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West Byfleet Scorpians U8B 0 - Bookham Colts U8B 8

Match report:
The fourth win in a row and one that did our goal difference the world of good.

First half
Play could not have started better for the Colts with an opening goal in the first few minutes. That set the pattern for the rest of the match. The opposition lacked any real shape and we struggled to play our positional, passing game but the goals kept on coming. West Byfleet had no attacks on goal and Craig was even wishing for a penalty so that he could see some of the ball, however he had to be patient, very patient! Having said we struggled to keep our shape we did consistently manage to move the ball down the wings resulting in good crosses and several corners. Tom and Sam provided a solid base at the back, Josh on the left found the net as did Danny I and Reilly who was playing the central role as Jake was sub along with Charlie and Ben. Danny T worked well on teh wing and hooked up with Reilly and Danny I to create many chances.


Second Half
The second half started with the team unchanged. The aim was go back to basics of positional play with long and short passing. This was the perfect oppotunity to make the ball do the work and send the opposition running in circles. As play progress the goals stated to flow again with anothr for Danny I and Josh and a couple for Reilly plus a penalty awarded for hand ball in the box by the Scorpian's defender. The highlight of the second half was probably Reilly unstoppable penalty curving just inside the upright to nestle in the side nettling with power. Most player on the pitch including the substitutes as they came on took turns to queue up for a strike, hitting the post several times and forcing saves from the overworked opposition goalie. At the end of the match we had a clean sheet and 8 in the bag.

Managers comment:
A great result for us but perhaps not the most enjoyable game. Remember the basics: position and passing, no ball watching or following the ball around.