Tuesday 5th of May 2010 was going to be one of those memorable days in my life as I lead my football team out for an end of season cup final. We were confident that we could beat the opposition and i had already had pictures in my mind of lifting the trophy at the end of the match so all the St. Andrews team & supporters could cheer our moment.
We started well passing the ball effectively and a number of chances came our way, but we failed to break the deadlock with that killer final finish. However with about 20 minutes gone the left back swung a high cross in to the far post. The opposition keeper unchallenged came to claim it, but misjudged the slight swirl in the wind, he failed to catch it cleanly and it bounced back off of him and slowly trickled over the line. 1 - 0 to St. Andrews
Oakridge Baptists galvanised themselves after this point and slowly dragged themselves back in to the game. With just 5 minutes until half time the St. A's keeper unsure whether a ball was a back pass or not failed to deal with a ball in the area. He was robbed of it by the O's centre forward, but he was heading away from goal. The keeper made a fateful lunge to try and grab the ball, but just clattered through the O's player, the whistle blew and the referee indicated a penalty. The O's converted so 1 - 1
At half time St. A's regained their spirits and went back out renewed.
About 10 minutes in to the second half the O's played a long ball down the wing for their player to chase on to. The St. A's big strong swift centre back saw the danger and dashed across to cover his right back who was scamperring back to try and get with the O's winger. The St. A's centre back was the quickest and reached the ball moments before the oncoming O's winger who desparately lunged at the ball and .......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-FmSSA1 ... re=related
Yes i had suffered a double compound fracture of both bones in my lower leg, it looked just like Eduardo's in the video. As I turned in the air I watched my left foot just flop to one side. I lay on the pitch with the bones sticking out of the back of my leg for 30 minutes until the ambulance arrived. Then to hospital to have an immediate opperation to put them back in to the right position.
2 days later I had a steel pin hammered down though the lower leg bone which then had 3 metal pins inserted to hold it in place.
2 days after that I had to go back to theatre to have the wound closed.
Finally yesterday I was given 2 crutches & the all clear. I am now sat at home with a lot of time on my hands.
I have been told that everything was a big success & I will be back playing sports sometime in the future.
Oh and my team won the final on a penalty shoot out.
Oh Gav,
Did they give you good drugs?
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