Two very evenly matched sides going up against each other with no bad feeling or histrionics.
Both teams had first half chances and the game ebbed and flowed between both goal mouths. there was some nice play between Harvey and Elliott and our defensive partnership of Marco and Zack has things under control though as did Hermione in goal (great clean sheet for the defensive team!). 0-0 half time.
At half time we changed things a bit to bring Oliver into the midfield to counter Milford's huge no9 who did cause some problems. this seemed to work as we had much more attacking play second half as Joe & Marcos put in fighting performances.
Our goal came from a period of pressure and Ed picked up the ball on the left, played sideways to Oliver who did the same for an oncoming Marco who smashed a low shot in from the edge of the box. A really good goal.
After that we had a few other half chances but it was a very tight game. The main danger was from their 9 who must be twice Elliott's size. A real danger at set pieces (as we found to our cost in the reverse fixture when he scored two headed corner goals). the team had learnt their lesson though and they made sure he didn't punish us again this way, with the help of a fine goalie showing from H. a 1-0 victory
most pleasing though was the spirit in which the game was played and the progression of the players. the difference between the start of the season and now is quite staggering. substitutes were a nightmare today because they all played so well and the side didn't need changing. and then when subs did go on, they were equally as good! tricky bit fantastic position for a coach to be in. we now have selection problems!
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