Bowen 0, Strathcona 0
Ugly, physical game, where our two main central mids weren't able to come and we had to improvise at the last minute, and gave up a LOT of possession as a result. Still, we man marked their key playmaker and he got frustrated very quickly. Their guy and our guy were doing a lot of pushing and shoving throughout, and our player got a yellow for pushing after the whistle around the 10 minute mark. At 30 minutes they both got yellows and we had to go down to 10 guys. Strathcona were pretty much all over us after that for much of the game.
Second half we settled down a bit and started to generate a few attacks but the game kept getting chippier and chippier. Their playmaker got his second yellow and was sent off with about 10 minutes to go. As the game ended they seemed really pissed with the draw because of the huge advantage it gives Westside in the title race.
Honestly, for the most part these guys are a complete bag of dicks. For example their keeper overtly cleated one of our players near the end of the match when the ref wasn't looking. They are a solid team technically and don't need to play this way, so I'm not sure what the aggro is all about. Having said that, while they are more physical and defend better than Westside, I now think they are not as fast or as dangerous overall. And Westside is successful without having to be jerks about it.
So Trece, fyi their key playmaker (6) is suspended for your game, which should help. They are strong overall but that will weaken them a bit . Go Celtic!
Ugly, physical game, where our two main central mids weren't able to come and we had to improvise at the last minute, and gave up a LOT of possession as a result. Still, we man marked their key playmaker and he got frustrated very quickly. Their guy and our guy were doing a lot of pushing and shoving throughout, and our player got a yellow for pushing after the whistle around the 10 minute mark. At 30 minutes they both got yellows and we had to go down to 10 guys. Strathcona were pretty much all over us after that for much of the game.
Second half we settled down a bit and started to generate a few attacks but the game kept getting chippier and chippier. Their playmaker got his second yellow and was sent off with about 10 minutes to go. As the game ended they seemed really pissed with the draw because of the huge advantage it gives Westside in the title race.
Honestly, for the most part these guys are a complete bag of dicks. For example their keeper overtly cleated one of our players near the end of the match when the ref wasn't looking. They are a solid team technically and don't need to play this way, so I'm not sure what the aggro is all about. Having said that, while they are more physical and defend better than Westside, I now think they are not as fast or as dangerous overall. And Westside is successful without having to be jerks about it.
So Trece, fyi their key playmaker (6) is suspended for your game, which should help. They are strong overall but that will weaken them a bit . Go Celtic!