Match Report – O35.1 – Game Date: 26/07/2016

BMFC O35.1: 4
vs
Penrith FC: 1

BMFC Goal Scorers: Captain Underpants (2), Rory, Iceman

Player of the Match: Rory

Match Report: Last game of the regular season and a draw or a win guaranteed us second spot. There were a number of incentives to achieve this, namely:

– a week off which would allow a few old bodies some time to recover
– avoid Hazo in the group stage
– most importantly, allow everyone to go hard at Punters Day on Saturday knowing they didn’t have to play Sunday

The last incentive even had Dunny commenting he may try running in this game, having been inspired (or was it incensed?) at Rory’s cameo at sweeper on Sunday

It was great to see our, only, hardened supporters out for a night game. Mr and Mrs Collier have had tremendous value from their home and away season tickets and they were delighted to find out tonight that this will indeed include all the finals games too

As we completed our warm up, the young 17 year old scallywags from the previous game began to get a little boisterous on the side line. We followed Rash’s lead and ran over to diffuse the fracas. Everyone that is except Jigsaw, who ran the other way

Finally we kicked off ten minutes late. The game started at a blistering pace and this did not let up for the full 90 minutes. We created a number of chances but PFC also created a couple on the counter. We went ahead off a corner with leading scorer The Iceman ghosting in at the far post to nod a loose ball home

The Dentist remarked on the sideline at one point when PFC broke away that he couldn’t tell which one was which out of our two chrome dome defenders Greenie and Dunny. The Dentist texted me a photo he took after the game. I think it’s a little unfair to Tweedledum though Tweedledee is similarly proportioned

Percy and The Dentist were introduced mid way through the half. Soon after good pressure from Rory and Percy down the right resulted in the ball being stolen off the defence and Percy giving Underpants the ball on the edge of the box. A sweet strike curled the ball beyond the flailing keeper

Part time player and team Captain Andy Netball overachieved his quota giving us a good 14 minutes before his old lady’s body seized up and he was placed back on ice with the game well under control. Talking of ice, the Iceman went down under a challenge but showing Give us a good 10 minutes Cartman how to do it returned with a steely determination in the second half

Winston’s half time talk was short, which simply means we were playing well (when there are 25 bullet points in Winston’s note pad the opposite is true)

More of the same in the second half with further chances and two more goals. Both followed great wing wizardry from Jigsaw piecing it together down the left culminating in the ball being pulled back, firstly for Rory and secondly Underpants to fire home. Suarez was introduced and his pace troubled the back line but the alert and quick off his line PFC keeper cut out the raids

In a reversal of what we have come to expect from PFC, they were the ones to finish the strongest. We found ourselves pinned back more and more but tenacious, well organized defending stymied the attacks and there was not too much for Double Fist to do. That was until Percy stayed with his player when he should have moved up with the back line. A shot ricocheted to a spare player, that should have been offside but wasn’t as Percy was playing him on. You idiot. Clean sheet averted and no cigar for Double Fist, again. Sorry mate!