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Hit the Bar Vs The Team With No Name
This week's opponents were The Team With No Name, a not-particularly strong team who somehow beat Hit The Bar last time round. An extraordinary 8 players turned up for Hit The Bar, which left onlookers wondering whether 8 into 5 would go. Before the match even started, things were not looking good - a small pile of fresh vomit located in the goal was hindering HTBs much-needed shooting practice. Luckily, the Powerleague staff were on-hand with the standard vomit-removal equipment: water, a brush and some printer paper, and the game could eventually get underway. It started well-enough, with HTB scoring some good goals, and defending and saving shots reasonably well. However, the defence soon started to creak, and HTB's triple substitutions only seemed to disrupt any fluidity they may have had. With only a two-goal cushion at half-time, the match was delicatley poised. The start of the second-half saw HTB go from bad to worse as some soft goals were conceded and chances went begging. The ref's disallowal of a Ricky Organ goal seemed to deflate the team further and they went out with a whimper, losing 11-8. Overall, a highly disappointing and frustrating display by HTB which seemed to undo the previous 5 or 6 weeks of hard work.
Player ratings:
Squirrel: a mixed bag this week from old Astrohead, some truly great stops were undermined by a couple of weaker goals. Seems to have eliminated the A-class blunders but didn't quite live up to recent high standards - 6
Owen: a non-descript display with the exception of one good goal from wide on the right. Lost possession too easily and needs to work on developing his footballing brain - 5
The Chemist: A reasonable game although by no means outstanding. Added a couple of goals to his tally, including silencing Ricky Organ's cries for the 'simple ball' by blasting it into the top corner and did the simple things well. With not much competition, earns himself SURERANDOMALITY STARMAN - 6
Turkish: a very average performance with a couple of highlights. First touch was often found wanting and was guilty of not tracking back when possession was lost - 4
Nez: a lack-lustre performance this week with the addition of just one goal to his tally. Needs to learn the value of an intelligent pass after beating his man as too often he ran himself into trouble - 5
Dancing: an average performance but nothing much to write home about, with a well-placed goal the only memorable event. Tended to drift in and out of the match and still needs to add a clinical finish to his game - 6
Ricky Organ: a reasonable performance, neither outstanding nor woeful. Was unlucky to have a perfectly legal goal disallowed but amusingly was unable to protest to the ref as he had already subbed himself off before he realised - 6
G-Man: sparked into life on occasion but didn't really get into his game and probably suffered more than most with the constant subbing. Tucked home the penalty with ease and added two more but sloppy mistakes elsewhere marred his performance - 6