A Game of Two Halves for Colron U14s

By Nick Riley

League	Lichfield & District Recreational League Under 14’s Cup
Team	Colron Boys U14s
Opposition	Midland Soccer Academy
When	1.54 pm– 23rd February 2020
Where	Away – Midlands Soccer Academy
Colron Starting Team	Ethan, Aiden, Jordan, Shavoy, Dylan, Mo, Ryan, Benzie, Bobby (Captain), Harry, Beau
Subs	Bradley
Unable to play	Owen
Weather	Sunny 8 degrees, Blustery cold wind
Pitch	Soft in patches

Game Summary

First Half

It’s always a tough, physical evenly matched game against Midlands Soccer Academy (MSA) and today was no different. The home team started the game with the benefit of playing with the wind and took full advantage by scoring just four minutes into the game. Colron were caught cold but soon got into the game and put up a great fight throughout the first half frustrating the MSA attackers with a stubborn robust defence. Colron go into half time 1-0 down.

Second Half

The second half is a complete turnaround with Colron on the attack pressing the MSA defence. Colron continue to push forward to try to get back on even terms with the home team. Against the run of play the MSA attack breakthrough the Colron defence eight minutes into the second half. Colron continue to press and come close to scoring on several occasions but are unable to convert the chances into a goal. The game finishes 2-0 to MSA but the result doesn’t tell the story of the match, definitely a game of two halves.

Players of the Match

Congratulations to Beau (parents’ player) and Jordan (man of the match) well played boys!

STATS	Colron U14s	Midlands Soccer Academy
Half time	0	1
Goals	0	2 (1 / 1)
Attempts	6 (2 / 4)	8 (6 / 2)
Shots on Target	5 (1 / 4)	6 (4 / 2)
Corners	4 (1 /3)	6 (6 / 0)
Offside	0 (0 / 0)	1 (1 / 0)
Penalty	0 (0 / 0)	0 (0 / 0)