The Deer Hunter Sunday
17th December 2006
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We
prepared ourselves to play FDS but had a few set-backs. Jim and Joe were away, Callum, Chilly &
Sam B all missed the Friday training due to illness, and Mark banged his head
at training and saw double! By Sunday,
those four were available to play, but the game had been rained off.
We
then got ready for Cadbury Heath. Sam B
& Mark were away, Callum was ill again on the Friday and Josh banged his
foot so hard it was first thought to be broken.
Luckily it was just badly bruised, but he was out for the game. Friday night, the game was cancelled!
Next
attempt, and the last game before a break for Christmas was Deerswood. It was a cold morning and the pitch was
half-frozen with ice forming on the bottom of the players’ boots.
Game
1 - The line up was:
Joby
Jack Callum
Josh Joel
Tom
Joe
Rolling Subs: Dan & Luke
A big throw from Joe was
knocked on by Joel which Josh chased.
Both their ‘keeper and defender left it for the other so Josh got it,
went past the ‘keeper but unfortunately took it out before he could turn back
for goal. A huge throw into the box by
Joe was met by Jack on the volley. But their ‘keeper saved it. A superb run down the line from Tom saw a
cross across the face of the goal, which somehow evaded everyone and went for a
goal-kick. A great corner swung in from
Joe was met at the back post by Callum, but it was just wide. We then saw the ball played into Joe’s feet,
he flicked it over the defender and volleyed it as it came down, but it was
wide.
They
had their first real attempts on goal, with a shot being parried by Joby and
the follow up being cleared off of the line by Josh. They then hit the ball into the area, it hit
Josh on the leg and bounced up onto his arm, but the ref’ gave a penalty. Joby guessed the right way and got his hands
to it, but it was hit just too hard and ended in the net 0-1. They won the ball by
our line and shot, which saw a great save by Joby, but the ref’ ruled that the
ball had already gone out. We had a
breakout of four players which was lost and suddenly we were outnumbered as
they attacked, but again we saw a great save by Joby. A big throw from the left came to Luke on the
right. He controlled it with one touch,
then shot with his next, but it was just over.
They then passed back to their ‘keeper and he picked it up forcing a
free-kick on the edge of the area, but we didn’t work it very well and it was
cleared to the sound of the final whistle.
Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for
excellent play and effort – Josh
Game
2 - The line up was:
Jamie
Sam
B Mark
Spike Sam K
Max
Chilly
Rolling Sub: Jim
The ball came across the
field in their half, but the Deerswood player hit a massive shot which Jamie
pushed wide. Mark cleared out of defence
to the left and Max jinked left and right past players but their were too many
in their area and they cleared it. Sam B
hit a great ball out to Chilly and he found Max through, but their ‘keeper came
out to make a great save. A corner was
swung into their box and their ‘keeper parried the ball and it fell behind him
where a player on the line cleared it.
They then worked a couple of good one-two’s and Jamie made a great save
on the line. Some great link play
between Sam K and Max saw a ball in for Chilly
and he passed it past the ‘keeper into the far corner 1-0. Soon after it was
half-time.
A long throw into the box
was headed on by Sam K to Chilly who beat their ‘keeper to the ball, knocking
it past him as he did, but it went just the wrong side of the post. They were still dangerous however and Jamie
was out quickly to make a save with his legs.
A high ball was chased by Chilly, his first shot being saved by the
‘keeper but he got to the rebound and hit it past the ‘keeper onto the left
hand post. It then rolled along the
line, hit the right hand post and rolled out again where it was cleared. We hit another ball into their area and it
hit their defender and could have gone anywhere, however it rolled just the
wrong side of the post for a corner. A
ball through saw Chilly in on the ‘keeper.
He went to pass it past him as he had for the goal, but the ‘keeper
stuck out a leg and just stopped it.
Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for
excellent play and effort – Jamie