Little Baddow squad to face Margaretting in quarter final clash – Sunday 28th November Melbourne Park – 10.30 Kick off

Darren Sawyer, Adrian Daly, Josh Goodchild, Dan Carr, Billy Bolton, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Tom Wreathall, Jonny Allen, Dan Frost, James Taylor, Chris Melling, Daron Eills, Michael Eills, Nick Hemsley, Luke Hornsley

M & G v Little Baddow 21.11.10

Result: 1 -0

Little Baddow went into this game confident of another win following recent performances. The game started well for Baddow with Luke going close in the first minute following some good link up play between himself and Jonny Allen. It was clear from the attitude of the M & G players that this was a game they were up for. The first half was pretty evenly matched with neither team really creating many chances, but it was the work rate from M & G that was to prove the difference. M and G took the lead around 20/25 minutes into the first half. Some good work down the left hand side of there midfield resulted in a dangerous cross being delivered into Baddow’s penalty area which Dan unfortunately deflected into his own net. This gave M & G something to hold onto. They were defending for their live’s and trying to catch us on the break using their quick front man. The half time whistle went with Baddow lucky not to have conceded further goals. A substitution was made with Tom Wreathall replacing Rich Hands who didn’t have a bad game but a change of formation was needed.

The second half was every bit as frustrating for Little Baddow as the first, Baddow had most of the possession but found it impossible to break down a resilient M & G side. When Baddow had possession of the ball M & G would have every single outfield player back in there own half. A last ditch attempt to get back into the game resulted in Billy Bolton coming on for Ajo Daly (who had another good game), Baddow then went three at the back and pushed Dan Carr up front with Luke and Tom. Despite our best efforts we simply couldn’t find a break through and M & G won the match. This was a game where very few chances were created from both sides, but credit has to be given to M & G who played with a real desire and determination.

This can be used as a wake up call for us. Maybe we have become too complacent given our excellent start to the season. We have got Margaretting at Melbourne Park in the Quarter Final of the league cup on Sunday. This is the perfect game for us to bounce back and put in a strong performance. People must realise that ability will not always win you the match. Every single player needs to work hard. I think that M & G proved that a good attitude, work rate and working as a team can make up for lack of individual ability. We have the ability but maybe we need to work on the other side of our game. Something to think about. 

There will be changes made for the forthcoming match against Margaretting and a change in formation. Look forward to seeing you all at training on Thursday. 

Dean Miller

Division 3 League Cup Quarter Final Announced

Little Baddow are to take on Margaretting in the Quarter Final of the League Cup on the 28^th November.

Hope we have everyone available for this match !!!

Little Baddow Squad to face M&G

Dave Smith, Adrian Daly, Josh Goodchild, Dan Carr, Billy Bolton, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Darren Sawyer, Richard Hands, Jonny Allen, Dan Frost, Chris Melling, Luke Hornsley, Tom Wreathall, Nick Hemsley, Michael Eills and James Taylor

Unfortunately we have another player who has sustained an injury. Paul Smeeton has torn a ligament in his ankle, he is looking at least four weeks before he can start light training again. We wish him a speedy recovery. On the plus side Daron Eills has started light training and should be back in contention for a starting place within the next 3 weeks. 

Dean Miller

Rivermead vs Little Baddow 14/11/10

Result: 0 -3

Rivermead were a bit of an unknown quantity to us. They were second place in the league going into the match so they would obviously prove a stern test. However Little Baddow were confident going into the match on the back of a good performance the previous week against Writtle, which also brought out first clean sheet of the season. The squad of sixteen we took to the game was extremely strong so it was tough to pick a starting eleven.

The game started with Rivermead putting us under early pressure. Some stray passes giving away possession in dangerous areas nearly led to an early Rivermead goal. It was down to some brilliant goalkeeping from Dave Smith that stopped them taking the lead. For the first 20 minutes of the match the game seemed to be end to end with both teams failing to take control of the game. Baddow were riding there luck at times with some last ditch tackles and some goal mouth scrambles but against the run of play we went one nil up with Luke firing into the bottom corner. The goal seemed to give us a lift and we grew into the match. The midfielders that Baddow have in the squad when playing well look a class act, the composure and the ability they have on ball would enable them to compete at a higher level, which is obviously Little Baddows aim. Luke scored a further goal for us giving us a two goal lead at the break. The talk at half time was to press there midfielders, we were giving them too much time on the ball.

The second half started the same as the second with Rivermead trying to find a way back into the game. There were a few close shaves but with some good defending and some fine goalkeeping Baddow kepted the score at 2 nil. Little Baddows central midfield was not pressing as a unit, giving Rivermeads midfielders too much time on the ball to pick there passes, we seemed to be sitting back asking for pressure. This is not something we need to be doing given the ability we have in our team. Baddow had plenty of chances ourselves to put the game to bed with Dan Carr going close twice, Chris Melling having a shot blocked on the line to name but a few. Tom Wreathall was brought on for Darren Sawyer to freshen things up and Billy Bolton came on for Rich who had another good game. Darren Miller came on late in the game for Jonny. The game was finally settled with Luke chasing down a clearance from Dan at the back, Luke challenged the keeper who had come outside of his area, won the ball and passed the ball into the net, completing his hatrick. The game finished 3 nil.

Some very good performances again from the whole team no-one as an individual can be faulted. Keeping another clean sheet is a huge positive to take from the game and I will be looking for the same next week. The only thing we were lacking was pressing as a unit in the centre of midfield, something that I’m sure we will put right in the game against M&G on Sunday.  

Dean Miller

Little Baddow Squad to face Rivermead

Dave Smith, Adrian Daly, Josh Goodchild, Dan Carr, Billy Bolton, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Darren Sawyer, Richard Hands, Jonny Allen, Dan Frost, Chris Melling, Luke Hornsley, Tom Wreathall, Nick Hemsley, Paul Smeeton and Darren Miller

James Taylor and Michael Eills are away this weekend but will be back in contention for next weeks game against M&G, so a good performance all round is needed to keep your place in the squad.   

Dean Miller

Address for Rivermead (Away) - Sunday 14th November

Fox Burrows Lane, Writtle, CM1 3SS.

Squad for the top of the table clash against Rivermead to be announced shortly. 

Little Baddow Xmas Drink Up: Friday 17th December

Every year I try to get the team together at Christmas. The last few years we have gone to The Lion Inn Restaurant for a meal and drinks, which has always been a good laugh.  I’m thinking this year we skip the meal and get straight on it.  If we aim to meet in O’Connors Irish Pub in Moulsham Street for around 8ish, we can have a few pre-match drinks in there before we head to the bars. Hopefully you can all make it. I know December is an expensive month for us all but even if you can make it just for a couple of drinks it will be much appreciated. If we get a good crowd out I’m sure it will be a very messy night.


Dean Miller

Little Baddow vs Writtle 7/11/10

Little Baddow went into the game with Writtle missing a few players but were still able to field a strong team thanks to the strength in depth that we have. Darren Sawyer replacing Dave Smith in goal and Joshua Goodchild coming into the team at centre back. This was a good chance for Joshua to show us his ability after recently signing for us.

The game started well for Little Baddow. Luke Hornsley going close early on, chances that he would normally put away. Little Baddow were on top for the first 20/25 minutes the centre midfield linking well bringing the wingers into play. It would be fair to say we could have been 4 nil up within the first 20 minutes and on another day the chances created would have been taken. The breakthrough come when Richard Hands delivered an inviting cross which Burt got on the end of, the keeper could only parry and Luke followed up heading into the back of the net. The gloss was taken off the opening spell for Little Baddow with some poor referring decisions combined with a lack of discipline from some of our players. I was glad when half time come. If we continued in the manner we finished the half then we could have ended up losing the game. Our discipline could have cost us 3 points.

Writtle come out for the second half strongly putting Baddow under pressure straight from the off. However for all of the hard work Writtle were putting in I can only remember them bringing one save out of Darren Sawyer. There were spells in the second half where Baddow showed there class with composure on the ball, the simple pass being made and good movement off of the ball. With around 20 mins of the game left Luke pulled away from his marker in the penalty area, gambled that his marker was going to miss the header controlled the ball and fired his shot pass the keeper. Late substitutions were made with Charlie coming on for Jonny who continues to work tirelessly in midfield and Nick replacing Rich on the right wing. Both gave solid contributions with Charlie going close to scoring on a couple of occasions.

The positives taken from this game was a good overall team performance for the majority of the game. This was also our first clean sheet of the season, Joshua putting in a solid performance in his first competitive game for Baddow. Team selection is going to be difficult for the next game against Rivermead with some players returning after being unavailable for the match against Writtle. Little Baddow are now back top of the league. We need to keep putting in strong performances and picking up 3 points so we can put a bit of distance between us and the rest of the chasing pack. 

By Dean Miller

Little Baddow Squad to face Writtle 7/11/10

Darren Sawyer, Adrian Daly, Dan Carr, Joshua Goodchild, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Richard Hands, Michael Eills, Jonny Allen, Dan Frost, Chris Melling, Luke Hornsley, Nick Hemsley, Paul Smeeton, Darren Miller, Charlie Sharp and possibly Billy Bolton.

I would like to welcome new signing Joshua Goodchild to the club. Joshua played in the pre-season friendly against Pyramids to help us out as we were short of numbers, putting in a very strong performance. With the recent injury of Chris Warwick and the loss of Dan Frost at the end of November Joshua is a welcome addition to the squad.

LBFC Update: Frosty's farewell & Chris Warwick

Sunday November 21^st will be Dan "I cannot stop swearing" Frost's last game for Little Baddow as he is going away to work for 6 months. He has planned to have leaving drinks down the Rodney after the game. I think this would also be the perfect opportunity to get Chris Warwick and Katy down for a few drinks with us all. Please keep this date free in your diary. It would be fantastic to get the whole team together to show their support to Chris and give Frosty a good send off. Hope to see you all there.

Address for Fyfield Lion Away 31/10/10

Fyfield Sports & Social Recreation Ground, Houchin Drive, Walker Avenue, Fyfield, Ongar, CM5 0RF

Railway Tavern v Little Baddow – Div 3 Cup First Round

Date: 17/10/10

Location: St John Payne High School

Score: 1-2

Little Baddow travelled to this fixture knowing they would be in for a tough match. Tavern have a reputation for being a physical and hard working team. Right from the off, Tavern were hitting long balls out of defence to find their target men up front; not the most attractive style of play but obviously effective for them looking at their previous results. It didn’t take long for this to pay off for Tavern. Little Baddow gave away a corner, the marking was sloppy and a fine header put Tavern ahead. Defending corners was something we spoke about in the team talk before the match, something that was obviously not taken on board. Baddow rode their luck for a while after this, not being able to deal with the long ball. Eventually our midfield started to get on top of the game, we started to make chances and, with Luke Hornsley up front, we always look like scoring goals. Two goals late into the first half from Luke gave Baddow the lead at half time. The second half was very much the same as the first half finished, all Tavern had was the long ball and, apart from a few scares Baddow, looked comfortable. Both teams had chances, Dave Smith pulling off a great save when Taverns striker was one on one with him. The game finished 2-1 to Baddow, a hard fought win setting up a second round tie against Goldhanger Argyle. What was pleasing from this match was how hard the five-man midfield worked and the way Luke lead the line on his own up front. I was especially please with the work rate of Tom Wreathall, something I hope he continues into the next match. I also felt Chris Warwick had his best game of the season. This I’m sure will kick start his season. 

By Dean Miller

Team to face Railway Tavern (Cup)

Dave Smith, Adrian Daly, Billy Bolton, Dan Carr, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Darren Sawyer, Dan Frost, Michael Ellis, Jonny Allen, Tom Wreathall,Chris Warwick, Luke Hornsley, Nick Hemsley, Paul Smeeton, Darren Miller and Charlie Sharp

Team to face Broomfield Reserves

Dave Smith, Adrian Daly, Billy Bolton, Dan Carr, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Darren Sawyer, Dan Frost, James Taylor, Jonny Allen, Tom Wreathall,

Chris Warwick, Luke Hornsley, Nick Hemsley, Paul Smeeton, Darren Miller and Charlie Sharp

Chris Warwick UPDATE

Seeing as LBFC don't have a game this weekend, Dean has kindly given Warwick the weekend off to go and represent Europe in the Ryder Cup. Everyone at LBFC wishes him the best of luck for the tournament.

Injury Update 28/9/10

Daron Eills, following the heavy tackled he received on his ankle at the weekend, will be in cast until October 28^th. This is a big blow to Little Baddow FC as Daron is a key player and very consistant performer. He is likely to be out of action for a minimum of 6 weeks. I'm sure we all wish Daron a speedy recovery.  On the plus side Chris Melling is recovering well from the hamstring injury he received against Margaretting. Chris is expected to be fit for Little Baddows next game on the 10^th October against Broomfield Reserves.  

Little Baddow v M & G

Date: 26/9/10

Location: Melbourne Park

Score: 6 -3

Little Baddow welcomed M & G to Melbourne Park on what was a cold and windy day. M & G were previously in division one of the Invitation league so were a bit of an unknown quantity. Little Baddow were looking for a strong performance following a good win at Margaretting the previous week. Due to the blustery conditions,  the game plan was to keep the ball on the floor as much as possible. However,  Little Baddow started slowly and seemed off the pace. For the first half hour the ball was continually given away cheaply and we failed to string more than three passes together. M & G took the lead from a shot that on any other day Dave Smith would have saved but unfortunately it seemed to slip through his hands. Dave made up for this moments later with a fine full stretch save which he tipped around the post, a shot which looked destined for the back of the net. With 15 minutes remaining of the first half Little Baddow managed to gain some composure when in possession of the ball, when we move the ball quickly and pick the right passes we are very hard to stop. Following some good work down the right side of midfield, Luke Hornsley managed to get on the end of a cross, finishing high into the net and putting Little Baddow level. Shortly after this Luke was put through on goal, finding himself one on one with the goal keeper. He very rarely misses such chances and with a firm strike he put Little Baddow 2-1 ahead just before half time. The second half started very much the same as it finished for Little Baddow. We were keeping possession well and the movement was good, when we lost the ball we were keen to win it back quickly and put M & G under pressure. However, against the run of play 15 minutes into the second half the ball fell loose to their centre midfielder around 25 yards out. No one closed him down and he fired into the back of the net. Little Baddow continued to control much of the second half and regained the lead with two further strikes from Luke putting us 4-2 up. Darren Sawyer was now playing left wing as Daron Eills was on the receiving end of a pretty heavy tackle leaving him with a chipped ankle bone and damaged tendons. A further two more substitutions were made with Luke and Chris Warwick coming off for Nick Hemsley and Charlie Sharp. Charlie was soon on the score sheet, showing good movement to get away from his marker he latched onto a cross which flashed past the M and G keeper. M & G then scored another goal making the score 5-3, their striker unmarked at the far post. The final goal, coming from James Taylor, was a fine reward for all of his hard work and endless running in the centre of midfield. The final score was 6-3 to Little Baddow, leaving us top of the league on goal difference. A very good start to the season, maximum points from the first four games. Given the players that we have at our disposal I know we can play so much better than we currently are. In certain areas of the pitch the ball needs to be released earlier and the simple option used. This is something everyone needs to think about.

Dean Miller

Margaretting S&S Club v Little Baddow

Date: 19/9/10
Location: Margaretting
Result: 1-7
    
Little Baddow travelled to Margaretting after two straight wins but after poor performances in both games, especially when taking into consideration the potential of the team. LBFC were also without their manager Dean 'Avram Grant' Miller who was official observing Yom Kippur, as well as Dan 'Tal Ben Haim' Frost who was doing the same and Dave Smith, who is also Jewish. However, with Smeeton undertaking the role of caretaker manager, we were hopeful that we could get a decent result. Yet the home team had a surprisingly hopeful start when, after a mixed opening few minutes, Margaretting went 1-0 up thanks to a controversial penalty being given and subsequently slotted away against covering goalkeeper Darren Sawyer. This seemed to invigorate LBFC though and they soon equalised through a Chris Warwick deflected shot. Burty then managed to put two goals past the less-than-agile Margaretting keeper in quick sucession, the second being a beauty of a strike. 
        
We went in 3-1 up at half time, and with the incline in our favour second half, we were confident we could secure victory early on. And we did. Little Baddow's passing and movement was far too much for Margaretting as their heads dropped and the LBFC players got more and more confident. Victory came in the shape of goals from Tom Wreathall, a sublime lob from Charlie Sharp and a brace from Luke Hornsley, the second of which was particularly hard to take for the ageing Margaretting defence who presumed play had been stopped after Chris Melling went down injured and James Taylor appeared to kick the ball out of play. However, ever the opportunist that he is, Hornsley decided to carry on and stopped the ball from leaving the pitch and ran direct to goal, cooly slotting the ball past the confused keeper. The score finished at 7-1 but it could easily have been even more. It was most probably Little Baddow's best performance of the season so far, but arguably against the weakest opposition. Still, three more points on the board and a lot of positives to take from the victory.


Spencer

NEW TRAINING TIMES

Training will now be on a Thursday starting at 7 and finishing at 8. I would like everyone to try and get there for 6-45 so we can get stretching and a couple of laps of the pitch out of the way before and we can start training at 7.

The address for Bramston Sports Ground is Spinks Lane, Witham, CM8 1EP

Dean Miller

Goldhanger Argyle v Little Baddow

Date: 12/9/10

Location: Promenade Park, Maldon

Result: 1-2

Little Baddow travelled to Maldon Prom knowing the game against Goldhanger was going to be a tough contest. The game was faily even for the first 10 minutes. After 15 minutes of play Goldhanger were awarded a free kick around 25 yards out. The Goldhanger Argyle player placed a shot into the corner of the net giving them an early lead. Once Goldhanger took the lead they dominated for large periods. Little Baddow were finding it difficult to keep the ball due to Goldhangers' players closing us down quickly and not giving us time on the ball. During the first half despite the neat passing play from Goldhanger they failed to create any clear cut chances. However they should have been awarded a penalty due to a late tackle on there forward in the box, but to everyones disbeleive it wasn't given. A lucky escape for Baddow.

The second half started in a similar fashion to the first. Little Baddow failing to retain the ball and Goldhanger dominating possession. On 20 minutes Baddow made a substitution. Richard Hands coming on for Tom Wreathall. Rich went to right back, with Billy going to centre half, Dan Frost centre mid and Daron Eills moving over to the right wing. Little Baddow found themselves getting back into the match, playing some nice football and putting the Goldhanger defence under pressure. Dan Frost bringing some calmness to the midfield and not giving the ball away cheaply. Daron and Rich were working well down the right with James Taylor giving the defence the protection it needed. With 15 minutes remaining Luke 'Horny' Hornsley was brought down in the penalty area by the Goldhanger keeper, the referee awarding Baddow a penalty which Luke calmy put away. Game on, Baddow now seemed to be working that extra bit harder knowing that we could possibly snatch an unlikely win. 10 minutes to go and Daron picked the ball up just inside the Goldhanger half, Rich Hands bombed on past him, Daron played the ball into Rich's path who then got to the by line delivered an inviting cross that Luke duly guided into the back of the net. Goldhanger piled on the pressure, Dave Smith making some stunning saves and the defence putting in some last ditch tackles to keep Goldhanger out. When the final whisle went Baddow knew this was a massive win that maybe we didn't deserve. We all know we must improve, im sure as the season goes on the standard of our football will get better. (This is something that must happen). We may not get so lucky next time. Well done though lads another 3 points and another game unbeaten.
By Dean  Miller

Little Baddow squad to face Goldhanger Argyle.

Dave Smith, Rich Hands, Billy Bolton, Dan Frost, Spencer Carmichael-Brown, Dan Carr, Adrian Daly, Daron Eills, Chris Melling, Chris Warwick, James Taylor, Tom Wreathall, Nick Hemsley, Paul Smeeton, Charlie Sharp, Luke Hornsley.


By Dean Miller
 

Little Baddow v Old Chelmsfordians Reserves

Date – 05^th September 2010

Location – Melbourne Park

Result – 4-3

This game saw us welcome Old Chelmsfordians Reserves to Melbourne Park for our first game of the season. We just pipped OC’s to the division four title last season on goal difference so I knew this was going to be a close match. Little Baddow were out of the blocks quickly going into a two goal lead within the first ten minutes. Both goals coming from Luke Hornsley, however this seemed to inspire OC’s. They upped their game and had soon reduced the deficit to 2-1. Little Baddow seemed to switch off and looked disorganised at the back as OC’s piled on the pressure. This led to OC’s taking a 3-2 lead at half time. Little Baddow couldn’t come to terms with the free running midfielders of OC’s who were linking well with their lone striker upfront. No substitutions made at half time, although Tom Wreathall was moved upfront with Luke and Burty moved to the left wing. The second half started the same as the first half finished, Little Baddow playing some nice flowing football in small spells but couldn’t really create any clear cut chances. Old Chelmsfordians had plenty of chances to kill the game off with some easy chances being wasted. With around 30 minutes of the second half remaining,  Dan Carr was brought on for Chris Warwick. Dan Carr slotted in at centre back with Dan Frost moving into centre midfield. Dan made a good impact, winning a lot of balls in the air and cutting out the threat of OC’s lone striker. With around 15 minutes remaining Tom Wreathall found space in the OC’s penalty area and his powerful shot was parried by the OC’s keeper into Chris Melling’s path who passed the ball into the net. This seemed to give Baddow the boost they needed, and  with 8 minutes left on the clock Luke Hornsley wriggled free from his marker and guided a shot into the bottom corner of the net from 15 yards out, completing his hatrick. It was only then that Little Baddow seemed confident on the ball and were happy to knock it around and play keep ball to waste the remaining time left. Little Baddow finally won 4-3, there was great relief at the end of the game with many of us knowing we got lucky and maybe didn’t deserve to win the game. On the plus side its 3 points on the board. I am looking for a much improved performance next weekend against Goldhanger Argyle who will once again prove tough opposition. 

By Dean Miller

Little Baddow v Chelmer Village Athletic

Date – 29^th August 2010

Location – St Peters College

Result – 6-4

This was Little Baddow’s last pre-season game before the league season started on the 5^th September. I was looking for a strong performance so that we could go into the season with confidence, but this game turned out to be very topsy turvy affair. The pitch was not the best as the grass was quite long which affected our passing game. We were lucky to go one goal up via a penalty from Daron Eills. We were under a lot of pressure and this goal came against the run of play. Chelmer Village drew level shortly after this, Little Baddow then scored a further goal via Luke Hornsley to put Little Baddow into a 2-1 undeserved lead at the break. The second half was the same as the first, Chelmer Village drawing level then Little Baddow regaining the lead. The final score was 6-4 to Little Baddow. Luke Hornsley getting on the score sheet 5 times.

Overall an excellent pre-season for Little Baddow. All the friendlies were against higher league opposition, which was a good test on how far we had come. All the new signings performed well and made a good impact. We have got a fantastic squad and a good bunch of lads. I’m sure we can make a big impact on Division 3 this season.

By Dean Miller

Little Baddow v Great Baddow

Date – 15^th August 2010

Location – St Peters College

Result 1-1

Little Baddow went into the match against Great Baddow high on confidence following a great result against Pyramids the previous week. However, I knew we would be in for a tough match as Great Baddow are a well run club as well as being a good footballing team. The first half was very evenly matched, neither side really gaining the upper hand. It was a mistake by the Great Baddow defence that let Luke Hornsley in to round the goalkeeper and score his third goal in two games to put Little Baddow one nil up at half time. Great Baddow made several substitutions at half time. The second half remained at the same tempo as the first. As we got into the last 20 minutes of the second half the fresher legs of the Great Baddow players began to tell. They drew level with around 15 minutes remaining. The score remained the same at the final whistle. The Little Baddow defence dug deep to hold on the secure a well deserved draw with the game finishing 1-1.  

By Dean Miller

Pyramids vs Little Baddow FC

Date – 08^th August 2010

Location – Tiptree

Result – 1-6

Little Baddow went into their first pre-season friendly on the back of a months intense fitness training provided by Hugh Bullard. Little Baddow played Pyramids at the same time last pre-season, a game which we lost 3-0. Given the pre-season fitness training and new summer signings, I was quietly confident we could give Pyramids a good game. For the first 20 minutes the game was quite evenly matched. James Taylor was working hard in the centre of midfield breaking up the Pyramid attacks, whilst his centre midfield partner Luke Hornsley was nowhere to been seen due the first of many hangovers on a Sunday morning for Little Baddow FC. Luke and Burt were then swapped around, with Burt's creativity in the centre of midfield and Luke’s pace and skill upfront we started to make inroads into the Pyramids defence. The first half performance was excellent right the way through the team. Our high fitness levels and our ability to move the ball quickly took us into a two goal lead at half time.

The second half got under way and Pyramids come out strongly trying to find a way back into the game. Little Baddow stayed compact, defended well under the guidance of Dan Frost and started to gain full control of the match again. Four further goals in the second half sealed an excellent start to our pre-season. Pyramids got a late consolation goal from the penalty spot making the final score 6-1.

By Dean Miller

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