Sat 24-04-2010 - Fordham 1v3 Fulbourn 1st Team (A)
A gloriously warm afternoon at Fordham for our last away game of the season against the team who languish second from bottom of the league. It was to be hoped that we would not make hard work of this one as we sometimes do against the weaker teams, whereas we raise our game against the better teams.
We were much the better team from the kickoff as expected and the bar was struck in the first 10 minutes. It took 20 minutes for John Fear to prove our superiority and head in our first goal from a Joey cross. Soon after Jake added another with a shot that took a deflection on its way in. and we went into cruise control. Several chances went begging in succession and their keeper made a double save to keep the score respectable. There were no more goals in the half but Fordham began to play a bit in the last 10 minutes although they never really troubled a bored looking Buster.
Ten minutes into the second half Fearo headed in our third goal and it was effectively game over from then on. Several substitutions were made and Smith and Glass came on but the game began to fizzle out as a contest with the opposition moaning at one another and becoming more and more frustrated. The only other noteworthy incident was a bizarre penalty kick given against the excellent Jordan who was judged to have handled in the area. It seemed to us spectators that he turned away from a ball kicked directly at his face and raised a shoulder to defend himself. The Fussy ref did not see it that way and gave the penalty which they dispatched and really did not deserve.
The score belies this game when we should have scored at least 3 or 4 more goals but it’s another win at the punishing end to the season with 5 games still to play.
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