{"id":367,"date":"2011-11-20T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=367"},"modified":"2017-06-22T09:29:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T09:29:11","slug":"we-had-a-footfest-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 20th November 2011 &#8211; WE HAD A FOOTFEST TODAY."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were down at Montel de Gelat for the whole afternoon watching the 3rd XI take on the 2nd XI of Montel-Villosanges, followed by the 1st XI taking on the 1st XI of the Chimps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111063.jpg\" alt=\"FCPSH FC PIONSAT ST HILAIRE FOOTBALL CLUB DE FOOT montel de gelat montel villosanges puy de dome france\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\"\/><\/a>The 3rd XI were a man short and with no goalkeeper either (<i>chapeau<\/i> to Xavier to donning the gloves) once again, and lost 1-0 to a disputed penalty. For much of the game they were playing as if it were they who had the extra men and they never looked in any danger against one of the worst teams I have ever seen. <\/p>\n<p>With a couple of extra players to make up a decent pool of players, and with a proper goalkeeper, they could &#8211; and should &#8211; have demolished this side. <\/p>\n<p>The FC Pionsat St Hilaire administration needs to be asking itself a few serious questions about how seriously they are taking the 3rd XI, as I have said before.<br clear=\"both\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111068.jpg\" alt=\"FCPSH FC PIONSAT ST HILAIRE FOOTBALL CLUB DE FOOT montel de gelat montel villosanges puy de dome france\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\"\/><\/a>As for the 1st XI they lived up to my expectations by conceding two soft goals, one of thmm being an unchallenged header from a free kick. <\/p>\n<p>The second was when a defender pulled up with a hamstring chasing a loose ball, allowing an attacker a free shot at goal, and I don&#8217;t suppose you can do too much about that.<\/p>\n<p>And that was all that Matthieu had to do in the game really &#8211; to pick the ball out of the net on those two occasions. For the rest of the match he was pretty much a spectator<br clear=\"both\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111071.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1111\/1111071.jpg\" alt=\"FCPSH FC PIONSAT ST HILAIRE FOOTBALL CLUB DE FOOT montel de gelat montel villosanges puy de dome france\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\"\/><\/a>not like his opposite number who was in the thick of the action for most of the game.<\/p>\n<p>How the Pionsat side only managed to score 2 is one of those things that people will be asking for years to come because the 1st XI weren&#8217;t any better at football than their reserves. <\/p>\n<p>They were however much better at punching and kicking their opponents, and collapsing like a sack of potatoes any time a Pionsat player got within 10 yards of them. <\/p>\n<p>And we had a mass brawl in the closing stages of the game, with even the Chimps trainer becoming involved in the action.<\/p>\n<p>Add to that the crowd hurling gratuitous abuse at FC Pionsat St Hilaire&#8217;s linesman and with a few other incidents that were just as unsavoury, I wasn&#8217;t sorry when the final whistle was blown.<br clear=\"both\"><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style1 like-367 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='367' data-nonce='dd5e1497f5' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-367 lc'>+2<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style1 unlike-367 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='367' data-nonce='dd5e1497f5' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-367 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-367 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were down at Montel de Gelat for the whole afternoon watching the 3rd XI take on the 2nd XI of Montel-Villosanges, followed by the 1st XI taking on the 1st XI of the Chimps. 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