West Brom All Stars

With West Brom without a regular goalkeeper, one of their skilful outfield players dropped back as a ‘rush back’ keeper. It took our lads a little while to adjust to this, and in the early stages we created lots of chances but rushed our shots when the keeper was out of position instead of taking an extra touch or looking for the final pass.

Despite some unlucky moments in front of goal, we found ourselves behind just before the break.

Second Half 
We came out flying! Bligh picked out Chester from a free-kick and, with a brilliant first touch and calm finish, Chester brought us level. Now fully on top of the keeper situation, good work from Harlen drew a foul on the edge of the box. The referee played advantage and Chester nipped in to put us in front. Moments later Chester completed his hat-trick with another composed finish. Right at the end, after West Brom pushed forward, Bligh won the ball with a strong tackle, drove past two players and ran the length of the pitch to round off the morning with a fantastic individual goal. A really positive and entertaining game that we grew into brilliantly! 🥳

Hednesford AFC
Hednesford were very well organised in the first half, kept their shape brilliantly and used the full width of the pitch. We found it hard to create space and fell back into the habit of everyone chasing the same ball — definitely something to focus on again in training.

The second half was much improved. We started to get a foothold, moved the ball better and created some good opportunities. A foul just outside the box gave us a dangerous set-piece, and Chester stepped up to smash home his fourth goal of the morning. Although we still had moments where positioning could be better, the defending was solid and we kept Hednesford out for the entire second half. A strong response after the break and plenty of encouraging signs.

Overall Summary 🌟
Two really competitive games full of effort, great attitudes and lots of learning. The boys are improving every week – well done everyone! 👏⚽️

Players of the Match 🏅
Parents’ Player: Chester – four excellent goals and brilliant attacking play all morning! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Manager’s Player: Koby – strong in defence, unbelievable work rate and a fantastic attitude throughout! 💪