Australasia World Cup 6-a-side footie tournament for backpackers in Queenstown. Grandison and Beeching rock up hungover a bit late and with no suitable footwear. Get put in a team with 4 other Englishmen and call ourselves England Rejects. Tournament format is 2 groups of 5, semi final and final. Game 1: Conditions are hard as it's muddy and we have no boots. Doesn't stop the fluid passing game though. We've adopted a 2,2,1 formation with PB playing the playmaker role and MG leading the line. Dividends are payed off early doors with a goal but a late equaliser sees us drawing with seconds to go. No dramas, a fluid passing move results in a last gasp 2-1 win. Game 2: Confidence is high against a decent opposition and more great footbnall sees us take the game 1-0. Game 3: Up against the much fancied all Japanese team 'Kamikaze' but we use our superior weight advantage to clinch the game 2-0 with Beeching striking in a stunning effort from a tricky angle to seal the 3 points after he'd already scored from a Grandison assist. Game 4: Last group game and already top the group but we're playing 'Everton Champions League' who have come second so fancy keeping up the 100% record. Tricky first couple of minutes but keep our heads and a walzing run from Dan-who is the best player ever sees us 1-0 up. Then a horrific miss-hit from Grandison sets up there player to cream it into his own net. Awsome 3rd goal as Beeching greedily tries to score with a header from about 20 yards but it falls to MG who loops a header back over the keeper for a convincing 3-0 win. Opposition starting to get worried. Semi Final. Against a big group of Irish blokes. MG's goalhanging proves effective as there is no offside and a great through ball is taken on the chest and dispached for 1-0. We dominate the game but can't get the all important 2nd goal and somebody with boots takes advantage of the slippery conditions and equalises. 1 minute left and a good interchange from the Reading boys sees MG crash one inside the far post in the last kick of the game. 2-1 and in the final. Final. Tense stuff but we instantly start playing all the football and Super Dan takes it round the whole team for 1-0. Soon after the greatest goal ever is scored as Dan pings one out to Beeching on the wing who gets between 2 defenders and scissor kicks it to Grandison who smashes a volley that the keeper doesn't even see. 2-0 and coasting. A successsion of missed opportunities occurs as we start showboating but after half time the opposition steps up a gear and score with a few minutes left. Continued pressure sees Steve, our keeper, make multiple fantastic saves before controversy when they hit the underside of the bar. Did it cross the line? The ref says no and we win the tournament. Supposed to be our night in but we win a $100 bar tab - typical. They show the replay in the bar and there's much amusement at Beeching getting hit in the nuts in the final. Anyway still loving Queenstown, MG and SB are going back up to do the glacier hike tomorrow while Pete's gonna meet up with us in Christchurch.