West Mifflin win second game in a week versus EF

West Mifflin Football Club 5-4 Elizabeth Forward

1-0 Pcholinski (5')
2-0 Pcholinski (19')
3-0 Volk (30') 4
-0 Pcholinski (46')
5-0 Stinner (55')
5-1 Some Guy (68')
5-2 Some Other Guy (75')
5-3 Some Guy (77')
5-4 Some Other, Other Guy (pen,85')

Man of the Match: Jared Pcholinski

This wasn't much of a game as EF had only seven players (six outfield plus the keeper) to start the game. The end was a different story. The scoring started after only about five minutes. Stinner received the ball on the wing and sent it into the box. It was a lovely ball that landed perfectly on the head (how could you miss such a grotesquely large thing) of Jared Pcholinski who headed home with aplomb. There was some laughter among both teams as the ridiculousness of the affair was noticed. However, just after the kick to restart the game, EF countered with an odd man rush that seemed inconceivable at the start. Three white shirts rushed on two but nothing came of it. It was a warning to WMFC of things to come. It was Pcholinski about fifteen minutes later who put the Blues up two and it was Stinner again with the assist, this time on a shot. Stinner did some ridiculous move that can never be duplicated in its grace and prowess and let fly a shot that was so Herculeanly powerful that the keeper could not catch it but laid it into the path of Pcholinski who unlike a few weeks ago against Wolfpack put the ball into the Sasha Grey-anus-like-wide open net. Two-nil. Only eleven minutes later the Volkster got his. I don't remember what happened but Volk ended up with the ball in the box on a rebound and absolutely wrong footed the keeper with his eyes. He looked him off to the right and as he leaned sent it into the left side of the net. So, WMFC took a three-nil lead into the locker-bench at halftime.

Elizabeth Forward looked to start the second half strong with the addition of three fresh players - topping their on field number to ten. However, within sixty seconds, WMFC took a resounding four-nil lead. It was Pcholinski with a dinky tap in for his hat trick. Then about ten minutes later, injury-plagued Bob Stinner put home what eventually became the game winner. Daveon took the ball down the side on a pass from Hasson. Everyone on the pitch was waiting for a pike but instead, Stinner made a cut to the six yard box and Daveon lashed in a perfectly placed cross. Stinner swung his ailing left foot at the ball and side footed it into the corner of the net. It was, without doubt, the greatest piece of finishing by any footballer in the history of the world.

After that, however, EF took over. Their first goal was very non-descript. A pass into the net really. Their second was disgraceful. A cross that never should have made it's way into the box slipped past Vargo and the striker merely had to touch it into the net. That made it 5-2. Then, Some Guy was left unmarked at the top of the box and curled a beautiful shot over the outstretched arms of keeper Robbie Wargo (what my dad has called Rob Vargo ever since we first met him...approximately ten years or so ago. He is also still convinced my old girlfriend from 9th grade's name is 'Misty'). It was a good shot that dipped down under the bar. This gave EF a great deal of confidence and dealt a blow to that of WMFC's. Then on 85 minutes, a penalty was called in the box and Some Other-Other Guy stepped up to the spot and send Vargo the wrong way to make it 5-4. The nerves were achy after that one.

That was to be it though and West Mifflin held on to win. That makes them 2-0 all time in Route 51 Derby’s. I am really rushing this ending paragraph because it is almost time for me to go home and I don't want to miss my bus. So, West Mifflin's next game is Sunday, July 5th at Schenley Oval. They will take on Dynamo 412 - the team that held the Blues to a 1-1 draw and was actually leading them even though they only had seven people and not a real goalie. WMFC is also expecting exactly 13 players. This should be grand. See you then.