Mens 1st XI Match Report


Team: Mens 1st XI
Date: Sat 14th Jan 2006
Opposition: Deal 1st XI
Result: 3 - 0 Win
Scorers: Richard Skipper (2), Kieran O'Toole
Man of The Match:   Richard Skipper

Report:
Well this was the 1st league back after Xmas and although we had a good warm up game last week and it showed!! We all seemed a bit off the pace for the first 10 mins!! However we got through this and spent the rest of the game in complete control!! Deal only really putting us under any real pressure on a quick break away, but even then that didn't happen too often!! We did have a small injury worry when Kez got hit in the mush making him even more attractive!!

The only problem was that the 1st half was completed without us scoring a goal and the concern was that Deal may sneak one which would have been undeserved!!

The second half was better and the movement improved and within 30 seconds of the restart and 40 seconds of Heady saying 'Well Rich Skip isn't gonna run 40 yards and put the ball in the back of the net!' we had scored!! The goal was finished with aplomb by Rich Skip having burst 40 yards and put the ball in the back of the net!! We then grew even stronger and played even better and scored 2 more!! Another from Rich and one from Kez!! This must of helped ease the pain of being smashed in the head for the 2nd time!! After a shot, the goalie saved it by booting it right into Kez's eyebrow which in turn cannoned into one of their defenders head's!!

The only other thing to mention is that the skipper had a plethora of chances in the 2nd half and couldn't hit a barn door!!

Well next week is a tough game at Folkestone!! They seemed to have stitched us up again by giving us the 4.30 slot!! We need to win again to keep the pressure on those behind us!!


Report By:
Toby Willis