Cheam M3s 15 - 0 Old Georgians M3s

Wow.
After an excellent and close match versus an OG's 3rd / 2nd / 'whatever' XI back in October, we were looking forward to another tough match between the league's two in-form teams.

The word on the street was that, as a rule, OG's 'don't travel' and that a cluster of similar push back times for their men's sides would affect the line up we would face. I'm not sure if anyone genuinely believed this until the opposition turned up with a goalkeeper, 8 outfield players, and no umpire. To make things worse for OG's, they found us in a particularly unforgiving mood, and keen to punish such arrogance that they could defeat us with such a paltry few.

We had an almost unchanged squad from the previous week, with the only switch being Joe Oddy for Tim, who was nicked by the 2s.

There's not much to really say about the game, as we were 2-0 up within 5 minutes, and 9-0 up by half time. Unlike the Addiscombe massacre earlier in the season however, we were moving the ball around brilliantly throughout, and scored numerous genuinely fantastic team goals. Low-light of the half came when Goalman was accosted from behind in comedy fashion by the OGs 'keeper. Buchols backed himself to convert the resulting flick, but flashed it well wide.

The goal at half time was to try to scored more goals than the rest of the league combined that week, and this was achieved with 6 more netted in the second half.

Highlights:

1 - Oddy happened to film the game from behind one of the goals (second half is on YouTube, any scouting opposition players). Unfortunately with the home side attacking away from the camera in the first half, the highlight in terms of visible action was Blossom turning around to have a quick chat with some 'chicas' behind his goal. Ever-keen to pay his match fees though, Blossom decided to bolster the club's finances by getting his one touch of the game in during the last few seconds.

2 - Desperate to make up for his appalling disguised pass fail in the opening seconds, the enigmatic building-jump-off-er unleashed an astonishing backwards 'squarial' to Dom late in the game, and followed it up nicely by blowing kisses to the onlooking ladies squad on the side-lines. The police were duly informed, and registers signed.

3 - We had a first for the season, with some powerful ginger-on-ginger action for the 10th(?) /11th? / 12th? goal. Lil' Chris crossed nicely for the Keddie Fiddler to slam home from 30 centimetres. A tribute perhaps to the long departed, and rightly ostracised, Shashi.

The 3s decided to take part in another contest later in the evening, by winning the famous CHC Pub Quiz. It was a little depressing that the heaviest contribution came from 17-year-old Fisty; proving that many of the 3s squad are not as in touch with modern culture as they'd like to believe.

And so on to next week, away to Addiscombe who will have a point to prove after conceding 10 at the Fortress earlier in the season.

See you at training,
Big Gun (will / can that catch on?)