Winter League Game Week #8 - vs WPCC (Mens 3s)

Good morning guys

I never seem to get tired of saying this, the “Thorough bred 3s” are still unbeaten!

(Copy/paste). We followed our trend from last week by dropping more dead weight to the 2s,so good byes were said to Sparky as we sent him packing.

Date: 9 June 2012

Time: 19h30

Venue: WPCC

Opponents: WPCC

After the Boks getting a win, we saw it was our chance to dominate. After having our pre-game chat which mostly consisted of finalising players for the following fixture and the team braai in the off season, we had a few minutes to warm up for the game. 6 Pack rocking up to the changing rooms with a Black Lable quarts means we knew he had already warmed up. Rusty coming back from injury opted to start bench for the first 5 minutes.

Deciding on our usual tactic to start the game off with a hard 5minutes, then play a harder 30minutes. We got off to a flyer with Blake, Brown and 6-pack combining perfectly and zig-zagging thru the WPCC defence (credit must go to the weave which was done at training during the week) like they were beacons. Blake getting on the end of the last pass, which was on the far post after they zig-zagged the keeper as well. Mutual 1-0 WPCC.

5 minutes into the game the flood gates then opened. I do apologise if I get the order of the goals wrong even thou for most of the match I was a spectator, but there were just so many to remember. Brown smashing a backstick shot (and in his words ‘it was a proper backstick shot, not a duff like our other strikers’) and doubling our lead. Mutual 2 – 0 WPCC.

With our strikers running riot and creating havoc in the WPCC 25, Blake ‘V-Roy’ pounced on another lose ball in the D to extend the score to Mutual 3 – 0 WPCC.

Around this time after a scuffle in the D with the WPCC defender basically stick checking Pete in the back, Blake decided to get involved #EdgemeadAlwaysHasYourBack (And your front). He politely informed the defender that if he ever did that again he would, “take his new stick and smash him in the f*&k*ng head”. The umpire did not approve of this colourful language and Blake got a well-deserved rest on the bench for 5 minutes.

Then it was Shooters chance to get involved, Tosser deciding to let him get a chance to drag against his former club. At the same time destroying Tosser’s chances of ever dragging again. Although it was going wide, it was deflected in by the post man. As we always say in the “Thorough bred 3s”, there is no place for a description next to the goal. So on the score sheet it will say ‘G.Cilliers’ – PC goal. Mutual 4 – 0 WPCC.

With Blake and Brown off the field (the 2 guys that inject at shorties) Tosser decided that his days of drag flicking were over and he should give injecting a chance unless he wanted to be sitting on the halfway line during shorties. Shooter signalling to Tosser that it was going to be coming straight back to him for a simple tap in. With an amazing pull out, Tosser runs (fast walk) for far post expecting to get on the end of that deflection. But I am sure all Shooter wanted was Tosser to get a front row seat to watch his drag sail into the bottom corner of the goals, cementing his spot as first choice drag flicker. Mutual 5 – 0 WPCC.

The half time whistle was nowhere to be heard. Mutual throwing wave after wave of attack at the WPCC defence. 6 Pack again in the mix of things, the unofficial ‘Stick block champion of the world’ easily making his way through the WPCC defence as if they weren’t there. Pushing the ballot Brown on the far post effortlessly for the tap in. Mutual 6 – 0 WPCC.

Spud, our youngster, not wanting to be out done but the old men upfront got on the end of a loose ball, beat one defender and popped it onto his reverse, squeezing the ball between the goal keeper and the near post. Giving the 3s a huge lead before half time. Mutual 7 – 0 WPCC.

Just before the stroke of half time a well worked move from Left to right form Caveman, to Pete, onto Mick who had been pushing hard up the right all match. The ball then going down the line to 6 Pack who then flipped it back to Pete. With a quick ball he found Demon around top D, who did a little pirouette on the spot and shoot. Mutual 8 – 0 WPCC.

And with that the half time whistle signalled. WPCC players rushed to the medical room for ice pack since they hadn’t been given a hiding like that since they were 4 and drew all over their parents wall with crayons. There was nothing really to chat about on the Mutual side. We decided to take the foot off the gas a bit to preserve energy for Sundays game.

With the start of the second half the pace of the game dropped quite a bit. We slowed the game down yet still managed to camp in our opponents half. The next 10 minutes we attacked the WPCC goal, with them managing one or two counter attacks which didn’t even reach our D. During the one attack after it hit a WPCC foot, Sherman could be heard in the goals, “Noooo, let him thru”. I think this was about the time when we realised that Sherman had got off the backboard, excited, to crunch a player. Who again didn’t even reach our circle.

Six pack got the ball in the province 25, beat the defender. With just the keeper to beat, he popped the ball to far post where Winders had set up camp and his spaza shop! A simple tap in was all that was needed. Mutuals first goal of the seconds half and 9^th of the game. Mutual 9 – 0 WPCC.

The WPCC striker had been causing off the ball hassles the entire game and I am sure a few of the players were getting quite annoyed with him. Pete got most of it, with off the ball shoulders being exchanged. Tosser being called in to settle the matter, growing up on the streets of Edgemead where the motto is take no prisioners. With a background in MMA, he puts in a flat tackle and sends the attacker flying over his shoulder. The attacker not knowing what else to do grabs on to Tosser and brings him to the turf as well. After some quite spectacular ground and pound that Brock Lesner would be proud of, both players rose to their feet and custard was shown to the WPCC striker. #LovingIt

With the numerical advantage, we saw it fit to smash in a few more goals and push WPCC some more. We were quickly awarded a short corner which Shooter, being on fire, decided it was time to bury Tossers dreams of ever drag flicking again….EVER! He placed the ball between the keepers arm and leg to the right to slot home his hatrick and put us into double figures for the first time this season. Mutual 10 – 0 WPCC.

6 Pack had been begging for a goal all game, even using bribery by saying anyone who gives him an assist will be given beer. After 60 minutes of waiting 6-pack decided to take it upon himself to set up his own goal. 6 Pack took a free hit outside the 5 quickly and ran the ball towards the goals. Stick blocking anyone within a 10 meter radius, I am pretty sure he stick blocked three Mutual players as well. Running along the base line we could smell the beer flavoured perspiration rolling down his forehead, desperately wanting his goal. Ending up 1v1 with the keeper, first deciding to stick block the keeper as well then realising it would be easier to pop the ball through the keepers legs. Mutual 11 – 0 WPCC.

With the game done and dusted most of us could already taste the victory beers we were about to have. When we made a last push for the goals, a ball smashed all the way from outside the 25 saw Brown running across the keeper and deflecting the ball behind himself and around the keeper to finish off the game. Mutual 12 – 0 WPCC.

Final Score Mutual 12 – 0 WPCC

Another victory, another clean sheet and another bonus point. Most of the spectators (otherwise known as our fans) felt really sorry for our keeper Sherman. His game consisted of basically fetching the ball when it went out for a 16 or out over the side line. He could have played the game in flip flops since WPCC didn’t even manage to get one shot on target.

Last Game before the 5 week break:

Wednesday 13^th June @ Mutual

Time: 20h30

Opponents: Conberg

Taking us to 6 wins for the season. Securing our second clean sheet and third bonus point.

VIVA “Thorough bred 3s” VIVA!! FTW

Blake on 18 goals out of 8 games, flame on ginger! – His goal tally is finally legal to order a bevy!

Brown finally hitting form with 7

Yours in awesomeness

Tosser