Report: U13NW vs. Highworth Town Juniors 21-Sep-08

A home game against Highworth C (now playing as Highworth Town Juniors H) with Fraser Evans back from Bassett to his original club was the next fixture. Coming so close after Stratton the lads needed to get themselves going again.

Just like the Stratton game Wickham dominated the first 5 minutes but failed to test the keeper. After 6 minutes Highworth got down their right and managed to get a good cross in. This was headed out of the area but a midfield player following in got there first but blasted the ball well over the bar. Wickham continued to press forwards and eventually the break through came. An attack down the right saw a cross come in for Charlie to power in a header. The keeper made the initial save but Duncan headed the ball back goal bound. This was also saved but Duncan had followed in to force the ball home. In the 16^th minute Charlie again had another header saved which was cleared out to the right. Albie was able to dink the ball back into the middle where Karl missed his header but the ball bounced off his knee and just went wide of the post. In the 21^st minute Albie got another cross in which the keeper punched clear but only to Marcus on the edge of the box but his header back just drifted wide of the post. Three minute later a driven corner was headed just over the bar by Duncan. With time running out Highworth broke clear and should have equalised but Jack through himself in front for the ball which somehow kept it out of the net.

The warning signs however were not heeded as in the 1^st minute Highworth got the equaliser. They attacked down the right and pinged the ball into the middle. The initial clearance was made but Fraser Evans gathered the ball up and went out left. He got round Jack and as the defence came across knocked the ball to the back post where two forwards were waiting. Connor Vincent took his time and despite Olly diving across him, just like Jack in the first half, the ball was slotted just inside the near post. Wickham continued to dominate and in the 6^th minute Albie cut inside from the right flank but his a left foot drive was just in front of Iggy and also drifted just past the far post. A long distance free kick in the 13th minute was uncharacteristically wasted, as Albie’s shot went directly off by the near post. In the 17^th minute another free kick was hit into the box, this time William got the header in but it hit Marcus near the goal and was then cleared away. In the 25^th minute Albie again created some room down the right before passing to Jesse. His dinked cross unfortunately had now power in it so Charlie’s header was easily saved. Highworth were rarely seen as an attacking force although they did have two free kicks which, when knocked into the box, the defenders were able to clear. James only had one save to make as he came rushing to the edge of his area diving at the forwards feet. Thus the game ended 1-1, a rare draw for the side but at least it wasn’t a defeat. We now need to build on some things in training before Shaw next week.

A frustrating game where Wickham’s dominance was not converted into clear cut chances. Most of the players had good games with votes evenly spread across the team but The Player of the Day Award went to William.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp.

Albie Oakman, Jesse Bowers, Karl Admans, Marcus Guest, Duncan Lorrain.

Charlie de Fraine.

Subs:- Fraser Roberts, Iggy Ilott, Ollie Norman.

Report: U13NW vs. Stratton Juniors 17-Sep-2008

Another midweek game but this time a “home” match under the lights at Kintbury Rangers. Games against Stratton are always robust affairs and this was likely to be no different.

On a bigger pitch, the lads seemed to be totally at home during the initial stages, playing the ball around and dominating Stratton. During this period both Charlie and Jesse were sent through the centre but the keeper just got out before them both times and there were a number of corners also scrambled clear. After 8 minutes Stratton’s two quick forwards burst through the Wickham defence. The no.7 drew James and play it sideways to his team mate. Jack had just made it back to cover but could only turn the ball into the back of the net. Stratton almost immediately won the ball back from the centre and attacked down the right. The cross came in over everyone but a Stratton player out on the left gathered it in and on reaching the bye line fired a cross into the box which unfortunately James turned into his own goal at the near post. This knocked the stuffing out of the boys and they seemed totally unable to play any sort of football for the next ten minutes. Duncan had to leave the field having taken a blow to the head with Iggy replacing him. In the 18^th minute Iggy got a cross into the box which was cleared out of the area. Jack came flying in driving a shot which was blocked by the keeper, Albie’s follow up was also blocked with the ball being turned away for a corner, almost of Charlie’s foot. A break away in the 28^th minute saw Wickham grateful to James as he made a great save when faced with a 1 on 1. In the 30^th minute an Albie corner saw Charlie’s shot blocked on the line but Bert was there to slam the ball home. In the last minute an Albie free kick from 35 yards out just did not quite dip enough and smashed against the bar rebounding wide.

Jon gave probably his most stern half time talk in order to get the lads playing football and supporting each other. This had an immediate effect as in the 1^st minute an attack down the right saw Albie hit a hopefully ball towards Charlie. This seemed to be a lost cause but Charlie got to the ball and from the tightest of angles lifted it over the keeper and into the far corner. The lads were now really fired up and the tackles began to get stiffer. After 6 minutes Albie took a free kick out on the left. Just like the cup final last year it was curled towards the back post but this time Marcus was there to head home. It was now going to be a long 30 minutes before the end of the game. In the 19^th minute Charlie was put through on goal. The covering defender just managed to get there but his back pass seemed to have beaten his own keeper who just managed to rush back and knock it wide for a corner. Just after this the ref had to send a Stratton parent away from the ground as things began to get fraught. Stratton switched to 3 up front supplementing their two quick forwards with a big lad which resulted in Karl dropping deeper and Wickham losing control of the midfield. Marcus had taken a knock and was replaced by Ollie Normal with Callum also on replaying Iggy who also had taken a knock. With 9 minutes left Stratton broke clear but James again made a great block with the follow up going well wide. Jack broke up another attack sending Albie clear but his chip just went wide of the post. With 6 minutes left Stratton were clear again but Jack was able to get across to make a great tackle for William to clear the danger. Wickham then should have killed the game off but with the goal gaping Jesse had drifted off side. In the 33^rd minute another Stratton breakaway with no defender in site. The Stratton forward steadied himself but with James holding around the penalty spot he made the save holding onto the ball. In the 34^th minute Marcus won the ball in midfield and sent Charlie away and he duly scored making the game safe.

A great fight back in the second half showing the lads actually listened to what they were told at half time. Having played probably his best game for Wickham constantly being there covering back including one great last ditch challenge, the Player of the Day Award went to Jack. Wickham however have slipped back to 2^nd place, behind Bassett, but only on goals scored as both side have a goal difference of 19.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp.

Albie Oakman, Jesse Bowers, Karl Admans, Marcus Guest, Duncan Lorrain.

Charlie de Fraine.

Subs:- Callum Johnson, Iggy Ilott, Ollie Norman.

Report: U13NW vs. FC Abbeymeads 14-Sep-2008

Abbey Mead’s had beaten Shaw on Saturday and their first result suggested this would be a difficult game. In recent years the lads has drawn with them twice, but both games were at home. Albie and Duncan were on the bench as the lads line up in a 4-4-2 formation.

During the first 5 minutes Wickham created a couple of good chances the best where Charlie put Jesse through but he had just strayed off side. However at the nd of this period a good defensive head from Bert found Karl who played it up to Iggy. He laid the ball back to Olly who hit a cross into the box. This was flicked into space by Callum for Charlie to run onto and score. Olly and Iggy were combining well down the left but the next 15 minutes saw a big void in the middle of the park as the midfield either pushed too far forwards or were not working back. A lovely piece of skill by Charlie down the right in the 13^th minute created a chance for Iggy but the keeper made a good save. In the 21^st minute Jesse had a shot saved but from the resulting corner the ball came out to Jesse his shot was blocked near the line but Bert was there to force the ball home. Karl and Marcus were taken off with Albie moving to the right and Jesse into the middle. Wickham were now playing some good passing football. Callum had a volley saved and then Albie diving in from an Olly cross just could not reach the ball. Bert then scored his second goal which was quickly followed by a lovely 4^th. Albie nicely controlled a high pass turning the ball inside for Charlie to control, swivel and then drill into the net. In the 31sdt minute Jesse won the ball in midfield and threaded the ball though for Albie to outpace the defender and smash into the back of the net. James made a good save near the end of the half ensuring Wickham has probably a flattering 5-0 half time lead

Callum and Charlie gave way to Marcus and Karl with Iggy playing up front on his own for the start of the second half. After two minutes a Goal kick was head back by William for Duncan to control and send Iggy through to hit the ball across the keeper and in for 6-0. In the 9^th minute Jesse played the ball up to Iggy. As he stretched to reach it he fell over but was still able to play it out to Albie who drove into the box and hit a left footed drive in off the far post. The midfield was now starting to tick and 5 minutes later Karl played a ball to Duncan who went down the left. As he went into the box he noticed the keeper coming off his line so he hit it inside the near post for 8-0. Abbey Meads continued to try to get forwards and in the 16^th minute there was a 2 on 1 but Bert managed to get across from his man and get a great tackle in on the edge of the box to clear the danger. In the 20^th minute an Abbey Meads corner was powerfully headed clear by Bert. Duncan played it sideways to Albie who sent Iggy racing clear of the defenders to slot past the advancing keeper for 9-0. In the 22 minute a quick throw in saw Marcus get some space on the edge of the box to riffle the ball in. In the 26^th minute he receive the ball in the centre circle and seeing the keeper off his line hit a shot which came back of the post to be cleared. In the 29^th minute an Albie free kick hit the crossbar with such power that it cleared all the advancing Wickham players. In the 34^th minute Albie’s corner was flick on by Charlie, hitting the crossbar before Marcus bundled the ball home.

All in all a good result but there are still things to work on but no real time before the next game, against Stratton Juniors A under the Kintbury floodlights. There was no doubt who the Player of the Day was. Having worked the channels very well and being one of 5 players to get two goals, it went to Iggy.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp,

Jesse Bowers, Karl Admans, Marcus Guest, Iggy Ilott

Charlie de Fraine, Callum Johnson.

Subs:- Albie Oakman, Duncan Lorrain.

Report: U13OM vs. Garsington 14-Sep-2008

Wickham claimed their first victory of this season's campaign in an incident packed game.

Max opened the scoring for Wickham after only a couple of minutes of play and it looked like Wickham were going to control the game but Garsington settled into their stride and scored twice within half an hour.  A handball in Garsington's area led to a Wickham penalty which Frazer comfortably converted to take the score to 2-3 at the half time whistle.  Wickham started the second half strongly which allowed Luke to level the score 5 minutes into the second half.  Play seemed fairly
even but Garsington's finishing was stronger and they scored again in the 46th and 52nd minute to take the lead 3-5.  Wickham rallied and a second from Max in the 53rd minute allowed Wickham back into the game. Another handball in the 56th minute enabled Olly to convert from the spot to bring the score level.  Some confident passing from Wickham's midfield led to Ben scoring.  Max slotted home Wickham's 7th to round off his hat-trick and the game.

Parent's player - Aiden Weeks
Coach's player - Max Nicholls

Ben Grey, Tom Farnham, Joe Withers, Jordan Shaw, Aiden Weeks, Jack
Wild, Olly Norman, Luke Evans, Alexander Olford, Ben Cipolla, Max
Nicholls.

Subs: Harry Russell, Frazer Roberts, Steven Enever, Josh W

Report: U13NW vs. Pewsham 10-Sep-2008

The first League away match was at Pewsham. After their battling game against Bassett, which their parent said they were unlucky to lose, Wickham new they would be in for a tough game, just like the one at the end of last season.

Wickham created an opening in the first 30 seconds but Pewsham were just able to scramble the defence across before a clear shot could be got away. Despite Wickham playing up the hill they were having the majority of the play but the first clear cut chance fell to Pewsham as in the 6th minute a through ball sent the no.17 clear; but just before he shot Jack got his tackle in. The first real shot of the game came as a cross from the right was headed back to Karl from Charlie but his left footed shot was dragged wide. A minute later and this time a ball in from the left went via Albie to Jesse who unfortunately shot wide. In the 13^th minute Karl had a long range effort which came crashing off the underside of the bar which Pewsham eventually cleared after some considerable time. In the 21^st minute the ball came in from the left to Albie, whose shot was well saved. He took the resulting corner which was cleared out to Jack near the half way line. He knocked the ball back into the box where Charlie knocked it down for Bert to riffle in from 14 yards out. Pewsham always looked dangerous when they tried to get there no.11 though and after 28 minute James was called upon to come out quickly forcing the forward to shot wide. In the 31^st minute Olly won the ball and played it across the back to Jack. He knocked the ball up to Charlie who again played it back this time to Albie who feed Marcus on the right. As he cut into the box he noticed the keeper coming off his line so he drilled it inside the near post for a half time 2-0 lead

In the 2^nd half Wickham switch to a back 3 (as Bert came off injured) and with Karl off as well, Iggy played on the right of midfield with Callum up front with Charlie and Albie on the left. In the 1^st minute Albie was bundled to the floor some 25 yards out but his free kick was headed clear. In the 7^th minute, with Wickham starting to play some passing football, the ball was switch from the left to Albie on the right via at least 5 different players. With Albie in the clear he cut into the centre and drilled the ball inside the far post for 3-0. After 10 minutes an Albie corner was cleared out of the box towards the half way line. Jack got there first and hit the ball back into the box. This time Charlie controlled the ball for himself, putting in a quick turn and riffled the ball into the net. Karl now came back on but went to centre back with Jordan replacing Jack in a traditional back four. Wickham continued to press forwards creating half chances but Ben, the Pewsham keeper, was able to deal with most things. With 24 minute gone Pewsham had a throw in on the left. The linesman immediately signalled for a foul throw but play continued. Wickham switched off and Pewsham got the ball into the back of the net but the ref finally saw the flag and play returned for a Wickham throw in. In the 31^st minute Jack and Marcus got in each other way on the edge of the box which resulted in a long clearance out of the Pewsham defence. This cleared the Wickham defenders allowing the quick no11 get past William and race for the goal. James came flying out spreading himself on the edge of the box to make a great save.

Another clean sheet and the midfield starting to work together but still a little too close at times. Four players had 2 votes for the Player of the Day Award but with three votes it went to Karl.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp,

Albie Oakman, Karl Admans, Jesse Bowers, Marcus Guest, Duncan Lorrain

Charlie de Fraine.

Subs:- Callum Johnson, Iggy Ilott, Jordan Shaw.

Report: U13NW vs. Liden Community 7-Sep-2008

The first League match of the season again saw Wickham playing the current Division 2 champions, who this time were Liden. With the grass again quite long this would prove to be a test for both sides.

Wickham started the game well enough as they forced 3 corners on the right hand side in the first 5 minutes all of these were well delivered into the box by Olly but no one could create a clear cut chance. In the 8^th minute an attack down the left hand side saw Jesse and Karl combine well. The ball came back to Jesse who put in a curling right foot cross. This just evaded Charlie at the near post and then Albie in the middle but the cross had so much curl on it that it found its way side the far post putting Wickham 1-0 up. Straight from the Centre Charlie won the ball and seemed to be all the way through only stopped by a last ditch tackle however the clearance fell to Duncan who knocked in the cross only for Charlie to just head wide. Wickham continued to dominate but could not find that finishing touch. In the 15^th minute Jesse seemed to have put the ball across the keeper and in but somehow he scrambled across the goal to make a fingertip save. In the 18^th minute Liden has a significant attack as first Bert went down and then Olly, both with twisted ankles. Somehow Wickham survived a 4 on 2 attack and were then able to make the substitutions with Karl and Jesse dropping into the back 4, Iggy to left wing and Callum up front. A great save from James in the 23^rd minute maintained Wickham’s lead and three attackers bore down on him and William. In the 30^th minute a Liden attack down the right saw a great cross into the middle met by the on rushing forward which again James saved even though an off side was given. In the 33^rd minute Callum and Albie combine well which resulted in Marcus having a shot which just went wide. There was still time for a curling shot from Callum which just did too much and bent into the keepers arms and for a left footed drive by Albie which cleared the bar.

In the 1^st minute of the half Albie hit a free kick into the box from the apex of the area. The keeper fumbled the ball pushing it forwards but all the Wickham players had rushed past him so the keeper was able to recover the slip. In the 3^rd minute a good cross from Iggy saw the ball come to Callum but his volley just cleared the bar. In the 5^th minute Wickham conceded a corner which Liden quickly took short. This totally surprised the defenders as they left two player totally free at the back. Fortunately when the ball ended up here one of the forwards handled it before getting his shot away. In the 8^th minute some interplay between Marcus and Jesse gave Callum a half chance. His shot was blocked and Albie’s follow up just cleared the bar. Liden were limited to few attacked but in the 10^th minute they came down their right, got past Olly and then past Karl as he came across only for a pin point cross to be headed high over the bar under no real pressure. Wickham went straight on the attack which ended in another Albie shot just clearing the bar. The longer the game went on without a 2^nd goal being added the more nervous the lads seemed to be getting. In the 13^th minute Liden smashed the ball against the underside of the bar but fortunately it came back out and after seemingly an age the ball was cleared. Numerous chances were created but the finishing was either weak or wide. Finally in the 32^nd minute a Liden clearance came to Jack who sent the ball down the line to Albie. He went past the first man before cutting inside and then dinking a cross in for Iggy to bundle the ball home. The next minute almost saw a repeat as Jack got a cross in, which was flicked on by Charlie but Iggy totally missed cued and the ball went wide. Iggy had another chance right at the end but this time blasted the ball wide. A win is a win as they say but this was not a convincing Wickham performance. With Bassett only beating Pewsham 4-2, have twice been a goal behind and only winning with two goals in the last 6 minutes, the midweek trip to Pewsham could be a very hard match.

There were patches during the first half when the lads panicked probably due to the loss of two defenders. During this time one person “held strong” and during the second half his distribution from the back was almost perfect. The Player of the Day award therefore went to William.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp,

Albie Oakman, Karl Admans, Jesse Bowers, Marcus Guest, Duncan Lorrain

Charlie de Fraine

Subs:- Callum Johnson, Iggy Ilott.

Report: U13OM vs. Brightwell 7-Sep-2008

Two late goals could not save Wickham from going down to Brightwell in the opening game of the season.  An attacking 3,5,2 formation was tried for this game but Brightwell soon changed their formation and put 4 up front which resulted in them scoring after 10 minutes.  Wickham reverted to 4 across the back and had Brightwell on the back foot. Harry came on for Aiden and he, Max and AO had near misses but it remained 0-1 at half time.  The second half started well for Wickham
and we were unlucky not to score after 4 minutes of the half.

Unfortunately, both Tom and AO had to come off with injuries and an unsettled Wickham let in two more goals on 44 and 55 minutes.  Wickham looked well out of the game but a classic route 1 ball from Ben G allowed Ben C to score Wickham's first on 62 minutes.  Wickham rallied and Aiden converted after one of his now classic runs in the 67th minute.  Wickham were eventually beaten by the clock.

Parents player award went down to a single vote with Aiden winning out.

Coach's player was also close but after a long deliberation was awarded to Max for his consistency throughout the game.

Team:
Ben Grey, Tom Farman, Jack Wild, Joe  Withers, Alex Olford, Luke
Evans, Jordan Shaw, Ollie Norman, Aiden Weeks, Max Nicholls, Ben
Cipolla. 

Subs: Steven Enever, Harry Russell, Josh

Report: U13 NW vs. Oxford City (Friendly)

The fun day for raising money towards the fire fund saw the U13’s kick off the first match against Oxford City. Thanks to Jon’s efforts the grass was now down to a reasonable length so hopefully the lads could play some good football.

Wickham had the first chance of the game after 3 minutes when Olly hit a corner into the box but Oxford City were eventually able to scramble it away. Two minutes later and Oxford long ball saw the forward pushed wide as the Wickham defence got back to clear the danger. In the 6^th minute Wickham opened the scoring as William broke up an attack passing the ball to Jesse. His pass through the middle of the defence put Charlie through. Despite a parry by the keeper Charlie was able to head the rebound home. The game settle down for the next ten minute with Wickham just having the better of the exchanges. With 17 minute on the clock William headed the ball out to Albie who laid it inside to Jesse. He immediate feed Karl down the right, who, upon reaching the bye line got his cross in where Charlie neatly tucked the ball away for 2-0. In the 23^rd minute Wickham were caught offside. The resulting free kick was launched into the Wickham half but a good solid header from Bert found Karl. He sent Iggy off down the left to get a cross into the box. The ball was only cleared out to Karl who hit a dipping volley into the far corner of the net for 3-0. A minute later the Wickham defence just opened up down the Oxford left. The forward ran in on James who beat the ball away and was then up quickly enough to save the rebound when a goal seemed the most likely outcome. With almost the last kick of the half Oxford City attacked through the centre of the Wickham defence. No one got a tackle in and despite James narrowing the angle the forward tucked the ball away for a half time score of 3-1.

Jordan replaced Jack and Max replaced Iggy but with Albie switching to the left wing. This change had an almost immediate effect. Albie worked some space down the left before getting his cross in. A small game of head tennis was then played before the ball came out to Max to hit a cracking scissor volley into the net for 4-1. During this attack Bert was injured so Jack came on at centre back. It was all Wickham and it was no surprise when in the 9^th minute Albie added the 5^th following some battling work from Charlie winning the ball back near to the bye line. In the 11^th minute the back four showed their confidence on the ball as they passed it around between themselves. Eventually the ball was knocked up to Charlie who tried to get Jesse in on goal. The defender cleared the ball out to Marcus who, from 20 yards out hit the shot into the top left hand corner. Wickham were now confident on the ball and in the 18^th minute the ball was played through the middle for Charlie to take on two defenders and then slot the ball away to complete his hat trick. Maybe the lads got too confident but Oxford now had their best spell of the game. In the 25^th minute William seemed to be shepparding the forward away from goal. He got in what looked like a good tackle but a penalty was awarded. James made a great initial save but the Wickham defenders were not sufficiently aware of what might happen, as the Oxford players reacted the quicker to force the ball in by the post for 7-2. Oxford continued to attack and in the 28^th minute won a corner. This was simply hit into the box for an unmarked player to tap into the net.

James Davis

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp,

Albie Oakman, Karl Admans, Jesse Bowers, Marcus Guest, Iggy Ilott

Charlie de Fraine.

Subs:- Jordan Shaw & Max Nicholls.

Report: U13 NW vs. Thatcham Tornadoes (Friendly)

This season kicked off with a friendly against Thatcham Tornadoes. With the grass quite long and the lads now playing 35 minute each was, four quarters of 20 minutes was the agreed game format allowing both sides to try different formations.

The lads took a long time to get and it was 9 minutes before Albie had the first chance which flashed wide of the far post. Two minutes later Karl was replaced by Iggy and almost immediately Albie hit a cross into the box which Iggy just failed to connect with. The next minute saw an Olly cross just headed wide by Albie as Wickham started to dominate. A lovely layback from Iggy into Duncan’s path saw him shoot just over and then in the 18^th minute a right footed bender from Olly just cleared the apex of the far post. However in the last minute a great save by Ben pushing a shot just over the bar ensured the scores remained level at the first break.

Max and Aiden replaced Jack and Duncan but almost immediately Wickham went 1 down. A speculative ball forwards saw both William and Bert go for it. The forward got there first, playing the ball back to an advancing midfield player to smash home. This knocked the stuffing out of the lads with the tactic almost working for a second time in the 9^th minute but this time Ben made the save. Thatcham were still applying the pressure but in the 14^th minute William broke up an attack firing the ball up field to Iggy. He laid the ball back to Max and spun off his defender. This left room for Max to go down the left, and as the defenders covered the attacking runs Max was left a clear run on goal to score. Straight from the centre Wickham set up another attack but this was eventually cleared with some difficulty. With time running out in the half Olly swung in a corner from the right which cleared everyone but with Max charging in at the back he duly scored his second to give a 2-1 half time lead.

The start of the second half saw Wickham play a back 3 of Karl, William and Jack, with Olly pushing up onto the left wing. The lads now started to pass the ball around with more conviction and in the first minute Iggy had a cross shot which just cleared the bar. More attacks followed but then in the 4^th minute a speculative shot by Albie from distance could not be held by the keeper and Charlie was on hand to slot the ball away. Good attacks were coming from the left hand side with Olly and Duncan working well together as the latter had a number of chances just going wide or over. In the 12^th minute an Olly cross cleared Charlie and Albie but Iggy was at the back post to slam the ball in but he was given off side and the goal did not count. With 18 minutes gone Olly put in another corner. This was cleared by Thatcham but an overhead kick by William put the ball back into the box. A cleaver sisser kick from Marcus saw the ball fly into the net but again this was disallowed for a push.

The final quarter saw a back four again but with Karl in the centre in stead of William. After 3 minutes Marcus was fouled near the half way line. Bert hit the bal into the box for Charlie to flick into Duncan’s path, who this time found the back of the net. A minute later a driven Albie corner saw Karl smash the ball home at the back post but a foul was given against the keeper who seemed to have been blocked from getting near to the ball. Another corner in the 12^th minute saw a bullet header from Marcus come crashing off the bar. In the 13^th minute Aiden went on one of his mazy runs which ended with the ball being hit across the keeper and inside the far post. A little while later he tried it again but this time the run was stopped and Thatcham used the empty space down their right to get into the area and hit the ball across Ben into the far corner making it 5-2. With a minute left the ball was switch from the left to Iggy on the right. After moving forwards he hit a cross to the back post for Olly to score.

Having had a great game and scoring a couple of goals Max was named the Player of the Day.

Ben Grey

Jack Bolton, William Herrington, Bert Cherrill, Olly Sopp,

Albie Oakman, Karl Admans, Jesse Bowers, Marcus Guest, Duncan Lorrain.

Charlie de Fraine.

Subs:- Aiden Weeks, Max Nichols, Iggy Ilott.