Oh man that is a great story! I loved these lines:
"We turned up to play and there was no one around, just a few kids messing about," he said.
"Then suddenly, out of nowhere, came this kitted-up football team together with a referee and two linesmen.
"The boys thought they must be the Iraqi international side or something. In truth, they thrashed us."
All kitted up i could just picture it.. couple lads together to boot around a bit and this team with unis, refs and linesmen show up.. lets play! hahaha