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Colts D
VII
The Colts D team had a
successful season.
Although suffering a heavy defeat at the
hands of Moulsford in our first match,
the boys maintained a resolute attitude
towards both practice and matches which
was seen to yield great improvements, both
individually and as a team. Training as a
squad with DRW’s Colts C team provided
a regular challenge that enabled the Ds
to develop more rounded football skills
together with resilience under pressure.
As a result in our eight matches over the
season we won four, drew two and lost
only two, making us arguably the most
successful Under 11 football team this year.
These results reflected the overall progress
of the D VII, especially considering that it
was not until the final match of the season
that we tasted defeat again; a strong Cothill
side inspired us to play our best football of
the season and we were perhaps unlucky
to lose. The match that really characterised
the resolve of the team was against Elstree
when, after a long period of gritty defence,
our boys rallied together late in the second
half and scored a goal that even Barcelona
FC would be happy with. This soon brought
a second and the satisfaction of a well-
earned victory. Overall the season was very
enjoyable to be a part of and I encourage
all members of the team to pursue their
football with similar commitment in the
future.
The regular players were:
David Jin Li,
Albert Moores, Freddie Newland, Tom
Eadie, Magnus Taylor, Gabriel Thomas,
Freddie Dooley, MarcusWigwe-Chizundu
and
Cenk Oguz
.
WG
Colts E
& F VII
This merry band all had the
chance to play for the E team
during the season but for their
first match – against Moulsford –
some were required for the FVII.
They were the happy ones on that occasion,
for they tasted victory, thanks to a brace
of goals from
Aidan Saunders
, as the
others found their opposition in top form.
The moment of the season was the closely
contested match against Lambrook where
EdwardWhitbread
bundled in the only
goal to secure a fantastic win. Rarely will a
goal be celebrated with a bigger smile and
boost in confidence! This was followed by
two close defeats, as different combinations
of players were tried, with goal-keeping
duties shared by
Dylan Grafftey-Smith
and
Hansen Han
. The captain,
David Stirling
,
got his name on the score-sheet against
Cothill, but we needed greater penetration
up front.
Others members of the squad were:
Toby
Blanchard, Dave Currie, Max Lee, Joshua
Ooi, Gunnar Saastad, Ned Sekula, Steve
Zhao
and
George Zhou
.
MHT
Colts D VII
Opposition
Result
Goals
Scorers
Us Them
Moulsford
Lost
0
8
Cheam
Won 1
0
Newland F
Lambrook
Drew 2
2
Jin Li,Wigwe-Chizindu
Crosfields
Won 7
0 Moores, Newland F x3, Stirling x2,Wigwe-Chizindu
Elstree
Won 2
0
Jin Li,Wigwe-Chizindu
Ludgrove
Drew 1
1
Dooley
Lockers Park
Drew 1
1
Newland F
Cothill
Lost
1
3
Newland F
Colts E VII
Opposition
Result
Goals
Scorers
Us Them
Moulsford
Lost
0
6
Lambrook
Won 1
0
Whitbread E
Lockers Park
Lost
0
3
Cothill
Lost
2
4
Stirling,Whitbread E
Colts F VII
Opposition
Result
Goals
Scorers
Us Them
Moulsford
Won 2
1
Saunders x2
“Rarely will a goal be
celebrated with a bigger
smile and boost in
confidence!”
S u m m e r F i e l d s
2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6
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