Winter League Game Week #1 - vs WPCC (Mens 3s) - 2013 Season

First match of the seaon saw us come up against the Brawlers of WPCC who finished 4th last season in M3. Being the newly promoted side we had no idea what was in store for us in this league. 

13 April 2013
Venue: WPCC
Opponents: WPCC
Time: 19h30

Taking the field for our first game of the season, without our prolific goal scorer from the previous season Simon "27goals" Blake. We had however upgraded our umpire from the previous seasons first game. Vis stepping in for Goose - we were assured that there would be no disallowed goal in the last 5 seconds of the game this time around. We were looking to spend the first few minutes feeling out our opponents. This didnt last verg long, a ball was smashed from the left across the face of goals and X getting a great touch to send the ball into the goals past Tea-bag. Mutual 1 - 0 WPCC.

The second goal, if you watch the video, saw a ball deflected into the air and Brownie reacting quickly to smash it home. This was disallowed and we were given a shorty/free hit outside. It seemed like the WPCC side were setting up for a shorty and Tosser was taking a free hit outside. And in all this confusion a wounded rabbit was sent bobbling past the left foot of Tea-bag. Mutual 2 - 0 WPCC.

Demon dispossessed a defender in their circle and sends the ball across the D to TJ sitting on the post. After TJ's first attempt which went straight into the defender and the second, the third finally finding the back of the net but the p-flick was already awarded. Caveman stepping up since Shooter (our p-flicker from last year) had been demoted to 2s. Unfortunately Caveman narrowly missed. 

During one of the couple attacks that WPCC made into our 25 in the first half, which can only described as a WTF moment. The ball being smashed across the circle and taking a massive deflection off Mick's stick, the ball looping over Youngster straight to a WPCC sticker camping on the post to smash in their first goal of the season. Mutual 2 - 1 WPCC.

We then uppded our game and started throwing the ball around quite nicely, some great running off the ball by our strikers and Brownie getting one of those tap-ins that him and Blake were so famous for last year. Mutual 3 - 1 WPCC.

Just before the end of the first half we were pushing at WPCC, wanting another goal before the half time whistle went. Brown receiving a ball from the right his deflection hitting the keeper and then with the rebound some how managing to pop the ball around the keeper and into the goals. Mutual 4 - 1 WPCC.

We started the second half pretty much the same way we ended the first half, trying to go flat out and forgetting we only had 1 sub. But everything worked out fine when X capitalised on a pass from Caveman putting us further in the lead and keeping our momentum up. Mutual 5 - 1 WPCC.

Our team seems to be haunted by this new rule or our defenders just want to get on the score sheet. An own goal conceded against the run of play. Quite unlucky, but it still counts. Mutual 5 - 2 WPCC.

Then what can only be described as pure power, we did to WPCC what they had jsut done to us. Tosser smashing in a slap from the 25 which we all thought was sailing harmlessly wide got a touch off a defenders stick slowly creeping into the goals.Mutual 6 - 2 WPCC.

Conceding only our second short corner of the match, we should have dealt with the scramble in the box. Either its too much faith in our short corner defence or everyone on the halfway line is jsut too lazy to get back. after Youngster pulling off a few saves the ball was eventually scrambled over by WPCC. Mutual 6 - 3 WPCC.

Our master Darrin continuing to put in a few crunching tackles turned over a counter from WPCC......does that make what we did a re-counter? Anyway we won our first shorty of the match. With cries from the WPCC team shouting to "watch the big guys drag" - Feeling quite shocked as i thought i had trimmed down over the off season. Apparently it looks like i have been on the same "Pie Diet" as Bastick. So fake drag it was, to Caveman and after a goal line scramble with their post man kicking the ball then sticking out his hand to "Suarez" the ball, it still went in thanks to the determination of Demon.

Final Score: 7-3

Yours in awesomeness
Tosser
If you would like to watch the highlights reel from our game, WPCC was kind enough to send us the link to their you tube of their Go Pro cameras. We at Mutual is seriously looking into getting two of these cameras, because lets face it.....its pretty awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3iZOcy5cno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC-TzjfSIQk&list=UUl9mHTbIUR7CUgDEQHUJ4oA&index=1