Marston is always a difficult game and they had added to their squad over the summer break. Adam was back for his first game off the season and he started on the bench. Cumnor suffered a shock when we heard the news that Tim had broken his hand and requires an operation. Tim will be out for 8 weeks. Apart from not making great saves, he was worried how he was going to hold onto his XBox controller. Bradley was also injured. Luke W was back to strengthen midfield.
Joe, who has played all over the park for Cumnor, now started up front. The only position he is not keen on is goalkeeper.
Cumnor started well and looked the most likely to score. Fraser made a great run up the right hand side. He made a great cross. Shaun met the ball and fired a first time shot over the bar. Luke T was winning the ball well in midfield. Enjoying playing with Luke W, he was starting to pass the ball with great confidence. He moved the ball out to the right. Joe and Fraser linked up well. The ball was crossed and Luke W's shot was blocked by the defender and the ball went out for a corner. Marston's impressive goalie made a great stop from a Joe shot.
At the other end, Marston's no 9 was causing havoc in the Cumnor defence. Alex was making a lot of desperate tackles to keep him at bay. He did release a great ball into the box but Kieran made a great clearance. A short pass back forced Robbie to make a great saving tackle. Jordi started the next move. He found Luke T who passed to Fraser. The ball arrived at Freddie. He then passed back to Fraser. He slid the ball to Joe. He then turned and fired the ball into the corner of the net. What a goal?
Luke W had a great shot which just slid by the post.
At the other end, Wrighty made a great clearance to stop another attack. With minutes to go Marston equalised. A great defence splitting ball found a minute of indecision in the Cumnor defence. The attacker was sharp and slid the ball into the net.
The second half started with Marston the sharper. A great shot beat Robbie and hit the bar. It came down and it was cleared by Wrighty. Cumnor slowly came back into the game. Adam was using the width of the park to make a nuisance of himself. He started another attack. Shaun passed the ball to Freddie who shot past. Luke W and Luke T linked up well to release Joe whose shot was saved by the goalie.
Then Marston were awarded a penalty. Shaun was penalised for pulling the opponents shirt. Both sides were slightly confused about the penalty as, if there was an offence, it was well outside of the box.
Anyway Robbie did what he does well. He steadied himself for the penalty. The penalty was taken and Robbie made a great save.
With 5 minutes to go, Freddie made a great run into the box. He then slipped it by the approaching goalie. Cumnor were 2-1 up.
The game was over. Unfortunately no-one told the Marston boys. A great shot from the Marston attacker hit the bar. It came back out and it was slipped into the net by another Marston player. That Marston player had been offside.
The referee blew his whistle. It was 2-1 to Cumnor.
MARSTON SAINTS 1 CUMNOR MINORS 2
A great game. This season is going to be the toughest ever. I can not see a weak team in the league.
Cumnor are getting back to their best. A great performance.
Newbury in the cup next week. Harri will be back but Bradley and Tim will still be absent.
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