We'd played Team Trinity 'A' before, scraping out a 2-1 victory at The Hiding Place. What we had in store this time, was instead a younger and more vibrant Team Trinity 'B', again at the same location. What we did not expect was the opponents to turn up with a foreign import, and still have not enough people to put out a full team.
Their bright green jerseys were as bright as the sun as the match got underway. And with our very first chance, we scored. Jialiang supplied the pass, KR the finish. It was probably the yellow jersey curse that got us as we started to fall asleep and misplace passes, although a few cross-field passes from wing-to-wing did find their mark. And we paid the price for our complacency, their nippy number 6 getting in behind KS to chip Jackson for our first goal conceded in 2 matches.
From then, it was all one-way traffic as they gradually tired. The wingers were darting onto passes and creating dangerous openings, and it was from one of these runs which earned us a corner. Jialiang's inswinger was met by a firm header by Seng, who saw his header deflected past the goalie.
It was all one way traffic as we vigorously pushed the ball forward seeking our third. All our good work was undone by the very obviously biased referee, who called an offside almost every time an excellent ball caught the Trinity defence napping.
However, we were not to be denied as Leslie broke away from an onside position to put in the third.
It could have been more but for some awful refereeing, some good goalkeeping and some poor finishing, most evidently from Derek, who skied a cross when it seemed easier to tuck it into the back of the net.
Marcus and Reubs report live from Pint on Punt, Melbourne =)))
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
