U9s Blues Played off the Park!!

Boundary Park Juniors A 4 V 0 SCJFC Blues..........By Alun Ireland....................

The Blues’ poor run of form continued when they were second best to a
well organised and hard working Boundary Park team.

Levels of effort were low, so that when the Blues did not have the ball
they were constantly under pressure.

The pattern followed last week’s draw, where the boys struggled to put
passing moves together to keep possession, while failing to pressure
the space once they lost the ball.

Stalybridge were unfortunate to fall behind just before the break when
a free kick deflected past Thomas in goal, while the boys were down to
five players with Adam having his laces tied off the pitch. The referee
allowed the goal to stand and the Blues almost equalised straight away,
Owen finding space to shoot from the right, then Connor heading William’
s corner onto the bar.

At 1-0 the boys were still in it and started the second half brightly,
but gradually they lost shape so the two Boundary Park counter attacks
left Jack isolated at the back, and the result was the same both times
– neat finishes past Deacon to make it 3-0.

From there it was playing for pride only – and Adam forced the goalie
into a great save with a fine first time shot.

The final goal came from a Boundary Park free kick which again the
Blues failed to deal with. As the defence stood and watched the ball
bounce in the area, Boundary Park hit it home once more for the
deserved final score of 4-0.