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Oxford City Colts under-9s went down to their heaviest defeat of the season so far on Saturday, when they were beaten 5-0 by Kennington at Court Place Farm. As in their previous game, the lads gave a strong first-half display, but were undone by slack defending after the interval.
In the first half the City boys were arguably the better side, but they couldn't find a way through the Kennington defence, while remaining relatively untroubled themselves at the back. The game was goalless at half-time, and the Colts went into the second half full of optimism.
Unfortunately, they conceded a goal almost immediately after the break, and Kennington then scored a second pretty much straight from kick-off. That was it as far as City were concerned, and the lads' heads dropped. Kennington scored a fortuitous third, when a throw-in brushed one of their players and ended up in the City net, and two further goals completed the rout. Colts came close on a couple of occasions, but they were firing blanks and in the end were well beaten.
It was a different story in the friendly match that followed, as City registered their first win of the season, beating Kennington 2-1. The side featured a large number of new players, and it was clear in the first half that they had not played together as a team before, with lots of bunching up and little talking. City did take the lead, with a goal from new lad Joe. In the second half one or two more established Colts lads played, and it was Jason Crowder who doubled the lead with his fourth of the season. Kennington did pull a goal back shortly afterwards, but stout defending and some decent all-round play ensured that there was no danger of conceding a second.
In the first half the City boys were arguably the better side, but they couldn't find a way through the Kennington defence, while remaining relatively untroubled themselves at the back. The game was goalless at half-time, and the Colts went into the second half full of optimism.
Unfortunately, they conceded a goal almost immediately after the break, and Kennington then scored a second pretty much straight from kick-off. That was it as far as City were concerned, and the lads' heads dropped. Kennington scored a fortuitous third, when a throw-in brushed one of their players and ended up in the City net, and two further goals completed the rout. Colts came close on a couple of occasions, but they were firing blanks and in the end were well beaten.
It was a different story in the friendly match that followed, as City registered their first win of the season, beating Kennington 2-1. The side featured a large number of new players, and it was clear in the first half that they had not played together as a team before, with lots of bunching up and little talking. City did take the lead, with a goal from new lad Joe. In the second half one or two more established Colts lads played, and it was Jason Crowder who doubled the lead with his fourth of the season. Kennington did pull a goal back shortly afterwards, but stout defending and some decent all-round play ensured that there was no danger of conceding a second.
posted by Julian at Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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