16th September 2007

Manorcroft United 2 v 2 Whitton Wanderers

The under 12s left Manorcroft with a point on Sunday after a tough 2-2 draw at the team from Egham. With 5 of the squad missing the greens from Whitton started the game brightly and should have been 2 up in the first five minutes with some better finishing but we did finally get our noses in front mid-way through the first period with a first of the season from Daniel Turner which left us 1-0 up at the break. Pity we didn't start the second half as well as the first and the yellows of Manorcroft soon had us under a lot of pressure and duly pulled the score level. The boys from Whitton panicked and decided to kick the ball anywhere which didn't help our cause, midway through the second half Whitton was awarded a penalty after Sam Conway was brought down, Peter took responsibility but was denied by the upright, soon after Manorcroft scored through some slopping defending which is a problem we need to address. The boys never gave up in their quest to get us back into the game and was rewarded with 3 minutes left on the clock with a Mason goal, overall it was a fair result and the boys from both teams should be proud of the show that they put on for the parents watching. well done