By Steve
HVFC would have been proud of their twin club, RVSA, today who fielded two teams in a local 6 -a-side competition; with our lads wearing their boots and HVFC strips for the first time.
The 'RVSA zebras' made a great start with both sides delivering comfortable 2 - 0 victories. Although the details of the tournament structure are a little unclear to me, it starts with a mini-league table and then moves to a knock-out stage at some point.
The day was full of chaos and controversy, I'm afraid. Team members have to present their birth certificats to prove their age and eligibility. There were numerous accusations of forged documents (apparently there's a good trade in these locally) including against three of our players. Patrick and Philip are confident our players will be vindicated and we'll avoid a points deduction.
Both games were notable for the great speed and impressive footwork of the RVSA players. Neither team ever looked in danger of losing.
Over enthusiastic support by the non-playing RVSA players nearly got the first team to play cautioned. Full-scale pitch invasions and a group dance were a bit much for the referee and organiser!
Patrick and Philip have decided to use the man of the match trophies donated by HVFC to be presented each week to the teams that win their games. So pictured below are the on-field captains of the two teams, Ali and Kimani, picking up the trophies from the management team.
So a great start but not without some off-field controversies to iron out!
