U9 Vipers
In the first game of the Summer League campaign, Rotherfield once again faced local rivals Caversham Trents.
The first-half saw few clear chances for either side, with both teams taking time to adapt to playing on a bigger pitch than usual. Kalhan Shah made a number of well-timed tackles and interceptions to ensure that at half-time the score was still 0-0.
After the restart, United began to create chances and Owen Lowe was twice unlucky not to break the deadlock with efforts from close-range. It was Caversham though that finally opened the scoring when a looping shot crept into the bottom corner after a cruel bounce.
Rotherfield searched for an equaliser but at the final whistle the score was still 0-1. The effort award was given to Kalhan Shah for another confident defensive performance.
Squad
Isaac Hylton, Jack Williams, Daniel Jordan, Liam Ruiz, Owen Lowe, Adam Fearnside, Jack Stevens, Nick Swan, Kalhan Shah, Morgan Green