There has been a feeling of unrest lately.Poor results coupled with equally poor results have started a bit of a groundswell of unease amongst the fans.This game was generally seen as a "Must win" If only to quell the fans ire for a little while and also give the squad a much needed confidence boost approaching the end of the year.
Summer signing Bakary Sako grabbed the opening goal firing into the bottom corner after a stunning four man move.Sako is quickly becoming a fans favourite.He has a wonderful left foot and usually hits the target be it the goal or another teamate from a dead ball situation.This makes him one of the most dangerous midfielders in this division in my opinion.My only worry is that occasionally he loses concentration and gives the ball away cheaply in his own half as was the case for Brighton's equaliser.
Up until that moment the game was drifting along to half time in a serene manner however straight after that goal Karl Henry decided to lunge at a Brighton player which resulted in a red card.From my vantage point of queueing at the North Bank bar glancing at the TV it did'nt look a bad challenge but on reflection i maybe did'nt have the best view...Manager Stale Solbakken later said it was deserved and the hole he punched out of the dug out roof probably tells his feelings of Henry's challenge at the time...
Brighton are a good team who move the ball around well.Not many Wolves fans were feeling confident that the second half would see anything other than a backs-to-the-wall display resulting with inevitable defeat.The ineffective Ebanks-Blake was sacrificed upfront to shore up the midfield .
However Brighton appeared not to really know how to best play against a depleated Wolves team and we grew in confidence making sporadic forays into their half.In the 61st minute there was a bad challenge on a Wolves player near the centre circle--It was easily as bad as Karl Henry's---Luckily the ball fell to sub Doumbia and the ref played advantage as he strode on to bury a cracker into the bottom corner.
This was the first goal Wolves have scored at the North Bank end this season but for a while we all thought the ref had pulled it back to give the original foul---I fear had he done that there may have been a riot and Solbakken would have demolished the dug out!---However the ref should have gone back and red carded the player who chopped down our player.
Brighton came alive now and put us under pressure and unfortunately we conceded shortly after.Everybody in our section could see Buckley making his run to receive the through pass.The defenders did'nt see the run though and he slotted passed an exposed Ikeme...
To be fair to our defence we coped well after that apart from one header off the bar and a great Ikeme save.Then in the last minute the ref made a monumental cock up...
The ball was just outside our area and a Brighton player back heeled it into the area.Ward was barely two feet away with his arms at his side and the ball hit his left arm.When a penalty is awarded,especially a potential winner in the 89th minute,the ref has to be sure it was deliberate.There's no way on this earth that was a deliberate action.A disgraceful decision...
So 2-3 to Brighton in injury time with Wolves down to ten men and visibly knackered .They thought they'd won and their braying fans were mocking us to that effect...How sweet then to equalise deep into added time...
We had already gone close to equalising twice in those last four minutes before Roger Johnson's downward header nestled into the bottom corner of the net...Cue mayhem and a very boisterous drunken train trip home...
Only time will tell if this game is the catalyst that kick starts our season.We all hope so...
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