Axbridge 1-5 Barely Athletic
Subs
John R
Batts
Dave Green
Barely's string of good results continued away to Axbridge on the 3G, courtesy of great attacking play from Adam and Dave Green and a good team effort all over the pitch.
The game wasn't without a little controversy though, as at half time Axbridge protested that Lewis shouldn't be playing outfield at all, and Barely learnt that the sons-can-play rule prevalent in the over-35's league apparently does not apply to the over-45's. The home team said that with 13 players present, Lewis should be on the subs bench or between the sticks, so the comparative youngster took to goal for the second half.
By that time most of Barely's work had been done, with Adam scoring a hat-trick and Dave adding another. There was even time for Paul Tovey's penalty to be saved and Sam to perform his traditional missed-sitter as well. At the other end of the pitch Mike was less involved, but Axbridge did hit the post.
The second half was more even but Barely probably could have had more goals, as after a ten-minute purple patch for Axbridge, the away team sliced through the back line several times, only to be foiled by the goalkeeper, or their own finishing. Dave managed to add a fifth eventually, though.
Batts' strategy was to allow Adam off the leash for 20 minutes, then sub him off to get a breather before returning him to the fray. It seemed to work pretty well.
Unfortunately the business of Lewis' age seemed to make the second half a slightly gnarly affair though, as challenges grew a little feistier and several players had a running dialogue with the ref. It was a bit of a shame as although one can understand their position on youth, Lewis had played no part in the goals, which were all down to the work of the crumblies.
Adam picked up man of the match for his hat-trick (plus one assist) but the Barely Reporter would add that the central midfield - missing Scott, Chris, Richie and Paul Loftus (not to mention long-term absentees Jacko and Jim Fry) - really stepped up to the plate today as well.
Celebrations were taken with Batt's new tradition of Unexpected Confectionary, which he waved around pre-match as an incentive. As ever, the devil is in the detail...
Mike
Dave H Lewis Danny Colin
Sam Jim S Paul T Darren John T
Adam
Subs
John R
Batts
Dave Green
Barely's string of good results continued away to Axbridge on the 3G, courtesy of great attacking play from Adam and Dave Green and a good team effort all over the pitch.
The game wasn't without a little controversy though, as at half time Axbridge protested that Lewis shouldn't be playing outfield at all, and Barely learnt that the sons-can-play rule prevalent in the over-35's league apparently does not apply to the over-45's. The home team said that with 13 players present, Lewis should be on the subs bench or between the sticks, so the comparative youngster took to goal for the second half.
By that time most of Barely's work had been done, with Adam scoring a hat-trick and Dave adding another. There was even time for Paul Tovey's penalty to be saved and Sam to perform his traditional missed-sitter as well. At the other end of the pitch Mike was less involved, but Axbridge did hit the post.
The second half was more even but Barely probably could have had more goals, as after a ten-minute purple patch for Axbridge, the away team sliced through the back line several times, only to be foiled by the goalkeeper, or their own finishing. Dave managed to add a fifth eventually, though.
Batts' strategy was to allow Adam off the leash for 20 minutes, then sub him off to get a breather before returning him to the fray. It seemed to work pretty well.
Unfortunately the business of Lewis' age seemed to make the second half a slightly gnarly affair though, as challenges grew a little feistier and several players had a running dialogue with the ref. It was a bit of a shame as although one can understand their position on youth, Lewis had played no part in the goals, which were all down to the work of the crumblies.
Adam picked up man of the match for his hat-trick (plus one assist) but the Barely Reporter would add that the central midfield - missing Scott, Chris, Richie and Paul Loftus (not to mention long-term absentees Jacko and Jim Fry) - really stepped up to the plate today as well.
Celebrations were taken with Batt's new tradition of Unexpected Confectionary, which he waved around pre-match as an incentive. As ever, the devil is in the detail...
2 comments:
I would add that the father and son rule is MORE likely to apply in the over 45 league. Lewis would be 8 and I 35. Would they complain then?
Next up chocolate cookies....
I would add that the father and son rule is MORE likely to apply in the over 45 league. Lewis would be 8 and I 35. Would they complain then?
Next up chocolate cookies....
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