Perry Barcelona 4 - 11 Opposition

Perry Barcelona crumbled like a own-brand biscuit in a steaming mug of tea, in a second half performance that did not do them justice. After a first half performance that saw the team match their opposition, tired legs began to tell in the second half and mistakes were made.

We set out to hustle our opposition from the outsets, with warm up shots so wayward that they must have been deliberate. Martin replaced Nev in goal, and ingeniously fooled them into thinking he was Stevie Wonder, by sporting a fetching pair shades. "Happy Birthday to ya" he crooned as a barrage of early shots reined down on him, hitting him in the legs, face, chest and pretty much anywhere but his hands. The pressure told though, and they went 1-0 up, but our good attacking play meant that we were not overly concerned. We quickly found an equaliser, with good play from Oli setting up Pughie, who rasped a shot past the helpless goalkeeper. We then took the lead, when Todd somehow escaped from the corner past two of their players, and ran into an empty half to coolly slot the ball home. However, our lead did not last long as they brought the game back to 2-2. Todd once again put the team in front, with a run from defence and a strike from the half way line which sailed into the bottom corner. But defensive lapses and injury worries left Perry Barcelona struggling at the back, and we conceded 3 goals before half-time, leaving us trailing 5-3 at the break.

In the second half, Perry Barcelona completely lost the plot and continued the poor play of the end of the first half. We could no longer keep up with the pace and were dominated for much of the game. Martin tried in vain to keep the ball out of the net, but succeeded only in taking a shot to the testicles, in a blow that will surely render him more useless than Steven Hawkings on acid. We eventually succumbed 11-4, with Tapi scoring a consolation in the second half. Overall, a game of two halves. We played well until the end of the first half, but could not claw our way back into the game.

Team: Todd (C) Oli, Az, Tapi, Martin, Pughie, Dan

Goals: Todd (2) Pughie (1) Tapi (1)