We win at last!!!

Iscape cruised to a thrilling 7 - 3 vistory last night in the third game of the new campaign. After two defeats and turning up on a bitterly cold evening, the last thing we wanted to know was that we were short of players and had to wait for two lads to finish their game before they joined up with us but what a two they proved to be.

Dom and Matt I were absent as was Hen who continues to be plagued by his finger, meaning Dan and Tom came into the defence and attack respectively with Dougie pulling the short straw to return to goal. Naturally he was given constant reminders about being in goal after the last game we'd played against this team when he had 'forgotten' and simply let most everything into an unguarded net. That 6 - 0 loss was the low point of recent games but what a difference this time.

We took the lead from a tidy finish shortly after the start, Tom hitting home from inside the 'D' but the signs were already there that this was going to be a game in which we could play football, even Kev who passed to his own team for the first time after 10 minutes (not from lack of trying, more inability!) The second came from the same source but this time the shot smashed high into the top right corner from distance, a shot that took the keeper by surprise, and we were comfortably ahead. Then came a defensive slip which left the striker one on one and Dougie did his best to live up to the mantra 'get down early'. No one does it like Big Si and he hit the deck as the ball sailed over his prostrate form with a despairing hand grasping the air like a mountaineer in mid fall.

However, Kev then pulled out the latest in the line of Christmas crackers with a spectacular left footed volley which sped into the left corner from the edge of the 'D'. All of his goals have been stunners so far this season and it was easy to call as the trajectory took it beyond the keeper into the goal. The ball was played in from a free kick and he turned in one slick movement like a well greased spindle, swivelled on the proverbial sixpence, lifted his left foot from the floor and sweetly struck a volley which could have graced Centre Court Wimbledon.

The game saw us play quality football throughout with 3 goals in a few minutes in the second half putting us well clear. However, the league website shows the result didn't count because of the 2 'borrowed' players. Nevertheless, it's probably the most most enjoyable game we've had for a while.