2nd XI vs GKT 3's (Friendly)
- Sloppy (Alex Rossides)
- Oct 4, 2017
- 2 min read
Ah the first game of season. Sure it's a 'friendly' but one can dream of perfect passes and inspired plays nonetheless! What dreams indeed. What we didn't expect was severe haemorrhage from GKT's pitch, seemingly made from coarse sand paper. It's alright - we didn't need elbow/knee/hand skin anyway.
To begin, the new captain, James, unveiled his master plan for subs. The only problem being that he only told it to Conor who was stood on the sidelines dressed in coat and jeans like a dollar-store football manager. Meanwhile, on the pitch some running was going on, and I assume the ball was hit and/or passed around. I don't know, I was keeping an eye on Conor.
We pushed well during the first half scoring an incredible, basically single-handed goal by the fresh-faced Eliot. Details below:
Somehow the ball appears on the right post, and somehow it's pushed towards the goal, behind the goalie. We'll never know how that happened and, really, it's not that important. All of this pales in comparison to Eliot's heroic efforts. Blonde haired and blue eyed, this hockey pure-breed charges down the line on the left. Head down and stick forward, he achieves the final touch. Apparently this technically means he secures the first goal of the season. Sublime.
And what a touch it was. Given the benefit of time and a spin of the ever-important reflective cycle, I'd say it was the best goal we've ever seen in the period ranging from just before the match to the end, and spoiler alert, it was 1-1.
Second half played out broadly similar with a few highlights. For starters, fresher Neel played around 7 different roles and came within an inch of scoring. Eliot played excellently throughout the middle and for his efforts won MoM. Jonny V throws caution (and his stick) to the wind, apparently with no consequence. David passes the ball behind Alex mid-run, earning Alex DoD (??). And finally, a big announcement. Harry is our new 2nd team social secretary. Well done Harry! Shame your first event - the post-match boat race with GKT - was cancelled on account of their bar being closed.
Oh and they scored a goal, I missed that too.
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