06/06/2026
SILKSWORTH YOUTH RED VS DEERNESS VALLEY YOUTH STORM
🗓️ Saturday 6th June
⏰ 09.40
📍 Downhill Hub
🥇 Result = Won
Goals;
Archie ⚽️
Reggie ⚽️⚽️
MOTM - Theo🏆
An incredible, hard-fought performance from the Silky lads today in a thrilling, end-to-end match!
First-Half Action
We started the game on the front foot right from the opposition's kick-off. Archie set the tone early by winning the ball back, and after a quick sequence of sharp passes, we forced their goalkeeper into a fantastic early save.
The next ten minutes were incredibly balanced, with chances flying in at both ends of the pitch. Deerness managed to break the deadlock and take the lead, but it didn't last long. Theo played a brilliant ball through to Archie on the edge of the box, who struck it cleanly into the back of the net to level the score.
Silksworth kept up the momentum with some lovely passing football. However, just as we went on another strong attack, Deerness managed to nick the ball back on a counter and took a narrow lead into the half-time break.
Second-Half Turnaround
Following a few tactical changes at half-time, the lads went out for the second half and completely put Deerness on the back foot. We launched attack after attack, and the pressure paid off when Grayson threaded a beautiful through-ball to Reggie, who smashed it past the keeper to make it 2-2!
As we pushed forward looking for the winner, we occasionally left large gaps between our midfield and defence. Deerness caught us on a rapid counter-attack, but Jude and Sam did an unbelievable job holding off a five-man attack while the rest of the team tracked back. To cap off the brilliant defending, Jenson pulled off a spectacular save to keep us level.
Pushing to the Final Whistle
We quickly got back to playing our style of football. Keaton delivered a quality ball into the area for Reggie, who clinically finished it to put us 3-2 ahead!
We continued to dominate the closing stages, creating chance after chance. To Keaton and Bobby—keep your heads up, those goals will absolutely come! The Deerness keeper made some unreal saves to keep his team in the game right until the final whistle.
Every single player in the Silky shirt put in a fantastic shift today, making this an incredibly tough choice. However, for his immense work rate, non-stop effort, and superb drive up and down the pitch all game, today's award goes to Theo!
Big thank you to our sponsors Edmundson Building and Preservation, Chris Errington Goalkeeping Academy and Connor Brown Trust
