We were up against Bollington United Stars today at Brinnington, in the Stockport Metro league.
We had never played Bollington before so we prepared as normal and just went to play our own game.
We started with Charlie T in goal, Rhys and James in defence, Teddy and Stanley in midfield and Charlie J as striker.
Bollington kicked off well and for the first few minutes it was all in our half, with the boys doing their best to soak up the pressure.
We were struggling to piece together our usual style of play and Bollington were punishing every mistake.
First change was Jackson who came on for Teddy, and then Teddy replaced Stanley shortly after that. We were trying to mix things up and slowly we started get into the game.
Half-time came and a well needed team talk and boost was due. Stanley came back on and Rhys replaced Charlie T in goal for the second half.
We were now holding Bollington and the boys were starting to show some of their usual flair. The boys had a few shots saved but eventually Stanley got a well needed goal. This raised the spirit of the team and everyone was now chasing every ball and getting their tackles in.
Another 2 goals from Stanley had brought us right back in it - Super hat-trick Stan!
It was a tough game today and certainly one the boys will remember, and learn from. A great team effort 2nd half, coming from behind, lots of tackling, passing, saves and goals.
Player of the match was awarded to Charlie T today. Charlie was great in goal pulling off some great saves in the first half, and in the 2nd half had chances at the other end and helped out in defence.
Well done NMJU8 !
Stanley ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Charlie T 🏆
⚽️🖤💛⚽️
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