Bibs come back from behind in a dramatic “win first, argue later” match

‘There is no substitute for FDs’. This is how Francesco cut short the speculation about his trip to Spain last week to replace Messi at Barcelona. To us this is stating the obvious but few wishful thinkers out there still believe that there are clubs that can compete with THE CLUB.
Victor was back after ruling the waves mid week and was spotted with his surfing board pondering around the pond about a warm up session. The issue seems to be the wind to create the waves but perhaps the Royals will come to the rescue: having a double up, surfing ?♂️ and football ⚽️, every Saturday free from their windows is surely worth a little investment. The show is only postponed.
As for the game there were two Rookies: Shaquir, further enlarging the Moroccan contingent, probably the third largest after Italy and Germany , and Franco, an Italian fast runner. The latter unfortunately had to quit early due to injury and Jeremy T swapped team. On the face of it the Unbibbed were facing an uphill struggle v a supremely talented team with both Johannes and Khaled in its ranks. Reality was instead that it turned out to be remarkably balanced game for the first 35’ with none hitting the net.
Surely the presence of 12 players a side with smaller pitch and goals reduced the space available with tactics prevailing over raids and solo playing. It was one of those days when winning meant everything as every player knew it would have been achieved with the thinnest of margins.
As such everyone threw in everything, legal or illegal. Win first, argue later is still the prevailing mantra in these ‘do or die’ matches.
Successful cheating in these events is something that elevates the perpetrator to a divine status among his mates and fans. The risk of failing is nothing compared to the reward of fame and adoration. What is most remarkable is the subtlety of the acts: on a Saturday they commit anything they can get away or not on the pitch. On a Monday they turn up undisturbed to the office and when asked about the weekend they reply nonchalantly: ‘usual staff’.
Diego proved to be the most imaginative: on an inviting cross he raised with his customary ability but, as the ball was evading him, he hit it with his hand to try and turn it into the net. It’s not the first time that Diego tries to score with the “hand of God” but today he was unable to produce the end result the diminutive Diego Armando achieved in the 1986 World Cup against England: the ball just went wide and the deflection took it off the inevitable header of Khaled. Insult added to injury.
To be fair Diego’s chances to score were greatly diminished by the today’s guardian Tony Laskar as opposed to the then Peter Stilton. Was it a case of God been too busy to lend his hand or having lent it to a different Diego? The debate will rage for decades to come.
As the unruly hand did not do the trick, Leo put his right foot to a good legal use, allowing the Unbibbed to go upfront. They wasted no time to double up when Philipp lethal left foot unleashed from the long distance a rocket under the bar, not even Paride could stop.
From that moment on whenever Philipp was touching the ball the crowd shouted ‘shoot, shoot!’ And shoot he did but this time Paride flew to his right to deny what would had been a stunning brace.
To come from two behind is the stuff of champions and the Bibbed had at least two as Johannes with an hat trick and Khaled turned the to 4-2 to the Bibbed advantage.
There was time for Golden goal by Yassin, so fast that the Unbibbed appealed successfully for a Silver goal, to be followed by a Platinum goal in case the Unbibbed scored the 4-4. It was not to be as it was Johannes’s golden boot to seal a magnificent 5-3 for the Bibbed.
As for the Man of the Match award it was only handed to Johannes after FIFA confirmed that his yearly cap had been removed.
The crowd in the end did not discriminate between winners and losers as the collective performance was that of an orchestra playing at the same tune with a fitting tenor stealing the show
Finally an appeal: shortly the CLUB will launch its second fund raising. Our previous one (years ago) has been spent in highly successful initiatives like the website and maintenance expenses. We need to cover now the shortfall and get fresh money for new adventures. Speak soon.
BIBBED-UNBIBBED 5-3
GOALS:
BIBBED: Johannes (4), Khaled
UNBIBBED: Leo, Philipp, Yassin
TEAMS:
BIBBED: Paride, Hossam, Chetan, Tom, Julien, Christian, Diego, Johannes, Sara, Francesco, Jeremy T, Jeremy G.
UNBIBBED: Tony L, Arman, Giancarlo, Thomas, Shaquir, Victor, Philipp, Franco,Yassin, Andrea, Leo, Marco.