For the Colours team, the match didn’t start in the best way.
First, they conceded a goal when they couldn’t stop Davide from sending the ball in the upper corner with an imperious shot with his left foot.
Minutes later, they did worse, gifting their opponents a second one. Gregorio’s back pass was completely ignored by his goalkeeper (Anton), who only noticed the ball when it was in the net. Oops.
To their credit, the Colours lacked a professional goalkeeper (the only one available, Alessandro, had been recruited by the Oranges), and played against a strong wind, but they also had the advantaged of having an extra man, not to mention the many talents at their disposal.
Nevertheless, the Colours didn’t see the two goals conceded as a problem, but rather as ‘something that happened’, and went to back to work with greater focus.
Results came soon, as the Colours scored four in successions, reverting the sort of the match, with Sina, Bijan and Gregorio all getting their name on the scoreboard.
Incidentally, three of these Colours goals came in the short spell when Francesco left his place upfront to go in goal, leaving his teammate to attack. You can draw your own conclusions here.
Among the Colours was Matej, back after a long hiatus. The last time on the pitch he committed so many handballs that he considered whether to play with his hands tied behind his back. He didn’t go that far, but his hands were a little more disciplined this time, and he played a solid no-nonsense defensive game.
The Oranges fought hard to get back in the game. Among them, rookie Peter had a sensational performance, controlling midfield and driving his team as a consummate playmaker. But the rock-solid Hannes’ defense managed to keep danger under control.
The Oranges eventually reduced the gap when Jonathan scored (4-3), but could not stop Bijan (MOTM) from restoring a larger advantage, and ultimate seal the win with the Golden Goal at 6-3.
Colours-Bibs 6-3
Bibs: Alessandro, Hossam, Riccardo, Johannes, JonathanR, Christian, Davide, Nadir, Peter, Edoardo, ….
Colours: Hannes, Matei, Andrea, Bijan, Gregorio, Morteza, Francesco, Omer, Anton, Sina, Ram (poi passato a loro) …