A performance to remember on Remembrance Sunday as our u13’s continued their winning streak in impressive style. With very strong winds you’d be forgiven for thinking this would be a game of 2 halves but we adjusted our tactics to combat the wind and comfortably beat the opposition.

First half with the wind in our favour we pressed high, and with just 3 defenders camped on the half way line the ball barely left the oppositions half. Jamie Kennedy was first on the score sheet with a sensational volley after Ewan Alexander lofted in the perfect cross. A goal to remember and even the opposition applauding the strike. Team Captain Harry Meleady scored his first for the club with a 25 yard effort somehow making its way through a packed box and finding the back of the net. He added his second minutes later and from then on it was one way traffic. Kennedy completed his brace and Ben Snape adding a 5th from close range. Margate were awarded a penalty which they converted making it 5-1 at half time but this was to be their only reply.

Second half against the wind we switched to 4 at the back with 2 defensive midfielders and kept the ball on the floor, remaining compact at all times. This proved very successful with the opposition failing to find any solutions to the problems we were causing and Danny Goddard, Jack Kilby, Keane Leberl and Karolis Piragis proving too strong at the back.

The midfield 3 worked tirelessly, aggressively closing down the opposition and cutting out any effort Margate had of a long ball into their strikers. We also observed Dover goal keeper Denis Mehalla switch to throwing the ball out to great effect setting up a number of counter attacks with his great distribution.

Further goals came from Ewan Bunn, Ethan Norris and a third from Harry Meleady to complete his hatrick. With the game well and truly put to bed, Wade Hughes, working alone up front, added a brace in the last few minutes to take his tally to 14 for the season and 10-1 to Dover on the day.

An emphatic win made possible by the willingness of the players to adapt to change and conditions. The work rate of all players was fantastic and the build-up play when against the wind was particularly impressive.