CHAMPIONS!

Under-9's 'Green' League Pl W D L GF GA Pts
Cumnor Minors 15 15 0 0 80 9 45
Kingston Colts 16 13 1 2 62 23 40
Hook Norton 16 11 0 5 67 23 33
Combe Junior Sports 16 8 2 6 39 28 26
Garden City 16 7 1 8 40 53 22
Enstone Sports 16 6 0 10 46 44 18
Yarnton Blues 15 4 2 9 28 59 14
Chadlington 16 3 0 13 23 69 9
Stonesfield Strikers 16 1 0 15 19 96 3

A fantastic squad performance by both teams to overcome an excellent Kingston challenge 2-1 and 2-0. The passing, commitment, drive and determination to win was superb. Fyn ran his heart out on the right and set up Will's delightful glancing header and Ben's midfield rocket. Rory and James were measured and controlled against a very tricky Kingston team and Henry too, despite being unwell, gave his all. Ben tackled everything that moved and Adam was a constant threat playing in the unfamiliar striker role.

In match two, Ed was brave and strong in midfield, Mat showed great hunger and heart. Will looked surprisingly composed in defence and James E demonstrated why he has the silkiest touch in the squad. Toby was quite magnificent, scoring one and forcing an own goal.

Well done to the boys, they remain unbeaten and are now deserved champions!

The Winning Run Continues

Two excellent team performances saw Garden City cut down to size on Saturday. This means we're unbeaten since Christmas and looking in good shape for the make or break title decider against Kingston this week. Well done to all the boys, 5-1 and 3-1 are scores to be proud of.

Hook Norton Hoodwinked

It was a tie that had everything: goals, blocks, penalties, mistakes and chances but finally Cumnor overcame the ever tough Hook Norton unbeaten, leaving the field with a 3-1 and o-o result. Congratulations to the boys who dug in from start to finish: to Fyn and Will who bagged the goals, Ben and Joe who tackled like demons, Laurie, Rory, James S and Mat who were big and brave at the back, Henry S, Adam and Ed who never stopped running, Toby and Binky who always chose the right ball to play, James E for threatening up front and most of all Ollie 'Elasticman' price who overcame a dodgy moment to save a penalty. We're unbeaten since Christmas, the only unbeaten U9 team in the Witney league and the title is in our hands. If we keep working hard on our passing and our tackling we'll be fine.

Player of the Week: Pricey the Penalty King

Enstone Squeezed Out

A biting wind and a narrow pitch couldn't stop the boys delivering a polished performance. In parts, we were sublime... moving the ball quickly and cleverly but our tackling wasn't as strong as it could have been and quite a few passes went astray. But on the whole, we won both matches (5-1 and 4-2)and we're going well into the last few weeks of the season.

Henry M
Made some important saves stretching his long frame out to parry the ball away. Played up front in the second half of the second game, scored a lovely goal and should have had a penalty... and would have if the ref had been wearing his proper glasses.

James S
Another assured performance at the back and almost scored with a lovely long range effort. Starting to work well with Rory.

Rory
Rock solid and dependable as ever. Never looks hurried or uncomfortable. Also took advantage of his midfield role in the second game by scoring a nice goal.

Ben
Kept our shape, snapped away, turned a training ground corner move into a goal and was always in the thick of it.

Adam
Full of drive and determination as he ran his heart out up and down the right hand side. Unlucky not to score but was a constant threat.

Will
Some lovely touches and set up 7 of Cumnor's 9 goals. Claimed to have scored from a corner in the second match but the "blind idiot referee" (his Dad) missed it.

Fyn
The Fox in The Box was at his pouncing best scoring 3 second-half goals in the first match. Also produced a lovely dummy in a sweeping first half move. Defended well in the second match.

James E
The Boy With The Golden Boots strikes again. Two lovely goals (one in each match) and showed again why he's dangerous off the bench. Unlucky to concede a dubious goal from a corner (that idiot ref again!)

Toby
Full of fight and fury, Toby made it uncomfortable for the Enstone back line.

Matt
Strong and brave in midfield, responded well to wearing the captain's armband and scored a beauty from the edge of the box.

Player of the Week: special mentions for Fyn, Will and Ben but for his leadership - and stunning goal - Matt.