Wednesday 29 September 2010

Not The Best Two Weeks For The Onetouchables

After last weeks double header. And losing the majority of the squad.

The Onetouchables had to do some last minute deals to bring in a player to bulster the weakend team.
This week saw rival All Whites player Josh Goodey, who was meant to of singed for the The Onetouchables in the summer, play for the Onetouchables, as a favor for being looked after by the Onetouchables team after his injury in there game early on in the season.

The Onetouchables had a bare bones squad. but were looking to make it two in two wins.
Everything was goin well for the Onetouchables, who grabbed the lead early on.
But again the Onetouchables could not hold the lead, when the ball broke down the left hand side of the pitch and the ball was rocketed pass Cairns at his near post.
Cairns would of felt he could of done more to stop the shot, but due to the pace on the ball, many would of found it hard to of stopped it from goin in.

The Onetouchables could of gone 2-1 up when Conquest effort bounced off the cross bar, and down onto the line, which was then cleared.

The Teams went in dead evens at the brake. But it was looking like the lack of numbers in the squad would pay a heavy price on the team.

The Second half was a battle, and was not help with every chance in which the other team had to kick the ball away and waste time was taken.

The Onetouchables were finding it hard to get there passin goin. But a brake away came which saw Luke Sutton shoot at the keeper, who fumbled it, Sutton poked the ball from the keepers grasp to make it 2-1, but no, the ref had given a foul against the frot man.

the score was still 1-1. when the other team had a huge string of good luck thrown there way.

A ball down the right was not cleared and the other teams player, luckly produced some kind of school boy skill and netted for his team. 2-1 to the white team.

Sutton was trying everything. and was unlucky not to level it with a fantasticly struck freekick, which smashed the post.
Warnett was making some good foward dashes, Purdy was working well with some nice touches and passes. While Ross was gettin closer and closer to scoring.

Again The Onetouchables had fantastic chances but just could not make them stick.

Like always the game was controlled by the Onetouchables, till again some school boy touches and huge slice of luck was given to the white team who found a third.

the game was end to end till the final whistle.

The Onetouchables had lost 3-1.

It will take alot for the Onetouchables to get out of this Hurt Locker in which they seem to have found theselves in as of late.

M.O.T.M
G.Warnett

Goal Scorers
L.Sutton 1.

Game Two.In One Night Part 2/2

The Onetouchables had to pick themselves up right away after the bitter lose to the Portuguese bandits.

Many of the Onetouchables players looked drained after giving everything in the last game, but it’s always in test like this that brings out the best in players.

The Onetouchables started very well. Luke Sutton was having much more of an easy game early on, and was showing some vintage and quite amazing touches and turns.
The Onetouchables were having a lot of the ball and were making chances; it was only a matter of time till they took the lead.

The Onetouchables were string passes together well, and defending well as well. So nice passes were being put together and it was not long till Luke Sutton grabbed the first of the game.

But just like a lot of the time when the Onetouchables take the lead, they were soon pegged back, when a lack of communication between George Warnett and Onetouchable debutant Jake Sutton passed the ball past Warnett and to the opposition player, who could not believe his luck, tucked one back for the other team.

The sides went in 1-1 at the brake.

The second half was scrappy and a rugged old match. With both teams pressing for the win.
Cairns had to be on top form, and produced, what only can be described as the save of the season, Cairns had got a great hand to the first shot but the ball had pick up some major back spin of the Irishman’s glove, which sent the ball backwards toward his own net, with this Cairns clawed the goal bound ball away from his net, which was greeted with much praise from the touchline.

The Onetouchables were looking to leave defeat from the first game behind, and with this, needed someone to step up to the plate and make a difference.
The call was answered by none other then Luke Sutton himself who grabbed the second of the game.

The Onetouchables defended well till the end and ran out deserved victors.
2-1 was the final score. A BitterSweet Night for the Onetouchables

M.O.T.M
L.Sutton

Goal Scorers
L.Sutton x2

Portugese Freaks Vs The Onetouchables. Part 1/2

As the title states, the last two weeks have not been kind to The Onetouchables at all.

On field problems and off field actions have left the Onetouchables running on empty as of late.

Last week saw the Onetouchables take on two teams in one night, and also have to deal with a depleted squad, due to international duty and injury the Onetouchables lost, Adam Williams, who was in the form of his life, Michael Williams, who was just starting to stamp his authority into the league, Joe Cass, who had never really recovered from his Cambridge bender, want away midfield general Sam Compton was back but for a "One Night Only" apperance & Joe Johnson, who would be out of action for at least 6 weeks due to a broken leg suffered in what only can be a freak tekkers related incident.

This would be The Onetouchables biggest test so far the season.

Portuguese Freaks Vs The Onetouchables.
The first game of the night started poorly for the Onetouchables.
The Onetouchables seemed to be in control of the game till; a quick set piece gave the foreigners the lead.
Both teams had chances, with the Onetouchables coming very close with a shot from Ross Conquest, who parents had come along to see the in form striker, have his effort cleared of the line from a desperate Portuguese looking footballing rooky.

The Onetouchables went in at the brake 1-0 down. But no one would have predicted the final outcome in a month of Sundays.
The Onetouchables start well again, but there main man in front of goal Luke Sutton, was been harassed by at least two Portuguese players very time the influential front man got the ball.
His made it hard for the Onetouchables to play there trademark stuff, and it was clear to see the Onetouchables players were getting ever more annoyed with these dirty foreign tactics.

With a quick brake down the left by George Warnett. The Powerhouse grabbed a much needed goal for the Onetouchables.
1-1. The Onetouchables were looking in control and throwing everything at the other team.

But the Portuguese had seemed to have worked out something in there own training sessions and tried something different for their second goal.
From the kick off, one of the players laid the ball off to the side to a fellow team mate, who simply rocketed the ball past two out field players and into the back of Cairns net, who could do nothing about the RPG of a shot, top bin.

The Onetouchables were down 2-1, and it was from here that thing went from bad to worse. It was clear to see that many of the players look tired, which lead to the Onetouchables letting in two goals late on.

The game ended bitterly with a 4-1 defeat, only the second lose of the season for the Onetouchables.

M.O.T.M
L.Sutton.

Goal Scorers:
Warnett 1.

Thursday 9 September 2010

Another Week, Another Conquest

Another Week, Another Conquest.

Onetouchables 8-1 Red Team
The Onetouchables third game into the season saw them looking to build on the previous week’s triumph and continue their winning streak. A hungry 8 man squad featured for the 1T’s and for the first time shared an equal amount of game time. Absentee Chuck Purdy gave ‘being shattered from work’ as his meagre excuse although other reports suggest he may have been busy being cynical and sarcastic. Gump.
Nevertheless the show must go on and on it went, with explosive results. Luke ‘The Tinker Man’ Suttonfield mixed things up with a controversial starting 5, selecting Ross ‘Barn Door’ Conquest to lead the line for the opening exchanges. The brothers Williams and Dr. Cass were left to simmer on the bench wondering what brand of bleach Sutton had been drinking. Turns out it was Domestos as we killed 99% of the Red Team dead. Other reports suggest Mig still wasn’t 100% recovered from ‘the hangover that shook Watford’.
The game inevitably sprung into frenzied action with both sides sizing each other up. An ambiguous technical foul was given away by opposition keeper whose day was about to go from bad to awful. The resulting free-kick on the edge of the box was expertly dispatched as a quick-thinking Sutton slid a perfect ball to Conquest who still had to conjure up a seasoned finish. The Pelican’s first goal in 12 years for club or country was greeted by mixture of relief and disbelief by his teammates who were awaiting the inevitable spoon into the basketball hoop. Conquest’s opener gave the team a lift and they continued to apply pressure and dominate proceedings without finding the net. However, as so often is the case with these games, a one goal cushion is often deflated by some prick. The Red Team mounted a ridiculously laboured counter-attack and defiantly finished the move off with a tidy top corner finish leaving The Monk to stand and admire as the ball swerved over his right shoulder.
This provoked a pleasingly impressive reaction from the Onetouchables. Conquest took a breather and A Williams stepped into the finely balanced fray, and his telepathic link-up play with the player-manager evidenced in the previous week’s game was immediately apparent. Deep into the Onetouchables half, Warnett slipped a delicate ball into A Williams’ feet who flicked a one-touch round the corner ball to Sutton. Despite the pressure of two men, Sutton elegantly returned the ball into the onrushing path of Williams who managed to gas the only man on the pitch slower than himself and pop the futsal into the top bin via a textbook toe-punt. (see Ronaldo – Brazil v Turkey 2002).
What followed was the systematic demolition of the once feisty Red Team. Neat football and well-timed one-twos allowed the Onetouchables to create chances at will and two further first-half goals soon followed compliments of Sutton and A Williams. Both assisted each other and finished with style and aplomb making it 4-1 at half time. Sutton had opened his account and was once again putting in a stylish performance, grabbing a goal which his previous performance had lacked yet thoroughly deserved. Joe Johnson once again impressed with the doggedness of Palacios and the deft technique of Huddlestone; effortlessly linking up defence and attack whilst providing valuable protection to Warnett and Cairns who were both putting in superb shifts.
The Onetouchables rang in the changes at the interval and the rout continued. A demonstration of power and precision saw Warnett glide down the left and selflessly square the ball to Conquest who gladly tucked away his second of the game. George’s contribution in both attack and defence was paying dividends and the introduction of Joe Cass also produced an unlikely attacking influence. His best chance came off the back of Sutton rounding the defence and the keeper only to find the upright, the domineering centre-half then retrieved the rebound and with the goal at his mercy, struck the ball beautifully into the side-netting. Apparently he can only score from 40 yards out. M Williams once again put in a resolute showing, showcasing a deft combination of robust defending and standing in the way.
A Williams completed his hat-trick after his own left-footed effort was parried straight back into his path, a powerful finish into the top bin essentially put the game out of reach and this was quickly followed by an instinctive poacher’s finish from the name on everyone’s lips; Conquest. His first competitive hat-trick rounded off a Man of the Match performance. A late fourth from A Williams poured salt in the wounds as a mixture of neat footwork, poor defending and sheer luck allowed him to beat the defence and the keeper and literally walk the ball into the net.
Overall another satisfying victory for the Onetouchables and one which enabled each member of the squad to display their unique talents. The roll-on sub system both keep everyone fresh and exhausted the opposition who, although incredibly inept, tried hard for about 2 minutes, you can only beat who they put in front of you. Congrats to M.O.M Ross Conquest although special mention must also go to TheBigMan00@hotmail.co.uk who once again was flawless between the posts and exhibited probably his best string of saves to date. Dece, really dece.

Goal Scorers: Conquest (3), A Williams (4), Sutton

M.O.M: 'Ricky' Ross Conquest