Round 5, Masters Vs Caulfield Cobras
Won 4 - 1
Consternation as we were greeted by an overcast day, damp with no sign of the sun. It felt like an English summers day
After our success with the sweeper formation last week we adopted the same formation against the Cobras
The ref gave the usual pre match I'll respect you so respect me routine. Wayne joked we hoped he had a better game than us - he didn't.
From the off we played some beautiful football. Slide rule passes, running off the ball. Johnny K skinned his man down the right, whipped it into the six yard box and Lars was only inches away from another first minute goal.
We didn't have to wait long. Stevie J won the ball on the half way line, resisted the temptation to go down, looked up and saw the Big Fella in the box. A perfect pass and a first touch left foot shot into the corner and we were one up
Caulfield did their best to come back but Rani and Klotzy were giving them no time in the middle and Big Dave and Shay were cleaning up every forward ball.
Up front Aaron was running the show on the left and played in Lars on the edge of the box. A Laudrup special and Lars beat his man, made the byline and pulled it back for Neil to snag his second.
With a strong bench we rang the changes and pressed for a third. Another free kick was sent forward but a hopeful belt of the ball up the field saw their number 9 get free and pull one back - was this the start of the Cobras biting back?
Driven on by their opportunistic goal Richard found Lars in the box, defender hacked as he went past but no penalty. Square up came at the other end as the Cobras broke, shot wide while Wayne made sure their striker didn't get up for the rebound. Still no penalty.
With a little time to reflect the ref soon had the opportunity to get one right. Stevie J played a nice one-two, bamboozled the full back and got a coat hangar for his troubles. No doubt this time and Lars calmly tucked away the penalty to restore the two goal buffer
With the Cobras rattled we went for the kill. Paul C down the right, Johnny K with the pull back found Neil on the edge of the six. With calmness personified Neil took a touch, went past his man and put the ball away. Was like watching Neo in the Matrix
4-1 inside the first half hour. The only surprise in the rest of the half was that we didn't score another. Total control
The second half was more of the same though with less urgency courtesy of our three goal lead.
Phil had a rare run up front and created mayhem, Paul C was always in space for an outlet ball, Johnny K thundered one against the bar, quickly followed by Aaron hitting one from 20 yards that the keeper just turned around for a corner
At the back Kostas was having a quiet day but showed he was still sharp punching away a corner in the danger zone. Cobras had a good spell but as their number seven lined up a shot it was Shane with a John Terry special who dove full length to block the shot.
Late in the game Neil looked to have bagged a fourth with a Lebron James leap but his header hit the post.
In the end a comfortable second half where we could have had a few more but played good football throughout. Defence solid, midfield gelling nicely and goals aplenty up front.
Go Central Park
Won 4 - 1
Consternation as we were greeted by an overcast day, damp with no sign of the sun. It felt like an English summers day
After our success with the sweeper formation last week we adopted the same formation against the Cobras
The ref gave the usual pre match I'll respect you so respect me routine. Wayne joked we hoped he had a better game than us - he didn't.
From the off we played some beautiful football. Slide rule passes, running off the ball. Johnny K skinned his man down the right, whipped it into the six yard box and Lars was only inches away from another first minute goal.
We didn't have to wait long. Stevie J won the ball on the half way line, resisted the temptation to go down, looked up and saw the Big Fella in the box. A perfect pass and a first touch left foot shot into the corner and we were one up
Caulfield did their best to come back but Rani and Klotzy were giving them no time in the middle and Big Dave and Shay were cleaning up every forward ball.
Up front Aaron was running the show on the left and played in Lars on the edge of the box. A Laudrup special and Lars beat his man, made the byline and pulled it back for Neil to snag his second.
With a strong bench we rang the changes and pressed for a third. Another free kick was sent forward but a hopeful belt of the ball up the field saw their number 9 get free and pull one back - was this the start of the Cobras biting back?
Driven on by their opportunistic goal Richard found Lars in the box, defender hacked as he went past but no penalty. Square up came at the other end as the Cobras broke, shot wide while Wayne made sure their striker didn't get up for the rebound. Still no penalty.
With a little time to reflect the ref soon had the opportunity to get one right. Stevie J played a nice one-two, bamboozled the full back and got a coat hangar for his troubles. No doubt this time and Lars calmly tucked away the penalty to restore the two goal buffer
With the Cobras rattled we went for the kill. Paul C down the right, Johnny K with the pull back found Neil on the edge of the six. With calmness personified Neil took a touch, went past his man and put the ball away. Was like watching Neo in the Matrix
4-1 inside the first half hour. The only surprise in the rest of the half was that we didn't score another. Total control
The second half was more of the same though with less urgency courtesy of our three goal lead.
Phil had a rare run up front and created mayhem, Paul C was always in space for an outlet ball, Johnny K thundered one against the bar, quickly followed by Aaron hitting one from 20 yards that the keeper just turned around for a corner
At the back Kostas was having a quiet day but showed he was still sharp punching away a corner in the danger zone. Cobras had a good spell but as their number seven lined up a shot it was Shane with a John Terry special who dove full length to block the shot.
Late in the game Neil looked to have bagged a fourth with a Lebron James leap but his header hit the post.
In the end a comfortable second half where we could have had a few more but played good football throughout. Defence solid, midfield gelling nicely and goals aplenty up front.
Go Central Park
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