Just back from the match

Quite a change in line-up from the locum manager

What with Dubs out from goal Saucerer stepped into those big shoes but we were back with the experienced defence of SCC, Old Git, Old Splat and Paulg

Augustus seems to have nailed the anchor role in CM, altho I'm not sure that the partnership with Tombs in the centre will stick when Under soil heating and loz are back fit and in form.

Jim through some left-field selections in up front with Proth, Jumbo and USAC all switching places throughout the first half and providing the kind of maverick attempted assists not contemplated since Faustino Asprilla made his name in the top flight.

With Duck and BWOD out injured up front, and Worthing yet to return to training Jim chucked SimonOTBC up there as a false 9. Tho he seemed to be spending much of his time extrapolating his teammate's data.

Going into half time at 0-0 I was quite satisfied with the effort being shown, particularly in view of all the changes - but you could hear the manager's screaming through the cold night air - missed the start, but it ended with 'ceptable, so I guess he was pleased with how it was going too.

The team certainly came out second half as tho they'd been given a real rocket up the arse (a new, NASA, stuck on the launchpad style of rocket). 2 goals down with half an hour left to play, the manager tore up his season ticket, threw it at himself and stormed out.

I think this turned out to be some genius tactic as Augustus started playing through balls out to the AMF with such silky skills they were able to score without breaking a sweat. Quick succession of goals, first from Jumbo, then Proth both channelling their inner Emi. USAC then went on a mazy solo run which seemed to baffle both us and the oppo in equal measure. Not quite sure how the ball ended up in the net (walked in?) but he was then immediately sent off for goal celebrations in which he tore off his shirt and flopped to the floor pretending it was a towel on the sun deck.

Down to 10 men we really were under the cosh and when the leveller came in (SCC playing them onside, as confirmed by VAR) I really thought they were the only likely winners.

Anyway, then the manager reappeared and swapped in Revsimon up front. The clouds parted and a beam of light seemed to pick him out like in a theatre. He made an instant impact, whistled a sighter past the far post from just outside the area in what should have been a warning, but went one better in extra time firing a screamer into the top left corner from 30 yards out, bending the ball past the keeper in a manner that seemed to defy physics.

Half time pie was nice too.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on September 9th 2022 at 22:33:06

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