Matchday video and photos courtesy of Frank here Video      Piccies

Match 1 report by Dave Fox

With a warm sun beating down on the Poli in Benalmadena, we welcome back Walter with his stories of his Sierra Leone travrls. The ref calls the players to get the game started with Walter still holding court.

The Reds produce the first attack of the game with Ken putting the ball just right of the goal. Graham in goal for the Reds, with his hands on hips, watches Kevo strike a ball at his cross bar. His eyes move but not his hands! Now the Reds pushed forwards. Sean’s strikes and hits the post The goes out of play for a goalkeeper’s ball.

Hedgehog Geoff is playing a lone strikers role for the Blacks. Twice, in quick succession his spurns 2 opportunities to score. One shot gets stuck between keeper Grahams legs. Alan sheep in goal for the Blacks makes 2 goods saves.The game is being played at a quick pace and with good touches from both sides.

Boris collects the ball for the Blacks on the half way line. His eyes open up seeing the vast space in front of him. He drives forward, stumbles and taps the ball out for a goalkeeper’s ball. “Oh l say” he remarks. The Reds pushing forward again. Good play by Ian the Scientist puts Ken through. He removes the post varnish on the wrong side of the goal.

The 1st quarter ends surprisingly Nil Nil.

Early into the 2nd quarter. John, our American Trump advisor feeds a nice ball to Fez. On his left foot, he makes no mistake. The Blacks go one Nil up. Still some good football being played now by both sides.

The 2nd quarter ends with the Blacks leading by that solitary goal.

Into the 3rd quarter and a classy move by Blacks involving Walter, Kevo and Alan sets up John but he misses to the right. The game seems to have lost its fiz, that is until Fez hits the woodwork. The game livens up once more.

Surprisingly into the final quarter the game remains One Nil to the Blacks. Both sides push forward for that next goal. Good saves from Gooner Fred keeps the Blacks to One Nil. A goal had to come and it did for the Blacks. A neat one two between Kevo and Fez saw Kevo side foot the ball into the bottom right of the goal.

Now down 2 Nil the Reds push forward. Dave Owl surprisingly quite throughout the game has a strike on goal and misses to the left. Ton, Bambi and Ian all have shots at the Black goal but Sean saves or let’s the ball go out of play.
Kevo is now barking his instructions to the Black players. “Keep the ball”. But the Reds get one back.

A missed pass out of defence by the Blacks falls to Keith and as Frank’s video shows he places the ball sweetly into the Blacks goal. But should he have been pulled up for running onto the ball? A goal given. Nevertheless, the Blacks remain 2-1 up.

Now the Reds pushed for the equaliser. The ball falls to Bambi. A great chance but he fails to take the opportunity. Its a head in hands moment. The ref calls full-time. The Blacks run out winners on closely fought game by 2 goals to 1.

MOTM. Kevo for his play, encouraging and organising the Blacks, plus his goal.
A good game by everyone and yes, maybe Sean should have sat out the game for 2 minutes!!!! Maybe next time Sean…..!