Exmouth made a slow start and 5 minutes in had conceded a penalty when they handled the ball on the line. However, glovesman Lewis Alford watched the ball fly wide of his right-hand post and it remained all even. United soon grew into the game and began creating chances after some great link-up work on the right flank from Jack Greaves and Bryn Stephens. The match remained evenly poised and the next significant action involved a fantastic flying save from keeper Alford to frustrate the home side. Central defensive duo Dylan Mogford and Harry Kifli-Reynolds remained composed at the back and worked the ball well into midfield.
At half-time it remained 0-0, an evenly balanced game played by two quality sides. Exmouth continued their passing and started opening up the Colts defence. Their first chance was a superb give-and-go between Lewis Evans and Cayleb Field in which Evans' poke-shot sat tantalisingly on the line after hitting the post. A few minutes later the deadlock was broken when midfielder Finn Glanfield set up Evans who slotted the ball past the keeper from the right side of the area. United upped the pressure and their next joy came when left-winger Kuba Strzalkowski cut inside past two defenders before teeing up Jay Leballeur who dispatched a fine strike into the net.
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| Lewis Evans shoots at goal. He hit the post and scored in an excellent second-half performance. |
Full-back Harry Bassett made some great runs to support the attack - linking up well with Stephens. The final goal came when Seb Harrison broke forward from central midfield and ran at a defender before releasing the perfect through-ball for attacker Cayleb Field. The striker hit a superb effort to make the net bulge and seal the 3-points.
The match was played in a friendly and competitive spirit. The players should be proud of their excellent attitudes, hard work and great football.
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