Monday, April 07, 2008

Radley

This game between these two excellent sides is one that always produces good football, passion, and a fantastic work rate from both teams, We lost the home match earlier in the season 0-1 and 0-3 on a day when we were beaten by a better team on that day, and we just didn't perform to our usual high standards, Saturday was a stern test and we showed what great character this team has and the belief the players do have.

First Game Radley 0 OCC 1 (Leyton Brandon)

Team:Kieron Massingham,Tate Rogers,Tremayne Barrett,Lester Davies,Malcolm Blinder,Lochie Craig,Leyton Brandon.

This game saw both teams seeing a fair share of possession with OCC producing a couple more chances which we failed to take.Goalie Kieron Massingham kicked the ball to Leyton Brandon who popped up in the second half with a shot which was knocked into the side netting by a Radley defender after passing the goalie, Great all round display of defending and attacking with a great understanding of positioning by all the players to be effective in the game.

Second Game Radley 0 OCC 1 (Cameron Innes)

Team:Jack Tutton,Millie Hankinson,Thomas Van Gucci,Cameron Innes,Ross McMahon,Robbie Morton,Jamie Smith,James Oliver.

This team carried on with great effort and Radley created chances that troubled our goal and we looked very nervous at corners, which were a mass of bodies with the ball being blocked or cleared eventually. We got back playing attacking football and created some chances of our own, which resulted in Cameron Innes crossing the ball goal bound and a defender heading the ball in the goal.

A Third Game was played and Radley won 1-0 to ensure that all the players played at least 30 minutes of football and the Goalies had a run out on pitch.

All the players worked so hard for this result on Saturday morning and have really been very consistent all season, this result means that the league could be won by one of three teams, the teams will only be separated by goal difference or a handful of points at the end of the season depending on other results.We now look back at the three games we have lost and the one we have drawn out of 42 games in the two team league to see what the players have really achieved this season and how close the top four clubs are in this league.The team reached the Semi final of the Cup as well and they will continue to progress playing good football in the right spirit and with a smile on their faces for many more years.

Thank you to Kieron Powell and Toby Brown for helping me out on Saturday morning with the warm up and shooting whilst I was messing about with the team sheet and trying to get organised !.

See you all at training Wednesday at Court Farm 6pm - 7pm.

Rob Tutton