Match Report – O35.1 – Game Date: 01/05/2016

BMFC O35.1: 1
vs
Springwood United FC Inc: 0

BMFC Goal Scorers: Davey

Player of the Match: Kev the Keeper

Match Report: After 5 home games in a row to start the season, we made the short trip up the hill to Summerhayes Park. Everyone was suitably impressed by their recently Tarmac surfaced car park, the lush green stuff covering the dirt that we are used to playing on at Knapsack and the over sized changing room we were given access to. Large as the changing room was though it lacked the rich character that the Knapsack sheds have – photos, trophies, medals, beer fridge and two Championship towels hanging by the shower that have been used by dozens of old men to dry themselves and have never seen a washing machine…

As we warmed up Coach Quinny was seen checking his notes on the sideline, which looked like this:

System? 4-4-2. Tick
Back four? Zap, Dunny, Davey, Ice Man. Tick
Midfield? Cobra, Sean, Braddles, Paulie. Tick
Up Front? Suarez and JB. Tick
Bench? Andy Football, Danny the Dentist, Pirate and his Tick

In the pre-match pep talk, Quinny let us know we had the luxury of a four man bench – unless Pirate’s Tick had actually registered online with the FFA, Quinny had mis-calculated, a three man bench was still great to see

Coming into the game undefeated for the season (or winless if you want the glass half empty analogy) we were keen to finally get a win

Springwood only 10 players, which should have been a worry as we had seen a double decker bus in the car park, engine running waiting to be brought in and parked on the edge of their 18 yard box at kick off

Game summary:

– we attacked, a lot
– we couldn’t find a way to score
– Springwood counter attacked in Leicester mould brilliantly
– Kev didn’t have much to do all game but there were three or four crucial saves/blocks that were made. Most memorable was a brilliant save from a pile driver from the lone Springwood forward who had caused us problems all game
– the clock was tick ing
– Having drawn our opening three games 1 each, 2 each and 3 each we were looking likely to go there again with nil all until… in something of a role reversal, JB laid the ball off for Davey just outside the 18 yard box to sweetly strike a curling shot past the keeper and into the top corner
– Danny had a second disallowed for a very dubious off side as there was an opposing player standing on the goal line at the time

So 1-0 it was. As Dunny says, best result in the world. Or as Pirate said – that’s a Tick in the box