21st November Away vs Ducklington (L 1-12)

Well played to everyone, and it was a tribute to the players that they kept going even when the scoreline had got beyond them. Duckington have beaten teams in the A league by similar scorelines and it was always going to be difficult to play the team second in that league.

Cumnor conceded a sloppy early goal which wasn't the best way to start the match, and after that had a period of 10 minutes where they held Ducklington reasonably well. However as the first half moved on Ducklington made their extra pressure pay and by half time the team were trailing by five goals. Funnily enough, Ducklington were not the most physical of teams we have played this seaon,although they were quick to close the team down, however it was their movement off the ball, and passing which was particularly impressive, and the Cumnor defence was frequently dragged all over the place even though we were playing 3 at the back.

In the second half Ducklington increased their lead, but it never turned into a rout, with Ducklington having to compete for the ball.

In the dieing minutes, Cumnor who had been playing more attackingly for the last part of the match, managed to grab a goal with Guy Pearce finishing off a ball which resolutely seemed not to actually want to go in the goal.

Well played to Edward who won man of the match for a second time, for displaying a complete disregard for the scoreline and tackling all and sundry at every opportunity.

Next week: Wroxton.