Starmaker Sunday 21st October 2007
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Our
other new signing was finally available as Charlie entered the fray. Everyone was available eventually after most
of us got lost finding the place. When
we did we found a lovely pitch, if on the large side……. To cap it all, for the first time, a game
that we were involved in was to be the Evening Post HML Star Match!
The
line up was:
Joby
Jack Callum
Joel
Josh Sam
Aaron Tom Max
Chilly Joe
Subs:
Spike, Dan & Charlie
We
attacked well and a big throw from Joe was knocked on by Tom and as Chilly
attacked, it was cleared. A corner swung
out by Tom was knocked back by Sam to Tom.
He overhit the return but Max chased, cut inside the defender and then
split the defence with a ball for Chilly to chase, but it was just too fast for
him and the ‘keeper got it. There was a
bit of to and fro in the middle before a high ball at our defence was left by
all three and their attacker was through.
Joby narrowed the angle and then dived well to save the shot which then
narrowly trickled outside of the post.
Again more pressure followed and a well struck shot was clasped low by
Joby, then we attacked down the left with Chilly holding off their defender,
then as another came across he tapped it past him, but the tap was slightly too
hard and the ‘keeper pounced on it. We
kept the pressure on and eventually a shot from Max was well held. We had a throw on the right which Sam headed
on and Aaron was away across the halfway line down the wing. He angled his run at goal and then shot for
the far post, but it went just the wrong side.
They had a breakaway which led to a shot which Joby saved. He drop kicked wide to Max who laid it back
to Joel, however he miss hit it across goal and their attacker hit it. From our side of the pitch it looked in
although Joby dived well, however luckily for us it went wide of the post. A ball over the top was chased by both Joe
and Chilly and their defender was forced to clear wide. However because it was such a wide pitch it
didn’t go out and Josh raced onto it and crossed it. Max had a shot which was blocked and then it
came to Joe three yards out, but it took a deflection just wide for a corner. Tom then hit a ball wide for Sam to chase and
he crossed a lovely ball in for Chilly about five yards out. He stretched for it, but it hit his chest and
then went straight at the ‘keeper.
They
attacked and a high bouncing ball from the left deceived Joby and he had to
spin towards goal and managed to push it for a corner. The corner came in and Josh had his leg
stamped on, but the Ref’ watched the ball out and this time it was hit high for
goal and over everyone 1-0. Josh was then tended to, and you could
clearly see a stud imprint on his leg so he had to come off and his day ended
there. They broke and we were
struggling, and Joby raced out to narrow the angle, panicking the attacker into
a slice well wide. We attacked and were
into the box with Chilly chasing a ball diagonally to the right across the
box. As the ‘keeper came out, all he had
to do was reverse pass it into the ‘net, however he hit it at the corner which
he was heading towards and the ‘keeper was able to dive and push it out for a
corner. We switched to an attacking two
at the back, three up front in the final minutes and a ball into the middle was
won by Joe and hit wide to Aaron. He
attacked and crossed and it was blocked to the edge of the area where Max was waiting and he thumped it hard
and high, over the ‘keeper, under the bar and in 1-1, with just two minutes to go!
Man of the Match – Chosen by Andy for
excellent play and effort – Max
Evening Post Star Man –