Churchill 2 - 0 Engineering

Churchill Scorers : Ehsan 2

The stakes were high before the game: a win would ensure that we remained in contention for the league while a loss would spark concerns about relegation. Also, given the fact that roughly half of the Churchill MCR team are engineers, there was a lot of pride at stake. A victory was imperative; otherwise, we'd be forced to hide out in libraries for the next few weeks and wear disguises when visiting the department.

Our objective was not to concede any goals and to score at least one. In the end Eshan scored twice and 2:0 was a fair reflection on our performance. Engineering put out a strong side for the game and fought hard. However, our defence was solid with Frank K. doing a lot of important talking, Joe putting in some great tackles, and Paulo and Alan creating the aura of the better AC Milan sides. Greg looked very confident in his first competitive game as goalkeeper in 6 years, and while he didn't have much to do, he made a crucial save from a good strike just before half time.

Thomas K. played very well on the right wing, winning headers against men 12" taller. Not to be outdone, Pete successfully challenged the 6'8" defender for the kick outs. Both Hugh and Paul were impressive as always around the centre of the park, both in helping out the defence and in sending clever passes through to the attackers. At the start of the second half, Thomas K. picked up a knock and the substitute Juan was unlucky not to score after some excellent hassling.

Overall, it was a strong performance - we resembled the Churchill of old: plenty of passion, solid in defence, strong the centre and effective up front. Next week, we're at home to Jesus, the current league leaders. Many of us still have nightmares about last year's game against Jesus, and eagerly await a chance to do better. We'll give them a hell of game.

Tomas Flanagan