Oaks Athletic 2 - 8 Brema United

Some believed that the conclusion of the Mayan Calendar would bring the end of the world on 21st December 2012. At 1032 on Sunday 16th December, the Oaks players were left wondering whether the apocolypse had come early, as only 2 minutes into their match with Brema they were three nil down and in complete disarray.

The world didn't end on 21st December, and although any significance associated with this date will soon be forgotten, you could argue that these predictions remind us of the importance of making the most of the time we have left and not dwelling on what has happened in the past. This result against Brema should have a similar affect. While it was humiliating and painful to be six nil down at half time, there is nothing that can be done about it now and in fact it should inspire us to make sure our next outing is a more enjoyable one. It could be argued that we were hampered by only having eleven regular players (we were grateful to Parker and Gollum for stepping up to give some cover), and were missing people in key positions (including the manager), but there is no way we should ever lose quite so heavily. It did seem that everything that could go wrong did, and boy did Brema's young and skillful players punish us for every mistake. Still, there were some positives; we got two goals through Ryan (put through by his brother via a deflection off the defender), and Tapsell (heading home a N.A.T.H.A.N.), and we stuck together and took the defeat as a team.


This result saw Brema move top of the table with the Oaks dropping to seventh due to wins for Springhouse and Orsett

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year, and see you in 2013 for a fresh start.

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subs: Parker, Gollum


Next game: Sunday 6th January @ Home v George & Dragon - 1030 K.O.

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