GRS 9 Shamrock 10

Score makes the game look as though the two teams slugged out like two punch boxers.  Not completely true.  The game started off with Lee Bushell gifting GRS an easy tap in goal from a miss pass.  GRS then followed with three more, the game was there to be won after only ten minutes.  Shamrock had an inner spirit that if they could get a goal back another would follow and time was on their side.  So it transpired 4-4 at half time.

The second half saw GRS always ahead until the last minute when Shamrock levelled and then scored a winner.  At the close players of both teams was physically and mentally exhausted.  GRS need a sports psychologist to help them close out games, it’s that serious.

Franklin College 0 El Dogo’s 15

Franklin had a scratch team out, to their credit they did not call me whinging to have the game moved to another week, and they got on with what they had.  No disrespect to players but the team lacked the cohesion of Franklin last week.  In fairness El Dogo’s was on fire, all fifteen goals were probably tap-ins, crafted from seasons of futsal.  For any team with newcomer’s El Dogo’s on fire is a baptism of fire.

Clee Wander’s 4 Willows Valiant 8

Clee are great on organised defence, and after wounding Valiant by taking a 2-0 advantage after only five minutes, defence was going to be needed; Valiant have fire power (Mason and Payne), by comparison Clee was firing blanks.  Clee attack as a group, find a top scorer and the gap on the tap teams will close dramatically.