Jimmy Lloyd reports: 1-0? It could almost have been a real game of football. Pity it didn’t look like one as both teams ending up playing in a mish-mash of t-shirts and jumpers.
Reccy — away at the Marshes — arrived in maroon only to be told that Ballivia also wear a red strip.
It wasn’t strictly true — they’d just each brought their own different tops. But it still meant we had to scramble together a mix of white, grey and black tees.
The result was shouts like "mark Liverpool" — and, in Joe H’s case, "pick up the hoodie".
Reccy controlled the first half yet could have easily gone in behind.
First, the ref blew up for a foul which was well in our box — only to bizarrely give a free-kick back outside the area. Then, with their striker played through and lining up a shot, Russell came charging out and scared him off.
Liam hit the winner shortly after the break. Yet Reccy might have got lucky again with rumours going round that he was five yards offside.
Late on, Connor was sent off for two yellow cards — both for talking back to the ref, who briefly threatened to abandon the game.
(Connor even tried to start on the weather by shouting "fucking wind!" after his goal-kick looped up in the air).
Reccy survived with ten men — Tom, in particular, played a blinder, including one crucial hoof off the line — to make it two cup wins out of two. And a proper football score to boot.
So who knows? It might just be time to get Chas ’n Dave on the case and get that song done.
Team: Russell Smith, Tom Winter, Jimmy Lloyd, Dan Davies, Ben Chambers, Chris Chambers, Joe Haley, Max Bland, Aaron Gayle, Liam Greenaway (1), Dan Hare.