Us: Oz, Daniel, Chris, Colin, Matt, Larry, Rob
Them: Femi, Stuart, Prit, Alan, Damon, Phil, ?, ?
Oz returns after a self imposed niggle-fixing absence for his first game of the year and Phil returns from a seven week injury lay-off to play in goal. Rob and Larry kindly joined Yellow to even up the teams but they were still a man down.
Firm…ish but bobbly. Warm! Sunny! Femi started brightly and fired in a couple of snap shots to put Red up 2-0 within ten minutes. Yellow tightened up the ship but couldn’t muster much as their attack was short in numbers and opportunities were rare.
Yellow were offered Phil to give them the numerical advantage for the second half but turned down the sporting gesture – would they regret it? Initially it didn’t look good – Prit poked in a simple diagonal short ball and Femi got his hat trick, both within three minutes of the re-start. Oz finally managed to get Yellow on the score sheet with one of his much-missed low pile drivers. He got another similar goal soon after and the belief was there. Rob curled in a cross from the right and Chris volleyed in beautifully – goal of the game. Then controversy up the other end as Rob got in the way of a shot in the area. It hit his arm, you could see the mud but it had been right in front of his body…you’ve seen them given. And it was. Harsh. Femi stepped up to drive in his fourth. Colin dived the right way but couldn’t get down quick enough. Matt and Chris added two more for Yellow but Red kept their one goal margin for their first win in seven attempts.
Final score: Us 5 – 6 Them