Boxford Rovers 26th September 2009

Boxford were unable to use their normal pitch due to a dog show taking place. The pitch we used was a full sized affair and the goals looked massive!!

The team for the day was-
Ollie S in goal, Cameron, Jack and Connor in defence, Freddie, Curtis, Charlie, Ollie Mac and Alex in midfield, Dash and Damien up front. Kyle, Charlie W, Callum and new signing Georgi on the bench.

The game kicked off in the bright sunshine and before we knew it we had got off to the best possible start. We won an erly throw in on the left around the halfway line. Freddie caught the Boxford defense off gaurd with a quick, long throw over their heads as Dash ran on and carried the ball all the way to their box before beating the keeper with a low shot. 1-0 with a minute on the clock.
With 5 minutes played we found ourselves with an identical throw in from Freddie and the same outcome from Dash!! A carbon copy goal and 2-0.

Boxford were by no means out of the game and showed their intent on 11 minutes when their striker managed to hit a superb shot. Luckily for us Ollie pulled off agreat save to keep us two ahead.
On 20 minutes I made a mass substitution with Kyle, Charlie W, Callum and Georgi replacing Jack, Freddie, Ollie mac and Damien.

With 22 minutes played Boxford pulled a goal back to make it 2-1. This was also the half-time score.

The second half saw Boxford dominate the better of the play. We struggled to get the ball wide and play our usual passing game. Boxford totally dominated the middle of the pitch and almost got the equaliser they deserved when somehow they hit both posts and missed from point blank range. I still can't work out how the ball didn't go in!!
After that scare we started to get back into the game. Our strikers had suffered from a lack of supply. Damien managed to break through but their keeper pulled off a great save to deny him. A few minutes later Georgi broke through and raced towards the keeper one on one. He coolly slotted it past him to give us a 2 goal cushion. 3-1. There were sighs of relief all over the pitch.
We pressed forward again with Freddie and Curtis causing problems down the left until Curtis took a blow to the throat and had to come off!! He lived!! Charlie W managed to get the ball off the defenders toe as he tried to clear it, and kept it in their box. Charlie B picked it up with his back to the goal, he immediately had three players lining up in support, calling for it and in space. Charlie chose the fourth option, which was to turn, avoiding two defenders and fire it strongly into the net. 4-1
This was the final score. We had scored 2 in the first 5 minutes, 2 in the last 4 minutes and struggled for the rest of the game!! A hard fought 3 points!!!

Man of the match was Ollie Spink for a commanding performance in goal. A special mention goes to Connor, Jack and Cammy for a strong performance at the back. Also some great finishing From Dash and Charlie B and a debut goal from Georgi.

Thanks to Whitton Utd beating Framlingham we are now 3 points clear at the top of the league with a very very long way to go!!!