Home vs Freeland L 0-3

Probably the best performance by the Blues this season - even though the scoreline didn't work out for us.

The Blues set themselves up have a strong defence, and gave Daniel his first chance in midfield. The plan worked well, with Guy and Isaac eliminating any chances and Daniel playing well in midfield. Neither team managed to create many chances and the game was even at 0-0 when the half time whistle went.

The Blues swapped around the defences in the second half with Charlie and Lewis taking over from Guy and Isaac.

It looked a good decision as the defining moment of the game came. With the scores still level after 15 minutes, Freeland failed to clear the ball and a ball broke through for Guy to latch onto. One on one with the goalkeeper we all thought this was the moment, until...the linesmans flag went up. How? Guy had gone past the defender to get to the ball. It is possible (maybe even probable) somebody else was in an offside position somewhere, but nowhere near the ball and not interfering with play. Even the Freeland players didn't understand why the referree blew the whistle. The Freeland spectators looked embarressed.

Cumnor continued to battle but 10 minutes from time, Freeland put away a scrappy goal, and after that the Blues conceded two more as they tried to chase the game. Even though they came close to scoring with a free kick which would have made it interesting.

Well done to everyone, and especially Isaac for helping out and winning man of the match. I am not going to pick out any other players because the whole team deserved praise for the performance.