LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINALS

RAMS 2 REAL HOLTSPUR 1

The Rams lined up against local rivals Holtspur, with a ticket to the semi finals against one of the Burnham Junior teams at stake.

The home side started brightly, dominating possession but couldn't quite make the break through. Connor Campbell was unlucky not to open the scoring after a Rams corner was cleared by the Holtspur defence, his rasping shot just over the bar, and within minutes a carbon copy of his previous effort, a corner was cleared with Connor well placed just outside the box again narrowly missing the target with the shot. Holtspur had a couple of good chances with some quick counter attack football, but Ben and Connor were solid in defence and limited the away sides efforts on goal. The first half finnished 0-0.

The second half and both teams fought hard to find an opener and it was a quickly taken corner by James Heady that caught the Holtspur defence off gaurd, and the low shot from James was deflected in off of a defender, 1-0.

Buoyed by the goal the Rams looked to press home the advantage and soon doubled their lead with Tom Scott firing home, 2-0. Holtspur tried to get back into the game and got a goal back but it was too late for it to make a difference. A couple of good saves from Jordan, a battling performance from Jamie who worked hard throughout, James battled well and forced the opener, Tom again worked tirelessy tracking back and defending from the front, Ben and Connor were fantastic in defence. Arran too had a good game with a couple of good turns and runs down the wing.

Everyone played well and MOTM could not be singled down to just one player with the credit going to all 7 lads Jordan, Ben, Connor, James, Jamie, Arran and Tom.