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Match report by the Commander

Yellows ..3 versus Oranges…2

In what was a really exciting match played in an excellent spirit with some splendid passing movements by both teams, none more so than that of our most recent new members.

Playing on half a full size pitch with large goals Keef as is his normal tactic as organiser and referee ensured that his team had the extra player. Such a ploy turned out to pay dividends when the Oranges tired in the later stages of the match.

The Oranges took an early lead through a scuffed shot by Olaf and they undoubtedly had the better of the early exchanges.

On the half hour after a water break Olaf scored a second with a deflected shot from distance which ‘H’ in goal left alone thinking it was going wide only to see it hit the post and spin into the net for the Oranges to go 2 up.

For the first 30 minutes you would have thought Steve ‘C’ playing for the Yellows was colour blind as nearly everyone one of his passes went astray to an Orange shirt. Suddenly Stevie boy then made a sublime pass to newcomer Malaga Mick, aka the Crocodile 🐊, from Dundee who superbly blasted the ball into the top corner of the Oranges net.

In the 50th minute, as the Oranges began to run out of juice, a through ball from Brian ✍️ put Keef clear to easily slot the ball past Olaf in the Oranges goal.

There was howls of running from the Oranges, however the referee and goal scorer was having none of it.

Scores now level at two apiece.

With just a few minutes left Dazza for the Yellows hit the weakest of shots which Kevo in goal,  somehow doing his best to do a Max Bygraves impression, let the ball go through his hands and legs much to everyone’s amusement.

The Yellows could have had another when Dazza, now hunting for a second goal, greedily and with only the goalie beat hit the ball wide, when a easier pass to H would have allowed him to tap into an empty net.

Rumour has it that as Keef left the pitch the local police were waiting and gave him a caution  for running!

In the bar afterwards with Keef still pleading his innocence the assistant reporter Tony ‘W’ jokingly told him that his team had more runners than in the Grand National. Not true.

Next week  with Keef  back in the U.K. for a short break,Bob the Builder will be taking the whistle.

Also next Thursday will be our popular German friend Olaf’s last match for 6 months as he is returning home, more sausages in dressing gowns promised.