Effra Academicals 4 , Southside 1

Last night we showed that we have the potential to be competitive at this level.
Everyone played with passion and commitment but ultimately we defeated ourselves by getting the basics wrong.
For the first half hour we did magnificently despite having only 10 men. Big thanks to Jason who had only come down to watch, for rising to the challenge and filling in when we were were short of players.Several players had to play out of position and some were out of the stadium as the ref blew his whistle for the game to start
As the game began, i found myself in goal, bracing myself for the inevitable onslaught. To my relief and surprise we played some really good , neat and tidy passing football. We played as a team  and kept things positive. As a result we almost scored within 3 minutes. By half time all of our players finally arrived but we were 3-0 down. I can only apologise for their first goal. Enough said.
In the second half,with a strong team on the pitch we made things hard for ourselves. Too much negativity and too may people wanting to be heroes, trying win the game on their own. Football doesn't work like that.
One of their team said to me after the match that we'll be a good side once we start playing as a team.He was right.
I hope everyone enjoyed themselves. I did, despite everything. We're playing the same team again in 4 weeks time. I'm looking forward to it already. Once again, well done to everyone for all of your efforts. Next time we might even win.