4th Team Vs Newport 2s (F)

We had the honour of hosting Newport 3rds for their first ever game. 

Young players are the kryptonite of our team and Newport turned up with a bunch of them. Hardly fair in my opinion.

Mind you they also had Bob Preese and Barrie who have a combined age of 194.

Still they caught us cold and went 2-0 up. We got back into the game though especially when James Wall came on. There were a string of penalty corners and we finally converted one in style with what looked like a well-rehearsed routine. Truth is of course we rehearse nothing.

Then we were awarded a pen stroke after a goal-bound shot hit a foot. 

I have to talk you through the next bit in some detail. Looking around to see who wanted to take it nobody would catch my eye. I realised it had to be me. This was destiny. In all honesty I didn't expect to score, having never taken one, and after all I was facing the goalkeeping might of Quinnie.

So I stepped up, like slow motion in a movie, like the finale of Escape to Victory. Quinnie gave me some bants but I was focused. Glancing to the right, I flicked it left and found the inside of the side-netting. What a moment! I almost took my top off in celebration but to everyone's relief I resisted the temptation.

Well we lost 3-2 in the end. Thanks to Kev Tonry for playing a rare out of goal game which gave us all plenty to laugh about. Good game played in a good spirit.

Man o' the Match: Dave Parnham.