Monday 16th March

Colins Cogitations

Game 2 was a 5 aside match with most of the runners missing 😉

We welcomed back Gary after a 16 month absence and Sean held together with gaffer tape who’d had to travel across the Pacific to return initially to the states from the Orient.

With part time ref, Steve megaphone, (I now know why he has that emoji, does he ever stop??) in goal for blacks and Sean for reds the outfield players settled into a calm passing and moving game with little need for ref John to intervene. (Spoiler alert, this won’t continue)

An exchange of goals from Mick for black and Paul for red had as at 1-1 and when Colin scored 2 it was 3-1 blacks. No hang on a second that’s wrong🤔

Colin seeing the keeper out of his area calmly hit the ball into the back of the net, ah yes, I remember now, it was his own keeper out of his area. From well inside the opposition half Colin had managed to score the most bizarre own goal, his protests that you can’t score from the other side of the half way line were ignored by ref John.

To make amends Colin did then score the right end.

Gary was struggling a bit but between him, Tommy and Colin they tried to put up a good defence in front of Steve who was continuously yelling something or other at them, which left Mick up front leading the line and he scored a second 3-2 Blacks

Despite an overloaded blacks defence reds with Jim, Paul, Han and Alvin moved the ball around with ease and Paul with a second and Jim had them 4-3 up but soon after Mick had his 3rd

4-4 and still quite friendly. Then Sean came out of goal and in no time John considered he’d been a bit too physical and was binned for 2 minutes. Despite the extra man blacks couldn’t increase the score.

Reds went in the full offensive and 2 more goals from Han and Alvin had them 6-4

The second sin bin of the day went to mild man Han who is usually on the end of some harsh challenges for dissent. John pulled him and Alvin both up for running and was going to leave it there with goalies ball, but Han wanted his say and was off for 2 minutes.

Final quarter and Colin with the ball, looking who to pass to saw his chance and scored his 3rd of the day to make it 6-5 reds and that’s how it ended.

Afterwards we retired for beers kindly paid for by birthday boys 🦊 and Han, who commented that maybe he should have bribed the ref before the game instead 😉

Foxes forts

Game 1 was 7 v 7, with Kevo taking place of the ever late Paul New Knee. Just as we kicked off Paul turns up making Reds 8 v 7 Blacks.
Blacks went pimmediately 1 up, good passing between Bambi and Gert slotting the ball nicely into the onion bag.
Good play between Graham, Keith and Ken for the Reds with Ken just putting the ball wide.
More good play from the Reds. The Owl, Keith and Kevo setting up Ken. 1-1.
The Hedgehog has a strike on goal bringing a good save from Rick in the Red goal.
Into the 2nd quarter and still 1-1. But a good move from the Reds leaves Kevo in front of goal. 2-1 to the Reds.
Ken gets his 2nd for the Reds. This is one way traffic. But wait. Hedgehog collects a poor Red pass and scores. The scoreline closes 3-2 to the Reds.
Blacks attack again. Keith in goal for the Reds is holding up the goal post up chatting to Ton in the stands, Ton surrounded by his friends. Welsh Steve has a look up and slots the ball home. Keith continues his chat with Ton. 3-3. Some warranted abuse from Keith’s team mates.
Into the 3rd quarter, Kevo changes to the Black side but it’s the Reds who takes the lead. A nice back heel from the owl sets up our Status Quo Rick lookalike for a goal. Reds 4-3.
Reds get a penalty. Welsh Steve puts a toe nail into his goal area. He says he didn’t. But the Refs decision is final. Kevo saves well from toe poking Ken.
Alan sheep strikes a ball towards Fred in the Red goal. It hits head and the ball bounces into game 2. Fred rocks a little but the solid Gunner remains standing….
Welsh Steve is having a mare. A bad pass to The Owl. Reds 5-3. The Owl rarely misses.
Bambi is screaming for his ‘Team mates’ to pick up players. Boris asks a similar request to Bambl. Whoops, has Bambi gone deaf.?
Into the final quarter, the game has gone scrappy. Miss hit passes and wide shots on goal.
Rick for Reds goes for his hat-trick but Bambi, demoted to goalkeeper saves well.
Late into the game Geoff the hedgehog splits the Red defence and Gert scores for the Blacks. But the Reds still lead 5-4.
Deep into injury time. The ball falls to Keith, Bambi saves well but the ball rebounds back Keith. This time he doesn’t miss.
The ref calls a halt to proceedings. The Reds win 6-4.

A good games played in good spirit. Except for a small altercation between the Liverpool Hedgehog and Boros New Knee.
But a good handshake between the two, they decide to leave the difference between their two supported teams in the premiership next season.

MOTH. Ken ⭐️. 2 good goals. Rolling back the years for our over it’s player.