Blitzed

The Cumnor boys are back to their best after a barnstorming 6-o deconstruction of Bicester. It moves us up the table and gives us real hope and momentum going into our last few games.

After the recent defeat against Deddington the coaches had a long and involved chat about changing our formation to ensure that we were solid at the back but still created chances up front. It was decided (after lengthy negotiations) to go with the set up that served us so well against Chippy and Eynsham. And the boys delivered.

Right from the start, Rory, Josh, James S and Joe held a high line which kept Bicester pegged back in their half. Cumnor were relishing the lovely playing surface and there was some wonderful linking play especially between Toby and Joe. But you can't win matches unless you score goals and although we created some really good chances, we weren't finishing them. Matt went agonizingly close with a fantastic header from Adam's cross. Coaches and parents were getting a little twitchy and wondering if this would be another one of 'those' games. Thankfully, the ball broke to Will outside the box and he hammered it high into the back of the net. 1-0. the boys had the sniff of goals and Will got a second with another cracking finish. 2-0 and all was looking good, the only setback was Fyn having to leave the field because of his injured hand.

In the second-half the boys were geared for a ferocious Bicester fight back but they stayed in control and tackled manfully. Adam ran himself into the ground and our superb defenders gave Henry S an easy ride (for once) in goal. Ben got a third with another blistering finish before digging out the ball to hit our fourth shortly afterwards. Cumnor were on cruise patrol. Adam and Matt went off, Henry M and Fyn came on and both scored to finish the match 6-0.

It's great to score goals but this was a truly team effort with every single player excelling at their jobs. Keep the faith, boys... win those tackles, pass the ball, play at pace and we'll be fine.

Player of the Week: Like the Deddington fixture it wasn't awarded but unlike Deddington it was because everyone played out of their skins.

POW UPDATE: after careful deliberation it has been decided to award POW to Tim for the amazing way he pumped the match ball up. As he is constantly saying; 'that match ball flies now... cos I pumped it up brilliantly'. The ball has now actually been re-named 'Tim's Special Ball' to mark this incredible achievement