Combined Video and photos Here
Match 2 Report by Ref extrodinaire Sean
In a week where Donald Trump was talking nonsense at the UN. When Benjamin Nethanyahu was talking more shit to an empty room and Iran is still giving them both the middle finger. đź–•
All this was the backdrop to a courageous band of aging stars, of many a Sunday league match. Who gathered at the Polideportivo Benalmadena on Thursday morning for a game of running /walking football.
I’am talking about a hardened, hardcore, crew of the willing idiots.That is game #2 at Polideportivo Benalmadena. On any given Monday or Thursday morning.with the sun beating down of a hot fall/ autumn morning.
This reporter was banished to the “fast” game because some of the elders of the club won’t admit their time to slow down has come. But they won’t admit it. They’ll keep bouncing back and forth between the games complaining of niggling injuries. This causing your truly, with my bad Achilles, wobbly knee, missing big toe and overall inability at what English people call football.
The teams appeared to be evenly matched. Blacks lead at the back by “ Stan the body slam and the Hungarian “Pele” Jonny. This dynamic duo let nothing pass them. Ballymena’s great white hope, Lawrence, ran here and there, ducked and juked. Blacks got their noses in front with a well taken goal by the “ Capri pants wearing Scot” Jim. 1-0 Blacks in the 1 st period of 4 quarters. For those of you mathematically challenged.
In the 1st and 2 periods Reds had their chances. Mark “the Bomber” Grufferty, left this match reporter with finger’s tingly after a number of blasts at goal. That the other end for Blacks John, the hat, and Darren, the only tanned man to come out of Devon or one of those south of England places, I have never been to. The aforementioned had a number of efforts on goal. Nullified by , fastish Eddie in the Reds goal.
In the 3rd period of 4 quarters. On a breakaway ny Reds, sly Mickey Mouse, caught blacks off guard and tucked the ball passed David, King of the Finnish sauna” in Blacks goal. 1-1 that’s a draw!
Our sauna King was soon to take revenge on the sly Mouse man. When he saved a penalty down to his right or was it left. Doesn’t matter , it was a thing of beauty. The penalty kick was taken by none other that, goal hatching Mouseman Mickey.
A penalty given when, probably , Stan the body, accidentally stumbled into Mickey Mouse, as he bearing down on the Blacks goal.
Still 1-1 going into the 4th period of 4 quarters. The heat and sun was take its tole on our weekday warriors.
When a ball ricocheted off Raj, who played like a name possessed in the Reds defense, landing at the feet of tanned man, Darren on the spot who blasted the ball into the Reds goal. 2-1 Blacks.
It was shortly the after when, fastish Eddie, handled outside his area. Which left Jon the ref no option but to point to the spot. The spot he had to then measure out from the goal line. We knew roughly where the spot should be.
Jim, having discarded his Capri pants, pre kick off. Anyway, Jim stepped up or should I say hopped up and dispatched the ball into the arms of Eddie in goal. Unfortunately Eddie was unable to hold onto said ball and it shot back once again to the boot of Darren the tanned. Darren who obviously has it in for, fastish Eddie in the Red goal, as his shot could have taken the head of anyone in its path as it rocketed towards the back of the net. The game ended with the score Blacks 3-Reds 1.
All in all a good game of football or soccer. Played for the most part in a good fair spirit.As always no animals were hurt or killed in the match or subsequent piss up!
Until next time over and out!
Match report 1 compiled by your AI correspondent, A I Addio
On a Thursday morning in late September, 30 odd highly tuned athletes gathered at the Polideportivo……Unfortunately, they had gathered to put themselves in strange positions and scream loudly along with the music in the aerobics studio.
The football players, walking not running, gathered on the pitch to demonstrate that age knows no boundaries when it comes to the sport of walking football.
8 blacks faced 8 reds with the sole intention of keeping the ball within the confines of Benalmadena.
It was a very cagey game, ably reffed by Dave Fox, and defences were on top the whole game.
The first goal, scored by Bambi, who nipped in following a misunderstanding in the Reds defence and the game remained 1-0 to the blacks for 1 period. The Black defence, ably marshalled by Terry, was very stingy, only allowing shots from wide areas, a couple going very close to the goal (While Brian in goal) and either he was very confident or didn’t have a scooby.
As you will see from the video, it took a mistake from Dave, handling the ball outside his area whilst in goal and conceded a penalty.
Newbie Richard was nominated to take the penalty and, possibly not aware of the rule about one step, started his run up in Arroyo and struck a firm penalty passed Dave, who was taking evading action.
2-0 to the Blacks.
The rest of the game followed a similar pattern, with reds passing the ball around, ably managed by Keith, walking not running, honest, only able to have potshots from wide areas and blacks playing through the Red defence but having no further success. Darren coming closest, hitting the Blacks crossbar twice with his trademark toe pokes before going off, suffering from light headedness. Hope all is OK now Darren.
The game finished with the Blacks coming out on top by 2 goals to nil and the teams retreated to the bar and having the ability to talk to one another without shouting as the Aerobics class had finished.