Red: John G, Jeremy, Gerald, James, Tufan, Jim N
Yellow: Kevin, Richard P, JP, Ed, Daniel, Ahmet
6-a-side, nice. A rare appearance by Tufan. John had to leave at half time so Red started with an allegedly stronger team to hopefully build a cushion. They promptly pulled away to a 3 goal lead which caused some fireworks between the defensive pairing of Kevin and Richard P. But Yellow weren’t without chances and pulled a couple back and just when they were about to get in front, Daniel’s pass back to the keeper trickled under Ed’s foot into the goal. Doh. John got a 10 minute hatrick and Tufan was a marauding and dangerous midfield motor. However, Daniel made amends for the earlier combined error by crossing along the 18 yard box for Ahmet to fire a rocket in and then by stroking home a generous lay-off by JP just before the whistle. Yellow 6-5 up into the break.
The second half was a little more cagey, Red finding it harder to find a pass and being taunted by JP showboating with some needless trickery without the opposition anywhere near him. Gerald also tried to keep up the dangerous practise of passing blindly despite Jeremy’s half-time banning of the stunt. Yellow got a couple more but had a complacent wobble and Red had a little of their own in-fighting. However it was Yellow who kept their heads and used the superior numbers to triumph, Daniel picking up a loose ball on the half way line and slotting past Jeremy to put the game beyond reach. Red got one more but too late to have any effect. Some tasty saves in there too, James tipping over a rising shot being one and Richard stretching to push away a whizzing flyer from Jeremy the best of a bunch. A drunk tramp complete with fag & can of lager interrupting the last 5 minutes was an interesting spectacle – clearly hadn’t slept & high as kite.
Final score: Yellow 9-7 Red