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paulc posted on July 13, 2008 16:24
Pukekohe 5 Papatoetoe United Blue 1 (HT 0-1) Scorers; Jamie Pegg 2, Nick Brunger, Paul Coles, Andy Evans
Pukekohe team: Colin Pegg, Martin Bennett, Andy Bell, Neil Skerry, Richie Sharples, Matt Nugent, Colin Case, Jon Waller, Paul Coles, Jamie Pegg, Andy Evans, Nick Brunger, Nick Rowe
First up thanks to Jim Hey for refereeing in monsoon conditions, it is fair to say the pitch took a stud. To everyone’s relief the weather although possibly even wetter than last week was considerably warmer too, although the Papatoetoe teams reluctance to come out of the sheds indicated that they may not be entirely convinced of that fact.
This week saw the welcome return of Neil Skerry and Nick Rowe to the fold following their overseas trips, and the squad was close to being back to full strength with just Ari missing. The kick off saw Puke immediately on to the front foot creating a series of good chances, only to miss them in what was a carbon copy of last week’s game. You could almost hear Murray Mexted talking about the territory and possession dominance that Puke was enjoying as Papatoetoe rarely entered the Puke half. However, as most of us know dear old Murray talks a lot of crap, and usually harps on about a shift of psychic energy, in this instance the shift came as a result of us missing a boat load of chances and them bombing down the wing and slamming one into the old onion bag. The silence of the near capacity crowd told the story.
One nil down at the break and totally dominating, meant that there was little to say except don’t panic and look for the options rather than shooting all of the time. The start of the second half was much the same with nearly 15 minutes gone before the equaliser went in. Playing our new 4-2-4 formation (reserves take note) just like they did in the old days meant that there was a queue ready to take a shot. Jamie slotted the first 2, the second of which was an exceptional finish, Nick Brunger scored for the second weekend in succession to cap what was an outstanding performance, his crossing had the Papatoetoe defence in all sorts of trouble, I scored direct from a free kick with a Jon Waller special and then Andy Evans burgled a goal from Nick Rowe. In their own private duel nick looked like he was going to pull one back in the goal scoring stakes but ‘Golden Shins’ was not to be denied nipping in to claim it as his own.
A special mention for Andy Bell who also had an outstanding game, earning the joint player of the day with Nick Brunger, and Matt Nugent who had a very strong game and got a ripper of a nose bleed for his trouble.
Next week sees us away at the other Papatoetoe team in the division looking for a win to keep the pressure on Fencibles. Cheers to Laura for the support, it was awesome how she got a Mexican wave going whilst being the only one watching.
Scorers season to date: 10 Andy Evans, 8 Jamie Pegg, 4 Nick Rowe, , 3 Jon Waller, 2 Nick Brunger, 1 Colin Case, Liam MacDonald, George Miller, Neil Skerry, Ari Kloeten, Paul Coles. 3 Goals awarded for default win.