Masterframe 2-3 Ravens
Masterframed

Following on from our victory in the week before Ravens faced a team that was a place above us in the table, who we felt we had a point to prove against because the last time we met they tried kicking us about the pitch because they were bigger and they weren’t very good at football. Anyway when we arrived at the game it was no surprise that Masterframe had failed to provide a referee and we had to make do against the dirtiest team in the league with no referee.
Well the game started with us having no central defenders and utility man Ross Evans changing from centre midfield to centre defence and Rob Bentham switching to centre back from the comfort of left back. Considering all of this we were confident that we could pot the green ball in snooker (get the 3 points) well the game started at a frantic pace with no real chances at either end and a lot of attacks being snuffed out well by both defences. With the scores locked at zip to zip a tactical masterstroke from the gaffer saw Matt Hennessy drop into midfield and Rob Olding move up top, minutes later Matt Hennessy found some space about 25 yards and slid a perfect through ball to Rob Olding who slotted home from an angle tighter then Russell Brands trousers. Ravens began to dominate from then on and rained in shots from outside the box that lacked a little bit of va va voom. Just as Ravens were getting on top and looked like stealing the game, a mix up at the back left us licking our wounds and it was 1-1. Ravens dusted themselves down and began to again assert themselves on the game and in the dying moments of the 1st half Agron Telly was felled inside the box and when the referee blew his whistle Ross Evans was licking his lips like he was eating a donut, but when the referee gave us a free kick on the edge of the box even though Agron was a full 2 metres inside the box. Although we contested this decision we got on with the football match and gave the referee the benefit of the doubt. Well at half time the referee was changed to our manager Mike Hennessy who generously decided to referee half the game unlike their manager who refused to do the same in the previous fixture. The second half began to get nasty as the opposition came out with the intent of knocking us about, we tried to conquer this with good football but everybody seemed to be losing focus of the football match that we were playing in, and getting more involved in verbal squabbles and playing into Masterframes hands. Anyway after a couple of decent chances going either way it stayed at 1-1, and when a Masterframe defender was warned by the stand in referee that another 2 footed tackle or elbow in the head would have him sent off he obviously did not understand because after another ball came into the box and Ross Evans picked the ball up he dived in with 2 feet and conceded a penalty and was sent marching by the referee. Ross Evans picked himself up to hammer home a wonderful penalty into the top right hand corner. Ravens were now in the driving seat and turned it up a gear when Agron Telly fed Ollie Patterson who became one with the ball and hammered a shot home via a deflection from 20 yards to make the scores 3-1. Just as Ravens began to look more comfortable then a worm in an apple, Masterframe began to kick out even more then they did before, and after the Grant Sadler lookalike faked a foul and got up and started shouting at the referee who was doing his team a big favour by refereeing for them, threatened to walk off unless this pathetic abuse stopped and when it did calm down the referee began again. When the play began for the last 8 minutes Masterframe scored to make the last 5 minutes squeaky bum time, but Ravens pulled through in a game that they could very easily have thrown away like they have done in previous games when in a 3-1 lead.

Player Ratings
Grant Sadler-6- Misunderstanding for the 1st goal but stood up well and put on good pressure to one on ones, kicking has got much longer
Tarik Foley-7- Got forward well again, showing a lot more confidence nowadays, even hit a few piledrivers.
Ross Evans-9- Absolutely brilliant throughout, playing out of position but the only position Ross really plays in is Ravens extraordinaire, set a great example with great heading, positional sense and maturity. Scored a great penalty that he earned. (Michael Essien)
Rob Bentham-7- Playing out of position but him and Ross dealt with the aerial threat brilliantly despite being fouled all the time.
Kyle Moss-5- Spat at Shawn Michaels when an F-U would have been more effective.
Tim Brown-6- Has good vision for a through ball, looks up like a librarian being interrupted, just back from injury bless him, everybody say ahh.
Matt Hennessy-6- Set up a goal and hit a shot but did nothing else in the game.
Ollie Patterson-7- Broke up play very well and stood up to the vicious tactics of the Masterframions, Scored with a deflected shot but he bought a ticket and won the raffle.
Ayo De Oliviera-6- Skillful but needs to learn when a simple ball is far more effective, caused more problems then a water fight in a 3rd world country.
Rob Olding-7- His running was great, his shooting was poor, but what can I say, I didn’t score. Great finish and intelligent running in summary.
Agron Telly-6- Did not use his pace like he usually does, wants the ball to feet when a through ball with his pace would be far more effective. Hit a pearler that was tipped over for a corner.
Substitutes
Jamie Hawthorne-6- played well again when he came on, if he continues playing like this its only a matter of time till he gets another big chance and with his commitment you wouldn’t bet against him taking it, unless there were really good odds and you could earn some serious cash match fixing.