Monday, May 2, 2011

What was in the Mars Bar slice?

Saturdays match against the Razorbacks had a little something for everyone. Eight goals some outrageous, the worlds shortest goalie, the referee sending himself off for 5 minutes, squally showers and the most unexpected of all.....Huckys first goal!

Playing on a ground in an part of the Illawarra that looks like it should be quarantined, the Whites created another little piece of history with its 3rd straight victory. With the SAC (South American connection) calling the shots in the midfield and AB playing a provider role behind the main striker (thats my excuse for not scoring) the Whites raced to a 4-0 lead at halftime. With speculation of his striker position becoming untenable after such a barren run, Huckys 2m toe-poke in the right corner to open the scoring after 15 minutes should silence the critics for another 3 years. Manny doubled the lead soon after when a cross deflected from a Razorback head and past the diving goalie, all 4'9" of him. Then the two Steves had a competition who could chip the goalie from the most acute angle. Higson first with his now trademark 30m speccie from the right touch line, then Bynon with an equally arrogant floater from about the same place.

Halftime talk in the Whites camp was of a second successive clean sheet, playing 3 at the back to attack more, blah blah.....which all went pear shaped after the hosts came out firing and pulled 3 goals back in 15 minutes. Reliable sources (the missus)inform me a Razorback WAG supplied mars bar slice to the team as a halftime energy source, and boy did it work. Definitely up for WAG of the week. With their skinny Wayne Rooney looky-likey captain and right back playing like men possessed, plus a little fatigue from the Whites, the match was in the balance at 4-3 when the ref decided he had enough abuse from the crowd for the day and walked off. Luckily the diplomatic skills of elder statesmen Trev coaxed him back from the change room and the match resumed.

This break seemed to do the Whites the world of good, with us taking control of the match from here on. With the help of Manny's second after some great lead up work from "brother" Andres the match was ours. They are almost like the Waugh twins such is the unspoken understanding between the two. Or better, as Steve always used to run out Mark, the most stylish batsmen of his generation.

So our third victory puts us in the top 4 for the first time ever. Time will tell if we are good enough to make the finals. Next week will hopefully see the return of everyones favourite fleet footed 59 year old winger, Kirky Seddon from his UK sabbatical. Another win would be good, another Hucky goal even better!

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