Yellow: Ahmet, Kevin, Richard, Jim
Red: Daniel, Tufan, Toby, Colin
A good dose of rain for the last 24 hours, yes, that’s just what this pitch needed. I like a bog, it suits my style. Unfortunately not everyone else agreed so we went trudging around for a firm spot. Sadly Carrib were due to play on the flat triangle so we couldn’t play there. So bog it was, goody for me and my shrunken-boot-replacing astros. Small numbers so the no-shooting-from-your-own-half rule was implemented. And ’twas the first game amongst ourselves for a few weeks, although annoyingly the Hairdressers then played on the triangle. The pitch was they key factor, anyone could win this…..
Red got up to 3-1 despite Daniel sidefooting wide of the post with the goal mouth gaping. Yellow rallied up to 4-4 and then romped to 8-5 before Red replied just before the break to make it 8-6 and the lead changed hands after the break too.
An own goal ricocheted in of Richard. Several long shots from around half way mark…..Toby got one into the top corner, Richard’s headed attempt was ruled out for being a yard or two inside his own half, Daniel fired low around the retreating keeper – Yellow suffered more from these attempts as their various keepers chose to probe forward whilst Red keepers were a bit more cautious. Daniel’s dipping shot was just falling inside the top far corner, impressive attempt but Kevin got in an equally impressive finger tip over the bar save to deny him. Toby got a cheeky back heel. Colin let a simple save squirm through his hands, painful for his team to watch but equality restored when Ahmet let a similar save slip through his hands. Tufan got the muddiest with a diving save or two. And making up for Daniel’s earlier miss, Ahmet somehow conspired to end up with the ball right on the goal line after eluding the keeper, only to bamboozle himself with dribbling trickery and the keeper managed to pounce back onto the ball with relief. Toby hoofed one into Richard’s goolies leaving a clean patch on the muddy ball. Richard’s attempt to get him back was no where near as successful. Jim, Gerald got a goal each from a tight angle. Daniel had a rather good stint in goal and such was his confidence, he volunteered to see the game out.
Final score: Yellow 17 – 20 Red