Aslockton Cranmers 1 Hucknall Sports U9's Saturday 1

Saturday 3rd January 2008

This re-arranged fixture didnt quite live up to the previous fixture between the two sides, although the scoreline ended the same. 

Both sides though couldnt find their stride with a lot of mistakes being made on the ball. Sports luckily had goalkeeper Giovanni Marraffa on top form, commanding his area. The 1st half finished 0-0.

After a few changes in positions Sports seemed to wake up and started attacking with some good shots from Sam Price and Ellis Abbott. Morgan Jubb won a tackle and managed to find Oliver Bradbury who, with his back to goal, kicked the ball over his head hitting the underside of the bar and finding the back of the net.

The pressure was all on Sports now , a shot hit the bar but didnt manage to go over the line. Everything Aslockton threw at Sports Giovanni Marraffa was in the right position to deny them. However, with 5 minutes to go Sports lost their concentration and allowed the midfielder to weave his way through and fire into the bottom corner and the game ended 1-1,

This was a game for goalkeepers and all who watched this match on both sides commented that it was the best keepers performance they had seen. Man of the match for Sports was Giovanni Marraffa, top class.