Fun in the Sun

A much better day for everyone saw two tight games with Kingston. Game 1 resulted in a 0-0 draw but was packed with incident. Cumnor showed some great build up play on a number of occasions, with Adam, Fyn, Ben and will all linking up nicely, however they were either thwarted by the Kingston goalie or took too long to shoot and ended up being. At the other end, Rory and Toby had good games in defence, Pricey made a number of great saves and Will put in a strong block with his face. When Ollie was beaten we were saved by the crossbar and an out of position referee. The question of goal line technology will be raised at the next committee. Overall a solid performance rather than a great one, and 0-0 was a fair result.

Game 2 saw a spirited fightback from 3-0 down to 3-2, however we just couldn't put the finishing touches on a number of great moves. Will and Rory took turns in goal, and will's goal kicks were a vast improvement on the one seen at Bardwell! Defence was breached too easily in the first half, but saw a much stronger display in the second half, with a combination of Laurie, Joe and Ben keeping Kingston at bay. Everyone else just seemed to play up front! Matt worked hard (and won player of the week), James S and Henry S kept trying their luck and James E linked up play nicely. Overall, a good effort, the last goal proving elusive even with the injury time the ref allowed.