Not as Ole as last week!!

A hard fought victory for Cumnor over a team that played to its strengths, challenged us to defend well and kept pushing to the end.  Although Cumnor had the balance of the play and created more chances than Milton, a few missed opportunities and some fairly scrappy play meant this cup game was very tight.  

Setting up in the traditional 4-4-2 (Tim didn't have the guts to implement his ridiculous plan), we played well enough for the first 20 minutes, Finlay making some good runs on the right wing, Doddy and Will doing likewise on the left wing and Joseph putting in some eye-catching passes.  Cumnor deservedly took the lead when Fyn smashed home a bouncing ball after Milton failed to deal with a corner.  Things then got a bot scrappy, and with our control letting us down all across the pitch, Milton created a chance and the striker gave Harry no chance.  Five minutes later, a carbon copy for Cumnor as Fyn again smashed home a loose ball from a corner.  He must be the most free-scoring centre back in the league.  Unfortunately we then fell asleep, letting the Milton striker in for a gift of a goal by failing to pick up a run from a throw in.  2-2 at half time.

Fuelled by Jaffa Cakes, the performance in the second half was better.  We managed to control the ball better and started to string some good passes together.  After a break that was worked through Ben and Nathan, the ball fell to Will, who smashed home with his right foot.  Having taken the lead for a third time, we looked much more assured.  Adam and Tom were strong at the back, Joseph made his tackles count and we started spreading the ball nicely, with Harry S coming to the fore on the right wing.  James E made his first appearance of the season and did a good job alongside Joseph.

Eventually, a well-deserved win, but in Chris's words, "not as good as last week (expletives deleted)".  Player of the week came down to a choice between two - Harry D for brilliantly judging when to come off his line and snuff out the long ball, and Toby, who must be the most annoying player ever if you are a forward - there is just no getting past him.  The award went to Toby.