Boreham Wood boss Garrard proud of players in Everton FA Cup defeat | OneFootball

Boreham Wood boss Luke Garrard was proud of his players in defeat to FA Cup opponents Everton.

Salomon Rondon's double saw the non-league outfit lose 2-0 on Thursday night.

Garrard said: "They are a good side, our first-half performance we had about seven percent possession, we tried to slow the game down, they bench was getting frustrated, we were organised, well drilled and limited them to angled balls. They bring on Richarlison to get a foothold in the game and they kicked on in gears, they caused us problems an I am thankful the floodgates did not open up.

"Everytime we turned the ball over and tried to counter, they were at their best. We did not want to do that, we did not want to go for three, four or five but we had to stay in the game. Could we had gone for it at 78 minutes? Maybe, but then you are on a hiding to nothing.

"Did I think we were going to beat Everton? I thought we would have more moments, The team he picked was tremendous, has not disrespected us and we have give a great account of ourselves. It has been a fairytale, we have gripped the nation's hearts throughout this cup run and the moments at Bournemouth will live long in my memory. The fans have been colossal and they have been shouting all game.

"It has been brilliant, the whole journey from Barnet. Did I think five games on we would be at Goodison? Not in a million years. What we have achieved as a small town club, let's hope the fans turn up and really give us a push until the end of the season.

"I know how tough they have worked this evening, we have given them a few days off and we will enjoy tonight."