13th October home result 0-3 half time 0-1
This was a OIY Cup game against Oxford City U17s.
The rain that had been continually pouring since Saturday evening had softened the playing surface but it was still in surprisingly good condition.
Oxford City kicked of with the wind and rain at the their backs. It was an fast and furious first few minutes with both sides playing some good football. It began to settle down and Cumnor could claim the better of the chances with Conrad hitting the post after heading from one of Kane's humungous kicks from hand. It was ultimate route one football but nearly did the job! Zak, Robbie and Cameron Craig all worked hard at front but were unable to get that final touch.
Oxford City broke the deadlock after 38 minutes with a well taken goal when Timon Williams shot from the centre of the D of the penalty area giving Kane no chance.
This meant the half finished 0-1 to Oxford City. Pete's half time talk asked the players to keep up the effort and we would have a good chance of getting back on terms.
The second half started evenly although few chances were created by either side with the driving rain and soft conditions tiring many of the players.
Jake nearly got Cumnor level with a speculative volley that went just wide and Oxford City managed to scrambled the ball free a couple of times when it bobbled around the penalty area.
It was an uncharacteristic error by Ben W that lead to City's second goal when he was to caught in possession allowing Joe Clayton to slot the ball passed Kane. To Ben's credit he didn't allow his head to go down and made some decent goal saving tackles and clearances after that.
Cumnor still pressed forward in attempt to get back into the game, creating chances but unable to convert any.
This rather exposed their backs and City scored a third with 7 minutes to go when Joe Clayton scored his second with a shot from a pass on the right wing.
The meant the match ended 0-3 with Oxford City going on to the next round.
Oxford City are a skilful footballing side and deserved their win, although the 0-3 scoreline was rather unfair on Cumnor who played some good football themselves and were unlucky with their chances.
Cumnor's Man of the Match goes to Conrad Deer who worked tirelessly in front of midfield covering an incredible amount of ground and helping to create many of those chances.
A big thank you to Westy who helped put up the goals in the pouring rain of the morning and to Connor and Sid who later helped with the nets. Another big thanks to Doug Craig and Simon Whitehead who helped put down the goals after the game.