Haydon Rouse

Yesterday evening I went to watch my beloved football team Whitstable Town play a league game against Deal Town.  Well, what an amazing game of football.  I got to the ground just after kick off to find Whitstable down a goal after just 5 mins!  A dodgy decision by the ref gave Deal Town a free kick just outside the box apparently.  Well that wasn’t the refs only bad decision of the night.  Anyway, at half time we were still 1-0 down despite some great shots on goal.  Just after into the second half, Deal scored again.  Gutting.  We managed to bring things level and then Deal went ahead again 2-3.  The boys equalised again, but no sooner had we scored than Deal went ahead again! (3-4) We were all wondering whether it just wasn’t going to be our night.

Somehow we caught them on the break again and managed to level it again 4-4.  That would have done me at that point,  I would have settled for the draw.  I just didn’t want them to score again straight after equalising.  Again Deal attacked and I held my breath, willing the ball out of our area.  We cleared it and attacked.  After a bit a goal mouth scramble the captain managed to poke it into the Deal net!!  Seconds later, the final whistle. 

Wouldn’t allow me to put photo here so view it here

We had won 5-4!  Talk about stressful.  You can see me going nuts in the pic - hands aloft, just between the two Deal Town players.

Per Laleng is the photographer.

btw if you type into Google “Deal Town FC” in top position is …. Whitstable Town’s site!  (yes I designed and optimise the WTFC site)