The Stratford Herald has published the Alveston Team photo and match report for the first league game of the season which took place on Sunday 5 September 2010. Full text from the article reads:
Alveston U11s began the new season with a 2-1 win over Coventry Copsewood
Alveston U11s got their season off to a winning start, with a hard fought 2-1 win over Coventry Copsewood. In their first ever game both at 11-a-side and in the First Division of the Coventry League, Alveston started brightly and were soon ahead when a through ball from Roshen Foley sent his striking partner Harry Spencer in on goal, and he coolly slotted the ball under the advancing keeper.
Copsewood responded strongly, and it took a superb covering tackle from Alex Connor to keep the home team ahead. Alveston struggled to get their passing game going, and were soon punished when from a long ball their defence was caught square and Luke Strong netted. The goal unsettled Alveston, and they were thankful to their defence of Alex Connor, Jake Greaves and Jordon Pace as well as keeper Isaac Downes, that they went in level at halft ime.
The second half saw a much improved Alveston side as they came to terms with the pace and physicality of the game. Billy Dingley and Matty Rickett started to control the midfield, feeding Josh Humphriss who crested havoc and panic in the Copsewood defence.
Alan Mackinnon put in some crunching tackles and Jamie Stephens continued to probe down the left-hand side. The home side were now creating all the chances. Dingley split the defence with an exquisite pass which Humphriss only just failed to convert and Aaron Taplin delivered a great cross from the right which Spencer worked the keeper.
However, it wasn’t long before their dominance paid off. Matty Rickett found Humphriss on the left hand side of the area, and he cut inside before firing an unstoppable shot into the far corner.
