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ONA Sports’ Reports recalled the importance of such an object. Adopting the ever adventurous 3-5-2 formation allowed us to accommodate ‘wingbacks’ for the first Having been victorious in the last two time in our history and this was to prove to be one of many tactical encounters, you’d be forgiven for masterstrokes by the management assuming the pre-match speculation duo of ONA President David would surround whether or not the ONA could secure an unprecedented Westwood (95-02) and his right hand man Sam ‘Mooreinho’ Moore (97hat-trick against their more youthful 02). A bright start saw the ONs counterparts. Quite the contrary as controlling play with two thirds of the the focal point of discussions was whether the ONA’s notorious XXL kit Collins trio (Patrick (93-01) and would still expose Chris Pattinson’s Christian (97-07) stamping their authority on the central midfield (94-01) ‘mature figure’. Whilst the positions and this initial pressure was tent-esque shirts remained true for rewarded on 15 mins. A sublime much of the squad it was noted that through-ball allowed Captain “some of them shirts must have Christian Collins to burst through from shrunk”! the middle of the park, skillfully round Like any well-prepared team, this year the goalkeeper and slot in the far corner from the tightest of angles. 1-0 we turned up promptly 30 minutes to the ONA. It soon became apparent before the opposition. Without a that wingbacks and rolling football. substitutions are directly related as This, however, was not to deter us and after 20 minutes both Neil Reekie (92-02) and Rob Collins (89-96) once the game kicked off we soon
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took a breather, being replaced by Mike Carling (01-08) and Will Steele (98-08). The first half continued without any major incident, Sandy Meikle (01-08) looking confident and composed in goal, coping with everything that RGS threw at him. He claims he’s not a goalkeeper but could have fooled us. Iain Fraser (95-02), John Gregson (95-02) and Chris Pattinson were strong as ever as the three at the back. As the half came to a close there was even an opportunity for some showboating as Richard Bissessur (97-07) attempted an audacious overhead kick from the halfway line. The connection was good and despite the ball eventually trickling its way towards the goal it had to be dealt with by the RGS goalie. Another shot on target. The second half began with the introduction of first half wingbacks Reekie and R Collins, as makeshift forwards. A bold strategy?! A risk?
