Red (9): Gerald, Jared, Dan, Jack, Ned, Wilkie, JP, Jim, Adam
Yellow (8): Paul, Jeremy, James, Kevin, Henrik, John, Tufan, Felix
A hot morning that only got hotter. A great turnout…17! And an introduction of teenage youth (that certainly questioned the experience of the old-timers) including debuts for Henrik and Ned, and a first start for Felix, having previously come on as a sub back in June 2019…when he scored!
It took one minute to decide the pitch was too small. Both teams went at it. Long balls a-aplenty to cause havoc up front but no havoc was caused. Felix and Ned, the youngest additions, were put on opposing left wings and created problems….they were too dangerous not to have been marked. Wilkie and JP controlled the Red attack, JP missing a quartet of reasonable chances. Eventually he dribbled down the right, drove in along the goalline and having done all the hard work, cut the ball back for Jared to tap in. A cagey scoreline for quite an open game.
1-0 to Red at half time.
Paul decided to venture forward more in the second half and after a trademark drive forward was cruelly denied with his rocket pinging off the keepers leg. Jim hit a squared ball first time that needed an equally impressive reaction save from…I think it was Kevin, to keep it out. JP snatched on a mistake between Kevin and Jeremy to poke in his first and then with everyone tiring he ended up first to a loose ball and with space to compose himself he sent the keeper the wrong way and stroked in for a second. And the for the first time in years a clean shee…oh hang on. A speculative Yellow ball came into the box, ricocheted off James’s chest and flew in just as the clock beeped. A goal that justified their numerically disadvantaged endeavours.
Final score: Red 3-1 Yellow