Away vs Witney Vikings 16th October L 3-4

It seems we play better with 10 men.

This was a close game between Witney Vikings 16 and our 10 players. Even with mystery player X who turned out for us today, the Blues were unable to muster a starting 11.

However the game was as close as the scoreline suggests, although at one point it looked as though it might not be!

Cumnor started brightly with a very make-shift back four looking composed in defence. For 20 minutes both sides had opportunities until Witney managed to open the scoring with a ball that Cumnor failed to clear from a corner. A similar mix up allowed the Vikings to score a second, and Cumnor went in at half time trailing by 2 although a fair score would have been 0-0.

In the second half we pushed the midfield forward a bit, and immediately conceded two more goals.

After 40 minutes the Blues were 4-0 down, and heads looked like dropping. However a great pass from X to Charlie, split the Vikings defence, and Charlie slotted away comfortably. This seemed to galvanise some self belief in Cumnor, and although the Vikings had further opportunities, Cumnor were having the greater share of the ball, and eventually X slotted away a second goal by sending the goalkeeper the wrong way with a scuffed shot!

With 5 minutes to go, a loose ball from a throw fell free to Charlie in the penalty area, and seizing his opportunity Charlie took the score to 4-3.

The final few minutes were all Cumnor's and the game ended with a fantastic shot by Luka from outside the Witney box just skimming the crossbar.

Man of the match went to Charlie for two goals and a great performance. However particular mentions in dispatches for:

Luka/Jadon - who are begining to get the pace of the game, and look good in defence.
Kier for being Kier and looking every inch a great player
James for playing the most intelligent football.
Lewis for never stopping running.
Joel for having to put up with being in defence again.
Hugo for more marvellous saves.
Daniel for continuing his excellent run of form.
X for helping us out in our hour of need.