The
Beast Sunday
25th March 2007
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Sam
K was away and Josef was rested, so Jim came into the ‘A’ team with Dan &
Josh going the other way. Yet again we
had major goal-net problems which delayed kick-off, but we finally got underway
at 10.45am
Game
1 - The line up was:
Joby
Jack Callum
Jim Joel
Tom
Joe
Rolling Sub: Luke
Tom
won the ball well, got it to Joel who hit it for Joe to chase, and he was able
to force a corner. Joe swung in the
corner, Tom headed it towards the far post which it hit and came back into the
‘keeper’s hands. Tom ran down the right
and tried to cross, however it was cleared out to Jack who hit a shot from
halfway but it went wide. Not much happened
for a while as we battled in the middle of the field, Jim’s shot the only
notable exception. Tom won the ball and
played it through for Joe to chase and he got there at the same time as the
‘keeper, they both went down with the ref deciding on a penalty. They were up in arms over this decision,
however Joe coolly stepped forward
and hit it low into the right corner 1-0. And that was pretty much the highlights of
the first half!
Nice
defending from Callum got the ball to Joel and he in turn found Jim. He laid the ball on for Tom who went past the
last player and shot high from 15 yards, but the ‘keeper parried it and grabbed
it at the second attempt. Nice work down
the right from Luke led to a throw. Joe
launched into the box which Jack headed on.
The ‘keeper went for a catch but was challenged by Joel so only able to
parry it and as it dropped outwards Tom
volleyed it goalwards, although to be fair the ‘keeper did get his fingertips
to it, but not enough 2-0. They kicked off which Joe attacked and won
back. He gave it to Tom who went past two players, into the box, around the ‘keeper and
made it 3-0. Jack played the ball out of defence to
Luke. He found Tom who hit it for Joe
and went for the return which Joe knocked sideways across the pitch and Tom’s
first time shot was saved well by the ‘keeper’s legs. The resultant throw was launched in by Joe
and the knockdown came to Luke to hit and again the ‘keeper made a brilliant
save with his legs. Great battling by
Callum when outnumbered two to one, saw them forced into an error and the ball
in the grateful hands of Joby.
Joe
threw into the box and this time Jack headed for goal, but again their ‘keeper
made a great save. They played the ball
wide and Joel flew in for the challenge.
Their player missed the ball, but Joel was already committed to the
challenge and gave a free kick away. It
was hit high at the goal but Tom on the line headed it clear. Tom went down the right and shot, which the
‘keeper saved. Joe followed up and again
the ‘keeper saved and then Tom shot from a narrow angle, but it was just too
tight and it hit the side netting. They
attacked and as Jack pressurised, Joby dived in and made the save. A big throw was launched in by Joe, Joel
battled and got the shot away, but just the wrong side of the post.
Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for
excellent play and effort – Joel
Game
2 - The line up was:
Jamie
Sam
B Mark
Spike
Josh Max
Chilly
Rolling Sub: Dan
We
broke out with a ball to Chilly and he saw Spike haring down the right. He hit it through, but their defender got
back to concede a corner. Max then
volleyed into the box and Spike was just unable to get on the end of it. Josh played the ball into Chilly and he laid
a beautiful pass for Spike, however the wind got hold of it and took it just
too far.
We
attacked, they cleared and Mark hit it back hard and high which their ‘keeper
pushed for a corner. Chilly played the
ball in and Josh got a touch, but it was just the wrong side of the post. They attacked and Sam B cleared to Dan. He flicked
it around his marker, then held off the challenge of two players before finding
Chilly, and their big defender was forced to give away a corner. Max & Josh worked hard together to get
the ball wide to the right. Their big
defender was there but Dan had no fear and went to put on pressure, forcing him
to kick high to clear, however it went over his head into the middle where Max
and Chilly stood waiting alone, Chilly
controlled it and hit it high past the ‘keeper 1-0. Their attacker got the
ball and hit a scorcher which Jamie did well to block, it bounced up in the
crowd and Jamie reached high into it and grabbed the ball.
Max
forced their ‘keeper to parry a shot and Josh chased in, forcing them to give
away a corner. Sam B won the ball
halfway, went past two payers and hit a thunderbolt which their ‘keeper saved
again with his legs. We defended a
corner and Jamie came out and missed.
There were then about five players trying to squeeze into the space
where one ball should be and eventually it was cleared. They got into our box and had a shot. Another player near Jamie lifted his leg at
the vital point and it went unsighted into the far corner 1-1. A corner came in which
Jamie missed, but Josh on the line cleared for a throw. It was hurled goalwards, again Jamie was
unable to get it and again Josh on the line cleared it. Josh won the ball from a throw, went past a
player and shot, but their big defender blocked on the line.
Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for
excellent play and effort – Chilly