A hard fought 3v3 contest tonight with strong performances from Spain, Brazil and the UK.
Pedro, Joseph, Ben, Andrew, and Dickon all showed a blend of stamina, strength, pace, and technique.
One match ended 6-1 and the other ended 5-3. Pedro was on both the winning sides and deserves the man of the match award for a performance reminiscent of the old days of Jairzhinho, Tostao and of course, Pele.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Monday, 20 July 2009
Match Report 20 July 2009
Regrettably a brief report tonight as I have been having a very stressful day!
A fine match tonight with eleven strong players on show. Greece, Brazil, Italy, and Poland(?) as well as the Uk all provided the talent on show.
The five players won the match with a golden goal taking the score to 7-6 versus the six players. Although the winners all deserve great credit - man of the match goes to Jason Gibb who was to our game what Freddie Flintoff was to England round the corner at Lords earlier in the day - displaying not just skill, but energy, adrenalin, determination, spirit, guts, and a striking will to win.
A fine match tonight with eleven strong players on show. Greece, Brazil, Italy, and Poland(?) as well as the Uk all provided the talent on show.
The five players won the match with a golden goal taking the score to 7-6 versus the six players. Although the winners all deserve great credit - man of the match goes to Jason Gibb who was to our game what Freddie Flintoff was to England round the corner at Lords earlier in the day - displaying not just skill, but energy, adrenalin, determination, spirit, guts, and a striking will to win.
Monday, 13 July 2009
Match report 13 July 2009
Another cracker tonight with a competitive spirit reminiscent of the Team GB cycling squad in the Beijing Olympics.
The trouble is that one side had to be Shanaze Reade and just miss out whilst the other team returned triumphant like Sir Chris Hoy.
It was 5 goals each for an eternity with both sides threatening to take the lead in this 6v6 clash but Yusuf, Joel, Joseph, Dan, David, and Jason just failed to stop the great team effort of Jon, Roy, Chris, Ben and Luke, which scored a brace of goals in the dying minutes to make it 7-5.
Man of the match goes to Jon - don't be surprised if Manchester City try to snap him up with a cheeky multi-million pound contract now that they have pulled out of their offer for Samuel Eto.
The trouble is that one side had to be Shanaze Reade and just miss out whilst the other team returned triumphant like Sir Chris Hoy.
It was 5 goals each for an eternity with both sides threatening to take the lead in this 6v6 clash but Yusuf, Joel, Joseph, Dan, David, and Jason just failed to stop the great team effort of Jon, Roy, Chris, Ben and Luke, which scored a brace of goals in the dying minutes to make it 7-5.
Man of the match goes to Jon - don't be surprised if Manchester City try to snap him up with a cheeky multi-million pound contract now that they have pulled out of their offer for Samuel Eto.
Monday, 6 July 2009
Match report 6 July 2009
As a contest tonight's match drew comparisons with Federer v Roddick with one side always seeming to be on top, but the other never giving in and keeping right in it until the bitter end.
It was the sheer physical presence of the victors that most drew admiration. Jason was on fire and played with the determination of Archie Gemmill, Martin was a heady mix of composure and muscle who went through the opposition like Norman Hunter faced with an under 11 substitute, Pedro played with the strength and poise of Alan 'Sniffer' Clarke and Tom's determination and speed were reminiscent of Johnny Giles at his peak.
Dave, Dickon and Ben needed skill and determination to keep the score to a four goal gap, but ultimately the struggle bore comparison with the fate of a combination of Prometheus and Tantalus.
Man of the match goes jointly to Jason and Tom.
It was the sheer physical presence of the victors that most drew admiration. Jason was on fire and played with the determination of Archie Gemmill, Martin was a heady mix of composure and muscle who went through the opposition like Norman Hunter faced with an under 11 substitute, Pedro played with the strength and poise of Alan 'Sniffer' Clarke and Tom's determination and speed were reminiscent of Johnny Giles at his peak.
Dave, Dickon and Ben needed skill and determination to keep the score to a four goal gap, but ultimately the struggle bore comparison with the fate of a combination of Prometheus and Tantalus.
Man of the match goes jointly to Jason and Tom.
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