Match report 3 August 2009

It was a great 6v5 tonight. All the makings of a great game were there from the start although there are rumours that the ground staff have been fired.

For a long time the five held on against the odds, with Tim rampaging in attack and sturdy in defence, Ed owning the midfield, Martin winning all the fifty-fiftys and creating chances from all angles, and David A making runs, skillful dribbles, and sharp crosses that asked all manner of question of the other side.

At one point it was 5-4, but as Donald Trump once said:

"What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate."

And, boy did the 6 react. Each goal from the opposition, they had an answer to and eventually won 10-6. David M in the words of Tim expertly threaded the ball into dangerous positions, Ben was a midfield general with a shot that would have made Bobby Charlton proud, Graeme with immaculate positional sense started many an attack and stopped many a threat, Francesco was peerless at finding space and distributing the ball wisely, Paul constantly created problems up-front and commanded the attack, but most crucial of all was the man of the match Lionel who showed skill, composure, determination and a great positional sense.