Following a couple of difficult defeats (1-9 v Newhall Lions) (0-5 v Albert Village Harriers) today marked a new beginning as the BJFL - who play non-competitive football - reallocate the leagues every 5 weeks - with top teams getting promoted and bottom teams relegated etc.
This meant that for the first time Winshill Green FC today were facing Doveridge in a league game for the first time - a side they had beaten in pre-season.
The starting line-up was Jakub, Dejaun, Zuzza, Maiciej, Natan, Persephone (c), Ben, Archie.
Winshill Green FC started brightly with Maiciej having a shot cleared of the line (goal-line technology would clearly have said in), Persephone coming close from an angle with the keeper making the save. Natan was brilliant on the right with awesome football and Zuzza (arguably our most improved player) solid at the back, she reads the game incredibly well and her positioning is excellent with very little getting passed her.
However despite largely dominating possession and Doveridge took the lead 1-0. Despite continued pressure from Winshill they couldn't breakthrough and half-time 1-0 to Doveridge.
Winshill have by and large played some fantastic football in recent weeks but have struggled to convert chances into goal - but they did just after the break - a lovely through ball from Dejaun found Persephone who took on her marker and put the ball beyond the goalkeeper for her 3rd goal of the season.
1-1.
THEN disaster - one of the frustrating thing about managing a junior football team is that they "sometimes" don't do what we practice in training and despite having 100 chances to clear the ball they kept trying to pass the ball clear in our own penalty area and disaster struck Doveridge took advantage and made it 2-1.
Persephone then struck the opposite post direct from a corner and it seemed like it just wasn't going to be Winshill's day! Then a speculative shot from Doveridge went in. :(
3-1 Doveridge.
Winshill though never give up and Jakub scored a great goal from a Persephone pass to make it 3-2 - then like in the Nou Camp Beddows (Ferguson) and Watson (Mclaren) used their last throw of the dice and brought Ben back on the pitch and pushed Dejaun further forward - 6 mins to go!
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| Beddows (left) and Watson (right) |
What happened next will live long in the memory of every Winshill Green fan as a long throw in from Persephone found Jakub to put it beyond the keeper for a late winner... and like the commentator in 1999 said... "and Jakub has won it!!!"
A hat-trick in 6 minutes isnt too bad for our 1st choice goalkeeper! :)
With Jakub being our goalkeeper the management team have some decisions to make next week.
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| Winshill Green U9 (left to right) Ben, Persephone (c), Dejaun, Natan, Zuzza, Archie, Jakub, Maiciej |
Player of the Match today was Maiciej for never giving up - always running and generally excellent hard work - he has improved massively over the last 4/5 weeks and is a proper team player now and the first player for sure on the teamsheet week in and week out.
Moment of the match went to Jakub for his finish for the winner - calm under pressure - makings of great winger!
From a managers perspective it was brilliant seeing the kids hugging each other at the end and jumping up and down like they'd won the European Cup! Dejaun and Natan made up a new celebration apparently and their smiles made it worth the while.
We will have our new kit "very soon" I'm led to believe and the "jackets" are to follow.
On a separate note the authorities are apparently not going to take any action against Winshill assistant Watson, who when Winshill were down 3-1 used several expletives about the man in charge and the fact that we should be winning this game :)
Safe to saw he was smiling at the end!
Great write up.. Cheers
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