Oaks Athletic 1 Vs William Ball 0

The seventeen Oaks Athletic players pulled on the Red 'n' Black for the first pre-season friendly to lock horns with William Ball. It was clear to see in the first five minutes that the game would be close, with William Ball showing that they had some players who could show a bit of skill. These skills were largely shown individually and produced little gain for their team. In the first half, William Ball came close with a one on one with Parker, but luckily enough Parker has the ability to make the goal look very small indeed when he comes running towards you! Miles made plenty of changes throughout the game due to the high pitch temperature and because he could. The gaffer seemed pleased with the result apart from the half-hearted strike by Gollum. It was a text-book move with Cairns and O'Kerin executing a perfect one-two then providing a golden opportunity for Gollum, which he took too long to control before getting his shot away. In the bar after the game he said: "The best is yet to come!".
The only goal of the game came from Danny Allen after a massive airshot which had the defenders shielding their faces. Before they had realised that he hadn't actually kicked the ball, he had coolly finished at the second attempt.