A trip to Stonesfield meant a chance to mix things up a little. With Richard losing sleep over substitutions and team formations, the encounter was never going to be as straight forward as our respective league positions implied.
It's always difficult playing on a smaller pitch and the horrible weather conditions didn't help, but Cumnor dug in and stuck to their task. A solid first match performance saw goals from James E, Ollie and two lovely strikes from James S. All the boys played their part admirably but we looked better in the second half when Ollie and Binky gave us a little more shape in midfield. 5-0.
In the second match, it was difficult keeping track of the scorers. Will grabbed a rapid-fire hat trick and was banished into goal. Rory, Binky, Ollie and Toby netted too but the match really belonged to Matt and Henry who opened their goal accounts for the season with a brace each. Fyn was on his toes in readiness but didn't touch the ball in goal and Adam put in a strong defensive display marking the very tricky No8. And as for Laurie, he had one of those days when the ball just wouldn't run for him... a great effort, though. Final score: 11-0.
A round of applause too, for Stonesfield. It's their first year as a competitive squad and they battled hard til the end. They'll learn a lot from their experiences this season.
That's it then; 7 played, 7 won. We're half way through the league and we know what has to be done to win the title. It's not going to be easy but it's certainly achievable.
Player of the Week: Skillful, composed and a goalscorer too... Ollie
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