High Tension at Harwell

A thrilling game between Cumnor and Harwell ended in a nerve racking but ultimately satisfying victory for Cumnor.  Games with Harwell are always close and this was no exception, however to deny them a goal and battle as hard as we did for the victory was fantastic.  The boys showed a real spirit of togetherness, working really hard for each other and great determination to hang on for the win.  This was easily our best performance of this season, and probably for some while longer.  Rather than write a full report, we have gone for a comment on each of the players, of whom we are extremely proud:

Harry D - excellent in the sweeper keeper role, very assured on the ball and made saves when he needed to, great handling of crosses - a clean sheet is always welcome;

Doddy - stepped in at LB at the last minute and was excellent.  Worked very well with Finlay, particularly in the first half, and made a number of strong challenges;

Harry S - as usual worked really well going forward, however when needed in the second half really stepped up defensively;

Will - very strong at the back, won tackles, headers, 50/50s etc, and maintained his threat going forward.  Two great free kicks, one of which led to the winning goal;

Fyn - like Will, didn't shirk any tackles, really strong in the air and gave nothing to the Harwell forward - lots of good chat too;

Joseph - worked tirelessly in midfield, won the ball in his usual fashion, and then spread it very well;

Kyle - worked hard alongside Joseph, and hit a couple of very nice passes to spread play;

Alex - really came into the game in the second half, hit every challenge determined to win the ball and was a real threat going forward, putting in a number of great crosses - settling in to the team well;

Finlay - showed his usual skills and has added a level of determination that is making him one of the stars of the season - created a number of chances for the team;

Ben - very strong performance, a real battling display, but then silky skills when on the ball.  A well finished goal to cap it off;

Tom - "knackered" - ran very hard all game, harried the Harwell defence, created chances and came close to getting on the end of a number of crosses - a really strong performance;

Toby - unfortunately due to the quality of the 11 players on the pitch we couldn't get Toby on, however he selflessly accepted this and showed a real team spirit in cheering the team on.

A brilliant effort by all 12  - well done!