Good morning guys
Well the first game of the season has come and gone. Just a few things to work on for our next game on Friday.
1. Conceding goals……we don’t do that.
2. Backs switching with forwards…..we spoke about this…..we do do that either.
3. Try keep our structure, I know we all want to score goals. But the reason we are playing now is to get used to playing together as a side (in the showers and on the field) One good thing is that we aren’t holding onto the ball too much even thou we are playing weaker opposition. Probably because Import is in the 2s….Tell him.
01 November 2011
Venue: Wynberg Military Base
Opponents: WPCC A
Choosing, YES that right choosing, to sit this one out. Captain Awesome found a comfy space on the bench (higher up than usual) so that he could get a better view of Boogies first blunder as acting captain, losing the toss. First of many things that changed from the previous week. Just saying.
After a scrappy few minutes, we see the Chef in action again, dispossessing the WPCC defender and easily rounding Tbag as if he was sitting on a deck chair. Then as we are used to with Vis, unable to finish, he sends a platter over to Drummond who finished into an open net. Mutual 1-0
The Hulk wanting to get involved in the action took a quick hit just outside the circle smashing the ball into the circle for the Chef to deflect high into the net. Tbag is missing a good game. Mutual 2-0
All of a sudden the moment happen that sent shock waves through the hockey community. Sean ‘Costus’ Suffix was caught in possession on our P-spot. WPCC slipping the ball past Fridge who at that time in the match still hadn’t made a save. WPCC proving that gods can bleed. Mutual 2-1 WPCC
Id hate to say I told you so, but I still have a clean sheet for the season.
Boogies then takes to the field and we stupidly give him the ball straight away, his first touch proving to actually be one of his better ones during the match, popped up off his stick and almost going over the side board. However he did recover well. Shortly after the Boogies fumble we get our first shorty of the match. And yes there is always one. Drummond up to his childish self again, what can only be described as a bullet for those of you who actually saw it, smashes the ball into the top left. The ball whizzing past Tbags head causing him to shit himself. Mutual 3-1
Drummond then goes on a bit of a solo missing, pretty much showing off and as he is scrimmbling the crap out of basically the entire WPCC team we hear some thing in the background. Starting of quietly then just growing louder and louder . Here we are. We're the princes of the universe. Here we belong, fighting for survival ... Duncan ‘Stupid headband’ MacLeod comes out of nowhere swinging his stick like a sword shouting “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!!!!!” We win a short corner which Drummond again converts. Mutual 4-1
We then see Hernandez miss an absolute sitter. Maybe he didn’t like the platter because there were no chilli poppers or nachos. So he sent the ball straight at the keeper…Tbag making his first save of the game. The Chef was at it again, going round Tbag……again, and this time serving up lemon with a platter for one. Mutual 5-1
Hernandez finally makes a contribution to the game with a little spin sending Vis clear with a one on one with Tbag. There is no way he could miss this. WRONG, Vis’ luck finally runs out and he is smothered by Tbag (almost the same way he was smothered by Solly) The game started going our way again and a well worked German by Drummond allowed Lemon to finish of a great shorty smashing the net. Mutual 6-1. Thus bringing the first half to a close.
Again the start of the second half we were all over the place. Clearly lacking leadership…uh hmmmm. The first real action of the second half saw Vis near the pspot, missing the target completely. And then after a Pablo freshie, actually I think his swing was even to wild/kak to be called a freshie, we win a short corner. Which Hulk then smashes to the halfway line. I don’t know about you guys, I blame the stopper. Fridge was then call in to make another 2 on 1 save. Finally proving his worth in the side. And then at the other end Vis rounds Tbag yet again with a cheeky reverse stick flip which hit the post. After some confusion at the back between Boogs and Brundle, who both seemed to be strikers at this time, Fridge is forced to break down a 3 on 1 opportunity giving them a shorty. Which out of all the people on the park, we seem to let Panky score. Why? I would rather let Schalk score a hatrick than listen to Panky describe his goal over and over. Mutual 6-2 WPCC
Things couldn’t get any worse. But we seemed to step up our game…..just a little. Lemon taking a quick hit outside the circle forcing the defender to commit to the tackle with out retreating the 3 yeards. The resulting shorty saw Tbag seeing the ball for the first time in the match, getting his glove to it, but sure pace seeing Drummond claim yet another. Mutual 7-2. Only contact Tbag’s stick has made the whole game unto this point was with his own post.
WPPC then have a bit of a break away down our right hand side and Fridge feeling he has to redeem himself after letting in the 2 goals runs out like a mad man and pretty much crushed their striker sending him face first in the the floor. Not sure how the ref thought that was fine. Lemon then getting into the action again gets the ball just outside the circle and rounding highlander slots another goal in going low at far post. Mutual 8-2
Sortly after we seem to find a bit of form and after winning a short corner and a semi dodgy german, sees the sneaky Mexican finally get on the score card. Mutual 9-2
We, I mean you guys, then decide to teach WPCC a lesson in playing to the whistle. Drummond rounding a player along the baseline and slipping it to Lemon, who we are still not sure if it was a shot or a pass, but the Mexican and his big feet got in the way of a clear goal at far post. Team Drummond was in the mix again running round the edge of the circle round one player and shooting, taking a nasty deflection leaving Tbag useless, I mean hopelessly going the wrong way. Drummond claiming another 5 goal haul. Mutual 10-2
Conceding our 5th short corner, Fridge had no idea what was up this game as he was actually forced to make another save. Our, or I mean your, final goal came from a Lemon pelting the ball in from the halfway line to find the stick of Vis sitting at far post all alone, not even he could mess that one up. Mutual 11-2
Final Score Mutual 11 – 2 WPCC A
After a bit of a scrappy game, we (I mean you guys) still came out firm (yes I said firm) favourites. The competition were a litel tougher,but not by much. Bellville is our next game. I hate losing to any team. But I really hate losing to Bellville. Lets smash them.
Next Game:
Thursday 10th @ 18h30 vs Bellville
Please confirm availability,
Yours in awesomeness
Tosser
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