After spending Saturday afternoon being treated and spoilt by New Mills FC, we were all a bit ‘tired’ going into our final Derby-Day of the season.
The kids don’t realise but this is the most rewarding fixture in the calendar for us coaches because we are all one team….. NMJFC U7’s !
Then battle commenced!
Frankie took the gloves for us but there was nothing he could do about what happened next…. Ronan ‘The Rocket’🚀 was in tremendous form for NM Yellows and before half-time he had planted one of his unsavable bombs and the Yellows were in front ⚽️ Well deserved.
Half-Time couldn’t come quick enough for NM Blacks who needed to re-group and find a plan to how turn this game around!
Mission Accomplished – Jacob offered to go in goal and he is becoming a super-star in the nets! Oliver B & Albie chased down every ball, Finley dug deep and secured NM Blacks dominance. Stanley was in great form and done his best to win the ball back and made some good passes. So it’s no coincidence that when everyone does their job that the equaliser arrived! Oliver B had been unlucky not to have scored in the first-half but got his reward with a great finish⚽️ Well done Oliver, your persistence paid off!
NM Blacks were looking good now….. Confident, cultured & safe in the knowledge that if they continued to play this passing game they would get their reward. Frankie was controlling the game with his short passing game but was very fortunate to get on the score-sheet when his left-foot shot came off a NM Yellows foot and ended-up in the back off the net⚽️ We deserved that luck!
Then came possible the greatest moment of our season so far. (I’ve said this before but these kids keep surpassing our expectations)
NM Blacks played the ball out from defence and Albie was in the last third of the pitch heading towards goal. Albie is our ‘Maestro’ and capable of scoring goals from almost anywhere on the pitch but he has added a new dimension to his game now and it worked spectacularly! He carried the ball forwards beating the opposition then shifted the ball to Ollie M who was free on goal….. Boom⚽️ The moment we've all been waiting for. A first goal for Ollie M this season and he slotted it away perfectly.
Wild celebrations from all involved and it was safe to say Ollie M had delivered his Mum the best Mother’s Day present of all.
The perfect way to a start another glorious day. Keep it up NM Blacks!
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