Morningstar B 0 – 0 Ipreo

First game of the season and our first point. Well done boys! We’ve come on leaps and bounds since last season and we were within a whisker of getting the winner today. We dominated large parts of the game and it was only in our eagerness to find that elusive goal that we let down our guard a bit and allowed them to create few chances they had. Thankfully when those chances came, Tom (our stand-in ‘keeper for the day) was on hand to keep them at bay and give us a clear sheet.

Robin and Jamie showed great link up play and tireless running, especially in the first half and both were unlucky not to get on the score sheet. Mark and Salvatore came into the team and slotted in comfortably amongst our more seasoned players. Jim ran the flank well and made his usual solid tackles to win possession back for us so Ipreo couldn’t get on the front foot. Finally, Scott was outstanding, making key tackles and barking orders from the back ensuring everyone pulled their weight.

One of the keys today was having subs to bring fresh legs into the game. This kept us on the attack for the majority of the game and I felt we were unlucky not to win. All the signs were very encouraging so let’s build on what we did right today and I’m sure we’ll start banging in the goals.

Man of the match goes to Scott – without him Tom would have had a lot more work to do and it could have been a very different game. Gimp of the game goes to Jamie for getting sin binned. And for being a gimp.

Morningstar A: Fitch 4 – 3 MFC

Match report

Team: Whitelaw, Llupa, Hart, Rossi, Petit (Elliott)
Scorers: Whitelaw (2), Llupa

Firstly, congratulations on a good game today. Tom and Arben did great jobs in goal, making some brilliant saves, including Tom’s excellent penalty stop. I think we played some good football when we were on the ball, and Arben was unlucky to have a goal disallowed. The second half was an improvement on the first, and I think that’s to be expected with it being the first game of the season.

The main point to take away from today’s game I think is to concentrate on marking and making sure a) you always have a man, b) if you have more than one, let the team know, and c) try and keep goal-side. All basic stuff we can easily improve on, and I think will make a big difference. And it definitely pays to have a shot, so I don’t want anyone to hesitate. I’d rather you had the shot and missed than not have it at all…

Well done everyone. A win’s on the cards next week, I can feel it ;)

The blog returns

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We will post match reports, team progress, and any other information relevant (or otherwise) to both the Thursday and Friday teams.