October 2024

U11’s Reds , Another dominant performance but only managed a draw. Just need to learn to takes chances and finish games but slowly slowly are becoming a very organised side. On to next week. U14’s Reds, played out a great cup game against a more superior team, drawing 0-0 and taking it all the way to penalties and unluckily losing 6-5 on pens. We were very unlucky, as we had chances to win it in normal time. Very proud of every single player, they worked so hard, but penalties are a lottery. We are improving every week, and soon the wins will start coming.. U15’s Reds lost 3-2 against a very strong Macabbi London today in the Junior League cup. Maccabi went ahead early on but the reds bounced back with a headed goal from Rodrigo. Unfortunately Macabbi responded well and went 2-1 up just before half time. Following a couple of missed chances the boys eventually equalised with a lovely goal by Mo. The game continued to be close and was played with a fantastic spirit. Eventually Macabbi came out victors after a beautiful goal to make it 3-2. A fantastic performance from the boys that will give confidence going into the next run of matches. A special mention for man of the match Isaiah. 🔴⚪️ U23s’, Had a tough game despite having plenty possession. A lack of a goalkeeper and some avoidable errors clearly played a big role in the 4-0 loss.

Under 10 Reds , Another good win for the U10’s this week against Enfield rangers!!. Showing signs of the form from last season.\ Under 11 Reds, Drew 3-3 to ABP Wingate Racoons . Dominated the entire game in possession, with the opposition having 2 x breakaway goals in the 1st half to put them 2-0 nil up. We managed to get one back before the half before equalising in the 2nd half to make it 2-2. They then went ahead again before a wonder strike level it with 5 mins to play. We had one last opportunity 1 on 1 to win it and my boy put it wide but overall , great game , great effort. Remained positive even when losing and stayed focused to continue playing our football. Happy to still not lose at home. Trying to make it a fortress for us when playing at home. Under 13 Reds, 4-0 loss for the U13s. It was a very even contest until our a basic error at the back allowed the opponents striker to score a tap in. With both teams cancelling each other out, the game should have ended 1-0, but we fell apart, conceding 3 more poor goals. But hopefully, it will serve as a good lesson to all the boys and they can improve in certain situations Under 14 Reds, Lost 5-3 against honestly the best team in the league. Taking the lead twice and going in at halftime leading 2-1 where we were the better team. We made it 3-1 straight from the break, but from the goal, a serious-looking injury to our striker was where our players were distraught. It disrupted our tempo, flow, and organisation of the game. This led to the opposition stepping up the pace, scoring four goals, and taking the win. Very proud of the boys and unlucky to lose, but we gave them a game. Their coach after the game praised our team for how well we played, and he said we were his hardest opposition so far this season. Credit to the team and the hard work they have been putting in. The wins will start coming. 🔴⚪️ Under 15 Red, lost heavily to Alyth Belsize 13-4 today. It was a beating against probably the best team in the league but that’s no consolation. We started well missing two golden chances but things unraveled when awful individual errors cost us 4 successive goals. We managed to pull back 2 goals but further errors and now a loss of confidence saw us go 9-3 down at half time. Adjustments were made and we experimented with one or two positions in the second half which we can now consider in future matches. However we lost the second half too. We have to learn from today. Onto the next match. 🔴⚪️ U23s A Big defeat today in the cup to N21 We just wasn’t good enough in all areas and got exposed time after time. A much more physical team that used this to their advantage. On to next week U23s, Drew 5-5 after going up 4-1 started second half slow and got punished for being to sloppy at the back and in midfield and not playing to our strengths. Overall disappointed with the result as we should have won comfortably.