Mixed Fortunes Against Tower Hill

Cumnor ended their sequence of drawn matches with a home victory and defeat against Tower Hill. Although the results don't truly explain what happened.

In match one, Cumnor were made to work hard to stay with a slick Tower Hill. At times, we struggled in the tackle and taking control of the game. There were some notable performances however, Ed did very well in goal and Rory was his usual reliable self despite carrying an ankle injury.

When Cumnor broke, they did so at speed with both Bens, Will and Adam getting the ball forward to Fyn. Cumnor took the lead through (who else) Fyn when he smashed the ball in from 15 yards. Tower Hill got an equalizer just before half-time with an unstoppable shot powering past Ed.

In the second-half, Cumnor got off to the worst possible start when Rory unluckily conceded a penalty. 1-1. Cumnor started to play with more urgency as the match entered a nail biting stage. Will made a lovely turn and pass to feed Fyn who chanced his luck from way outside the box. It paid off. 2-2. in the closing minutes, both teams could have snatched victory but it was left to Liam (making a very promising debut) to smash home the winner with seconds left. 3-2.

In the second match, Cumnor put on a better performance and were extremely unlucky to lose 2-0. Henry S made several great charges in the first half, ably supported by James S. Joe and Toby were strong and quick in midfield and Adam W made some very important challenges. Laurie continued roaring up and down the wing and Binky did well in goal. But our star player was Henry M who took all he's learnt in training onto the match pitch. He was strong, bold and commanded the players around him. Excellent work, Henry.

In the second-half, Binky came out of goal and almost scored a great goal, forcing a smart save from the Tower Hill goalie. Cumnor fought for every single ball and were desperately unlucky to go behind. We could have drawn level in the last seconds but unfortunately, luck wasn't with us and Tower Hill scored their second with the last kick of the game.

A strange day then, where the winning Cumnor team were a little lucky to get the victory and the losing team unlucky to lose. The players from match one need to work on their calling and their tackling. The players from the second game need some more passing work.

Player of the Week: easy choice this week, someone who is taking on board what the coaches are saying - Henry M.