Coatbridge Real AFC

🔴⚫️ Reds Player of the Match 🔴⚫️

🏆 Sam 🏆

👏👏👏

Brave saves, commanded the box well and a very, very good trial match 💪

🔴⚫️ CRAFC REDS Vs Lanarkshire Community 🔴⚫️

Now THAT was a performance! 🔥⚽️

The Reds were very, very dominant from the first whistle, moving the ball brilliantly all over the park with confidence and purpose. 👌

When we lost possession, we hunted it straight back — quick, aggressive and relentless. That pressure created chance after chance, and in front of goal we were ruthless. 🎯

Defensively, we were strong for the most part too, with everyone putting in the work and doing their bit for the team.

A special mention for Sam, who stepped into goal yesterday morning and trialled himself between the sticks. 🧤👏

Lanarkshire eventually finished the game with 9 outfield players, but the Reds kept their focus and continued to play their football right to the end.

A brilliant performance and a great example of what happens when everyone is switched on, works for each other and plays with purpose. 🔥

Plenty still to improve — and that’s exactly what we’re here for.

We keep going. We keep learning. We keep getting better.

❤️🖤⚽️ COME ON THE REDS!

🔴⚫️ Blacks Player of the Match 🔴⚫️

🏆 Conlan 🏆

Great attitude yesterday morning 👏👏👏

Some of the best saves and distribution we’ve seen you make!

Well done Conlan🌟 Keep training and keep keeping the heid 💪🔴⚫️

🔴⚫️ CRAFC BLACKS vs Blantyre Academy 🔴⚫️

A much better performance from the Blacks yesterday morning, with more attacking intent, goals on the board and plenty of positives to take. 👏⚽️

But there are a couple of things we cannot stop talking about…

BE BRAVE. 💪

We need to be braver on the ball. Show for it, want it and be confident enough to make things happen.

Don’t hide from the football — demand it!

And just as importantly, we need the DESIRE TO WIN THE BALL BACK. 🔥

When we lose possession, we can’t switch off. We need to react, chase, compete and fight to get it back. That first reaction matters.

Football isn’t just about having the ball — it’s about wanting it and working for it.

We need to work for each other, support each other and show the right attitude from the first whistle to the last.

There is plenty of ability in this group. Now we need to match that ability with bravery, desire and attitude.

Plenty to build on from yesterday morning. 💪

Keep working. Keep learning. Keep fighting.

And remember boys…

DON’T BE SCARED OF THE BALL — GO AND GET IT! 🖤🔥

❤️🖤⚽️ COME ON THE BLACKS!

🎉🎂 HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY, OLA! 🎂🎉

Everyone at Coatbridge Real would like to wish Ola a fantastic 10th birthday! 🥳❤️🖤

We hope you have an amazing day filled with fun, laughter and plenty of birthday treats! 🎈🎁⚽

🔴⚫️ SATURDAY FIXTURES 🔴⚫️

⚫️ COATBRIDGE REAL BLACKS
🆚 Blantyre Soccer Academy Yellow
📍 St Ambrose HS | Pitch 2A
⏰ 10:00 KO

🔴 COATBRIDGE REAL REDS
🆚 Lanarkshire Community YFC Golds
📍 Hamilton Palace Sports Ground
⏰ 12:00 KO

Two teams. Two games. One club. 💪

Come along, get behind the boys and show your support! 📣🔥

🔴⚫️ Blacks Player of the Match 🔴⚫️

🏆 Jude 🏆

You put in a shift on that wing trying to get up the pitch, carried the ball great

Well done young man 🫡⚽️

🔴⚫️ Blacks Vs Bellshill Yellows 🔴⚫️

Well, that was certainly a game of two halves!

Up until around five minutes before half-time, we were right in the game at 1–1. We were holding our own, working well as a team and trying to get ourselves up the pitch. There were some really positive moments to build on.

Then came the second half.

I think, if we’re being honest, we forgot to be brave.

Our running stopped, we lost our shape and we weren’t picking players up quickly enough. We weren’t tackling hard enough or reacting fast enough when we lost the ball. And that’s where we need to learn the biggest lessons.

We still had moments where we tried to get up the pitch and play our football, but football is about both sides of the game. We need to want to get back. We need to want to defend our goal. We need to be first to the ball, work for each other and keep going when the game gets difficult.

We need to get fitter. We need to get braver. And we need to want it when we’re defending.

The coaches can explain it, demonstrate it and keep reminding you — but eventually, we can’t do it for you once you step onto that pitch. That desire has to come from within.

It was a hard morning, no doubt about it. But hard mornings can teach you the most.

Heads up, boys. We learn, we work, we improve and we keep going. ⚫🔴💪

🔴⚫️ Reds Player of the Match 🔴⚫️

🏆 Harris L 🏆

what a game - great positioning - great work rate- looked to make things happen and got two goals - solid performance smashed it!

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