GKT heading for promotion
Written by Dan Cromb
With heavy hearts, the GKT men’s hockey team travelled to the misty lands of Redbridge on the 16th of No- vember for a third consecutive away game. They came close to turning up a man down due to Harry ‘Rotter’ Ed- wards’ devastating separation on the perilous central line. Selflessly put- ting the safety of the hydration station before his own, he failed to alight the same train as the rest of the squad, leav- ing him desperately mouthing to Jason ‘de’ Gupta through the departing trains window ‘Where do I need to get off?!’. Jason ‘de’ Gupta helpfully mouthed back ‘I don’t know’ as the carriage sped away into the darkness. Thank- fully, interjection from a kindly pass- ing stranger meant the team was re- united in the region known as Fairlop.
Bart’s attacked from the off, partly thanks to some lack-lustre play from GKT and partly due to being encour- aged by their captain, who was quite possibly the angriest man GKT have ever played against. The fact that the game stayed goalless for so long was down to some poor finishing by Barts and bad luck on GKT’s behalf. However, GKT held their nerve and Charlie ‘Fat- boy’ Reeve popped up to score his first goal for the 1's, following a beautiful run down the wing by Jason ‘de’ Gupta.
Half-time arrived and with the score at 1-0, GKT knew they had work to do in the second half to secure the victory they needed. Again, Bart’s at- tacked from the whistle and only a display of extraordinary goalkeep- ing kept GKT in the lead, as Bart’s resorted to sitting on the GKT ‘keep- er in an attempt to stop him making saves. Needless to say, it didn’t work.
Minutes later, GKT finally put a well-practiced short corner routine to good effect, with Fresher Alec ‘Un- believable Tekkers’ Dawson step- ping up to fire the ball into the corner.
The game was soon stepped up a gear, with GKT working several good opportunities to extend their lead but failing to find the back of the net. However, hilarity ensued, as the Barts captain took not one, but two attempts at striking the ball towards the GKT goal, only to swing hard, miss, and fall over. The rally of laughs from several players (including his own) said it all.
GKT capitalised on this humilia- tion to score again – this time it was Hassan ‘The Hulk’ Raja who stole the ball in midfield and ran unopposed into the opposition D to fire a well hit shot into the bottom corner con- tinuing his rich vein of goal-scoring form. GKT held out for the rest of the game, with notable mentions go- ing to Rich ‘Debu-tour-nt’ Cameron, who put in a flawless performance at the back and Greg ‘Body-on-the-line’ Nussbaum, who performed several crucial last-ditch tackles resulting in a well-earned Man of the Match award.
With the game over, GKT donned headbands and assembled for the ritual team photo, managing to attract several DSBs to take it. A trip back to Guy’s Bar and the usual shenanigans ensued.
Following this win and only having lost one match so far this season, GKT mens first XI remain at the top of their league, with the St George’s and Barts teams in 3rd and 4th places respectively. The RUMS first team is also 4th in its league, and ICSM, not having won a single match, is un- surprisingly bottom of the table
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