Year 7 Boys’ Football District Champions!
On Wednesday 23rd April, our Year 7 boys' football team travelled to Tabor Academy for the District Cup Final against Maltings Academy. We made an early impact, taking the lead in the 5th minute when we converted from a corner. Frankie Smith sent a perfectly delivered ball to the back post, where Harry Clark, unmarked, rose to head it in and open the scoring. Maltings responded quickly, applying pressure and equalising from a set-piece. The initial corner was cleared, but they capitalised on the rebound. Maltings then took the lead in the 13th minute, as a long ball over our defence found their striker, who finished calmly in the bottom corner. For the remainder of the first half, Alec Hunter spearheaded several attacks, with the Maltings goalkeeper making a series of excellent saves. However, we found the breakthrough in the 25th minute when Reece Donovan played a brilliant through ball to Archie Webster, who finished with precision into the top corner, levelling the score at 2-2 as the first half concluded.
The second half saw both teams create chances early on, with Archie Dean making some crucial saves to keep us in the game. In the 33rd minute, we regained the lead when Lewis Heath won the ball back on a press and delivered a perfect cutback to Archie Webster, who scored to give us a 3-2 advantage. Maltings intensified their pressure, but our defence stood firm, with vital blocks from Harry Clark, Nate Burch, and Dominik Karsai, maintaining our lead.
In the 45th minute, we extended our advantage when David Umoke won the ball from the Maltings defence as they attempted to play out, passing to Reece Donovan, who slid a ball through to Zachary Moore. Zach finished coolly into the bottom corner, making it 4-2. The team then celebrated with a lively group dance by the corner flag! From this point, we controlled the game. A long ball from Archie Dean, flicked on by David Umoke, found Lerato Mukasa behind the defence, and he sealed the win with a brilliant finish, marking the occasion with a cartwheel and a backflip! The final score was 5-2 in favour of Alec Hunter, making us the Year 7 Boys’ Football District Champions! Congratulations to all the Year 7 team.
