FOURTHS THUMPED AT CENTRAL PARK DOG TRACK
12:55pm. 9 men. (It's cold)
12:56pm. Panicked phone calls.
1pm. Kick off.
1:05pm. 1-0.
1:06pm. Rowland pulls a hamstring. 8 men
1:07pm 2-0.
1:07pm Mumbled swearing.
1:10pm Central Park Linesman fails to call offside.
1:11pm Succession of corners and great saves from Dinga
1:10pm 3-0.
1:14pm Audible swearing.
1:15pm 4-0.
1:19pm Central Park Linesman fails to call offside.
1:22pm 2 Reinforcements arrive.
1:25pm 5-0.
1:30pm Shayne shows up having promoted himself for the thirds game.
1:35pm Scotch free kick at half way. Ben runs on to a beautiful through ball. Goal.
1:35pm 5-1.
1:40pm 6-1.
1:42pm Central Park Linesman fails to call offside. AGAIN.
1:45pm 6-1. Half time. Audible crying.
2:00pm Second half, 11 men, Glorious vision of a respectable result.
2:05pm Central Park Linesman fails to call offside. AGAIN.
2:09pm Glorious vision of a respectable result, begins to fade.
2:13pm Vision disappears, Fatigue grows.
2:15pm 7-1.
2:16pm Aggression.
2:17pm Ali, Ben and Mezza assert control in the middle.
2:18-2:26pm Scotch maintains possession, pushes forward, no goal.
2:29pm Cross from the left, Peter all alone in the 6 yard box. Shot just wide. No goal.
2:35pm Central Park Linesman fails to call offside. AGAIN. Bruce yells at the Referee.
2:40pm 8-1.
2:41pm Total demoralisation.
2:45pm Couldn't come quick enough.
Shayne - "Who wants to do the match report?"
Bruce - "It was cold, we lost".
1-8 the final score
BR