It was so nearly the greatest comeback — but in the end SWAG
nicked the loot.
At 3-1 down with just a minute to go we were dead and
buried.
So how on earth did we manage to lose... 4-3!
Joe H and Dan F each scored in a mad final minute to drag
Reccy back to 3-3.
But this ridiculous game took another twist as SWAG’s No5 —
their one player who had the full compliment of shorts, shirt and
shin pads — inspired a winner.
An all-in ruck at the end over-shadowed what had been a
dramatic and truly ludicrous finish.
It’s just a shame we couldn’t replicate our goal-scoring
efforts from the final minute across the whole match.
Because if we had we would have cruised it 180-90!
Back in the first-half, when this game still looked like a
proper
football match, Max put us ahead and we held on until the
break.
But SWAG, last year’s Championship runners up, got back in
it with two goals around the hour mark.
Heads dropped, subs rolled and it looked all over when their
man
slotted home a penalty to make it 3-1.
On 89 minutes (at least according to Nev the ref) Dan F won
a
spot-kick of his own after a galloping run into their box.
Joe H delivered and less than 60 seconds later Dan F did the
business with a brilliant goal from the edge.
But this is Reccy, remember, and little is ever straight
forward.
We switched off and deep into Fergie time — surely Nev can
afford a state-of-the-art timepiece with the money we pay him? — it
was 4-3. Still no win in the league — at least it’s back to the cup
next week when we can qualify for the knock outs with a win over
Shepherd’s Tuesday.
TEAM: Joe G, Mario, Dan F, Joe D, Chris, Aaron, Joao, Max,
Ben, Joe H, Liam, John, Tom P, Dan H, Adrian.