You can keep your Merseyside derby, your Glasgow derby, your Milan derby, Mellor u12s v Heaton Mersey u12s is now the fiercest rivalry in town. Well it was this morning.

Rarely at this level does one player grasp the match by the scruff of its neck and boss it. But in Ed Atkinson we had a player who did exactly that. Coach Tom doesn't do Man of the Match awards, he couldn't not today.

In a very tight match, it looked likely that a draw was the more favourable result. Today's match wasn't the prettiest, it was a battle. Thankfully we had a team full of battlers.

This was a match that we grew into, and towards the end we defended superbly, holding position, following the instructions and most importantly nullifying the opposition.

Then Ed went bezserk twice and the victory was Mellors!

Goalscorers: Oliver x4; James x3; Ed x2 & Hugo x1