U.S 11 v 2 Olympic Nairnville #1 19.04.08

When was the last time the stallions stood at the end of a game arguing weather or not they'd scored 11 or 12 goals in a game ? I'm picking not very often at all.
So we settled on 11 that's right 11 goals - 2 in favour of the stallions,on what turned out to be a rather nice Saturday afternoon stark contrast really to what most in wgtn would have woken up too, cold wet southerlies.

Turning up and seeing a very young opposition warming up with set pieces, gave the illusion they were a well drilled, focused side, intent on getting their first points of the season.Turns out it was just that an illusion.

The Stallions welcomed the return of Aaron at Rb and Robin to the Lm positions both missing last weeks 1-0 win versus wgtn utd tce,Logan (gus) was making his debut from the bench as was Dan .
the line up being Brooks(gk),Aaron(rb),Nic(cb),Jason(cb),Spencer(lb)Robin(lm),Patrick(cm),Hodges(cm),Joe(rm)
Paul(st)and Tristin(st) subs Logan & Dan

Kicking off left to right from the hill side, the Stallions immediately went on the attack and pressed Olympic winning a corner after 3 minutes which went out over the bar.The stallions tall timber showing they would dominate the aerial balls all day against a very timid side indeed.
The 2nd corner proving this as Robin lept up and neatly headed the ball into the back of the net 1-0 Stallions after a mere 4mins.
Olympic restart and give the ball away, it's not long before the stallions begin attacking again using the wide midfielders of Robin out left and Joe out right with good effect.
a break down the left had Robin in a heap of space and after taking on the defence smashed the ball into the back of the net giving Robin and the stallions a 2nd goal 2-0 after little more than 10 mins.
Needing to rest Robin subbed off bringing Logan in for his first start in a stallions shirt, he wasted no time getting on the score sheet,with his first touches of the ball he found himself in shooting range let one go and in it went, the stallions now amazingly 3-0 up, still only 15 mins gone.
Olympics heads were down and wishing the ground would open up swallowing them whole,not helped by a coach who had nothing but bad things to say about anything they did good or bad all game.
Kicking off again saw Olympic try to mount an attack who at times had the stallions defence on the hop but nothing that would be classed as threatening, a strike on or around the 25 min mark
needing a smothering diving save to his right from Ben brooks but other than that he had little to do in the first half.Dan made his debut coming on for Aaron and slotted into the Rb position.
Another attack from the stallions had the Olympic defence in tatters,they really were having an awful day of it. Logan latching on to a ball in the box and putting in the net to make it 4-0 the stallions running away with it now.
The game began again and it wasn't long before the stallions attacked again,unfortunately for Joe an injury to his foot meant he needed to sub off bringing Robin back into the fray.
the game carried on and the the stallions scoring did too, this time Paul getting the ball and popping it the net too take the score to 5-0.

half time.

I don't think Olympic wanted to come back out after the first half i think they were happy to leave it at 5-0.
The stallions though always start slowly in the second half and being 5-0 up meant we were even slower, Olympic breaking and putting pressure on the stallions defence, Jason unlucky to handle the ball in the box, the ref right there to see it and give a penalty which was duly put into the back of the net 5-1.
A comeback on the cards perhaps ?Not really no,the stallions brushing that off and continuing where they left off in the first half,scoring goals.
Joe had tried to run off his foot injury but was unable to do so and subbed off to allow Paul back into the fray.
Attacking again down the flanks the stallions had the Olympic defence stretched again,Logan was in the box to put in his third goal and the stallions 6th a hatrick on debut. 55 mins gone
the goals would continue throughout the half.
losing count here 60 a curling Patrick corner found Dan on the front post who poked it into the back of the net 7-1 i'm mins gone,another corner see's Olympic gifting us an own goal 8-1 - 66mins

Aaron's desperation to get on the score sheets has him almost hiding in the oppositions net waiting for a strike from anyone of the stallions,which he can claim his boot laces touched.
He is duly given that opportunity when Paul cracks a shot,which, going in the net anyway Aaron decides to stick his foot out to and claim the "it touched my laces "rule (nice try hope you got fined) so Paul's goal makes it 9-1, another own goal makes it 10-1 and Dan scores the last Stallions goal to make it 11 -1.
On the counter attack the Olympic boys broke free and from what looked like an offside position scored to make the final score 11 - 2.

a great team performance from the the back to the front everybody playing their part in what may even be an historic stallions victory.

Uni Stallions 11 : Rob (2),Logan(3),Dan(2),paul(2) oggie's(2)
Olympic 2 : p.k 48mins, goal 85mins

next week : Petone dreamers at memorial #2 2.30pm