Before I begin, I would just like to quote from Darren's superb review of the action last Friday.
"From my view point it seemed that Billy, who recently admitted that he was part of the construction team that built Stonehenge, was the most motile of players."
Such a great sentence, I fear that none of mine will come close to matching this quality, despite me not knowing the meaning of at least one of the words.
Well here goes.....
Two strong looking line-ups took to the SportsPark of Dreams this evening. Conditions were perfect for a fast-flowing game and it was also not 23-a-side which was also a bonus!
The Greens scored with the first movement of the match with Simon, Darren and Rich combining before the Colours even touched the ball. This prefaced a passage of play where the Greens, with the extra player at this point, seemed to be completely dominant and were rampaging through a helpless opposition. Admittedly, there were some forays into Greens territory but these were repelled by Luke, Marcus and Piers. The Colours raised their white flag after 15 minutes or so and Luke became a Colour.
Many assumed that this would be the turning point of the game and that the tide would turn in the Colours direction. However, whilst the Colours seem to dominate in terms of possession and territory, intermittent Greens breakaways were fruitful more often than not. The youthful Billy and Guy were pulling the midfield strings and popping balls through for Tor and Zak to capitalise on.
After 30 minutes, the Colours were 6 goals behind and they were saved further punishment by the game restarting at 0-0. But confusion reigned from this point, as it seemed that some were unaware of the restart and even the most meticulous of score-keepers were at odds with each other over the correct scoreline.
The second half of the game was more evenly contested scorewise with it being level at the end. Most of the game took place in the Greens half and waves of Colour attacks were fended off. Tor's mobility and strength in the air and Zak's sheer pace and skill caused all sorts of problems in the Green defence and Frazer (pictured) was a constant thorn in the Green's side. But, the resolute Greens defence, kept the score down with some timely interceptions and a few desperate clearances. Meanwhile, Geir was managing to link the Green defence and attack and left winger Simon seemed to always be available as an outlet. When the Colours did score, Darren and Rich seemed to get on the end of many a Green breakaway to keep them in the game.
The "highlight" of the game for me was to see the Tony and Guy partnership in action. It was appropriate they were playing for the "Colours" and they played with such "style". Their passes were continually "cutting" the Greens defence to shreds and their team-mates were often left on the "fringe" of proceedings. One of Guy's "curled" passes will remain in the memory for a long time (maybe "perm"anently!).
In years to come, tonight will be remembered as the day the Greens won the first leg by six and ground out a draw in the second leg of the tie. This was a famous Greens victory considering they were a man short for three-quarters of the game!
And the punchline you've been waiting for: Because he was kneading a shit!
1 comment:
It was superb to play in a game that had enough space. Colours moved the ball so well and ripped through greens defence with cultured pass and move. Luke switched teams at 6 up and this didnt have an initial impact as moral and confidence was low. Luke playing in the defence unchained tor who up front showed superb strength and agility with Zak link and midfield balls being pinged into the danger zone.
Colours in the second game built an advantage but this was pegged back with 10 minutes or so to go. The game was incredibly well contested but ultimately a draw. With Greens being a man down this has to be considered a moral victory for them (even forgetting the first half drubbing).
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