At the start of the season, my son Dan passed the ball to me on the edge of the opposition D and much to my surprise I scored a cracker into the top corner. Last week I had a shot saved by the keeper at 1-1, with 10 minutes to go, but Dan pounced on the rebound and scored his first ever goal and the winner. He confided to me afterwards that he'd slightly mishit it and the ball nicked the post as it went in and for a moment he thought he'd missed it. However, a goal is a goal, especially when it's the winner and your first.
This week, the 5ths didn't have a game, so Dan played for the 4ths, and I played for the Vintage against a good Reading side. We lost 2-5, partly due to me turning up late (and 2 goals down) whilst I sold my car. Despite my apologies, I did feel obliged to buy a jug afterwards, which I have to say disappeared very quickly. I think the proceeds from my car sale may be rapidly accounted for.
Today I watched the U14 Boys Development team play their first match of the season against Wycombe. Our boys went 0-2 down with goals either side of half-time, but then picked up the tempo, and in an excellent second half, pulled a goal back and would have got an equaliser but for some excellent saves by the Wycombe keeper. The last 15 minutes was end-to-end stuff as A&C went for the equaliser, and Wycombe went for the killer third, but in the end it finished 1-2. Well done to all the boys, many of whom were playing their first full pitch 11-a-side, and three of whom had played earlier for the U12s in a mini-tournament. I don't think they'd realised just how tiring running over the whole pitch for an hour is, but in the last 15 minutes it didn't seem to matter as both sets of parents cheered them on furiously in an exciting finale.
Squash and chocolate chip cookies in the pavilion rounded off the afternoon. When they win, I'll get out the fizzy stuff - Fanta that is.
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