Match Reports
24/11/07
Lewes 4s 4-0 Men's 4th XI
Big games call for big men to step up to the plate. Sadly all the big men were out Christmas shopping with their wives and girlfriends and the Super 4s were left to rue a mid table defeat against local rivals Lewes.
Guest star this week was Begs (“I am a goal machine”) sadly he didn’t get the chance to extend his goal scoring run. We also welcomed the lesser spotted Grimsey (“Clowns to the left of me jokers to the right!”) in central midfield.
Lewes started with 10 men and Brighton sensed they could get something from the game but Lewes, staffed with some experienced old boys, held their shape well and posed our backline some serious trouble. College (“I want to sex you up”) came closest to scoring, though, when he hit a beautiful shot past the Lewes upright for what would have been a dream start. It wasn’t until Lewes’ Bill Clinton kiss-o-gram look-a-like arrived that Brighton got into the game. It was a fairly even affair but Lewes always looked a little more assured in possession.
A short corner was harshly awarded after Ready (“I love a tall man he ain't a small man my man is all man and the only man for me “) made probably the greatest tackle I have ever seen, as a Lewes player was winding up to shoot. Sadly, the umpire saw it differently and gave a short corner. The resulting short was defended only for another short corner to be given and dispatched past Brooksy (“The lights are on, but you’re not home”) and his immobile left foot. (We are in no way blaming the umpire but it really was an amazing tackle.)
1-0 at half time and Brooksy was quite rightly branded the Scott Carson of the hockey club by freshly styled Sleaze (“don't fear the reaper “). Let’s hope it was meant in goal keeping style and not looks.
The second half began and Lewes again pressed but Grimsey, Tosh (“I’m a joker I’m a smoker “), duncan (“I want to ride my bicycle I want to ride my bike) and Dan (“So sexy it hurts“) were having storming games in midfield. Sadly another short corner scramble was dispatched and the heads began to drop. Worse was to come though as a Lewes player waltzed unfettered through the whole team before finishing with a superb reverse stick strike to give Lewes an insurmountable lead.
Sheff (“Another day in paradise”) was having an inspired game at left back and managed to keep the lid on Lewes’ marauding right winger when they looked to be cutting lose. Graham (“I’m a lumberjack and I’m ok”) and Matt (“deedle-eedle-eedle-um, “) had some slim pickings up front.
Grimsey however came close to scoring but for a great save from the Lewes keeper and Begs shaved the post with another chance. Grimesy usually so mild mannered also managed to get himself green carded but he was on mercurial form and seemingly single handedly took a free hit beat two men and shot wide in the closing moments.
The defeat was completed by a fourth goal which I can’t remember at the moment. (probably explains a lot)
Towards the end of the game college had to excuse himself to due a groin strain and Matt who can now be known as a utility player filled in admirably at right back.
Top of league Middleton and Bognor next. The rallying call has to be, remember Worthing 3s! Anything is possible……
(if anyone can name the songs and artists from the above lyrics a bottle of banana beer will be provided on the curry night for the person with most right answers) (note some lyrics are from memory and some may have been changed slightly because I wanted to as they made me laugh)(don’t cheat!)