Saturday, October 22, 2011

Watching the Baggies big win

A dodgy sending off helped as WEST BROMWICH ALBION accomplished a feat that last occurred back in the days of the great Cyrille Regis.
The Baggies won at Villa Park in the league for the first time since 1979, beating 10-man ASTON VILLA, 2-1.
I watched the match live on television, cheering on the club I supported as a boy.
Villa had taken an early lead through a 23rd-minute penalty by Darren Bent.
The match turned on a controversial play 12 minutes later, when Villa's Chris Herd was controversially sent off by referee Phil Dowd, presumably for stamping on the Baggies' Jonas Olsson.
Olsson then equalized 10 minutes later.
West Brom took the lead in the 57th minute, thanks to a great goal by Paul Scharner (pictured).
Roy Hodgson's men then passed the ball around the park for the remainder of the match, and the first-in-a-generation victory was secured.
It was all great fun for me, as I recalled those days so long ago, when I might catch West Brom's score on BBC WORLD SERVICE or snatch a bit of news from an imported copy of SHOOT! magazine.

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