Cheam 2s vs Ashford (Middlesex) 3

Sun streaked clouds gave Cheam an advantageous hand blinding the opposition with its rays.
Pass followed pass led to neatly worked moves whereby
Only great saves denied Cheam goals on the board
Only once have I seen the ball cover more ground in a Cheam game! It was relentless!
Knowing the way the game was turning out Cheam were fully aware that one goal or so would seal it.
Yes we had shorts that we defended and ones we attacked well but both sides cancelled one another.

Halfway through the game saw a well worked manoeuvre from the back right whereby
A rasping shot from top of the D missed the left post by inches.
Low and behold we were sucker-punched by the opposition as a
Lickedy-split counter attack saw the ball glance off a trailing boot and a short corner awarded.
Only the fact that the ball from the short corner was pummelled saw it beat AJ’s outstretched glove.
We were 1-0 down on our home turf - the fortress how would we react??
Even from this position we were positive - encouraging everyone and playing some wicked hockey.
Eventually Cheam’s dynamic and relentless play told
Netting them a goal courtesy of a thunderbolt struck by none other than…

Hoggy from the top of the D - after a tackle caused a dangerous arial in the D.
Only choice left for both umpires was to award a short corner!
Calamity ensued with pure disconsternation on the oppo’s defenders faces who tried in vain to overturn it!
Knowing all the above only served to cement this short corner’s importance!
Eye of the tiger stuff
You blink and you miss it!

In a flash the ball was injected and
Slick as you like

The ball was slammed so
Hard the echoes of the reverberating backboard could be heard over in the leaky cauldron.
Epic, excellent, Exocet take your pick the ball was crushed!

We lost men on-the way: Rob(thumb), sohail(head), Chris(shoulder), Taylor(ankle), Jimmy (thigh).
In an unusual move Gary swapped for Jimmy at right back. But due to time ticking on there was
No option but to attack to the last. After a move that started on the left of midfield and ended on the right.
None of the opposition were alert to Misty’s pass to Gary who first timed it to Addi into the D.
Enter Andy Hart - like a hellhound there was no stopping his run onto Addi’s pinpoint-pass on the left post.
Right in the back of the goal his shot went! We did it! We made the come back of all come backs! Full time.