"We tried hard but the conditions were difficult, Inst executed their gameplan very well and they deserved to win, " he added.

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"They were unbeaten in the preliminary round, they came into the final very confident and they deserved to win, " said Lara after a rain-hit match.

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"They played better than us today and they deserved to win, " said Becker, who was attempting to become the first league coach to win the conference title both times in his first two seasons.

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Coventry continued to press and looked like they would grab a deserved win when McSheffrey beat Jack Cork to a loose ball on the right flank, turned into the box to evade two more challenges and curled a delicate left-footed effort beyond Grant into the top corner.

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Glamorgan certainly deserved to win the game, they outplayed us.

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"They had more hunger and desire, totally dominated, deserved to win the game and could have won by more, " was the manager's assessment of opponents St Johnstone.

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And there was drama when the ball bounced up onto Emmanuel Eboue's arm in the Arsenal box - prompting frantic appeals from Bolton for a penalty - but they were waved away as the Gunners sealed a deserved win to move five points clear of the Trotters.

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