Today, Evergreen Juniors faced Harpenden Colts Raiders in the Quarter final of the West Herts Youth League Challenge cup. This was a game that Archie had been looking forward to for ages. He hasn't been able to play in the last couple of games that Evergreen have played so he was ready to get stuck in.
The end result was a frustrating one to be honest for all involved except Harpenden of course. Archie played the whole match in Left midfield but didn't really get stuck into the game until after the 1st 10mins or so of the 1st half. During the 1st 10mins he only really had one chance. Harry F floated a cross in high and Archie was there to volley just wide and over the bar... should have used his head really. We went in to half time with a 1-0 lead. Lewis P had made use of a pass from Archie and converted his shot brilliantly.
Both teams came out fighting in the second half but i felt that Harpenden wanted it more. They equalised and some of the boys' heads went down. Archie stepped up his pursuit in winning balls back and put a lot of mileage in but there was no end result. With 5 mins to go (and after i put a hex on the game by saying that the game will go into extra time) Harpenden scored another to make 1-2. A few more heads went down but some still battled.
Archie was a bit frustrated at the end of the game, mainly with me for nagging at him for making use of acres of space that he had on the left side of the field. You live and you learn...
Next week Archie and Evergreen Juniors play their last league game of the season. Hopefully Archie will be a bit more up for that game and give it his all from the outset.
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