| Match Report Taken from The Langwarrin Website
Judgment Day at Centenary Park, Strikers V Langy for
a place in the play off's.
With Richmond almost assured of the south east second division title,
the game of the round was at the home of Frankston Strikers. Langy, who
many have classed as the under achievers for season 2003 against Frankston
Strikers. A tantalizing temptation in anybody's books. There was a big
crowd on hand to witness the event with Langy looking shake the too, old
too slow tag that had been bestowed upon them by some of the mindless
cretins that hide behind pathetic user names on other web sites, were
out of the blocks quickly and it looked like the crowd were in for a classic
encounter. Alas it wasn't to be. Just another dower local derby with not
a lot for the neutral to get excited about. However, as there was no neutrals
at the game there was plenty for everyone else to get excited about.
Langys first real chance came at the twenty minute mark when a long cross
from the right found Ben Caffrey charging toward goal. It was a difficult
ball to control but Caffrey managed to get a half decent volley away that
went just wide of the strikers up-right.
Strikers were put behind the eight ball early when their central defender
had to succumb to an injury. At the thirty fourth minute mark Caffrey
was again put through but his left foot shot was easy pickings for Chris
Jones in the Frankston goal. The game had slipped back in to mediocrity
and with that, the home team had started to gain some ascendancy. Into
the last five minutes of the first half and the forty minute flutters
were beginning to show through. But Frankston were a toothless tiger,
not really troubling Dastey in the Langwarrin goal until the last minute
of the half when the Frankston Striker got a great header away which brought
an equally good save from the Langwarrin captain.
The second half stated with Darren McClenagahn replacing Simon O'Donnell
who was still suffering from an injury that he picked up the week before.
Just four minutes later the Maestro Ronnie Whitton was brought down on
the edge of the Frankston penalty area. It was a double blow for Langy
because not only did they waste the free kick, but they also lost Ronnie
who was replaced by Daniel Etheridge.
It was beginning to look ominous, the longer the game went with out a
goal, the more it looked like Frankston would steal it. Then finally at
the twenty five minute mark the Langy prayers were answered. Caffrey got
to the right hand by line and put in a hard low cross in to the advancing
Kilner. With Jones advancing at speed from the Strikers goal, kilner slotted
the ball toward the Frankston goal. It seem to take an eternity to cross
the line but it got there. 1-0 Langy, and that's how it finished. Every
member of the squad played a part in this victory but as usual there were
a couple of shining lights, They were again Steve Chetcute and Jamie McMinimee.
It was a great day for Langwarrin and the players paid tribute to their
faithful by giving them an ovation at the end of the game, a nice touch
boys, thanks it means a lot.
Next week it's the last home game against Richmond don't miss it it's
going to be a great day, Especially for the ladies with our second ladies
day for the year, bring a plate to participate, $2.00 wine and Champane
for all the ladies.
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