didn't have the quality to turn their possession into any serious goal threat. The game was effectively killed of with a third Tooting goal following a corner which wasn't cleared and fired back in low through a sea of legs into the Balham net. Many protests followed, with the Balham players apparently claiming to hear the referees whistle, a whistle nobody else heard.
The fourth goal I missed but got back in time to see a fracas in the technical area which resulted in both Jamie and Alex receiving yellow cards. I think this is going to be a common incidence this season, Jamie would have known this would be the case when he appointed Alex as his number two. It remains to be seen if the advantages of this arrangement outweigh the disadvantages, it will certainly provide some lively encounters during the season.
All in all a very satisfying afternoon, a decent crowd and brilliant atmosphere. Can't wait till next Saturday.