Monday, 26 June 2017

United win the Plate at Ottery St Mary tournament!

This Sunday we attended the Ottery St Mary tournament. United Under 12s started slowly in their group but soon gained their composure and began to play some neat passing football. Goalkeeper, Lewis Alford, was in exceptional form making numerous superb saves. Owen Brady and Harry Bassett showed their versatility in playing well both in defence and attack. 




United qualified for the Plate semi-final and stepped up a gear with an excellent victory topped off by a wonderful dribble by Seb Harrison to set up debutante Tommy Foa who blasted it home. Exmouth faced Central United in the final and were 2-0 down before they knew it. However, they sensed hope in the second-half when Bryn Stephens sent a bullet header into the net to pull one back. With their tails up Exmouth pressed Central back and next it was Lewis Evans who poked in a shot from a Tom Price pass. With only 2 minutes to go it was Price who topped off a great performance by slotting in the winner from close-range.

Many thanks to the tournament hosts in Ottery - it was a friendly and well run event with good facilities.