Match Report: BIS U10A V SD Al Fath Score 5-1

Greenfields Cup Semi -Final

Team:
Jeremy Hillock ( Capt), Charlie McFadden, Rijal Rowe, Ablai McKerrow, Shawn Tjahaja, Kiran Ross, William Boyce, Gijs Berkhout, John Broadfoot, Shimpei Kameyama, Ilyes Benmaamar, Kevin Gibney,

Goalscorers: Charlie McFadden 1. Jeremy Hillock 1. Kiran Ross 1. John Broadfoot 1. Own Goal 1

BIS A U10 continued their impressive season by clinching a spot in the Greenfields Cup final with a semi final win V SD Al Fath.

This was a tough at times physical game with Al Fath pushing BIS all the way in an entertaining game.

This was also a sad day for BIS who had Shimpei Kameyama playing his last game for the school as he returns back to Japan this week. Shimpei has been outstanding on the right side of midfield all season and will be a big loss to the team for the cup final with his great runs and energy.

Charlie McFadden started the ball rolling with a snapshot from close range that was diverted in by an Al Fath defender. Soon after defender Kiran Ross scored a wonder goal with a thunderous strike from a full 25 metres out that gave the keeper no chance.

Al Fath kept pushing and pulled a goal back after some frantic play inside the BIS penalty box they shot home past Gijs Berkhout from close range.

The BIS defence needed to stand firm with Rijal Rowe and Kiran Ross outstanding and William Boyce and Kevin Gibney making some great tackles. Gijs Berkhout in goal made some brave saves under pressure.

The second half started with BIS taking control of the midfield with Jeremy Hillock covering almost every blade of grass on the pitch and with Shawn Tjahaja and Shimpei working hard on the flanks BIS started to dominate.. The third goal finally came from John Broadfoot who scored with a crisp follow up shot after Ablai McKerrow had shown some of his magic in the box and had his strong shot saved by the overworked Al Fath keeper. to put BIS 3-1 up.
Ilyes Benmaamar continues to improve each week with some great running and was unlucky not to score on a couple of occasions. The next goal was an individual effort from Captain Jeremy Hillock who beat three men down the left side of the penalty box before firing across the keeper into the bottom corner to seal the game for BIS. Charlie McFadden scored the final goal with some quick control on the edge of the box and a strong shot into the top corner for his 17th goal of the season.

Not our best display as Al Fath knocked us out of our rhythm at times but again we showed great team spirit and a high work rate and we still managed to score some excellent goals.

Goodbye to SHIMPEI, gone but never forgotten.

BIS will now play Al Azhar in a much anticipated Greenfields Cup Final.