Bangkok Casuals League Div. 1 & 2
The players of Brass Monkey FC were on their travels to Bangkok last weekend to play their re-arranged League Cup group match against first division side, the German All Stars.
The match started slowly with both sides probing for each other’s weaknesses but the Pattaya team gradually began to impose themselves on the game and shots began to rain down on the All Stars’ goal. Brass should have taken the lead after a six-man move left Dipita on his own in front of an empty net, but he somehow managed to put his shot wide when a simple tap in was in order.
Brass were on their game for this match and were zipping the ball around with some crisp, sharp passing, making the German team do all the running around in the hot sun. Another good passing move from the Brass saw Dipita collect the ball outside the German penalty area and he then beat three defenders before firing the ball home to put the Brass into the lead 1-0.
The All Stars tried to respond but the Brass held off their attacks with ease while more chances were being missed at the other end of the pitch and the score remained 1-0 at half time.
After the interval, Brass Monkey continued were they left off before the break and put a lot of pressure onto the German goal and five minutes after the restart a half chance fell to Matveev whose rocket shot flew into the top of the net to make it 2-0.
A superb through ball from Brass’s Ndjana then found Diptia whose shot skimmed the bar and Brass were putting together some fine passing moves seemingly at will. The Pattaya team went further ahead when Matveev’s shot somehow found its way past a bemused German keeper to make it 3-0 and Vorontzov’s added a fourth after another fine run.
The Germans replied with only their second shot on target in the game and it brought a good save by the Brass keeper Yongui, whose immediate throw out started another swift attack and the ball found its way to Diptia who, with his back to the goal, lobbed two defenders before shooting past the advancing keeper to make it 5-0.
Shots by the Brass’s forwards pounded the German goal until eventually Fungkejorn’s shot found the back of the net to make the final score 6-0.
On a boiling hot day this was a superb display by the Brass Monkey who now need only one more point from their last game to be champions of their group.
