This weekend was a good week for both the team I coach and the team I play. The first game which was the Girls' U-12 team against Tai Tam Tigers went superbly as we won 9-1. The players were great skillfully and in passing, and I was particularly impressed with their positioning. They would defend solidly and then go up for the counter-attack. To be honest though, we did play quite a few U-14 players but since it's only a development league, playing a game is more important than the rules. Either way, it was a result to be impressed with.
The school game went equally well as well. We won our first game 3-1 against St. Joseph's A/C. We played well by passing the ball around and defending solidly. At first, a brace was scored by our striker and then another was scored as a fluke by our right back. We gained a free kick in the middle of the pitch and the right back played a long high ball which just seemed to bounce into the goal. Funny that was, it was a greater confidence booster since it was right after the opposition scored a penalty.
My position was the usual centre-back and it was quite a mixed day not because I played badly but in fact because I wanted the ball more. In the first half, I didn't do much as the ball didn't come to me much, but in the second half I played solidly in defence by clearing the ball away often and going in to attack. One good movement I did was a one-two and then I ran the ball into the right corner and then played a good long cross which met one my team-mates who unfortunately didn't convert. It was probably noticeable that I wanted to get involved more because I moved up quite a bit and didn't want the game to end. What this means is that it was a fun game!
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