Phoenix Slump to League Loss as Dens Sees Red
Groucho – 2 Gower Phoenix – 1
Gower Phoenix (4-4-2) Greg – Dens, Henry, Luke, Treeno – Anthony, Muffdog, The Wall, Lucas – Bolu, Fleshie
Ten-men Gower Phoenix came within 6 minutes of snatching a draw against a driven Groucho on a gale-force wind ridden Regents Park.
Phoenix did not play well however, and perhaps a loss is the best reminder of the standards that are required to win this league. If the team wants to get promoted to the top division we need not only key players back from injury and available, but also for the squad to be more hungry for the win on the day.
The first half was fairly dire. Phoenix were simply not able to keep possession for any period of time and only Bolu looked as if he was wanting to play football. After Dens was cut down 30 yards out a dangerous Fleshie free-kick was ill-judged by their keeper who missed it giving Phoenix the lead.
Groucho had two great chances to equalise following mistakes by Luke and Treeno and Phoenix were lucky to get it at ½ time 1-0 up.
2nd half into the wind and Groucho were all over us. Phoenix simply couldn’t get the ball over the half-way line and were guilty of passing it right to the opposition. The pressure told as a long-range effort deflected off Hill and in to make in 1-1.
Groucho were cutting through the Gower team with ease and their striker beat Greg and hammered it home only to hit Dens in the stomach. That was not what the ref saw and promptly sent him off. This ref was something special – he also booked Treeno and Lucas for dissent and generally was a total bastard.
Greg saved the penalty and ten-men Phoenix had 20 minutes or so to hold out. This there seemed to do – with really passion being shown in the tackle especially from Treen and new boy Anthony. The team almost snatched a winner as Lucas came close to converting a Fleshie cross. Sadly we did not learn a lesson from the week before and conceded almost the exactly the same goal.
Wall fouled one of the oppo, up stepped their striker whose shot went in above Gregs head. 2-1 it finished.
Bugger.
We have one more game this year – 16th of Dec – 10.30am at Regents Park Vs Veras and I hope to welcome back Toby, Miles, Alex W, Jake, Thompo, Aaron, Jono Sumner, Ell and Jon Hanna to the squad.
Lets learn from this.
MOTM – Anthony. First game and he put himself about and showed real grit.
Gower Phoenix (4-4-2) Greg – Dens, Henry, Luke, Treeno – Anthony, Muffdog, The Wall, Lucas – Bolu, Fleshie
Ten-men Gower Phoenix came within 6 minutes of snatching a draw against a driven Groucho on a gale-force wind ridden Regents Park.
Phoenix did not play well however, and perhaps a loss is the best reminder of the standards that are required to win this league. If the team wants to get promoted to the top division we need not only key players back from injury and available, but also for the squad to be more hungry for the win on the day.
The first half was fairly dire. Phoenix were simply not able to keep possession for any period of time and only Bolu looked as if he was wanting to play football. After Dens was cut down 30 yards out a dangerous Fleshie free-kick was ill-judged by their keeper who missed it giving Phoenix the lead.
Groucho had two great chances to equalise following mistakes by Luke and Treeno and Phoenix were lucky to get it at ½ time 1-0 up.
2nd half into the wind and Groucho were all over us. Phoenix simply couldn’t get the ball over the half-way line and were guilty of passing it right to the opposition. The pressure told as a long-range effort deflected off Hill and in to make in 1-1.
Groucho were cutting through the Gower team with ease and their striker beat Greg and hammered it home only to hit Dens in the stomach. That was not what the ref saw and promptly sent him off. This ref was something special – he also booked Treeno and Lucas for dissent and generally was a total bastard.
Greg saved the penalty and ten-men Phoenix had 20 minutes or so to hold out. This there seemed to do – with really passion being shown in the tackle especially from Treen and new boy Anthony. The team almost snatched a winner as Lucas came close to converting a Fleshie cross. Sadly we did not learn a lesson from the week before and conceded almost the exactly the same goal.
Wall fouled one of the oppo, up stepped their striker whose shot went in above Gregs head. 2-1 it finished.
Bugger.
We have one more game this year – 16th of Dec – 10.30am at Regents Park Vs Veras and I hope to welcome back Toby, Miles, Alex W, Jake, Thompo, Aaron, Jono Sumner, Ell and Jon Hanna to the squad.
Lets learn from this.
MOTM – Anthony. First game and he put himself about and showed real grit.
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