Egerton v Winsford Diamonds

Egerton Pumas 6 – 1 Winsford Diamonds
Early pressure by Winsford saw Egerton defensive duo Freddie Sass and Tom Quemby clear their lines and help put us on the front foot. Good work from Freddie saw himself and Stan link up well down the left backed up by a solid midfield performance from Mitch in the centre. And early attack from Egerton saw a shot from Jack go narrowly wide after good work from Bradley down the right. A corner followed shortly after resulting in Mitch heading just wide. A great counter attack from Egerton would have resulted in the first goal of the game had it not been for a last minute tackle by the Winsford defence. Egerton were then rewarded for their hard work when Jack broke away and finished low to the keepers right. A second goal followed shortly afterwards when Liam Birnie made a great run into the box to slot home a Hargreaves cross. Meanwhile the Winsford attack couldn’t not penetrate the Egerton defensive with excellent performances from Matt Willis in goal and Ben Henthorne clearing everything they threw at him. The third came courtesy of Freddie Sass as he cut in from the right to finish low past the keeper. One more goal was to follow before half time, Stan picked the ball up in his own half before beating four players and slotting home a deserved individual goal. The second half started brightly and Egerton’s efforts were rewarded with a fifth five minutes later after the silky skills of Bradley helped set up Man of the Match Jack for his second of the game. Winsford then had a good 5 minute spell putting pressure on our defence which eventually rewarded them with a consolation goal following a free kick. Egerton then wrapped the game up with Stan being in the right place at the right time to tap home from a corner with virtually the last kick of the game.

Team: Matt Willis, Freddie Sass, Tom Quemby, Ben Henthorne, Bradley Hargreaves, Stan Smith, Liam Birnie, Mitch Brown, Jack Curbishley.

Egerton Panthers 4 – 2 Winsford Diamonds
The Panthers started strongly with Ed and Leo linking up well in midfield. Isaac came close minutes later when a powerful run ended with a well struck shot being saved by the Winsford keeper. The opening goal came following a corner, which Winsford thought they had cleared only for Isaac to hit a looping shot over the keeper, his celebration reminiscent of Adebayor VS Arsenal. Further pressure saw Adam set Leo up only for his chance to be well saved by the keeper. Winsford then equalised with a well struck volley. The Panthers didn’t let their heads drop and great work from Luke and Paulo in midfield forced a corner which resulted in Leo having his shot blocked on the line. Winsford finally gave in to the pressure when a long ball from Isaac was latched onto by Archie who fired the ball into the net to restore our lead. The momentum was now with Egerton and a third followed shortly after a good run by Leo set up Man of the Match Luke Granger to fire an unstoppable shot in off the post. Andy Price then almost scored one of the goals of the season with a looping volley from distance that hit the crossbar, Ed Franklin also cursed his luck when his half volley went just over the bar. Winsford then seemed to break clear and grab a goal back to make it 3-2. Jasper Kearns then showed his excellence in goal saving a point blank shot to keep our lead intact, the resulting clearance fell at the feet of Adam Lee on the half way line, at which point he turned, beat three players with his pace and finished emphatically to make it 4-2. Winsford came back at Egerton but could not find a way past our ever dependable defender Ben Hasleden who threw himself into every tackle to ensure Egerton earned a well deserved win. The game could have finished 5-2 after Leo was awarded a penalty late on, but a well struck penalty by our trusted keeper Jasper rebounded off the foot of the post.

Team: Jasper Kearns, Ben Hasleden, Andy Price, Ed Franklin, Paulo Tabone, Leo Buckley, Luke Granger, Isaac Bennett, Archie Phillips, Adam Lee.

With thanks to our man at pitchside "Si Buckley"

RESULTS 2009/10

FRODSHAM vs EGERTON -1-15 WON
TYTHERINGTON vs EGERTON -2-4 WON
EGERTON vs CUDDINGTON -10-1 WON
WINSFORD vs EGERTON -4-9 WON
EGERTON vs SANDBACH -4-1 WON
DAVENHAM vs EGERTON -3-6 WON
EGERTON vs VALE -6-3 WON
EGERTON vs WEAVERHAM -4-4 DRAW
EGERTON vs TYTHERINGTON -3-3 DRAW
CUDDINGTON vs EGERTON -1-5 WON
EGERTON vs WINSFORD -6-0 WON
SANDBACH vs EGERTON -5-13 WON
EGERTON vs FRODSHAM 7-0 WON
WINSFORD vs EGERTON -1-9 WON
EGERTON vs SANDBACH -10-3 WON
VALE vs EGERTON -4-5 WON
DAVENHAM vs EGERTON -7-3 LOST
WEAVERHAM vs EGERTON -5-3 LOST
MACCLESFIELD vs EGERTON-0-10 WON
FRODSHAM vs EGERTON -1-9 WON
CUDDINGTON vs EGERTON -1-12 WON
EGERTON vs WINSFORD -10-3 WON

Frodsham Town 2 – 1 Egerton Panthers U9’s

Egerton worked hard in the game but struggled to convert possession into goals. This was summed up in the first half when Ed Franklin burst through the middle, lost the ball, tackled to win it back and create a chance for Archie Phillips who let fly and forced a good save by the Frodsham keeper. Frodsham promptly broke and scored to take the lead. The Panthers battled to get back in the game and a succession of well delivered corners by Luke Granger created the best chances with Leo Buckley narrowly heading wide. At the other end, Egerton were defending gamely with Andy Price and Jasper Kearns in the thick of the action with the keeper picking up a knock to the arm for his troubles. After the break, Egerton showed their intentions to get back into the game with first Leo Buckley flashing a shot wide and then Archie Phillips almost scoring from the tightest of angles. Paolo Tabone showed tremendous discipline holding his position to break up Frodsham counters. The Panthers pushed and pushed with Leo Buckley and Isaac Bennett denied with last ditch goal line clearances. Just like the first half, Frodsham broke and went up the other end to score. Egerton never gave up and Man of the Match Ben Haselden went on a marauding run and almost picked out Archie Phillips at the far post. Eventually, Egerton got the goal they deserved when a good passage of team play saw the ball fall to Luke Granger who beat three men before slamming the ball home. There was still time for the Panthers to grab an equaliser and they created host of further chances but could not convert them to prevent going down to a narrow defeat.

Team: Andy Price; Archie Phillips; Ben Haselden; Ed Franklin; Isaac Bennett; Jasper Kearns; Leo Buckley; Luke Granger; Paolo Tabone

Frodsham Town 0 – 7 Egerton Pumas U9’s

From the off, the Pumas were hungry for goals dominating the early exchanges and making it difficult for the opposition to get out of their own half and threaten Matt Willis’ goal. It was only a matter of time before the deadlock was broken and it came from the usual sources as Jack Curbishley made a great round down the right before squaring unselfishly for Stan Smith to slide in and push the ball past the keeper. Ben Henthorn got his name on the scoresheet when he found himself in the right place to poke the ball in as it fell loose from a corner. Every time Egerton went forward it seemed they might score as Jack Curbishley went desperately close with a close range header and Mitchell Brown forced the keeper to push a goal bound effort round the post. The pressure was finally converted into another goal when once again Jack Curbishley put aside thoughts of the Golden Boot to set up Stan Smith for a tap-in and to seal victory before half time. At the re-start Egerton added to their tally when Man of the Match Tom Quenby released Bradley Hargreaves down the right who accelerated into space before blasting the ball into the roof of the net. Freddie Sass and Liam Birney were giving the Frodsham midfield a tough workout running the ball out of defence and launching counter attacks. The two combined and a sweet cross by Liam Birney was met with an even sweeter side foot volley by Bradley Hargreaves giving the keeper no chance. Jack Curbishley again was the provider setting up Tom Quenby to get in on the scoring and act. Fittingly Jack finished the scoring off with the team’s seventh just before the end.


Team: Ben Henthorn; Bradley Hargreaves; Freddie Sass; Jack Curbishley; Liam Birney; Matt Willis; Mitchell Brown; Stan Smith; Tom Quenby

MONTHLY AWARDS

MARCH PLAYER OF THE MONTH

ANDY PRICE


MARCH GOAL OF THE MONTH

BRADLEY HARGREAVES versus FRODSHAM


MARCH SAVE OF THE MONTH

MATT WILLIS versus DAVENHAM

SATURDAYS GAME 3/4/10

WEAVERHAM HOME

Saturdays fixture at home to weaverham has fell victim to the weather