Yellow (6): Tufan, John G, Tim, Darren, Kevin, JP
Red (7): Oz, Daniel, Colin, Asif, Ahmet, Ed, Richard P
A protracted discussion about teams led to a swap at the last minute and finally starting with Red taking the extra man.
Even sided stuff and a good game unfolded with Ed opening the deadlock. A low cross from the left arrived in the middle and was immediately fed to the right of the area for Ed to fire in back across goal, a nice move and just before half time too. In response just after half time a though ball just evaded Daniel’s defending outstretched leg as well as Ed the keeper and with Darren lurking to take advantage, the threesome became a melée and Darren came out trumps with the ball coming out of the kafuffle and trickling over the line. Ahmet restored the lead – not for the first time going on a dribble with a couple of feints before shooting but this time the show was on target. Yellow equalised with a corner deflecting in off the knee of a defender, calamity. The last ten minutes became and end-to-end effort, both teams trying to make a break. They both aired their frustration too with a couple of rash tackles as the game ticked down – you can’t deny the lack of passion. Nice of Bishop Desmond to turn up in honour of El Capitano’s birthday.
Final score: Red 2 – 2 Yellow