[ELSA BLOG] Game 7 Round 1

'allo  le gents, le gends and la gentiles,

The end of the first round and same as last week, only one close score and it was with the same team, SELC, winners this time against St Marks. However, most would say (Bert included) that they can thank the nearsighted referee for the extra two points. The game started with a surprise first minute goal to St Marks but poor defending allowed SELC to grab two before half time. The second half for Bert's boys was all hands required (literally) as St Marks mounted attack after attack without result. Ten minutes from time saw one of those hands stop the ball from crossing the goal line and despite massive protest from the St Marks camp, the ref failed to see what all the fuss was about. 2-1 the final score, keeping SELC top o' th' heap and cock o' th' hoop, while St Marks are now trailing in 3rd place.

Equal top spot with SELC on 17 points is GCA, who made hard work out of their game against Ability. Half time scoreless, until Chris Harris, back from his ailments and having his first full-on game for his new college, scored all four goals to keep GCA in the hunt for a second successive title.

LETS failed to heed the mercy rule once again and continued to demoralise a truly beaten Aspect by putting in goal after goal long after the game was decided. Only 10 nil is recorded of their win. Let's not do this.

ACE stretched the distance between themselves and the lower half (even though they are technically still part of it) by taking APC apart 6 goals to 2. ACE, presumably, are feeling they can play a worthwhile part in this year's championship race if only by way of their annoyance value.

 

So, at the end of the first round and the halfway point of the league competition, SELC remain unbeaten on top alongside GCA. Three points behind them lie a disgruntled St Marks, three points behind them ride the ever so cocky (though more like a pink galah) LETS and then three point behind them comes the late running black ACE. APC and Aspect hold down equal sixth on a win each against Ability and a draw against each other. And Ability are yet to register any points but by all accounts are way overdue for some results from their efforts.

 

Round two then. First game then.

SELC can have a rest from it...perhaps. Ability as we have been saying are getting better and better with every loss, so could the bottom upset the top?

GCA need to take the points from St Marks to stay front running. St Marks equally need them to stay in touch after their disappointing loss last week.

Will the cards fall kindly for ACE when they meet the score-frenzied LETS this week? Goals will not come so freely here I'll bet.

And could the stalemate continue for APC and Aspect? Or will that 6th and 7th spot be totally sorted by Friday in what must surely be a monumental encounter?

Queens Park! Where it all happens!!

Be There!!!

Cheers,

Bill