From Behind the Stumps

Thursday, April 20, 2006

C League update

What a week this has been for football lovers as they witnessed some interesting and contrasting match-ups. The usually defensive Milan faced off first against a flambouyant side that had the likes of Ronaldinho, too bad Deco wasn't there to add to the falir. This game has to be one of Milan's more lacklustre performance this season as they conceded a goal to trail by a goal at the end of the first leg. Giuly was beautifully fed an immaculate cross from Ronaldinho which was then duly fired into the back of the net from an acute angle. The set-piece was one of the kind that arouses and titillates the senses that ends up in orgasmic ecstasy; it was that fine. Ronaldinho facing off two defenders took his time to chip the ball ahead of Giuly who then half-volleyed the ball past the oncoming Dida. Quite the goal indeed. Milan did come close on a few occasions but their effort fell well short of the mark, frustrating the home crowd. Milan need not despair and after playing at this level for so long they would know something about comebacks as they displayed in their last encounter against Lyon.

The other match-up was also interesting as two attacking but different styles of play collided. The English game of pace and technique as put forth by Arsenal and the exotic mix of Spanish and South American flair on exhibit by Villareal. Arsenal made the only breakthough of the game when Toure broke the deadlock with a close range strike; a strike that will go down in history as the last goal to be scored at Arsenal's Highbury stadium. Villareal played well to fend off the incessant threat posed by Arsenal and came off quite satisfied by the result. They must rememeber though that they still face an uphill task.

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