As the pitch we have had marked out is the smallest dimensions, we decided to play on the larger pitch and asked the teams if they wanted play seven-a-side. We were first up against a Taverham that we found out was a mix from their A and B teams. The big pitch made difference from the start and the Taverham side passed well and soon had a goal. There were tears throughout mainly from getting a ball smacked into cold legs, but the players soldiered on through both halves stopping any further goals but unable to equalise. So a 1 - 0 loss.
The players did their best to keep warm while the other two teams played and HPR were finally up against Hellesdon. The team came alive during this game and by half time HPR had kept any Hellesdon attempts out. In the second half an excellent bit of play saw HPR pop one in to wil 1 - 0. The team really worked well and by the end had got to grips with the increased amount of space on a bigger pitch which force them to make longer passes.
Player of the match was Luke by unanimous decision for some excellent footwork out on the left and some selfless passing. The Taverham manager did ask afterwards if number 24 was for sale!
Intent on getting some action shots, by the time the matches started my fingers were fairly numb so the there's just a few pre-match shots.
The next training will be on Friday 6 January with the first league match of the year on Saturday 7 January at home at St. Thomas More.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all from James. Tom and Michael and we'll see you all soon.
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