The Courier

On Friday, the under 11 boys played in The Princethorpe Tournament. All teams seemed very well matched ability-wise. Crescent managed to beat their fellow Foundation school Crackley in the first game thanks to the power of Matthew Browne. The midfielders again showed energy and commitment and the defenders were solid. However, small mistakes were punished clinically and Crescent ended up winning one, drawing one and losing two.

Tuesday saw the under 11 A and B visit Provost Williams. The home side were exceptional and both A and B sides had to dig deep to find character to stay in the game. The first half saw the A team a little shell shocked. Half time saw them revitalised with Dylan Hopkins doing a good job in defence. Matthew Browne was sending delightful long balls from midfield and Ethan Capelett was twisting and turning up front. Oliver Bell's two goals made the score respectable. Daniel Pinks showed a really determined attitude and Jamie Capelett and Chris Gibson prevented Provost scoring too many. However, they won comfortably.

The B team match followed a similar pattern- they soon found themselves 3-0 down through a lack of aggression when tackling. Roman Thearia marshalled the defence well, though, and made great decisions in goal to keep the score down. Hard work and team spirit got Crescent back into the match. Tom Brinklow and Samuel Lau caused problems with their passing. Gabriel White was strong up front as usual and was supported well by the attacking runs of Fin Calder. In the second half, Connor Smith was an impenetrable wall at the back and Alex Reynolds worked tirelessly up and down the pitch. White grabbed a goal before Calder found his form again, scoring four (taking him to nine in two games!). It was a nail-biting finish but the match ended 6-5 to Provost Williams. Reynolds was voted by the hosts as Crescent's man of the match.

M Phillips