Hi All
Congratulations to all the boys for getting through to the last 16 of the County Cup. We now play Hemel Hempstead Town Youth in the next round, which should be on the 23 January.
We started off strongly yesterday and passed the ball around confidently from the off. 10 seconds and about 8 passes after we kicked off we found ourselves 1nil up with James finishing off a fantastic passing move. We continued to dominate the 1st half playing some fantastic football and keeping our shape well. Okem banged in 2 goals to put us 3nil up, but just before half-time we fell asleep and conceded.
In the 2nd half we continued to move the ball round and create chances but couldn’t find the net. Until Okem out-paced a St Albans defender and buried the ball into the bottom corner form a tight angle. A goal I would have been proud of scoring. With the score at 4-1 and progression into the next round within touching distance, we moved a few players positions round and gave Aaron ‘Pretty Boy‘ Buckett a run upfront so he could try and get the goal he desperately wanted. Whilst upfront he weaved his magic and went on a number of great runs but couldn’t quite find the back of the net. A couple of minutes before the end Pretty Boy got his goal and celebrated by putting his hands to the sky as if he was thanking God. Was this celebration a sign to God or has he seen Kaka do this celebration and copied? Only Aaron knows the answer. Minutes later the final whistle blows and Azzurri progress through to Round 4 of the County Cup.
Man Of The Match – The St Albans City players could simply not handle Okem. He was to strong, fast and powerful for them. He seemed to really enjoy his role as a striker and banged in a well deserved hat-trick.
A special mention to Jeevan and Dom who turned up to show there support. It was really pleasing to see them there. I hope in the next round we continue to have support form the rest of the squad.
See you all tonight at training
Many Thanks
Simon Williams
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