Benalmadena 17th May

On arrival at a warm & breezy morning at the Poli, I was aware of a calm and serene atmosphere.

I then realised that Rippondens train station announcer was having his first consultation re his personality disorder. The cries of who’s not paid was sorted in a speedy manner.

The game itself was a well contested 2-0 victory for the Oranges, but is only half the story.

Things were pretty equal for a while until Welsh Steve rifled in a close range effort at the 4th attempt. As Geoff had borrowed the VAR equipment as part of his home security set up, there was a strong case for encroachment into the area. Keith to his credit allowed the goal to stand.

The Yellows responded with a good period of possession and Maurice found his feet this week to put some telling crosses in & a couple of well struck efforts without reward.

He then suffered an injury & Dave Smedley was on hand to drop into midfield.

As the heat took its toll, Dave the Owl scored a typical good goal finding a quick turn and powerful strike in the corner.

Try as they might yellows had a lot of the ball but Bob marshalled his defence and with Terry finding space in midfield plus Olaf offering lots of energy the oranges had a bagful of chances but Boris in goal was inspirational producing save after save and belied the fact that we are celebrating his 100th birthday Thursday week😂⚽️.

Kev had a powerful shot that beat the keeper but cannoned off the post, and that was it.

Teams retired to the bar to reflect on the game over a few beers.

All the guys seemed to agree that Geoff might struggle to regain his place up front going forward.

See you all Thursday morning 10.30 for 11am.