Lakeside0 - 3 Oaks Athletic (League game 17)

The Oaks bounced back from the disappointment of the double defeat the previous week to record their seventh win of the season in style.

I didn't play in this game so can't give a full lowdown, but for some reason Nathan was keen to fill me in on the major highlights (could it be because they all involve him scoring?).

The team was as follows:

pppppppppppppppppppppppTy (GK)

pDeano (RB) ppppppMilly (CB) pppppRob (CB) pppppParker (LB)

pCasey (RM) Jordan (CM) Stu (CM) (C) Gollum (CM) Scott (LM)

ppppppppppppppppppppppppNathan
Subs: Aaron, Jimmy

Nathan's first goal came following the breakdown of a Lakeside attack. The ball broke to Scott on the left who spotted Nathan's run and played the ball past the left back into his path. Nathan compared this run to watching Michael Owen, by which I assume he didn't mean it resulted in him dislocating his knee without another player in sight. On collecting the ball Nathan turned inside to beat the defender and let rip with a venomous shot which rendered the keeper helpless: 0-1.

There weren't any more goals in the first half, but Deano did confirm that he is actual Bill Oddie's love child, and the uncanny resemblance when he grows his beard isn't just a coincidence. On this occasion Nature Watch consisted of Bill Junior rescuing a worm (possibly a slow worm), and attempting to encourage cross species breeding between a flock of geese and some passing ducks.

The travelling fans had to wait until the second half for the Oaks to extend their lead, with Nathan leaving the keeper red faced as he latched onto a through ball and curled the it over the stranded keeper and into the net: 0-2.

The win was wrapped up when Casey showed fine skill to avoid two Lakeside players and took advantage of the high Lakeside defence and Nathan's superior pace to play in the in form striker, who fainted one way and then the other to once again bamboozle the goal keeper and finish into the empty net. This completed Nathan's hat trick, and means he has now scored 8 in the last 6 games, and 16 for the season. Who knows, with three games left to play he might even better Sharpy's total of 21 for last season: 0-3.

Congratulations to all involved in this fine performance, and thankfully we don't need to remember about the clocks going forward next week as we don't have a game.

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