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Dumpsters Part Troix FC |
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SA Warriors |
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John 'School-Night' Dunn |
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With the celebrations from last week's survival still in full flow, 5 of the
6 Dumpsters once again ambled onto the pitch with stinking hangovers, with
Ferret the only sober team member. With Spal and Del knackered after a
full-on sprint across the common to catch the bus, and Onions requesting a
place on the bench due to the severeness of his hangover, the Dumpsters were
to start the match cautiously against a team who had been crowned champions
in their previous two seasons.
First Half
The opening 5 minutes were a tight affair, with the Dumpsters defence
looking uncharacteristically solid. But it wasn't long until the inevitable
first goal was conceded. A relatively tame shot from SA Warriors was
unfortunately deflected into his own net by Anal Bead. This stroke of luck
for the opposition had the Dumpsters well and truly riled. Straight from the
kick off a neat passing move led to an exquisite finish from SubWellDunn.
Disappointingly this was as good as it would get for the Dumpsters and
things were to go rapidly downhill from here on in.
The fitness, pace and overall quality of the Warriors began to shine
through, and although the Dumpsters had their chances, the finishing was far
from clinical, and was at times nothing short of abysmal. The pressure from
the opposition started to increase at a rate of knots and although there
were no individual errors from the Dumpsters, they were simply outclassed
and before they knew it they were 1-5 down at half-time, with stand-in
goalkeeper Hack looking truly overwhelmed by the pounding his goal had
taken.
Second Half
A tactical reshuffle led to Hack being relieved of his duties in goal - to
the relief of everyone - and Fraggle taking on the unenviable role. This
turned out to be a masterstroke from the Dumpsters and the second half
performance was far more encouraging. It was a case of playing for pride,
with all of the Dumpsters fully aware that the chance of salvaging anything
from the match had long since disappeared. And that pride was somewhat
restored when an electric counter attack saw Onions and Spal two-on-one with
the Warriors goalkeeper; Onions approached the keeper calmly and unselfishly
played in Spal who coolly slotted the ball home.
With the score now at 2-5 the opposition were becoming increasingly
frustrated at their inability to increase their goal tally, with some of
their players shouting unnecessary obscenities at the bemused referee. With
SA Warriors firing in shot after shot, Fraggle was proving to be a highly
adept keeper, with some truly world class saves in what can only be
described as a goalkeeping master class. The Warriors did, however, manage
one more goal to add salt to the Dumpsters wounds. But with the gulf in
fitness quite apparent, the Dumpsters can be heartened from conceding just
once in the second half.
The bottom line, however, is that the 2-6 defeat leaves the Dumpsters
languishing at the foot of the table. With a treble birthday celebration
taking place just hours before the crunch match against Frankie's Italian
Bar and Grill, the future does not look promising and it will be an even
greater achievement than last season if the Dumpsters again manage to retain
their place in the Premier League.
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