Transfer In - DC James Sage (21)
Fantastic at tackling and marking (11), but awful technically everywhere else. Great bravery, decision making, etc. Easily our top central defender and will go in the starting lineup posthaste. ID1S level.
vs Fletching (Mid Sussex Junior Cup 2nd Round)
G: Fraser Meldrum
D: Harry Seal/James Sage/Kashif Siddiqui
WBL: Flynn Tarman
M: Alfie Cain/Stephan Hamilton-Forbes/Lewis Hook/Peggy Lokando
S: Alex Theobald/Nico Thongvivat
10 - Awfully late offsides call on the goal by
Theobald there.
18 - Rare missed tackle by
Seal is a giveaway.
0-1
37 -
Tarman side pass to
Cain and center to
Hook over 30 yards out. Lewis H. sees a sightline and cracks the long shot that sings home! The announcers fall all over themselves praising the goal, and rightfully so.
1-1
Although he can't play there,
Mastouras replaces
Seal at DC.
49 - He was pissed when I chewed out the defense at half, but
Tarman cracks a bomb all the way down the pitch to
Theobald down in the box. The striker holds up play until he can kick back-center to
Thongvivant for the go-ahead goal. The kid dabs in celebration, and I'm grinning.
2-1
59 - Yellow for
Cain, so in goes
Joao.
No surprise that
Lewis Hook's got an 8.6 and PotM.
Stephan Hamilton-Forbes records a 7.5, and it's 7.2 each for our starting strikers as we overcome a shit game by the defenders.
vs Newick (2nd)
G: Fraser Meldrum
D: Harry Seal/James Sage/Kashif Siddiqui
WBL: Flynn Tarman
M: Alfie Cain/Stephan Hamilton-Forbes/Lewis Hook/Peggy Lokando
S: Alex Theobald/Nico Thongvivat
23 - Two gorgeous plays, and nothing to show for it early in the match. Then
Hamilton-Forbes, who is fast becoming my favorite player on the team, steals the ball and launches a long pass to
Thongvivant for the sweet mid-range strike!
1-0
35 -
Thongvivant is in the far right corner of the box near the touchline, and upon harassment, sends it back to
Lokando. Our Congolese winger sends a sneaky behind the back ground cross pass to
Cain, and the keeper is nowhere near in position to stop the easy goal.
2-0
58 -
Soraf for
Hook;
Mastouras for
Siddiqui
81 - Devastating injury as
Thongvivant is knocked out of the game!!!
Ahenkorah hops in, and I'm swearing because we have no Physio, because no one wants the job.
8.3 for
Alfie Cain and
Nico Thongvivant, the former earning PotM. Ever-reliable
Stephan Hamilton-Forbes nets a 7.9, and we polevault from 8th to 5th and now find ourselves within striking distance of 2nd - 2 points back. There's a chance for us to walk out with a Year 1 promotion after all, despite the fact that we keep losing money.
Nico Thongvivant is out 5-7 weeks. Not good, not good at all. He really sparked us since arriving, and I'm not at all enthusiastic about missing him.