Blackwell vs ICSM 2s - 19/11/2019

BLWP 21 - 9 ICSM 2s

It began with the chosen 13 of Blackwell leaving the hollows of Whitechapel to descend upon the festive neighbourhood of South Kensington. Once we reached the pool, for what was meant to be a 19:00 start, we waited 30 and then we had to wait 5 more minutes...

The long awaited whistle blew and we were off! Whilst struggling through terrible reffing, we ended the one and only 8 minute quarter 7-3 up. This quarter saw 6 goals from Marco and a stunning shot from Tadpole James.

The 12 Minute Quarter:
Another quarter reaped great benefits for the Tadpoles with Liam scoring his first penalty and another top corner shot, and Charis banging it past the stranded goalkeeper. This quarter left us 12-6 up.

The 14 Minute Quarter:
At this point relying on the accuracy of ref’s decisions was like relying on the Hammersmith and City to arrive on time....it wasn’t going to happen. There were track closures on his vision and engineering works on his knowledge of the rules. Alas, we persisted with Marco slamming in 2 goals, Charis scoring 1 off a beautiful pass and Leah scoring 1.

THE NEVER ENDING QUARTER:
A bunch of foolishness happened in this quarter! A rogue man got in the pool and their captain didn’t know who he was! A protest was ignored leaving them open to shoot. The ref really outdid himself by truly showing the 101s of what not to do as he finished the performance with no clear indication that the match was over....
In good news, however, Marco added to his tally with 2 goals, Liam added to his with a goal from wing, Charis with another beautiful shot, and 1 goal from Leah.

Childbirth, NHS waiting times, Brexit, and queues at the Griff alike, it was never ending and shrouded in confusion. The match - 50 minutes long. The players - 13 strong. The score - 21-9. The result - victory!!!

Shoutout to Omar who saved some amazing one-on-ones! Also, shoutout to ICSM player number 12 with eyes so dreamy it could (and did) take your eyes off the ball!

From your very proud Blackwell Captain,

Tillicum xx

Goal-scorers:
Marco - 11
Liam - 3
Charis - 3
Leah - 3
James - 1