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west way vs clerks
next up was the main event.
with the weather worsening it was great to see that people sticking around in the green cages.
Emmet the carrot thrower was reffing again. his voice akin to that of sly stallone in Rocky after all the calls from the 1st fixture were beginning to take there toll. he had informed me that it is a cold and lonely place being a top referee but it was a burden he was happy to carry for the evening.
Chukker D looked nervous in the stands, he had money riding on this, how much? too much! after making the same bet twice with different people he had £20 riding on clerks to take the win rather than the previously thought £10.
as the game got underway it was the same again with both teams more concerned with not conceding rather than pressing for a goal. The main difference i noticed from the off however was that both teams seemed to be playing better as units rather than trying to achieve individual success. both teams having great communication and some impressive passing and moving with runs that seemed purposeful and thought out. Cleeeerks' felix netting 3 in the 1st game to phil from westways 1 but it was tight throughout.
the second game started dramatically and completely the opposite to the 1st with westway scoring straight away and then the reply with jimmy the hyena scoping out a triple BB beauty. all this happening in the first 30 seconds of the game. westway were pressing hard in this one and managed to get in the lead for the 1st time.the crowd erupted and you could feel the intensity of the game rising and the crowd responding and feeding from it. as tempers were starting to get flared you could feel that there was more than just points on the board at stake here..... (and chukkers £20). calls were getting called more frequently and Emmets voice was really starting to pay the price. Clerks responded with some great 1-2's and felix levelled up the score with a sweet topshelf back hand of the post, felix then put the clerks back in front to end this bout, 3-2 clerks, Chukker also could breathe a sigh of relief as the bet had been won.
the good thing with the league this year is that you can still take some points home even if you just win one battle but lose the war ,and westway did not disappoint, coming out guns blazing in the final match, phil scoring two, one of them being a screamer and it was felix's turn to put the ball in his own net .he replied with 3 goals in the westway net also with vit collecting an important goal. this game finished 4-3 westway. i was really impressed with the pace of this game and people commenting that ties like this is what the league is all about. non polo spectators were stopping and watching as the game had everything and the crowd participation was the icing on the cake.
MVP has to go to felix who put away 8 out of the 9 clerks goals and was the difference between these two teams. great night of polo and hope to see more like it