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Meanwood quietly slipped down a place with a 7-2 defeat to the league leaders, The Big Kahuna's. It was a disappointing result, but the score line did not reflect the evenly fought match that occurred. A combination of poor finishing and bad luck was partly to blame for Meanwood's downfall as well as a very good Big Kahuna's side. Meanwood were once again missing Daniel Woodward for the second time in a row and Aydan Fertug hadn't recovered from a wrist injury. Mckieth also had stomach paints and was also out injured, which left Meanwood in a bit of trouble. James Milner was back and Paul Mally was once again in net to replace Aydan Fertug. The teams lined up with Paul Mally in net, Gafa and James Milner in defence with Dean Bell and Richard Bissitt up front. The match started with both sides battling it out, Meanwood mustered up a few close attempts with shots from Dean Bell and Richard Bissitt. However, it was The Big Kahuna's who took the lead with a fierce shot that gave Paul Mally no chance. Meanwood's day seemed to get worse as the The Big Kahuna's broke free and scored again shortly after to give themselves some breathing space and to add insult to injury they scored again after a spell of Meanwood possession. The Big Kahuna's were clinical and creative in their finishing with players like Carlos impressing. However, Meanwood fought back and grabbed the goal that they deserved after the keeper could not get enough on one of Gafa's long range efforts. This was perhaps the only fortunate occurrence that benefited Meanwood in the match. Meanwood seemed to be back in it when James Milner scored after a brilliant through ball from Bissitt. Unfortunately things were about to get a lot tougher for Meanwood as The Big Kahuna's used their substitute advantage to overrun a tired Meanwood before half time to bag and extra two goals. The second half didn't start well for Meanwood as a rare defensive mistake was seized on by The Big Kahuna's to make the score 6-2. The Big Kahuna's replied straight after to make it 7-2 and Meanwood's chances had vanished. However, Meanwood did enjoy a large spell of possession towards the end of the match with efforts from Dean Bell, Gafa and Richard Bissitt going close… The Big Kahuna's won and are now guaranteed to finish in first place. Man Of The Match- Dean Bell Dean Bell was once again superb and showed Goals why he is such a threat. He may not have scored but with a little bit of luck he would have scored a few stunners. Dean's work rate was immense as he worked tirelessly to try and find a way through The Big Kahuna's. He also created many chances for his teammates. Another top display from a Meanwood favourite. Conclusion At the end of the day the best team won, the team that's top of the table. Meanwood were over run by The Big Kahuna's ability to bring on an extra pair of fresh legs. It may have been a disappointing result but at least Meanwood earned some respect from the newly crowned champions. Meanwood will bounce back and become stronger as a result. Next up for Meanwood is a tricky tie against Omar Superstars; will Meanwood get back to winning ways?
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