Reserves start with a loss

This report from the Official SWFC website:

Wednesday went down to a narrow defeat in their opening reserve game as Gary Jones' strike earned Tranmere the points. Jones converted Paul Robinson's cross midway through the first half to send the Owls home empty-handed. With little to separate the sides, SWFC created enough chances to have snatched a draw while Ola Tidman pulled off some smart stops to thwart the hosts.

The Owls threw men forward in the late stages in a bid to secure a point but their efforts came to nothing as Tranmere held on for the win.

Half-time: Tranmere 0-0 Owls

Colin West's post match comments:
"It was a disappointing result, you always want to try and get off to a good start. But if you look back at last season, we won our first four games but only just managed to stay in this league, so I'm hoping it will be a different season."

" We started brightly and should have scored in the first two or three minutes. 'Sungu' had a great attempt and their keeper came out and blocked his shot. We did quite well early on and there wasn't much between the two teams."

"We had players who you would like to think are desperate to get on the bench if they're not in the team. But for me, it didn't look like that with a certain number of players, which is disappointing."