DUMS FC Vs Aberdeen Medics
Through the eyes of by F.Magee
Squad: Simon "Clark Kent" Teresa; Neil; Killer; Dan (captain); Paul Clark; Amit; Keith "The beard" Hussey; Ally G; Paul (1st year); Fraser Magee; Dave Blain. Subs: Spandrew; Andy curly Kinshuck; Gus; Freddy
We left for our first away fixture of the season with the usual intentions-beer first, football second and as a result it took us a full 45 minutes before we realised that we were playing in a competitive football match. Missing some multi-million pound players (by Sunday-league standards) with the likes of Pistol Pete, Colin "Bainesy" Baines and Irish John all unable to play, DUMS got to Aberdeen with few minutes to spare thanks to poor organisation by the egg-chasers. Even locking Gus in the toilet could not make the team-sheet look any more attractive. After losing a goal in the first couple of minutes, DUMS showed great resolve in managing to claw back an equaliser almost immediately. A defensive slip-up allowed in Sunday League veteran Fraser Magee and even he couldn't miss the gilt-edged opportunity to put DUMS level. What followed can only be described as suicidal defending as Aberdeen raced into a 4-1 lead. Poor goalkeeping has been one of DUMS biggest troubles this season but Simon redeemed himself with a more than convincing display the following day to put himself in contention for the "problem" No.1 spot. DUMS played some attractive football towards the end of the first-half and a tactical alteration allowing Amit to play up-front started to prove effective with his pace troubling the Aberdeen rearguard. The half-time oranges proved a welcome refreshment and DUMS started the second half like a new team. With Paul Clark shoring things up at the back and the front players combining well we eventually had Aberdeen on the rack. Find of the season Amit pulled things back to 4-2 from close-range before Paul showed that he learned one or two things from going to school with Paul di Giacomo with a great strike into the bottom corner. Alas, the comeback could not be completed and Aberdeen made it 5-3 from a corner. This was soon followed by a killer sixth but DUMS continued to dig-deep from their famous team-spirit and were rewarded in the dying stages when great work by the beard left Fraser with an easy tap-in to make the score look semi-respectable. Many positive things could be taken from the game, particularly the welcome return of Dan at centre-half and the continued form of Amit and Paul. Anyway, enough about the fooball. The night-out afterwards was legendary even by DUMS standards. The pub supplying us with chips and cheese overcompensated for the expected presence of Kev Benson and as a result everyone got a second-portion. A short pub-crawl through Aberdeen City centre culminated at the student union where the lack of female talent showed why they shag so many sheep up north. The traditional dirty-pint ceremony was a great success and even attracted the attentions of a crazy local vagabond who looked a little like Jimmy Saville and was an immediate hit with both teams. As the clock neared ten o'clock we started to worry about where our carryout would come from. After a lengthy search we managed to locate an off licence deep in the bowels of the union and had to stagger out for the bus looking like poorly-oiled robots with cans stored in every possible pocket of clothing. The bus back showed the team once again in great form, teaching the rugby team a lesson in drunken sing-song. All in all a great day out and one that will live long in DUMS history.
