Thrapston 3 v Generals Red 1
Consider today’s match more of a gurning contest and
whoever could play most ugly wins – it was not really
a day for the purist but an excellent excuse if you like a
nibble on the old nails.
Thrapston could so nearly have scored from their kick off
routine and the early play was exclusively in the Generals
half - all the offerings to the Gods of competitive first
half football had been answered, apparently. However as time
pressed, goals did not flow and Generals over came shell shock
so old insecurities crept back. Slack marking, needless fouls
and hot potato passing drained confidence and then we conceded
a goal.
A corner swung in high to the back post was slotted over
the goal line as defenders played statues and admired the
fluent run of the Generals attacker – oh dear. But just
as last week Thrapston response was swift and positive. Ryan
Caller fired in a quick brace to give Thrapston the advantage
at half time.
No rockets, explosions or expletives at half time more an
urging an reminder of the fundamentals and application thereof
– plenty of KISSing (Keep It Simple Stupid) and the
game was ours.
Our boys though like a challenge or the more warped mind
would say they prefer to contest the laws of the universe
and watch management and parents age years in minutes. In
fact the team may have proven how Old Man Xmas manages to
deliver presents to all the children of the world in 24 hours,
slow down time and make minutes seem like years.
We toiled through the second half but hung on for dear life.
You could tell the centre back partnership of Carter and Glynn
were of Irish ancestry (they could still get a call up one
day) as they used up a fair amount of luck that follows that
race (allegedly) – shamrock soup for you boys this week!
High point Wizza Morrison bundling the ball over the line
from a Cameron Glynn free kick after the keeper spilled it
– bit of Gaelic magic there as well I believe. A missed
Generals penalty helped drain our pool of luck and the final
whistle could not come soon enough.
We made hard work of this win and judging by our now depleted
well of luck, we will have to rely on our footballing skills
next week against table topping Rockingham Forest. An ugly
win did show our guts and determination and we all know we
are better than this and we will be next week – 3 points
thank you very much.
Parents Player of the Match: Ryan Caller
Mathew Hansord, David Morton, Liam Carter, Cameron Glynn,
Graeme Wright, Tyrone Love, Ross Munro, William Morrison,
Ryan Wright, Ryan Caller, Alex Barlow, Ben Durrant, William
Gadsby, Lewis Godfrey.
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