Year 2 Foxes v Bishop Road

After the dizzy heights of the Rockleaze triumph the pundits were all wondering whether the Foxes would be able to raise themselves for another battle, this time against Bishop Road. Gary Lineker said some kind words but Alan Hansen claimed that you won't win anything with kids. Unfortunately I can't print Ron Atkinson's comments.

The Foxes were there early and in force. Players, parents, siblings and, ahem, most of the coaches took part in the Sport Relief mile, charging around the periphery of the Downs and putting the other watching clubs to shame. Bishop Road arrived with 16 eager children which, after some complicated maths, resulted in 2 games of eight-a-side. This seemed a good idea at the time but the mass scrum that ensued stifled the Foxes free flowing, high tempo, continental style play. Would Bishop Road drag us down to their level?.....yes they would..

The first game was remarkable in the that it ended in a result not seen before for this year's U7's. Never in the history of football have so many children had so few shots. We love our children dearly but we shouldn't have to put up with this!.

Thankfully game number two was an improvement, and the goals flowed freely. BR took the lead but Josh smashed in the equaliser. Matt and Eden scored a goal a piece but then BR came back with a goal of their own. Another goal from Matt, and one from Josh was followed by a Bishop Road comeback. .

And the games got better still. The next game was a defensive masterclass from both teams. Eden grabbed another goal, posts were hit, tackles were made, and Felix put in his greatest performance to date. Jess even demonstrated the fine art of passing thought its been so long, the watching masses may not have recognised it.

But all these games were just a build up for the final match. This game had it all. Goals galore, brilliant play and the odd dreadful challenge. Cosmo bagged a hat trick, Omar got another and still BR piled on the pressure. Neither team was willing to give up..

The whole morning ended with a scoreline that couldn't have been closer and with a lot of happy faces. Although Hansen was technically right about the kids, our unbeaten run of moral victories continued and some extremely tired Foxes trudged home with heavy legs but uplifted spirit. They'd done their bit for charity and for the club..

Player of the Week: Felix, at his best!