League: Over 45s

Red Star 45s vs Easton Cowboys 45’s

RED STAR MATCH REPORT

Red Star’s unbeaten start to the season continued, but a point snatched from the jaws of defeat was perhaps less than optimum after dominating the second half. Having said that, the Cowboys defended resolutely and their keeper made a number of good saves, a draw at least avoids the bitter taste of defeat.

The Cowboys took the lead through a very cool finish midway through the first half and were looking dangerous, but Red Star slowly grew into the game, creating several good chances. When the equaliser came through a crisp strike by ‘The Black Knight’ Waj it looked like the lurid Greens had the initiative, only for this notion to be swiftly dispelled. Cowboys took the lead again when a long free kick sneaked through the Red Star backline, running on for a smart finish by the Cowboys striker. 1-2 down at half time.

Red Star brought on Windy and Slopey, their 12th and 13th men for the second half and, with their help, launched a series of assaults on the Cowboys goal. These proved mostly to land wide of the mark to varying degrees (with and without keeper assistance), Windy and Slopey actually then conspiring to waste at least 5 minutes for protracted ball retrievals. The last ten minutes saw more corners than a box of Rubik’s cubes, each coming agonisingly close,  amidst frantic penalty box mayhem. Dramatically, into the very last moments, Red Star finally drew level, when a fine in-swinging delivery was bundled in by Dan at the back post for a well deserve equaliser.

Good game in a good spirit in good conditions. We at Red Star were saddened to learn of the recent loss of a long standing Cowboy. It was an honour to be able to join in with the pre-match commemoration of a Corinthian career.

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Shipham AFC vs Cribbs Vets

And there we were, boom, right back where we left off – scoring a goal or two but tiring too quickly and being far too generous in front of goal.

That said, Cribbs should definitely not be in Div 3 and won’t be for long.  By far the best team we’ve played in a while – just up from the 35s and all good footballers.

Game played in good spirit on a beautiful September morning in Somerset.

The upside?  We were 1:0 up after 5 mins and had them against the ropes…:-)

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Recliners FC vs Red Star 45s

Recliners kicked off their 45’s campaign with a 4-1 defeat to a classy RSB side. The first half was even, Recliners took the lead when the Duke latched on to a great though ball from Russ and lobbed the keeper. RSB equalized with a deflected shot that wrong-footed the keeper. RSB shaded the first half, but not much between the sides. The second half was a different story as RSB used their high quality bench and gradually overwhelmed Recliners. For a while to the goal seemed to lead a charmed life, but as injuries and mistakes piled up the goals came and in truth the final score flattered Recliners. Thanks to RSB for loaning a player for the last ten minutes as multiple hamstring injuries left us down to ten men.

 

Red Star’s caretaker management duo led the team to an impressive start to the season. After falling behind, Red Star eventually took a grip on the game, equalising with a deflected shot. Both sides had chances through the first half and both keepers pulled off exceptional saves, but Red Star nosed ahead by half-time. Chances came and went, but things still looked in the balance until one caretaker manager brought the other one on and was repaid with two more goals that wrapped the game up. This surely only serves to pile the pressure on the absent gaffer, who’s only managed to get results in the (made up) cup so far this season. No word of him assaulting his wife though, so he should get a chance to prove the doubters wrong. Good game played in a good spirit.

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Easton Cowboys 45’s vs Barely Athletic

A great game between two evenly matched sides. Barely went 3.0 up but Cowboys responded well to get back to 3.3.
Barely continued to press and eventually got the win. Played in the right spirit.

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