Cherry Tree Athletic

Posted by Claire on November 6, 2007, 5:37 pm

From Hugh:

Umbro National Veterans Cup Sunday 4th November 2007

Oxford City (1)3 (Barresi 36, 57, Bradbury 65)
Cherry Tree Athletic (0)0

City notched up a comfortable victory in their opening Umbro National Cup group game. The match against Bournemouth-based Cherry Tree Athletic was an unaccustomed morning kick-off but City showed no sign of tiredness.

City took the game to the opposition from the start and only good goalkeeping stopped them killing the tie off in the first 40-minute period. Steve Jenkins in particular could have had a first-half hat-trick but Julio Barresi scored the only goal before the break, ghosting in at the far post to knock in a Mark Gee corner from close range.

The second period followed a similar pattern, with City having the lion’s share of possession but sometimes being over-elaborate around the penalty area. Barresi added a second after a goalmouth scramble had seen several attempts blocked, and Shaun Bradbury completed the scoring with an excellent goal when he danced round three defenders and the keeper.

This was an excellent game, played in great spirit and featuring some superb passing.

Team: Fleet – Graham, Melville, Lewis, Dark – Creed, Bradbury, O’Hara, Murphy – Jenkins, Barresi. Subs: Gee, Clarke.