We had our final game of 7 a side on Monday with the league changing to six a side to allow more teams a chance to play by dividing the pitches into three from the existing two.
Richie in goal
Dom and Doug in defence
Dave Matt new Matt Craig in the middle
Iain upfront
The opposition started well and played the ball around nicely all evening. However, it was the more experienced side who took the lead and looked comfortable throughout despite the thorough examination we received.
The opening goal owed much to an astute through ball from Dave which split the defence and left me with an opening waiting for the keeper to commit before slotting home through the keeper's legs as the defence closed in. Dave is in a rich vein of form and he quickly added to his tally of goals for us which stands at one after the recent goal he scored following three years of trying. His prolific spate saw him chase in a long throw out from Richie which had been allowed to bounce. He ran bravely toward the advancing keeper and managed to beat him to the ball to nod home and give us a comfortable lead. We could even manage to spurn a penalty as I saw my kick saved in the corner but Richie was able to return the favour with a great save from an opposition penalty harshly awarded in the second half.
That left time for another penalty which was the only one which was actually deserved. Craig smashed it home down the centre and we were almost home and dry.
There was a typical goal we conceded late on with the ball bouncing around for some time before falling to an attacker who swept home high into the net.
That was that with the whistle following not long after. Is this something of a renaisance for the team?
