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Die Hard 3 (Each Half)          Sunday 11th March 2007

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Yet again Frys was rained off.  Luckily, DRG were able to use their pitch so we switched venue’s and played our Home game Away for the second time this season.  Andy, sporting a very nasty cough had to referee, so Steve Batt took over the Dictaphone duties and insisted on calling them FDS for some strange reason!

 

Game 1 - The line up was:

 

Joby

 

Jack     Callum

 

Josh     Joel     Tom

 

Joe

 

Rolling Sub: Luke

 

Tom shot from the halfway line, but the ‘keeper made an easy save.  DRG then had an attack, but Josh cleared it up.  Joel won the ball on the halfway, ran forward, found Josh and he slotted it home 1-0.  Tom went down the left, crossed inside to Joel, but his shot went wide.  Joe then ran down the left and crossed it in, but unfortunately it was over our players’ heads.  From our corner, DRG broke away and Tom got back to clear for a throw.  Tom then broke down the left and got his cross in to where Josh was waiting to get his second of the match 2-0.  They did have another attack, but Callum and Jack cleared up really well.  DRG were then through, but Joby came out quickly and made a great save.  Josh went up the right and was nudged off of the ball for which Andy gave a free-kick.  Apparently it was the first good decision Andy had made!!!  They attacked and chipped the ball over our defence and Joby had to be quick to get there ahead of their number 4.  Joe hit a corner to where first Callum then Josh saw shots cleared off of the line.  Another DRG attack was mopped up by Jack and Callum, both commanding in defence.  Tom won the ball, ran down the left and hit an unstoppable shot 3-0.  From their kick Tom won it and passed to Joe who took a long range shot but it was just wide.  Josh got injured and from the resulting drop ball Tom’s shot hit the post.   

 

HALF-TIME : FRYS   3    DRG   0

 

From the kick off we won it and forced a corner.  Tom then swung it in and Josh got his hat-trick 4-0.  Luke and Josh then linked up well, but the final cross was missed by all.  From a throw, they cleared as far as Callum who hit a long range shot, but the ‘keeper made the save.  Tom then ran at their defence and was fouled.  Joe took the shot, it deflected off of one of their defenders, but their ‘keeper grabbed it.  DRG attacked only to run into first Callum, then Josh.  Joe threw long into the box but Josh’s shot was saved.  Joby was then quick off of the line to make a smart save on a loose ball in the area.  They attacked which Callum cleared, but it came back with interest and hit the crossbar!  From their drop kick, Josh found Joe, he found Tom, and his shot was hit for a corner.  Joe crossed the ball in, Josh back-heeled it to Luke and he buried it in the net 5-0.  Jack then got the ball to Tom and he played it in to where both Luke and Josh left it for each other.  A route one clearance from Joby to Joe saw the ball nestling in the net 6-0. 

 

FULL-TIME : FRYS   6    DRG   0

 

Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for excellent play and effort  Joel

 

Game 2 - The line up was:

 

Jamie

 

Sam B     Spike

 

Jim     Sam K     Max

 

Chilly

 

Rolling Sub: Mark & Josef

 

From the kick off Chilly ran down the wing and crossed it into Jim for him to score 1-0.  They then broke back at us, but Sam B was alert to make the challenge.  Max then played a long ball through for Chilly to force a corner.  Max then hit a shot against the post and Chilly just missed the rebound.  Chilly took a corner to Spike and he found Max who made no mistake 2-0.  Max then went down the line and got a cross in, but Jim just couldn’t reach it.  Spike won the ball, then held it up well, before Sam B took a long range shot which went wide.  Jim won the ball in the middle and played in Sam K who finished coolly 3-0.  A great ball into the box saw first a melee, then both sets of players leaving it.  The result was a goal kick. 

 

HALF-TIME : FRYS   3    DRG   0

 

Jon Bane took Dictaphone duties for the second half and apparently Michelle wanted curtains hung that afternoon during the Rugby!!!  Max a run into the box and crossed it in, but the ‘keeper did enough to put Chilly off and it went out.  DRG had their first real shot on target and Jamie saved and held well.  Max played a lovely ball through to Chilly, but it was just too strong and the ‘keeper got there first.  After some nice passing, Chilly had a shot from the corner of the area which was well held by the ‘keeper.  Some great play from Spike got the ball to Chilly but his stubbed shot was well saved.  A well timed tackle from Mark then prevented them from getting a shot in.  Mark then tried another long shot, but this time it was wide, unlike the Mangotsfield game.  A quick breakout by our team saw Sam K play in Spike.  His shot was parried but Max tapped in the rebound 4-0.  A through ball saw Spike crack a great shot which came back off of the post.  From the rebound, Max forced the ‘keeper to concede another corner.  Jim got the ball to Sam K who ran the length of the pitch before measuring a perfect pass into the middle for Spike to blast it into the roof of the net 5-0.  Sam K battled hard to win the ball off of their big centre half and his ball to Josef found its way into the bottom left corner 6-0.

 

FULL-TIME : FRYS   6    DRG   0

 

Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for excellent play and effort  Spike

 

OVERALL RESULT : FRYS   12    DRG   0

 

Afterthoughts…………………………………………………

The referee was given 2 out of 10 by Jon, however I would give the team a 10 out of 10.  They battled hard, didn’t stop running or trying, even when it was clear the game was over and were deserved winners.  It was also nice to see another shutout at the back.  That said, we cannot get complacent.  To win this league we have to battle and play this way every week!