Is it a derby?

This week saw the Frothers up against the second team of the Sunday Blazers, Los Blazeros.

Fast Start for the New Kids

A relatively unknown quantity, Los Blazeros caught the boys by surprise by dominating the midfield. Good passing and running off the ball left the Frothers backline in disarray and lead to the first goal of the game.

0-1

Not wanting to leave it too long before a replay the Frothers put pressure on Los Blazeros’ backline, forcing an error. Yarride calmly slotting home after been given the ball on the edge of the box. Jamie then tried to claim a key pass to their backline initially…. Not quite sure about that one.

1-1

The game stalled there for a while as neither team could take the upper hand in the midfield. The Frothers both being far too soft and giving away too many fouls in the middle of the park.

It was the former which lead to the breakthrough for the Blazeros, where a midfielder was able to stroll through the midfield almost unopposed before doing a one-two to get a one-on-one which they calmly finished.

1-2

Inquiry

After a half where the Frothers never really got into gear, the boys needed to regroup. Words of encouragement (and some thinly veiled threats) were shared. It was time to turn it on.

Whether it was the speeches or the change in direction of the wind, there was an immediate improvement in the quality of the football being played.

Harry Kane Would be Proud

After several promising looking attacks the breakthrough came through a bit of gamesmanship. Yarride, dispossessing a defender on the edge of the box, dashed into the box. Knowing the defender would be desperate to make amends Yarride folded under the first sign of contact. After taking 10 seconds to decide that a soft foul is still a foul the ref awarded the penalty.

The keeper tried to psyche out Yarride by doing a few body feints, so Yarride went with the tried and true of just hitting hard slightly off centre.

2-2

Open the flood gates

With the game back on level terms, the Frothers started to turn up the pressure. Every attack had teeth and the opposition couldn’t find respite anywhere on the pitch. Sule buried a goal not too long after and the boys were ahead.

3-2

Yarride then had an eternity of time to pick his spot as Lance and Sule passed the ball across the top of the opposition box, taking the whole backline out of the equation.

4-2

Sule then rounded the keeper (for the second time) and this time made sure of it to extend the lead.

5-2

Not to be outdone, Yarride also rounded the keeper and finished from a tight angle off the left to get his fourth.

6-2

Man of the Match

Frother’s baby daddy Chris for enforcing the stranglehold in the second half.

Dick of the Day

Also Chris, for going for goal off a 45-yard free-kick and sending it deep into the stands, and getting too real with the encouragement. Sorry Boys.

Honourable mention:

Harry for trying to bang home a one-on-one and sending it comfortably over the top.

Photos: May just be Blazers pre-season photos… who knows