WE WON THE CUP! – Under 9’s win Final 4-1

The Under 9’s secured a trophy for the club at the end of the season with a magnificent 4-1 victory over Stretfordians in the final of the Timperley & District Division Two Cup on Sunday 14th May.

The support for the team from family, friends, younger and older club players and school staff was fantastic, with plenty of home made banners and placards.

The team saved their best performance of the season for the final and took control of the game with a goal from Oliver Schofield-McCarthy after just a minute and a half. Oswald Road pressed forward for much of the first 15 minutes, going close with 2 or 3 chances.

Stretfordians began to get back into the game towards the end of the first period and their pressure paid off with an equalizer early in the second 15 minutes. Encouraged by captain Edward McNally, the team recovered quickly, helped by determined midfield play from Tommy Whittell and Ilya Szkwarok. Goals came from Dominic Cairney-Hill and Joey Lowy to put the team in a dominant position. Sharp goal keeping from Danny Newell and Thurston Monk and solid defending from Callum Lee and Edward McNally kept Stretfordians to a single goal.

A second goal from Oliver Schofield-McCarthy early in the final 15 minutes period sealed the result and meant that all 12 members of the squad got a chance to spend some time on the pitch. The win capped a great season in which the Under 9’s have won 16 of the 25 games they have played, scoring 78 goals, with every player in the squad scoring at least once. The Oswald Road boys will show off the trophy at school on Monday and look forward to showing it at the club presentation night in June.

TEAM: Dominic Cairney-Hill, Callum Lee; Arsalan Mahmood; Lyndon Mayhew-Dodd; Thurston Monk; Joey Lowy; Edward McNally; Danny NewellOliver Schofield-McCarthy; Ilya Szkwarok; Jacob White; Tommy Whittell

SCORERS: Oliver Schofield-McCarthy (2x); Dominic Cairney-Hill; Joey Lowy.
By Dave McNally, coach.