Tourney: London League V

Before I go much further, we must asknowledge the departure of a fallen friend, Jono X. Marshall. Let us not remember him for all of those callous hecklings and bike smashes on-court, but rather for his feats off-court: his wicked smile like an oncoming stabber and efforts to develop the game that is London Bike Polo. A moment of silence for this great man because this write-up features the first game of his team in his absence. You have not been forgotten dear friend.
And now on to bigger and better things...the return of James Brown. And what a return it was as he aggressively helped the Dragon Slayers defeat the Mighty Beasts - which should be called the singular Mighty Beast because Ali was involved in every one of his team's goals except 2. It was a slow, strong outing by the Mighty Beasts taking a two-goal lead into the second half. But the slaying combo of Max and James proved to be too much for them as the Beasts found themselves down by four after a 20-minute dry spell. Ouch. Dragon Slayers went on to win it by two, 13-11.
James, 4:00, unassisted 1-0
Ali, 4:30, unassisted 1-1
Louie, 6:00, assist Ali 1-2
Ali, 6:30, unassisted 1-3
Andy, 11:00, unassisted 2-3
Max, 14:00, unassisted 3-3
Ali, 17:00, assist Vit 3-4
Ali, 23:00, unassisted 3-5
James, 24:00, unassisted 4-5
James, 27:00, assist Max 5-5
Ali, 28:00, unassisted 5-6
Ali, 29:00, unassisted 5-7
Halftime
Max, 32:00, unassisted 6-7
Ali, 32:30, unassisted 6-8
James, 36:00, unassisted 7-8
Ali, 37:00, unassisted 7-9
Max 39:00, unassisted 8-9
Max, 42:00, assist James 9-9
James, 42:30, unassisted 10-9
Max, 50:00, unassisted 11-9
James, 54:00, assist Fiona 12-9
James, 55:00, unassisted 13-9
Louie, 58:00, unassisted 13-10
Louie, 59:00, unassisted 13-11

Oh, and Happy Birthday, Fiona. Nearly pulled out the Birthday Goal but an assist is pretty darn good.