The return of the underdogs

The Rams (Causeway Bay's first division team) had a shocking quarter-final win over DeA this weekend. The team, having been forced to forfeit their last two matches, were quite the underdogs and had come in last place in the season. As of Thursday there were not enough players to complete a side. After a call to a semi-retired member, by Friday night there were exactly 15 players for the match. Saturday morning yielded one more player coming back early from what was to be a season ending injury. By kick off time on Saturday night four French members of the 4th division team rallied themselves and volunteered their time and bodies in the subs bench.

It promised to be quite a show from the start when an unusually lively Rams team threw all that they had at the DeA Tigers. We were without our Hong Kong National Team star and then had to make a sub when the captain injured his ankle. The Rams supporters spent the entire match screaming their encouragement while the DeA side of the pitch (it was their home pitch) sat in shocked silence. Having been devastated last week when our women's team lost the Grand Champions Final (for the fourth time in a row) to the team we had beat both times in the regular season, it was good to have another win to celebrate.

photos provided by Pink