Twas the last game before Christmas, Horsham away
11.30 pushback, early start to the day
Ben was on holiday, Mid season break
PK unavailable, some pain or ache
Mercer gone AWOL, mrs’ orders I guess?
So who could we get to join those of us left?
Like a late gift from Santa, down came the names
Come Archie, come Henry, come Bussy, come James!
The lads all arrived at the appointed time
And the game started nicely, with passing sublime
And it wasn’t too long before from a short corner
James H found the net with an absolute stormer
A second goal followed as quick as can be
A fantastic strike from Chas Ogilvie
The game was now under South Saxons’ control
Without too much threat on Murphy Reed’s goal
And with half time looming, from a quick break
Bussy made it 3 for the icing on the cake
The second half proved an attritional affair
With neither side taking their chances with care
And Murph made a couple of excellent stops
To keep the scores level and Saxons on top
But with full time looming a quick home team break
Led to a goal, from Garry’s mistake!
With a blow of the whistle the game was soon over
A great 3-1 win, Saxons in clover.
And a mention for Archie, man of the match
A terrific performance, pick of the batch
And so that’s my match report sewn up tight
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!