A few new faces contributed to a highly entertaining outing on a scorched lawn in front of Kensington Palace.
Kaan brought his friends Eren and Bafu. Together they formed a strong axis in the Colours team, a side blessed by being much younger on average, and by having a man more.
However, they faced a very experienced team that also boasted some strong runners. In the defence, stalwarts Chetan and Hannes were supported by Salvatore, a player from the old Italian school. He kept calm amidst the Colours’ attacks, guarding the left central defense, while distributing balls elegantly to his teammates, sometimes mixing in a back-heel for good measure (and occasional unintended excitement for his fellow defenders).
As the players readied for the game, the team of Real Sociedad was spotted walking the park ahead of their match against Chelsea FC. When invited to join the FDs for a pre-match warm-up they briefly considered it, but then concluded it would exhaust them too much ahead of their afternoon match with the Blues. They instead turned into spectators, eagerly following every move of the FDs and frantically taking notes.
Orchestrated by Johannes, the Bibs went up 3-0 and seemed to be firmly in control. However, this score motivated an impressive comeback by the Colours, that managed to get even at 3-3.
With little time left, the Golden Goal was called as a decider. The Colours went all-in to complete what would have been an impressive remuntada, but it was the Bibs that found the net first, sealing their victory.
As for the Real Sociedad, they lost 3-1 to Chelsea, but went back to San Sebastian with huge excitement and a notebook full of ideas.
Barcelona and Real Madrid should be scared.
Text by Hannes
TEAMS
Bibbed: Chetan, Jonathan (Italy), Jonathan (Germany), Anton, Salvatore, Johannes, Hannes
Colors: Kaan, Eren, Bafu, Federico, Al, Morteza, Andrea (Italy), Andrea Milano