8th September 2007 - Round 21: Scotch vs Grads Red

A1: Scotch 4 - 1 Grads Red B1: Scotch 0 -3 Grads Red A1 Summary All in all a very convincing win and one that puts us another place higher on the table, so well done boys! We started the game well and after about 15 minues of good pssession Fergie let one fly from 25 yards out on the left and watched it fly perfectly into the top right corner. Awesome strike!! And it didn't even take a deflection mate!! :o) Soon after that Max was brought down in the box, but Paps misses the penalty with a good save by the keeper. 2nd penalty miss!!! :o) I guess I wont be taking any more!! haha We then did put the second on the board following some great play down the left by Max, who after a nice interplay of passes with Paps and Paul got the ball to Eirik, who turned sharply in the box and slammed the ball past the keeper at his near post. Lovely team goal! We then went to sleep all over the park for the last 10 minutes of the half, and Grads Red snuck one back following a quick counter attack that left us out numbered at the back. 2-1 at the break. Again we had the bulk of the chances and possession in the second half, with Paul, Fergie, Eirik, Clop and Paps all having several good shots that werre narrowly wide or well saved. We went 3-1 when Geordie got a lovely long ball out to Max, put in a nice cross from the right that was cleared tentatively to the top left corner of the box to Paps, who cut inside and slotted it home across the keeper. The fourth came following more pressure, where a nice through ball to Eirik had him calmly slot the ball around the keeper who was rushing off of his line. 4-1. The back four looked solid as usual today, with Mitris and Eric providing plenty of run, and John and Geordie starting the majority of plays while being very solid and tough at the same time. Fergie and Clop both had dominating games in the middle of the park, and were unlucky not to get more goals betwen them, and both played well despite carrying injuries. Paul was in the game all day up front but couldn't quite get ont the end of one, but played the provider role very well. Max was again very creative and attacking out wide, with Eirik topping off a neat little game with two goals and an assist!! Well done boys. B1 Summary In a game we were exeecting to do well from, we unfortunalely never really got into it and couldn't find the back of the net again following several great chances!!! :o) The game was at 1-0 for a long time from the 1st into the 2nd half, but then a flurry of late goals killed the game for us. Credit goes to Grads Red for a good display however.