T&A Punch v Pot Black
23-03-08
Normanston Park
Result lost 5-6
Mr Dependable.. Jason 'Shaggy from Scooby Doo' Russell
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A lovely easter sunday morning greeting the players at Normanston with the snow and hail blowing down the pitch.The players gathered in the changing rooms and as usual our mister reliable, Woody did not turn up so Danny McKinley doned the gloves. This enabled Jason Russell(mister dependable) to start up front. Pot Black kicked off with 10 men as Coop's had forgot to set his alarm and arrived 10 mins after kick-off by which time PB were 2-0 down due to some poor defending.With 11 men on the pitch, PB soon got their passing game going and were soon level with goals from Tom Miles and Robert Cooper. Still on top, PB were awarded a penalty and Goalkeeper come striker Dan Mckinley blasted the ball past the keeper to give PB the lead.Still the back four had not woken up and almost from the restart Punch levelled to make it 3-3. Tom Miles was playing havoc down the left side and PB continued to waste some good chances and always looked likely to concede another goal.In the second half with the wind, snow in their faces, PB faced an uphill stuggle but still managed to take the lead through Jordon Wardrope and go 4-3 up to which Wally our solitary supporter on the day turned to me and said "thats not the end of the game this looks like a 10-9 scoreline. He must have an expert football brain or know what our defending is like beacuse from a corner, with our defenders wondering who should I mark, they decided nobody and they equalised with a free header, how many times have I wrote that this year. Still the scoring continued with Tom Miles giving PB the lead again only for Punch to score 2 late goals and take the points with a 6-5 victory, perhaps we should take up rugby with scores like that! A game which was played in difficult conditions but was played in good spirit by both teams but spoilt by a over zealous referee who managed to book a number of players.They must think secretaries like paper-work and Suffolk FA need some money.Next Match 6th April Fleet Solutions at Normanston Park(plenty of notice for WOODY and good luck to the boys on Banksy stag week-end in Krakow). I think he will need it to make it back in one piece if what I hear is true. Still Banksy you're got Danny to protect you after your pact down the club, can you trust him?
