A well organized, skilful and determined North Wilts League Under 10 squad showed great resilience in coming from two goals down against a very skillful West Bromwich Albion Development Centre at the Corinium Stadium, Cirencester to win 3-2.
The North Wilts team who are now starting to gel as friends and on field team mates started well but the game was very nip and tuck. Despite the end to end nature of the game it was West Brom that took the lead after a long range shot was well saved by Cameron Shipway in the Rep team goal but the ball squirmed free and the rebound was coolly tucked away.
West Brom went two up shortly afterwards, again where the ball was not pressed quickly enough by defence and midfield. The Rep team dug in deep and continued to play simple pass and move football and often outplayed their opponents with some super flowing moves.
The Rep team were rightly rewarded with a goal when another super move resulted in a great low cross from the left that Ashley Prim dispatched coolly past a previously sensational West Brom keeper.
Buoyed by this the Rep team continued to push for an equalizer and from a superb mazy run by Will Thomas the ball found Oliver Rejek who scored a deserved second goal.
As much as a draw would have been a great result the Rep team wanted more and from a great piece of link up play by Sam Brewster and closing down by Will Thomas, the ball found Oliver Rejek who curled a great shot into the far corner to clinch a fantastic victory.
This really was a great result with the team really playing some great football for the limited amount of time that have played / trained together – one proud coach tonight – well done guys.
A special thanks to Pet and Garden Centre for sponsoring our new kit – the boys looked great.
Well done to Cameron Shipway (Chippenham Town), Edward Fish (Purton), Kieran Wetherall (Highworth), Ethan Fishlock (Pewsey), Will Thomas (Avonvale), Oliver Rejek (Cirencester Town), Sam Brewster (Cirencester Town), Reilly Harris (Highworth), Euan Burke (Wootton Bassett), Joe Liddington (Malmesbury) and Ashley Prim (ASC)
Non playing squad members – Greg Griffin (Purton), Lewis Griffin (Purton), Oliver Hopegood (Cirencester Town) and Jacob Hutchings (Chippenham Town)
North Wilts Team Man of the Match – Oliver Rejek