Game 1 Match report by Dave ๐ฆ
Ref/goal keeper/team selector/match reporter Dave ๐ฆ brings us match 1…..
Lets just write the things I can remember.
Picking the teams , I made a mistake of getting the 2 Martin/Martyn mixed up. So up stepped the Fox to play in goal for the Black side keeping it a 5 aside game whilst Martin ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ played in Game 2.
Dasher ๐ฟ made his debut for the Reds. An 80 year old record producer, so Steve ๐ข told me, showed some nice touches and neat turns. Possibly a little to much running but I guess that’s why he’s named Dasher ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ
So what do I remember about the game….!
Graham ๐ฝ missed how many goals….?
At least 6 im sure… in fact he ran into the goal on one occasion.
Steve ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ looked panicked at what was about to hit him, when Graham put the ball wide. I say wide, did it go out for a throw in? He fell to the floor exasperated. That in it self measured 4.6 on the richter scale!
Fox made a few good saves early on for the Blacks and as did H ๐ฎโโ๏ธwho replaced him.
Ton ๐จ๐ปโ๐ณ hit a shot at goal only for H to punch it away. NASA called to say it was just passing over Australia.
Terry ๐ฆน๐ผโโ๏ธ and Ian ๐ฌlinked up well going forward for the Blacks.
Steve ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ in goal for the Reds made good saves, especially the pile driver from Graham, leaving him gasping for air.
Fish played well with the space he was given as did Bambi.
Goal of the game came from Ton. He picked ball up on the right, took two steps and blasted the ball across the face of goal, into the top left corner. H ๐ฎโโ๏ธ simply asked his team mates. “Were did that go?”.
The game ended with the Blacks worthy winners by 10 goals to 6.
I honestly can’t remember who scored the goals. I think everyone did except Steve ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and the Fox.
A fun game played it great spirit.
Just a note worth making. Bambi plays a much better game when he’s not shouting at players.
Keep it up Bambi….
Dave ๐ฆ
Your Match 2 report by Colin
The temperatures raising and the numbers gradually falling as we enter the last few games.
Sean was moved to the fast game so it was a balanced 6v6 and once everyone was wearing the correct shirt colour we kicked off with reds playing some controlled keep ball.
Reds lined up with Daves ๐ and ๐, Alvin, Alan Tommy and Steve
Blacks lined up with Sean, Keith, Prak, Martin, Colin and Kev
With the heat and multiple water breaks the early exchanges were a good advert for the game without too much running.
The scoring was eventually opened when Keith scored. 1-0 Blacks
The second goal was simple if not by an unexpected source.
Colin having found himself up front and missing hadn’t returned to his usual defensive position when the ball suddenly was at Keiths feet who passed back up field to him in an unmarked position with only Steve to beat, which he did on his second attempt 2-0 blacks
Its fair to say that for all the blocks Colin makes when it comes to football skills he still lacks many.
Reds were back in the game when a pass out from Sean to Colin in the middle, who waited for the ball to arrive, invited Alvin to nip around the static defender and drill the ball into the net 2-1
Sean had come out of blacks goal, but the man whose kit looked like it was assembled from lost property topped off with his knee protection held together with electricians tape returned there due to knee twinges.
Reds were passing with confidence but shots on goal were either off target, blocked or saved by the outstretched legs and arms of Inspector Gadget Sean.
Keith was having a game to remember having scored one and assisted one, he eventually secured the match ball with a further two, sandwiching a goal by Kev.
He even had time to be bundled to the ground by Tommy who was binned for 2 minutes.
Alvin in reds goal had a moment of panick, he saved, but that momentum keepers seem to find, brought him out of the goal with the ball somehow avoiding his arms and managed to scramble himself and the ball back into safety.
It ended 5-1 blacks