By Julian Chow
A day with superb weather saw the Fellas take on 業霸 at the Cherry St. Park. Nice pitch, slightly hungover but Good weather, game on. First half Vince Leo Justin Howard James Ketz Andy Even play in the first 10 minutes, fellas warming up and chances started appearing. Some good runs but no real threat to either side. 業霸 opened the scoring with a lucky shot that ricocheted off Andy back at the striker who followed up with a point blank blast into top corner. 0-1 Julian subs in for vince and James moves up to midfield. Fellas starting to control the pace and rhythm of the game. Solid play from the back built up to flowing attacks that left the opposition scrambling. Freakishly fast James and Leo coupled with the Black Mamba to give the opposing mid no time to turn at all. Fellas scoring was inevitable. The play: one (brilliant) steal from the back, up to James who took off down the field. One perfectly timed through pass to Howard charging in from the outside. Bam. This was during 10 minutes of pure teamwork and control from us that could probably beat most teams in the league. 1-1 The next goal was a penalty won by Justin who was probably tired from his earlier game, lost his balance and fell on a defender while fighting for a corner. Howie steps up and delivers a perfect penalty, bouncing off the inside post i.e. almost missed. 2-1 The opposition resorted to long shots attempting to catch Mullens off-guard. Obviously wasn't going to happen. 業霸 makes 1000 subs. Leo had some great chances but I think his new rainbow shoes may have distracted him a little. Second half Leo James Justin Howard Julian Ketz Andy Second half, 業霸 digs deep to throw in an old man to their mid and a 6"3 giant named "king" up top. Long balls were the name of the game for them and some led to some good saves from Andy who was starting to get a little bored. Despite this extra pressure, Fellas were still in charge. The next goal happened too fast - Howard strings a pass, James sprints downfield for it, defenders backtrack, goalie comes out, defender/james/goalie come together, ball goes in net, goalie is on the ground with a cut eyelid. 3-1 , KO goalie. Kingsley comes on, Sebs comes on. Fellas start chillin and settle into defensive mode 3-2-1. Even so, fellas continue making chances and Sebs uses his speed to find space for a one on one with the new goalie outside the box. One little world-class cross flick and the ball lobs over the keeps and into the net. 4-1 Ketz a.k.a. the wall, had been dominating their attackers all day but unluckily makes this match report on the wrong side. Fighting for one of their many long balls, the Ketz and attacker sandwich the ball between them in the air, and the ball rolls down, bouncing off his hand. Ref calls for penalty. 4-2 From then on, it was long ball long ball long ball until the final whistle. In between that there were some a lot of desperate play from 業霸 and some whining from their attackers. special mentions Ketz Man of Match. Leo wins "Best Dive" award. Refs were idiots. Yellowcards: Justin, Julian, was there one more? Apparently I don't know how to throw (3 foul throws).
