A surprise defeat for the Blues at home on a windy day with torrential downpours. The game began with the Blues on the attack and a shot by James Dean went just wide of the post. Undeterred he took another shot, this time hitting the corner of the post.
A clearance from Thomas Halstead maintained possession for the Blues, then a pass from Jude Mercer, to James and back again set Jude up to shoot, just skimming the cross bar. A block from Jude and a clearance from Thomas, again kept the ball for the Blues. Then a pass from Jude set Nathan Allan up to shoot, just wide of the post. The excitement continued as James took another shot hitting the corner of the bar, then, Max Abbott took a shot, saved by the Black’s keeper.
The Blacks tried to regain possession, but were stopped in their tracks by a block from Nathan, and a clearance from Thomas. Again on the attack, the Blacks were closed down by skilful defending from Will Sledding. A back pass from Jude to Nathan was intercepted by the Blacks, but James cleared the ball. The Blacks, still on the attack, were blocked by Will, then, an attempt on goal was saved by the Blue’s keeper Ollie Barker. From the goal kick, Jude took a shot on goal, just wide, then, a pass from Thomas was intercepted, putting Ollie to the test as he made another great save, but the Blacks scored on the rebound.
Luke Hutton took a shot on target, but the Blacks cleared the shot. A shot from James was saved, then a run up-field by Bailey Coupland, kept possession for the Blues, setting up a corner ball. From the corner, Nathan scored a great goal, equalising for the Blues. A shot up-field by Nathan was kept in by Bailey, but the Blacks eventually closed him down, then scoring their second goal of the match. Half time score 1-2.
The second half began with the Blacks on the attack. Strong defending from Thomas and Will, kept them at bay for a while, but within minutes they scored their third goal of the match from a free kick. Bailey gained possession for the Blues with a great tackle, keeping the ball in play and passing to Luke. Luke kept possession well, but was eventually closed down by the Black defence. From the Blue ball, Jack McBride took a shot, just wide. Then a pass from Luke to Jack set up another opportunity, but the Black’s keeper flicked the ball over the bar. From the goal kick, the Blacks went on to score their fourth goal of the game.
A block by Jude, maintained possession for the Blues, passing to James, who took a shot just wide. Luck was not on the Blue’s side as Bailey then took a shot on goal, skimming the post. The Blacks were not to be defeated- a block by Jude, passing to Bailey, set James up but the keeper saved the shot. Jack then blocked another Black ball, passing to James who shot just over the bar. Further shots from James, Max, Bailey and Jude could not change the luck of the Blues, leaving the full time score at 1-4. A big disappointment for the Blues, but this can’t detract from the amazing season you have had lads!
Just one last request from the League for next season… could I please request some wipers from for my specks?? Either that – or order some better weather so that I can keep on writing my reports!!
Cheers!
Man of the Match- Jude Mercer
Manager’s Man of the Match- Nathan Allan