MATCH REPORT:AFC Finchley 0-3 Dutch Lions

28/01/07 By Noel Jones (aged 23 and a bit)

After the Dutch Lions first win of the New Year two weeks ago against Gwalia, the team wanted to keep the momentum going.
There was one change from the team that beat Gwalia, Peter Clark came in for Taela at right back. The Line-up as Follows:

 

The first half was all Dutch Lions and we were all over them from the first minute to the last.  Timid scored his first of two goals when he picked up the ball on the left, took on a couple of AFC Finchley defenders before drawing the keeper and sliding the under him.

This wasn’t a dirty game but it will be remembered for one outrageous challenge when the number six of AFC Finchley took out Pedro. He should have been sent of but the ref was very lenient giving him only a yellow card.
The Dutch Lions bossed the game as AFC Finchley barely got out of there half in the first half. You would not believe this is the same side, which gave as a 4nil spanning earlier in the season. Dutch Lions got there second midway thought the first half Paulo scored. Dutch Lions were 2-0 up at half-time……
It seemed to take a while for as to find our feet as we were kicking up hill and against the wind in the second half. Timid got his second goal of the game and that point it was game, set and match. Aaron has very little to do and whatever saves he had to make he done very well.
We could and should of scored more but the most satisfactory is that the team kept a clean sheet and the will help confidence within the team.
The team had a job to do and went about in professional manner!!!!
There is still a lot of work to be done but all in all a job well.
  
Noel Jones
29/01/07