{"id":1794,"date":"2015-09-16T21:38:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T11:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2015-09-16T21:39:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T11:39:33","slug":"subbuteo-parramatta-spring-league-match-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=1794","title":{"rendered":"Subbuteo Parramatta Spring League – Match Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Match Day Four<\/p>\n

The Clubhouse<\/p>\n

Adam must have looked at the draw and panicked. With clashes against Gordy and one of the Elmer girls lined up, he needed a way out. Either that, or he was still recovering from too much free wine on Saturday because he decided to stay home and spend the evening throwing up instead of facing his opponents. Meaning just 3 games were played at The Clubhouse this week. Mat lined up against Adrian for the first and it didn\u2019t take him long to stamp his authority on the game. Within 5 minutes he had comfortably worked his way past Adrian\u2019s defence and made no mistake with his shot. A few minutes later and Adrian\u2019s defence was again in disarray, Mat doubling Adrian\u2019s total goals against for the entire league so far inside 10 minutes! Adrian finally found a bit of composure and drew one goal back before the break, however, giving him some hope. The second half was a far less open affair, with both players tightening up their defence, though half chances did fall to both players. With 90 seconds left on the clock, as Adrian pushed his figures forward in search of an equaliser, Mat took advantage of the space at the back and put the result beyond doubt with a perfectly, delicately weighted chip shot.<\/p>\n

\"Gordy<\/a>
Gordy shoots. \u00c6owyn saves…Gordy’s figure, while the actual ball cannons off the post and out for a flick-in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Game Two saw Gordy face \u00c6owyn in a rematch of their clash from the previous weekend\u2019s September Cup. In that game, Gordy had come away with the win but tonight, \u00c6owyn put up a better defensive effort, limiting Gordy\u2019s shots on goal and using her \u2018keeper well when Gordy shot on target. \u00c6owyn even carved out some chances for herself – only her inexperience denying her a possible golden opportunity to steal the win with one chance in the second half. In the end, both players settled with the draw, each earning their first point of the league.<\/p>\n

\"Mat<\/a>
Mat puts his superior arm reach to good use.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Mat then returned to the pitch to go into his game against Gordy as the strong favourite. Gordy, however, lifted a notch and played with more speed and accuracy. In what was an enthralling game, both players had chances, both players made good saves, both players frustrated themselves with some poor flicks and both players came away with no goals and a point each. And, in spite of his best efforts, Adam will still have to face the music at a later date.<\/p>\n

(report by Adrian Elmer)<\/p>\n

Mat 3 – Adrian 1
\nGordy 0 – \u00c6owyn 0
\nGordy 0 – Mat 0<\/p>\n

Diasodrome<\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t be a night of Subbuteo without a little drama to start! Daniele\u2019s train didn\u2019t roll in to Parramatta station until a few minutes past 7:00pm \u2013 with Steve picking him up this left poor Paul stranded outside the Diasodrome without anyone\u2019s contact numbers!!!
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\nPlay finally got under way with Steve and Paul kicking off the evening. It was a relatively straight forward win for Paul \u2013 some solid defensive flicks forcing Steve into some half chances on angles, and the chances he did have were let down by some poor shooting. Paul was rather more cool and clinical, slotting once from a number of chances in the first half. Both Paul and Steve missed chances in the half as well from travelling \u2018keeper errors, in what is now becoming known as \u201cdoing a Gordy!\u201d Paul\u2019s was particularly heart breaking, hitting both posts before realising one of his attacking figures was indeed offside. The second half was more of the same \u2013 Steve did manage to level early in the half, but conceded a further 2 superb goals from Paul, who ended with a 3-1 win.
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\"Paul<\/a>
Paul and Daniele fighting with everything they’ve got.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Paul stayed on and took on Daniele, which was an astonishing advert for this beautiful game! Playing somewhat more conservative than he did against Steve, Paul was happy to soak up a little early pressure and try hitting on the counter. Daniele however was not perturbed, scoring the goal of the night from well inside his own half, somehow avoiding some well positioned defenders to chip the \u2018keeper. The second half began this time with Paul maintaining the bulk of possession and, inevitably chances on goal too. The closest he was to come though was one that came agonisingly off the bar after some fabulous build up play. Daniele rode out around 5 mins of pure attacking mayhem from Paul before slotting his second on a neatly worked counter attack, taking away a 2-0 win.
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\n\u201cHow the hell did you beat that guy?!?!\u201d \u2013 these words from Rob (who was in attendance with a beer to watch the nights action) to Steve perfectly summed up the final game of the evening with Daniele taking on Steve. The game started at a quick pace which was maintained throughout. The first real opportunity of note came quite early in the first half with Steve entering the shooting zone but being forced to settle for a corner. A neat short pass to the near past and an excellent flick onto the moving ball saw Daniele stunned as the ball hit the \u2018keeper but somehow still stumbled in! This is where Steve\u2019s attacking forays for the half were to end though. Whilst the game was not necessarily uneven in terms of possession and skill, it was Daniele who managed to create the most chances, his slick and fast paced movements proving too much for Steve. Somehow though, after 2-3 literally unbelievable saves and hitting the post the same amount of times, Daniele was forced to enter the break without a goal and 1-0 down.
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\nThe second half started much as the first ended with Daniele again peppering Steve\u2019s goal, and he was rewarded very early in the half with a fabulous equaliser. With both players not looking to settle for a draw, this opened the game up fabulously \u2013 Steve with a few chances (mostly half chances) and Daniele again peppering Steve\u2019s goal. The post and bar (numerous times) and some more uncharacteristically good \u2018keeping were frustrating Daniele. As he continued to search for a deserved winner though, he was left dangerously short in defence. Steve grabbed the most of this with a few minutes remaining, nailing a solid strike from a tight angle into the top pocket to steal away a memorable 2-1 victory.
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\nSo a win-a-piece for each of the three combatants for the evening leaving all with a smile!
\nI\u2019ll leave you all with some words of true wisdom from Paul which I feel didn\u2019t just sum up the night, but accurately depicts our feelings towards this brilliant game of ours: \u201chaving the opportunity to meet interesting characters and good-hearted people in Subbo trumps results\u201d. Love it.
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\n(report by Steve Diasinos)<\/p>\n

Paul 3 – Steve Di 1
\nDaniele 2 – Paul 0
\nSteve Di 2 – Daniele 1<\/p>\n

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