One to forget

Style over Substance were swept aside 10-5 in an inept performance. Starting slowly they ceded a 4-0 head start to Boca Seniors. 


Second to every ball, prone to a crazy pass here and a missed tackle there, Boca Seniors had an easy time of keeping the ball and working openings but James Butler in goals pulled off some great saves, with as many as 6 one on ones thwarted by his quick reactions.


Eamonn Kennedy was all action at the back but was not getting enough support from a flat footed midfield who didn't track runners after losing the ball. It is a trait that Style over Substance will have to eliminate if they want to improve as a team.


Despite many phases of dire decision making, poor passing and kamikaze attacking, Style over Substance did manage to get on the score sheet with a well worked goal. Tristan o'Gorman and Darragh played a nice one two and created an opening that put Darragh through on the goalie, his saved shot fell to the feet of James o'Reilly who slotted it away. This was followed up with a goal from Brian Butler who intercepted a ball near midfield, took a touch and finished to the bottom left corner from outside the box. 


With 6 goals for Boca Seniors in the first half this hack has managed forget the details of each one, with all of them mangled into a nightmarish mental montage of how badly a 6-a-side team can play!


Style over Substance did rally for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Tristan o'Gorman started to come into the game a little more, Alan Sheehy and Brian Butler started passing the ball to their own players, Darragh was working hard up front and stole in along the end line after winning a ball in the corner, rounded two defenders and somehow defying the laws of physics clipped the ball past the keeper.


Eamonn Kennedy was dominating completely at the back and Boca Seniors were kept scoreless for 20 minutes as Style over Substance poured on the pressure. A quick pass by Tristan set up Darragh who squared the ball to Alan and he walloped it past the keeper. Another pass by Alan set up Brian Butler running from deep who drilled it into the bottom left. This brought the score to 7-5, but the edges were beginning to fray and the fitness factor mentioned in last weeks article came back to haunt Style over Substance who despite trying hard had nothing left in reserve for the last 10 minutes. 


Boca seniors took full advantage and score 3 goals, all of them nice inter passing moves that left the defenders rooted to the spot as the fresher team danced in to terrorise James Butler in goals. 


Scorer Brian [2], Alan, Darragh and James o'Reilly