Normal service resumed

The lengthy writers ban has been lifted by the Global Association of Bloggers or GAB as they are commonly know. Demands on performance improvements and commitment from the “athletes” on the field have now met the minimum standard required to justify comment.
Bloggers were relieved after lifting the ban to see an epic battle unfold, although no one would take the points at Central Park on Sunday.

AC headed into the game with an out list matching the size of those available. Never the less they lined up with the many from the squad who took it to Old Melbournain’s a week earlier. The rampaging giant lunged John was back and Derk was there to continue his midfield dominance.

Another demanding speech pre- game from Dennis may have been just the ticket as AC took the game to Old Camberwell. Derk’s composure on the ball allowed for some great delivery to Marty and Garriet who were intent on causing havoc. Unprecedented early game chances presented themselves and the strike force put the OC’s keeper on notice.

Captain Cresswell has turned his game around since the events pre match last weekend. Today, he led from the front.....actually the back. Steve and Rich co-ordinated the defence, snuffing out attacks at will. Steve ran like never before which allowed Owen to briefly venture up forward to create a chance only to find the cross bar.

The OC’s attack came thick and fast after that, but Pricey this time was on hand to quell the repeated threats. Having the game of his season Pricey owned right back and anyone who dared to venture near.

With defence covered it came to Malvern to make the most of their chances when presented and to create more. “Shoot on sight” was the clear instructions of Coach Dennis which was a little harder than it seemed.

The ball seems to move with ease from the back to the front with Derk, John and Wade imposing themselves on the game. As confidence grew, so too did the number of shots. Marty and Garriet started worrying the keeper with a few flying just wide.

The turning point for Malvern came when the number 4 of OC decided to give Steve a smack in the back of the head during a stoppage. Steve, ordinarily would have knocked him out, but the new Steve used a few words and moved on.....Unfortunately the words weren’t very friendly and the young ref showed both players a red card. This stopped the attacking momentum for a while as the clock started to run down. A reshuffle moved Pete down back to cover the gap and Garriet was sacrificed removing one scoring option.

AC were holding tight and the game was fading to a drawn result. Five minutes remained in the game when an onslaught from the boys in red and black found Marty and Wade repeatedly with scoring chances. Marty came closest of the two flying agonisingly close to the corner, but without luck inside the last minute.

The game ended 0-0 and AC remain on the bottom staring down the barrel of relegation. The renewed Malvern will not go down without a fight as they stand committed and motivated for the remainder of the season. The McRopod Cup is only around the corner which remains the only chance for glory in 2011.

AC Malvern 0 - 0 Old Camberwell

Best in Show: Wade
WAG's player: John
Ashman Lush player that counts:Pricey