Copthill U9 ‘A’ Football against Grantham Prep U9 ‘A’

In their first game of the season, Copthill put together a very strong performance against Grantham.  The passing was accurate and positional play excellent.  Elliott Britton and Eshan Shah were strong in defence, and both Marcus Oliver and Sam Chesworth were confident and secure in goal.  The midfield distributed the ball well and were all over the opposition when we attacked, giving Stan Halden a number of chances to strike for goal.

Grantham were not a strong side and at the end of the first two thirds played, Copthill had won 7-1 with goals from Elliott Britton (3), Owen Nazaruk-Wheeler (2) and Austin Waller (2). 

Copthill showed that they will be a hard side to beat this season, but there were times when we were attacking and pushing so far up the pitch that we left ourselves open to quick counter attacks.  A better side would have taken advantage of this.

The attitude of the whole team was excellent.  Stan Halden captained the side confidently and Elliott Britton deserved the Man of the Match award for his performance in both defence and as a striker when asked to move there.

The third session saw both teams mix up and carry out a very exciting training game.

Simeon Willson