00:01Hi folks, just outside the new lawn where Walsall have finished pre-season with a 3-0 win over Forest Green Rovers.
00:10And it was Bournemouth low-knee Johnny Stuttle who got the ball rolling in the 20th minute.
00:16A lovely passing move from Walsall, nice patient build-up play culminated in Mason Hancock whipping a stunning cross into the box for Johnny Stuttle.
00:26To glance his header into the far top corner, Walsall then made it 2-0 before the break through Aaron Presley and it was rather a carbon copy of Stuttle's opener to be honest.
00:38Another nice passing move, Johnny Stuttle actually did really well to use his body and usher his man out of the way and then they worked the ball out to the left-hand side.
00:47Mason Hancock with another delivery right on the money and Aaron Presley guided his header into the top corner.
00:54Forest Green had actually made quite a bright start but once Walsall grew into the game and discovered their stride, they played some quite impressive football at times, especially in that first half.
01:06Forest Green had a couple of chances but nothing particularly notable.
01:11Miles Roberts was forced into a near post save in the first half and the first three minutes and then made a good save 1-1 against Christian Deutch.
01:21But yeah, I mean then Walsall wrapped up the win late on Charlie Lakin, thundering the ball into the top corner from 25 yards out.
01:31There was one blot on the defeat really and that was, sorry on the victory that is, and that was the fact that Harrison Burke went off.
01:41Rolled his ankle, Matt Sadler confirmed but unable to really provide an update in terms of the severity of that issue at this moment in time.
01:47It's not understandable considering it's just after the final whistle.
01:51Romain Sawyers played the final 20 minutes and Sadler's still not made a decision on that just yet.
01:58So yeah, you know, set the situation still as it is and you know, they just see how things work out.
02:04So that might be one that we hear of in the next week really.
02:08But yeah, finished pre-season with a 3-0 win and finally the proper stuff gets underway against Swindon Town next weekend.
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