todays game was a cup match against probably the best team in southampton,we told the boys not to let them have any time on the ball and to pressurise high up the pitch but instead we seemed quite happy to watch them play the ball around with ease,it must have been a while before we actually got hold of the ball and tried to play,pace were attacking well down both flanks and their first goal came from a cross which was bundled home at the far post,we continued to stand off them and their next goal was the result of us not dealing with another cross which came in and the ball was knocked in off the post and bar,it was soon 3 when they were queueing up in the middle to tap home,half time couldnt come quick enough for the lads  although we did have one half chance which was cleared off the line . half time 0-3.some strong words were needed and this seemed to do the trick as we came out a different team and got into them from the off,we were winning every tackle and nick yeomans pulled one back with a fine shot from the edge of the area,a couple of half chances came our way before george robinson scored another with a 25 yard free kick,we were so much on top it was unreal and we piled forward looking for the equaliser,nick had a header which clipped the top of the bar and harry osman had a header cleared off the line,the pace keeper then made a fantastic save to push a jack bannister header around the post,as we bombed forward we were nearly caught on the break as george taylor pushed a fine shot onto the post,we could not find the equaliser that our second half performance deserved and the final result was 2-3,i must say well done to pace who’s first half display was excellent and good luck to them in the next round.a massive amount of work was done in the middle of the park by chas and jb so well done to you,and the second half performance was superb from all of the boys,myself mike rich and phil are all extremely proud of you,

many thanks to the ref who was excellent and to phil for running the line and a big thankyou to all the parents for coming to support the boys

                                                                          yours in sport

                                                                         ian m

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