Match Report – O35.1 – Game Date: 14/08/2016

BMFC O35.1: 0
vs
Werrington FC: 1

BMFC Goal Scorers:

Player of the Match: Finals football

Match Report: An early morning morning kick off meant the Sheep picked up Deuce who had been to a street party the night before and definitely exceeded his recommended intake for a 9 am kick off. The sun was shining at Luddenham and the 60 solar panels on the house opposite the ground were soaking it up. Unfortunately, as Chapo was in Rio, there was no referee, so Werrington supplied one who did an excellent job; Finals took the toss and lost – not a good sign.

The first half had a lively start with Finals rising well for a header that went over the bar. We applied a lot of pressure including a piledriver by Rory and a stinging shot by the Lantern from 35 yards out which was well saved by the keeper. Captain Underpants also created a great chance which was reminiscent of a Pele move in the 1970 World Cup, by running past the ball as it bounced between two defenders and picking it up on the other side he tried to slot it bottom corner only for it to slide wide.

Double Fist was a spectator for most of the first half, only really having to deal with one wicked free kick that bounced tantalisingly in front of him. Nil all at half time.

The second half – Werri can out firing for about ten minutes and then we took the ascendency and while we created good chances, we seemed reluctant to pull the trigger.

We conceded an unnecessary corner and did not deal with it and it ended up in the back of the net.

We needed at least a draw to stay in the finals series so the bodies flooded forward; unfortunately despite some good chances to Dunny and Percy, it finished 1 nil and our finals chances are dashed. We have had good tussles with Werro this season and credit to them – they were gracious winners and even put on a beer after the game to ease our pain.

Next week may require a rethink on formation with 5 players still on nudie run and will be looking for game time at the pointy end of the field.