A Game Of Two Halves

For the first 30 minutes, Cumnor played searing, scintillating football. The beautiful Autumn sunshine reflected the grace and perfection of the play. Passes went to feet, tackles were made, runs perfectly timed. Combinations worked, everything looked rosy and Fyn had his scoring boots on, clipping a lovely effort over the keeper and then getting on the end of Will's killer cross. When Jack made it 3 - 0 with an excellent finish it looked like everything we've worked so hard for in the last few weeks would pay off.

And then the second-half kicked off.

Were we mugged? Out muscled? Out fought? Yes, the simple matter is: Deddington wanted it more than we did. We forgot to play football and started to hoof the ball aimlessly in the air but every time we did, it was a Deddington player who won the header or put his foot in and claimed the spoils. Our midfield was ragged, our composure shot and once Deddington got one, there was a sense of the inevitable coming our way. It could have been worse if Henry hadn't made a heroic point blank save. Somehow, the draw seemed a fair result although it felt like a kick in the teeth. 3 - 3.

Let's redeem ourselves against Ducklington and play 60 minute football. We can beat anyone in this league if we stick to our footballing principles.

Player of the Week: Great to see Fyn back in the goals, Will set up two but the choice was Jack for his tenacity, vision and splendid finish.