Exmouth United Under 12s went behind three times but fought back to beat the Twyford Spartans in a nine goal thriller.
In a fairly contested first-half both sides created chances but it was the visitors who went ahead when they intercepted a defensive clearance to score. However, it was the second-half in which the match sprang to life. Within 5 minutes striker Kuba Strzalkowski put Jay Leballeur through to draw level for United. Twyfords made it 2-1 with a well dispatched free-kick. Once again Strzalkowski set up Leballeur and it was all even. The Spartans took no time in pushing through the Exmouth defence to score a third. But, as before, Strzalkowski burst forward and created yet another great opportunity that Leballeur seized upon to grab his hat-trick.
United then took it up a gear and began creating chance after chance. Bryn Stephens put them ahead with a right-footed curling free-kick from outside the box. Meanwhile, at the back Harry Kifli-Reynolds and Dylan Mogford denied the Spartans any opportunity to break through their defensive line. The fifth goal was the pick of the bunch: Strzalkowski picked up the ball after defending a corner, pushed it past an opponent and began to sprint. He rounded another on the half-way line, pushed the ball past the last defender and slotted the ball home to complete the most remarkable solo effort. Five minutes later the striker produced another fantastic dribble and scored the sixth.
The match was refereed by an excellent young ref at the start of his career.
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