This morning Abbey Rangers U15 Colts faced league contenders Esher Wizard Whites and with our last outing against them being a heavy defeat, we knew we had to perform and concentrate for 80 minutes to get anything out of the game.

Unfortunately this game was lost in the first half and within 20 minutes the Colts found themselves 0-3 down. Esher are a well drilled team with a fantastic passing ability so they were able to penetrate Abbey's back line and finish exquisitely on each occasion.

However, we hung on until half time when the boys were reminded of the mental approach we needed to adopt in the second half.

In the second half we saw a new vibrant Abbey team come out, working hard and battling for every ball. This put Esher on the back food for the rest of the game and you could see them wobble. On 61 minutes Abbey were awarded a free kick which Joe Sandell whipped into the box for George Masters to volley it home using great technique, 1-3 and game on. This fired up the boys and several good chances were created but Esher were able to avoid conceding again.

Then on 66 minutes Esher scored a 4th goal against the run of play, which was unfortunate and disheartening. However, Abbey did not give up and battled forward scoring a second goal with a minute to go when a Joe Sandell trademark throw in found Joshua Rowe who flicked it on to Anthony McGovern who tap home, 2-4

Abbey really showed grit and determination in the second half and there were so many positives to take away from the game. The players deserved more but we take that and go again next week.

MOM- Joe Sandell, before KO Joe asked to play at the back, even though that is where he was going to play anyway, and he definitelt stepped up to the plate. He cleared his lines well, was solid, powerful on the air and looked very dangerous from set pieces....well done