Kersal FC U12 's 7 vs 1 Roach Dynamos U12 Green

A tough game with some harsh lessons today. The better team on the day won the game through working harder, something which Roach Greens normally pride themselves in.

To be fair, the game started well. Roach piled on the pressure and were rewarded when a kick from the keeper went straight to Alex who kept his composure and slotted his finish into the corner to give Roach the lead after 6 minutes. The lead was short lived though as an unfortunate own goal in the 9th minute gave Kersal a way back into the game. The first half remained quite evenly matched but Kersal grabbed a second in the 20th minute to take a 2-1 lead into half time.

We talked at half time about keeping possession of the ball and working hard to find space on the big pitch.

Unfortunately, it took just 5 minutes for Kersal to beat the Roach defence again and score a 3rd which meant that Roach heads dropped. The effort levels also dropped unfortunately and that gave Kersal plenty of time and space to play some good football and grab 4 more goals in the last 10 minutes.

A difficult 7-1 defeat which we will move on from.

Man of the match went to Josh who set the example of working hard for the team and giving his all as usual.