First away game of our new campaign and numbers were low to say the least, Pevo died and went to Devon, Matt Hall couldn't handle his pop, Bumble nearly bailed on us to get his end away with Darlo's finest MILF and Andy Gibbons was no where to be seen.
Apart from that Gabbas had a fine selection to choose from with Taylor turning up for his first game, Spud putting his boots on for the cause and Page in a like for like swap with Matt Hall.
Gabbas set up pretty much the same as they did against their previous opponents with 4-4-2, Elwell in the middle with Page with Sherz and Gev pulling in the full backs, Kelly and Mason bossing the middle (as per) Watson doing nothing on the wing, on the other hand the magician Gez had a stormer on the left, and our set of legs Joe and goal Machine Ruud Van Wiles providing our attacking force.
As the game begun, Junction looked lively although missing there string puller Gaz Holder in the middle. Page and Elwell mopped up most of the balls played in and around the strikers causing Gabbas little discomfort at the back with the attacking wingers pushing down both flanks being stopped in their tracks by Gev and Sherz! Sherz and Page putting in 2 top class last ditch challenges to deny the Junction of a scoring oppurtunity. The junction looked dangerous from set pieces as their towering centre half Hickers came forward every time to try and dominate the box, this wasn't to be as some quick organisation from the gabbas lads matched man for man with height putting Kelly on the big lad who was more than a match defending every ball with ease! As the Gabbas lads settled down Kelly and Mase begun to pull the strings in the middle when a ball was threaded out to the left to the magician Gezza who skipped past the slow full back to whip a ball in to the danger zone where our in form forward Ruud Van Wiles was there to slot home past the traiting mozza (have that ya bastard!) 1-0 Gabbas.
It wasnt long before what seemed like Deja Vu as Gez skipped once again past the lack luster challenge of the Junction full back to whip another ball into Ruud Van Wiles's path...BANG! (have that ya bastard!) 2-0 Gabbas.
Half time approached and Elwell thought it was time to test a few players out in different positions (Dft Bastard!) with Gabbas cruising in full control at 2-0 when else to try out some alterations. Sherz was pushed up to left wing, the magician Gezza put in the middle with Kel, to allow the King to take up his usual role as forward alongside the goal machine with Joe having a rest and Tayolr coming on to fill int he emprty left back spot. It was quickly telling that this was a wrong move, Taylor rusty after being tied up by the pigeon skanker for months, Sherz was more familiar with his moms pants drawer than the left wing and Mason after winning the battle against the Junctions number 10 Gaz Wilkes in the first half was no out of the action and wasted, on the plus side Gezza fitted in well in the middle slowing things down and keeping the ball with simple intricate passes between him and Kelly (one to remember for the Gaffa).
As the second half progressed the lads from Gabbas were showing there tiredness and the Junctions attacks kept coming, we could not hold up much longer as Kris Tonne belted one in from the edge of the area to score his first goal from open play in 2 years! Bumble will be disappointed his wrists werent strong enough to parry away as he got a hand to it (maybe had Georgina on the mind?) 2-1 Gabbas.
It wasn't long before the Junction attacked again this time with the ball played into the feet of the number 10 Gaz Wilkes who seemed to have a handfull of Elwell's shirt as he squeezed a shot against the Gabbas defence only to fall to Colin Plant to poke in from 6 yards, 2-2!.
Disappointing for Gabbas to throw away a 2-0 nill lead but plenty positives to take from the game, Gezza may be Gabbas and maybe Englands answer to the left wing problem, Gev and Sherz solid again, before the half time changes, King and Kel never looked like loosing the ball, and another 2 goals from our resident convict!
Gabbas Ay We!
