Sprotbrough & Cusworth Crusaders U8 Whites

Cup final day 🟢⚪️🏆

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Today Crusaders Whites took part in our first tournament of the summer as we entered this years Carcroft Spartans Tournament 🟢⚪️🔴⚪️

From the start, the boys played brilliantly! The passing and moving were sharp, the defending and goalkeeping were solid with three clean sheets and plenty of goals throughout the day.

The group stage of the tournament was tough but the lads were up to it, qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage after winning 2 and drawing 1 of their 3 matches.🔥

We looked really solid in the semi finals and went through to the final full of confidence for what we knew would be another close match having drew with the other team in the group stage earlier.

The final once more ended in a draw after normal and extra time, meaning that it went to penalties, where we unfortunately fell short. ❌

Gutted for the lads as they deserved more but couldn’t be more proud as coach. They had a brilliant day and soon forgot about the penalties heartbreak on the queue for the ice cream van afterwards 😂.

Shoutout to my big lad Oliver after getting smashed in the face with the ball in net, busting his nose and lip with blood everywhere, still getting back in net after being cleaned up to attempt to save another penalty ❌👏🏼 I’d like to think of it as character building 😂🙈 all smiles now though!

Thanks again to Carcroft Spartans for having us 👌🏼.

Next Sunday we play in the Cup Finals Day hoping to end the season on a massive high! 🟢⚪️

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Yesterday morning, Crusaders Whites were playing in our final home match of the new season against a great team. The lads played superbly and was a brilliant match to watch, as Crusaders dominated from the first minute until the last and scored some great goals, coming away with the win! The lads battled none stop, but it was the passing and moving that impressed the most, shows what we work on in training works!

As mentioned, some amazing goals were scored as Zac grabbed 2 brilliant goals, with Elliott and James scoring 1 goal each with some smart finishing! Well played boys! 🔥🔥

Well done to Thomas for a MOTM performance! His intensity, determination off the ball and his tackling definitely pushed us further up the field and allowed us to retain the ball quickly and get on the attack!

Overall an amazing performance by Crusaders Whites!

This Saturday we play in our first summer tournament, hosted by Carcroft Spartans, which will no doubt be great preparation for the Cup Finals Day in a couple of weeks.

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On Sunday morning, Crusaders Whites were away in another league game against a great team. From the very first whistle the boys were on fire, each and everyone of them getting stuck in, not an inch of the pitch wasn’t covered, using what they’ve been practicing in training, working extremely hard as a team, but most of all playing with a massive smile on their faces! Which resulted in them walking away with the victory! Overall class performance from the boys!🟢⚪️

Some fantastic goals worth celebrating, Ben making it look an absolute breeze scoring 4, followed by Elliott bagging himself a hat-trick including scoring an absolute screamer from way inside his own half, and finally Harry rounding the goals off with a fantastic finish! Massive well done boys, superb effort 🔥🔥

Lastly, a huge shoutout to our M.O.T.M Oliver J with his one of his best matches in a Crusaders shirt - showed great intensity in his tackling, with no fear and really getting stuck in. Well done mate, very deserving to say the least.👏🏼👏🏼

Next Sunday we play in the league once more as we face Mexborough at home in what is bound to be a close, tough match.

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On Sunday morning, Crusaders Whites were at home in another league game against a very good team. The boys admittedly had an off week as the visitors came away with the victory. Most importantly though they enjoyed the tough contest and were raring to go again next week 🟢⚪️.

Just the one goal to celebrate this week with Ben bagging a great goal early on in the match 🔥🔥.

Lastly, a huge shoutout to our M.O.T.M James who battled very hard and played to the best of his ability, attempting to drag the team forward and lead by example. Also impressed with his dribbling when in possession of the ball, and tenacity without the ball. Well deserved 👏🏼👏🏼

This Sunday we look to bounce back as we face Hyde Park away in what is bound to be a close, tough contest. 🟢⚪️

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This morning, Crusaders Whites were away in another league game against a great team. From the first whistle the boys worked hard, all got stuck in despite some questionable weather conditions and all worked well as a team! Each deserving a pat on the back! Overall another class performance from the boys.🟢⚪️

Some great goals worth celebrating, Ben bagging our first, followed by James and finally Zac, huge well done boys, superb effort 🔥🔥

Lastly, a huge shoutout to our M.O.T.M Zac who showed great intensity in both his running and tackling, capping it off with a great finish, well done, very deserving to say the least.👏🏼👏🏼

Next Sunday we turn our attention to next weeks league match as we face Finningley at home in what is bound to be a close, tough contest. 🟢⚪️

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This morning, Crusaders Whites played at home in another league game against a tough team. They all deserved a huge pat on the back as they each put in a superb amount of effort, worked well as a team, showed great intensity and an overall class performance from each player.🟢⚪️

Lots of goals worth celebrating, both Ben and Elliot bagging themselves 2 goals each, Julian and Evan both securing a goal each also. Huge well done boys! 🔥🔥

Another clean sheet for the big man himself in the goal, Oliver.T, great effort! ❌🥅

And a huge shoutout to our M.O.T.M Evan who showed great skill with his passing, tackling and ofcourse a superb goal to end it all with, very deserving to say the least.👏🏼👏🏼

Next Sunday we turn our attention to next weeks league game as we face Denaby at home in what is bound to be a close, tough match.🟢⚪️

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This morning, Crusaders Whites played away in the cup quarter final against a tough team. The lads were quick out of the blocks and superb from the first minute. They really should give themselves a big pat on the back because the effort and intensity they showed on the pitch, before we even get to the level of performance, was out of this world! Crusaders cruised to another victory and will therefore play in the Cup Finals Day, hoping to go one better than when we reached the final stage last season and win it!

Plenty of goals today where Ben scored a hat trick, Elliott grabbed himself 2 goals, and Zac and Julian both scored 1 goal each! Well played boys! 🔥🔥

Another clean sheet for Oliver T between the sticks! ❌🥅 That’s 3 clean sheets in a row for the big lad 💪🏼.

Massive well done to Julian for his MOTM performance! His best match for Crusaders to date, the running, the passing and the tackling were brilliant, and rounded it off with a great goal!👏🏼👏🏼

Overall another amazing performance by Crusaders Whites!

Next Sunday we turn our attention back to the league as we face Denaby away in what is bound to be a close, tough match.

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After another lengthy time without a match due to pitch conditions caused by the unrelenting rain we’ve had in 2026, this morning Crusaders Whites finally played a home match in our third match this season against a great team. The lads were brilliant from the first whistle and showed plenty of effort. The passing and moving was once again accurate and slick, with plenty of goals to celebrate as Crusaders grabbed another win.

As mentioned, goals galore today where Elliott, Harry and James all scored 2 goals each, with Ben and Evan also grabbing 1 goal each! Well played boys! 🔥🔥

Another clean sheet for Oliver T between the sticks! ❌🥅

Massive well done to Thomas for his MOTM performance! Nothing got passed him today in defence, and his relentlessnes work rate in trying to get the ball back set a great example for the rest of the lads! 👏🏼👏🏼

Overall another amazing performance by Crusaders Whites!

Next Sunday we turn our attention to the Cup Quarter Final as we face Harworth away.

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This morning, Crusaders Whites were playing away in the Cup 2nd Round against a challenging team. The lads were brilliant from the first whistle and, like last week, dominated from start to finish. There was hard work all over the pitch, some slick passing and plenty of goals to celebrate as Crusaders emphatically won and progressed to the next round of the cup.

As mentioned, goals galore today with Ben helping himself to 3 goals, Harry with 2 goals, Elliott with 2 goals, Julian with 1 goal and James with 1 goal! Well played boys! 🔥🔥

Shout out to Oliver Tate who kept a clean sheet with a great performance, which also included a penalty save at 0-0, showing a great defence is just as important as a great attack! 🥅❌

Well done to Harry for his 2 goals and a MOTM performance! His determination and workrate brought himself a couple of chances in front of goal, which he took with composure and gave us the breathing space we needed to press on and grab more goals, taking it away from the opposition!! 👏🏼👏🏼

Overall another amazing performance by Crusaders Whites!

Next Sunday we turn our attention back to the league as we face Denaby Main at home.

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