VNL#36 - King's Lynn 0 Daggers 3
You'd have to go back quite a while to find the last time, prior to this, that the Daggers scored three times on their travels. You'd have to go even further to find the last time they won three league games on the spin. Both of those occurred in synchrony on a glorious afternoon in every sense. Against a backdrop of scintillating heat, which sadly couldn't be savoured by a travelling contingent in perhaps the only disappointing aspect, the Daggers put in a very decent performance. It's been an excellent fortnight for McMahon's men, and a decent run of fixtures offers potential for that to be extended further. Here, the win is all that matters, the performance is simply an added bonus. However, though we were superb in certain departments and exerted our dominance, the result was as much down to how incredibly poor King's Lynn were. 3-0 was the least we deserved against a really woeful side, who played like a team whose threat of relegation had been completely taken away to leave them with a catalogue of dead rubbers to play out. Finding the right balance between praising us and criticising them has to be found. We didn't win due to the fact that we were simply flawless, just as we didn't win purely due to the fact that King's Lynn were poor. The actuality is somewhere in the middle, and it leaves us 14th in the division. If this trend continues then we should be on track for a top-half finish, which was the absolute minimum expected from a season that has still been disappointing, irrespective of this level spell. This was one of the few games we could savour, though, as it was completely relaxing throughout. From the moment Paul McCallum applied a stylish flick to a Wright cross, the game seemed beyond doubt. Indeed, there weren't many occasions where we were placed under threat, and in the end we could have notched more than the three we did. Our good form of late has coincided with Balanta being awarded the captaincy, and the Colombian continued to lead by example. He was only on the pitch for the opening 45 minutes but made his mark in that time, conjuring up a spectacular goal that encapsulated his unbelievable ability. On his weak foot, he turned and curled home majestically from range, possibly his best ever goal for the club. His contribution has been expected this season, unlike Robinson who has cultivated a reputation for being quite the surprise bagsman. The midfielder headed home within seconds of the restart, the reverse to what happened against Aldershot a few weeks ago, which put the game beyond all doubt. Following that, it was plain sailing and we saw the game out impressively. The task now is to keep winning. Barnet have picked up recently but we need to dent their new-found form next Saturday. We certainly owe them one.
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