Report:
KCCC on a cold afternoon against a side from the league above but a
game to warm all the players and spectators. The first minutes Folkestone kept
the ball and passed it around from one side of the pitch to the other and we
looked as if we would have an uphill battle.
After a while with no end product
from Folkestone we pressed more and more into there half with the ball and with
Folkestone not creating many chances the game was well and truly taken to the
higher league team. Hay these guys aren't that good we can get something here I
could see on players faces after a superb save from Leon from a penalty flick
the whole side was visibly lifted.
Folkestone were not destined to score in this
game no one was going to let them. Ben took over in goal at half time and in
the second half showed we have to equally good keepers in our club with some top
rate saves and Folkestone wilted when any chances they made were snuffed out a
top display from both keepers. Four goals sealed a superb victory. A lot of work on the training pitch paid off in this
match and you could not fault any of the players let alone pick a man of the
match the running was terrific the passing and tackling even better and there
was players covering each other all over the pitch.
It will be interesting to
see how this team performs against the lower Folkestone side in two weeks. I
have never seen a better performance from a NBHC mens 1st XI and I have seen
nearly all of them, I was proud of you lads. But boy did I want to be
out there take this performance and use it !
Quote of the day Lets keep it under 5 from
the Folkestone sweeper. Goal of the game after a drive up the pitch Kieron
ghosting into the blind spot of 3 stationary players who then could do nothing
but watch him arriving on the penalty spot to steer the perfect cross into the
corner if I wasn't umpiring I would have been clapping. WOW.
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