CUMNOR HIT TOP FORM.

The sun again greeted Cumnor as they welcomed Oxford Blackbirds to the Closes. Such is OBB'S determination to win the game they turned up at 10:00am. OBB are near the bottom of the league but all reports indicate that they have been unlucky so far in the league. Cumnor were without Ben and Harri for the game. Both boys turned up to support Cumnor. What dedication!
Paul Lyon was the referee for todays game. Therefore we will not see the disgraceful exhibition of refereeing that we saw last week.
Both sides came out with great zest. Cumnor were looking the more likely to score but OBB came closest with a great move down the left which saw the ball just drift past the post leaving Robbie with no chance.
Cumnor broke the deadlock when a cross from Ryan found Luke's head. The ball fell to Freddie who lobbed the goalie. Cumnor quickly went 2-0 up when a pass from Shaun found Biggy who made no mistake with a nice shot. Before the end of the first half, Freddie and Biggy had great chances to score but managed to miss the post on either side of the goal. Robbie's handling was excellent on several occasions. Luke was having his best game of the season with some bone crunching tackles. In the last minutes of the half, OBB scored a deserved goal. It was 2-1 at half-time.
The second half saw Cumnor move further ahead. Ollie made a great stop and found Shaun. Shaun fired the ball forward. Biggy latched onto the ball and fired in a great shot. The goalie had no chance. A ball from Ryan found Freddie who turned and slipped the ball into the net.
At the other end Tim made a great reflex save to keep the score at 4-1. Alex made a great sliding tackle when it looked that the defender was past him. OBB had another attack. The attacker raced round Sam and fired an unstoppable shot into the net. It was 4-2. Henry was pushed forward into midfield. He was showing what a versatile player he is. Since the shackles of defence was removed, he raced forward at every opportunity. Mark was called into action as OBB went through their best spell. He had to make a great tackle to stop a very dangerous situation. Robbie was being his usual no nonsense self at the back. Sam made a couple of important stops.
Suddenly the goals started popping in for Cumnor. Another 2 for Biggy. A great solo effort by Fraser. He picked the ball up in his own half and raced forward. He beat a couple of players. He passed to Luke who passed back. He raced in on goal and rammed the ball into the net. Well done Fraser. Probably the biggest cheer came for a great opportunist goal by Henry. Henry fired in from short range to open his account for the season. In fact, because Henry had never been that far up the park he got lost on the way back to the Cumnor half. Shaun hit the post[with the ball] and it rolled along the line. Luke came close with a great shot. Ryan had a couple of great shots from outside the box but the balls were blocked.
The game finished at 8-2 to Cumnor.

CUMNOR MINORS 8 OXFORD BLACKBIRDS 2

MAN OF THE MATCH:FRASER SHIELDS.

A good game. Some great football with some lovely passing moves. Cup football next week against Crowmarsh who have been performing well in the B league.