Parkdale Football – Supporting and promoting Hope Nottingham, our local foodbank
We played two pre-season friendlies at home to Burton Joyce on Wednesday evening. These attracted a bumper crowd who were treated to some great football.
Both of our teams went down to the visitors; 2-0 and 7-0, but played some great stuff and showed a lot of skill and strength.
The 2-0 was a very closely fought match of very high quality; Burton Joyce dominated possession at times, but our defence was well organised and we threatened on the break. But for two moments where we lost our shape and focus, a nil-nil draw would not have been out of the question. We can improve the quality of our press, which at times was a bit disjointed and let Burton Joyce pass their way through us a bit too easily. Something to work on in training!
The 7-0 pitted a less experienced side, with quite a number of our players playing ‘a year up’ against strong opponents; physically much bigger for one thing. The side played with real spirit and grew into the match as it went on.
Everyone can feel very proud to have represented Parkdale and of their effort, determination and footballing ability.
Next up, a County Cup fixture away to Coddington (Newark), the reigning Nottinghamshire Champions, Midlands Champions and English Schools FA National Finalists last year (!), a week on Friday…