Well, I feel utterly redundant. With no "recognised" strikers available today to join up front the new goal scoring wonder that is Laid Back Phil Lally, we threw caution to the wind and started with local historian and jono lost keys as Phils rotating partners. Jono was banished to the backs after 20 minutes, but Glen Cahill after a slow start produced a fine strong running display to suggest his inclusion upfront may not be a one-off.
We thoroughly deserved this win. With 14 available, the Whites started well for a change and had a great chance to open the scoring when slugger put through a cross that went untouched in front of all across the goal. Against the run of play Jamberoo sprung the offside trap (yeah right) and scored from a metre out header. Then, the sight I thought I would never see. From an Andres corner, Dave "Puyol" Handball Fildes flies in from the right, the ball smacks him in the face, bounces off his knee, off the goalies arm and into the net. The celebration was madness. Thank god he kept his shirt on. Just before this a fine one hand save had denied eco-warrior from close range. 1 all at the break.
With astute tactics passed on from gaffer at halftime, mainly "lets start the second half with the same 11 as the first half", the boys trundled back out again. The jamberoo goalie seemed to think he was a sweeper and spent most of the match on the 30 metre line. It wouldnt have mattered where he was standing he wouldnt have stopped Phil's winning goal. Glen C's chased a long ball deep into the left corner, then Sick note Seddon and himself done some nice lead up till the ball was passed to Phil just outside the box. He creamed it, goalie didnt moved an inch, ball screams inside the left hand post. Bloody hell we are ahead.
20 minutes to go. We change to a 5-4-1 to protect our lead, and pretty much it works. Jamberoo hit the post from a long range speccy, and Dennis gets floored again, but we hold out. Congrats boys, a fine effort. Keith played well, as did Dougie and big Al, and the nearly sextagenrians had solid games. AB had his best match in a month, running the subs.
IFS next week, probably another 1-1 draw.
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davie handball fildes.well done sport.
ReplyDeleteCheers AB...great match report...I think you captured the poetry of my second goal in 25 years beautifully!However, it only looked like the ball 'smacked' me in the face and then 'bounced' off my knee...in super-slow-mo you can see a superbly struck drive from 35 yards...well that what I told the kids anyway!
ReplyDeleteGreat result boys...what a season!