Dominant from the start, confident and committed, this performance saw the U13s go top of the table. More than anything, the team seems to have found the perfect balance between battling defenders and a fast moving attack. Three minutes in, Storm slotted home his first of the season. Soulaiman and Waiel added two great goals to the tally before the break. We had asked the boys for a professional attitude in the pre-match team talk and they went through their warm up with a mature and focused manner. They carried this attitude with them to the pitch tonight which was great to see. 
At 3-0 up we were delighted to see the team knocking the ball around. All three subs came on and slotted into whatever position they were asked too without any fuss, without any moaning and all did a fabulous job. Ollie played some delightful balls in from right midfield and Sol was unbeatable at the back. There's times when all that training, all those early sunday mornings in the rain, pays off. A beautiful free flowing move in the second half was simply quite breath-taking. Never mind Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and Villa, we saw Stephenson, Goldblatt, Gregory and Hassan move the ball from goalmouth to goalmouth with as much skill and flowing movement of anyone raised on the training pitches of Barcelona.
However, it was Soulaiman who stood out for us tonight. Running non-stop, forever wanting the ball, endless energy and a brilliant attitude, he's turned out to be a very welcomed signing to our club.Games like this make it all worth it. Football like this makes it all worth it.
Team: Milvydas Lukosius, Jaye Paul, Sol Ruse, Jaden Stephenson, Oisin Horgan, Storm Gregory, Soulaiman Osei-Bonsu, Waiel Hassan. Subs: Ollie Goldblatt, Sol Ruse, Isaac Beck.
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