A.C Panache romped to a 12-7 victory over Every Hole Stuffed F.C tonight in a game that puts them back in with a chance of some Christmas Bowl glory!
Once again a flood of texts arrived into A.C Panache HQ hours before the game that made it appear like a tsunami had washed away the majority of players. But just like two weeks ago, the special privilege of wearing the sky blue and baby pink slim fitted jerseys acted as a lure to attract the very best latent talent that bubbles effervescently in the A.C Panache fan base. Within an hour the full compliment of players was reached and with those chosen to play came a rushing surge of confidence that infused moral with a will to win just before kick off which gave A.C Panache a turbo boost coming out of traps.
Starting brightly and really pushing a high tempo A.C Panache tore into the game and dominated proceedings early doors. James Slowey was playing like a sober Maradona and danced and jigged his way through the defence a few times. Tony Conroy and Dominic Fiegle were combining smoothly in midfield, making crisp passes, timely tackles and generally setting up a shield in front of the ever dependable and heavily moustachioed Eamonn Kennedy in defence.
Despite blasting into the game A.C Panache didn't break the deadlock for the first 7 or 8 minutes and then like a bolt out of the blue Every Hole Stuffed suddenly struck for two goals. The first came from a long clearance that fell nicely to the on rushing striker and his shot squeezed past the outstretched arm of Aaron Buckley in goals. Then moments later another rushed clearance fell between Eamonn and Dominic and just a splint second hesitation allowed the alert striker swoop through again and he finished nicely.
Even though going two goals down at this point coming against the run of play, A.C Panache did not worry because they were confident in their quick passing rhythm and delightful interplay. Before long it started to pay dividends with James Slowey once again proving to be the sharpest sword in the arsenal as he kept creating chances for himself and others through a combination of tidy feet, good balance and hard running.
He opened the scoring for A.C Panache and went on a tear for the next 10 minutes scoring 3 goals. The silkiest of which saw him control a long ball in the left corner, cut past the last defender and sending the keeper the wrong way, swept it neatly into an invitingly abandoned net.
The James Slowey show was punctuated with a goal from Mate Skoda who came onto a loose ball in midfield and simply smashed it past the keeper with amazing power. Julian Sardi was now on the pitch as well holding the fort with Eamonn Kennedy at the back and he acted as a base upon which Mate and Tony continued to pile forward and create chance for themselves or James Slowey.
With 5 minutes left in the half though, Every Hole Stuffed struck again. This brought the game back to 5-5 with some nice goals and it really tested A.C Panache belief in their game plan. But as the half-time whistle was approaching A.C Panache worked one of the goals of the game. The team played some great tiki-taki football and everyone took at least two touches as the ball swept from pass to glorious pass. The final 5 passes of this outrageuos goal saw Julian Sardi surge through the middle and caress the ball to Mate Skoda and he immediately squared it to Eamonn Kennedy on the left wing who sent James Slowey free, and turning like a model on a Parisienne catwalk he switched play to Dominic Fiegle arriving on the right wing who stroked it calmly passed the floundering keeper.
With the half-time score 6-5, A.C Panache enjoyed talking on some refreshments and were ready to go long before the strung out and heavily panting Every Hole Stuffed.
The high pace suddenly started to tell and after 10 minutes of the 2nd half A.C Panache had begun to pull away.
Tony Conroy finishing superbly from a James Slowey corner to volley it past the keeper and almost take the roof off the net. James Slowey, Julian Sardi and Mate Skoda combined to create a number of chance. One of which Julian calmly slotted into the bottom left after they had prized open the defence.
The best goal of the 2nd half once again saw Dominic involved as he picked up the ball under pressure in his own defence. Feigning inside and then cutting outside like a hare he left the pressing attacker tackling fresh air and he the slalomed through the gap between the midfielders, but just as the last defender closed in he played a deft one two with Mate that put him bearing down on the keeper who threw himself at Dominic in a kamikaze dive, but just at the right moment Dominic switched play left and Mate strolled onto the ball blasting it into an empty net from 3 yards out.
A.C Panache's high tempo and tidy interplay continued and they eventually ran out 12-7 winners on a night when they look to have gotten their run for the Christmas Bowl title back on track.
Next week the Christmas League Leaders Mish Mash will provide a sterner test, but for now A.C Panache seem to moving in the right direction.
Scorers James Slowey (5), Tony Conroy (2), Mate Skoda (2), Julian Sardi, Dominic Neckar, Brian Butler
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