Tremorfa Park
Cardiff & District Under 13 A Division
St Albans 5 - 1 Pentwyn Dynamos
Swabey
I was looking forward to this one ever since we drew 3-3 earlier in the season with a few big players missing - I fancied our chances of beating them with our strongest team.
Fast forward 5 months......Our keeper Bradley away skiing, Matty & Will unavailable due to a rugby tournament - ok at least we still have 12 players - we can have a go. Then it got worse......text messages on Friday night - Steffan injured playing rugby and unable to play and Josh was at A & E after a fall injuring his wrist - ruling him out too.
So we were forced to play with 10 men - the first time this has ever happened to us and hopefully the last!
We gave this match a right go! the boys never gave up and kept fighting all day long. It was 0-0 for 20 mins and although The Buns had more of the ball - understandably so - we were holding our own.
We went 1 nil down and 2 nil down quickly after with a 3rd going in just before half time - possibly heads were going down a little - but half time gave me a chance to raise spirits.
The Second half was similar to the first and we had a foot hold in the match - if not the scoreline - and only went and scored! Sam Willis doing well, getting into the box and putting a ball across for Daniel Swabey to put away.
We battled on - Charlie was excellent in the middle of the park today, leading by example - The Buns had to keep working - I dont believe it felt to them that we had only 10 men,
The inevitable happened and they got a fourth which killed off any faint hopes we had of a miracle turnaround quickly followed by a fifth following a mistake, and if not for some great saves from Sam Azu - standing in, in goal for the second week in a row, and a cross bar that seemed to like the ball! it may have been worse.
The last 5 mins was the only time we looked tired - not surprising as we had worked so hard - and they had us penned in but we kept it fairly respectable.
The boys should be proud of themselves - I am imensley - they gave a great account of themselves today against a top side.
Well done boys - great fight, great desire and above all great effort!
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