LXG 1 - Alicancre 2
After two consecutive weeks of playing fresh-faced urchins, normal service was resumed in the form of Alicancre FC, a team of moody looking Turks. Would they take the oppresive heat better than LXG? The fact that even before kick-off the LXG President and Lord of All Beasts was already as pink as his former shirt seemed a bad omen.
LXG were heartened though by a record home crowd, comfortably into double figures. The typically officious ref ordered them to sit in the shade and then the game could begin.
There was an early scare when Alicancre seemed sure to have an opening goal from a corner. A reaction save from Eoin stunned everyone. It was to be the first of many in the match but for once the LXG boys made a good start overall and Alicancre’s lone striker was isolated in the first half. Shaj and Titus were bossing the central midfield and any attacks down the right wing were snuffed out by flying Finn Jani.
Simon was getting some joy down LXG’s own right wing. Imploring him not to dribble, Titus cried: “There are four of them” but one Latin shake of the hips and he was through. Sadly the move led to one pass too many and the attack died out.
Ceyhun took a knock to the head. Refusing the healing properties of the bucket and sponge he had to sub off for Martin, who was soon in the thick of the action. Unmarked on the halfway line, the crowd roared for him to shoot. He obliged with a rocket that would have surely found the top corner had the goal only been 200 metres further back.
Soon it was the President’s turn to take the limelight. Under pressure in his own half, he performed a sweet sidestep of his marker that showed all those hours watching Joe Cole DVDs had finally paid dividends.
The second half started well and LXG were soon one up. The keeper could only palm Vic’s strong header into the path of Endrik who drilled the rebound home. 1-0 LXG but fortunes were to change. Alicancre won a penalty when their striker fell theatrically from a Gio challenge. Eoin guessed right and came close but the penalty was converted.
LXG were paying for their first half effort, while Alicancre were finding a second wind and taking control of the midfield. It took another penalty to seal it though. An acrobatic bicycle kick clearance by Gio in his area prompted the ref to point to the spot. Perhaps he was just jealous of Gio’s agility?
They may have been 2-1 up but Alicancre saw out the game with some bad tackles and a bizarre episode that saw their captain go unpunished for catching the ball and kicking it away. An exhausted LXG made some desperate final attacks but could not find a reply. The first defeat of the season but a solid 6 points from 9 overall.
Man of the match: TBC
LXG were heartened though by a record home crowd, comfortably into double figures. The typically officious ref ordered them to sit in the shade and then the game could begin.
There was an early scare when Alicancre seemed sure to have an opening goal from a corner. A reaction save from Eoin stunned everyone. It was to be the first of many in the match but for once the LXG boys made a good start overall and Alicancre’s lone striker was isolated in the first half. Shaj and Titus were bossing the central midfield and any attacks down the right wing were snuffed out by flying Finn Jani.
Simon was getting some joy down LXG’s own right wing. Imploring him not to dribble, Titus cried: “There are four of them” but one Latin shake of the hips and he was through. Sadly the move led to one pass too many and the attack died out.
Ceyhun took a knock to the head. Refusing the healing properties of the bucket and sponge he had to sub off for Martin, who was soon in the thick of the action. Unmarked on the halfway line, the crowd roared for him to shoot. He obliged with a rocket that would have surely found the top corner had the goal only been 200 metres further back.
Soon it was the President’s turn to take the limelight. Under pressure in his own half, he performed a sweet sidestep of his marker that showed all those hours watching Joe Cole DVDs had finally paid dividends.
The second half started well and LXG were soon one up. The keeper could only palm Vic’s strong header into the path of Endrik who drilled the rebound home. 1-0 LXG but fortunes were to change. Alicancre won a penalty when their striker fell theatrically from a Gio challenge. Eoin guessed right and came close but the penalty was converted.
LXG were paying for their first half effort, while Alicancre were finding a second wind and taking control of the midfield. It took another penalty to seal it though. An acrobatic bicycle kick clearance by Gio in his area prompted the ref to point to the spot. Perhaps he was just jealous of Gio’s agility?
They may have been 2-1 up but Alicancre saw out the game with some bad tackles and a bizarre episode that saw their captain go unpunished for catching the ball and kicking it away. An exhausted LXG made some desperate final attacks but could not find a reply. The first defeat of the season but a solid 6 points from 9 overall.
Man of the match: TBC
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