A wonderful win from a scratch team made up in equal measure from depleted Bee's and Arrow's squads. Despite being completely new to each other the lads played as a really strong unit with standout defending right the way through the match to add a clean sheet to the win. A great game for the spectators as well, late in the 4th quarter some parents could barely watch whilst others had the mobile phones out to record the result for posterity!
The first quarter was a cagey affair - understandable
given the team had not played together before - but both teams came close.
Waverton's first of 4 keepers - Yazan - starting what would become a long
string of great saves in the game.
In the second quarter the heat started
to rise and tackles started to fly in all over the park - George, Thomas, Ellis
and Christopher working especially hard in their own half. Great long
clearances from the second keeper of the day - Oliver - rattled Ellesmere
Port creating chances for Yazan and Rafa before George took
advantage, scoring late from close range and through the
keepers legs.
In the third quarter (and after some much needed half time
orange......flavoured Jaffa cakes) the game started to get stretched, with
real end to end football thrilling the crowd. The third goalkeeper -
Christopher - made a string of really brave saves clearing off the
line several times - he was certainly aided by some close quarter
touchline coaching, and also some excellent defending from Coby, Ellis and
Thomas. It started to feel as though Waverton needed a second goal to secure
the victory but when Yazan hit the post it felt like it may never come. However
soon after Yazan again shot - from a corner and at a very tight angle - and
found the top corner of the net.
In the final quarter it was one way traffic
with Ellesmere Port pushing for goals but again great defending kept them out
- George (4th in goal) continued the superhuman effort between the posts.
No-one worked harder during the game than Ellis, both he and the
team improved in each of the 3 quarters played, as they got better
at following their forward passes and then later including a tough
tackle at the end. The crowd were willing a 3rd goal and in the dying
moments Ellis' endeavour put him through 1 on 1 with the keeper......a
cruel bobble preventing him hitting the target - it deserved a
goal but certainly demonstrated the potential with Ellis and across the team
for future games.
Thanks to the parents for their great support it certainly
was a draining experience for all!
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