25 May 2013
Venue: Hartleyvale
B
Opponents: Millies
Time: 15h00
After the competitive season we had last year with
Millies in M4. We would never have thought the new boys to M3 would be topping
the table again. Week 7 was to be our first head to head battle in M3.
With Petie-Weepu and Blake out for this encounter we always
knew it was going to be a lot tougher than any of our previous matches. We
conceded a short corner in the opening 5 minutes and this was to prove to be a
huge eye opener. They had a drag flicker who must have been recruited from Holland.
I don’t think anyone besides him knew or saw where the ball went. We all just
saw him turn around and head back off to the half way line. Mutual 0 – 1 Milnerton.
Still in shock from conceding so early in the game,
Millies had a break down our right hand side. Willie getting on the end of a
thru ball and smashing it hard at the goals. Youngster and his prostitute legs
letting a ball go in between them. Mutual 0 – 2 Milnerton.
Things were looking glum, Millies having most of the
possession during the first half. We conceded another short corner. After
hitting the post with their previous bullet, this one was buried into the
bottom right corner of our goals. Mutual 0 – 3 Milnerton.
This were not looking good. We had also gone down to one
sub since Tallis as he has been doing in the last few games, pulled his hammy.
He is in line to get most consistent player if he keeps pulling him hammy. A welcomed half time whistle was heard by the
boys in green. We walked across to the other side of the field almost with our
tails between our legs. Half time chat was the same as the start of the game
chat. We need to hold the middle.
Second half started with us staying on the back foot. But
now enjoying a little more possession. Millies like sharks in the water smelling
blood just kept pushing for that bonus point. For some reason they held back a
bit. Not sure why. They did eventually get their fourth with the help of
another short corner. Drag flick demon slotting another one into the bottom
right although we were saved by the post moments earlier. Mutual 0 – 4 Milnerton.
The realisation was slowly starting to hit home for the
guys that this might be the end of the unbeaten run. Youngster not giving up
with a diving save ro keep out the shot of Spud/Saaartbek. But unfortunately
Spud would go on to score from a 3vkeeper over lap. This put Millies into bonus
point contention with 5 minutes to go. Mutual 0 – 5 Milnerton.
It got to the point where we would rather lose 7 – 0 than
give up trying not to take that bonus point away from Millies. Pushing most of
our side forward we pressed them for a consolation goal hoping to take away
their bonus point. We finally got a short corner and Basil thought it would be
fun to pop it onto his reverse stick and blaze the ball over the cross bar.
Luckily shortly after we got another. Tosser taking on
the first way and slotting the ball bottom left from close range giving us a
little hope in the title race. Mutual 1 – 5 Milnerton.
Final
Score: 1 - 5
It was the end
of an era #36! After 215 goals for (96 in 2012, 96 in indoor, 31 in 2013), 70
goals against (17 in 2012, 41 in indoor and 12 in 2013) and unbeaten run of 36
games on the trot – drawing only our first game in 2012 (because of Goose).
This 3s run of form will go down in history. #MutualLegends
Millies in
the end deserving the win. Keen to see them in the return leg.
Yours in
awesomeness
Tosser
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