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It started off as 4 against 4 with Dave, JonF and Steve probably still smarting from the drubbing inflicted on them their last time out. Leaving nothing to chance the Bibs set about raining shots upon the Mufti's goal. Both JonF and Dave scored and SamB opened his account with the kind of well taken fierce shot that is in the net even before the keeper has properly registered it.

By the time they had finished putting the ball through the keeper's legs and blasting it round him into the net the score was 5-0 to the Bibs. Lone spectator Michael appeared and asked if he could play but was turned away due to the numbers being even.

SamB was having one of those debuts up front where he was unplayable (I think that is what they say on Match of the Day). At the other end Steve was keeping goal in a manner that suggested he was not in a giving mood. So it was with some relief to the Muftis when SamB took his turn in goal. This was short lived when Nathan powered a shot from the right straight towards the bottom left corner and SamB simply extended his right leg and using his foot swatted Nathan's rocket which then ricocheted over the fence. Our dynamics changed forever in that moment. Suddenly the fixture was faced with a keeper who was so reflexive with his legs he did not have to dive and use his hands.

Ben had been running at the Bibs and working with Koonal to try and unlock the Bib's defence but the Mufti's remained goalless. Every indication was that records were about to fall and the Bibs might become the first team to keep a clean sheet or concede less than four goals all evening.

The Muftis switched keeper and adopted the strategy that had worked so well in the last match and attempted to man mark JonF. This yielded some rewards as it stemmed the flow of goals and allowed the team to feed Nathan, he duly obliged and smashed home two goals to bring the score to a less bleak 5-2 to the Bibs.

Lone spectator Michael re-appeared, this time with a colleague so it was agreed that they could both join and increase the numbers to a five-a-side match. Michael's mate Mo, whom we believe was last seen during the 'Young Subgate' controversy , presented in a pair of Jeans so Niyi suggested he play for JonF's team as they were already ahead. Michael and Mo further lit up the fixture with Mo playing just as well as Michael despite wearing jeans.

There were still goals in the match and Nathan notched up six goals in a row before taking a spell in goal. SamB continued to raise the standards to new highs and the Bibs scored another eight goals. Koonal popped up to nick a goal back and joined Nathan on the Mufti's score sheet. With there still being a six goal differential the other team arrived and the match ended.

Match awarded to the Bibs 13 - 7.

Things to Note

SamB joins the band of players who have scored on their debut. His multiple goals and belief defying saves make his debut one of the most memorable in ages.

An apology is issued to Ben who post match mentioned he had scored seven goals on his debut but his goal haul was treated with uncertainty. Whilst a tally of seven isn't strictly what is on record it is important to confirm that Ben scored a double hat trick on his debut. Details can be found in the match report of 13-08-2014 .

Finally, on 13 May 2015 at the La Patagonia, an Argentinian restaurant in Camden, Koonal met Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa two Spurs legends from the late 1970s to the 1980s. Younger players may know of Ricky Villa as the scorer of what is widely recognised as one of the best ever FA Cup final goals in the history of the competition and Ossie is much loved for being a magician on the ball and also coming back to manage Spurs in the 1990s. Koonal told these historic world cup winners of Tottenham Wednesday FC and they kindly autographed a copy of our website banner. Further details are available from the News page of the site at http://cbdatabases.com/twfc/index.php?pg=news. Koonal we salute and thank you for doing this.

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