Magical Miller steers Brady home

WATFORD FRIENDLY LEAGUE UNDER 14 GREEN DIVISION
BRADY MACCABI BLUE 5 ALEXANDER PARK NORTH 4

Jack Miller was the hat-trick hero as Brady Maccabi won a nine-goal thriller against Alexander Park North in the Watford Friendly League.

On a fresh, crisp and sunny January morning, the Brady Maccabi boys arrived at the ground in good spirits after a well-deserved break having only dropped two points in the league thus far this season.

Sitting second in the table, with a number of games in hand and the title very much in their own hands, the boys knew that consistently winning will achieve that very objective.

Kicking from left to right, Brady started well in possession and with the ball on the floor. This led to an early and calmly executed goal from the Joel Awad.

Jack Miller could have easily doubled the lead soon after when his curling effort in front of goal flew inches over the bar.

At this point The Ghost of Chanukah Past decided to descend on Little Bushey Lane and sprinkle fairy dust all over Brady This magical substance had the ability to make the boys irecognisable to each other while losing all ability to challenge, know which way they were kicking, win or even keep the ball.

At this point a number of headless chickens from nearby Willow's Farm wandered onto the pitch and even they refused to put on the hallowed Brady red and black shirt - sponsored by Louis Kennedy.

Brady became defensively dire, midfield maniacs and so fast asleep upfront that even Rip Van Winkle would have been a healthy addition to the team. What then followed was a flurry of goals which left even the most hardened Brady fan in utter disbelief.

With Brady heads and morale low, they went in at half time 4-1 down leaving it to the management to somehow rid them of this demonic curse.

And so they returned to the field of play. Newly invigorated with a sense of purpose, desire and unequivocal belief and, as ref Voldemort blew his whistle for the second half to commence - so the invisibility cloak was lifted.

Brady were challenging, keeping the ball in possession and both fighting for it, and without it. Passing became intelligent and distribution slicker. Alex Simon and Justin replaced the players that had looked exactly like themselves in the first half and started to run both defence and midfield respectively while Jo Jo, fresh off a 24-hour flight, looked just like he'd got off a 24-hour flight.

Then, Brady were all asked to pray silence for the arrival of Mr Leor Nassim, at which point the opposition didn't know what had hit them or what to do with his strength, pace and vision.

Like a whirlwind he took the game by the scruff of its' neck - as no team were either going to put baby in a corner or for that matter do to Brady what Spurs did to his precious Chelsea on New Year's Day. And, just like Bagpuss waking up on Emily's arrival into that old 1970's toy shop, so did those 11 young men.

Two great strikes by Jack Miller brought Brady back to 3-4 with a truly fantastic individual goal by Leor Nassim making honours even.

And with only minutes left on the clock, the management brought back on Alexis 'Sam'chez and, with great trickery inside the box, rode one challenge but was felled by the second. Penalty to Brady with a minute on the clock. Deftly, calmly and confidently put away by man-of-the-match Jack Miller to settle a nine-goal thriller.