The FOSHOS Game 2

Every monday i send out a gametime reminder with a little chronicle for my weekly soccer team the FOSHOS. The name comes from a japanese restaraunt we frequent called Osho's. Its like a response when asked "hey you want to go to Osho's today?" and i reply "FOSHO"...stupid i know but it makes me chuckle so shut it!

Anyways i'll post the chronicle up here so anyone who cares can check it out, last names have been removed to protect the innocent.

TEAM FOSHOS CHRONICLE:

THE WIN THAT NEVER WAS…………

FOSHOS TIE 1-1!

Finally the FOSHOS took the field and had a real game, with a real team to play, it was an exciting night for all involved. This time the FOSHOS showed up with enough players for 1 sub for each gender, although expected 2 subs for the males. Manager Brian Kellough was quoted as saying “sure would be nice to finally meet this Travis guy.” But its was too late to worry about who wasn’t there and get to work with who was there! The starters took the field with a 2-3-2 position as called for by manager Kellough, and with one forward rotation of the ball the game was on! Much like the last game it was a slow start for the FOSHOS feeling out the competition and getting warmed up. The FOSHOS, without their speedy forward the wiry Wes, initially had trouble getting the ball near the crease for some easy scoring opportunities. The first 5 minutes were pretty much back and forth without either team really putting together a nice scoring drive. After that though the FOSHOS realized it was time to start for real, and began booting the ball down field, the forwards began carrying the ball more and passing their way towards the net and in and instance the game was changed. At about 11 minutes in Stephanie “Countess of Kicking” put the FOSHOS in the lead with her second goal of the season from right in front of the net! The FOSHOS went wild having scored their first REAL goal of the season; high fives flew like confetti at Times Square on New Years Eve. And again after the first goal the scoring opportunities seemed to come at ease for the FOSHSO. Seems the FOSHOS need to see a ball go in the net before they start playing, Manager Kellough thinks its because most of them are engineers, and probably require a proof of concept before they actually believe the ball fits in the net and they can score, dang engineers! Either way the FOSHOS now have a 1-0 lead. But it was short lived, it wasn’t 3 minutes later the other team answered, mainly due to a rare lapse in defense on the FOSHOS part which gave the MB Scraps an easy scoring opportunity and they took full advantage. 2 minutes before the half the FOSHOS had a perfect scoring opportunity, a beautiful give and go between the sub Marko “the whiz kid” and manager Kellough, but the MB scraps defender came sliding in at the last minute to kick the ball away. To the dismay of manager Kellough the Referee missed a big call there and by all means that should have been a goal, after a short protest to no avail play was back on. Bllllllrrrtttt the whistle blew and it was half time, the game was tied 1-1 and the FOSHOS faced their first real test of the season to see what their gonads were made of. Manager Kellough rallied the troops, after returning from retrieving his ball that was kicked over the fence on a foul worthy slide tackle from MB Scraps, noticing it a bit peculiar that the MB Scraps always having a defender in the box even though they would bring all 7 into the offensive zone. AH-HA! The MB Scraps had been substituting people in form the goal line while someone would step off from the other end of the field! Those sneaky besteds! So having noticed this, the FOSHSO were going to do the same moving their subs to behind their own goal.

The second half began fast paced, just how the FOSHOS like it, and the FOSHOS dominated the half the ball only occasionally made it into their defensive end. The FOSHOS kept the pressure high with the play of solid midfielders Vlad “the crazy man” and Chris “I love to run hard” who kept the ball moving through the field and snuffed any opposing force with ease. Rick” my knee is busted but I can still play just fine” also was a big part of the mid field dominance. The FOSHOS had some beautiful scoring opportunities, but couldn’t find the back of the net. Shots rang out from the feet of the FOSHOS players coming from all angles and all parts of the offensive zone. Shots were flying like machine gun fire, yet none of them made it to their target. IF this game could have been won on shots on goal the FOSHOS would have destroyed the other team 800-5 but alas it is not decided that way and the game ended in a 1-1 tie. Lauren “I’m not mean” played solidly at midfield and forward as did Mel “The Duchess of Defense” and Emily “playing for the right team” playing mainly defense. Fantastically just like the last game the defense of the FOSHOS was almost impermeable, shows the great skill that is sitting back for the FOSHOS. The defense is a great back up and manager Kellough might try and push more forward next game to get more shots on net, and hopefully put some in this time. It was a great first “real” game and the FOSHOS again showed they can shoot and have great defense, if they continue to put the ball on net they will fin it easy to score and will be a dominant team in this league. Interviewing the always unpretentious Tilton after the game, he had this to say:

Chris: “man what did we have like 800 shots on goal?”
Me: “that’s…… exactly right Chris, wow. How do you feel?”
Chris: “I feel tired man, it was a tough game, and we played great just couldn’t find the back of the net tonight.”
Me: “did you know the game could end in a tie?”
Chris: “Heck yeah I did, I ain’t no Donovan Mcnabb! What a stupid question…..What kind of question is that?”
Me: “sorry… are you happy with the tie?”
Chris: “The tie is alright, sure beats a loss, but no it’s not as good as a win, but for now we’ll take it.”
Me: “what do you think the FOSHOS can improve on for next game?”
Chris“I think we should keep doing what we are doing and put the ball on net, the goals will come. We are still knocking off rust our accuracy will only improve.”
Me: “Thanks Chris”
Chris: “I just want to say one more thing; I want to thank all mighty god for giving me these skills, and thanks all my teammates for playing hard, and to keep pushing. We will find a way to win together, let’s keep passing and playing like a team and the W’s will follow!”

It was the win that never was today but tomorrow could be the win that is (? Ha ha ha ha) if the FOSHOS keep playing the way their playing. Next time with their leading goal scorer wiry Wes back and a full set of subs they will only be better, so the other teams in the league should watch out, the FOSHOS are now pissed and looking for redemption! Till next time……………..