5th September Away to Wroxton (W 5-3)

It is probably too early to call this the game of the season, but it may yet turn out to be! Cumnor having gone down 0-3 in the first fifteen minutes, showed their strength of character to come back and win 5-3.

Wroxton are a good team. Early in the first half they were passing the ball around well, and scored a well earned first goal. After that the game was pretty close with both sides having chances and Joseph making some superb diving saves. However an unlucky deflection at a corner, and an unlucky penalty put Cumnor three goals behind. Chances for Cumnor came and went, but just before half time Louie took his first goal of the day, and things started to look up.

In the second half playing down the hill, with the (gentle) wind at their backs, the Blues started to dominate the game. Guy was searing through the midfield, Charlie down the left wing, and Isaac prowling dangerously around the midfield. It was not until about half way through the second half as Wroxton bought more and more players back, that Cumnor managed to squeeze the second goal with Guy opening his account. After that Wroxton seemed to decide that they couldn't just hang back, and the game was close again. It could all have been different as the Wroxton No:5 broke free but Joseph came off his line to make the crucial save.

With legs tiring (on both sides!), Louie started to exploit the open spaces, and within 5 minutes had dazzled his way past the Wroxton defence three times.

Well played everyone - it is a game to remember.

In the second friendly match, the team played well, showing good balance and effort. Well played to newcomers Daniel and Joel, and also returning Edward. The game was evenly balanced and one goal settled it in Wroxton's favour.

Finally our thanks to Wroxton for an excellent match, and friendly atmosphere. I suspect they will win a lot of matches this season, because they play good football.