Slade delighted by Glovers victory

25 January 2009 17:56
Slade saw his side take an early lead but were reduced to 10 men early in the second half after Aidan Downes was shown a straight red card for a two-footed challenge on Johnny Herd. But goalkeeper Josh Wagenaar produced a superb performance to earn his struggling side three valuable points.[LNB]"This was an awesome result for us," declared Slade, who had no complaints about Downes' sending off. "My goalkeeper was inspired and Terrell Forbes was excellent.[LNB]"In some games this season we have played really well and lost, but here we did not play so well so to down to 10 men and get a win is great.[LNB]"Southend could have had two or three goals and I'm sure Steve (Tilson) will feel they should have got something out of the game. But we have dug in and got the result thanks to good defending and goalkeeping at crucial times."[LNB]Slade also praised Wagenaar, saying: "He doesn't come off his line for crosses but he is a good shot-stopper and that's what he has done. The saves he has made have won us a football match."[LNB][LNB]

Source: Team_Talk