Date – 08th 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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