Missed chances prove costly for Pelicans

Pelicans travelled to Hitchin in a re-arranged league game which should have been played at the beginning of January but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.In the reverse fixture on the first weekend of the season, Pelicans ran out 2-0 winners to kickstart their Premier League campaign but as has been the case in recent weeks they came out second best on the scoresheet.They found themselves 3-0 down at half-time and second to most things.However, it could have easily been a different story as Pelicans had at least three golden chances to open the scoring through Toby Phillips, Sefton Maud and Ian Simons.The second half was a vast improvement from the visitors but they couldn’t prevent a fourth goal going in at the start of the half which completely extinguished any chance of a stunning comeback.However, again to give themselves some credit, the visitors did keep coming and knocking at the Blueherts’ door and in the dying embers of the game they did pull a goal back that their second-half efforts deserved.But it was no more than a consolation as Pelicans travelled back to Norfolk with no points. They have a huge game on Saturday as they travel to Broxbourne looking to complete the double over them but also to move them away from a potential relegation scrap as the season enters its final few games.Pelicans MoM, sponsored by 4Way: Ian Simons.