Franklin, Ohio (AP) - The Dayton-Cincinnati Megalopoli took down the upstart Frickers FC team last night in Kingdom Sports Rec Center League play. It was the first of two big tests for DCM, separated by a bye week. Frickers FC is young and talented, and just inexperienced enough to not be scared by the legends they were playing. However, it may have been that inexperience that cost Frickers FC a chance to win the game.
With the scoreboard broken, and timer stuck on 19:20, it was clear that the men of FFC were rattled to start the game. And when you're playing the league leaders, you need to be firing on all cylinders. The veteran group of DCM players took the scoreboard malfunction in stride, and looked at it simply as a way that they could yell out the score even more often than they usually do once they took the lead. To start the game, FFC had a nice sequence of ball control, including a penetrating pass that had the Megalopoli on their heels. However, once they gained control of the ball themselves, they punished Frickers with a beautiful display of passing leading to a tip in goal for rookie Kyle "Hauvey" Something. This was Kyle's first goal of the season, and popping his cherry could not have come at a better time. Following that, two more goals that featured outstanding quick passing led to do more tap ins, one for Justin Davisson and one for Ben Sicnolf. Once DCM found themselves up 3-0, the rout was on.
In a very physical game, Sicnolf was able to break through their back line an additional 5 times for goals. After some of his goals, many of which involved him getting kicked and tugged just as scoring, you could hear the Megalopoli Captain saying to the young Frickers back line, "You guys are some weak motherf*ckers." This only led to more fouls from Frickers in what was becoming a very chippy game. That is until team enforcer Eddie Marrinan sent a message to the upstart Frickers club that it's not quite their time yet, sending "The Guy with Tennis Shoes," into the wall HARD and then making the guy feel like a bitch afterward.
The final tally was 8-4, but it didn't really seem that close. John Pallant had his finest game in the net for DCM. He is a sort of cross between hockey goalie Ryan Miller and collegiate great Tim Crouch. He not only had one of his finest games saving the ball, but his outlets to the forward have become a thing of beauty. He has learned how to throw it so that it hits EXACTLY before the third line up against the wall, allowing JD or Sicnolf to run onto the ball. Additionally, his improvement in his kicks, including a left footed perfectly placed two line pass, has many of the media thinking he could be All-League not just in years to come, but for this very season - a goal that many thought may be unattainable for the green goalkeeper.
Notes...Justin Davisson did like 4 guys along the sideline last night as the game was coming to a close...Eddie Marrinan and Mark MacDonald did a fine job filling in for defender Zach Hensler who was not in attendance due to personal reprieve from the team...Dan Kimble is getting forward more, and that can only make DCM even more dangerous...the team will have a week off before coming back for a match up already being billed as the "Game of the Century" between co-league leaders Thor's Hammer.
Game Ball: John Pallant
Updated total goals scored on the season
Sicnolf - 18
Justin - 11
MacDon - 8
Eddie - 7
Phil - 3
Kimble - 2
Price - 1
Graham - 1
Kyle - 1
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