Keith’s Beef Quiche 3 – 13 Crompark CCFC
The warm-up
James Simpson and Paul Foster discuss the team’s chances ahead of the fixture against Crompark CCFC:
Keith’s Beef Quiche’s hopes of bagging their first win this season were stumped by cricketers, Crompark CCFC, this week but an impressive first-half display by the Quichers suggests hope is not lost.
With Quicher Ben Wood absent due to high-altitude fitness training in the Alps, and the rest of the team suffering with either illness or injury, KBQ knew a meaty performance was required.
The team started brightly with James Simpson’s impassioned battle-cry of “well, we’ve got to win at some point” still ringing in their ears and the lack of discipline that had been apparent in previous ties seemed a thing of the past. With sharp, decisive play, they were undoubtedly the stronger side in the opening minutes of the game.
The positive play was rewarded when Daniel Lynch put the Quichers one goal ahead thanks to a peach of a ball into the bottom corner. The deficit only rallied Crompark though, and they began to demonstrate their flair and experience with swift movement, good control and a well-worked equaliser.
To add to their frustrations, KBQ were bowled a clear no-ball when the referee unintentionally interfered with play, passing the ball to Cricketer #1, who swiftly batted it into the back of the net. As a result a bemused David Foster informed the referee in no uncertain terms that “they didn’t need his bloody help scoring.”
This injustice was quickly followed by the clinical execution of two more slick finishes by the cricketers.
But KBQ remained inspired and with goal-keeper Foster expertly fielding some rasping drives that ultimately earned him joint man of the match, they were still well in the game.
The pastry boys didn’t flake and keeping their energy levels high, dispossessed Crompark of the ball high up the field and after a quick interchange of passes, the second man of the match Lynch, casually whipped the ball round the keeper from distance.
The quality of the finish put the momentum back with the team in yellow and as they continued to press, they forced a mistake in the outfield and as the ball ran free, last week’s Quiche of the Week, James Kendall, capitalised by drilling it into the top corner.
After clawing back a three goal deficit, to finish the half at 4-3 was deemed a successful innings.
However, the second half turned into what can only be described as a white-wash as the seemingly indefatigable cricketers displayed a succession of neat touches and unstoppable finishes.
As the half wore on, the substitutions couldn’t come quick enough for an exhausted KBQ side as low fitness levels resulted in defensive lapses, sloppy passing and poor communication.
The Quicher’s change of fortune was exemplified in a string of inexplicable swinging (and sometimes 360°) air-shots that earned Lynch his first Dick of the Day award and a goal-keeping performance from O’Dea that left deflated Quiche fans questioning whether Brad Jones had joined them on loan.
There were few reasons for the Quiche faithful to be cheerful in the second half but a couple of powerful efforts from Paul Foster kept them in the hunt for more goals and without a solid defensive performance from James Trenholme and James “bites-ya-legs” Simpson it really could have been a cricket score.
Crompark took advantage of the drop in tempo and ultimately drew the stumps when they scored their last three goals in quick succession, bringing the score to 13-3 at the close of play.
Quiched out
It’s not all doom and gloom in the Quiche camp though, as there were plenty positives to draw from another heartening display and as the team await the return of fellow Quicher, Wood, in his new role as team fitness guru, the only way is up.
Quichers of the Match: David Foster and Daniel Lynch
Scorers: Daniel Lynch (2) James Kendall (1)
Dick Quiche: Daniel “Swinger” Lynch
Men of the Match David Foster and Daniel Lynch discuss the loss to Crompark CCFC
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