Cemtral City got back to winning ways with a fully merited 4-0 win away at Sidmouth Raiders on a beautiful sunny morning. It was a fantastic display of attacking football, full of energy, verve and some superb passing moves which were reminiscent at times of Barcelona and their tiki-taka!
The game could not have started in a more positive manner for City, a through ball from Julen enabling Alfie W to burst through and finish emphatically to make it 1-0. City continued to fashion chances, Dan making a great run on the left and Will P seeing a shot narrowly deflected wide. 10 minutes into the game and City extended their lead with some great work from Dan who got behind the defence and pulled the ball back to Alfie W. Despite having his initial shot saved, when the ball came back out to him he fired in a shot which crashed down off the bar. With both players and spectators unlike unsure if the ball had crossed the line, Dan remained alert and followed up to make it 2-0.
City continued to exert pressure on their opponents and nearly scored again as Julen narrowly missed from a half-cleared corner. However, it didn't take long for City to go 3-0 and what a delightful goal it was. Picking the ball up in midfiled, Dan jinked past a couple of defenders, switched the ball on to his left foot and finished with aplomb. City had further chances to add to the scoreline before half-time, Will P hitting the post from a quickly taken throw-in and the keeper tipping over the bar to prevent an own goal from a corner.
City went in to the second half with a commanding lead but with the slope against them. As in the first half, they scored almost straight from the kick off, Alfie R playing a lovely ball up to Alfie W who finished unerringly to make it 4-0. The remainder of the second half followed a similar pattern, City creating several more excellent chances and testing the keeper on numerous occasions. Will P had a great shot which the keeper managed to tip over, and both Dan and Alfie went close to claiming hat-tricks.
It was perhaps the most pleasing performance of the season from City, with several delightful passages of intricate passing and interplay, solid performances at the back from the whole team and great running and energy from midfield to support the attack. With a number of eye-catching performances across the pitch, choosing Man of the Match was no easy task but for his attacking play and brace of goals at the start of each half, the award went to Alfie Worth. Well done Alfie!
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