Match 4 of the Balaga Tongo season saw the cucumbers face bottom side Sevin Sinners. Balaga were back to full strength following the return of Rory Brown to the starting line up. The starting 7 was Damo in goals, John, Tom and Deano in defense. Rory, and Parker made up the midfield with leading goal scorer Webz up front. Subs for the night were Kevin and Phil.
It was a slow first 5 minutes before Tongo made the break though with a brace of goals to shatter any Sinners early confidence. The first was from on form striker Webz, after some neat interplay from the midfield. Little is know about the actual goal as stand in cameraman Sean Nicholson failed to record any of the first half goals. Rory missed a one on one with the keeper afterward but made up for it with 2 fine goals to make it 3-0 to Tongo. One of these goals was described by Webz after the match "well, Phil played it across from the left wing, the defender heard a shout from the keeper who let it roll, but Rory came in between the keeper and the defender and slotted it home". Balaga's forth came from John Duggan, who started and finished a fine Balaga break. The sequence of passes saw John, Rory, Phil and Parker all involved. Parker crossed for he onrushing Duggan to slot home his forth of the season. Goal number 5 came from Parker(no info on the goal, sorry!)
A lax half time talk didn't help Tongo's second half display and after goal number six by Webz, his 2nd(caught on video)seemed to seal the deal players slacked off and decided to relax. So much so that some rare errors in defense saw a quick 3 goals from the number 7 fella reignite Sinners hopes. After these scares though the back 3 tightened up and Balaga ended the match with a 6-3 victory.
The victory saw Balaga stay on top albeit just on goal difference. A tough match is in store next week as a top of the table clash against Seven FC is in store. Parker is missing due to well deserved holiday, and techno day is on in UCC (an annual stumbling block for Balaga numbers), but players have agreed to attend... Video to follow.
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