Friday 12 February 2010

Wandsworth Athletic 8 - 6 Magic Monkeys




Another hard fought victory for Wandsworth - this week's match report

This fixture was a tale of two sides. One ragged, flustered, disjointed and characterised by in-fighting. The other cool, calm, composed and purveyors of top quality football. To remove any doubt, the latter outfit was Wandsworth Athletic, who continue to march forward and dispose of everything in their path. This was Wandsworth’s tenth win from the last eleven games, and it was another serene performance.

The game started in lethargic fashion, the atmosphere unusually quiet. Nevertheless, Wandsworth were the superior side and efficiently moved into a two goal lead thanks to strikes from the effervescent Michel. Monkeys were already rattled, but then came a series of events which utterly disturbed their petulant forward, Pigeon. Oh boy was this guy humiliated. In typical fashion, he produced a series of sly, cowardly offences, first felling Molaie and then James Platt. Confrontation followed both events, and Pigeon, so characteristically, began behaving like a spoiled child. This was different from his usual tetchiness however, as the scrawny striker totally lost his rag. After being firmly told by Michel that “something would happen” if he continued with his devious brand of late trips and kicks, Pigeon lost the plot entirely, and this only added to Monkey’s already incoherent performance.

They continued to create opportunities though, and Snelling was forced to pull off two smart double saves. Wandsworth kept their advantage intact with goals from Molaie and Lloyd; the match was tight, but the men in white displayed their superior ability and camaraderie, always keeping Monkeys two behind. Rickard curled home a thoroughly deserved goal after earlier hitting the inside of the post with a marvellous long range effort, and Michel and Lloyd further added to the tally. When Platt converted Michel’s excellent through ball to make it 8-5, the points were secured. Monkeys grabbed a late consolation but it was too little, too late.

Wandsworth have the ability to play to a higher level, but this remained a very impressive performance considering the inevitable hangover following last week’s title celebrations. Monkeys left Rocks Lane distraught and demoralised, knowing that they will need to control the pusillanimous Pigeon in future weeks – rumours concerning his off-field marital troubles will not go away lightly. After threatening to “knock out” Michel late on, his bluff was called by Wandsworth’s number 9. Unsurprisingly Pigeon faltered.

“You’re the dirtiest player at Rocks Lane,” Michel remarked. No one disagreed. “We don’t lose to these lot,” proclaimed Monkey’s effeminate West Country goalkeeper. They just had. For the second time in three matches.

2 comments:

  1. Good use of pusillanimous. I like.

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  2. You have to wonder how long Magic Monkeys FC will persist with 'The Pigeon'. He's clearly becoming a liability, wasting valuable time when they needed a goal.

    Football's a team game; you would never see that sort of 'putting the individual before the collective' from WAFC

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