Atlantic Rovers Road Trip 2010! Part 2

Time for Road Trip part 2! I left you just as the Atlantic Rovers were heading off the field after a creditable 4th place finish in the tournament. All that was left was a drive back to the Hotel to get ready for the party later that night. Unfortunately five minutes into that journey we ended up in a slight car accident that wrote off our car! Unperturbed we managed to get to the tournament party later that night and a great time was had by all right through to 4 am! Jodingo!! and Roniildo impressed everyone with their chair dancing. Both BOR and Jodingo!! showed off their talent for drinking 18 year old malt whiskey in one gulp. And by the end of the evening there were few women left that had not been chatted up by the dingo....

However, as Carlos and Jorge know all too well, partying to 4am before a game the next day is never a good idea. But, we bravely got up the next morning, after 3 hours sleep, and downed another huge breakfast before heading to the field for the noon kick off. The game after the tournament is called the "survivors match" and is usually a challenge match against the hosts the Elgin Marbles. The Atlantic Rovers were bolstered by a few extra players due to injuries to Roniildo and my bro prior to the match. It was a cold but sunny morning and the bleary eyes of everyone around told you how this game might go. But after a very sluggish first five minutes everyone was wanting to win it. Jodingo!! and BOR were having a great game going past stupified players and providing great crosses as the Atlantic Rovers looked like the most likely team to score. And score they did! Without going in to all the gory details the Rovers won the game 7-5! The big surprise of the game? A ridiculously good performance by Johnaldo who scored with almost every touch of the ball claiming 6 of the Rovers goals! Yes I said 6 goals!, and there were some really great ones in there too !! As you are aware, I know Johnaldo pretty well and even he was surprised by this burst of attacking flair....maybe he should be tried out up front for the Celts in the new season??

After the game, we had to make our quick goodbyes and head to Inverness Airport in a recovery truck to get a new rental car. A gorgeous sunny day accompanied us all the way back to Glasgow allowing Scotland to be seen at its best. Stage 1 of the tour had finished and all that was left was a visit to Celtic Park and then a trip to Edinburgh! More of that in the final Road Trip report to come!