Pyrford Social FC 3 vs 3 Brookwood & District

<p>Pyrford continued their recent good run with a well-earned draw against Brookwood.&nbsp; It was a strange game that saw Pyrford overrun, then&nbsp;take the lead, and finish playing against 8 men following a torrent of foul-mouthed abuse from the Brookwood players and management.

<p>Pyrford named a largely unchanged side from the previous two wins against Stoughton, but looked like they would be on the wrong end of a hammering early on.&nbsp; The Brookwood number 9 easily beat Ben and lashed home his first, before doubling the lead after shrugging Summers off&nbsp;a through ball.&nbsp;

<p>Pyrford looked beaten, and Brookwood were the side playing all the football. Duane then kept Pyrford in it with a couple of fine saves, and his handling and shot stopping were excellent throughout.

<p>Out of nowhere, and with their first chance, Pyrford got back into the game.&nbsp; A long clearance was flicked on by Scott, and Rob finished superbly&nbsp;on the run&nbsp;with his weaker foot into the far corner.

<p>The second half was a totally different game.&nbsp; Pyrford were still the lesser of the two passing sides, but they began to cause problems.&nbsp; Good work by Wattsy down the left found Matt, who hit a looping cross to the back post, where Scott comfortably outjumped his marker to head home the equaliser.

<p>Pyrford then took the lead when Matt got in on the left, and seemed to have an eternity to pick his spot and did so, although the keeper will be a little disappointed he didn't get more on it.

<p>This only served to wind up Brookwood's players, who seem to have a very misplaced superiority complex.&nbsp; A slight foul by Kiddo, who had replaced the injured Alex midway through the first half, caused a reaction from the Brookwood midfielder who needlessly squared up to him.&nbsp; Kiddo, never one to back down, stood his ground, only for the entire Brookwood team to cause a melee around him a goading the ref to send him off, despite him not actually doing a great deal wrong.&nbsp; Even the Brookwood management felt the need to get involved on the pitch, which isn't exactly surprising.&nbsp; From this moment on, every decision was met with a torrent of abuse from the more intellectually challenged of the Brookwood players and management, including decisions which were not even close calls.

<p>Brookwood started to have more chances, as their superior movement had caused problems throughout, but Pyrford missed a glorious chance to win the game when Matt was put through again, but his curling effort was tipped wide by the keeper.&nbsp; Brookwood duly got their equaliser with a few minutes remaining, as the pressure finally told, and a back post header from a cross gave Duane no chance.

<p>The game ended on a sour note for Brookwood, but a totally deserved one.&nbsp; As another clear offside decision was rightly given, two Brookwood players came charging towards the Pyrford linesman, calling him all names under the sun.&nbsp; The referee had warned them on several occasions, and had no choice but to send them both off.&nbsp; The Brookwood right back, the main protagonist in the earlier melee, then ran up to the referee and screamed more abuse at him, and he was rightly sent off too.

<p>Unfortunately this came too late for Pyrford to take advantage, but they will be happy with a point that looked so far out of reach early on in the game.&nbsp; As for Brookwood, their fate will be decided by the league.

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