Red: Jeremy, Kevin, James, James C, Richard N, Paul, Gerald
Yellow: Oz, JP, Ahmet, Daniel, Richard P, John, Jack
7-a-side. Impressive and even-sided attendance recently – well done.
We found a nice plot this morning, an attractive bijou rectangle on the south-west facing slope for a pied a terre but it transpires that planning permission cannot be granted for common land and today a significant damp problem was discovered. We ignored these minor setbacks and in a short some time had erected a couple of basic frame structures and simple a perimeter. At £1 each per week, this investment will show great returns over a long period of time and will continue to attract local interest. Basic amenities and a cafe are close by and there are good bus links from the location. Bellenden Raod and Lordship Lane also have a large choice of shops, restaurants and pubs.
Red decided to discuss the layout and usage of the property in depth prior to the game whilst Yellow chatted about dropped kebabs, the merits of £1 chicken burgers and general tomfoolery of the night before.
Yellow opened the scoring fairly early on (JP I believe) but Red quickly equalised and pulled away with a torrent of goals to an astonishing 6-1 lead by the break. (The Rye is in a valley so the Environment Agency will have to contacted about possible similar flooding in the future). This was because Red were a coherent team collective whereas Yellow seemed to be averse to anything alluding to teamwork although weirdly the game wasn’t that one-sided. James C was particularly fond of the east wing of the property from the offset and made some tasty crosses with one being put away by Paul who was a constant threat. He rounded Jack later on in the first half to go one on one with Daniel to score. James also stroked one into the empty net after Reds ran rings around the vaguely interested Yellow players. The defensive combination of Jeremy and Kevin and Richard N (who chose the teams?) made sure very little got through the back door.
The second half showed Jack at his most vocal, instructing fellow squad members to hold their positions or mark certain opponents – a highly experienced project manager. It seemed to work as they stopped the rot and slowly but surely put some goals away. JP crossed a low ball towards the goal which James C as keeper managed to somehow bundle over his own line. Daniel then scoop-chipped a shot over the same keeper and in off the underside of the bar to reduce the deficit further and later fired a loose ball low through a forest of legs only to see Paul save on the line. At the other end Jack palmed away a low shot across goal from Paul for the tastiest save of the match. Richard P also popped one into the far low corner after a little dribble in from the left wing. However the comeback wasn’t to be.
Final score: Red 6 – 5 Yellow
genius!
thoroughly enjoyable