Colins Column
The teams were totally mixed up today which really showed in game 1 refereed by another trainee in Sean.
In the blink of an eye blacks were 2-0 as the game 2 players dominated play leaving the reds complaining at the level of fast walking š, one goal has to be credited to Geoff’s arse as the ball hit the crossbar, bounced down and in off Geoff in goal.
New boy Carsten had his shooting boots on the wrong feet sadly as all his shots were high wide and not so handsome.
After the first water break and a little pep talk to slow the game down the next half hour was spent with the blacks still dominant but the reds were in the game with very few shots on target to worry either goalkeeper, good Spirit of the Game was shown at times as blacks gave reds time to control and pass or receive an under hit pass.
By now the only highlight for reds, apart from water breaks was a cheeky blackhealed nutmeg by Geoff on Fez.
After the final water break the goals started flowing again and 4-0 was replied to with Keith grabbing a consolation goal as reds were reduced with new boy Carsten limping off with Fez then scoring the 5th.
Blacks goalscorers included Glyn, Toni and Fez
Rorys Ramblings
As the end of the WFS season approached at the Polidepartive the boys were keen to finish on a high, showing that they were indeed capable of scoring more goals than England did against a small ski-resort.
Mind you, what could you say about the Scots who put out a team of misfits from Billy Smarts Circus, and they certainly produced a clown show.
For the fifth successive game Rory was in the black team thereby resulting in his black shirt starting to look a bit washed out, while his red one remained pristine.
Our Keef had mixed things up a bit putting motivational speaker Bambi alongside Olympic Argument gold medal winner Steve.
Orthopaedic surgeon Jim (he doesn’t use surgical instruments when he dissects you) was playing at the back supported by Billy the Fish.
Goalkeeping legend and bionic fingered Eddie was in goal for the reds ensuring that it was going to be a low scoring affair. The reds were completed by Duracell powered Laurie and cool headed Colin.
The blacks had Ronaldo clone Paolo marauding up front, backed up by a hard running midfield of Steve, Graham and Rory. The uncompromising back line included Dave the Cab, Pete and Alvin ensuring few attacks would get past them and if they did, they wouldn’t be in one piece.
Both teams started well. You could tell the reds were having a good game by the amount of abuse they were getting from their centre forward Bambi.
The blacks drew first blood thanks to some nifty footwork from Dave which was last seen on the dance floor of an 80s disco. Having boogied his way past a defender he slid to ball to Paolo who promptly stabbed the ball past Eddie and showed why Portugal produces so many good players for the Premier League.
Reds 0-1 Blacks
The reds created plenty of chances but they were thwarted by good spells in goat by Rory, Graham and Alvin which kept the blacks’ noses in front.
However, it all went pear shaped when yet another black attacked was repeiled and the ball hoofed up to Steve who found himself in oceans of space in front of goal.
To the surprise of everyone, including Steve he battered it past Graham in the blacks’ goal to level the scores. Reds 1-1 Blacks.
The blacks threw caution to the wind and inverted their full-backs (no, I don’t know what it means either) splitting open the reds defence and putting Dave through on goat.
With an expected XG of -0.0001 (for every 10 shots he has he scores an own goall) the blacks weren’t overly optimistic about the ball going into the back of the net.
But with cool aplomb, the hard tackling holding midfielder cooly slammed the ball into the back of the net, Reds. 1-2 Blacks
A nice volley from Rory made it 3-1 for the blacks, and surely the game was now out of reach.The blacks had done a great job of nullify the goal threat of Laurie and there were increasing signs that his batteries needed recharging. With Alvin having another impressive game at centre half| goalkeeper, it was clear that the blacks were going to hold on for a comfortable victory.
The game was finally put to bed with the blacks scoring a stunning goal on the counterattack. A long ball out of defence looked like it was sailing safely into Eddie’s giant mitts. Unfortunately, mercurial striker Paolo stole (or alternatively ran) in front of the unsuspecting glove man to volley it first time into the goal. What a finish.
A really good game with no funny stuff, played in a good spirit. Well done lads and well done John for keeping us all on the straight and narrow.
Post game the beer flowed and bacon and cheese crusty rolls were devoured
With the season almost over there’s little opportunity for new players to join us now. We stop on 30th June and resume onĀ 1stĀ September.
Hot off the press …Details of the WFS San Juan festivities now posted on the website