A big tough game this morning against Merriott Scorpions United U10 the league champions of 2012/13 and unbeaten in the whole season.
A quick team talk with the lads before kickoff, it went something like this...Go out put the effort in and we will see what comes our way...with great effort and determination sometimes you get the rewards you deserve...andd dont forget what day it is...Its starwars day so....May the 4th be with you...
Jack whittle steps up and has the captains arm band for todays game after a great performance in last weeks game . Off we go...Coker are looking lively and we are straight into the attack..Merriot are wondering what has just happened, a flowing movement from the team finds a pass to Jack Whittle who then finds a fine pass to Connor who cooly slots home for the first goal within two minutes of the start of the game...1-0 to Coker..
Kick off again and Connor is in there winning the ball in the center of the park, some nice passing from the team but the attack is broken down and Merriot try a counter attack, Reece is alive to it and gets a good challenge in to break up there attacking play...Reece has turned this around and created our own counter attack... Reece gets the ball into the box and finds a neat little pass to Jack Whittle, Merriot are scrambling to get rid of the ball but Jack whittle stands strong and manages to poke home for Cokers second..
The boys are up for this and barely 5 minutes have passed and Coker are 2-0 up. Wave after wave of attack....Coker having far more of the ball and creating all the chances. Connor picks up a quick ball from a throw in and strikes first time... another Goal...but no the Ref pulls play back and the goal is disalowed..Cokers heads do not drop and they go in search for that 3rd goal pressuring Merriot all over the park, they tried so hard but we cant find that 3rd goal that we want..
The Half time whistle blows and we get the boys in for the team talk...for the first time we didnt have much to say to them, apart from get some fluids inside you ...we told the boys to keep doing exactly what they where doing and to keep up the effort and commitment..
Second half whistle blows and we are under way...this time Merriot are straight out the blocks as we where in th 1st half..they have us under pressure from the start..its all merriott now we cant get a look in, the whole Coker team have dropped deep to try and help out but Merriot are working hard to get n=back into the game.. a neat team move from Merriott and they find the back of our net..2-1. Off we go again and again Coker are sitting really deep..Coker are defending well, but with every clearance an attack comes back on to us..another good move from Merriott and they draw level 2-2... The boys need to hold out for the rest of this half and a break cant come soon enough...
Here it is a welcome rest for the boys, time to get more fluids on board and time to relax a bit from the pressure that Merriot had put us under in the second half...
Into extra time then..5 mins each way..
The boys are straight out and ready for it again..here we go..Coker have had a second wind, its all out attack.. the boys want this and are going for it they want this ..Tyler picks up the ball and shows some great skill, one touch and he has lost two players and now his pace has kicked in, a lovely run from Tyler who plays a nice ball into ...woop woop Coker hit the back of the net 3-2 to Coker..Half time approaches and Coker have been on top for the period..
Extra time, half time team talk....go out there, work hard for each other, work as a team, put that effort in for the last 5 mins.fight for each other and get yourselfs into the final.you can do this..May the 4th be with you...
Kickoff... the last 5....during the last 5 minutes we held our own, we created equally as much as Merriot created, but neither side could find that extra goal..Glad to say the final whistle blew and Coker had booked there place into the Champions Plate Final. What a game...how proud are we off all our players...and equally you should all be very very proud of yourselvs, we showed great effort, Great determination and Great team spirit..well done lads you all got what you deserved a place in the... CHAMPIONS PLATE CUP FINAL....UP THE COKER
