This was probably our third night game, forgive me if my memory is kinda hazy cos its been a while since I've managed a match report. Anyways, the response was alright, with about 15-16 of us turning up for this one, unlike when the novelty of the first night game drew all of 20 clamouring for the 11 starting spots.
The fact that it was a weekday night probably contributed to the lower turnout. A few regulars were missing from the squad, most notably Jackson, replaced by Bram in goal. Ben was also held up by work commitments, which meant Reubs began the game in the centre of defence.
The game was a scrappy affair for the first 20 minutes, with both teams slugging it out in midfield. Playing under floodlights meant that energy levels were somewhat higher as we did not have to roast under the sun. Both keepers had little to do as the midfields did battle, and whenever the ball was played through, both defences had little trouble in clearing the ball.
However, the game was set alight when Seng finished off a mazy run into the box by tucking an outside-foot shot under the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Not long after, Reubs was adjudged to have held back one of the Green team's players in the box. The referee awarded a penalty to the Green team, whose number 18 stepped up and blasted the ball over the bar.
We went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good, just like the previous game.
The green team came back in the second half, when the referee blew for what seemed to be a ridiculous handball decision. Bram was adjudged to have carried the ball out of the box, and from the resulting free kick, the number 11 curled a free kick beyond Bram's despairing dive.
Not long later, a long ball caught out the defence and the number 11 scored in almost similar fashion, placing a shot beyond Bram. It seemed as though the Green team had carved out the ideal comeback, from being one goal behind to 2-1 ahead.
However, we were not done yet. The guys kept probing at the Green defence, and it was one of our comeback kings, KR, who drew us level once again. A cross from JQ was flapped at by the keeper, who had been in inspirational form all evening. KR arrived at the back post and gleefully slammed his shot home for the equalizer, which was no less than we deserved.
Not long later, the whistle blew for full time, ending our third night game experience.
Final score Unido 2-2 Green Team.
Friday, October 10, 2008
