Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Masters Round 1 Match Report (well, sort of)

Firstly a summary of the weekend's events. 

We were formally advised by the FFV that Our Round 1 fixture was forfeited by Clifton Hill. This sees us sharing the top of the ladder with a nominal 3-0 result and three points. 

Luckily we still managed a run against Highlanders who share Central Park with us.

A free flowing game included a cameo from Lars2 who showed sparkling form before a calf injury forced an early retirement. Both Batesy and Lars terrorized the opposition but despite our domination we only led by a quality Lars goal at half time. In defense Davey kept a clean sheet dealing admirably with what little could be thrown at him. 

After the good Doctor pointed out that passing rather than belting the ball might yield better results in the second half we decided to give it a go. 

Instant dividends with a couple of quick goals from Klotzy (J) and Lars. As we looked like running amok Big Dave decided he'd give Highlanders a chance by going off and we were down to 10 men. 

Game stayed very even despite the next four goals going to Highlanders - including dodgy penalty and freakish bounce off a corner gifting two of them. 

Undaunted, Neil A said he was more than happy defending on his own and from where I was standing in the Highlanders penalty area looked like he did a fine job. 

The Central Park spirit showed through with a lovely run from Ben forcing a foul on the edge of the box. In stepped Klotzy to put away the free kick in the top corner, 4-4 and the final whistle. 

Whilst we still need to gel through the middle and let the ball do the work four quality goals and some very good passages of play show we're not too far away. 

This Sunday we are at home to South Yarra who last year were one of the best teams in the League so we'll need to be at our best.

Kick off is 3pm at Central Park. Please can you let me know if you are available. There were a couple of injuries on the weekend so we may need extras. 

Paul

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