Round 3:

Crowd: Biggest away attendance - approx. 1 (Phil) (I hope that's spelt correctly)

Ground: Same as always. Well grassed and smallish.

Lights: 4

Match Report:
Well this was a game that everything except good reffing. I won't say the ref cost us the game entirely but he had a bigger part than Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. Still it was a game either side could have won.

Grange started the game in first gear and took about twenty minutes to shift to second. In fact, Devies could have scored in the second minute when a cross hit the bar, bounced down for one of their forwards to blast over from the six yard box with a shot that only Mezza knew how he could miss.

With a couple of half chances not quite falling the way of the Grangers, they were soon behind from a soft goal. Their forward manged to get round Andy on the right and slot a shot that somehow trickled in the far post. The Grangers stepped up their defence a bit after that but the attack was still lacking something even though their keeper should have been packing his bags on the sideline after a deliberate hand ball outside the area preventing an almost certain goal.

Then the game turned. Half time? No, just before that. Nick after an initial blunder regathered the ball with a tremendous tackle which their
wanker (player) objected to. And before you could say "good tack..." Nick was back on the ground. Nick didn't remeber much of the incident. Asked at the end of the game about the incident, Nick said," I don't remember anything about the incident."

At half time, Russ made us walk further than we had from the carpark to the ground. Nonetheless, he laid down the law. No speeding, stop at red lights and jaywalking is still an offense. In the second half Grange was a different side. The same players that left the first half returned.

But they looked a different side. Except they were still in blue. But they played like a better side. That's it. Raid after raid couldn't
penetrate these pests until finally after a couple of squandered chances Dave latched on to the loose ball like an engineer to a beer. Mmmmm beer.
Sorry about the delay, I just had to get a beer.

And slotted the ball home. Shortly afterwards, Anthony made a break and from his cross confusion reigned. The ball richocheted off defended post and keeper's head for an OWN goal. No Ant, OWN goal.

Grangers then pressed forward for several more chances. A Dave bicylce (Malvin Star I think), a backheader, Rob blast, Ant nearposter, John leftie but alas a winner was not to come. Then two amazing things happened which perhaps will never be witnessed again. One - John gets booked for second yellow card AND gets to stay on the pitch. Two - linesman flags offside rather belatedly but ref ignores him and awards goal.

In the end nothing could separate the two teams and points were shared. If someone had have offered us the point before the game, I would have told him you can't do that. You must play. Anyway, in a game which also saw an opposite crowd member drop his beer, Marko run onto the pitch to defend Nick and more confusing decisions than a netball game, it was an enjoyable hard encounter.

Quote of the week: Eroy for this gem. After telling the lads to not be like little kids, Eroy puts up his hand and asks Russ, "Can I please go to
the toilet?"

Team: Dave, Mezza, Chris, Anthony, Rob, Ray, John, Froggi, Andy, Jimmy,
Nick, Hasler, Marko, Eroy