Time until the Next game at Benalmadena Polideportivo

Match 1 report from Geoff

Reds….4 versus Blacks….4

The 5 aside match for those of lesser ability due to age or recovering from injury was evenly matched. This was reflected in a high scoring draw, in no small part due to Keef’s astute team selection, with Kevo for the Blacks and Keef for the Reds bringing the best out of their respective teammates.

Indeed the Reds started the most promising taking a 3-1 lead by the halfway stage, with two goals from old stager Ken and one from Keef.

The former uncharacteristically missing a hatful of chances during this period.

The only response from the Blacks during this period was a goal from Bambi, this following a poor clearance by ‘H’ playing ‘rush‘ goalie.

In the second period the game swung towards the Blacks, with two more goals from man of the match Bambi and a typical blaster from ‘Olympic Sprinter’ Dave the ‘Cab’.

Indeed just when it looked like the Blacks would take the honours our other ‘Olympic Runner’ Prak came up with a deserving last minute equaliser for the Reds.

‘H’s excuse afterwards for his two poor clearances that he was a bit rusty after 2 months without a game thereby giving Bambi his first two goals,  unfortunately didn’t wash with his teammates.

Despite the latter

‘H’ belying his age and athletic physique made up for these errors with several excellent goal bound saves  from the ‘Cab’ and Kevo.

Indeed, the talking point of the match afterwards was man of the  Bambi’s sporting behaviour, not putting a foot or word wrong.

Match 2 report from Stephen

B game report for Thursday 5th September 2024 between the “SoB team” in black tabards and the “A team” in red tabards

A chilly and unseasonable 28° C at the Benalmadena Polideportivo and it was noticeably quieter than Monday with quite a few players missing. You know who you are, lightweights!

The “SoB” team were Dave the Fox, Dan, Ian and new Graham who STILL doesn’t have an emoji or nickname… Keef, just sayin’! The “A” team were Dave the Owl, Dave the Bee, Klaus the Finn, Pete the Fish and yours truly.

At the beginning of the game, Dave the Fox went out of his way to remind this reporter that I should remember all the exciting events of the game. Mission failed. What you read here may or may not have happened. Why let the truth get in the way of a good story? 😉

As happened last Monday, there’s some confusion over the goal scorers and the final score. Did the SoBs win 11-8? Or did the A team win because the SoB team effectively cheated by having a ringer in goal (late addition Sean who has been watching Kevo too much) which meant that he saved 4 goals that should have gone in?! Answers on a postcard please.

Leaving aside Sean’s admittedly stellar performance in goal, both teams were fairly matched on the smaller 5-a-side pitch and a good day was had by all. No arguing (ahem) and played in fine spirit. It was good to see new Graham returning after his exertions on Monday. This time he was armed to the teeth with 2 knee braces, both ankles taped, strapping on both thighs and both calves and blister pads on both feet. The Farmacia obviously hit their profit target for the week. However, he didn’t learn anything from Monday because he continued to jump around like a mad lamb. Those poor knees. For those of you who haven’t played with him yet, he’s a BIG unit but he can lay down a sly shoulder feint with the best of them. It defies all logic. Those poor, poor knees. And then Dave the Owl returned the favour, breaking his ankles. Graham will definitely need extra ankle strapping next week!

On a serious note, you may have heard a rumour floating around about a missed penalty by the A team (can’t remember by whom) but don’t believe a word of it. Also, Frank tells me his phone has been hacked and the hackers created some deep-fake AI video clips. It’s amazing what AI can do. But remember, it’s all fake. It never happened.

Anyway, off to the bar and with th game a long forgotten memory… especially the penalty that never happened

(For those of you still reading, the “SoB” team are named to reflect the fact they a bunch of silly old buggers and the “A” are so named because when you ask them a question, the most likely reply will be “Eh?”)

Over and out!