Sat. 5th Nov.2011:- Tynemouth 3rds v Morpeth 4ths
Score:- 5 – 0
It is said that as the captain strolled the bridge one night, he was stopped in the evening light, to be asked would it be alright to join him. But he stood there like some idol. And he listened like some temple. And then he turned away. And so it was with Morpeth 4th team, when, at a crucial moment in the second half of their match againstTynemouth, the captain’s surprised grunt at receiving a pass was penalised by the umpire for intimidation.Tynemouth scored from the resultant free hit to take their score to 2-0 leaving Morpeth with no way back, and the captain turned away.
Until then Morpeth had competed well, with Lodh going close with a fierce shot after a flowing movement involving Murray and the Fosters. Morpeth had any number of penalty corners, but were thwarted on each occasion. They were finally undone whenTynemouthscored from yet another free hit when Glass was penalised. He had heeded the calls of his team-mates to play on instead of the umpires whistle!
Morpeth kept pressing right up to the final whistle with Foster and Lodh having good chances. The team kept their heads high in spite of the score in what was a well contested and enjoyable game. The defensive work of Glass and Fidler deserves mention, and the junior Durance is showing great promise on the left wing.
