The final fixture of the 2023/24 season at Glossopdale for the U10 Black Team was a thrilling encounter against a solid Buxton side.
The sun was doing its best to break through today and The Millers were looking forward to signing off the season with a big performance.
From the whistle, we looked lively and got the ball moving around well. Liam and Joe were at the base of our foundations in defence and remained calm and solid as Buxton tried to create chances.
Ella was our central midfielder today and she kept applying great pressure on the ball when out of possession trying to force mistakes from our opponent - she was successful in this on multiple occasions.
Bobby was called on for a position on the left wing with Kian out on the right and they both provided some great attacking threat - linking well with Harley who was our striker today.
Both teams managed to capitalise on their chances in the first half - a sweet strike into the right hand side of goal just inside the post ensure Harley added another to his impressive goal tally for this season.
Some solid saves from our Number 1 James showed just consistent and reliable he has come to be for this team 💪🏼
The second half saw Shea drop into defence alongside Liam and Oliver replace Ella in CM. Shea made some important tackles to keep Buxton away from goal whilst Oliver was a real nuisance in the middle of the pitch, helping push our attack forward.
With 10 minutes to go, a thunderous, low-driven free kick from Harley rifled into the bottom corner. It was a great reward for the team as they were all working hard together and for each other.
More goals were brewing in this game and Buxton continued to press and attack with everything they had. They had the momentum after a great strike beat James and we couldn’t keep them out in the dying seconds of the match.
Another fantastic game against this team - well done all 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
One game left to play now for The Millers - Cup Final Day in Buxton in a couple of weeks 🏆
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