FINALLY. A month has passed since Archie and his Herons team last played a game of football. Our last match was against todays opponents, Harpenden Colts Cobras, and the game ended 2-2 but soo should have been a comfortable Herons win had not of been for a few dubious offside shouts...!!
Archie was ready to get amongst it today and I was hoping that he'd be able to pick up where he left off in terms of the form that he had managed find in the last 5 games. He started the game upfront alongside James S.
The game got under way and Herons decided to set a furious pace, attacking HCC nice and early. The opposition weren't sure how to defend against us. Herons opened the scoring with Franky picking up a loose ball just inside the area and pelting the ball into the back of the net. 1-0. We didn't stop there or sit on a one goal lead. Archie was proving to be a real handful again, whipping in a couple of nice crosses and hitting the post. He got the 2nd goal though, a carbon copy of Frankys goal. 2-0. HCC had a little crack at us but the attacks came to nothing, thanks to the Herons defence and CC in goal. One of our boys, JJ, a lad that in my books is improving everytime he plays was very unlucky not to have added another. He took advantage of a lovely bounce just outside the area, connected nicely on the volley and the ball was dipping in but the keeper did well to tip it over the bar. The boys went in at half time with a 2 goal lead.
The second half was a very simalar story to the first. Out of the blocks quickly and passing the ball about nicely. The boys signalled their intent and added another goal. A lovely pass across field from Riccardo (Ricstar) to an oncoming Franky. He hit the ball sweetly, it took a slight deflection and went in. 3-0. Again, we attacked them, had a few opportunities and a few (legal) offsides. Archie bagged himself another. He picked the ball up in midfield and ran at the two defenders standing in his way, knocking the ball past them. He out muscled and out paced both defenders took a touch and them drove the ball across the keeper and into an empty net at the far post. A cracking finish, even the opposition manager shouted out 'lovely goal, GREAT finish'... thats my boy! Harpenden got a consolation goal back in the form of a punt from the centre circle which dipped over our keeper. Archie scored another cracking goal only for me to rule him offside (marginally), which he didn't let me forget about it all day!
Overall, I was impressed with how we played as a team today and the amount that the lads were talking to each other out on the pitch. Man of the match was awarded to the captain Liam for his constant mentoring of the defensive line. Good game.
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