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The Dads suffered from three drop outs before the game and once the Watson brothers arrived they had five players whilst the boys had eleven. The Dads used their experience and called on the services of the match referee Matt Sleath who played like an old man and was not therefore out of place. Not long after the start the Jenkins brothers arrived from Falcutt obviously not allowing for the time difference between Falcutt and Helmdon and Edmund joined the kids and David the Dads. Seven versus twelve! The game started evenly and the Dads were kept in the game by the goalkeeping skills of John Watson who saved well from his son Tom and Tom Finch. The Dads began to take control and the lead when a cross by Dave Truelove was rifled home by the left foot of Graham Lipson. The Dads increased their lead when Geoff Watson seized on a bad clearance and scored with a right foot shot. 2 - 0 and the boys were not happy. Daniel Somerton and Matt Truelove worked hard in the middle and, but for another fine save by John Watson, Edmund Jenkins would have scored. However they were rewarded when after a communication problem between the Watson brothers the ball fell to Tom Finch who scored with a great shot from the edge of the area. The Dads would have increased their lead but for good defending by Luke Watson and Steven Lidgley. Half time: Helmdon 1 Dads 2 By this time Gary Somerton and Dave Truelove were beginning to show their true skills were nothing to do with football, but the beer and the curry the night before. Dave was unlucky not to increase the lead and Graham Lipson also went close. The Kids equalised with a fine left foot shot from Geoff Bridger after his old man made a mistake. David Jenkins at this point of the match was proving his worth for the Dads as he was still running around and much as Geoff Watson tried his movements were more like Bambi on ice! As the Dads tired the kids attacked more and nearly scored when Phil Bridger ran the length of the pitch and hit a fine shot which sped to the corner of the goal. However John Watson launched himself like an unarmed exocet and tipped the ball around the post for the save of the match. The respite was short lived as the kids scored a controversial third goal. The main controversy was the fact that Jamie Garner managed to pass to one of his own players. Whilst everyone else on the pitch was in a state of shock Tom Watson nipped in to score a third which was allowed after consultation with the Russian Linesman. The Dads were out on their feet, Gary Somerton tried to urge them on but couldn't get the words out, while Dave Truelove and Graham Lipson watched from the side. Then someone told Geoff Watson there was a beer at the end of the game, he picked the ball up at the half way line skipped around several defenders and scored with ease. It was PROBABLY the best goal of the game. As we entered injury time John Watson nearly gifted the game to the kids when fumbling on his own line and whilst being berated by his team mates Matty Sleath finally woke up. Having established where he was and what he was doing he went up field and had a shot well saved but followed up to score the winning goal. A good time was had by all despite the conditions and it was typical that when the final whistle blew it stopped raining within minutes. A big thanks to those supporters who got soaked Janet and Alice who wouldn't have missed Graham running around for anything, Mr Finch and Jonty Bridger. Training will start again in September we hope to mark out a pitch for training purposes at the Sports Ground. In the meantime thanks to all the boys and to John and Geoff for their help in getting the team going.
The early exchanges were very even with both sides going close and but for an excellent save by Chris Lipson, Helmdon would have been behind. As it was Helmdon took the lead when they broke into the opponents half and Tom White had his shot well saved by the 'keeper but followed up to hit home the rebound. B & F then dominated for a while going close on several occasions before equalising eight minutes before half time when the Helmdon defence failed to clear their lines. The 1-1 scoreline at half time was a fair reflection on the play and the Helmdon side had held their positions and played very well as a team.
Overall it was a very pleasing first outing. B & F want a return fixture which is in the process of being arranged. The team themselves learnt several lessons as for many of them it was their first competitive match against boys older than themselves and the fact they were not as fit as they thought they were. The main thing was that they enjoyed it as did the opposition and supporters. The morning was rounded off with drinks and food at the Bell. Team: Chris Lipson, Luke Watson, David Jenkins, Phil Bridger, Matthew Truelove, Jamie Garner, Geoff Bridger, Tom White, Daniel Somerton, Tom Watson, Edmund Jenkins, Daniel Vicars, Ben Jenkins and Steven Lidgley. Training for the team will continue on Saturday Mornings (10am - 11am) until the schools break up for the summer holidays. These will continue at the school field and any one between the ages of 10 and 16 are very welcome. If you would like to speak to somebody first please ring either Dave (760362) or John (760211) |
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