Balaga Tongo-1 Route 1 Football FC-5

Almost back to full strength for their third game Balaga were feeling pretty confident stepping onto pitch 3 in CIT last night. Team news saw young webz, Damo, was replacing his older sibling... webz. Bulletproof Blake Shine had gotten ideas into his head of playing outfield, so Phil started between the sticks.

Balaga found it hard to get stuck in the game, getting bustled off the ball easily by the man heffers playing for route 1, particulary the big fella who kept making us look crap by doing solos. The Tongoneise tried to play some total football but it was the route 1 tatic for balaga which was creating the most problems. Phils great distribution from the penalty area to launch attacks, culminated in a goal when he booted the ball up to the edge of the R1FC box, it was controlled by o'callaghan who played a dodgy cross/hashed shot for Damo. He in true kennedy fashion swept the ball into the net. There was also some questionable moments from stand in goaltender Phil O Driscoll though as some seemingly easy shots crept by while R1FC got their tally up to 4 before the whistle.

In the second half balaga came out with regular Blake Shine back infornt of the net and Phil O Driscoll back in his defender/midfield/playmaker role. Confidence was better in defence with Bulletproof Blake solid and Deano getting back in his stride after only coming back from a long winter layoff. Kev, Tom, and Phil kind of played all over the place trying to create something for Damo upfront while helping Deano at the back. The half was tight and Balaga didnt deserve to concede as the R1FC keeper punted a long ball which Blake left to go out, as it suprisingly rebounded off the crossbar the R1FC red haired winger was first to react as he finished cool-ly. There were some good chances for Kev, Damo, Phil to get a goal back as balaga pressed forward. Even Deano strode forward and took a long range pop. But it was not to be and Balaga came out of their third game with their third straight defeat. Battered and bruised it looks to be a long relegation battle again in 2008.





Team members blake and Tom down in the dumps...

With webz stuck on a wednesday shift next week aswell, Damo maybe called upon as balaga really look to get a settled team and formation.