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In their
new European triumph kit (for some) Royal Borussia
got off to a great start to the new season. Newly
promoted O’ Grady’s started well playing some nice
patterns without any reward, however their
confidence seemed to be rocked by Borussia’s first
goal. O’ Grady’s goalkeeper will be very
disappointed as Jamie Howard’s free kick from out on
the right wing was allowed to bounce in the box and
float into the back of net, the first goal scored
with this season’s new Borussia football (available
in the club shop). A tactical switch from Craig
‘Avram’ Elliott switched Matt Cook to up front
withdrawing El Berto to midfield, almost instantly
it paid as Cook diverted Russell’s shot home for
2-0. A third goal soon arrived with Bruce ‘Lotion’
Zulu latching onto a cross from the right wing and
cracking home a lovely finish. O’ Grady’s grabbed a
goal back before half-time with a lovely strike
which Fuzzy could do nothing about.
The
three goal lead was soon reestablished early in the
second half as some lovely passing in the box was
finished with aplomb with a clinical finish from
Stuart Russell. El Berto was unlucky not to grab the
fifth when Matt Cook’s dummy put him through and his
stinging effort was somehow pushed onto the bar. O’
Grady’s grabbed a soft second goal from a dubiously
given free kick to make it 4-2. The points were
effectively wrapped up when Howard’s corner was
nodded back by Andrew Cook and Bruce Zulu applied
the headed finish for 5-2 to give Borussia a
deserved win with their top flight experience really
paying off against younger opposition. This was a
cracking start to the season especially when you
remember how long it took to get a win last season,
with some promising debutants starting for Borussia
the squad looks improved – let’s hope for no more
relegation battles! |
