Trotters claim friendly win in US

18 July 2010 09:15
Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen were on target as Bolton beat Charleston Battery 2-0 in the latest match on their summer tour.[LNB] Davies converted a cross from new signing Martin Petrov to put Bolton ahead after half-an-hour, and substitute Cohen doubled the lead after six minutes of the second half.[LNB]Bolton welcomed back two players after long injury lay-offs, with Sean Davis playing for the first time in 11 months and Joey O'Brien returning after being sidelined since late 2008.[LNB]They had been out of action with serious knee problems but managed to last for a half each.[LNB]"There is no doubt we stepped it up tonight," said Owen Coyle.[LNB]"Whilst we accept that we are not at the level we want to be at on 14th August, we are taking steps and tonight was better.[LNB]"First and foremost, with due respect to Charlotte, we played against better opposition - a team that is at the top of the league. It was their cup final and they were up for the game.[LNB]"In the second half we should have scored three or four goals and it is pleasing that we are creating those chances.[LNB]"In matches like this you look at the big plus points and one of those was that Joey O'Brien and Sean Davis got 45 minutes after what they have been through. I thought both were great and I told them not to get frustrated if they made any mistakes because they had been out for so long.[LNB]"The skipper (Davies) scored a great goal from another Martin Petrov cross and Tamir Cohen finished off a free-flowing move.[LNB]"Gary Cahill played a half with no reaction from the other night, plus the team got another shut-out as well.[LNB]"We must not forget that we trained in the heat this morning and came out and delivered a performance, so there was a lot to be pleased about."[LNB]While pleased with how things are progressing overall, Coyle was given cause for concern when Robbie Blake limped off late on.[LNB]"The only slight downside was that Robbie Blake tweaked his hamstring and had to come off, but again that was precautionary because we didn't want to aggravate it," he added.

Source: Team_Talk