Recap

D&A and Stadium Pizza met at 4pm on Saturday for the second game of both teams’ seasons.

The first half saw the bulk of the possession in D&A’s half, as Stadium Pizza kept the ball in the attacking third for good spells.  The first goal came on a though-ball counter attack from the right side.  Dan Starr played the ball through to M. Dalton, who cut back from the end line and struck the ball to the left of the Stadium keeper.  1-0 D&A.  The first half ended 1-0 with more chances falling to D&A towards the end of the first half.

The second half started with more sustained possession in Stadium’s defensive third.  The second goal for D&A came with a skirmish in the Stadium 18-yard box after a thwarted counter attack.  The ball founds its way to Nicolas Hidalgo for D&A around the penalty spot, who struck it in the corner of the goal, to the right of the Stadium keeper.  2-0 D&A.

Against the run of play, Stadium countered and scored with a darting run from Winston from the right side of the D&A 18-yard box.  He put the ball inside the opposite post, to the right of the on-rushing D&A keeper.  2-1.  The game was still up for grabs with 20 minutes to play.

However, D&A hit back for two goals to seal the win.  The third goal for D&A came from a long, bouncing through ball over the Stadium offside trap, leading to a half-volleyed goal from M. Dalton just inside the 18-yard box and over the head of the Stadium keeper.  3-1.  The final goal came in a true team effort: the ball was played wide to the left corner for Everett, who cut it back for Steve W. at the edge of the 18-yard box.  Steve played to Ali K. at the penalty spot, who dropped it off to the top of the box for Dan Starr to pass it in the far post for the fourth and final goal.  4-1 it ended.

Thanks to Ricky and Aaron for refereeing a card-less and clean game.