First Point 3 – Ressies 2

Team :

1. Kris “Redemtion” Lines
2. Neil “Hot Shot” McDermott
3. Dave “Trackie Bottoms” Maloney
4. Jason “Cry Baby” Owen
5. Flaser “Sun Tan” Gascoyne
6. Simon “Lynch pin” Trussler
7. Nathan “Unpunished” Warner
8. Neil “Continuity Player” Lewis
9. Ali “Weak Slide Tackle” Mac
10. Ben “Striker” Taylor
11. Lee “Offside” Devenny
12. Jim “Depressed” Harris
13. Mark “Centre Midfield?!?!?!?!?!” Wingrove

Scorers : Ben Taylor, Neil McDermott
MOM: Neil McDermott

The Wombles made the short trip to Harpole to face First Point  looking to avenge their comprehensive defeat a few weeks previously. With Rob crying off for a family engagement at the last minute Nathan was saved from purgatory after missing last weeks match. Fraser returned to the starting line up after a weeks R&R in place of the absent Jo Johnson.

The game started well for the Wombles with some nice football being played and the makeshift strike force of Ben and Lee combining well up front. At the other end the Wombles were defending well with Krissy making some excellent saves when called upon, more than making up for his minor blip last week. In fact like the first game the Wombles took the lead when a jinking run from Ben saw a deflected strike wrong foot the keeper.

The Wombles continued to perform well with Truss winning everything in the air and everyone playing some decent footy (bar the love sick gaffa who was struggling to pass water) and had a good shout for a goal when a Jason Owen header from a Nasal corner was cleared off the line (but was it over the line – er no).

Half time came and the lads were pretty pleased with themselves but the war cry was to keep doing the same things and not have the customary second half capitulation. Things were going well until they kicked off then within 5 minutes we were 2 -1 down! Ali opted to roll on the floor instead of clear for the first, then a misplaced past from Bugsy led to him and Nath sharing the dubious honour (and fine) for bringing the opposition striker down for a penalty which was converted.

Utd were now chasing the game and Winners was brought on in centre mid for the tiring Lee with Lewy being placed out of harms way on the wing. Chopper then came on for  Jase who stormed off to the changing rooms in a huff, and it was soon 3 – 1 to First Point as a ball over the top caught the back line on the hop.

Strangely this seemed to spur the Wombles on as they attacked reasonably well, with Nasal narrowly failing to connect with a good Slinky free kick. As they pressed however they left gaping holes at the back and were lucky that Kris was in such inspired form, and also that their strikers contrived to miss some good chances and even an open goal!

With 5 mins left on the clock and Winners urging the side forward, an in-swinging corner was met by three rising Wombles players, with Winners actually taking Nasal out in the process. As the ball dropped, a game of pinball ensued before it dropped to the calmest (and whitest) head in the box, er Nasal, who controlled it and drilled it home with his left foot. Game on!

In the dying second a ball dropped beautifully to Slinky 8 yards out who steadied himself … and blasted the ball into the changing rooms. Another defeat but perhaps our best performance. Roll on next week and a trip to the Royals – and maybe a match report written within 6 days of the match!