Today was Archie’s 1st ever Saturday game and it was an important one at that. The 3rd round of the Challenge Cup and we were up against tough opposition in the form of Blue division's (2nd division, 1 div higher than Evergreen) Tring Tornadoes Yellow. This was also Archie's 1st game back after 4 weeks without football. The weather looked nice (no rain or snow), blue skies, but there was a very cold wind that caused the boys issues. Archie started the game playing at Left midfield.
We started terribly in the first half and were getting absolutely battered. More so by the wind which was freezing cold and blowing towards our goal. The opposition were passing well but they weren't a great deal better than us if the truth be told. Our boys were making some silly errors and gave away a very sloppy goal. In our goal was Anthony who made some good saves to keep us in the game and Harry C's defending was also very good. We went in at half time 0-1 down.
Conrad, Ian and Mark gave the team a stern talking to which mainly consisted of re-iterating what the parents were shouting at the team all half... "WAKE UP!". Archie and Harry F also switched positions, so Arch was playing Right midfield.
The 2nd half started brilliantly and we looked like a totally different team, as did Tring. A couple of our boys had a few shots on goal which were either saved or went wide. Lewis P had the better of his marker for the whole of the second half and became a bit embarrassing to watch. I could tell that it was only a matter of time before we would score. The equalizer came courtesy of Archie. He managed to get on the end of a Lewis P cross with a left footed half volley. 1-1. The boys had got the opposition rattled and they carried on taking advantage of the run of play. Tring picked their game up a little but not enough to cause us any issues. We took the lead a few minutes later. Lewis P making took a couple of players on and beat them, he a few options. To pass to Archie or Harry F who were both unmarked in the box, but he went for goal and made it look very easy. 2-1. The boys started having a bit fun, not being too risky, and comfortably won the game. Every single player played their part and kept the opposition quiet throughout the whole of the 2nd half. Anthony played his part in goal very well. Harry C was dominant in defence alongside Lewis C who seemed to stick to the player that he was marking. Archie, Adam and Harry F were tough & controlled the middle of the field whilst Lewis P attacked, attacked and attacked keeping the defenders in his back pocket.
Archie and Evergreen Juniors are now through to the Quarter-finals of the Challenge cup.
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