U14: Mavericks 5 Ward Green 3

The Mavericks gained a vital victory against Ward Green after a superb team performance. Without a recognised goalkeeper the Mavericks defence worked tirelessly but Ward Green took a 1-0 lead into the break. Within 45 seconds l fine pass from man of the match Nile Pattison-Linighan sent Jake Blackburn clear to fire home the equaliser. Then 30 seconds later Jamie Sutton was brought down in the box and Rikki Paylor coolly fired home the penalty. The Mavericks continued to dominate and added to the goals minutes later when Cristo Cicero sent Sutton clear to make it 3-1. Again a Pattison-Linighan pass produced another goal with an excellent run and shot from Sutton to grab his second of the game. The Mavericks s scoring was complete when a Thomas Gibson free kick was put away with a bullet header from James Shirtliff. Ward Green grab two late consolation goals and the Mavericks ran out 5-3 winners in this important local derby.