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On Sunday 14^th January Coventry Sphinx played Christ the King at home, the weather was sunny but cold and the ground was soft. Coventry Sphinx’s Captain was Ben Jones the line up was Reedy in Goal, Brandon and Cruise in defence, Ben J, Jack and Seamus midfield with Joe as striker subs were Matthew and Ben C.

Christ the King won the toss and chose to take kick off. The referee blew the whistle and the game was on. Christ the King passed it back to their centre midfield player who whacked it up the field but Cruise stopped it and skilled it around some strikers. Cruise passed to Seamus and on to Joe who tried to score but it deflected off their defender, which gave Sphinx a corner. Jack took the corner, kicking it high over their defender; Joe tried to header it but could not reach it. Seamus ran onto it to try to cross it in again but the Christ the King defender blocked it.

Several minutes passed with Sphinx on the attack but Christ the King defended well. A corner was given to Sphinx and Jack took it, he whipped it into the box but it was blocked by Christ the King defender who kicked it out. Brandon took a touch and shot at the goal and scored a fantastic first goal.

Second half, Matthew played defence and Ben C played right midfield replacing Cruise and Ben J. Sphinx took kick off, Joe passed back to Jack who whacked it up the field to Ben C to run on, he crossed the ball towards the goal with Seamus at the back and Joe in the middle but the keeper managed to jump and grab the ball. Eight minutes into the second half, Ben C crossed the ball onto Joe who shot at the goal and scored making it 2-0 to Sphinx.

Christ the King took the kick off again passing it to their player who tried to run but Joe stopped him. Joe passed the ball to Seamus but Christ the King defender kicked it out of play. Five minutes later Joe and Seamus were replaced with Cruise up front and Ben Jones midfield. Christ the King passed the ball around the pitch and on to their right midfield player who shot at the goal but Reedy managed a great save.

Joe and Seamus returned to the pitch for the last 5 minutes, Jack crossed the ball into the back post and Joe Ryan jumped up in the air, headed the ball straight through the legs of the goal keeper making it 3–0 to Coventry Sphinx.

On the 7th of January Sphinx played AT7, the weather was wet and windy but we wanted to win another game.

The starting line up was Reed in goal; Cruise and Brandon were at the back, Jack in the centre, Ben on the right, Matthew on the left and Seamus as striker. Joe and Benj subs.

AT7 took kick-off and both teams set out to win the game, AT7 attacked a couple of times but Sphinx looked the stronger side. As the game continued Sphinx had a few chances with some good shots at goal and winning lots of corners. The first goal came from a goal kick by the AT7 keeper who kicked the ball out and Seamus won the ball and he shot from distance with the ball hitting the back of the net before the keeper could get back. 1-0 Sphinx.

AT7 started to play better football and started attacking, they managed to get a goal back when they shot and the wet ball skidded in off the wet surface.

Sphinx kicked off the second half with Joe on and Benj also on. Sphinx started the second half with Brandon and Cruise defending well together at the back. Joe picked up the ball on the left and dribbled past 2 players then toe poked the ball in to make it 2-1 to Sphinx.

Sphinx kept attacking and had several chances to extend their lead, Matty crossed the ball to Joe but the AT7 defence cleared. AT7 attacked again and scored to make it 2-2.

Sphinx had to keep attacking and they did with Jack playing well in the centre and with one attempt he did his skills and blasted the ball into the top right hand corner, 3-2 Sphinx. Reedy was quiet in goal and was tempted to play outfield. Ben came on for Matthew and Seamus for Jack. Sphinx kept attacking with lots of corners. The pressure worked as Benj managed to seal the win with another goal to end the match 4-2 to Sphinx!!!

The team were pleased with another win and want to win their next game and go unbeaten all season.

Sunday 17th December 2006

Coventry Sphinx 8-0 Whitley Juniors

Report by Brandon Carter

SPHINX - REMAIN UNDEFEATED

WHAT a great game on the 17^th of December, we played Whitley Juniors FC.

We beat them 8-0. The first goal came from Matthew going past one player and shooting, luckily it slipped through the keeper's arms. The second goal came from Joe going past about three people and toe-poking the ball into the net. The third goal Ben passed to Joe and Joe smacked it and it went in. The last goal in the first half came from Ben Jones hitting it in on the rebound the keeper just touched it but he couldn't hold it. In the second half we began 4-0 up, then Seamus slotted one past the keeper. Then Seamus got another goal that Jack fed to him and he shot and it went in. Ben Jones got another by passing it into the net. Then Seamus got another for his hat trick.

It was the end of the game we were so happy of our win! In the first half we were passing the ball brilliantly but in the second half everybody wanted to score including Reedy coming up for one or two corners.

Well done lads, another great performance.

Match report by: Brandon Carter (ace defender)

On Sunday 10th December Coventry Sphinx travelled to Brinklow to play them in a football match. Cov Sphinx won the toss and took kick off. The starting line up was Reed in goal, Matthew and Brandon at the back, Ben C, Jack and Seamus in the middle and Jo up front. Ben J and Cruise were sub.

Cov Sphinx took kick off and passed it back to Jack. Jack whacked it up to Ben who ran down the line. He had a shot at goal but missed. Later an excellent cross came in to the keeper, the keeper dropped it through his legs and Ben C tapped it in the bottom corner. 1-0. Brinklow took kick off and passed it back to their centre mid. The ball was passed around but eventually sphinx got the ball. Ben C had another chance at goal and scored. 2-0. Brinklow took kick off and knocked it around again, but Sphinx tackled yet again. Sphinx passed it around, but their skill was interrupted by the half time whistle.

Sphinx made some changes bringing Ben J and Cruise on. The players ran back on the pitch for the second half. Brinklow took kick off and dangerously got closer to the Sphinx penalty area. They had a chance but Reedy made an outstanding save, hitting it out for a throw. Brinklow lost control and sphinx got the ball. It was passed to Ben J who passed it to Jack. Jack passed it to Matthew who whacked in a screamer through the keepers legs. 3-0 to Sphinx. Brinklow took kick off and started an attack until cruise tackled a player. Sphinx got a chance passing it through to Jo Ryan who got a great goal. 4-0.

Brinklow took kick and got a quick free kick which was well defended by Cruise. Cruise headed it away from the goal. later when the ball had been knocked around, the match ended. Final score was 4-0 to Cov Sphinx and a great result. Sphinx then huddled to find out who was man of the match and captain for next game. Matthew was man of the match, and Jo Ryan will be captain against Whitley Juniors.

On Sunday 3rd November Coventry Sphinx played AT7 Youth. The line up was Reed in goal, Ben J and Matthew were in defence and Seamus, Jack and Ben C were in midfield and Joe was striker.

Sphinx kick off, the ball gets passed to Jack and he kicks the ball down the line to Seamus and he runs on with the ball.

Later on, the ball stayed in AT7's box and then Ben C put the ball in the back off the net, making it 1 - 0 to Coventry Sphinx.

AT7 kick, the ball got kicked really far and Matthew used his body to shield the ball so that Reed can pick the ball up then Reed kicked the ball up the pitch sending the ball towards the box then Ben snook round the defenders and scored another goal to make it 2 - 0 to Coventry Sphinx.

Another kick off for AT7, the ball got kicked into our half it hit off Matthew's head and the AT7 striker ran on with the ball and took a shot but it went wide.

Later on, the ball got kicked out and it was an AT7 corner. The corner taker played it short and got it laid off to him the number 5 took a shot and it went in.

After half time, Seamus had two good chances but the keeper made two good saves but couldn’t help the third shot which went straight in. Not long after that AT7 scored a tap in goal from a few yards out.

Five minutes later Jack went on a run from the half way line and scored a great goal from the edge of the box which made it 4-2.

After winning the corner Matthew took a corner from the left and shot really hard and low into the corner of the goal.

After a while without a goal Ben J took his chance and placed the ball into the back of the net. At 6-2 it looked won for Sphinx but Joe Ryan decided that wasn’t enough and made it 7-2.

7-2 to Sphinx was the final score and man of the match was given to Seamus Horton,

On the 19^th November Coventry Sphinx played Whitley Juniors away. The line up was Reed in goal, Cruise and Brandon in defence, in midfield Ben J, Jack and Seamus and Joe up front. Matthew and Ben C were subs. Reed was captain.

From the start of the game Joe had 3 good chances, one hit the post and the other 2 were saved by the goalie. Joe got the ball at the right hand side of the box, he shot and the goalie saved it but he dropped it and it rolled in. Whitley’s number 8 ran and Reedy dived out to his feet and saved it.

Second half Ben C came on for Seamus and Matthew came on for Ben J. Sphinx kicked off, Matthew passed to Joe, Joe passed to Jack, Jack passed it to Ben C. Ben C passed one defender and poked it passed the keeper.

Cruise kept on tackling the Whitley number 8 and passing really well. Joe scored through the keepers legs. Seamus scored Sphinx’s 4^th goal, he ran and the Whitley defenders couldn’t tackle him and his shot hit the goalkeeper and rolled in. Cruise won another tackle in defence and he passed it to Jack, Jack passed it to Ben J. He passed it to Seamus, Seamus flicked it to Ben C and Ben C ran and slotted it into the beck of the net.

On Sunday 12^th November Coventry Sphinx football club played Coundon Court FC. Brandon Carter was captain for Coventry Sphinx. About 20 seconds into the game there was a scramble near Coundon's end, but Joe Ryan got it in the end and put the ball in the back of the net to put Coventry Sphinx in the lead. Then Jack Downes put Coventry Sphinx 2-0 up with a shot right in the bottom corner. Then again Jack Downes put Coventry Sphinx 3-0 up with a shot under the keeper’s legs. Reedy made a great save and touched one round the post. Once again Jack Downes put the ball in the back of the net to get his hat-trick and put Sphinx 4-0 up. Coventry Sphinx had another opportunity from a corner, and it went straight through the middle of the penalty box, to Jack Downes at the back post and he hit it so close to the top corner but went out for a goal kick. Then Coundon Court went one on one with Reedy and Reedy dived at the player’s feet, and the player went round Reedy but he managed to get back and get the ball. Coundon had a free kick the player struck the ball well and Reedy got a touch to it but it went right in the roof of the net. Coventry Sphinx played some great football in the first half. Then it was half-time and both teams went for there team talk. When we came back on to the pitch Coundon passed it back and hit it but it didn’t go as far as Jack Downes and he chested it down and put lots of passes together. Cruise Kelly-Evans got the ball and passed it to Jack Downes and Jack played a lovely through ball to Ben Cranage and he whipped a lovely ball into the box to Seamus Horton, Seamus stuck the ball in the back of the net, to make it 5-1. Joe Ryan had a shot but the keeper saved it then Joe got the rebound to make it 6-1. Sphinx made a sub and put Cruise in goal and Reedy out field. Reedy was so close to scoring but hit the post, so close to getting two headers as well. Coundon had a shot going right in the side of the net but Cruise made an outstanding save.

At the end of the game Coventry Sphinx won 6-1 and Jack Downes was man of the match. Reedy got the captains armband for the next match.

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