A fantastic start to the season for our Under 7s as we took on Southwick at home in our first match of the season on a very warm Sunday morning.
The team were on it from the first whistle and it wasn’t long before we slotted the ball away nicely after some great pressure from the team all over the pitch.

It was a very similar story throughout the first two quarters as the team kept pushing forward, not allowing the opposition any time or space to get into our half. Rocco and Jacob pressed well from the front and our midfielders of Harrison, Noah and Mohsen backed them up brilliantly. We finished the first two quarters in a really great position with three different players making it onto the scoresheet!

We were solid at the back all game, Tommy in goal with a couple of great stops and some awesome goal kicks getting the team back up the pitch nice and quickly.

Albert and Lucas were absolute rocks in defence as usual, protecting Tommy in goal and not allowing the opposition any time on the ball when they tried to enter our half. The pace and strength we have in defence really allows our forward players time on the ball which contributed massively to the efforts given today on the pitch.

The final quarter echoed our first and when the final whistle blew, it ended a fantastic performance from the team. We couldn’t have asked for more from any of them today. A big congratulations to Harrison for a top effort today.

There were fantastic performances given by both teams which made this a very enjoyable match for all involved. Southwick were a wonderful team to host and we look forward to seeing them again later in the season.

Well done Raiders ?