23rd June 2007 - Round 10: Scotch vs PAC

A1: Scotch 3 - 2 PAC B1: Scotch 3 - 1 PAC A1 Summary Well done boys!!! Awesome to get another win finally, its been coming and is well deserved!!! Its great to be on the opposite side to a 3-2 score hey!! :o) The game was defnitely decided in the first half, with scotch holding most of the meaningful possession in the forward half, with Fergie and Baard looking dangerous from the kickoff. We had a different looking line-up due to missing players for different reasons, mainly uni exams and suspensions, with Rhino going to right back and Eirik to left back to sure up the defense, where both their long ball skills and great touch were the difference a lot of the time. The opener came about 10minutes in from a stinging left foot strike from the top of the box that took a deflection into the bottom right corner from Maxie, following a blocked shot from both Baard and Fergie immediately prior that were both on target. Very soon after the score was 2-0 when Baard ran onto a free kick from the halfway line and neatly tucked the ball across the keeper on his left foot after a neat first touch. The third came about 30 minutes in when a good run up the left from Max had him cut the ball back to Baard at the top of the box, who claimed his second by hammering the ball past the keeper into the bottom right corner. 3-0! The whole first half was very good football generally, looking very strong at the back and bringing the ball out of the back with some structured possession and nice long balls. The second half was a different story, with Scotch seemingly going to sleep for the bulk of the half. It was a far cry from the quality of Scotch play in the first half, with PAC definitely having the bulk of the half and nearly snatching a point. Both their goals came within 10 minutes of each other and were both from the penalty spot, one for obstruction and the other a very unlucky handball. All in all a job well done though, and its now time to really astart catching up some points on the others! Thanks very much to the new boys that have come out, we really appreciate it, as we will need all the numbers we can because of people still missing due to exams etc, and also most of the Norwegian contingent going home for a few weeks back to warm and sunny Scandanavia! We'll miss you!! Hurry back!! :o) 3 votes: Baard Kristiansen 2 votes: Eirik Sandvik 1 vote: Jordan Byron B1 Summary Well well well!!!! About time!!!! :o) Well done lads, first win on the board for the year, and a very convinving one at that!! Very well deserved for continuing to improve every week and to keep fighting over the past few games when things havn't gone our way. Well done Notable mentions need to go to Andy Dean and Quent for marshalling the defense in a very good manner, and to Jassa and Josh for playing probably your best games for the year yet from fulll back. Jassa you need to teach the rest of us how to tackle so effectively! :o) Quinny had a blinder in the middle of the park setting up lots of the attacking moves and being involved in most things, with Dayne and Harald being the difference in the first half up fron with their skill, Dayne taking two goals and Harald could have had as many if things went a little different. Well done to Chrissy for snagging a nice left foot volley after a great run from Harald for the third. A mention also needs to go to Dave in goals for pulling out a couple of top drawer saves, especially in the second half when PAC were starting to put on more pressure. Thankyou so much for the boys that filled in to play when you weren't expecting it; Dayne, Eirik and Chris. Shows what sort of team we are to help each other out :o) Thats the first of a few more now fellas!!!! 3 votes: Joel Quinn 2 votes: Dayne McClure-Thomas 1 vote: Jassa Amir-Lang