High Five Cumnor

‘I have a plan so cunning you could put a tail on it and call it a weasel’. To quote, roughly, Edmund Blackadder, we went to bogey team Deddington with a fiendish plot to negate their physicality and their agricultural playing surface. The plan was to play it long to a three-pronged attack of Will, Fyn and Ben and go for goals. Big boots at the back, slick finishing up front and a lot of harrying in the middle. From the whistle the boys in blue were up for it, looking to stretch the Deddington defence with some awesome straight for the jugular play. Ed was patrolling the left with menace and linking up beautifully with Will who was leading the defence a merry dance through the long grass. Fyn - with his 'new romantic' hairstyle - led the line manfully and Ben was willing to drop back and help Adam deal with the excellent Nick. The first chance however, went to Deddington and after a slight hesitation, Henry raced out and gathered the ball. The ball was worked left and Will went on one of his lovely twisting runs of old before smashing a shot through the goalie's hands into the net. 1-0. On the other side of the pitch, Matt was engaged in another lung busting odyssey and his efforts were almost rewarded with a brilliant solo goal after a great, charging run. Rory and Josh held the line, Ben scrapped and Adam played in Will who crossed to Fyn. The ball dropped at his feet and somehow the newly-fringed poacher mis-kicked it home 2-0. Deddington are rugby players and unlikely to give in without a fight. Adam was fighting like a man possessed in a lonely midfield. Toby and Joe were strong and alert and, after Ben went close with a header, the scene was set for the game's defining moment. The ball broke to Fyn in the left-hand side of the box. He could have passed, but no, his striker's instinct told him to set off on an impossible run as he glided and twisted past 4 players to face the goalie. As he looked up to square it, Will yelled 'shoot' and Fyn did, scoring a wonder goal. His father's tears of pride told all what a very special moment it was. The plan had worked and we had got the goals. Now we needed to consolidate. Ben and Will dropped back into central midfield, Adam pushed on to support James E and Henry came on for Matt. Deddington fancied a comeback and the chances started piling up but Henry S was in inspired form and Rory wasn't going to let any rugby player get the better of him. The boys never stopped battling to keep a clean sheet and they achieved it. 3-0. Five league wins in a row, superb individual and team performances, let's finish in style against Banbury. Player of the Week: everyone got a mention because everyone contributed but in the end, we went for Fyn for making his dad cry. Nice one.