A performance brimming with desire and determination allowed the Chogs to twice come back from a goal down to maintain a perfect record from four outings on Saturday. Against an Albion Park team intent on kicking chunks out of our players, and crying like babies when it didn't work, good trumped evil 3-2 for a first win in three attempts against the Pigs, err Cows.
After working on heading during the previous training session, it was especially pleasing to see Gary J and Ant sent in goals off their noggins, while much credit should also go to Fergus and Sean for their magic deliveries.
A slow start saw us a goal down, also to a header, inside the opening 10 minutes but were soon back on level terms and looked the better, and fitter, side going into the break. Michael's wonderful surge through the centre almost brought us a second and our midfielders were beginning to assert their power on their opponents.
The second half kicked off with us full of expectation and after five minutes of dominance it was a shock to slip 2-1 behind as a rocket whistled through Hector's attempted punch clear. Within moments we were level again through Gary J's stunning cross from deep on the right which evaded everyone and cruised sweetly into the top corner. The Cows were udder-ly despondent after throwing away a second lead and were still bitching and moaning when Sean sent in a cross which Ant rose to head in. From there there were few scares - ably dealt with by Dave Downing's back line heroes - while a bit more compsure up front might have put the game beyond doubt. Gary H, sent to hospital by this bunch of ugly hack merchants last season, was involved in a 50-50 challenge where the late arriving Cow broke his leg and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
The Chogs were excellent across the park in a level of performance we didn't seem to rise to all last season. Physically punished we stood firm against the assaults. We kept our composure and stayed calm when the game went against us. And we deserved the three points completely.
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Wow, some goal fests from the weekend. Balgownie and Fernhill are getting smashed each game it seems.
I am looking to head OS at the end of this month for about 3-4 matches. Will let you know exact dates when the ticket is booked. Hopefully get the foot right during the lay-off.
Well done on the headline TH10, bet you wouldn't have come up with that one had you been playing AND scribbling.
Sean
Headlines are easy - keeping 11 players on the field I find a major challenge however.
Congratulations to everyone on a really hard fought game.
I must admit, I'm feeling pretty bad for the guy who broke his leg. I know he'd been whining and diving all game but he's likely to miss a lot of the season now, not to mention his life outside football. It was a 50/50 ball, he should have been quicker and kicked it rather than me.
Out of anyone, I should have been the one happy to get some revenge on the Cows but, as some French guy once said, "Revenge is a dish best served cold".
GD summed it up after the game, karma has come back to haunt the Cows.
side line report had the guy with the broken leg only actually filling in for that game ,so karma knew who to strike!!!!Ian
He played for them last year - he was a twat then too (and I mean that in the nicest possible way Mr. Karma). Sean
Ant said that at the toss the Cows captain told the ref something like: "We're a hard competitive team but you won't have any problem with us except maybe for No. 7 - he's a pommy whinger".
Anyway, it happened right in front of me and was his own fool fault. He came in late on Gary Hardie, got him with his leading foot but broke the leg which didn't clean up Gary.
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