Lowestoft & District Div 1- 03/04/10
Blundeston Magpies- 2
Pot Black F.C- 1
Match Overview- Pot Black like all the other sides knew this would be a tough weekend with two matches in three days but unfortunately just like the rest of the seasons it was yet another roller coaster ride.
Magpies from the off looked young keen and hungry but like the previous match against Spexhall they were made to work hard for possession as Pot Black sprayed the ball around.
In truth in the first half was an even encounter with neither side able to truly trouble either keeper, with the only incidents of note coming as a surprise in a match that saw no bad challenges or any malice. As firstly a Magpies player was tackled by both Max Wall and Rob Sterry (pictured left) who was left with a ruptured medial knee ligament after his right became sandwiched between the Magpie and the full weight of Max Wall. Secondly the Magpies centre back fell after a header and dislocated shoulder.
Unfortunately Pot Black started the second half much like they have many games of late, very slowly. Magpies were given an early head start after Scott Harvey gifted them a penalty as a he clipped a man running out of the box to retrieve the ball, which was dispatched passed the out stretched legs of Kev Sherwood.
Shortly after the black & whites were two nil up after a break down the left saw the ball crossed low, hard and on a plate to smashed home.
With 15 minutes left Pot Black who now looked a different side in a converted 3-5-2 formation had the home side pegged back with Captain Max Wall in the absence of Darren Boyd, pulled one back as he cracked the ball into the top corner from a tight angle.
With 8 minutes left on the clock a free kick saw Sherwood join his teammates in the box as the nervous home side failed to deal with the extra man as the ball found Darren Laws at the back post only to see his effort fire painfully over the bar!
Goals- Max Wall
G.H.Windows & Doors M.O.M- Steve Collins, a composed performance as he quietly went about his business in a positive display.
Lowestoft & District Div 1- 05/04/10
Pot Black F.C- 6
Beccles Caxton 1st 7 + 4 res- 3
Match Overview- P.B brought 4 players into the starting line-up in the absence of Sterry, Rose, Collins and Taylor, with able replacements Le Compte, Wilson, Hunt and D. Boyd coming in. On arrival, news that Caxton first team had no game and all but two of the away side having played against L'Orange in the previous encounter last month, and the fact that the reserve team manager was not even there, left Pot Black suspicious about their opponents authenticity.
Pot Black started with a positive 3-5-2 formation keen to create more than in their previous 1-0 scraped victory last month. The Durrant, Wall, Le Compte, Bird and Harvey midfield looked very comfortable and domineering in possession but it was Caxton who struck the first blow as their pacey striker lifted his one on one over keeper Kevin Sherwood.
A moment of brilliance saw the team in Orange back level as Ian Wilson's audacious swivel and lob caught everyone off guard for 1-1. Fired up by the goal P.B went on the rampage as Adam Bird was cynically scythed down in the box only for Referee David Banks to award a free kick on the edge and no card awarded. The resulting free kick was fired by the lively Simon Durrant who saw his goal bound effort catch a defender and ricochet into the other side of the goal past the hapless keeper.
Almost immediately Caxton were level as Pot Black gifted yet another goal as Kev Sherwood and his team mates failed to deal with a free kick which was met with a soft header on the goal line.
Pot Black now at last managed two things to tighten things at the back and turn their possession into goals as Gav Hunt finished a fantastic move which saw him combine with Ian Wilson after a whipped Darren Boyd Cross was eventually fired down the centre of the Caxton goal.
Goal number 4 was a piece of sheer inspiration after Durrant and Wall combined when a high cross was chested up in the centre of the 18 yard box and volleyed home by Hunt once again finding the top corner a goal as good as he'll ever score!
After the interval spirits were high and Darren Boyd was replaced at the back by Mark Lansdale.
The best team goal of the game came as Kev Sherwood set the ball rolling as a quality combination of team passing saw Adam Bird trick the defenders down the left as a glorious cross saw the rampaging Scott Harvey meet the ball unmarked at the back post with a bullet header 5-2.
Caxton however had a little left in the tank as the managed one more reply as a their idiot midfield man hit a thunder bolt which at full stretch Kev Sherwood could only parry before seeing the rebound tucked in by the Caxton winger.
Will Denton now made another appearance at the expense of Adam Bird as P.B shuffled to a 4-4-2 as a move involving Denton and Wilson, saw Wilsons effort palmed onto the post before Gav Hunt bagged his hat-trick as he fired home from a tight angle.
Tempers were now frayed by several moments of stupidity by the moronic Caxton striker, who first of all punched a P.B defender square in the jaw, from which the attacked player had to physically restrained by 3 team mates as he saw red, as Mr David Banks claimed to of not seen it but booked them both.
Seconds latter the two players came together with the Caxton man leaving his trailing leg high, as Ref Banks awarded a free kick and a last warning! Eager for an early bath the gimp followed this with a late tackle through the back of Max Wall.... "Free kick, seriously this your last warning" says Referee Mr. Banks.
With only seconds left on the clock the same penis, after being out powered in a shoulder to shoulder challenge with Darren Laws, got up and jumped into big Lawsey with both his studs and a elbow raised hitting the L'Orange player as he shepherded the ball out of play. The Ref was forced to consult his linesman after copious flag waving stating "I didn't see it? What did you see?", "He went in with his studs and an elbow!", "I'll deal with it......Free kick, last warning!!!!!" I DON'T THINK I NEED TO SAY WHAT I'M THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goals- Ian Wilson, Simon Durrant, Scott Harvey and Gav Hunt x3
G.H.Windows & Doors M.O.M- Gav Hunt and Scott Harvey, despite 3 good goals and his all round play, Scott Harvey sheer work rate and ground covered left me unable to pick between them!
