In the third quarter, both sides managed to get themselves a touchdown.
Neither side managed to score in the second half giving City a 0-1 victory.
And while he wasn't there, the side managed just fine, as they have without Flintoff.
One side or the other managed to disengage, he thought, the best guess.
But in the end, each side managed only a glimpse of the other.
But in each case, he said, the two sides managed to find a middle ground without violating their own principles.
The senior side managed four victories in their inaugural season.
Two soldiers were called in at the last minute to join the game, and the side then managed to get a 1-1 draw.
The workers' side - including public sector employees - has managed to get its act together.
The side failed to live up to expectations and managed just 4 wins from the first 15 games, leaving them 17th.