ATLETICO CABEZO DE TORRES v MAZARRON

FINAL SCORE

ATLETICO CABEZO DE TORRES 7 v MAZARRON 4

Well where do I start? Prior to the game myself and my good lady enjoyed an excellent 4 course meal, she had chicken and I had tongue in salsa, with a drink followed by coffee for just €9 each, but it was downhill after that. So then it was off to the game for an afternoon of entertainment. But it turned out to be a case of the GOOD (Cecillio) the BAD (the idiot in the Mazarron goal) and the UGLY (the blatant cheating of the Cabezo's number 7)

The team list showed that in the Mazarron goal today we had Noguera instead of Ruben, but does that make a difference? Hard to say, 6 of one half a dozen of another for me.

Alfonso returned from suspension but yet again the heartbeat of the side, the power house, the guy who never gives up, Cecellio, was on the bench and we wouldn't see him until late, late in the second half. I did ask the question, WHY?, and was told that because of work commitments he hadn't trained as much as others and our managers rule is "no training, no playing" but please in these days of crisis surely some leeway should be given, but it's the manager call even if he is got it WRONG. Anyway onto the game.

Cabezo de Torres ran out in their red tops with thick black stripes, a bit like Dennis the menace look a likes, to a very sparse crowd even though entry was FREE. The Mazarron FC away supporters easily out numbering the home support.
Mazarron FC took the lead from a dead ball situation with the ball being floated onto the head of Enrique who buried it into the net and we sat back ready for a good afternoons entertainment, especially when a thunderbolt from Alfonso was just tipped over by the excellent home keeper, but we were wrong!

At this stage it was Mazarron FC doing all the attacking with the home side being restricted to trying to catch their opponents on the break, but from a blatant handball all in their own penalty area by a Cabezo defender that went unpunished the ball was pumped up field and Mazarron were undone 1-1. and this was within seconds of Mazarron scoring. Another later in the half with similar tactics led to their second goal following a fumble from the Mazarron keeper. 2-1

The only other point of interest from the first half was when Alfonso went for a 50/50 ball and was injured and had to leave the field of play.

The travelling supporters called for the introduction of Cecillio but no, on came the ineffectual Gilbert who for the rest of the game was a spectator only making one decent tackle all day. Why does he tackle with his arms behind his back? Why does he miss every header? why is he always just that second to late when trying to make an interception? Why does Antonio use him?

At 2-1 down Jose Ruben, who was having another 'mare" of a game, when he could have, he should have brought it all level but as usual he over complicated his opportunity and the chance was gone only for the ball to be hit long to a forward who was well, well offside and he slotted it home passed another spectator/passenger in a Mazarron shirt, the Mazarron goalkeeper. The linesman, who should have flagged this guy offside, was so far behind play that he has to be embarrassed with his performance, but not as embarrassed as the Mazarron keeper who's afternoon would get worse and much longer. 3-1

3-1 would soon become 4-1 when a simple opportunity for a simple defensive clearance was missed and our goal was breached yet again, what was that you said Les? an avalanche is coming? yep 5-1 was just around the corner with more flapping by Bruce "drop-a-lot" in the Mazarron goal and we all started looking at our watches and there was still 25 minutes to go.

But wait a minute, what's this? Tolo, who must be thinking "why have I joined this shower" took it upon himself to bury the ball into the net from distance to make the score 5-2, A comeback on the cards?

Nope, up the other end and the clown between the sticks flapped at the ball then split it straight to an attacking forward and it was 'backache time" again as he retrieved the ball from the net again. 6-2

Jose Ruben then decided that instead of squealing and rolling about on the floor trying to get free kick or over complicating simple chances that he would have a straight run at goal and try and score , he burst through the defence and with only the keeper to beat he was literally dragged to the floor by the keeper well inside the area. Now have I got this wrong? The attacker is through on goal, the last defender blatantly fouls the attacker to prevent a goal scoring opportunity, the result should be a penalty and a RED card, is that right? Well that is nearly what happened, yes we did get a penalty, dispatched by Jose Ruben but the keeper stays on pitch??? 6-3

At this stage, late, late into the game Cecillio arrives to absolutely change how the game was being run. He bullied, he chased down every ball, he challenged every tackle as though it was his last game ever and they were frightened of this man mountain unleashed onto the home team.

But it was the usual dissent that undid Mazarron again. This time the home sides number 7 fell poleaxed just outside the Mazarron area, Was he dead? Would he ever walk again? It was such a blatant dive that he should appear on 'Splash" on ITV, and Moho, who had not been involved in the original incident, was so incensed with this obvious case of cheating that he had a go at the diver and told the ref what he thought of his incorrect decision for which he was booked for the second time and went for an early bath.
From the resultant freekick the clown in the Mazarron goal did everything possible to push the ball into his own net when it was easier to catch it but only managed to push it onto the underside of the bar after which the ball bounced nicely to a forward who nodded home. 7-3

Down to 10 men Mazarron then had it's best spell of the game an it was Man of the Match Cecillio who demolished 2 defenders before slamming home the ball for the final score. 7-4

For the first time EVER in the history of Spanish football the ref blew up exactly on 90 minutes to deny Mazarron FC any chance to make the result more respectable, no "Fergie" time for Mazarron FC.

So although it finished 7-4 that didn't tell the whole story.


My parting thoughts are, firstly why isn't Cecillio's name the first on the team sheet every week? And as Mazarron FC have a proud history of excellent goalkeepers. so why oh why have we these two clowns between the sticks? They are BOTH just not up to the job and what is the, so called, goal keeping coach doing about it?

Answers on a postcard please and addressed to The Manager, Mazarron FC.

Team
Noguera, Randry, Dani, Moha, Juan Andreo, Chema (Cecillio) Alfonso (Gilberto) Enrique, Jose Ruben, Tico, Tolo


Subs not used, Ruben, Salvi, Juanillio.

Goals and cards.

1 goal each for BARTOLOME SERRANO BERGAS, CECILIO JOSE BEMEJO LOPEZ, ENRIQUE LOPEZ MULERO, JOSE RUBEN HIDALGO JIMENEZ

Yellow cards for, ALBERTO RIVAS CAYUELA, ENRIQUE LOPEZ MULERO, JAVIER GARCIA MARTINEZ, JOSE RUBEN HIDALGO JIMENEZ, JUAN ANDREO MULA

Red card for MOHAMMED RGUYEG

Ismail, the new excellent defender was missing as he was attending a 25th wedding anniversary party, and boy wasn't his absence felt.