U13’s v Wirksworth Colts League

This game came the week after Belper’s defeat to Wirksworth in the cup, has the classic saying goes “we can now concentrate on the league”!

The conditions were cold, sunny and very windy, add this to a sloping pitch and the conditions would make the game. Wirksworth played downhill in the first half and within 10 minutes were ahead with a superb left foot curler from outside the box. After this it was a much more fair game. A small controversy was when Wirksworth were awarded a penalty for handball in the area! Was it in the area, was it defence against being hit in the face? Luckily I’m not the referee and didn’t need to make the decision. In the end, Elizabeth pulled off a superb save and it was 1-0 at the end of the first half.

The second half saw Belper with the downhill and wind advantage, they put this to full use and peppered the Wirksworth goal, only their keeper having a superb match stopped BELPER from running away with the result.
Sadly, after a few positional changes at the back the one Wirksworth attack in the last few seconds of the match got through and they scored a great goal. Belper only had time to take the kick off just before full time was blown.
Hard luck to Belper today, a good goalkeeper and the conditions were against them today.

On to Foundation next week..