TWFC

We thank MarkA for organising the teams just before kick off. This was done with all of the precision of a person who is used to managing people and putting them in the right place.

We are grateful to Guest Jay and Guest Kelvin who attended to help make up our numbers.

VAR Check 22:26 on the clock - Did the goalkeeper play the ball when it or himself were outside of the boundary of the penalty area.

VAR verdict conclusively shows that the keeper's left leg was outside of the line of the penalty area when it came into contact with the ball in saving a shot.

VAR Decision - Penalty area infringement is confirmed. Penalty awarded on pitch stands.

Jimmy9 converted the penalty that he had won and drew the scores level at 3 - 3.

There were actually two VAR reviews called for. I could not identify the second one due to there being no sound on the video. To avoid this in future perhaps the captain of a requesting team could make the VAR screen sign to the camera during the match.

After 26 minutes the game remained evenly poised at 4 - 4.

At 28 minutes on the clock the Mufti were caught in possession twice by MarkA who simply dispossessed his adversary and scored. This is one of the fastest braces on record as MarkA executed the same move for two goals within 21 seconds and brought up his hat-trick. This inexplicable implosion also took the Yellow Bibs to 7 - 4 ahead.

On 38 minutes the Mufti inexplicably imploded again while playing out from the back. Eddie117 was on hand to take the gift on offer and brought up his hat-trick, which eased the score to Yellow Bibs 10 - 4 ahead.

Possibly learning from imploding just outside of the their penalty area the Mufti began to lose the ball further forward in their own half. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth Eddie117 benefitted two more goals within just over a minute. When the decision was taken not to mark him at all he coldly made good use of his liberation to complete his second hat-trick (this was achieved within two minutes).

The period of implosion eventually passed but even return to safe footballing decisions by the Mufti could not stop EllisLewis123 and Fabiocc17 bringing up their hat-tricks and the Yellow Bibs combining to increase their lead.

Post Match Interviews

[Click here to listen to interviews with Fabiocc17 for the Blue Bibs, Guest Kelvin for the Mufti and loyal supporter Bonney for the fans.]

Match Ball awarded to Eddie117 for scoring two hat-tricks and a brace.

The post match interview identified Player of the Match candidates of Andyhibbert for decision making and Eddie117 and Ellislewis123 for goal scoring. The list could easily have been expanded to MarkA for anticipation and finishing and also Fabiocc17 for both finishing and assists. By definition only one person can be awarded Player of the Match and I make a report writer's decision to award it to Eddie117 for his panoramic vision in attacking moves and his well taken eight goals.

Guest Jay continued his run of scoring each time he has played bringing his tally to three goals in two appearances. With his two goals Guest Kelvin joins the ranks of those players who have scored multiple goals on their first appearance at TWFC. The Mufti team in general are commended for playing until the final whistle and keeping good temperament throughout the match. We know from experience that it is possible for leads to be chipped away. However, we are also pleased to see that teams are learning to win from a winning position rather than turning off and becoming complacent. Also it is good to see clinical forward play with strikers working in unison and focused not on how their opponents might feel, not on whether they are having fun or if it is becoming too easy but rather purely on the job of actually putting the football put in the back of the net. This inner focus will serve us well when we take on other teams.

Final Score

Mufti 8 - 20 Yellow Bibs

Match awarded to the Yellow Bibs

Let's do it all again next week at Tottenham Wednesday FC.