Match Report: Central City 6 - 1 Central United

Wow!!!! Well what a great day we had on Saturday and how well everyone played. 

This was our first competitive match for many weeks and only our second of the season, so it was always going to be a test for us. Added to this, we were playing our friends from Central United. It was a great game played in a spirit of friendship, we played hard but we played fair and you should all be very proud of this. 

We had to play in a slightly different formation to accommodate the reduced numbers. It was also my first game as manager so I cannot thank you enough for the way that you all played and supported the team. 

Special mention goes to Joe for his fantastic sporting gesture, many thanks Joe! 

Everyone played their part in this stunning 6-1 win. Playing a 3-2-1 formation worked really well. This was a game in which everyone played really well. It was good to see some of the work that we have been doing in training, such as throw-ins, being used in the match . A solid defensive game from Sam R, Will A, Cameron, Teo and Oscar gave us all confidence, and enabled great play in the midfield from Julen, Dan, Ryan. Alfie was on great form and scored two great goals, including an unstoppable shot from distance. Dan also had a storming game and scored twice. Julen and Ryan also got on the scoresheet, to make it 6 strong goals and give us a good goal difference.  

We saw great passing, players creating time on the ball and not panicking, trusting each other in the passing game, short and simple passes. 

Thank you to Micky for choosing his ‘Man of the Match’. Dan had an outstanding game, his first as captain, led by example, great running and passion as ever.....and a couple of goals to round it all off!! Well done Dan.

It was great to join our friends from United after the game and share a pizza so thanks for all that came along.
Mark

Goalmouth action from Saturday's City vs Utd match.