Us: Paul, Ahmet, Chris, Colin, Daniel, Stuart (theirs)
Them: Prit, Femi, Jack, Scott, Zavier, Daniel (theirs)
Very soggy and wet which meant, as it transpired, that you couldn’t tell if the ball was going to skim off the surface or get stuck dead in the slop. Chris fired a warning shot of intent with the first attack of the game and promptly made it 1-0 shortly afterwards. They weren’t causing too much trouble but Jack then let off a speculative shot which Daniel let squirm through him and in. They capitalised on the error and went 3-1 up by half time.
Paul restored hope by reducing the difference to one and then Colin crossed through a forest of defensive legs only for Daniel to fire at the keeper but watch gratefully as the saved ball fell kindly for him to side-foot in at the second attempt. And with five minutes to go, Yellow broke free with a counterattack and Ahmet unselfishly crossed for Paul to sweep in. And controversy right at the end with their Daniel dribbling into the area and shaping to shoot but going down under a challenge from Paul. Shouts for a penalty from a few of Red but most tellingly not from Daniel – Paul had got the ball. But like he said, you’ve seen them given.
Us 4 – 3 Them