Friday, 20 December 2013

Walk Over

Default win on Dec-18.

Out scored

Delayed report from Dec-11

A.C Panache lost 3-6 to Inglorious Badstubers in a strange game, where they dominated every aspect for long stretches, except the score board.
The half-time score was 1-1, but a 2nd half that was just odd meant that A.C Panache created a ridiculous amount of chances, only to be caught on the break.


Scorers - Maxim, Brian Butler, Mick Brennan

Thursday, 5 December 2013

The ABC Conjecture

A.C Panache have begun to delve into the field of pure mathematics lately, testing the ABC conjecture and putting some physical logic behind the paradox.

You see the ABC conjecture makes an observation about a fundamental relationship between addition and multiplication, and, up until now, mathematics has not proved that the additive properties of numbers would somehow influence or affect their multiplicative properties.

A.C Panache though are a real world example of the additive properties not multiplying to create a prime team! Having slumped to a 4-9 defeat last night to MISH MASH in a game that they dominated in large parts, and played well throughout, it can be deduced that the individual addition of effort towards the team cause has not multiplied in the fashion expected by all known logic.

Starting with the Beckenbauer of the league, Eamonn Kennedy, at the back, and the Speedy Gonzalez of the league, James Slowey, up front, A.C Panache had a good structure that Jamie O'Driscoll and Tony Conroy used to create chances from the middle of the park. The early exchanges were hard fought and there was no immediate advantage to either side.

James Slowey and Csaba Bujna went close on a number of occassions but the packed defence of MISH MASH kept getting a foot or face in the way of every shot. The scoring was opened after 10 minutes by MISH MASH as they scrambled the ball home after a bit of a mess close to the A.C Panache goals. Then suddenly the goals started coming quickly and MISH MASH got a second, then James Slowey was put through the middle by Eamonn Kennedy and he finished nicely with the outside right. Then another great passing move saw A.C Panache ping the ball around for 20 passes or so before Brian Gunning unleashed a superb shot into the bottom right.
2-2 and A.C Panache we looking the more energetic and comfortable but the goals kept coming more easily for MISH MASH and the half time score was 3-4.

The second half was where the addition and multiplication went all wrong. Dominating play and getting forward at every opportunity A.C Panache suddenly started getting stung by counter attacks and some poor fortune. Tony Conroy made a great tackle to cut out a counter attack, but the ball broke across the square straight to a free MISH MASH player at the back post. Moments later another counter attack was cut out by Eamonn Kennedy and the ball went under the legs of Brian Butler to the same guy, standing at the back post, smoking a fag. swishing daisys and he just tapped it home. Both goals would be the dream of any boys in an U12s game, the sheer poor luck that befell A.C Panache added to their troubles.

Suddenly 3-6 down they had to chase the game, and poured forward in a brave attempt to overcome the deficit. MISH MASH responded by falling deeper into their own half and using the counter attack that was proving to be so effective. 15 minutes of hard work saw A.C Panache dominate every aspect of the game but only had one goal to show for it. In this period Jamie O'Driscoll, Tony Conroy, Brian Butler all went very close and it was Csaba Bujna who scored from a James Slowey pass.

The last 8 minutes of the game saw MISH MASH get two goals that came as a result of A.C Panache just running out of gas.

Some days a 4-9 scoreline is a fair reflection of a game, other days simply saying a + b = c is just not right.  


Final Score 4-9
Scorers  James Slowey {2}, Csaba Bujna, Brian Gunning.