Cup Quarter Finals Scotch vs Grads Red Saturday 9th August 2008 Scotch 4 - 1 Grads Red Overall a very dominating performance all over the park and a scoreline that could have been at least double if not for some amazing saves from the Red's keeper, who by far was their best player on the day. Following a frustrating year with injuries for Rooney, he rebounded very nicely with his return to the team with a hatrick, and Johnny grabbed our final goal from the penalty spot. The game was very open and played in a very physical manner, with the incredibly boggy and muddy Scotch pitch not helping either team. Matty ran riot down the wing all day and the Red's had no answer for his pace with the ball, and was rewarded with the assists for all three of Rooney's goals. Maxie was very similar on the right. Our midfield trio was dominant all day and worked tirelessly and kept our control on the game, and our defensive line was very strong and organised and conceded only via a penalty following an unfortunate slip into a Red's attacker in the mud. It was good to get in the goals again and get a more even team effort following the disappointing league loss last week, and it was important to get Chrissa and Rooney back in the team this week. Another positive was the way we kept our work ethic up (except for a 5 minute patch where we started shooting from 40 yards!!) and kept cool heads when there were some terrible tackles going in and a lot of agro being shown by the Red's. With Welly, Brent, Danny and Paps still to come back in to the squad, it will be an important boost with a very tough run in to the end of the league in front of us. Nice game boys, very dominating win!!!!! (Ref's 3 votes) 3 votes: Rooney 2 votes: Johnny 1 vote: Dunsy