Posted by Clive R --Previous Message--
on September 10, 2007, 1:23 pm, in reply to "Colts U11 vs Benson"
Good report Robin - but you forgot to mention the excellent linesman patrolling the OCC defence!
: Oxford City Colts U11 Match Report
: 9th September 2007
:
: Benson Merlins 2 – Oxford City Colts 3
:
: Our first match since changing from 7-a-side
: to a full size pitch with 11 players was a
: great success. Pre-season training and
: friendlies had been at best mixed, with the
: boys finding it difficult to adjust to the
: new format. Coach Roger Cherry was lucky to
: have virtually the same squad who finished
: last season and the boys, who have now
: played together as a team for over three
: years, were determined to do their best. So
: we travelled south to Benson for the opening
: game of the season with a sense of optimism
: mixed with some apprehension about how we
: would fare with this new style of football.
:
: The match proved to be an excellent contest
: between two evenly matched teams. Sporting
: the new away strip kindly sponsored by
: Shepherd & Woodward and Amberwealth
: Creations, the Colts team lined up with some
: of the boys playing in unfamiliar positions.
: Bradley Rowbotham moved into the heart of
: the defence with great effect, reading the
: game well and stifling the Benson attack. It
: was City who opened the scoring after just
: five minutes. Tyler Walker raced into the
: Benson Box only to be fouled by one of the
: defenders and there were no complaints when
: the referee pointed to the spot. Adam Martin
: slotted the ball past the diving keeper’s
: right hand to give the Colts a well earned
: lead.
:
: However, it was not long before Benson were
: back on level terms. City failed to clear a
: corner and after a number of blocked shots,
: Benson forced the ball home at the near
: post. Worse was to follow as with the next
: attack Benson earned a penalty for handball
: and despite an excellent attempt by Colts’
: goalkeeper Reece Horwood, the well-struck
: penalty hit the back of the net. The rest of
: the first half was an even contest with both
: defences playing well, limiting the number
: of shooting chances.
:
: At half time Roger Cherry made some changes
: bringing on Joe Russell in goal, Brian
: Muiami in defence and Joe Roberson in
: midfield. The substitutes settled in well,
: giving Bradley the opportunity to link up
: with the attack and it was during one of
: these moves that Colts equalised after 42
: minutes. Bradley’s fiercely struck long shot
: gave the excellent Benson keeper no chance.
: In the final 20 minutes the Colts lifted
: their game creating a number a scoring
: chances. Their endeavour was rewarded in the
: last two minutes when Tyler Walker finished
: off an excellent passing move to give Colts
: a 3-2 win.
:
: Not only was this an excellent way to start
: the new season, it was very encouraging to
: see the boys come back after being behind,
: something that has not been our strength in
: previous seasons. The spirit shown by all
: the team was obvious and will hopefully lead
: to a successful season.
:
: Team: R Horwood (J Russell H/T), A Martin, B
: Rowbotham, M White (B Muinami H/T), W
: Beechers, L Williams, H Comley, G Cherry, C
: Wood (J Roberson H/T), D Dennis (R Horwood
: 45) T Walker
: Man of the Match: B Rowbotham
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