On a beautiful October weekend, most of Community teams played with the usual mixed results.
Our oldest team, the Under 16 Scorpions, showed great bouncebackability after two defeats to overcome Ise Lodge Hawks 3-1 at Kennedy’s. Rhys Day with a brace and David Brazier knocking in the goals.
For all our other 11-a-side teams, except the Under 15 Warriors who had a week off, it was Cup Fever. In the County Cup the Under 14 Rebels continued their good start to the season, hitting seven without reply against Ise Lodge. Reece Pickering hit a hat-trick, Ed Bates a brace and strikes from Will Bates and Aiden Payne completed the rout.
In the League Cup, the Under 13 Cosmos also scored seven, Sam Adams with a hat-trick and goals from Munashe Chirimuuta, Sam Fitzgerald, Jamie Laughton and Cameron Millard meaning F.C. Aztec Brave’s two goals were not enough.
The story wasn’t so bright for the Under 13 Galaxy, who lost 8-1 against Raunds Town, Callum Parker getting the Galaxy’s consolation, or the Under 15 Gladiators who only had a Sam Wilkins goal to show for a dogged performance against three-goal Great Doddington.
On to mini-soccer and the three Under 11 teams were without a game, leaving the Under Bisons and Rhinos to fly the flag on Sunday morning. The Bisons fought out a 2-2 score draw with Great Doddington, Corey O’Keefe and Harry Warren finding the net, the Rhino’s were up against Grammarians and although Tyler Maxwell scored, Grammarians managed six.
At Under 9 it was two wins, 3-2 for the Leopards over Great Doddington and 4-2 for the Tigers over Higham Chichele Colts.
The Under 8’s and both Under 7 teams played on Saturday against Volta F.C. and Irchester Romans teams.
