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Pre-season 2013/2014 - vs Phoenix B - Ring of Fire - Sunday

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Posted September 28, 2013 04:17 · last edited September 28, 2013 04:18

Congratulations to ACFC on what was a truly professional performance at a packed Kiwitea. Seriously, the Nix were not up to it. With the brave exception of Siggy, the veterans looked like old men and the young 'uns were brave and bold but were just pushed off the ball by the hard-core Auckland midfield. Of the newbies:

- Gulley really impressed (esp. when marking Krishna in the second half), and Watson and the Ginger fellow were good to a lesser degree. Bertsch was trying hard but he kept giving the ball away. Luke Adams is an ugly customer. Rufer never got anything to do. Stevens was okay, I suppose. Tyler Boyd (playing with a cast) was great in the second half and deserved a goal. He was one of only a few young 'uns to show any confidence.
- Another fellow who had nothing to do all day was Stein. You could tell he was just looking for a nice through ball through the middle. But I can see what people mean by "we have no midfield". We certainly had no attacking midfield today, and that may have been the secret ingredient.
- Krishna is spookily fast. Other standouts for ACFC were 4 and 13 in the midfield (don't know names).

And here is my prize to the Knitting Circle: you won. You bested us. You proved that ACFC are a real coalface club with heart and the Nix are nothing. So, in my shame, I hereby promise to come to every ACFC home game this summer. And stand right next to alireggae and FU BLU. Chanting loudly and drunkenly.


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Doloras edited September 28, 2013 04:18

Congratulations to ACFC on what was a truly professional performance at a packed Kiwitea. Seriously, the Nix were not up to it. With the brave exception of Siggy, the veterans looked like old men and the young 'uns were brave and bold but were just pushed off the ball by the hard-core Auckland midfield. Of the newbies:

- Gulley really impressed (esp. when marking Krishna in the second half), and Watson and the Ginger fellow were good to a lesser degree. Bertsch was trying hard but he kept giving the ball away. Luke Adams is an ugly customer. Rufer never got anything to do. Stevens was okay, I suppose.
- Another fellow who had nothing to do all day was Stein. You could tell he was just looking for a nice through ball through the middle. But I can see what people mean by "we have no midfield". We certainly had no attacking midfield today, and that may have been the secret ingredient.
- Krishna is spookily fast. Other standouts for ACFC were 4 and 13 in the midfield (don't know names).

And here is my prize to the Knitting Circle: you won. You bested us. You proved that ACFC are a real coalface club with heart and the Nix are nothing. So, in my shame, I hereby promise to come to every ACFC home game this summer. And stand right next to alireggae and FU BLU. Chanting loudly and drunkenly.