A routine 3-1 win for the 7s against a representative side from BBC2 show Grumpy Old Men. Adam Lemon opened the scoring midway through the first half, latching onto a Jay Breen flick to head powerfully into the corner. 

Early in the second half, Jay Breen himself added the second with a retaken penalty, after the referee had ruled that a number of Actonians players had encroached for his earlier saved effort.  For some reason the Actonians players decided that this was my fault as penalty taker and enquired if I was proud of myself.  Of course I am. Do they think that the smug look permanently on my face is there by accident?

After this, a number of nothing incidents and innocuous challenges led to the Actonians players working themselves into a blind rage and demanding the ‘SAL Spirit.’  Suspicion was rife in the Cars camp that they had already drunk it, because they became very aggressive and unreasonable, accusing Jim Armstrong of being overweight, arguing with even the most obvious decisions and speaking incomprehensibly.

However, even a paralytic drunk could score against the 7s at the moment, so it was no surprise when their substitute turned and finished sharply from the edge of the area.  Although the score line was close for a few minutes, Cars were never in any real danger and although Mark had to make a great save to preserve the lead, Adam Taylor was able to wrap the game up shortly afterwards with a tidy finish from 15 yards.

Big week coming up with games against Merton and HSBC which will decide the outcome of the title.

MOM: Jay Breen. If you combined Ronaldo’s attacking skills with Rio’s defensive ability, you would get a sensational player. Jay Breen in this form is better than that.

Jay Breen