Here is the match report from
Saturday's game. Remember that the content of this report does not reflect the
view of LCW but is merely the view of a frustrated sports journo!! Hehehe.
"The
team took to the field buoyant after last weeks thrashing of St Ives. Could the guys win two out of two? One key tactical change for the game was the
movement of Nigel Blow from midfield to goalie.
The reason for this being that Lucio was in
the land of the long white cloud learning how to shear sheep, or something
similar!
The
key to our win against St Ives was a quick goal. True to form, Scott Rawstorne
put the side 1-0 up with only 5 minutes gone.
This goal had a positive effect on the team who raised their efforts to
an even higher level. Up front we had
our big gun - Grant Cannon back from injury and with able support from Paul,
Steve and Davoud was causing problems for Northside's defence.
Meanwhile
Northside had their own version of Orca the Whale
playing upfront which made it difficult for Jon and John to get the ball off
him! Despite this the defence, well marshalled by
Gareth, ensured that their forwards were kept at bay.
Then
came the incident that will be talked about in bowling clubs, nursing homes and
RSLs for many a year.
When we think of great saves we naturally think of Gordon Banks in
This
was the sign that it wasn't going to be Northside's
day and in the second half the team, cajoled by the midfield promptings of
Stuart, Scott et al, scored another goal.
This time Paul Shelley got to a great ball and banged it into the corner
of the net. There was still time for
Nigel to produce another top class save before the game finished. Paul Shelley also put in a cameo sprinting
performance when substituted before the end to the words "Paul, beer
time!"
On the whole, a great team performance with everyone
giving 110%. Now
we have to keep it going for
the rest of the season!"
Derek.
Editor's note - thanks to Derek for
managing the side this week. He now has a 100% management record and is
forwarding his CV to
Ivan