Plumtree 3 vs 2 Inn the Bank

<p><br />Well this is it, the last match report of the season that is of course<br />unless anyone fancies writing a report on the end of season do on<br />Saturday??!!

<p>Plumtree's final game was against the Division 3 champions Inn at the<br />Bank, who we lost 3-1 to a couple of weeks ago.&nbsp; Only 11 mighty<br />Gladbacher's were assembled for the final game, but confidence seemed<br />high and everyone seemed at ease looking forward to a summer break.<br />Apart from a certain Roscoe Easom who looked more nervous than ever<br />before.&nbsp; With Troy and Sam in another cup final on Tuesday, Sam wanted<br />to rest so opted to play in goal which meant Roscoe was upfront with<br />Omar?!&nbsp; Tired of selection headaches, Godfrey and Court embraced the<br />situation and the game began.

<p>Plumtree quickly got into their stride, passing and moving the ball as<br />good if not better than in any other match this season, dominating the<br />midfield and as always looking solid at the back.&nbsp; The first clear<br />chance came when a neat one two between Matt and Dunc put Matt through<br />in to the box only for him to put the ball over the bar.&nbsp; Plumtree<br />continued to pressure and Roscoe was more than doing his fair share.<br />Winning headers (ish), hassling the defence, bringing other people into<br />the game as well as linking up with Jonny Rowe on the right very well.<br />Unfortunately, Plumtree's pressure was undone when Inn at the Bank went<br />1-0 up.&nbsp; Pete went in for a challenge on the left, won the ball only to<br />perform 3 pirouettes, looking for the ball, the IATB right back picked<br />the ball up and smacked it from 25 yards, leaving Sam helpless.&nbsp; Heads<br />did not drop and once again Plumtree finished the half the better team.

<p>The second half started with Plumtree maintaining control in midfield<br />and starting to carve out a number of opportunities.&nbsp; Sam had swapped<br />with the deadly Easom and a sense of normality had returned.&nbsp; In fact it<br />was a Buckle corner that brought about the equaliser as captain<br />fantastic CK eluded his marker and powered in a header.&nbsp; It wasn't that<br />long before IATB were ahead again, when their striker showed good<br />control and strength on the edge of the box and half volleyed the ball<br />into the corner of the net.&nbsp; It took Plumtree only a couple of minutes<br />to equalise when a long kick from Roscoe was controlled neatly (appeared<br />to be with his arm!) by Omar, and he outmuscled two of the defenders to<br />bury his 29th of the season in the bottom corner.&nbsp; This seemed to spur<br />Plumtree on to their deserved win and when Sam sent a beautiful cross<br />over to the incoming Jonny, the win was sealed.

<p>Honestly one of my most enjoyable games of the season, perhaps because<br />the pressure was off, or perhaps because we played some pretty decent<br />football.&nbsp; Or perhaps because I stopped being the holding man and made a<br />number of 40 yard mazy runs!!!&nbsp; A great way to end a fantastic season,<br />looking forward to the end of season do, looking forward to a break (but<br />not for too long) and looking forward to seeing Dunc back again next<br />year even though he says he isn't!!

<p>End of season do:&nbsp; Saturday 15th May, Hooters, Table for 12 booked at<br />2:30pm, so meet there anytime between 2:00 and 2:30pm