Yellow: Jeremy, Tufan, James, Kevin, Jared, Gerald
Red: Jack, John, Daniel, JP, Oz, Richard P
I’m writing this six months after the game and other than embellishing the few notes I’ve made, there’s not much more that springs to mind.
James arrived a little late and had finished tying his laces and donned a yellow bib just as Daniel took an early pop at goal only for Jeremy to block it with a handball…penalty! With an unfamiliar confidence, Daniel placed the ball on the spot and calmly scored. JP twice shouted at Daniel to leave a long over the top ball from Jack. He did and JP smashed in the sweetest of volleys. Despite these goals, red went into the break 4-2 down. James swapped to Red…even numbers on my list, did someone leave or was it just uneven skill on the day? In the last five minutes James prepared to take a throw. John, as keeper, advanced to limit the threat but the alert Daniel loitering at the back post pointed to the vacant gap he left behind him. James saw the gesture and accordingly threw the ball goalwards. Daniel failed to get a touch but the keeper did, though not enough to keep it out. Nearly enough for a win. But not quite.
Final score: Yellow 6 – 5 Red