Matchus Reportus

Jonnys,

It was billed as the biggest game Melee has faced since its rebirth in
the summer of 2005. And probably in the top 3 games in Melee history.
Post war. If we won, we would be left with a real opportunity to push
for promotion. A loss would leave us struggling at the foot of the
table.
When approaching a game like that, its always handy to give the
opposition a helping hand. So not only did we decide to be sporting,
and field only 4 players to start (as one of theirs was late), but we
also decided to let them score first. 1-0 Feet of Fury. We equalised,
and then they scored again. 2-1. It felt like it was going to be one
of those nights.
However, despite what it felt, there was an aroma in the air. A scent
that can only be recognised by those who have fought with someone for
something. It had travelled with us in our car, with all 5 of us
crammed in to a little skoda, and had made its way onto the pitch. I'm
sure it was there when Liverpool came back against Milan last season.
"Ah...", I thought, whilst thinking of a Nirvana song, "...It smells
like team spirit".
And with that smell, came a performance riddled with movement, laced
with encouragement, and toped with a few sprinklings of obrigadinho
magic.
We didn't look back. Daudi scored a goal which would be the equivalent
of a 75 yarder on a real pitch. We kept plugging away, and some lovely
passing moves saw us 11-6 up at half time.
Second half saw more of the same, and i never thought I would ever say
this, but some of jonny 'Make it Large' Crouch's movement was class,
and saw him grab a few.
As usual, Samba jonny in goal's importance to the result cannot be
over-estimated. The occasional leak, in what was quite a tight ship,
would be quickly mopped up by the small brazilian wonder. So good was
his performance, and at 16-9 up, he was set free from the captivity of
the semi-circle, and was allowed to roam.
Clearly, this meant that he was no longer in goal. I was put in. The
score soon became 16-13. Andre managed to score a nice goal, and at
last the final whistle went at 19-14.
Get in the boys.

Best Moment: Final whistle baby!!

Worst Moment: When they scored 5 in a row after we changed keepers

Most Taxiest Moment: Jonny no-knee being out with a skirt instead of
watching the boys. Hope the picnic was worth it.

Funniest Moment: Pre-match, when I thought the ref was gonna start the
game with 1 against 5.

Ugliest Moment:Wasn't really a moment, but the fact that samuel got
hacked, and pushed around an unbelieveable amount was the ugly side of
the game.