ELTON YOUTH 3 - 1 ROCKETS
A pre-season loss to a strong Elton side showed that we need to work on fitness, concentration and positioning to quickly get back to the levels we reached at the end of last season.
We started the game with a robust line up and the lads selected held their positions very well and we controlled the first quarter which ended 0-0 with the Elton keeper making a great save from a Zac screamer.
In the second quarter we introduced some of our flair players who had just returned from the beach and we lost our shape with Elton starting to put us under pressure. From this pressure we failed to clear our lines and Elton scored with a decent finish.
In the 3rd quarter we upped our game and we started to camp in the Elton half. A good move resulted in the equaliser with Zac hammering the ball into the top corner. At this stage it looked like we could go on to win the game.
Unfortunately we then suffered from a couple of individual errors in defence, first letting the ball bounce and then getting the wrong side of the striker and bringing him down. Both errors were costly creating a tap in and a free -kick which the talented Elton striker hit to the top corner. 3-1 down.
On a positive note the boys kept going and were unlucky not to get back into the game. The work out, against a good side on a poor pitch, was a real test and will focus us on clearing our lines and keeping our shape.
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