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  Team CoP Men’s 5th XI Opponent City of Peterborough 4s Date March 28, 2025 Result Loss Score 2 – 8 Friday 28th March 2025 7.30pm v COPHC M4s Lost 2-8A Friday night game due to the number of home fixtures at the Gate this weekend.We started with a 4-4-2 line up and for the first 5 minutes passed the ball about well.An error or judgement in the 25 yard box gave away the first Read more…

Playing with a 4 4 2 line up and 2 subsNeil Webb doubled up for us in goal as our regular keeper had to play up this week and we are short of keepers this week.St Ives 3s are bottom of the league but we could not take anything for granted.The Team talk again was just about keeping possession. The game started and it was clear that it was going to be a tough one.St Read more…

Starting with a diamond midfield we came under pressure from Spalding and from out own bad passing.Conceding many short corners Spalding took advantage and too a 3-0 lead in the first half.Some great saves by Sam mastin kept the shore down to 3.A stern talking to at half time and a change in teh formation to a flat middle made all teh difference.We started making better passes and passing to our own team, some great Read more…

Mar 8th 2025 v Cambs Nomads 2s – red – lost 3-6We started out with the regular team talk of win the ball, keep possession and pass away from danger to a team member.This worked for 20 minutes with Buckley getting 1 and then Adam Cliffe scoring his season first, well done Adam.From there is went down hill.We stopped playing our game and came under pressure, Nomads got a Short Corner and scored, boosted confidence Read more…

Mar 1st 2025 v Cambs South 4s – red – won 3-2Our set up back in our season format of 4 4 2 with the middle 4 in a diamond.We started out with the regular team talk of win the ball, keep possession and pass away from danger to a team member.Playing well and absorbing pressure the team worked the ball into the opposition D and got the ball to Buckley who slotted ourand his Read more…

We played in white shirts and socks.We set up with a 3-5-2 lineup hoping to bolster the midfield and control the middle of the pitch.Cambs City 3’s are the top of the league team and have not lost all season.We started positive, passing the ball about but conceded 2 early quick goals from a fast moving Cambs City team.Umpiring decisions were not going our way and 1st half ended after 32 minutes instead of 35 Read more…

With a defensive line up we expected a tough game.It was. They came at us and we rebuffed their attacks for 20 minutes but eventually uni scored thier first through open play.Valiant effors from our team and a goal line save from Frank and we ended the first half 2-0 down.The team came out after half time still hoping to put up a strong fight.Uni came at us fast and hard, players moving at pace Read more…

We started well with a quick goal. Passing the ball about well we kept on the pressure. Pelicans fought back and got a goal, missing many other chances, due to our amazing keeper Bradley. Pelicans went up 2-1 just before half time. After a stern tea, talk about back to basics and pass  and keeping posession we started the 2nd half well. We missed quite a few chances but eventually levelled thegame at 2-2. Having Read more…

Boyant from out win at Long Sutton the captain repeated the team talk from the previous week of Keep possession and protect the ball.We lost the toss and kept our end. We started strong and played well, protecting the ball and passing to each other. Good work resulted in a goal after 15 mins from Boyle to go 1-0 up. Despite some really good work from the team, Cambs pulled back to 1-1 and then shortly Read more…

With the prevoius result in our minds (7-3 loss to Ely 2s), there was only 1 subject at the team talk.“Do not give the ball away cheaply, keep possession”With the team talk in mind, we started the game really well.We played the ball to each other, made great passes and were rewarded when Buckley scored after 15 minutes.Continuing great play and countering numerous aerials from LS we went into half time 3-1 with more 2 Read more…