A very good result today for Archie and the rest of the boys played on a soggy pitch against a London Maccabi Lions (LML) team that were unbeaten in their last 3 games (scoring 8 and conceding 0!!). Archie's starting position was left midfield.
The game started at a fast pace and goals could have been scored at either end but it was Archie who opened the scoring. He ran onto a long pass on the right hand side of the field, manged to shrug off the LML defender and placed the ball home with his left foot. Good goal. His celebration was a bit risky, an Arshavin style shaking of the head and a Robbie Keane style forward roll left the parents worried that he'd do himself an injury! The boys kept pressing forward and came close on a couple of occasions as did LML, forcing a few good saves from Louis K in goal. What we needed was another goal and another goal was what we got courtesy of Archie again. It was pretty much a carbon copy of his first but this time hit the ball with his right foot... his celebration again featured the forward roll, to worried gasps from the parents! LML took kick off and got a goal back, and attacked for the rest of the half. The half time whistle couldn't have come soon enough.
The second half was a tense affair, LML got a bit of a talking to during half time and our boys were told to carry on the way they were. Archie was subbed with 10mins to go and came back on with about 2mins left on the clock. While Archie was off the field Adam scored Evergreens 3rd (and much needed) goal. By that time the frustration was showing from the opposition coaches and parents... they don't expect to lose games.
When the final whistle was blown the boys showed the kind of enthusiasm from when they beat Comets 4-0.
On the Evergreen website. Archie was awarded 'Player of the Match'.
GOALS: Archie (2), Adam (1)
That's 2 wins on the trot. Next weekends fixture is away at Berkhamstead Raiders Blue.
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