Saturday 7-11-09 – HEAVY DEFEAT against top team

Posted in U12 Blue News ... November 11th, 2009

We played Woodley Saints Lions, who were unbeaten all season. The boys needed to show some battling qualities and some passion. A team huddle before kick-off seemed to get them in the right spirit. However, after 4 mins a long ball over the top of our defence and we were 1-0 down. After 8 mins we had our first attack with J putting a good cross from the left but no-one on end of it. After 13 mins we attacked again and a good ball through from J got to their keeper first. He then kicked downfield and their forward hit a left foot shot across JC for 2-0. We continued to battle but they had a lot of the ball and it took two great saves from JC in 23rd min to keep score down. In 25th min they had a corner which we did not deal with and a shot though the crowd of players in the box made it 3-0. Another corner in the 27th min caused us problems and a toe poke into the top corner made it 4-0.  They had one last attack in the first half but shot over the bar. In the second half we had a lot more possession and continued to battle against a very good set of players, especially their midfield and forwards. After 2 mins Jack W broke down the left and put in a good cross that J got to first but just steered it wide. A minute later and they broke away against run of play to make it 5-0. After 10 mins JW broke again down the left and put in a great cross for AD to finish but keeper parried back to him. AD then squared for J who shot over the bar from penalty spot when should have scored! Another minute later and JW again broke down left and put in a cross-shot that their keeper punched away – our best spell of the game.  For the next 10 mins their number 7 dominated the game. He had a shot over the bar and then a one on one with JC, who produced a great save and Jacko cleared for a corner. After 20 mins number 7 clipped a ball over the top of our defence for them to make it 6-0. We then had another good spell with JW crossing from left but too close to keeper. Then James H broke clear of their defence from half-way line but shot too early and put it wide. A minute from time their number 7 capped a man of the match performance by beating Luke to the ball and then shooting from 20 yards into top corner to make it 7-0. A much improved performance by the lads not reflected in the scoreline, but at least we don’t have to play the top two for a while now!