Reading Blue Coat 5 Mill Hill 3

Scorers: Joe Z (3), Ryan O, James D

POTM: Joe Z

A 'game of two halves' as they say. A first half lacking intensity saw Blue Coat trail 1-2 at the break with only Joe's opportunist effort to show for their efforts. However pressing much higher and harder in the second half, turned the game on its head, with Joe completing a hat-trick and Ryan and James giving Blue Coat a 5-2 lead. Mill Hill gave tthe scoreline some respectability with a 35 yard effort just before the end.

Hopefully, as ever with the friendly games, lessons have been learned. A more compact team gives us a platform to play from and really hurt opponents - either pressing high, or playing with a low block.