No #PubWatch this week, so I'm afraid this is it for light reading. Apologies in advance.
Getting changed, Tyson said 'it always rains on a Thursday' and he was right this week. Constant drizzle throughout led to very tricky conditions. The slick surface and greasy ball really tested the technique of the BOC team who took a while to get up to speed. On the subject of balls, their nobhead striker deemed the high performance BOC wonderball unacceptable and we played with their naff yellow one - the mindgames had begun.
While BOC were getting up to speed we went three nil down, none of their goals particularly pleasant to recount. The first bears mentioning due to doggy dundee's involvement who played the nobhead in nicely with a pass to Hoofer / through ball to them. The other two were fairly similar with one ball into space undoing us...I think one even came from our corner, enough about that.
Suprise Surprise (the unexpected hits you between the eyes), it was Intertoto who got use going. From the KO after their third went in, Phil did that thing were he immendiately dribbles into their half, firmly indicating positive intent. I think they were a bit scared. Anayway, after a nice give and go with Rufus, Intertoto found himself wide on the right, rode a tackle, and pulled back invitingly for his CM partner Zondervan who used his famous side-foot to place the ball in the corner. Less leather this week, but the same outcome for the inform Mr. Zed.
The BOC second came after Sheedy lumped a free kick into the box which Latch duly nodded down. Hoff Jnr. got a shot away and Wainwright bundled in the rebound. This sparked something in Jnr. who went on a rampage thereafter akin to puppy-powered scrappy-do. Junior was everywhere and winding up a few of the nice Reays chaps, good stuff. For some bizarre reason a foul was given against the minor Hoff after an inocuous aerial challenge. The really annoying thing about it was that it led to a chance for Wayne and a nailed-on penno. Twats.
The equaliser was an absolute peach after MOM Hoffette beat two down the line and then crossed for Latch to volley on the half-turn into the roof of the net.
Other things to note
Sheedy goading their striker for being greedy whilst he was being greedy then seeing him miss ('oh no, that's not greedy at all, that's fine')
Latch had a touch of the Zamora's with a header that could have won it - too much glance
Wayne could have won it when through but went for the max power approach and missed the target
They could have won it with a whistler that grazed the upright
Excellent hands from Tyson under the high ball
Excellent pub turnout, a bit of a 'culture-show' special focusing on Japanese painting after the switcheroo deployed.
