Carpet Munchers 12 CMFC 11
Posted by Chopper on October 3, 2008
Carpet Munchers FC (9)12[Patrick McNulty 3, Gaz Winter 4, Dan Arciniega, Callum Faulds 4] CMFC (3)11
Squad – Craig Wilson, Iain Wilson, Rob Danson, Callum Faulds, Patrick McNulty, Dan Arciniega, Gaz Winter
Munchers were up against the league’s bottom side and almost managed to throw the game away after holding a seven-goal lead at one stage. They began superbly, and goals from Patrick, Gaz and Dan saw them race into a 3-0 lead. The ‘other’ CMFC pulled a goal back, but Callum struck immediately to restore the three-goal lead. CMFC showed they were good going forwards, and Craig had to make some fine saves, but they were weak at the back – as bore evidence in 85 goals conceded in five games. They scored a fortunate second after Craig pushed a shot onto the post and it bounced back and went in off him, but that initiated a goalscoring spree from Munchers. Gaz made it 5-2 finishing off a fine passing move involving Iain and Dan, notched another to make it 6-2, and after Rob hit the post, Pat, Gaz and Callum all scored before CMFC pulled a goal back just before half time.
Rob hit the post again shortly after the restart, and although CMFC also saw a shot come back off the upright, it was soon 10-3 when Callum scored again. CMFC were having much more success in the second half, though, and soon reduced the arrears to 10-5. The turning point came shortly after this, when Iain passed to Dan whose shot beat the ‘keeper but came back off the post, and seconds later the ball was in the net at the other end – instead of 11-5 it was now 10-6. Munchers were rocking now, and conceded another to make it 10-7, but Callum soon restored the four goal lead. CMFC came back again to make it 11-8, and Munchers’ luck seemed out again when the CMFC ‘keeper somehow touched an Iain effort onto the post, but fortunately the ball fell kindly for Munchers this time and Pat lashed in the rebound.
At 12-8, the game should have been all over, but the conceding of three quick goals ensured a nervous closing few minutes, and the final action of the game was a CMFC shot that zipped past Iain and fortunately went into an unsighted Craig’s arms.
