Injured Balaga put the smile on the other side of douglas's face!

A new season for Balaga saw them face douglasmortage.ie for the 3rd season running. Injuries to Broderick and Parker saw Dawson and Greener come into the saide. Damo's one game per week rule was in play so Phil had to cover the sticks.

• Douglas kick off but Balaga begin the better with inspired Dave W chasing everyone in red down forcing douglasmortage.ie to lose possession to Dawson out the left wing. He shoots but his effort flies across the goals and wide.
• A dodgy clearance by Balaga's defence falls to Chen who helps it down the left wing. Its given back to Chen but Tom O'C shuts the door and clears his lines.
• A dull 5 minutes was brought back to life as Douglas create a chance down to wing but the resulting cross is cleared by Greener. Balaga win the resulting throw but nothing comes of it.
• Balaga lose position from their own throw in and the resulting break by douglas is finished off by a fine save by stand in keeper Phillip O'D, down to his left.
• The resulting corner lands to Chens feet but both Greener and Webz combine to clear the trouble.
• More douglas pressure brings Phil back into the game, this time down to his right with John D mopping up.
•  Another douglas attack is broken down by JD who broke down the left and squared it to Dave W in the center. The big man ran out of space however and all he could manage was a cross straight into the hands of the keeper.
• Resulting kick-out is fluffed by that smiley fella to Dawson who controls it with his left which takes 1 douglas defender outta the game. Steadied himself and hit a left foot curler which just goes wide of the left post.
• Increased Balaga pressure results in a series of throw-ins down Tongo's left wing. From the last of the throws Dawson controls and passes it back to Tom who helps it to JD in the center. Duggan neatly side footed it back out the left to Webz who turns and fires one across the box, but the keeper manages to put it out for a corner.
•  Balaga swith off for a period and leave Chen unmarked out the left. A douglas throw in finds the mortgage striker but he fluffs his effort.
•  Alarm bells for Balaga as Chen has another effort. This time he fires a bullet past Phils left but wide.

GOAL!!!!!!!

• From a douglas kick out Greener rises above everyone to win the header. Chen cant control it and Balaga win a throw in out the right wing. Dave W decides to take it and find JD in the center. JD controlled it well with his right thigh and volleyed a screamer into the douglas keepers left hand post. douglasmortgage.ie 0-1 FC Balaga Tongo.

GOAL!!!!!!!

• A shot from Tom is saved. A resulting throe from Balaga is lost and douglas break finding Chen down the right. One turn and he put Webz out of the game, shot down the right and with his left found the far corner of the Balaga net. douglasmortgage.ie 1-1 FC Balaga Tongo.

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GOAL!!!!!!!

• A poor start to the second half of the match see's nothing happen within the first 8 minutes except for a goal by douglas.douglasmortgage.ie 2-1 FC Balaga Tongo.
• A high ball into the Balaga box causes a comedy of errors and eventually Dawson clears for a douglas throw which results in nothing. It appears that Balaga are suffering from the bare 7 players and are badly in need of that second wind.
• Chen collects and fires away, just missing the right hand post.
• Phils kick-outs begin to find their range and Dave knocks down a few headers which result in some Balaga pressure.
• Balaga seem to be finding that second wind as a nice move between Dawson and Webz, results in a cross to JD who blazes over the bar, but the chances are coming.
• Dawson begins to pull the strings in midfield and Balaga begin to find him. Two through balls to Webz and JD are just over hit by the midfielder.
• Last five minute of the game, Webz wins a throw out the left.Tom throws it into the box but douglas clear.
• Phil launches a long one from another Douglas clearance. Dave W forces a throw in. Tom takes it and logs it into Webz who swivels but misfires. The keeper half clears as far as Tom who's shot is blocked down by Chen. Great pressure by Balaga.
• douglas lose possession from their own free kick and Dave W collects and sprints up the field. His run across the box forces a free kick to Balaga outside the douglas area.

GOAL!!!!!!!

• Dawson loops the free kick into the box but its cleared. Dawson collects the ball and shoots. The shots on target but high. The keeper save however when he could have left it over. The rebound lands to JD who somehow manages to get his right foot to it, sending it towards goal but off the post. Luckily for Balaga the rebound went across the goal mouth and right onto Webzes favoured right foot to make it 2-2!!! douglasmortgage.ie 2-2 FC Balaga Tongo.
• A few odd chances went to way of Balaga after that but no more goals as it ended 2-2. 

A fair result as both teams had chances. It was a first game for some player in about 6 weeks so fair play to them for sticking it out and assuring Balaga's first point of the season and only 2 points behind the leaders.