Southside FC 11, Effra 1.

What a great way to celebrate our 20th 11 a side match of the year!
Effra put out a decent side but we blew them off the park. The game wasn't as one sided as it sounds but we played by far the more effective football. Our finishing was fantastic, but what pleased me most was our positive attitude and our work rate.
Everyone remembers the goals but  any victory  is built on hard work, discipline and good teamwork. Cet, Reece , Bilal, Sam D and Danny White worked tirelessly all night  to create a platform for victory. Geoff, as ever, produced a string of saves to keep us in the game and knock the belief out of the opposition.
Big thanks also to Oz who played at short notice to cover Reece and James's late arrival.
Two top glass goals from Martin, a deflected strike from Scott and a clinical finish from Tariq built an insurmountable 4-0 lead by half time.
In the second half we kept the work rate up, kept our discipline and before long Effra's spirit was broken and the goal's rained in. Two more goals  each from Scott and Martin, a brilliant, if controversial long range effort from Yusuf and  cool finishes from  Billy and James completed the  victory.
Effra managed a  goal and also hit the bar but in truth there was little to console  an Effra team who were shell shocked at the final whistle. It's almost a year since Effra spanked us 8-4 at Dulwich in our first ever match.What a difference a year makes.
Well played lads. I'm really proud of the work rate and effort from everyone last night.

Team: Geoff, Yusuf,  Cet, Billy, Phil, Oz, Bilal, Martin, Tariq, Danny W, Reece, James, Sam.

Goals: Martin 4, Scott 3, Tariq 1,  Yusuf 1, Billy 1, James 1.