Churchill Match Report, lost 4-2

First league game of the league means only one thing: making sure we have enough players on the pitch! After achieving this primary objective (had 16 players so objective achieved with panache!), the next thing to do is try to work out where to play everyone and try to get the team settled. Unfortunately, our opposition had already had 3 friendly games prior to this league game and also had managed to retain most of last years players so they had a settled team of good footballers. Not good news for us!
The game started and immediately we were on the back foot, with our midfield struggling to get any kind of hold on the game and the defence not playing as a unit either, and we went 2-0 down within the first 15 mins. For the rest of the first half, after a reshuffle in midfield, we manage to hold our own and had a few chances ourselves but failed to convert any.
For the second half, we came out and in almost the same manner as the 1st half, conceded two unlucky goals early on. But at 4-0 down, a quick attack lead to a goal and we had scored. The goal seemed to breathe confidence into the team and the defence became more solid, our midfield began to dominate. Another goal followed, and with only 10mins left, we pushed on and drove Churchill into some desperate clearances. We did ‘score’ another goal right on the final whistle, but due to the contradictory opinions of the linesman and the referee, I decided to be diplomatic and forfeit the goal. So the final score was 4-2, and at the end of the game, we seem to find a balance to the team which I hope we can take into the next game against Engineering!
Special mentions to Simon (played brilliantly in midfield), Tom (clinical striker), Peter (attacking right back), Gabriel (sterling performance in maintaining possession), Adrien (although it is very unfortunate he can’t play every week!!) and everyone else played well too.
On a final note, although we have lost our first game of the season, the omens for the season are still positive. Last year, Queens’ won the league title, despite losing to Churchill! I’ll be happy if we can repeat the feat this year!