9 Feb Ashford 4’s 1 Abingdon 2’s 2
Goal scorer:
Big Amit
16 Feb Birkbeck College 3 Ashford 4’s 0
Goal scorer:
them!
We managed nearly one decent game across these 2 games - unsurprisingly we garnered nul points.
Abingdon was a much better performance against a better team though Birkbeck we didn’t get the best prep turning up at the wrong venue through no fault of our own.
Abingdon first - poor first half by us, they passed and moved well and we were fortunate to be only one down at half time and they soon stuck another in. Then something strange happened - our best player, Dawson, hobbled off with a dodgy groin - I told him to groin and bear it - and we managed to first hold the oppo then with a lot of effort rather than flair or skill push them back and had the last 20 minutes as they tired. Amit scored with the Big Whack and the ‘keeper made a very good save from a Gordo deflection who was then very upset with himself when he managed to miss another Big Amit Whack and we put numerous balls across the D, sticks were flailing but nowhere near the ball and we lost 2-1 to a team who are 3rd and looking at promotion.
Birkbeck was not a good day at all, sent to the wrong venue by the oppo, we arrived late at Cranford, which is a horrible surface, and were never at the races. 2 goals down in the first half we did improve in the 2nd but huffed and puffed to little effect and when they added a 3rd with 15 minutes left that was it….and then no tea!!…So we departed with no points, sweaty, smelly, grumpy and hungry (the other 3 dwarves were missing)…
