Affinity FC 1 vs 4 Coventry Saints

<p>With Coundon pitches still waterlogged Affinity switched the game to Whitley Common.&nbsp; A very young side took the pitch with three current Blue Coat pupils joining four ex-pupils and a teacher in the Affinity team.

<p>The team talk emphasised the need to be disciplined as well as starting quickly but Saints would put paid to that with a goal clipped past Aaron almost from the touch line within the first 5 minutes.&nbsp; The following 10 minutes saw Affinity getting some shape to their play without troubling Saints greatly.

<p>A second goal for Saints came from Affinity's failure to clear from a corner after a break in play resulting from an injury to Steve's are/shoulder.&nbsp; Two goals so early in the game meant Affinity face an uphill challenge to get anything out of the game.&nbsp; But Affinity worked their way into the game with Jobo and Ian pressurising from the front forcing Saints to make mistakes at the back.&nbsp;

<p>The Affinity defence looked tighter with Sava, Gilly, Steve and Sean clearing their lines well.&nbsp; Aaron kept Affinity in the game with a fine save pushing a long range effort over the bar.

<p>With Affinity playing downhill against the wind in the second half the next goal was going to be really important.&nbsp; As in the first half Saints made the first telling contribution in the second with a striker beating Steve and Sava to a ball over the top and slipping the ball passed Aaron as he advanced to narrow the angles.&nbsp;

<p>Affinity pushed forward with James, Luke W, Gary and Charlie linking well.&nbsp; With twenty minutes to go Affinity got a lifeline from a controversial free kick inside the penalty box with the referee judging a deliberate pass back.&nbsp; James blasted the free kick past the oncoming keeper with the rest of the Saints players fairly static on their goal line.

<p>Predictably the game opened up from this point with gaps appearing in all areas of pitch.&nbsp; Saints finally put the game to rest with a fourth goal resulting from a goal mouth scramble.&nbsp; 4-1 somewhat flattered Saints on the day with Affinity's battling performance reaping no reward.

<p>Man of the match is awarded to Sean for a battling performance from left back.

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