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Summertown Cobras U10s end season on a high

10:07pm Monday 26th March 2012

Football is not about winning. The Cobras have played some good football this season, and despite losing 13 games against strong opposition they remained upbeat and energetic. On Saturday their last match was against local rivals Summertown Eagles, who have had a better season and won their previous encounter 6-5. It was a heated battle in the sunshine over Cutteslowe Park. In the first half of the first match, the Cobras showed some lovely attacking play and two goals by Hamish Harrison-Cushing put them in front. However, the Eagles pushed back in the second half, and were unlucky to hit the cross-bar. The second match started with the same intensity as the first. A stunning long-range strike by David White gave the Cobras a three-goal cushion. But the Eagles kept pressing forward, and Tommy Bleakley rifled the ball into the Cobras goal to make it 3-1. In the final half, both teams gave it everything. Another long-range effort by David White restored the three-goal lead for Cobras. Laurie Cooke clawed one back late on, but time ran out and the Cobras could celebrate their first victory of the season. Final score: Summertown Cobras 4 v 2 Summertown Eagles.

Didcot Town Youth 6 Cumnor Minors 2

11:50am Sunday 13th November 2011

Didcot maintained their unbeaten league run with a hard fought victory over Cumnor Minors. The opening game was a tight affair with Cumnor slightly the better side in the first half and they took the lead with the first shot of the game and would have extended it had it not been for a fine save from Callum Denton in the Didcot goal. Didcot nearly levelled shortly after but Jack White was denied by a combination of the keeper and the woodwork. On the stroke of half time Cumnor hit the bar from a corner and it was 1-0 to the visitors at the break. Didcot equalised at the start of the second half, Jack White scoring a stunning goal from the edge of the box after a flowing move. Cumnor finished the first game on top and would have won had it not been for several very good saves from Callum Denton, the first game finished 1-1. Didcot dominated the second game and were thwarted on several occasions by some fine goalkeeping by Daniel Heffernan in the Cumnor goal. He made fine saves to deny Josh Lyons, Billy Janes & James Pearson but he was finally beaten on the stroke of half time by a low drive by James Pearson. Didcot extended their lead at the start of the second half, James Pearson heading home Josh Lyons corner. Cumnor pulled a goal back straight away only for James Pearson to complete his hat trick after a fine through ball from Dylan Richards. Didcot scored two further goals through Declan Hargreaves & Josh Lyons and the second game finished 5-1 to Didcot (6-2 over the two games).

Cumnor Minors 3 Crowmarsh 4

9:44am Tuesday 8th November 2011

Under 10 Red Cup

Didcot Town through after victory over Cobras

12:23pm Sunday 6th November 2011

The U10 red league quarter-finals cup match at Cuttleslow park was quite similar to the league match between these two teams 3 weeks earlier. In a spectacular first match, Didcot took the lead, but Summertown Cobras kept pulling back. It was 4-5 at the end, with stunning goals at both ends. In the second match, the visitors ran away with it in the first half with four goals, and added another in the last half. Final score: Summertown Cobras 4-10 Didcot Town Youth. Goal scorers for Summertown Cobras: David White (2), Hamish Harrison-Cushing, Jibril Mao'mahad; for Didcot: Cameron Wernham (2), Ben Marshall (2), Josh Lyons (2), Declan Hargreaves, Jack Hooper, Billy Janes, Charlie McDermaid.

Summertown Cobras 4 Didcot Town Youth 10

12:21pm Sunday 6th November 2011

Summertown Cobras 4 Didcot Town Youth 10 Didcot progressed to the next round of the cup with a comfortable victory against Summertown Cobras. The first game was end to end, Didcot took the lead after 4 minutes when Ben Marshall scored with a stunning strike. It was 2-0 minutes later when Declan Hargreaves turned in Jack White's cross. Almost from the kick off Summertown pulled a goal back and the half continued with both sides having chances, Ben Marshall made it 3-1 to Didcot after a quickly taken corner. Back came Summertown who scored again to make it 3-2 and after Ben Marshall had fired narrowly wide Summertown equalised on the stroke of half time. The second half continued in the same fashion and second half substitute Cameron Wernham but Didcot back in front and then added a second to make it 5-3 after good work from Joseph Madge. Summertown pulled a goal back near the end from a deflected free kick but the first game finished 5-4 to Didcot.

Crowmarsh Youth 0 Cumnor Minors 3

6:06am Tuesday 11th October 2011

Shut out at The Paddocks

Casuals edge past Cobras

5:10pm Saturday 8th October 2011

Good football weather at Cuttleslow Park today, where Summertown Cobras U10s hosted Didcot Casuals. The first match was an even encounter, with both teams attacking well, and Cobras coming closest hitting the post. Score 0-0. In the first half of the second match, Casuals put strong pressure on the homeside's defence and got three goals. In the second half, Cobras came close a few times, but Casuals added a fourth towards the end. Final score: Summertown Cobras 0-4 Didcot Casuals. Goalscorers for Casuals: Liam Humphreys (2), Daniel Hall and Ellis Dawson.