Well that was… something. If that ended in a loss or draw, I would’ve had plenty to say about giveaways, multiple blown leads, “defending”, etc. But now it all seems like part of the storyline for Klomp’s big winner on his return, so I’ll just enjoy it. It was an entertaining match and I’m glad that I was there to be a part of it, and sometimes matches like this (plus getting a player like Klomp back) have a way of re-invigorating a team.
Regarding Montgomery on the free kick, I agree with soreshins that his antics in front of the keeper in the lead-up to the free kick put him on the radar of the ref and assistant. When the kick was eventually taken, he was in an offside position and made very deliberate ducking motion. Whether he needed to duck or not is debatable, but the officials logic would be : if you’re ducking from the ball you must’ve been in the sight line of the keeper, plus you were clowning around with the keeper a few seconds ago. I get what he was trying to do, but I think that he should’ve been smarter.
Remarkably, that’s not the first 5-4 match that I have seen in-person, but that time I was on the losing side. in 1994, 15-year-old young Jimmy was in the stands at Carrow Road for a 5-4 Southamption away win over Norwich City. Matt Le Tissier even got a hat trick.
Nice to be on the winning side of a 5-4 though, and to be honest, nice to see Cavalry just bag a few goals. It has been sparse lately.
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