Losing AWAY with 12 lads!!

Here is one for you budding coaches of your youth teams. ( I have told this before but maybe now some newcomers here?)
I was taking our youth team to a Football tournament (ages 14 -15 yrs)

Yes, it was to be our youth teams first tournament, all were excited, because our pitches were for 7 a side, today were were invited to 11 a side.
Our match got underway and not long after, we were loosing 3-1, what to do as their coach?? During the match one boy kept asking me at my side, ''let me play ,let me play '' I am sure he had two left feet, but his heart was willing!'' What to do ? Disappoint the lad? (not my style! ) I told him to watch my hand. But go some 40 yards down the pitch and when I signal to you Go and play!!'' Go onto the pitch ,he was delighted!!

I called the ref I wanted a change , then called the player the farthest away from me. All watched him as he came trotting over to me , I waved my hand at my side, to tell that new player, ''go onto the pitch,'' As my player on the pitch came to me, I whispered to him '' Shoot more, just shoot more!!! Now go back!'' So at that moment I had 12 players on my team, the ref never noticed ,their players never noticed and we still lost!!!

Conclussion:

We were a bloody bad team!!!