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KPMG FC 0 – 1 Thornbury With the likes
of Vince and the Bear missing in recent weeks the goals have dried up for the
Accountants. Once again KPMG played quality football but the one goal was all
that separated the two sides for the second week running. The early play
was once again created by KPMG. The ball was played down the right hand side
where Briano picked up the ball just outside the danger area. Dribbling to
the by-line he whipped in a cross that the Thornbury keeper failed to hold
onto. But it was the same old story for KPMG. There wasn’t enough bodies in
the area to make this mistake a possible goal scoring chance. Thornbury were a
quality side, which had great movement around the pitch. Their forwards
caused all sorts of problems for the KPMG defence. None more so than
Thornbury’s first chance of the game. The ball was played through the KPMG
defence down the left wing, with much ease one might add. That’s the
attackers left and not the defences left (so I am not on about you Tango). The striker saw
an opportunity to chip the ball over the keeper but Barthez somehow managed
to get a hand to it. The ball fell to the feet of the incoming midfielder who
tried to blast the ball into the back of the net but the KPMG defence stood
up and defended the shot brilliantly. They say hero’s come in all forms, from
the emergency services in New York, but on this occasion the real hero’s were
the KPMG defence. The next attack
for KPMG came from a corner. The ball was swong into the far post and like a
springbok, Briano leaped up and over the Thornbury defence. But being the
weakest part of his game the ball was headed inches over the bar. 0 – 0 at half
time and KPMG thought they could get a win if at worst the draw. The second
half was all about Thornbury’s counter attacking and KPMG’s missed
opportunities to put pressure on the Thornbury defence. Thornbury began
to attack with a bit more conviction in the second half. They played neat one
touch football that created gaps in the KPMG defence. The ball was played through
the middle of the KPMG defence but Barthez was quick to react and shot off
his line like a speeding train. He dived at the attackers feet and did just
enough to put the forward off and deny Thornbury from taking the lead. But
unfortunately Barthez could do nothing for Thornbury’s goal. It started from
a throw down the left side. The ball was cleared miserably by the KPMG
defence but their offside trap seemed to go according to plan. Everyone
stepped out beautifully to leave the loan striker inside the line. Everyone
thought this except the man in black. The ball was struck with great venom
from about 25 yards. It swerved and dipped in the air. With Gregson’s vision
impaired by the ‘offside’ striker he made a valiant effort to stop the shot.
The ball flew millimetres past his outstretched arm and clattered the post
and flew into the net. KPMG created
chances for themselves but the final ball delivery was one seen in an under
five’s game. Unlike teams, who when cross the ball, have 5 run in to the box,
KPMG prefer the old fashioned method of one in the box and lets hope the
cross is perfect. The final whistle blew and KPMG felt hard done by for the
second week in a row. That’s two defeats in a row for the accountants and
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