The Plough is Back!

Today, for the most part, was a great game for the Plough. Chevron showed up in full force with sixteen men while the Plough was missing Mo, Julio, Willy, Mikey, and Mike (who hasn't shown his face in a while, where are you Mike!?!?) and the dreary weather threatened a foreboding game. But contrary to what the missing starters and dismal weather might suggest, the first twenty minutes were perfect examples of how well the team can play together: players were patient, often playing the ball back and out to the sides, some great shots were taken, great, quick and selfless passing all around, and two goals were scored by Ngong and Tunde. Yours truly even partook in the game, playing approximately 30 minutes woo! Towards the end of the first half, however, the Plough was getting a little sloppy as some of the previous composure was lost. Chevron still had very few chances to score, actually very few chances with the ball period. Perhaps some of the composure was lost when Armando went down hard and popped his shoulder out then back into place. He was out for the rest of the half but started the second half and played for thirty or so minutes.

The Plough took advantage of the half time break to regain their stature and came out in the second half hard. Team ball control was much improved, especially in relation to these last few games, and another goal was scored. Many shots were taken by Ngong, Zaher, Victor and Tunde and the one that went in was a very simple and concise pass from Ngong to Tunde, who had to give the ball barely more than a tap into the goal. In regards to the many missed shots, some blame the long grass, some blame the wet field, some blame the evil gypsy who showed up several games ago, but regardless of the harsh conditions the Plough got the win. One goal was given up though; a slide tackle from Eric in the box led to a successful penalty kick for Chevron. I believe he also got a red card for this, and besides Mark's yellow card there were no other cards; it was not an overly physical game, unlike last week. Excellent win! I will take the credit.