Sun Sets on Beerca as Honey Badgers Put Together Complete Performance in Dominating 2-0 Win!

Two fantastic goals, a shutout, 3 yellow cards, cookies, ice baths, duplicate ice baths, and a beautiful sunset that drenched the treeline. This game had it all!

Nobody likes to play Beercelona. They have several giant lugs and an all around solid squad. They are known for giving the Honey Badgers fits. But Cameron Road was riding a wave of good, workman-like form after the first two weeks and had high hopes of continuing that trend.

Starting off strong is not the Honey Badgers usual tactic, but Cameron Road was really coming at Beerca during the first 15 minutes, controlling the space in midfield and getting down the pitch. Derek and Steve were impressive early on, and with Danimal back in his customary central defensive position, the back line was not budging an inch.

Speaking of the back line, and speaking of speaking, NEW CHRIS FINALLY BROKE HIS SILENCE when confronted with who was marking who and whatnot off a Beerca corner kick. Let it be know, he know’s who he’s marking! (Usually the guy grabbing him around the arm or elbowing him in the face).

With their first substitution of the game, the Honey Badgers tried to bring on Adam. Problem was, Adam was doing his best Andy impression and was still wearing his white jersey….. when everyone else on the pitch (and the sidelines) had on their standard yellow tops. He got 3 steps onto the field when pretty much everyone let him know of his comical blunder. Oh Adam.

Fashion faux pas aside, Adam did something pretty amazing. With a delicate defense-splitting ball provided by Senior Put it Up himself, Adam found himself one-on-one with the keeper inside the box. With acres of space, he managed to not clank the ball of his shin and instead controlled it with a deft touch and rifled it past the keeper like his name was Messi (the real one, not the single glove wearing ankle biter from Clark Field). What a goal to give the Honey Badgers the early lead.

Other things were happening on the pitch that were just as good. Andy was back for his first action since the Fall Cup… plowing through anybody not wearing a yellow jersey and yelling at everyone wearing one from the sidelines (good to have you back buddy). There was a Milton sighting on the sidelines (but strangely enough he was beerless). Miguel arrived for his second game in a row sporting a somewhat Johnny Deppesque facial hair situation. Things were looking good for the Honey Badgers.

And to make them even better, New Brian set up Ryan, who was playing striker, with a great ball into the 18 yard box. With the keeper rushing out to meet him, Ryan headed the ball over him, tracked it to the far left side of the 6 yard box, and lofted a left-footed chip into the open far corner of the net. Another fantastic goal to put the Honey Badgers up 2-0!

Peterson nearly put in a third one as his first time shot clanged off the inside of the far post just before halftime.

-ORANGES-

Not used to playing with a lead, the Honey Badgers kept up the pressure by using all the space in the midfield that Beerca was surrendering. Brian, Ciro, Peterson and Willis were busy playing keep away in the center of the pitch, while Miguel danced around defenders earning him the new nickname from Billy, “The Latin Michael Carrick.”

A once fearsome #9 in his 20’s, Steve McKenna has turned into a fantastic #10 for the Honey Badgers, holding up the ball, taking long-range shots and getting others into the play. He did just that as he rolled a ball across the 18 yard box for Ciro, but the little man air mailed that f’er straight to the tree line. Oh well, at least it wasn’t right at the keeper. #progress.

With time running out for Beerca, it was impressive to see the Honey Badgers keep up their attacks and not revert into a defensive shell. They had Beerca on their toes and never let up the pressure. And to add a nice resounding thump to the end of the game, Chappy served up a yellow card earning Jean Claude Van Damme style kung-fu kick challenge to the Beerca forward some 40 yards out. Billy said it was clean of course.

Great win for the Honey Badgers who are really playing some funky shit these days.

The post-game was also quite miraculous. There was cookie throwing, Adam iced Chappy (ADAM!!!!!), Chappy iced Miguel, then he iced him again for good measure, and then the sun set over Onion Creek to close out a fantastic day of footy.

Man-of-the-Match: Everyone really played well, so this was a tough one. Jaybone wins it though for pitching a shutout after a tough week.