Red (6): Bruno, Richard P, John, James C, Stuart, Colin
Yellow (6): Richard N, Oz, Jeremy, Daniel, Kevin, Tufan
Yellow (6): Richard N, Oz, Jeremy, Daniel, Kevin, Tufan
!*!*!*!*! HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY PCFC !*!*!*!*!
Sunny and cloudy in equal measure. Blustery. Uneven. Firm.
Thank you for coming you sterling bunch of skillful and handsome gentlemen.
To commemorate the coincidental timing of our tenth anniversary game with her diamond jubilee, the Queen personally donated 10 fanfare players who formed a tunnel to play us onto the pitch.
Several attempts were made by some individuals to capture the limelight; John G was so so late that he was still getting dressed after the whistle went; Stuart (welcome back) made this game the one to make his first appearance at since January 30th, 2011; And Jeremy (who is effectively retired in all but name) turned up for his first game since October 30th, 2011, to play in goal.
Tufan was the first to score with a lightening break from Yellow that was fed from the back to Oz who passed first time to Daniel who pinged it first time to Tufan who took a touch and fired in. Slickety-slick. Also slickety-slick was the Red reply. Yellow got another. Then goal keeping Jeremy decided to dribble/dummy out of the area past Colin. He failed and Colin side-footed into the empty night. Calamity. A Yellow corner followed shortly after and John bummed the ball into his own net to restore the Yellow lead which they lost again before the break. 3-3 at half time.
Tufan was the first to score with a lightening break from Yellow that was fed from the back to Oz who passed first time to Daniel who pinged it first time to Tufan who took a touch and fired in. Slickety-slick. Also slickety-slick was the Red reply. Yellow got another. Then goal keeping Jeremy decided to dribble/dummy out of the area past Colin. He failed and Colin side-footed into the empty night. Calamity. A Yellow corner followed shortly after and John bummed the ball into his own net to restore the Yellow lead which they lost again before the break. 3-3 at half time.
A quick turnaround (Richard N had some lambs to visit?!) was reflected in fortunes as Red gained the lead for the first time and held on to it. Yellow couldn’t really retaliate and when they did try, they were caught out with two few at the back. Bruno was particularly clinical with shots and assists. John got a goal after wrong footing two defenders and the keeper, Colin’s back-heel success rate was much higher than usual and Red pressed that bit harder to close Yellow down. Jeremy made quite a few good saves. Daniel hit the bar. Richard N got a consolation while turning on a sixpence but Red finished with an appropriate number of goals, Yellow were a few years behind.
Final score: Red 10 – 6 Yellow
A good game, an impressive turnout and all preserved for the history books with a team photo at the end.
Photos can be found here