Tuesday, June 20, 2017
20-Jun-2017, Nicole Kidman's 50th birthday
Conditions: scorchio.
Players: Adam, Ashley, Ed, George, Ian and Tom, plus guests Rahul and Harsha
Highlights:
Players: Adam, Ashley, Ed, George, Ian and Tom, plus guests Rahul and Harsha
Highlights:
- initially seven with Rahul so various 3v3 combinations with one person sitting out
- given the heat, much competition to be that person with the stopwatch
- number of shocking misses arising from gravel pitch bobbles
- plus a few row Z clearances over the 12foot fence
- Sinan spectating perched on his imaginary crutches
- with Harsha appearing in goal, switched to 4v4 for last 20 minutes
- win for (Ed, Ian, Tom, Rahul) against (Adam, Ashley, George and Harsha)
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
13-Jun-2017, Alan Hansen's 62nd birthday
Conditions: nicely cool.
Players: Adam, Ayhan, Chris, Ed, George, Ian, Sinan and Tom (!)
Highlights:
Players: Adam, Ayhan, Chris, Ed, George, Ian, Sinan and Tom (!)
Highlights:
- kids (Adam, Ayhan, George, Sinan) v. grown-ups (Ashley, Chris, Ed, Tom)
- cool hat trick for Tom in opening 3-2 for the adults
- return match ended 6-3 to the adults
- quality finishes from Ian, Sinan and Ayhan
- customary Chris meeting meant one final five minute game
- playing next goal wins, Tom smacked it against Sinan in goal...
- ...only for ball to ricochet up the other end past absent rush goalie Ian
Wednesday, June 07, 2017
06-Jun-2017, Bjorn Borg's 61st birthday
Conditions: horrible. Cold, wet and windy.
Players: Ashley, Ayhan, Chris, Ed, George and Sinan.
Highlights:
Players: Ashley, Ayhan, Chris, Ed, George and Sinan.
Highlights:
- kids (Ayhan, George, Sinan) v. grown-ups (Ashley, Chris, Ed) in challenging conditions
- first leg won easily by kids 7-3
- second leg won easily by grown-ups 5-1
- all square going into final five mins with Chris meeting forcing early finish
- kids triumphed 4-1 with George and Sinan banging in the goals
