MATCH REPORT - SAT 21 OCTOBER

SAUGHALL BLACKS 4 - 5 BEES 

What a difference a week makes! The boys were absolutely on fire this morning as we came back from 2-0 down to win the match in the final quarter. 

The performance was "chalk and cheese" compared to last week as we played with huge confidence in our passing moves, held our positions well and we all battled hard against some big lads. 

Our decision making was excellent, with players not overrunning the ball and looking to play a forward pass rather then lose possession. This meant for a great 'team' display with every player playing their part and reaching their full potential. 

At 2-0 down against powerful shots we came back into it, firstly from a mazy Henry run and finish for 2-1 before Saughall scored again whilst Ben was having his laces tied! 

The boys stormed back to parity through a brilliant assist (Tom) and finish (Emlyn), then followed by another Emlyn goal which he swerved high over the oncoming keeper. 

With Samuel and George punching above their weight in midfield and passing simply we got in on goal repeatedly.

In defence or midfield and particularly in the CDM position Oliver, Isaac, Pablo and Thomas did brilliantly to win ball and either run it from trouble or play a pass. 

Oliver beat a player to feed Emlyn for our fourth but Saughall battled away and got back level with a fortunate goal, rebounding off the post to their strikers feet. Henry had been doing brilliantly in goal repeatedly rushing off his line to clear danger like Manuel Neuer! 

Yazan was doing well to hold the ball upfront and we created further chances with his physical threat up the pitch. 

At 4-4 we went into the final quarter with Emlyn in goal and Ben chomping at the bit after sitting our the middle quarters (as Samuel had to leave early). After  some end to end football and great saves it fell to Ben to grab the winner and complete a brilliant comeback! 

With 3 wins and a few close losses in a tougher league format this season the boys can be really proud of the start we've made, and especially how we played today and against Princess Villa. If we can bottle these performances and bring them every week that would be fantastic...

Well done boys.