Juniors Stay Clear At The Top Beating Aintree By A Single Goal

<p>It has to be said that the football played in the first 15 minutes of<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />the game was nothing short of breath taking, however that was not so<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />for the rest of the game in which we should have been at least 3 up in<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />15 after counting no fewer than 7 chances in 6 minutes.

<p> We got a goal&nbsp;from a great run wide to the right of the box through Josh Kirkwood<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />who unleashed a powerful shot to beat the Aintree keeper 15 minutes<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />in. We took our foot off the peddle from here on in an allowed Aintree<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />to make a battle of things an they deservedly got their equaliser<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />through good closing down on 25 minutes.

<p>We picked the pace up slightly&nbsp;after that an in the 30 minute a driven shot byOwen Hughes saw an

<p>Aintree defender put both hands up to protect his face, a shot goal

<p>bound left the referee no choice but to award the penalty. Captain<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />Harry Sixsmith placed the ball and dispatched a purposeful shot to the<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />keepers right to take us in 2-1 at the break.

<p>Harry had also gone&nbsp;close hitting the post with a fine shot only to be denied before the<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />break. Half time team talk was plain and simple, to get the ball on<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />the floor an play football like we had been all season, however this<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />fell on deaf ears and the boys continued to allow a battle to insue.

<p>What was pleasing was the defence, with not much goal action the other<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />way as a team defensively we stood firm and ran out 2-1 winners.

<p>Great credit to the referee also who&nbsp;handled some really difficult instances well. Aintree brought us a<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />different type of game on Sunday an although the football was<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />disappointing what Aintree did was made us adapt, dig in, grind out<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />and win ugly, a sign of a good team still unbeaten an top. Back to<br style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />football though next week boys. Well done. Margy.