Rockets 2 - 2 Elton Youth Friday 10 April
A good comeback from the boys against a strong and organised Elton side to whom we had recently lost. We went two down early on after we struggled to get going with Elton pushing us off the ball and winning too much possession in the first quarter.
In the second and third quarters we improved and looked much more of a threat going forward. In midfield and in defence our tackles become stronger. A great passing move starting from Bailey at the back forced a corner which Harry put straight into the box and Finlay finished. With Joshua and George rotating up front we kept a decent shape going forward and the game went end to end. At the back Alex, William and Bailey did well with tough tackles, lots of enthusiasm and good decisions to clear danger.
When Elton did get shots on target Hugo was there with his usual reliability. He pulled off some outstanding saves with one brilliant stop from a shot which was heading into the top corner.
We drew level in the final quarter level after another attack saw a scramble in the box before George cleverly dragged the ball back and finished. With Lewis breaking the play and running powerfully forward, and with a succession of good corners from Harry we came close on a number of occasions.
A good result against strong opposition.
Elton Youth 4 - 1 Rockets Saturday 4 April
After two successive wins we came undone against a solid and robust Elton team. We started slowly and only after after going two down (there is a theme developing here!!) we improved to get back to 2-1 after a good move forced an own goal from Elton.
In the middle quarters we were unluckily not to get more out of the game. Lewis hit the post with a powerful effort.
We were unlucky to concede a deflected own goal to put us 3-1 down and in the final quarter we went to one at the back to try and rescue the game.
Overall a good enjoyable game from which we will learn. We should mention the Elton no.8, a Man U academy player, had an outstanding match.
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