BoC F.C. 5 vs 1 F&P

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">To paraphrase the sorely missed PubWatch&copy; it was a balmy day down in Battersea.&nbsp; The tube was horrid, the Kings Road scenery was indeed fit for a King & down at Battersea Park BoC & F&P, went head to head.&nbsp; With a welcome return for a Dutch orange clad Dan in goal we kicked off.&nbsp; A sluggish start was made, people distracted by both the heat & Stu&rsquo;s Mum who was in the hockey goal getting an all over tan.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Controversy soon came to the fore when a rubbish clearance from Zamora was sent back in & was it &lsquo;hand to ball&rsquo; or &lsquo;ball to hand&rsquo;?&nbsp; Whatever it was, the decision was made & the penalty was tucked away.&nbsp; A few decent chances for both teams but half time came & it was clear something needed to change.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Salvation came from an unlikely source, the man in the cabin ran over & reminded us you are not allowed football studs on the pitch, confusion reigned as to who, until he walked over to the hockey goal & pointed downwards.&nbsp; She tried to pass them off as mouldeds but he was having none of it & she was escorted out.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">What a transformation!&nbsp; Minds back on the game, Gareth tuned nicely to score & then a Lotthar Mattheus effort from Wayne quickly put us in the lead.&nbsp; Wayne & Zondervan tackling hard & Intertoto his usual mix of good fitness, good passing & very average shooting.&nbsp; Dan coming off his line Neuer like, meant that only the penalty was conceded in a strong defensive performance.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Neal sent a cracking free kick just over before Ilyas tucked one away & Chris thundered in another.&nbsp; A curling effort from Zamora finished off things & 80 minutes later & very tired & now unbeaten in 8 games in team trooped down the pub to listen to Hoofer rant against the Royals & the Scots.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">#bringbackpubwatch

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