Marden 0 – 5 St. Thomas More

The Year 7 boys kicked off their football campaign with a difficult match against a strong St. Thomas More side in windy conditions on Monday night, going down 0-5.

However, there was a spirited attitude throughout, and some positive moments, with two lung bursting runs from Jared Robson either side of half time resulting in right wing crosses that needed to be cleared from under the crossbar.

Josh Harrison also went close for the home side after captain Cameron Balloch sent him through, but his attempted lob was pushed away by the goalkeeper before being cleared off the line.

All in all, it was a tough lesson for the Under 12s, playing 9-a-side on a large pitch, and they face an equally hard battle against John Spence this Friday, but commitment to the cause and spirit cannot be faulted.