Round 3 of the Super League got under way on Tuesday night in relatively calm conditions with Marauders v Mystics. The first two games saw Marauders, Tom & Amanda, up against Ros & Beryl with Gill C & Keith T v Ian Mc & Derek. The early stages of both games were fairly even with some great pétanque play from both teams. Despite some quality pointing from Ros & Beryl, Marauders pulled away to achieve an impressive 13 – 5 win helped by some fine shooting by Tom. On the other piste, Mystics continued to edge a tight game until Keith & Gill forged ahead to a well-earned 13- 7 win.
After a comfort break and recharge, Tom & Amanda demonstrated their experience and skill to dominate their game against Ian & Derek to walk away with a comfortable 13-1 score despite the Mystics best efforts. In the other game, Keith demonstrated some excellent pointing that dominated the 2nd half of the game and put the Mystic ladies under pressure for Marauders to win 13-5.
Wednesday night’s fixture pitted Meteors against Minotaurs who were still smarting from being held to a draw by Mystics last week. In the first pair of games Meteors Ash and Steve Hawkey took on Jayne & Bernard whilst on the other piste, Katrina & Richard came up against Pete K & Barney. Meteors, Ash & Steve never really got into the game and Minotaurs romped to a comfortable 13-3 win. The other game was a lot tighter with Pete K & Barney being held by Meteors, Katrina & Richard, until the mid-point when they managed to pull away to take the game 13-6. The games had been punctuated by rolls of thunder, a bolt of lightning and a very brief heavy shower.
The reverse games got underway and, on Piste 1, Minotaurs romped into a 9-0 lead against Ash & Steve. Determined not to suffer another heavy loss Meteors clawed their way back into the game winning 3 or 4 consecutive ends before Pete and Barney recovered their composure to register a 13-9 win. On Piste 3, Katrina & Richard put up a titanic struggle with some great play, even leading at one point, until , at 8-8, they couldn’t sustain their challenge and Jayne & Bernard pulled away to finish 13-8.
Well done to Marauders & Minotaurs for well-deserved wins. It was great to see a number of members supporting the teams on both nights so, after these performances, don’t miss next week’s Mystics v Meteors which should be a great game to watch – your scribe will be checking Portuguese TV channels to see if they have picked up on it!
