The Frothers were out to add a little dignity to their relegation campaign. Up against a youthful Goodfellas squad and with a new recruit from Charles between the sticks the boys hopes were high.

The pitch was as greasy as a Marinakis handshake, with a few first time passes getting the boys heart rates going better than any warm-up. The Frothers were starting to click, however, with Farshid starting to make inroads into the box.

It was a matter of time until the pressure paid off, and another Farshid run into the box resulted in one of the defenders getting out the 🪓 and Shokoohi went timber. After being on the pitch for 2 minutes, Yarride stepped up to do the honours from the spot, sending the keeper the wrong way.

1-0

Goodfellas struck back almost immediately, with a strike into the ground skipping up over Shannon.

1-1

Not long afterwards they took the lead through a filthy shin touch to an offside player. Still not over it.

1-2

Seeing that the ref was as keen to call offsides as a premier league linesman, Goodfellas abused the loophole with another throughball.

1-3

The Frothers could have easily buckled here, but showing more heart than in the last couple of weeks they maintained their shape and pushed to get back into it.

A corner floated in by Yarride caught the keeper flapping and Chris was there to see it home.

2-3

Halftime

The boys were feeling geed-up to give the second half some jandal, and came close soon after with Chris heading another corner over the bar.

Then the head knocks started, Yarride managed to get clattered after passing the ball. Somehow it wasn’t Evan taking one to the head. Oh wait, he did too.

There wasn’t much to separate the two teams until late in the half when Yarride, fresh off a suspected concussion, slowed up in the box enough to draw in the last defender and then meg him and chip the keeper.

3-3

The Goodfellas started getting a bit lippy at the prospect of dropping points to the leagues whipping boys and made for an interesting ending to the game.

Shokoohi, somehow finding himself at centreback, obviously put some money on the bookies at halftime for some disciplinary action. Flying out into midfield he picked up what appeared to be a telegram from the ref.

Another late challenge and it was another booking. Another Red for Farshid. But he wasn’t done..

Getting a bit too excited, a Goodfellas player took the bait and gave some afters and picked himself up a yellow.

Charles was keeping the receipts, however, and gently reminded the ref that the same player had also picked up an earlier yellow.

Man of the Match

It was great to have Jake back, and it proved to have been what we were missing. A tireless shift and helping apply a lot of pressure going forwards.

Dick of the Day

Do you blame the child in the gorilla cage, or the parent that let them get there?

Ian Rayns with the Amorim-like manager decision to not only put Shokoohi in the backline, but to stick to his guns and keep him there when chaos was reigning.