The 5’s were 2 for 2 going into this match and were buoyed by the return of ‘Captain Coach’ (somewhat under-enthusiastically). The order of the day was to continue to build on solid performances and take our chances when they came.
South Bucks started the game the better side and dominated early possession, Ashford then began to achieve a foothold in the game, this coincided with Coach removing himself from the pitch due to running out of diesel. Then came the moment of truth, a masterstroke by the Ashford skip bringing himself on up front and within minutes converting. Fantastic play by Sandy Bedi on the left and the finish applied from all of 2 yards, 1-0 to the 5’s and that’s the way it stayed until half-time.
The performance hadn’t reached the heights of last week, yet we were still comfortable. The half-time team talk was once again about weathering any early storms and then taking contol of the game, however the hurricane that was expected turned out to be ‘light drizzle with a gentle breeze’. Ashford took firm grip on the second half and won a string of shorties. Those elder statesmen will remember ‘Old Glory’ and the 5’s rendition proved useful as both an option and a fake. The first short used ‘OG’ - the Smith connection to Coach, Coach to Smith, the drag flick and a fine save. The second short was not switched and Smith applied a thunder bolt finish. The third was like the second another solid hit, which thumped the back boards. Smith then allowed fellow centre back Bhups to have a crack at the next, unfortunately Bhups managed only to find the top right corner. Our fifth shortie of the half gave Adam his hat-trick of shorts with a flick into the corner. South Bucks gained a consolation with probably the goal of the game, but I’ll gloss over that. Good performance once again and long may it continue, over to Feltham rema… Sorry Feltham Community College for our next battle against Sonning.
Goalscorers
Ian McAllan
Adam Smith (3)
