Game Report 8 May; Under 6

On another beautiful Saturday morning our Under 6’s prepared to take on our channel rivals Margate (it is our first year so we need to generate a bit of friendly rivalry). Once again we had enough for two teams. Ella, Noah, Rory and Ruby were in one team, with Amber, Caleb, Derek and Serafina in the other. Last week the score was gazillions to 1 (but who is keeping count of those). The game against Cygnet was forgotten. This week it was a different team, different approach and the teams had another week of match experience. I was confident that they could take their training efforts of Thursday (notwithstanding multiple breaks for drinks and rests) on to the pitch to make Woodbridge proud. We need the Under 6s to do this because unfortunately those of us in the senior men's team haven’t managed to maintain the lofty standards we had set for the first games of our season.

The game started at a furious pace (well it must have seemed furious to our teams). It was pleasing to see Ella and Ruby continuing to improve as regards getting in to get the ball. Rory is starting to understand the game more and still seems to want to play defensively. Noah found his kicking boots again and put Woodbridge 1-0 up. The Margate supporters cheered the goal as much as ours did. Everybody also cheered the Margate goal when a cheeky little back heel caught everybody by surprise, score 1-1. After a frantic 7-8 minutes, it was time to bring on fresh legs in the form of the other team.

Once again, the pace was good and I was pleased with all of the efforts from Amber, Caleb, Derek and Serafina. Serafina and Amber are continuing to become more confident in their play, and Caleb and Derek can be tenacious around the ball. The play from both Woodbridge and Margate was entertaining to watch and neither side could score. Half time was welcome and after some oranges Woodbridge decided another goal was what was required and Noah obligingly delivered. That was how the game ended with all supporters and players seeming to enjoy themselves. Once again, thank you for your assistance with substitutes, oranges etc.
See you Saturday
John the coach