U11 Calcio Talent & Select - Ammers U11

After working on pressing in training on Friday night, we focused on setting a trap for the opposition. I was really happy with our pressing, the opposition rarely played out against us, and resulted in playing long, which we also dealt with well.

We started the game really positively, the first goal came in the 7th minute, with Tom tapping the ball in after a shot from Will, hitting the bar. The 2nd goal came in the 13th minute, when Raphi drove through the middle and found his shot blocked by the GK, Chester followed up and slotted home the rebound. The opposition scored just before the first break, after we switched off from a corner.

Ben kept us in the game, with some great saves at times! However, we continued to have control of the game, despite the oppositions few counter attacks. Our 3rd goal came from an excellent through ball from Raphi, in behind the Ammers defence. Will utilised his pace in behind & finished excellently 1v1 against the GK. Ammers pulled another back to make it 3-2 after a top corner strike from outside the box.

Calcio continued their dominance in the game though, with a great cross from Louie, which found Seth at the back post. Seth squeezed the ball into the far post with a tidy finish. Ammers once again came back into the game to make it 4-3.

A tight end to the game, until Louie drove through 3/4 of the opposition players and drew a foul close to goal. Up stepped Joe S, who confidently curled the ball high into the opposite top corner from the free kick. Ammers didn’t give up however, and scored a constellation goal right at the end of the game, to finish the game at 5-4.

MOTM 🏆 Seb Smith - defensively really aggressive and won most of his 1v1 duels. First game back with the team for a few months and played excellent.

⚽️ Tom - Will assist

⚽️ Chester - Raphi assist

⚽️ Will - Raphi assist

⚽️ Seth - Louie assist

⚽️ Joe S - Louie assist