The previous two weekends have both delivered a cup win and a point, and for the third weekend running we had just two teams donning the black and gold setting up a replica weekend once more. Unfortunately the point eluded us but a convincing cup win sweetened the last round of fixtures before the Christmas break. We also held our third pub quiz at the White Lion and it was a great success once more. Ash’s erratic bonus points meant everyone is in with a chance.
Harvey lighting up our lives
The twos faced Wood Green Old Boys in the cup on a pristine new astro turf pitch at Donkey lane. Things started inauspiciously off the pitch as after some initial confusion about finding the changing rooms, it then turned out that Dave had forgotten the balls. Things did not start too well on the pitch either as, despite the OGs dominating possession early on, Wood Green Old Boys scored as they capitalised on what seemed like their first attack.
OGs soon levelled and then went ahead shortly after, goals from Jaden and Matt Brown. From then on, the result never really seemed in doubt. OGs scored three more times (including a Tom Day finish and an own goal) and thoroughly dominated possession in both halves. Some highlights and standout performances included Matt Rosson’s distribution, Tom Day sweetly finishing a sweeping move down the right hand side and Steve Mac taking the ball off their left winger seemingly at will. The black and gold march into the quarter finals of the Middlesex and Essex Cup.
Rak contemplates his life choices. Chris should follow suit.
The threes took a bare 11 away to Norsemen attempting to put an early marker down for who was to be competing at the right end of the table this season. A makeshift back four and depleted midfield made hard work of the first half conceding 3 sloppy goals, the best of them coming from a well-placed George Owen header into his own net. Yet this was not the most embarrassing moment by a George in the match. At 4-1 down and creating an abundance of chances in the second half George Lewis was feeling so festive he gave the ball to the Norseman striker and let him walk it into the net as an early Christmas gift. This error and the wasted chances came back to haunt us as we rallied in the last 15 minutes to get the score back to 5-4. Wedge Rob was a workhorse in midfield and the explanation for the energy levels show was,” They knew what time it was.” A spirited performance but zero points to show for it.
Coming up…
Saturday 23rd December, 7pm
The OG’s White Christmas @ The White Lion
Picture Round, name this relic?