Mens 5s League Featured Match: December 1st 2015
Wombats 3 Vs 3 Wet Bandits
Match Summary
As the countdown to Xmas begins, Tonights featured game saw Wombats take on the Wet Bandits. It was a very windy night for a game of ball. The opening minutes were tight as expected, niether team wanted to make any mistakes that could lead to the first goal. When the first goal did come it wasn’t until the 10th minute when Kennedy of the Wet Bandits took control of the ball just outside the box, dribbled inside and slotted away nicely into the far bottom corner. Wet Bandits doubled their lead when McGovern took a cheeky shot just inside the area, the Wombats keeper tried to stop it but it was just too well placed. The whistle blew for the first half, the score was 2-0 to the Wet Bandits. Even with the score at 2-0, the game was still wide open. The Wombats where denied by the post twice in the first and it was looking like either team could secure the 3 points, it was all to play for in the second half.
The Wombats knew they had to get the ball rolling early to try pull this game back, Callum scored their first of the game when he tapped the ball in after a mistake at the back by one of the Wet Bandit lads. JP Farley equalized for the Wombats with a spectacular individual goal. Wombats now looked like the dominant team, they began to knock the ball around well and looked the favourite to get a third goal. Callum got his second goal and gave the Womabts the lead for the first time in the match. Callum buried the ball passed the Wet Bandits gaolkeeper, leaving him with no chance of stopping it. In the final minutes of the second it became every edgey. The Wet Bandits brought it back to 3-3 when Kilane got on the end off a poor back pass and slotted it throw the Wombats keepers legs. The match ended 3-3 and it was a fair result. The game was close from kick off to the final whistle.
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Wet Bandits
MOTM Wombats
Man of Match for Wet Bandits
