Werder win

Having suffered a real thumping the previous week, it was good to play in the balmy late October evening last Monday. The 9.30 kick off saw us line up with

Dave in goal
Dougie and Dom defence
Phil and Matt in the middle
New Matt and myself up front

The new set up means there is always confusion at the start about where the touchlines are but once we'd got over that, and who was on our side, as Phil passed a corner straight to one of the opposition, we managed to prise a win from the fixture. This despite having fallen behind at the outset to a flicked corner routine.

Dave was unbeatable in goal thereafter and the defensive solidity meant we rarely looked threatened in spite of the quality of our opponents' passing.

It was a wonder strike from Phil which levelled for us as he thumped home a great shot which took the slightest nick past the keeper and into the roof of the net. From that point on the unexpected truly happened with a corner played in low by Matt C causing much confusion and bouncing off me and onto Dom. I don't recall too many goals from him but he pounced and finished like a pro with a sharp finish from almost a foot away from the line! I might have exaggerated how far out it was! But it put us ahead and without his presence it would have been cleared and who knows where we'd have ended up without the goal.

The second half was quite even but there was time for new Matt to pull off one of the passes of the season as he thumped a pass across goal to find me unmarked and able to tap home and secure the points. Whether it was a shot or not, it fell perfectly and left us with clear daylight.

Our first three points in the new championship division. Perhaps we'll survive at this rarefied status after all?