A switch in pairings saw myself and Paul pitting against in each other and he pulled a blinder straight away saying he will need help picking, what a pile of shit that turned out to be.

On paper the teams were even and I was confident in my team winning before kick off, that was before another rocket from Tom opened the scoring for the Whites.

Half way through and the Whites were 3-0 to the good brimming with confidence. But I started noticing some aches and pains creeping in. Hackett was raging, I could hear the screams we don't deserve this as he charged head on to a Pete in full flow, got to say I was proud of the commitment from both to not apply the brakes, seeing Paul rise from the deck dazed with a face full of pellets made Richie's night.

Hackett was on the deck again soon after, after Bren went through 2 players to clear a corner. It was around this time that Richie proved his goal last week was a one off, attempting the same acrobatics only to miss the ball and almost give himself whiplash in the process.

Game ended 4-2 so far from over across the 2 legs. Man of the match I'm going to give to Paul Stewart, got his set up spot on but I thought had a great game himself breaking up play showing composure on the ball.