I hope that you have all had a good weekend after our stunning result on Saturday morning.
Each and every one of you should be really proud of the effort that you put in during the game and the part you played in bringing a 4-1 home victory against Sidmouth.
We are developing a really nice tempo in our match play boys and this was again evident in the first half of our match at King George V.
We had made some changes for this match, perhaps one of the biggest was resting Sam R for this match and playing Sam P in goal.
I thought Sidmouth showed great improvement since we last played them and this resulted in a tight first half. We had the larger share of the possession, this was impressive despite playing into the wind.
Going into the half time break it was 0-0.
We rotated the 4 substitutes evenly throughout the match and this seems to work well rather than making wholesale changes at half time.
The start of the second half was a tense affair and when Sidmouth scored it would have been easy for our heads to drop.
However you all showed great spirit and determination, good leadership from our captain Alfie raised the team and we pressed hard through the midfield.
This pressure eventually paid off when Dan scored a great goal from midfield to level the match 1-1.
With the wind at our backs it felt like the momentum was changing and City had a spring in our step again.
This was rewarded with a spectacular goal from the middle of the park from Cameron skilling the goal keeper. This goal further boosted all of the team and our continued skill, great passing and moving really looked impressive from the touchline.
A great kick from goal from Sam P out of goal enabled Alfie W to breach Sidmouth’s defence and scored a brace of great goals and could have easily scored a hatrick! Still not sure how that other effort did not go in!
A 4-1 win was a great result and I was really pleased not only with the win but the manner of the win.
We are playing with a great tempo, quick to the tackle and always putting pressure on opposition players. We are also showing an increased awareness of each other’s position, this is most evident when are in defensive play when we are offering a good layered defence.
Great communication during the match boys, it is so heartening to see you supporting and encouraging each other, also great to see the goal celebrations!!!
The parents Player of the Match was Cameron. Micky chose him for his overall play during the match, stead fast defence, great encouragement and for scoring an amazing goal. Well done Cameron you had a great game and richly deserve this.
This match also marks the end of Alfie’s captaincy so thank you to Alfie you have been a great captain and showed great leadership. The new captain will be allocated at training on Wednesday.
So overall brilliant!! Well played and I am really impressed with the spirit that we have developed in the team, the style of football that we play and the commitment that you are all showing for the team and your teammates.
A couple of important announcements!!
Training this week on Wednesday will be our last at St Lukes for this season.
After this we have a series of midweek games on Wednesdays (normally at KGV) starting with the derby game against Central United on the 2nd April.
We are moving into a busy final part of the season now with many games both midweek and on Saturdays.
We have 8 league matches left in this season so please keep checking in with the blog for all the information and news!
Our next match is on Saturday against Brixington at KGV.
Unfortunately both John B and are unable to be there for this match so we have made some arrangements to ensure things run smoothly.
Simon has kindly agreed to manage the team, lead the warm up and match preparations and to manage the substitutions. John P has agreed to be the match referee.
We are grateful for both taking on these roles.
Hope that you have a good start to your weeks and look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
The focus on Wednesday will be ‘Controlling the ball from goal kicks (attacking or defending)’.
Thanks everyone
Mark
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