May 31, 2011
Housewives of the OC cleaned up
Joyous scenes as AC Malvern managed to snare their first victory after a come from behind 2-1 victory over Old Camberwell on Sunday.
The boys from Malvern were yet to get within two goals of Old Camberwell in their previous meetings, only scoring twice, and would therefore go into the battle for last spot as clear underdogs.
As always at Deepdene Reserve the centre of the pitch was in an appalling state resembling a tar pit more than a football pitch. This would prove to be an added challenge on judgement when moving the ball forward.
Kick off was interesting with the ball moving a metre then stopping dead in the muck. After a quick adjustment the game rolled on and it wasn’t long before AC was on the back foot.
Five minutes in and the Real Housewives of OC had a corner. A beautifully struck kick found the head of the lanky number 8 who was unmarked and an equally beautiful finish found the ball in the back of the net. It’s been a long time since Malvern have scored the first goal in a game. On this occasion falling behind so early could’ve been a massive dent in their pride.
No to be deterred by the deficit the boys from Malvern had a sense of belief and attacked the ball with great venom. The game was shaping as a shoot out with end to end stuff testing the lung capacity of many, although not VO2 Max Pete.
Jay and Pete were immense, almost as happy as pigs in shit in the middle of the park as they controlled proceedings. The Real Housewives weren’t too interested in getting dirty which allowed for plenty of space to create attacks. The revelation of season 2011, Mr Jones, was on fire on the right wing. His work off the ball was as impressive as his work on the ball which was frustrating the OC.
The Housewives did have their fair share of pushes forward, but the pairing of Owen and DeBartolo stood strong and were ably assisted by their right and left lieutenants. An intense battle would break for tea with OC up 1-0.
Tweets a plenty and word was spreading through the social networks of the quality of the battle which saw the crowd grow by 150 percent during the break.
AC didn’t disappoint the building crowd which included new converts in the Ashman’s (Bill and Steve) as they continued the attacks on a slowly folding OC. Would anything materialise? Why would today be any different?
The difference today was awareness. AC finally knew where their players were. Beautiful long balls switching wings had the Housewives confused and bemused. They had not seen such quality since the night before when Barcelona tore apart the Man Spew defence. OC defenders could be heard explaining the events “I went this way, he went that way and the ball, well the ball went over there”. AC had employed the Messi effect and a goal was surely coming.
Despite all the ‘beautiful football’ the first goal came as a result of a calamitous error by the goalie that would have made David James look good. In the end newbie T-Unitt tapped it in to draw the game level and have him at two goals from two games. “I was almost embarrassed to tap it in it was that easy. Even Pricey would have scored it despite his Toblerone boot” said Terry after the game.
Persistent attacks followed as the crowd couldn’t contain their excitement anymore. The noise spurred the red and black juggernaut into full flight as they sensed the kill of their weakening opponent. With time came chances, each getting closer by the minute.
Finally a brilliant piece of work that started from right back and connected no less than six players finished with Jay smashing the ball into the back off the net from distance. The crowd erupted and
Jay ran the fifty metres to the bench to celebrate in a euphoric scene. A 2-1 lead with fifteen minutes to play....squeaky bum time as one person put it.
The lead only spurred the boys on, fashioning many chances which fell short on result. As time ticked on the score remained at 2-1. With 30 seconds to go OC had their last chance with a header flicked on, but Tim was up to the task saving the ball and the game.
This was a fantastic result for the team after a season of torment. Next week the lads line up against table topping and in form Ol Xav’s which will be a much greater task, but I’m sure they’re up to it.
AC Malvern 2 - 1 Old Housewives of Camberwell
Unitt, Byrne
Best in show: Dave & Daniel (tied)
WAG's player of the match: Steve
Ashman & Son award: Steve
Big Bad Basil's the Bullmastiff's best in show: The Chihuahua over the fence
Most likely to lose their arms outside a window of a train: Pricey (keep the Jesus arms down boy)
The boys from Malvern were yet to get within two goals of Old Camberwell in their previous meetings, only scoring twice, and would therefore go into the battle for last spot as clear underdogs.
As always at Deepdene Reserve the centre of the pitch was in an appalling state resembling a tar pit more than a football pitch. This would prove to be an added challenge on judgement when moving the ball forward.
Kick off was interesting with the ball moving a metre then stopping dead in the muck. After a quick adjustment the game rolled on and it wasn’t long before AC was on the back foot.
Five minutes in and the Real Housewives of OC had a corner. A beautifully struck kick found the head of the lanky number 8 who was unmarked and an equally beautiful finish found the ball in the back of the net. It’s been a long time since Malvern have scored the first goal in a game. On this occasion falling behind so early could’ve been a massive dent in their pride.
No to be deterred by the deficit the boys from Malvern had a sense of belief and attacked the ball with great venom. The game was shaping as a shoot out with end to end stuff testing the lung capacity of many, although not VO2 Max Pete.
Jay and Pete were immense, almost as happy as pigs in shit in the middle of the park as they controlled proceedings. The Real Housewives weren’t too interested in getting dirty which allowed for plenty of space to create attacks. The revelation of season 2011, Mr Jones, was on fire on the right wing. His work off the ball was as impressive as his work on the ball which was frustrating the OC.
The Housewives did have their fair share of pushes forward, but the pairing of Owen and DeBartolo stood strong and were ably assisted by their right and left lieutenants. An intense battle would break for tea with OC up 1-0.
Tweets a plenty and word was spreading through the social networks of the quality of the battle which saw the crowd grow by 150 percent during the break.
AC didn’t disappoint the building crowd which included new converts in the Ashman’s (Bill and Steve) as they continued the attacks on a slowly folding OC. Would anything materialise? Why would today be any different?
The difference today was awareness. AC finally knew where their players were. Beautiful long balls switching wings had the Housewives confused and bemused. They had not seen such quality since the night before when Barcelona tore apart the Man Spew defence. OC defenders could be heard explaining the events “I went this way, he went that way and the ball, well the ball went over there”. AC had employed the Messi effect and a goal was surely coming.
Despite all the ‘beautiful football’ the first goal came as a result of a calamitous error by the goalie that would have made David James look good. In the end newbie T-Unitt tapped it in to draw the game level and have him at two goals from two games. “I was almost embarrassed to tap it in it was that easy. Even Pricey would have scored it despite his Toblerone boot” said Terry after the game.
Persistent attacks followed as the crowd couldn’t contain their excitement anymore. The noise spurred the red and black juggernaut into full flight as they sensed the kill of their weakening opponent. With time came chances, each getting closer by the minute.
Finally a brilliant piece of work that started from right back and connected no less than six players finished with Jay smashing the ball into the back off the net from distance. The crowd erupted and
Jay ran the fifty metres to the bench to celebrate in a euphoric scene. A 2-1 lead with fifteen minutes to play....squeaky bum time as one person put it.
The lead only spurred the boys on, fashioning many chances which fell short on result. As time ticked on the score remained at 2-1. With 30 seconds to go OC had their last chance with a header flicked on, but Tim was up to the task saving the ball and the game.
This was a fantastic result for the team after a season of torment. Next week the lads line up against table topping and in form Ol Xav’s which will be a much greater task, but I’m sure they’re up to it.
AC Malvern 2 - 1 Old Housewives of Camberwell
Unitt, Byrne
Best in show: Dave & Daniel (tied)
WAG's player of the match: Steve
Ashman & Son award: Steve
Big Bad Basil's the Bullmastiff's best in show: The Chihuahua over the fence
Most likely to lose their arms outside a window of a train: Pricey (keep the Jesus arms down boy)
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