2006 SEASON - saasl division 2

A TEAM MATCH REPORT

ROUND 10
INGLE FARM vs ADELAIDE PUMAS
WALKLEY PARK
SUNDAY, JUNE 25th, 2006

Ingle Farm fought back to snatch an important home result against second-bottom side Adelaide Pumas at Walkley Park today. The entertaining match was full of drama as the result went down to the final minute before Farm snatched the winner.

Farm opened well on top. In the 8th minute fine work from Alby Lynn found Torsten Rutter who laid the ball off for Farm captain Brendan Altus to smash a swerving shot home from 25 yards. 1-0 to Farm.

Pumas fought back as a rocket header was well saved by Farm keeper, Colin Smith in the 20th minute.

Marty Lara, Barry Fitzharris, Alby Lynn, Torsten Rutter and Dave Ennis were enjoying a good first half for Farm. The home team was well on top and soon extended their lead.

In the 36th minute Farm made a fine move forward that set up their second goal. Dave Ennis found Marty Lara, who passed to Rutter who found Alby Lynn on the far post who hammered the ball home from 12 yards. 2-0 to Farm.

Two minutes later Lynn returned the favour to Rutter as he set up Farm's top scorer for Farm's third goal. 3-0 to Farm.

However Farm conceded a goal right on half time when the defence failed to clear a corner and Pumas put the ball into the bottom corner. 3-1.

Half Time: Ingle Farm 3, Adelaide Pumas 1. Pumas provided the half time entertainment as they appeared to implode on the far side of the pitch. During their half time team talk, their coach stormed off in his car, players were yelling and cursing each other... not to mention at the coach.. it was all quite amusing for Farm's spectators during the break.

After the break, Farm stupidly were reduced to 10 men in the 50th minute after a player was shown a straight red after a melee with the pumped up visitors.

Pumas pulled a goal back 10 minutes later as their player got in behind Farm's defence and finished well. 3-2 to Farm.

However Pumas also had a player sent off in the 70th minute when a player was booked for a second time in the match.

In the 80th minute Pumas stunned Farm with an equalizer as their loud-mouthed, sooky No. 8 scored a good goal from 15 yards. The Pumas striker, who appears to suffer severely from "little man syndrome," seemed more interested in argueing with spectators in the final 20 minutes as he took the ball from the net and took it to the Farm crowd. 3-3.

But didn't that Pumas striker receive a hearty send off from the home supporters when in the 89th minute Farm stole the winner. Anthony Ragazzo was overlapped by big Chris Ennis who cut the ball back perfectly for brother Dave to put the ball away from 6 yards. 4-3 to Farm.

Farm had escaped with a win. Farm Head Coach, Paul Simpson later said "Both teams showed great character coming back the way they did." Simpson added that "It was good to get another 3 points into the bank."

Simpson's best players included hard-working trio Marty Lara, Barry Fitzharris and Dave Ennis.

The win moved Farm up to 2nd spot on the ladder. The team trail Para Hills East by three points.

Final Score: Ingle Farm 4, Adelaide Pumas 3.