Chapter 8 Football team in scintillating form as they progress to round 4 of the National Cup
On Friday afternoon, the Chapter 8 football team had the mammoth task of playing an in form All Saint's team in the 3rd round of the ESFA Cup on home soil. The game started very evenly with very few clear-cut chances in the opening 15 minutes. Then suddenly the game burst into life when All Saints hammered home the opening goal from outside the area. The College, playing a 4-4-1-1 formation tried to steady the ship with the ball being shipped out to the wingers as quickly as possible. This tactic is when the College nearly equalised when only the bar denied the home team an equaliser. That equaliser came minutes later when the right footed Erdis R burst inside from the left wing and buried a shot into the top corner of the goal. Within minutes the College and Erdis R poached the second of the game finding space in the All Saints penalty area and with a poacher's instinct the College were 2-1 ahead. Just before half time the defining moment of the match came when All Saints were awarded a controversial penalty. The resulting penalty was brilliantly saved by Liverpool College goalkeeper Layton N, much to the delight of the home team players and watching parents. The second half was about the passion, the spirit and who wanted progression to the 4th round most, and it was most certainly Liverpool College. Every pupil put their heart and soul into the second half, being first to the ball and winning every tackle. It was no surprise that the third and fourth goals quickly came for the College through Harry Q and Kingston AG.
What a performance with a demonstration of class and pure energy throughout the 70 minutes.
Final score, Liverpool College 4 All Saints 1.
Mr Cook (Director of Sport)
