Match Reports
14/02/09
Gore Court 0-6 Men's 2nd XI
So Valentines day was upon us, what a better way to celebrate than sharing some love with Gore Court 2nd XI. As we sat discussing how romantic we all had been, the team chat turned to the most important discussion of the day..........to under shirt or not?
“The Court” looked a very different team to the one we played earlier in the season. In that game we managed to grab a 3-3 draw from the jaws of victory after being 3-0 up, and only fielding 9 ½ fit players. What was not forgotten were the substantial teas that were offered, 5 teaspoons of soup with some rather dubious floaty things.....I remember the days of Fish & Chips, the credit crunch has obviously hit hard.
So onto the game. The first 10 minutes was a dire affair, they kept chucking ariels with which we kept trying to gift chances, we were also not marking..........cue a Hacking rant at the rest of the defence and midfield. We gained our shape and start to play decent flowing hockey. “The Court” put all bodies behind the ball which made their half quite cramped but spreading the ball wide and making them run around, the gaps started to appear. Smasher got the ball near to the D and passed to Wossy who smashed the ball into the goal.
The second goal introduced “The Court” and the wider hockey public to a new hockey skill, the Williams “Anti Skill” wobble. “Anti Skill” has taken years of dedication to perfect but Luke is a purist in this art form. Essentially it involves pushing the ball in a straight line in front of yourself, running after it while looking like each step is going to cause you to fall over, head shaking, shoulders going one way, hips going the other way while waving your stick all over the place all - imagine a headless chicken playing hockey and you'll be close. Any opposition (or team mate for that matter) who sees it, hasn't a clue what's going on, Luke himself doesn't know what's going to happen next so defenders don't stand a chance. On one such marauding run forward, Luke went from our 25 up to their goal line, some how Oli got the ball in the D and via the keepers pads Luke poked the ball home.
Pyscho had quite a quiet game but kept “The Court” at bay with a couple of good saves, one particular from “The Court” captain.
Half Time, 2-0 up and coasting.
Brighton came out for the second half and showed for most it their total hockey approach. Kenny made it 3-0 but no one can remember it, we do remember the couple he put over the bar...again! A flowing move down the right ended up with Yann sliding the ball to Hacking who drove in along the back line, the keeper was sold the dummy allow Hacking to pass the ball across the goal to Oli who duly scored. 4-0.
It was then Yann's turn to score. His first started off with another demonstration of the Williams “Anti Skill”, the ball came back off the keepers pads, the ball fell to Wossy who squared to Yann to put away. 5-0. Yann's second and Brighton's final goal was a great team move, with the ball being moved quickly across and round the pitch. Hacking made another run up the right, Smasher passed to Hacking who wobbled into the right side of the D and pulled it back to Yann who played a 1-2 with the keeper before putting the second chance away. 6-0.
Wossy & Ninja decided they were bored and played a game of cock up substitutions, they got quite dizzy from constantly subbing on and off. As the final whistle arrived, Brighton were awarded a short corner, the first shot was saved but the rebound fell to Dermot promptly fluffed it. Shamshers money is still safe!!
News shortly followed that Epsom had beaten Sevenoaks. Not that other results really matter but it gives us a bit more breathing space...........wonder if they'll write a match report ;)
Oh and watch out for some video highlights of the game courtesy of Superdad!!!
Written by:
Dan Hacking