Phoenix 13-09-09

Match Report...Phoenix 2 - 4 Ravens

Scorers :- Jake 2, Josh 1, Abu 1

Man of Match:- Elliot

Our 1^st game of the season and we couldn’t have asked for a tougher start against the much fancied Phoenix team. Everybody looked a little nervous (even me) and the nerves effected the way we started the game as we lacked the confidence of previous weeks.

We fell behind after not defending a corner properly. 1-0.

We were now into our stride and we began to get on top. Their keeper made several saves before Jake levelled the scores with a powerful finish from a tight angle. 1-1.

We dominated the rest of the half as Ish began to take control of the midfield. Josh and Elliot looked fairly comfortable at the back.

The 2^nd half we played much better and missed several chances. Amazingly we fell behind again as Abu was ruled to have handballed and the penalty went in. 2-1. We had 15 minutes to turn it around.

We had an immediate chance to equalise when Rankin’s good run was ended as he was fouled in the box. Jakes pen hit the bar but he followed up himself to make it 2-2.

Phoenix came back into the game but Elliot brilliantly marshalled the defence and our next goal looked a matter of time. A corner was only half cleared and Josh powered a shot from distance into the net to give us the lead for the 1^st time. 2-3.

The minutes ticked by and a great move toward the end of the game saw Ish find Jay with a pass. Jay laid the ball off to Abu to score at the 2^nd attempt. 2-4. Full time.

An excellent start in a tough opening game. Well done lads.