Post by hendo on Oct 30, 2019 11:09:24 GMT
Godalming v Farnham
Graham will be back giving us his proper match reports very soon. Meanwhile I promised to produce something but as I have spent my entire working life writing fiction, most of what follows is probably complete bollocks.
So, last night saw us playing in one of these incredibly obscure and confusing cup competitions that involve us every year. ‘FA Cup’? Fantastic! ‘FA Vase’? With you all the way. ‘Surrey Cup’? Good to win, but not quite so bothered. BUT it’s hard to whip up genuine enthusiasm when your team is competing in the ‘Tuesday night, floodlit, GU postcode, dress-to-the-left, Bovril-drinkers’ Cup …or whatever last night’s effort against Farnham was called.
Anyway, we played, and we lost. Farnham put out their strongest side at the Bill Kyte Stadium after the 5-2 drubbing they got last week in yet another ‘Don’t get me started, Waste Of Space’ Trophies.
Godalming’s team: Adrian Giles in goal, fronted by Dom Hardisty, Richie Mbele, Rory Sellick, Curtis Osano, Jack Stow, Reece Weeks, Ben Bauchop, Darren Wheeler, Donte Lodge-Francis and Felix Onabanjo who had impressed in pre-season.
On the bench were Jordan Cavender, Ryan Da Silva and C. Carter (apologies for not knowing Mr Carter’s Christian name).
Farnham weren’t going to let lightning strike twice and, as the top of the table side (we don’t count Jersey), deserved their win, although 6-1 flattered them more than a tad.
Darren struck two beautiful shots that both cannoned off the bar with the keeper helpless, and if they had gone in… who knows? Anyway, they didn’t go in, so we do know.
Farnham were two up before Godalming pulled one back with Felix popping it into the net after a cross was missed by three Farnham defenders in a row.
Aside from that error, the Farnham back four were superb, exhibiting the perfect combination of power and experience in the centre to subdue Donte (who gave his all) along with pace on the flanks to stop the flying Reece, and later, the equally flying Ryan.
G’s goal stung the beast and at halftime we were 4-1 down.
Felix and Darren were subbed for Jordan and Ryan. Later on Mr Carter had a runout, but I’d lost interest by that time so am not sure who left.
There’s not much else to say really except to stress that there was no lack of commitment or effort by the G men, and it was simply a matter of top playing a struggler.
It was quite chilly and one of the linesmen informed me that he wears tights under his shorts when it gets really cold, and he bet me that I wouldn’t be able to tell he had them on …it’s an offer I find easy to refuse.
Graham will be back giving us his proper match reports very soon. Meanwhile I promised to produce something but as I have spent my entire working life writing fiction, most of what follows is probably complete bollocks.
So, last night saw us playing in one of these incredibly obscure and confusing cup competitions that involve us every year. ‘FA Cup’? Fantastic! ‘FA Vase’? With you all the way. ‘Surrey Cup’? Good to win, but not quite so bothered. BUT it’s hard to whip up genuine enthusiasm when your team is competing in the ‘Tuesday night, floodlit, GU postcode, dress-to-the-left, Bovril-drinkers’ Cup …or whatever last night’s effort against Farnham was called.
Anyway, we played, and we lost. Farnham put out their strongest side at the Bill Kyte Stadium after the 5-2 drubbing they got last week in yet another ‘Don’t get me started, Waste Of Space’ Trophies.
Godalming’s team: Adrian Giles in goal, fronted by Dom Hardisty, Richie Mbele, Rory Sellick, Curtis Osano, Jack Stow, Reece Weeks, Ben Bauchop, Darren Wheeler, Donte Lodge-Francis and Felix Onabanjo who had impressed in pre-season.
On the bench were Jordan Cavender, Ryan Da Silva and C. Carter (apologies for not knowing Mr Carter’s Christian name).
Farnham weren’t going to let lightning strike twice and, as the top of the table side (we don’t count Jersey), deserved their win, although 6-1 flattered them more than a tad.
Darren struck two beautiful shots that both cannoned off the bar with the keeper helpless, and if they had gone in… who knows? Anyway, they didn’t go in, so we do know.
Farnham were two up before Godalming pulled one back with Felix popping it into the net after a cross was missed by three Farnham defenders in a row.
Aside from that error, the Farnham back four were superb, exhibiting the perfect combination of power and experience in the centre to subdue Donte (who gave his all) along with pace on the flanks to stop the flying Reece, and later, the equally flying Ryan.
G’s goal stung the beast and at halftime we were 4-1 down.
Felix and Darren were subbed for Jordan and Ryan. Later on Mr Carter had a runout, but I’d lost interest by that time so am not sure who left.
There’s not much else to say really except to stress that there was no lack of commitment or effort by the G men, and it was simply a matter of top playing a struggler.
It was quite chilly and one of the linesmen informed me that he wears tights under his shorts when it gets really cold, and he bet me that I wouldn’t be able to tell he had them on …it’s an offer I find easy to refuse.