Resurgent fourths surge forth

The scoreline does not reflect story behind this game, in which the fourths produced one of the most tremendous comebacks of the modern era to win three-two. This truly was the greatest morale-boosting victory this season, with a script that would have pleased The Bard himself - at the end of act two we were down to our lowest ebb and by the final curtain we were ecstatic.

With only four minutes remaining we were two-nil down and seemingly set for their first league defeat since early November, but then we decided it was time to stop pissing about and score a few goals. Firstly if was Ryan who was found in space by an excellent cross-field ball, finishing with ease low into the corner. Goldsmith’s then gave the ball away straight from the kick-off and were over-run by a great wave of IC pressure. Within seconds a scramble on the edge of the box led to Adam blasting home from close range.

Now we were level but still we wanted more, and in the last minute we forced a corner which was swung towards the back post. Gloriously and majestically a Goldies’ defender soared above the rest of the defence and directed a perfect header past his keeper. What a way to complete such a comeback! Crazy scenes then ensued with eleven mad footballers seemingly drunk on happiness all group-hugging and celebrating this splendid fightback.

A great end to a day which started with the IC team causing a bomb alert at Victoria station, then stupidly getting off the train at totally the wrong station, and then at another station comically and pointlessly walking around in a big circle around a council estate looking for a bus which was actually directly outside the station. Well done.

IC IV 3 - 2 Goldsmith’s III