Friendly vs Locksheath SSC
Date - 28-7-13
Venue - Fort Blockhouse
Result - Locksheath SSC 1-3 CMS (Wadham, L 2, Heinrich 1)
The sun was out, the sky was blue, there wasn't a cloud to spoil the view!
The CMS season began as the sun rose on a fine Sunday morning. Surrounded by a Naval fortress and a number of tight vested, GI Joe type characters, CMS began their pre-match prep looking more like officers than the jogging vests that encompassed Fort Blockhouse.
With the line ups laid bare by MJW and the usual gabble issued by the worryingly sex offender like referee, the CMS troops knew a professional performance was required. The initial 20 minutes went by without incident as a midfield trio of Hudson, Day and Hardy controlled the ball and applied suitable pressure to the Locksheath ball players. CMS were on top and a burst of pace from Heinrich followed by a lashed shot bought the first excellent save from the opposing goal keeper. In truth, Locksheath didn't want it and never looked like troubling a far superior outfit. The first third looked like petering out when Chris Cleeve fired an aimless hoof/pinpoint pass onto the head of Heinrich who waited for the keeper to lose his sphincter before heading home. First Third - 1-0.
The second third bought about changes from MJW as some big guns rose from the bench and looked to stake a claim for a place in the team. Rich Perry in particular looked to impress by controversially ignoring the zonal marking plans laid out by absent expert Sam Smith. This third began much like the first; with CMS dominance. When Cunningham (of the Chris variety) whipped a cross in from the left, it was the unexpected sight of Loz Wadham appearing from the masses and shockingly finding the target from a yard out to tap home. It is rumoured that many spectators fainted at the sight of Wadham striking the ball below the cross bar. Within minutes, CMS found themselves with a penalty decision going their way as a Locksheath defender began a netball match with himself.
In possibly the most crucial and tense moment of the match MJW squared up against his larger more imposing sibling in a David vs Goliath style game of rock, paper, scissors to decide the penalty taker. It was Loz who won and despite having his first 'worldie' of a penalty, he proceeded to fire in another Nistelrooy-esque spot kick to really stake a claim as the season's taker. The third really died down from this point and CMS switched of as MJW found himself overloaded at the back stick. Locksheath pulled a goal back which was not deserved and is almost certainly the responsibility of no zonal marking. To sum up the remainder of the third - MJW injured, Rugge gets skinned, CMS lacklustre, Rugge gets skinned....done.
By this point everyone was sweating like a marine doing a spelling test and it really did show in the final third. Writing about it is really not worth the characters on this page other than to say that CMS were unbelievably comfortable and Chris Cunningham almost scored a 25 yard free kick. Really........that is all.
Match Ratings
Jake Kavanagh 7 Loves a charge out of goal.
Loz Wadham 8 Well taken goals
Mike Smart 7 Defensive Marshall
Chris Cleeve 7 Wonder Pass
Donald Rugge 7 Basically Roberto Carlos
Ian Hudson 7 Engine
Martin Day 7 Sensible play through the middle
James Hardy* 8.5 Pulled the strings *MOM
Rich Claxton 7 Always available (rarely spotted)
Chris Xerri 7 Reliable performance
Stefan Heinrich 8 Sending Demba back to Africa
Chris Cunningham 7 Always dangerous
Tom Cunningham 7 Some letting people know
Martin Cole 7 Professional display
Rich Perry 7 Controversial but commanding performance
Matt Wadham n/a - Unable to rate
Venue - Fort Blockhouse
Result - Locksheath SSC 1-3 CMS (Wadham, L 2, Heinrich 1)
The sun was out, the sky was blue, there wasn't a cloud to spoil the view!
The CMS season began as the sun rose on a fine Sunday morning. Surrounded by a Naval fortress and a number of tight vested, GI Joe type characters, CMS began their pre-match prep looking more like officers than the jogging vests that encompassed Fort Blockhouse.
With the line ups laid bare by MJW and the usual gabble issued by the worryingly sex offender like referee, the CMS troops knew a professional performance was required. The initial 20 minutes went by without incident as a midfield trio of Hudson, Day and Hardy controlled the ball and applied suitable pressure to the Locksheath ball players. CMS were on top and a burst of pace from Heinrich followed by a lashed shot bought the first excellent save from the opposing goal keeper. In truth, Locksheath didn't want it and never looked like troubling a far superior outfit. The first third looked like petering out when Chris Cleeve fired an aimless hoof/pinpoint pass onto the head of Heinrich who waited for the keeper to lose his sphincter before heading home. First Third - 1-0.
The second third bought about changes from MJW as some big guns rose from the bench and looked to stake a claim for a place in the team. Rich Perry in particular looked to impress by controversially ignoring the zonal marking plans laid out by absent expert Sam Smith. This third began much like the first; with CMS dominance. When Cunningham (of the Chris variety) whipped a cross in from the left, it was the unexpected sight of Loz Wadham appearing from the masses and shockingly finding the target from a yard out to tap home. It is rumoured that many spectators fainted at the sight of Wadham striking the ball below the cross bar. Within minutes, CMS found themselves with a penalty decision going their way as a Locksheath defender began a netball match with himself.
In possibly the most crucial and tense moment of the match MJW squared up against his larger more imposing sibling in a David vs Goliath style game of rock, paper, scissors to decide the penalty taker. It was Loz who won and despite having his first 'worldie' of a penalty, he proceeded to fire in another Nistelrooy-esque spot kick to really stake a claim as the season's taker. The third really died down from this point and CMS switched of as MJW found himself overloaded at the back stick. Locksheath pulled a goal back which was not deserved and is almost certainly the responsibility of no zonal marking. To sum up the remainder of the third - MJW injured, Rugge gets skinned, CMS lacklustre, Rugge gets skinned....done.
By this point everyone was sweating like a marine doing a spelling test and it really did show in the final third. Writing about it is really not worth the characters on this page other than to say that CMS were unbelievably comfortable and Chris Cunningham almost scored a 25 yard free kick. Really........that is all.
Match Ratings
Jake Kavanagh 7 Loves a charge out of goal.
Loz Wadham 8 Well taken goals
Mike Smart 7 Defensive Marshall
Chris Cleeve 7 Wonder Pass
Donald Rugge 7 Basically Roberto Carlos
Ian Hudson 7 Engine
Martin Day 7 Sensible play through the middle
James Hardy* 8.5 Pulled the strings *MOM
Rich Claxton 7 Always available (rarely spotted)
Chris Xerri 7 Reliable performance
Stefan Heinrich 8 Sending Demba back to Africa
Chris Cunningham 7 Always dangerous
Tom Cunningham 7 Some letting people know
Martin Cole 7 Professional display
Rich Perry 7 Controversial but commanding performance
Matt Wadham n/a - Unable to rate