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Match report, Goons 14 - 12 Dark and Stormy
Newington 7:30 20/11/2012
Dark and Stormy: Antonio, Felix, Fran, Nik
Goons: Ryan, Adrienne, Bells, Ed , Jordan
As the players rolled up to the, Newington, that theatre of polo dreams, tensions were running high. Wisps of cigarette smoke whipped around the goalmouths as pre-match nerves were settled. The wind roared in and scoured the leaves from the court. The teams charged and an autumn classic was underway. Initially two different styles of play blunted each other with the breathless energy of Dark and Stormy playing counterpoint to the languid passing style of The Goons. Nik, Antonio and Felix darted around the court, chasing everything and probing for openings in the attacking third. Jordan harried while Ryan and Ed calmly stroked the ball between them. After five minutes, the deadlock was broken and Ryan shot one home. In typical D&S style, they broke straight back with some direct dribbling and Felix equalized. They then put themselves in the lead through Antonio and it was game on. The larger squad of Goons was always going to be telling, particularly with the pace of the game and they soon brought on Bells who levelled the scores. Fran was introduced for D&S and put in a sterling shift, breaking up the opposition’s attacks at every opportunity. Goons rotated again with Adrienne coming into play as the teams traded goals, through Ryan and Felix with Nik going through on the half hour to make it 6-4 at the break. Ed, Ryan and Bells all scored again to put clear water between the teams. Ed was removed for five minutes after giving the big northern shoulder to Antonio who then led the fight back with three unanswered goals. After 52 minutes it was all level but the extra numbers made the difference and two more from Ed after his reintroduction put the game beyond reach.
Ryan, 5:00, 1-0, Felix, 5:10, 1-1, Antonio, 6:00, 1-2, Bells, 9:30, 2-2, Ryan, 10:10, 3-2, Felix, 15:15, 3-3, Felix, 16:30, 3-4, Ryan, 17:15, 4-4, Ryan, 17:40, 5-4, Ed, 26:00, 6-4, Nik, 30:30, 6-5, Ed, 33:00, 7-5, Ryan, 35:10, 8-5, Bells, 35:40, 9-5, Antonio, 36:10, 9-6, Antonio, 38:20, 9-7, Antonio, 39:00, 9-8, Ed, 42:15, 10-8, Antonio, 44:00, 10-9, Ryan, 44:30, 11-9, Ed, 47:30, 12-9, Nik, 48:00, 12-10, Antonio, 51:00, 12-11, Felix, 52:00, 12-12, Ed, 52:50, 13-12, Ed, 55:00, 14-12.