Thierry's Blog

The first game of the season for Esher FC Blues U8 team was away at Carshalton Athletic FC.

Before the game at CAFC

And what a game !  The team started the new season just like they and the other U7 teams finished last season.  That means lots of passing, fast counter attacks and clinical finishing.  The game spread over two 20 minute halves was a real joy to watch.

Thierry started the game in goal and made a number of decent saves !  In the second half he spent time on the wing and as a striker.  He scored twice which included a simple tap in ‘fox in the box’ type of goal and the second which he picked up at half way, controlled shot at range into the bottom right hand side of goal.

A great game to watch and congrats to Thierry’s team mates Jacob, Joaquim, Tom, Myles and Ted for their 8-2 victory and giving their parents so much to smile about.

8am on the road for a 102 team football tournament today at Brockham 2013 Tournament.   What an amazingly well run event and many thanks to the organisers.

Both Esher U7 teams won all their respective 5 matches each with Thierry’s team, playing as France, scoring 15 goals and letling in just two. He scored a goal for dad on Father’s day and kept a clean sheet in goal.

The teams played were;

• Ockley Acorns
• Oakwood Youth
• Ashtead Colts Wanderers
• Shelton Athletic Sharks
• Brockham Badgers A

Thierry had time to enter a competition and had his shot measured at 56 kph ! Nice one son.

Thierry scored a couple of goals in today’s 8-6 win against Old Isleworthians.  Esher played a team that continually pressured and had really great individual skills.  This was a result that was hard fought featuring another Esher 3rd period comeback.

The game was played on Astroturf in a six a side format over 45 minutes.  There was snow in the air and the temperature was below zero.  Thierry played on the left for most of the time he was on the pitch with a spell at the back.

Thierry’s first goal came from a cross from the right which he half volleyed into the top of the goal.

In the second period Thierry was on the left again.  He was passed the ball from just inside his half, moved forward and looped a ball up and over high into the left hand corner of the goal.  His personal goal of the season and one that we talked about all the way home !

On a blustery yet sunny Sunday morning Thierry joined up with the Esher Yellows to help make up the  team numbers in a game against Kew Park Rangers.  His game at Carshalton with the Whites was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

This was a classic game of two halves.   After 10 minutes the Yellows were 3-0 down but slowly they edged back into the game, winning it 8-6.   Thierry played the full 40 minutes out on the left wing.  He scored with a fine Olivier Giroud-esque shot across goal into the top right of the net and on a small pitch his long throw ins were always a menace.

Here’s Thierry having his pre match banana !

The football season continued today with a hard fought 4-0 against a committed Staines Albion FC side.  Thierry squeezed a goal in from a Amaran cross but the big news of the day is that sometime soon we may get some official kit for the lads !   So far the boys have played 12 games and won eleven all in a combination of different coloured socks and shorts to augment their yellow jerseys.