Yr 5 v Long Ashton, 15th January

It had been so long since the year 5s had played a match that it all felt a little unfamiliar as we got ready for the game against Long Ashton. Thankfully the rain, wind and mud of the Downs soon made us feel at home.

The Foxes split into two squads. Graham and Dave took charge of Sonny, Jack C, Seb, Ian, Archie, Max, Harry, Alec and Danny.

Their first game was against Long Ashton's 'A' Team - the side that play in the Woodspring Junior League. It was a close game. The Foxes worked hard as a team and kept their shape. Both sides had their chances and both teams had their goalies to thank as the first half ended Nil-Nil. After the break the game opened up and Long Ashton hit the Foxes on the break to score a good goal. To the our credit we kept our heads up and worked hard to create several good chances, but the Long Ashton keeper was up to the challenge. The visitors scored another good counter attacking to end up 2-0 winners. Man of the match was Ian for his great display alongside Seb in defence.

The second game against Long Ashton 'B's was a more one sided affair as the Foxes ended up scoring 6 good goals (Danny, Sonny and Jack claiming two each) as the team carried on playing a high standard of football. Congratulations to all, but Man of the Match goes to Alec for his tireless work on the right side of midfield.

Andy and Ewan's squad (Joey, Omar, Owen, Harri, Sam L, Jacob, Raul , Jacob and Ollie C) won both of their games - and in some style. Firstly against the 'B's Raul bagged 4 really well taken goals and with scoring Joey one, we ended up winning 5-1. Man of the match was Raul, for obvious reasons.

Against the 'A's we started strongly, were strong in the middle and ended, err, strongly too. Raul carried his goal scoring form into this game with two goals, the first was really well taken. Harri finished well from the edge of the area and with an own goal from a high quality Sam L corner the team ended up winning 4-2. Man of the match for a great all round performance, a goal and an outstanding last ditch tackle with the score at 1-0, Harri.

Well done to all. Long Ashton came with a strong set of players and the Foxes matched them throughout.