Olympique LMB 7 vs 0 MEFF #12

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">MEFF #12 &ndash; EDDARD&rsquo;S REVENGE 3 &ndash; 4 SHEIKH MANSOUR&rsquo;S PLAYTHING: <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">A hot-tempered encounter at MEFF #12 saw Sheikh Mansour&rsquo;s Plaything take an early first half lead for the second week running, but having learnt from last week&rsquo;s collapse, they this time produced some ruthless counter-attacking and resilience in defence to claim their first victory over Eddard&rsquo;s Revenge, despite the loss of Spencer to a back problem with 20 minutes remaining. <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Both teams could and should have scored quite a few more goals, but golden chances were frequently shanked wide from close range or smothered by the in-form keepers, while the heat reduced the pace of the game in the second half. <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 18pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">1-0: Aidan (good build-up play from Luke allowed him to find Aidan at the back post who rolled the ball under the diving SuBo) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">2-0: Luke (a composed team move allowed Luke to turn and shoot into the bottom right corner) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">HT <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-0: Brett (a quick kick from Rowan found Brett up front alone, and he muscled his way into the box before chipping over the keeper) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-1: Fletch (smashed a shot high into the roof of the net after Pete&rsquo;s drag-back from a corner) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">4-1: Griffiths (another Rowan clearance found Griffiths on the right wing, who wriggled through the challenges of Kieran and Fletch before finishing from a tight angle) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">4-2: Crouch (a penetrating run from Kieran drew the defenders towards him, before rolling the ball wide to the unmarked Crouch who side-footed into the top left corner) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">4-3: Own Goal (Patto&rsquo;s low cross was stabbed into the empty net by Aidan at the near post) <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Men of the Match were SuBo, who &ldquo;made lots of good saves, especially in the first half&rdquo; and Luke, who &ldquo;consistently held up the ball in attack and proved a nuisance all game (although Aidan, Griffiths and Brett also deserve a mention for their box-to-box running)&rdquo;