Match Report

Match : 1st XI v Crossgar
Date : 1998-02-21
Venue : H
Score : 2-1
Scorers : Bane, Armstrong

By Stephen Swann

Crossgar were the opponents recently in an Intermediate League match. Unfortunately, three East Antrim players failed to weigh-in. When the umpires failed to turn up and team captain, Stephen Swann, had to step off the pitch to umpire, the team was left with just 8 men. Three defenders, three midfielders, a goalkeeper and a lone striker was the setup.

Leon Currie was chosen to lead the line. And what a job he did.

The 2-1 victory over the County Down team will go down in history. Every member of the team worked for the victory - but Leon was multitasking.

Not only was he playing hockey, but he was looking for an Oscar nomination.

To be fair- the challenges he received went beyond mis-timed. But the rolling around on the ground that Leon produced was nothing short of Olivier-esque.

Even better was the almost instantaneous recovery when helped to his feet.

The club would like to thank those that took part in the game. Singling out a Man of the Match would not have been fair on the remaining seven players.

Johnny Hamill
Alan Murphy
Stuart Wallace
George Armstrong
Raymond Hughes
Nathaniel Bane
James Greer
Leonard Austin Currie