RP U15s NL 2023/24 Team (Regents Park league) - Arsenal community

FT: 2-2

Penalties: 5-4

Couldn’t use the bracket for the penalties in the match result  so summed up all the goals including penalties 

A big win today to reach the cup final. Great performance from the boys today. We started off with 4-3-3 on paper and progressing ahead we moved to 3-2-4-1. The team coordination wasn’t clicking for the first ten minutes so the opposition had some good opportunities. However once the boys found the rhythm, we scored a beautiful goal courtesy to Nikolay. Not long until Anwar doubled our lead as redemption for his unlucky miss earlier. The threats to us during first half  was from the set pieces specially corner and their constant pressing.

In the second half we carried on with the same shape however their constant pressing had us losing possession quite a lot of times in centre of the pitch. We still had the control of the game until they scored their first goal. Soon after we had a bit of miscommunication in the back and conceded a corner. And as it was the threat to us since beginning unfortunately we conceded another. They did have few other great opportunities afterwards but our defense were on great shape. We did create few opportunities aswell but not as good as in first half.

Great mentality  shown by the boys going into the penalties. Even after we missed our first penalty, the boys kept their composure and went on to win it!!!

Definitely room for improvements, them being; quick passing, checking shoulders, reading your oppositions movement and tracking back, set pieces.

Really proud of the boys for the performance today specially considering the last match played against this team in October which we lost 1-10. Thank you guys!!!