U8 Falcons 29 Oct 2011

What a turn around from last week.

The Falcons played Hart Scorpions away this week, on a good pitch which was nicely compact for a change.

We started of really well with midfielders Jordan and James dominating the midfield area and not allowing Hart to play.

Nathan played in goal and had a fantastic first half, saving a few, clearing some tricky balls and collecting in his area well, so much so that I asked him to remain in goal for the second half, which proved the right thing to do as he carried on from the first half effortlessly.

Strikers today were Toby (debut) and Elijah with a mixture of Ben and Jay. All played well and I was really pleased with Elijah for trying hard and staying switched on throughout. Toby had a good go at goal a few times and set up James for a goal.

Defenders were Luca with Ben and Jay covering as second defence. This worked really well as it allowed Luca forward on set pieces. Once Luca realised where I wanted him to be he was absolutely amazing. Things just clicked with Luca in the second half and he scored a good chipped goal from a set piece and narrowly missed a few others. Ben and Jay covered well as second defenders and cleared the ball to stop the run of play. I worked hard with Ben and Jay today to get the level of understanding that I wanted and now we can give them a decent test in the coming games.

Goals today from James (2) Elijah and that wonder shot from Luca.

Man of the match was Nathan.

I was really proud of the effort the boys showed and their positional play is improving week on week. We are making some great steps forward.

A special thanks to Hart Scorpions – the boys, parents and coaching staff were well behaved, respectful and polite.

Also, the referee had a good game today.