THIS WAS THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE SEASON SO FAR WITH CONDITIONS NOT PERFECT FOR THE SECOND TIME AGAINST BORO U KNEW IT WAS GNA BE ANOTHER SCRAP AND COLTS LOOKED HUNGRY FROM THE GET GO WITH A LINE UP OF THE EVER CONSISTENT MCNULTY IN THE STICKS(EXCELLENT TODAY BIG LAD) RIGHT BACK JAMES LEFT BACK DAMIEN CENTER HALFS BRETT AND BEN RIGHT WING DANNY LEFT WING LEE WITH RYAN AND BAM IN THE HEART OF THE MIDFEILD AND SMITH PLAYING JUST BEHIND MUNSON. COLTS LOOKED GOOD MOVING THE BALL AROUND COMFORTABLY AND LOOKIN ON TOP IN THE FIRST MINUTES OF THE GAME GETTIN IN BEHIND A FEW TIMES BUT NOTHIN COMING OF IT BUT AFTER SOME NEAT FOOTBALL BY JAMES AND SMITH PLAYIN THE BALL N BEATING THERE LEFT HAND SIDE MUNSON WAS FED IN THE BOX HELD OFF 2 CHALLENGES HOWEVER THE 3RD CHALLENGE WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE REF AND THE LINESMAN GIVE A PENALTY LEE HERBERT STOOD UP TO TAKE IT AND SLOTTED IT COOLY INTO THE CORNER TO GIVE COLTS THE LEAD1-0 GAME ON.
THE FIRST HALF WAS SCRAPPY WITH A COUPLE OF SUSPECT CHALLENGES BY EACH TEAM HOWEVER DANNY SEEMED TO NOT GET THE DECISIONS LIKE THE OPPOSITION AND WAS CARDED FOR A CLUMSY BUT FIRST CHALLENGE BORO CAUSED A FEW PROBLEMS TO THE COLTS DEFENCE AND AFTER COLTS GIVE AWAY A NEEDLESS FEE-KICK THEY WERE PUNISHED HAVING LEFT 2 FREE MEN AT THE BACK POST FOR THE CENTER FORWARD TO POKE HOME THE EQUALISER 1-1.
AFTER SOME BRAVE DEFENDING FROM BEN AND BREET WITH BRETT NOT JUST GETTIN HIS BEARINGS MENT BEN AT TIMES HAD TO COVER WITCH LEFT US A BIT OPEN AT THE BACK N THAT MENT COLTS WERE GOIN DEEPER WITH BAM HAVIN TO SIT N JUST LETTIN RYAN CONTROL THE CENTER WITH LEE N SMITH HELPING BACK AND FORWARD RELENTLESSLY BUT AFTER ANOTHER CHALLENGE DANNY WAS CARDED AGAIN NDUE TO THE FUKIN GUY SCREAMIN LIKE HED BIN SHOT COLTS WERE REDUCED TO 10 MEN WITH ONLY B30 MINUTES GONE IN THE GAME BUT THAT SEEMED TO GIVE COLTS THE BIGGER INCENTIVE TO GO ON AND WIN THE GAME AND SOON AFTER MUNSON COTTONED ON TO A DEFENCESIVE ERROR ROUNDED THE KEEEPER BUT CUDNT PUT IT INTO THE OPEN NET(TIGHT ANGLE LEFT FOOT), IN A MATTER OF MINUTES RYAN PLAYED A THRU BALL TO MUNSON WHO SKOOLED THE CENTER HALFS WITH A LOVELY TRICK A SLOTTED IT IN THE CORNER PAST THE KEEPER AND THRU THE DEFENDERS LEGS 2-1 TO 10 MAN COLTS.
COLTS BATTLED AND BATTLED FOR THE REST OF THE FIRST HALF WITH MCNULTY MAKIN A FEW DECENT SAVES AND JAMES N DAMIEN CONTROLIN THERE SIDE OF THE PITCH N BAM N RYAN FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE WHICH GAVE COLTS THE IMPERTOUS TO KEEP GOIN LEE SKINNINTHERE PLAYERS AND PLAYIN GOOD FOOTBALL WITH SMITH N MUNSON EVEN THO COLTS HAD 10 MEN THEY SEEMED A LOT MORE IN CONTROL 2-1 HALF-TIME.
HALF-TIME
PAUL CALMED EVERYONE DOWN AT THE BREAK N STARTED TO TALK SENSE INSTEAD OF RANTING N RAVING N THAT SEEMED TO HELP COLTS IN THE SECOND HALF AS THEY STARTED WITH THE SAME BELIEF AND HEART AS THEY DID THE END OF THE FIRST, U COULD SEE COLTS WER PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER BRETT CLEARING ONE OFF THE LINEAND STARTIN TO REALLY LOOK AT EASE WITH THERE TALL NOT LANKY FORWARD BEN MAKIN A COUPLE OF SUPERB LAST DITCH TACKLES BEFORE COMING OFF INJURED SO THE SYSTEM WAS CHANGED AGAIN WITH BAM GOIN TO CENTER HALF(HIS BEST POSITION) AND STE CASS COMIN ON IN THE CENTER AFTER A FEW MONTHS OUT WITH A BROKEN ARM.
YET AGAIN COLTS WENT FORWARD WITH INTENT ON THE BREAK WITH LEE FINDING HIS FEET AND SMITH GIVING HIS USUAL 110% AND EVEN WITH 10 MEN COLTS CUDDA BIN 3 0R 4 UP SMITH LEE AND RYAN SQUANDERING CHANCES AFTER A COLLISION WITH THE KEEPER IN THE FIRST HALF MUNSON COME OFF WITH WHIP LASH FOR TOM CURRIE WHO HAD A POINT TO PROVE AND HE SEEMED TO DO THAT IMMEDIATELY HUNTING EVERYTHING DOWN WHICH GAVE COLTS A FRESH LEASE OF LIFE RYAN DOMINATING THE CENTER WITH STE CASS MOVING THE BALL TO THE 2 TRICKY WINGERS LEE N TOM WHO HAD THE BEATING OF THE FULL BACKS EVERY TIME AND FED SMITH WHO STRUCK THE BALL AND JUST THE KEEPERS TRAILING LEG STOPPED COLTS FROM TAKING A BIGGER LEAD IN THE MATCH AND THE TITLE THAT DIDNT SEEM TO MATTER AS A QUALITY 30 YARD BALL FROM JAMES WILSON WAS MET BY RYAN WHO HEADER HOME TO MAKE IT 3-1 GAME OVER.
AFTER THE 3RD GOAL COLTS CAME UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE AND COULD OF CONCEDED 3 OR 4 IF IT WASNT FOR MCNULYS BRILLEANCE IN THE STICK PULLING OFF TO UNBELIEVABLE SAVES AND A DOUBLE SAVE TO MAKE JOEY HART SMILE. BRETT CLEARED ANOTHER ONE OFF THE LINE DAMIEN THREW IN 3 CONSECUTIVE TACKLES THROWING HIS BODY ON THE LINE AND BAINBRIDGE MR DEFENCE JUST DO WHAT HE DOES BEST THERES NOT MUCH U CAN SAY ABOUT THIS LAD TO EXPLAIN WHAT HE HAS BROUGHT TO COLTS THIS YEAR. AFTER CONSTANT PRESSURE N WORKRATE(AND THE KIDS GOT TONSILITUS)SMITH GAVE GAV THE LAST 10, GAV WENT TO CENTER HALF AND LEE HERBERT WENT UP FRONT AND GAV DID HIS JOB WEN HE COME ON CLEARING EVERYTHIN AND MOVIN THE DEFENCE OUT WEN NEEDED COLTS DID EVERYTHING THE COULD TO HANG ON TO THE VICTORY AFTER A COUPLE OF NERVOUS MOMENTS COLTS HUNG ON 3-1 COLTS.
COLTS WER STRONG ALL OVER THE PITCH AND I COULD PROBABLY PICK 5 OR 6 WHO CUD OF GOT MOM TODAY BUT FOR A SUNDAY LEAGUE GOALKEEPER TO PULL OF SAVES LIKE HE DOES CREDIT WHERE CREDITS DUE TOP PERFORMANCE. AND EVERYONE EVEN THE SUBS WHO COME ON WER EXCELLENT BACK TO THE TEAM WAS WAS ITS GOOD TO SEE. AND CAN I JUST SAY APART FROM THE RED CARD WHICH WASNT DESEREVED TO DANNY CONSIDERING THER NUMBER 16 GOT AWAY WITH AT LEAST 7 UN CARDED FOULS THATS PROBABLY THE BEST REFEREEING DISPLAY BALL SEASON BY FAR AND WOW IT WORKS WITH OFFSIDES WEN THERE LINESMAN HA COUPLE WRONG BUT THATS LIFE THANK TO THE OFFICIALS AND PEOPLE WHO CAME TO WATCH GREAT PERFORMANCE BOYZ AND CHEERS PAUL FOR ACTUALLY GETTING THE GAME ON AND BEING THE CALM FIGURE WE NEED. LET THIS BE THE CATALYST TO THE REST OF THE SEASON AND WIN EVERY CONMPETION WE ARE COMPETEING IN.
