Olympique LMB 6 vs 0 MEFF #58

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">MEFF #58: THE WARSAW PACK 3 &ndash; 3 COWABUNGABUNGA (THE WARSAW PACK WIN 3-2 ON PENALTIES)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The first Quarter Final of the LMB MEFF FAECES served up a close encounter that ultimately had to be decided on penalties. After Luke&rsquo;s Warsaw Pack had taken a commanding lead in the first 20 minutes, a stirring comeback by Fletch&rsquo;s Cowabungabunga forced a thrilling finale. After an incredibly even opening, with Luke seeing the only good chance saved by Patto&rsquo;s knees, The Pack began to get some joy from SuBo in attack, who was able to bring down long balls from Pete, Griff and Phil, and support Brett and Luke in attack, creating or taking several well taken goals. After the third goal, Patto was replaced in goal by Spence (who had a much more solid game) and slowly Cowabungabunga worked their way back into the game, with the movement of Fletch, Sicky and Aidan releasing Ash, whose low strikes caused Pete problems all game.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The second half saw Cowabungabunga level the game after pouncing on Warsaw defensive mistakes, before the chances petered out as The Pack resorted to long balls from Pete towards SuBo, who was shepherded into the corners, while Sicky blazed the best chance for Cowabungabunga over the bar after Ash had released Patto down the right wing.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">For the second time in FAECES history, penalties were used to decide the outcome, and after 6 penalties for each team, it was the Warsaw Pack who took the spoils scoring 3 of their kicks compared to Cowabungabunga&rsquo;s 2.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">1-0: Brett(SuBo shrugged off two defenders down the left wing before feeding Brett on the edge of the area, who curled a delightful finished into the far post)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">2-0: SuBo(A long ball from the back was headed up by Luke, and SuBo was able to lob the onrushing Patto from the edge of the area)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-0: SuBo(A counter-attack by the Pack saw Brett square to SuBo for an easy finish beyond the exposed Patto)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-1: Ash(Patto tackled Luke and fed Aidan, who weighted a beautiful ball into the path of Ash which was dispatched under Pete)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">Half Time

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-2: Sicky (Patto stole the ball off Phil G and rolled a pass down the left wing to Sicky, who cut inside and finished strongly)

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;">3-3: Ash(Ash played a one-two with Fletch from a throw, and then went on an unchallenged run into the box before smashing a shot under Pete)

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">Men of the Match were Brett, for &ldquo;a good goal, and an even better injury&rdquo;, and Ash, for &ldquo;two decent strikes&rdquo;.