Under 13's

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Goals: Alfie (C) 3, Adam 2, Elliot, Ben and Rees
Man-of-the-match: Adam

What a great start to the season!  It was fantastic to see so much commitment and effort from every player yesterday and if you all continue to put that much into every game I will be satisfied indeed.  A lot of this is obviously due to the magnificent coaching from Dominic and Darran.

 

I would just like to mention a few of the players that stood out yesterday; apart from Adam who received man of the match for his display in defence and up front on set pieces, the team was lead by a Alfie who put in a great captain‘s display and scored a hat trick.  Other notable performances were put in by Elliot, Ben and Miles who never stopped running the whole game in midfield.  I could see improvement from all players and the new additions fitted in well and put in a very rounded performance. 

 

I could say positive things about every player on the pitch as you all worked extremely well.  Dom and Darren have observed a few things that we could improve on and we will need to as other teams in this division will not be as average as the Hawks.

 

My thanks to Martin for running the line for us and for those that helped with the nets, first aid and other important jobs.

Match Report: Goals: Alfie (2), Elliot, Miles
Man of the Match: Alfie

Another great Captain's performance again this week with Alfie scoring twice and taking the man-of-the-match title, supported by the midfield of Miles Elliot, Kim a Ben.

Willen Pumas had a lot more pace than opponents we have faced before and but for another flukey goal we would have won.  Ed had a great game in goal, putting himself in the perfect position almost every time, supported by a good performance from defence yet again, even though we allowed Willen to score 4 goals.

Another improved showing by the new members of the team added to the performance and with a bit more width on the attack and less giving away of posession we can make further gains.

Thanks again to the parents that helped with the goals, the line and support, all I need now is a volunteer to clean up the dog poo before we kick-off!

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Goals: Alfie, Miles (2)
Man of the Match: Miles

The signs were there from kick-off that this would be a physical game as tackles came flying in from Deanshanger.  We were caught napping after the Ref stopped the match to caution 2 of their players and we then gave away a penalty to go 2 down.

We gradually started to win more ball in midfield, with Ben, Alfie and Miles causing some significant problems for Deanshanger.  Alfie scored from the edge of the box cutting in from the right and we were then awarded a penaly which Miles smashed home and the score was even.

This lifted the team further and some great interchanging of passes down the right saw Miles in possession in the box and again smashed one in the far corner for the winner.  Miles deserved the MoM with an all round excellent display.

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With only 9 players available for MK Wanderers the scoreline was inevitable even with only 10 men for half of the game, enough said.

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Goals: Miles (2), Alfie (2), Adam
Man of the Match: Kim

WHAT A GAME!  I am not sure my heart can take another one though.

We started poorly with nobody wanting to tackle and they just strolled through our midfield and defence, scoring a couple of easy goals whilst we were still waking up.  We then started using the flanks to attack and when we do, we are usually devastating. The fist goal of the comeback started on the left with some good work by Ben G and a good touch in by Miles.  They then came roaring back with a third and that set us back by 2 goals at the break.  Some great team talking from the coaches fired up the boys and they came out scrapping, earning a penalty which Miles slotted home.

We then dominated the game with some great runs down the flanks and searing breaks down the middle to create chance after chance.  Ben G and Alfie used their pace to great effect with Miles putting in some great crosses and corners that led to a brace a brilliant headers from Adam and Alfie after a great goal from a jinxing run from Alfie.  With Ben C. Kim and Liam working hard in the midfield cutting off their attacks they could only play the long ball which our defence sorted with ease. 

Well done to everyone, it was a great team effort and the link play from Kim, with great pressure defending in the midfield and some lovely passing to create the openings we needed, earned him the man-of-the-match.

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Man of the Match: Ben G

This was a poor game for us.  We did not battle hard enough and lost the midfield game altogether, but this has shown us what we can improve on and we shall come back stronger the next game.

The highlights included some great runs on the left hand side from Ben G and we were unlucky to come up against a great defensive display from Deanshanger.

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Goals: Elliot, Miles
Man of the Match: Luke

A difficult game that we should have won.  Well done to Luke for the effort he made in defence and midfield and he did not stop running all match.

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Goals: Elliot
Man of the Match: Ben C

One of the best performances this season saw us take an early lead with a great run down the left from Elliot and although we were lucky sometimes we kept them at bay for the rest of the half.  Ben covered very well and his speed, especailly in the defensive corners, stopped many wide breaks.

Lions came out determined to win and we matched them until a small error at the back drew them level.  They piled on the pressure and both teams played some very good football.  Their second goal came from a poor clearance and although we pressured their box for the last 10 minutes we could not pull level.

An entertaining match where the whole team worked very hard and it was a pity we got nothing out of it.  We know we can play football so lets up our game again in a fortnight and come away with 3 points.

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Goals: Alfie
Man of the Match: Liam

An improved performance this week but we are still not firing on all cylinders.  We appear to have forgotten the basics, although there was a lot of effort from the players.  Oli put in another great performance, as did Ryan in defence and Alfie ran himself ragged in midfield.  Liam exhausted himself having played and battled the whole game and for that effort he achieved man-of-the-match.

We need to work on our passing and movement and remind ourselves of the basics around marking and tackling, but overall we improved over last week.

Match Report: Goals: Miles (3), Elliot
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I would like to start by thanking Calum for playing in goal today, we wanted to use Ed to stop one of their players and I asked Calum to play in goal even though he has made it clear that he would prefer not to play there. Calum didn't complain and was pulled out some important interceptions and saves.

Congratulations to every one who played today, you could see that there was a commitment and desire to win across the whole team. We showed more of our footballing skills today with some flowing passing and movement. We created chance after chance and when Water Eaton scored from a break away I thought that it might be "one of those days". Ben Goldsmith was unlucky not to have had a hattrick in the first half as the ball just wouldn't go in for him.

In the second half we stepped up our momentum which resulted in Miles scoring a fantastic free kick from outside the area - even some of the Water Eaton players were applauding it.

We kept applying the pressure and Alfie won a penalty - which Miles calmly converted. By now Alfie was spraying the ball around and there was some clever running on and off the ball which saw us creating opportunities. Elliot and Miles finished the scoring for us. We could still have had more as Elliot hit the crossbar and Rees hit the post.

Water Eaton were not an easy team and they defended resolutely. They were dangerous on the break and scored a couple more goals. We held on though and in the end we earned the victory that the display deserved.

Well done boys - we will be a match for any team if we keep playing like that.

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