Uxbridge U18 1  Northwood U18 4

Wednesday 31st August 2022

NORTHWOOD
1	Max Bretagne
2	James Payne
3	Arinze Moneke
4	Joe Reade
5	Harrison Clemow
6	Liam Osborne
7	Ben Crowder
8	Elijah Mitchell
9	Khai McLeary-Brown
10	Luke De Souza Sterling (sub off)
11	Jeremy Kwaku-Scholz (sub off)
Substitutes
12	Reo Rathod (sub on)
14	Mason Harding (sub on)
15	Max Wheeler
16	-
17	-

Ryan Young’s new-look Under 18s played their first competitive match, and it was a bit of a baptism of fire up against last season’s Champions Bedfont Sports on their 3G surface.

But the side gave a good account of themselves for much of the game, especially after falling a goal behind after just 10 minutes as Bedfont’s physically strong centre-forward outjumped everyone to head home a free-kick.

The Woods looked especially strong down the right flank with James Payne and Ben Crowder linking up well and having held the home side to 1-0 at the break, it was Crowder who levelled things up just six minutes into the second half.

He latched onto a defensive error and took a touch before firing past the home keeper.

Unfortunately, another set-piece did for the Woods just five minutes later when a corner was flicked goalwards and then forced home from close-range.

The Woods pressed again but they were caught out on the break with the best goal of the game as their centre-forward scored his second.

And two minutes into stoppage-time Sports rounded off a 4-1 victory which they would have been pleased with.

Report by ALAN EVANS