U11 Cougars - Motspur Park Lions

A very tough result to take for the boys today, especially after the first quarter where they put on a possession masterclass that Pep would be proud of. If you had told us that we were going to lose the game - let alone by 4 - after the opening quarter.. I wouldn't have believed it.

The boys heads dropped after a mistake allowed Motspur Park to take an unjustified lead, and it took until the final quarter for them to gather again and finish strong.

Isaac - helping us out in goal once again - pulled off three or four unbelievable saves to keep the defecit down. We hit the post twice, the crossbar, had two whipped crosses flash across the line and had one blazed over when it looked destined to hit the back of the net... it just wouldn't fall our way.

Motspur Park capatalised on our mistakes to score. That was all it was. We played better football throughout but just couldn't make it count.

We will always concentrate on the positives. We started and finished strong and looked organised. The shape was good. The football in the first quarter in particular was very very good.

Player of the Match was Theo after stepping into a new defensive role and looking very confident. Victor and I were very impressed. Big shout outs to Isaac and Jermaine as well - J looked very dangerous pulling the strings from deep. We will regroup, dust ourselves off and go again! Trust the process, the results will come. ⚪️🔵🔵⚽️