Essex out to Cheshire in Quarter Finals of Gillette Cup
The Essex Boys and Girls Clubs U16 Representative Football Squad went on tour during the first week of the Easter holidays. The squad used High Row as their base for the tour. We played against our good friends and rivals Durham at Swalwell F.C. in Gateshead. Despite a number of absentees due to holiday commitments the squad led by captain Bradley Webb (Brentwood Athletic Y.F.C.) won 3 -2 having been behind on two occasions. As usual the welcome and hospitality was of the highest order. Goals were scored by Darren Zuber (Brentwood Athletic Y.F.C.), with a clever lob over the keeper, Damilola Oni (Brentwood Athletic Y.F.C.) with a shot into the top left of the goal and Jack Sterland (Ingatestone Boys Own Club) who slotted the ball in for the winner in the last minute of the game.
The journey home involved a diversion via Liverpool and the Mersey Tunnel to Shaftsbury Youth Club in the Wirrall for a Gillette Cup Quarter Final against Cheshire Clubs for Young People. It was a game in which we paid for missed chances and eventually lost 2-0 with Cheshire scoring a goal in each half.
Members of the party were as follows:
Tom Richardson, Luke Nickels, Jake Conroy, Darly Worbey – Linford Wanderers Y.F.C.
Damilola Oni, Bradley Webb, Darren Zuber – Brentwood Athletic Y.F.C.
Ben Greenway, Lewis Thomas, Ryan Lupton, Harry Cross – Woodham Radars Y.F.C.
Jake Wiffen - Maldon Town Y.F.C.
Hayden Davidson, Jack Sterland – Ingatestone Boys Own Club
Managers: Simon Adams, Des Cross.
Coaches: David Scriven, Lee Cranmer.
