Stop Out take out Wainui

It was another case of being outnumbered by the opposition for Wainui yesterday at Richard Prouse park.  With the scores locked at 0 - 0 Rowen McCullough suddenly found himself being given his marching orders by the referee and Wainui had to play the majority of the game a player down.

Ralphie warming up at half time

Stop Out took complete control from that moment on, in fairness Wainui were hardly helped by some odd refereeing decisions going against them either.  Three well worked goals put the visitors in command at the break with the third goal coming at the stroke of half time.  Early in the second half Stop Out ended the game as a contest with a thunderbolt of a strike that gave Simon Rippon little chance in the Wainui goal.  Wainui battled on though and never really gave up, Steven Quirke deserving of his man of the match award.  The fifth Stop Out goal came right at the death but really at that point the game was done and dusted.



Wainui were outnumbered for most of the game

 So another case of what might have been for Wainui, they are a good side and really don't deserve to be in the position they are in the league but there is still a long way to go in the season yet. As always it was great to get into the clubrooms and hear the coaches speeches and down a well deserved beer on my part as Richard Prouse Park tends to get a bit chilly once the sun goes down behind the hills. 

In some RCSC (Ralph Chenery Supporters Club) news our local hero has returned from his trip away and made an appearance on the subs bench.  The biggest round of applause during the speeches was reserved for the news that our hero asked his partner to marry him to which she agreed!!  Congratulations Ralphie, you're still my hero.