Men’s 2s 2 - 1 Old Cranleighan 1s (H)
By Dewi Roblin
Roll up, roll up! It’s Game of the Week!
Back at home against local (apparently) rivals Old Cranleighan, the team was eager to build momentum after last week's strong performance. We say apparently, as we do not care much for them. Think of it as us being the big brother, and them the little one, always living in our shadows.
Faz and Freddie Lett got a well-deserved promotion to the M2s. Faz brought his experience and knowledge of post-game cakes, and Freddie brought two yellow cards without playing a minute for the team (congrats on another National League debut from the conveyor belt of the Surby Colts talent academy).
Fresh from a TikTok promo video, the new recruits were introduced to Bean’s "mirror, mirror on the wall" warm-up. Safe to say Redders was not the fairest of us all. Warm up done, we were ready to send the little bros crying back to mummy and daddy! Lights, Music, Action - roll on the game!
We started slowly in a scrappy first quarter. Honestly, not much to report on. No shots from us, one saved shot from them, and a deflected drag flick after just four minutes: 0-1 to the little ones at the end of Q1.
The second quarter was a bit better; we started to play again, passing through the lines and capitalizing on their weak left side. We managed to find Redders top D on his reverse. There was only ever one outcome, despite him hitting it straight down the middle. So, before he had hit the ball, the team circled back to halfway for the pushback. Goal! 1-1 at HT, the little ones with a tear in their eye, looking round for help.
Similar to the first quarter, the game turned scrappy in the third. This time there were a few broccolis and cheeses flying about from the umpires, but thankfully no tomatoes. It would seem that the umpires had been instructed by mum and dad to dish out a salad for dinner. In fairness to them, some of us on both sides could do with a few more salads. Other than the groceries flying about and both teams throwing their toys out of the pram, not much else to report on.
The fourth quarter was a tighter affair with the spoils on the line. The umpires had calmed down a bit after their shop at Tesco (other supermarkets are available), so we rolled up our sleeves and earned a PC. Up stepped Morgan with another flick (after being denied an earlier attempt), for the win and to send OCs back down Sugden Road and under the railway bridge. Go home, be gone! We will always be better than you.
A 2-1 win secured under the Saturday night lights, and now with some momentum behind us for the 3 remaining games in the first half of the season.
They see us rollin’, they hatin’!
Big thanks to Stoner for stepping in as MO, it was a baptism of fire with eight cards shared (five green and three yellow). Next week is an earlier home game against another dangerous mid-table side in BromBecks.
The 2pm PB gives the lads a chance to head over to St. George’s College to support the Seals for their big game in the Dragons Lair.
HT 1-1, FT 2-1
Goals: 21’ Josh Redstone (FG), 58’ Morgan Males (PC)
POM: Rob Farrington – mature performance and a star baker cake was blatant bribery
DOD: Dewi Roblin – the harsh reality of life as a GK, and the good guys don’t always win at the polls