Five men stood there. Waiting and waiting and just when they decided to call it a day, Ahmet sauntered over. Never have you seen a group of men so happy. From cancelled game to 3-a-side is a sharp change of emotions for anyone. And it only got better when Liam appeared. But just to lap up most of the attention, Jack appeared. Four-a-side. Huzzah. And then Jim revealed new shiny fluorescent Predator boots. Things were just getting better and better and better.
Yellow: Ahmet, Jack, Richard N, Jim
Red: James McG, Liam, Daniel, Richard P
Yellow got three in quick-succession to get us started but Richard P answered with a lovely rising shot in at the top near post from a tight angle after some lovely Red passing around the box – goal of the game. Jim dived to save after Richard N had taken the sting out of the shot but he must have been paid to arch his body into a ball-shaped hole to let it in. Ahmet got several rockets. Yellow’s biggest advantage was a three goal lead at 4-1, 5-2, and 6-3. Red got it back to just the one at 7-6. Liam went close with a magnificent diving header for the cameras after a quick chipped corner from Daniel who later skewed a shot onto the bar after James made a hash of an open goal. Richard P took one in the goolies. I would proffer that Red easily had the most shots but with frustratingly woeful finishing which made Yellow’s goals all the more significant. A great fast counter-attacking game and very enjoyable. And how many goals for Jim’s new boots? A brace? A hatrick you say? No. 0. But how he and his generous team mates tried.
Matt – you would have just made the teams uneven. Ya drunken bum – Where were ya? Where were ya?
Final score: Yellow 10 – 6 Red