Matches played on the 24th of May 2023.
Glorious sunshine greeted the players and supporters! A mini-welcome was made by the league to the new players, and everyone was assured that Referees know exactly what running is; but we are not so sure if the players do 😊. The Stripes had a squad of 8 who were planning to put on a good performance after the unlucky losses in the last set of fixtures. Dependable Sir Pat the Cat had stepped in to help out the team, donning the Gloves of “Club Card” Eddy. Fast Ken Bond was smiling as he adorned his new and beautiful leather upper boots for their maiden league games. All in all, the omens were certainly looking positive for a good Relics performance.
Bury Relics Stripes vs. Wakefield Wanderers Whites
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The final result was a 0-0 draw.
Goal: no goals in this game.
Result, Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes 0 – 0 Wakefield Wanderers Whites
Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes versus Roach Dynamos
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The final result was a 0-0 draw.
Goal: no goals in this game. Result,
Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes 0 – 0 Roach Dynamos
Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes versus Ribble Valley WFC
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The final result was a 1-1 draw.
Goal: 1-0 to Ribble; following a blue card, the Relics were frantically defending Pat’s goal a man light. An astute pass finds a Ribble player unmarked on the edge of the area, who shoots powerfully low and past Pat. The cat was only a whisker away from saving it (pardon the pun) with a brilliant dive; you could almost hear a whoosh as the ball sped past his outstretched finger tips. Unlucky Pat, and even full-time keepers Eddy or Gaz would have struggled to save that, click-here.
Goal: The equalizer! An amazing assist has to go to Nev here, who threw the Kitchen sink in with his stout defending and sublime positioning. A ball was played up to their #10 danger man, but just before the ball arrived at his feet, Nev anticipated his movement, and positioned himself, so that any reverse motion by the #10, will mean him backing into Nev. Sure enough, the backing in transpired, and Nev did a good job claiming foul to the Ref, with his arms stretched out wide. The official agreed, and that meant the 4th foul had been reached, it was a penalty to Bury! Big Andy R, the captain, claimed the ball to take it. A minor sublot; last time out, 2 Relics penalties were saved by keepers who managed to put an out-stretched boot to stop the ball going in, even though they had dived the wrong way; very unlucky. Andy, probably with that in mind, fired a good penalty high into the net, thus negating any chance of an outstretched foot stopping it this time. Only if they had Mr. Tickle legs and over 20 years of Yoga experience could they stop that penalty with a leg. A good penalty and an equalizer for 1-all, Click-here.
Result, Bury Relics over 60’s Stripes 1 – 1 Ribble Valley WFC
The entire squad of 8 players did very well today, and the team looked very good, the dominant team in the first 2 games. Everyone played for each other, and there was always a pass option on; the effort and attitude were very positive. The last game against Ribble was a more even one, but credit to the team, as they were riding the lightning of 3 fouls for the last 3 minutes in the 2nd half, so any lapse in concentration could have resulted in a winning penalty for Ribble. Nev even had a chance of winning the game, with a good shot near the end. In summary, it was a good day and performance by the Stripes, in which all the players and staff played their parts. The squad consisted: Sir Pat the Cat (GK), Andy R (C), Mark T, Motherwell Ian, Keith H, Nev K, Fast Ken B and Johnny How. Team management and staff: Ken Bug and Keith S. Fans included Watford Mark and Steve, who were there to watch and cheer on the Stripes. Report by Dr. John.
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