Melchester Narrowly Avoid Slip In Merdeux

 
  

Faced with a waterlogged artificial pitch, some of the WAGs dug out their wellies to wade through the artificial mud

Having thrashed Merdeux on a wet pitch earlier in the season, the omens were good on Wednesday as Melchester lined up at a rain-soaked Chalabalova brimming with confidence.  However, despite a rampant opening in which our heroes surged forward time and time again, it wasn't until midway through the first half that the reds made their mark on the scoresheet.

But oh, in what style.  Having run the ball to the opponent's box, Davies cut back for Pagliaro, who threaded a pass through for professional asskoek Vegard Nordheim to drill low and hard between the helpless keeper's legs.

Another first-half chance goes begging    

However, although Rovers came in at the break having dominated the first half, they only had the one goal to show from a plethora of chances.  And as everyone knows, in Brněnský Svaz Malé Kopané Group 2(b) Of Death, a single goal is not to be sat on.  And so it proved, as Merdeux applied the pressure in the second half to earn an equaliser, much to Melchester's surprise.

Unperturbed, Nordheim charged forward from the restart and, having waited a while for the rest of Rovers' fronline to catch up, played in a cross to Davies, who slotted home another beauty to regain the lead for the hoops.

 

The diminutive Welshman celebrates with a message for a fellow Taff

Yet Merdeux still refused to lie down.  After a flurry of subsitutions, Melchester lost their shape and allowed the blues to come at them, and despite some crucial stops from debutant Keeperman Dave "these tracksuit bottoms haven't got any pockets for my tissues" Cleary, it wasn't long before another equaliser arrived.

Having created little in the 2nd half, finding another goal to take the lead for the 3rd time seemed a tall order.  Cue that man again, Mr Asskoek, Nordheim.  Now by far Rovers' top goalscorer, Vegard sealed the match with a typically classy flick past the Merdeux keeper, and after a hard fought contest, 3 points were in the bag.

 

After an unexpectedly tough win, exhausted Rovers manage to summon enough energy for the post-match handshakes and urine tests

All that remained was for fellow forward Golban to provide some amber nectar, and Melchester could celebrate yet another win to stay on the coat-tails of The Big Four.

   

An excited Roy Race is looking forward to the weekend's fixtures: "With Kaspari dropping down, we're now level with them on points - which means if we can win Saturday's match against INEX-SDA Srbska"B" by, say, 16 goals or more, we can break into the playoff positions.  We have to believe."

Merdeux 2-3 Melchester Rovers (0-1HT)

ClearyD, MestanekM, SmithM, KimbrellC, PagliaroJ, HollandP, Nordheim(2), DaviesR(1), GolbanN

Man of the Match - Vegard Nordheim