Game 1 report brought to you by Dave š¦ who apologises, unnecessarily, about the accuracy and style. Dave there’s far worse š. Try to emulated Sean and you’ll feel so much better š
I apologise in advance if I miss out any exciting detail , or incorrectly report any incident during the game , simply because we didnāt have a reporter and I reluctantly volunteered after consuming all of 2 Radlers (2%) in the bar afterwards š¤·āāļø.
I also apologise for not being able to meet the standard of reporting that Rory reaches – verbal diarrhea needs nurturing and practice š¤.
So , here goes š.
As the Reds lined up , minus Terry who was still prancing about in his snack bar , Keith immediately commented on Daveās š¦ inability to provide āwell balancedā teams.
Keithās comment proved justified as the Reds moved the ball about in neat triangles reminiscent of the great Barca team of years past.
The team of Blacks looked very much like the depleted Owls team I watch , chasing shadows every weekend !!
Amazingly , despite having 95% possession , the Reds failed to hit the back of the net early doors š¤·āāļø.
Someone ( who will remain nameless ) , queried why certain players in red were in game 1 and on the same side , when clearly they were not injured and capable of walking the extra distance to reach the fast game ? Mystery š¤·āāļø.
However , despite this huge gulf in skill , the game wasnāt providing the goal fest it should have. One sequence of play reads : Paul šhits the post , Dave š follows up but H gets his sizeable rear-end in the way, the ball rebounds to another red who smacks it against the other post , and so it went on ā¦ā¦ Still 0-0.
Finally Steve did the inevitable – Reds 1-0 up.
Amazingly , 3 water breaks later, the Blacks still only trailed by 1 goal. And then the drama unfolded.
Terry , who had finally swapped his apron for a Black shirt , found himself bearing down on goal.
However , Paul š, who tries to compete with Alvin as the quickest runner in āWALKINGā football , did his usual chasing back and tackling from the back, side , anywhere ( unsurprisingly ), to give away a penalty !š³
Up stepped man of the match Boris to bury it and level the scores. A great memory of a great guy finally scoring after 8 years of trying. Weāll all miss you mate š©.
Our referee Kev š„§ ( in red of course ) , failed to pull up several of the Reds for blatant running , leading to a couple more goals and a 3-1 scoreline. VAR would have had a field day ! Joe and Ton were the marksmen.
Well done blacks for enduring the run around , and not complaining – well , other than Bambi who never stops complaining š¤- and well done Boris for registering their only shot on goal .
Retiring to the bar for a farewell speech and presentation for Boris – the game itself seemed insignificant in the grand scheme of things ! The spirit of the game will always win through despite the occasional challenges ā½ļø
Match 2 report by Colin
It was probably the hottest footballing day of the yearā¦ and it was hotly contested on the pitchā¦
Team line ups
Red – Eddie between the sticks, Colin, Yozza, James, Jim & Fez
Blacks – Shaun in goal, Mark, Dave š, Majid, Dave š & Darren (from Cornwall)
Your match day referee John
Reds played the better football thatās for sure, but they over played at times and when the ball was rolled along the box, Fez appeared and slammed it home,
1-0 Red
Minuted later a few one twos and Fez bundled his way to the edge of the box and slide it homeā¦
2-0 Reds
The blacks were caught again this time the ball fell to Yozza who took a touch, steadied himself and then let loose.. initially Dave š saved the shot but it squirmed over the lineā¦
3-0 Reds
The blacks still playing good passing football reduced the arrears in quick time, Darren smashed home a loose ball..
3-1 Reds
Darren again right place, right time latched on to a sublime pass from Mark and again hit the targetā¦
3-2 Redsā¦
Yozza fed Jim and he found the back of the net..
4-2 Reds
Fez then found space and hit the netā¦
5-2 Reds
It was hot, hot now and legs were tiring in the reds who had closed most of the blacks chances outā¦
Colin and James made some fabulous last ditch tackles as time and again Dave š, Darren and Majid played one, twos across the pitch opening up space, but Colin and James made up the ground with finely tuned walking skills and got in a blockā¦
Majid finally got some space, working one twos across the pitch he nipped in a gap received the ball and bangā¦
5-3 Reds
Interesting and game on thought the Blacksā¦
Fez nipped in to make itā¦
6-3 Reds
The blacks poured forward to try and reduce the arrears leaving the back wide openā¦ Fez found space and time on the right and curled a pass with the outside of his trusty left boot into the path of Jim behind the defence and he slipped it passed Dave š..
7-3 Reds..
Darren, Dave š and Majid joined by Mark and Sean pressed the Reds high resulting in a number of miss placed passesā¦ Darren (from Cornwall) pounced on some slack passing and dispatched passed Eddie..
7-4 Reds
Darren then got on the end on a pass from Dave š and slotted into the net..
7-5 Reds
The reds hit back shortly Jim found Fezās feet from a throw in on the edge of the box, he turned his man and hit the bottom corner of the netā¦
8-5 Reds..
There were a number of impressive performances, with a few scouts looking on from the stands as the season comes to the final straight there are contracts to be won and lost š š“š¤ ā¦
For the blacks as always Mark put in a strong performance keeping the reds at bay, intercepting and his distribution from the back quality..
Darren (definitely from Cornwall) put in his usual display of hold up play and goal scoringā¦
For the reds Eddie pulled out a plethora of outstanding saves, one imparticular a contested tackled 15 yards out between Colin and Darrenā¦ Colin got a block in, but Darrenās toe sent the ball to Eddies right hand post at speed..
Eddie flung himself down to his right side and pawed the ball out for a cornerā¦
Although Darren scored 4, he was superbly marshalled by Colin who covered every blade of grass that Darren did and blocked at least another 4 goalsā¦
Yozza was like a young Terry Yorath strolling round the pitch picking up balls and moving it forward with ease and scoring a great goalā¦
Special mention for Jim & James who worked their socks off defending across the pitchā¦ with Majid and Dave š playing off Darren they did a lot of the dirty work preventing a number of certain goalsā¦
MOM goes to Boris although he wasnāt in out game heās moving back to the UK after 10 years living the Vida loca.. a true gent on and off the pitch enjoyed playing beside and against him and having a beer and chat in the bar !
All the best Boris youāll be missed here and look forward to seeing you in October..
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