It was a great game tonight. 6v6 in excellent conditions. With decent goalposts and and a marked out pitch. All the accoutrements were there but so was the talent.
It was a heady mix of old and new on display with regulars and newcomers aplenty. Jason, Graeme, Ben R, Paul, Roy and Danny (the bibbed ones) took an early 2-0 lead, only for Tom, Mark, new Ben, Chris, Jon, and Lionel to level it at 2-2.
At that stage, it would have been a brave man who would have wagered a single penny on the outcome, but football is a crazy game that sometimes defies logic and the bibbed-ones asserted themselves and went into a 7-2 lead.
A suggestion was made to change the sides around but it was brushed aside like an irritating little fly by the collective force of the bibless, and they went on to ram the point home by scoring three on the trot to take the scores to 7-5.
The exertion may, however, have taken its toll and the bibbed team saw a renaissance to emerge eventual victors 9-5.
It was a match to rival Chelsea v Liverpool in its twists and turns and with so much class on display it is difficult to select a man of the match, however, for sheer, spirit, determination, tenacity, attacking flair and effective defending the man of the match goes to Jon.
Monday, 20 April 2009
Monday, 6 April 2009
Match report 6 April 2009
It was a 6v5 contest with Yusuf and then Paul swapping sides to help even things up as needed, with the result being a hard fought contest with the teams seperated by a single goal.
Jon returned from a lengthy spell in India and performed with the calm control of Gandhi mixed with the clever and accurate placing of Sunil Gavaskar; newcomer Chris showed a combination of technical skill and clever positional sense worthy of Glenn Hoddle in his heyday, whilst Graeme was reminiscent of his namesake Souness in the way he marshalled the midfield with grit and determination; and David made valuable tackles and incisive passes with the power of Gordon McQueen and the dominance of Ian Ure.
Meanwhile Tim, Luke, Paul, and Yusuf (who had helped the other side to an initial 3-0 lead) fought like demons and ran like billy-o, even using their energy to be ball boys and collecting the ball for the opposition when it went out of play.
It all worked to level the score at 5-5, but with Paul switching sides for the last 5-10 minutes once again the 5 men dominated the 4 and came home 6-5 winners.
Once again, it was a tight contest for man of the match with many players having a strong claim, but the Man of the Match goes to Jon, who performed tirelessly and effectively for his side.
Jon returned from a lengthy spell in India and performed with the calm control of Gandhi mixed with the clever and accurate placing of Sunil Gavaskar; newcomer Chris showed a combination of technical skill and clever positional sense worthy of Glenn Hoddle in his heyday, whilst Graeme was reminiscent of his namesake Souness in the way he marshalled the midfield with grit and determination; and David made valuable tackles and incisive passes with the power of Gordon McQueen and the dominance of Ian Ure.
Meanwhile Tim, Luke, Paul, and Yusuf (who had helped the other side to an initial 3-0 lead) fought like demons and ran like billy-o, even using their energy to be ball boys and collecting the ball for the opposition when it went out of play.
It all worked to level the score at 5-5, but with Paul switching sides for the last 5-10 minutes once again the 5 men dominated the 4 and came home 6-5 winners.
Once again, it was a tight contest for man of the match with many players having a strong claim, but the Man of the Match goes to Jon, who performed tirelessly and effectively for his side.
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