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Tournament Director's statement
Match reports and team pictures...
Behind the scenes...
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Coxheath
& Farleigh had been strong all morning and had
deservedly won their place in the final after a hard
fought semi in which they beat MPE with a golden goal.
The
match finished 1-1 and was to be settled with a golden
goal. From the kick-off Coxheath attacked hard, but
couldn't penetrate the SPR defence, making for a very
competitive finish. The match ended towards the end of
extra time with a scrambled goal from SPR against the
run of play.
Larkfield
started the game as they wished to go on - with perfect
passing and a shot at every opportunity. They played
with skill well above their age and above their
opponents. But their performance fluctuated often giving
Borough Green a good share of the ball. The half ended
with neither team having any good goal scoring
opportunities.
Borough
Green defence, passing the defenders in his stride. A quick
1, 2 move put him clear on goal. He netted the ball with
great confidence and no chance of a save. After the goal
Borough Green perked up with a good break but it was not
enough to make any difference to the score.
The
match started as it finished - with a deadlock and very
little goal scoring opportunities. This was due to some
great defending - especially from Bearsted. The main chance
of the half was from Coxheath midfielder Tyler Money with a
very good shot that ended up only inches from the goal.
sudden
death strikes still hadn't found a winner, on the 10th
strike Coxheath slipped up - handing the game to Bearsted in
an instant.
Both
teams started the game very strongly but Coxheath seemed to
have goal scoring opportunities, only stopped by some superb
goalkeeping from the Blue Eagles keeper. The half evolved
into a very competitive game, with some great football from
both sides and some especially good defending from the
Blue's. Both teams had a fair share of the shots towards the
end of the half - none of which were converted to goals.
began
to quieten down - mainly because Coxheath couldn't get
anywhere near their opponents goal due to some superb
defending. A good move forward by Blue Eagles was rewarded
by a second great goal scored by Charlie Smith putting the
game out of reach. The remaining 30 seconds of the game
finished without a hitch!| The Staff... The volunteers who helped at the tournament are the people that made the day work as well as it did, from car parking to catering, and a bit of football too, the day went off (almost) without a hitch. Special thanks have to go to Andy Marling who took charge of organising the event and taking it up to the standard it was. Chris Endersby who, as always, put in hour after hour of hard work to make the tournament a success. Colin Sutcliffe for providing the food and drink. Steve Huckstepp for running his highly successful penalty competition again this year. The Catering team for the barbeques. Lastly the referees, who were on their feet all day and never stopped, from the first games at 9am to the very last at 7.30pm! Well done to you all! The web and media team.
A lot of preparation went into the tournament during the weeks and months before the event from everyone, but there were still a number of jobs to be carried out early on the morning of the event...
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A lot of photos were taken at the event, and they won't all fit onto this page! So click on the links below to see the others...
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© 1973 Coxheath & Farleigh JFC
