British United 1

On a very sunny, but cold, saturday, Firsts were into a tough derby facing British United, with huge will for a revenge after an undeserved loss during first game.
Despite high possession and great builds-up, our green boys did not make it to score a goal before half time. Football was good quality and all strikers (Lolo, Rachid, Ciaran and Erik) had very promising 1v1 opportunities.
Second half showed a different configuration, with a reorganised team: Rémy entered as central defender, Rachid moved to midfield, and Bono had the chance to show his strikers skills. Less chances, but after a free kick at the edge of the area (obtained by Bono) shot by Rachid, blocked by the wall and a nice passing move between Bono and James, Ciaran found himself in front of the empty goal: 1-0.
To be noted a very nice performance from Ricard: few, but very important saves.
Mom: Ciaran
Nice and very well diserved win!

The firsts were playing the B-side derby against the newly promoted British United, who are currently in second place in the league. After a good press we managed to put Arjan 1 on 1 with keeper, resulting in a shot going just wide. The British were overall a well organised squad and managed to go up 1-0 after a perfectly placed shot from 20 metere. We came back with a perfect cross from Ciaran to Tiago who then managed to put it over the crossbar instead of under.

In the second half the British were playing more defensive. We had a couple of chances, but didn’t manage to get it in the net. MotM : James and special shout out to Daan who will become a dad!