Melee 5 – 3 The Reducers

Is this the Championship winning match?!

Another good performance from the Melee boys in the humid weather last night was just what was required to keep up hopes of taking the Division 1 Championship in only the second season. With one game to go only goal difference can now cost Melee the title.

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With a squad crisis due to absentees and sickness a last minute ringer was pulled in called Spike who works with my mrs, which was good enough for me. Having not seen him play this was a big gamble for the game but proved to be critical as he stole the show with a hat-trick on debut.

The game started well for Melee with numerous shots peppering the goal. It should have been 1 or 2 but for the bar and post denying shots for Pils and Spike. Then against the run of play a breakaway goal and a miscommunication caused the visitors to take an early lead. Melee then raised their game and first half goals from Spike and Kev took a 2-1 advantage into the break.

After half time Melee had a short spell of domination, crisp passing in the midfield between Pils and Selwan lead to goals being set up for Spike and Kev, to take a 4-1 lead. Upon taken the three goal advantage Melee took the foot right of the gas and let the opposition right back into the game. Two goals from the opposition led to some panicking defending and if wasn’t for ‘The Cat’ Josh Featherby in goal the scores would have been even worse after making some great saves to keep us in the lead.

With 1min 30 to go it was getting nerve racking at 4-3 but after a long clearance Spike ran through to slot home a lovely finish which rounded of the game with his debut hat-trick and a win for Melee.

The final scores could have been much more but as they say in footy, ‘it’s the result that counts’. With three points clear and one game to play, only goal difference can stop the new Melee taking home that Championship medal.

Goals
Spike 3
Kev 2