u9s 13 Jan 2008

CROSSPOOL - 3 DRONFIELD TOWN - 1


First thing – Many thanks to the Ref (William Holt) who Chris found, he will hopefully be available to referee in the future. Well Done.

Thanks also go to Steve / Kev / Jason and Chris for their vocal contributions and to Graham (shame about the Scottish accent) as well. Well done to the canteen and the raffle girls also.


GAME A - WON 2 – 0 (Luke H 1 & Ben 1)

Dennis played as Keeper and what a great job he did keeping many shots at bay and coming through with a clean sheet. Nick and Finlay worked hard in Defence and assisted Dennis. Jamie played Left Back / Attack and as ever his speed paid off.

The Forward 3 or Attack Triangle consisted of Luke H at Right Side, Said at Left Side and Jack Forward. All worked well and attacked at a relentless rate, which paid dividends via Luke’s goal with Jack and Said in support.

Ben played Forward and Right Side Attack. He tells me Right Side is better for him - which is true as his work rate is 100% as can be seen when his face colour changes from white to blood red. All his effort paid off from the team’s attack, which resulted in Ben scoring. Well done all.


GAME B - DRAW 1 – 1 (Ezra 1)

Matthew as ever played great as Keeper and stopped many chances. Dronfield’s goal came in the first seconds of the game. We seemed asleep, with a poor kick off, which resulted in Dronfield winning the ball and scoring. This resulted in the alarm clock ticking Crosspool into action, and what action it was.

Callum played Central Defence with James A and Joe either side and all worked hard. Unfortunately Callum took a knock to his weak ankle, which took him out of the match for a period of time. (Get some ice on it Callum – you’re needed next match)

Ahmed played as Striker with Joe and Luke J Right and Left. Both Luke and Joe worked well in winning most balls and feeding Ahmed. We had loads and loads of chances, with a few one on ones, but only managed to score 1 goal. We should have scored several. Steve will work on shooting on Tuesday night.

Henry played his heart out as Striker but just could not get it past their exceptional Goalkeeper. Luckily Ezra saved the day, from the left side, with a super shot and goal.

Leo battled for all midfield play but unfortunately got a boot in the head via Henry’s clearance near the centre spot. This ended Leo’s game via a cut close to his eye and a large dressing. Hope he is OK (same as Callum – needed next match). Well done – good game but should have been 5 – 1 to us.

All in all we played great football with 100% work rate from everyone and a hunger for attack, which paid off. Great win.