Round 16 Scotch vs Pembroke Saturday 23rd August 2008 A Grade Scotch 4 - 2 Pembroke Well again we kept to the tune of conceding a couple but at least scoring more!! After a very disappointing performance last week where we were only a shadow of our normal intensity and game play, it was pleasing to have such a dominating performance against a team that started the day equal on points. The first half was a cagey affair with both sides changing blows mostly in the midfield, with only a couple of uninspiring chances falling to both teams. We were definitely getting on top by the end of the half and Pembroke looked glad when the whistle blew. We carried this intensity and momentum into the 2nd half and started with a blaze of glory with two goals in the opening 15 minutes. Both went to Chrissa from midfield, the first a delicate cip into the top right corner from 10 yards, and the second a clinical and powerful strike across the keeper. Both were from great interchange play and from hard running from Chrissa to make position. Soon after this we fell asleep at the back post and conceded a clever header that looped over Gazza in goals from a long ball in. Welly then got our next two, both from wonderful through balls (especially the 2nd from Matty!!) on fast counter attacks that had him out pace two defenders and put it across the keeper clinically both times!! Nice to have you back in the team mate! Over all a toughly fought match for both teams, but we made the most clean cut chances and the our dominating defensive and midfield pressure finally wore through Pembroke in the 2nd half. Now all we need is to win against Uni White this week and have Uni Black to us a HUGE FAVOUR!!!! and knock off Mercedes to bring the league down to the final match of the season!! C'mon Uni Black!!!!!! :o) B Grade Scotch 0 -6 Pembroke The olde "20 minute curse" came back to haunt us again today, where for the majority of the game we were 1-0 down, until 5 goals in a 20 minute 2nd half patch obviously destroyed our chances!!!! Again very consistent performers were Baby James Catton, Quento and Paulie, but as a team we need to continue working on our communication and organisation especially. In the end though a very dominating performance by Pembroke, especially in the 2nd half, and a very good lesson for us on how to make the most of goal chances and goal pressure, as in the 1st half we had 3 definite goal chances that if we snagged on of them it may well have been a very different story!!