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Monday, November 22, 2010
Egerton v Weaverham
Weaverham 0-5 Egerton Pumas
A rousing team talk and a change in warm up seemed to do the trick for the Pumas as within minutes of the kick off, they were 1-0 up. Bradley found space down the right to whip a cross to the back post, which was met on the half volley by Stan, his effort cannoning in off the post. 1-0 Egerton. Ben, playing for the second week in midfield, had a chance to make it 2-0 from close range but his effort was well saved. Matt then saved from a tame shot by Weaverham. Jack was back to his all action self this week and his strength and link up play with Ben was too much for Weaverham to handle. A long ball from defence fell to Jack with his back to goal, he showed great ability to turn, create space for himself to fire a long range shot, which stung the hands of the keeper, the re-bound fell to Brad who couldn’t keep his shot down. Somehow the score was still 1-0! The Pumas were awarded a freekick 20 yards out, the kick was set to Ben to strike, only for it to fly narrowly wide. The 2nd goal came shortly after, once again a long ball fell to the feet of Jack, turning with his head up he spotted Bradley in space, played the perfect ball for Bradley to run onto and smash home from the edge of the area, great play and finish. 2-0. Weaverham heads dropped and within minutes a quick break saw Ben pick the ball up in midfield, with space in front of him he pushed forward, beat two players before composing himself to fire beyond the keeper .3-0. Weaverham were creating nothing in the first half and many would say it was the uphill disadvantage, others would say it was the battling of Mitch, snapping at any player that came near him until they no longer wanted the ball. Freddie’s no nonsense defending got him a talking to from the referee. Archie wanted in on the action and he fed Adam a ball to run onto and strike, the keeper only managing to parry the ball to Stan, who easily tapped home his 2nd. 4-0 Egerton. Weaverham then had a rare chance to score, only to see them shoot wide. It wasn’t long before Egerton were back on the attack and a neat one two with Adam saw Archie race into the box to slot home the Pumas 5th. 5-0 HT.
The second half saw the pumas play uphill, which saw their quick counter attacking play harder to achieve and limited the number of chances to only a few. Weaverham were using the downhill slope to their advantage and a swift bit of play saw them hit the post. Then came the controversial moment in the match, Jack burst into the box, knock the ball past the on rushing keeper who’s dive sent Jack tumbling to the ground, Penalty?? Not according to the man in black who awarded a goal kick. Let’s just say he wasn’t a popular man with our number 11! The game only created one more chance which fell to Weaverham, however Matt was equal to it and palmed it around the post. Great performance by the Pumas today, poor pitch and a strong Weaverham side made the victory all the more sweeter. FT 5-0
Team: Matt-Ben Hen-Bradley-Stan-Jack-Freddie-Archie-Mitch
Weaverham 8-8 Egerton Panthers
The Panthers started this game as the Pumas had finished, playing to their strengths and passing the ball around brilliantly. As in the first game, the Panthers scored quickly, great strength by Ollie saw him smash home from the edge of the area .1-0. Weaverham then had a great chance to equalise, but 1st half keeper Alex made a great save. Up at the other end, Leo used his strength and skill to create a chance for himself only to see his shot fly wide, was he finding his range? Weaverham equalised from a corner, the Panthers failed to clear and the ball was poked home. 1-1. Egerton were soon back in front, Tom picked the ball up in defence, transformed himself into Iniesta and played a through ball, worthy of a champions league final, into the path of Ollie to slot home to regain the lead. 2-1. With their tails now up, Egerton were on the attack again, Leo picked the ball up, took on a player before unleashing a strike from outside of the area into the top corner. 3-1. Then came the passing move of the game, with Tom, Luke, Ed and Ollie all linking before playing a through ball to Leo, who beat the keeper to the ball to chip over the him for his second of the game .4-1. Weaverham were on the ropes and a mistake of Gomes proportions by their keeper saw him pick the ball up, throw it out of his hands directly to Ollie, who looked at the ref to see if he could play on, he could, so he slotted the ball into the bottom corner for his hat trick! 5-1. Weaverhams star player had been quiet for most of the first half, however he sparked into life by whipping a free kick into the box to see it cannon off Ben to make it 5-2. With Ed struggling with an injury to his knee picked up earlier in the game, Weaverhams number 9 was given more space and began causing all kinds of problems. He managed to score 2 more goals in quick succession to bring the score to 5-4. Once again the Panthers kicked into gear and good midfield play lead to a chance falling to Isaac who smashed home from close range 6-4. The half was to end with a strong run and shot by Ollie just going wide of the target. HT.
Would the uphill cause the Panthers problems? Ed replaced Alex in goal and a long kick by him was controlled perfectly by Isaac on the halfway line, he turned and fed Leo who once again beat his man before smashing the ball past the keeper from just inside the area to claim his hat trick. 7-4. The panthers were not finished there and a poor clearance by their keeper fell to Luke 30 yards out, who spotted the keeper off his line, before firing a shot over him, great accuracy, great goal. 8-4. Their number 9 then went on one of his mazy runs before firing home 8-5. Good work and cross by Leo saw Isaac head against the bar, surely the Panthers had done enough? Not according to their number 9, a good strike by him from the edge of the area made it 8-5. Isaac then had another chance only for his shot to go wide. Up popped their number 9 again, jinking through our defence like it wasn’t there, to make it 8-6, then 8-7!!!! With one minute to go, Weaverham won a corner, which was handballed in the box (looked more like ball to hand!) and the unthinkable happened...PENALTY! Their number 9 stepped up to equalise and record his 6th goal of the game. The Panthers had a chance to win it late on but a through ball to Luke was too strong for the tricky winger to latch onto. Two hatricks, 8 goals away from home and the Panthers come away without a win, great performance by all involved. Without a certain number 9, it would have been a stroll in the park! Players and parents alike left Weaverham with the same thoughts.........Hargreaves, Hargreaves sign him up! FT 8-8
Team: Alex-Andy-Ben Has-Leo-Luke-Ed-Ollie-Tom
Simon Buckley
A rousing team talk and a change in warm up seemed to do the trick for the Pumas as within minutes of the kick off, they were 1-0 up. Bradley found space down the right to whip a cross to the back post, which was met on the half volley by Stan, his effort cannoning in off the post. 1-0 Egerton. Ben, playing for the second week in midfield, had a chance to make it 2-0 from close range but his effort was well saved. Matt then saved from a tame shot by Weaverham. Jack was back to his all action self this week and his strength and link up play with Ben was too much for Weaverham to handle. A long ball from defence fell to Jack with his back to goal, he showed great ability to turn, create space for himself to fire a long range shot, which stung the hands of the keeper, the re-bound fell to Brad who couldn’t keep his shot down. Somehow the score was still 1-0! The Pumas were awarded a freekick 20 yards out, the kick was set to Ben to strike, only for it to fly narrowly wide. The 2nd goal came shortly after, once again a long ball fell to the feet of Jack, turning with his head up he spotted Bradley in space, played the perfect ball for Bradley to run onto and smash home from the edge of the area, great play and finish. 2-0. Weaverham heads dropped and within minutes a quick break saw Ben pick the ball up in midfield, with space in front of him he pushed forward, beat two players before composing himself to fire beyond the keeper .3-0. Weaverham were creating nothing in the first half and many would say it was the uphill disadvantage, others would say it was the battling of Mitch, snapping at any player that came near him until they no longer wanted the ball. Freddie’s no nonsense defending got him a talking to from the referee. Archie wanted in on the action and he fed Adam a ball to run onto and strike, the keeper only managing to parry the ball to Stan, who easily tapped home his 2nd. 4-0 Egerton. Weaverham then had a rare chance to score, only to see them shoot wide. It wasn’t long before Egerton were back on the attack and a neat one two with Adam saw Archie race into the box to slot home the Pumas 5th. 5-0 HT.
The second half saw the pumas play uphill, which saw their quick counter attacking play harder to achieve and limited the number of chances to only a few. Weaverham were using the downhill slope to their advantage and a swift bit of play saw them hit the post. Then came the controversial moment in the match, Jack burst into the box, knock the ball past the on rushing keeper who’s dive sent Jack tumbling to the ground, Penalty?? Not according to the man in black who awarded a goal kick. Let’s just say he wasn’t a popular man with our number 11! The game only created one more chance which fell to Weaverham, however Matt was equal to it and palmed it around the post. Great performance by the Pumas today, poor pitch and a strong Weaverham side made the victory all the more sweeter. FT 5-0
Team: Matt-Ben Hen-Bradley-Stan-Jack-Freddie-Archie-Mitch
Weaverham 8-8 Egerton Panthers
The Panthers started this game as the Pumas had finished, playing to their strengths and passing the ball around brilliantly. As in the first game, the Panthers scored quickly, great strength by Ollie saw him smash home from the edge of the area .1-0. Weaverham then had a great chance to equalise, but 1st half keeper Alex made a great save. Up at the other end, Leo used his strength and skill to create a chance for himself only to see his shot fly wide, was he finding his range? Weaverham equalised from a corner, the Panthers failed to clear and the ball was poked home. 1-1. Egerton were soon back in front, Tom picked the ball up in defence, transformed himself into Iniesta and played a through ball, worthy of a champions league final, into the path of Ollie to slot home to regain the lead. 2-1. With their tails now up, Egerton were on the attack again, Leo picked the ball up, took on a player before unleashing a strike from outside of the area into the top corner. 3-1. Then came the passing move of the game, with Tom, Luke, Ed and Ollie all linking before playing a through ball to Leo, who beat the keeper to the ball to chip over the him for his second of the game .4-1. Weaverham were on the ropes and a mistake of Gomes proportions by their keeper saw him pick the ball up, throw it out of his hands directly to Ollie, who looked at the ref to see if he could play on, he could, so he slotted the ball into the bottom corner for his hat trick! 5-1. Weaverhams star player had been quiet for most of the first half, however he sparked into life by whipping a free kick into the box to see it cannon off Ben to make it 5-2. With Ed struggling with an injury to his knee picked up earlier in the game, Weaverhams number 9 was given more space and began causing all kinds of problems. He managed to score 2 more goals in quick succession to bring the score to 5-4. Once again the Panthers kicked into gear and good midfield play lead to a chance falling to Isaac who smashed home from close range 6-4. The half was to end with a strong run and shot by Ollie just going wide of the target. HT.
Would the uphill cause the Panthers problems? Ed replaced Alex in goal and a long kick by him was controlled perfectly by Isaac on the halfway line, he turned and fed Leo who once again beat his man before smashing the ball past the keeper from just inside the area to claim his hat trick. 7-4. The panthers were not finished there and a poor clearance by their keeper fell to Luke 30 yards out, who spotted the keeper off his line, before firing a shot over him, great accuracy, great goal. 8-4. Their number 9 then went on one of his mazy runs before firing home 8-5. Good work and cross by Leo saw Isaac head against the bar, surely the Panthers had done enough? Not according to their number 9, a good strike by him from the edge of the area made it 8-5. Isaac then had another chance only for his shot to go wide. Up popped their number 9 again, jinking through our defence like it wasn’t there, to make it 8-6, then 8-7!!!! With one minute to go, Weaverham won a corner, which was handballed in the box (looked more like ball to hand!) and the unthinkable happened...PENALTY! Their number 9 stepped up to equalise and record his 6th goal of the game. The Panthers had a chance to win it late on but a through ball to Luke was too strong for the tricky winger to latch onto. Two hatricks, 8 goals away from home and the Panthers come away without a win, great performance by all involved. Without a certain number 9, it would have been a stroll in the park! Players and parents alike left Weaverham with the same thoughts.........Hargreaves, Hargreaves sign him up! FT 8-8
Team: Alex-Andy-Ben Has-Leo-Luke-Ed-Ollie-Tom
Simon Buckley
Monday, November 15, 2010
Egerton v Hartford
Egerton Vs Hartford Boys
Egerton Pumas 3-4 Hartford Boys
The Pumas began this game eager to put the defeat by Davenham behind them and early Egerton pressure lead to the first chance, a mistake by the Hartford defence gave Jack an opportunity only for his shot to be saved. Bradley had begun with a purpose and tried to find his range by hitting a couple of long range efforts which were well saved by the Hartford keeper. The Pumas then stepped up a gear and the midfield linked well with Jack to almost set up Adam, however the keeper was quick off his line to save. Jack seemed to have had his Weetabix before the game as his strong runs were causing the Hartford defence all sorts of problems. With Ben moving up into midfield for this game, Archie and Mitch were holding strong in defence. It would take something special for Hartford to score, and it did, the Hartford number 10 hitting a long range effort into the top corner, 1-0 Hartford. This sparked the Pumas into life and within minutes Ben equalised with a low strike from a tight angle. 1-1. The Pumas then increased the pressure and forced a corner, Bradley swung the corner over to the back post, which was met by the head of Archie to make it 2-1 to Egerton. The Pumas were now flying and a pinpoint thru ball by Jack to Adam was well saved by the keeper. Bradley was causing all sorts of problems down the right and an inch perfect cross was met by Jack, only for him to slot the ball wide, how he missed that one only Jack will know. Archie was now all over the pitch and a great run back to help out in defence saw him use his head once again to clear a dangerous cross. Hartford drew the game level just before half time when a corner was clipped in once again by their number 10. HT 2-2.
The Pumas started the second half brightly with Jack hitting a shot from the left, which was easily saved by the keeper. The midfield was beginning to dominate and Egerton should have been 3-2 up when a 1 on 1 situation fell to Jack only to see his shot once again saved. Adam had now taken over from Isaac in goal and his quick thinking lead to him running out from goal to clear an almost certain chance of a goal. Hartford then hit Egerton on the break and a long run by their number 10 finished with him smashing the ball into the bottom corner. 3-2 Hartford. Egerton then put Hartford under sustained pressure and they had to throw everything in the way of two shots from Archie to keep their lead intact. The equaliser did come minutes later with Stan popping up in the box to score with a great finish. 3-3. Archie then almost put the home team in front only for him to see his shot hit the side netting. A break then saw Hartford score the winner, a long ball played to their number 10 saw him somehow clip the ball over an on rushing Adam to make it 4-3. A late strike from jack hit the post but the Pumas couldn’t find that final, elusive equaliser. Overall a great performance by the Pumas, who without the number 10 of Hartford having the game of his life, would have recorded a better result. FT 3-4.
Team: Isaac-Ben-Bradley-Archie-Stan-Jack-Mitch-Adam
Egerton Panthers 3-1 Hartford Boys
The Panthers were looking for their fourth win in a row today, but without leading goal scorer Ollie Oldbury the rest of the players need to fill in. The first chance fell to Luke, Tom swung in a great corner to the far post only for Luke to miss time his header and send it over the bar. Luke then produced the goal of the game to open the scoring, a strong run down the right saw him look up and loop the ball over the keeper from the edge of the area. 1-0 Egerton. A quick break at the other end then saw Hartford equalise from a very tight angle. 1-1. This seemed to knock the stuffing out of the Panthers which saw a lull in the game with the majority of the play being battled for in midfield. With 5 minutes of the half remaining the game sparked into life, a long range shot by Hartford was brilliantly saved my Matt, before Luke tried his luck from distance only for him to see his effort also well saved. With virtually the last kick of the first half, Tom swung in a corner, the ball bouncing in between both sets players before Ed saw an opportunity and tapped in from close range 2-1 Egerton HT.
The second half began as the first had finished, Hartford hit a great effort only to see Matt somehow save with his feet. Leo seemed to spark into life in the second half and a couple of strong runs down the right began to cause Hartford problems. Matt was called into action once again when a well worked free kick needed to be saved, and Matt made sure that was the case. At the other end Ben wanted in on the action and following a clearance from an Egerton corner he smashed an effort back at the keeper from 20 yards only for it to be once again saved. Was this keeper going to be beaten again today? Ed certainly fancied his luck and tried a long range effort which was once again SAVED!!. With the aggregate scores tied at 5-5 and a last look at the watch from the gaffer, the game looked to be over. Egerton had one last corner, Tom floated it in, Hartford cleared to the edge of the box only to see Ed steaming in to side foot the ball into the top corner, the arms came out in typical Ed celebration fashion and the lads joined in before the referee blew the final whistle. A below par performance by the boys today, however they learned a valuable lesson in how to play below their potential and win. FT 3-1.
Team: Matt-Ben-Andy-Leo-Luke-Ed-Alex-Oliver-Tom
Simon Buckley
Egerton Pumas 3-4 Hartford Boys
The Pumas began this game eager to put the defeat by Davenham behind them and early Egerton pressure lead to the first chance, a mistake by the Hartford defence gave Jack an opportunity only for his shot to be saved. Bradley had begun with a purpose and tried to find his range by hitting a couple of long range efforts which were well saved by the Hartford keeper. The Pumas then stepped up a gear and the midfield linked well with Jack to almost set up Adam, however the keeper was quick off his line to save. Jack seemed to have had his Weetabix before the game as his strong runs were causing the Hartford defence all sorts of problems. With Ben moving up into midfield for this game, Archie and Mitch were holding strong in defence. It would take something special for Hartford to score, and it did, the Hartford number 10 hitting a long range effort into the top corner, 1-0 Hartford. This sparked the Pumas into life and within minutes Ben equalised with a low strike from a tight angle. 1-1. The Pumas then increased the pressure and forced a corner, Bradley swung the corner over to the back post, which was met by the head of Archie to make it 2-1 to Egerton. The Pumas were now flying and a pinpoint thru ball by Jack to Adam was well saved by the keeper. Bradley was causing all sorts of problems down the right and an inch perfect cross was met by Jack, only for him to slot the ball wide, how he missed that one only Jack will know. Archie was now all over the pitch and a great run back to help out in defence saw him use his head once again to clear a dangerous cross. Hartford drew the game level just before half time when a corner was clipped in once again by their number 10. HT 2-2.
The Pumas started the second half brightly with Jack hitting a shot from the left, which was easily saved by the keeper. The midfield was beginning to dominate and Egerton should have been 3-2 up when a 1 on 1 situation fell to Jack only to see his shot once again saved. Adam had now taken over from Isaac in goal and his quick thinking lead to him running out from goal to clear an almost certain chance of a goal. Hartford then hit Egerton on the break and a long run by their number 10 finished with him smashing the ball into the bottom corner. 3-2 Hartford. Egerton then put Hartford under sustained pressure and they had to throw everything in the way of two shots from Archie to keep their lead intact. The equaliser did come minutes later with Stan popping up in the box to score with a great finish. 3-3. Archie then almost put the home team in front only for him to see his shot hit the side netting. A break then saw Hartford score the winner, a long ball played to their number 10 saw him somehow clip the ball over an on rushing Adam to make it 4-3. A late strike from jack hit the post but the Pumas couldn’t find that final, elusive equaliser. Overall a great performance by the Pumas, who without the number 10 of Hartford having the game of his life, would have recorded a better result. FT 3-4.
Team: Isaac-Ben-Bradley-Archie-Stan-Jack-Mitch-Adam
Egerton Panthers 3-1 Hartford Boys
The Panthers were looking for their fourth win in a row today, but without leading goal scorer Ollie Oldbury the rest of the players need to fill in. The first chance fell to Luke, Tom swung in a great corner to the far post only for Luke to miss time his header and send it over the bar. Luke then produced the goal of the game to open the scoring, a strong run down the right saw him look up and loop the ball over the keeper from the edge of the area. 1-0 Egerton. A quick break at the other end then saw Hartford equalise from a very tight angle. 1-1. This seemed to knock the stuffing out of the Panthers which saw a lull in the game with the majority of the play being battled for in midfield. With 5 minutes of the half remaining the game sparked into life, a long range shot by Hartford was brilliantly saved my Matt, before Luke tried his luck from distance only for him to see his effort also well saved. With virtually the last kick of the first half, Tom swung in a corner, the ball bouncing in between both sets players before Ed saw an opportunity and tapped in from close range 2-1 Egerton HT.
The second half began as the first had finished, Hartford hit a great effort only to see Matt somehow save with his feet. Leo seemed to spark into life in the second half and a couple of strong runs down the right began to cause Hartford problems. Matt was called into action once again when a well worked free kick needed to be saved, and Matt made sure that was the case. At the other end Ben wanted in on the action and following a clearance from an Egerton corner he smashed an effort back at the keeper from 20 yards only for it to be once again saved. Was this keeper going to be beaten again today? Ed certainly fancied his luck and tried a long range effort which was once again SAVED!!. With the aggregate scores tied at 5-5 and a last look at the watch from the gaffer, the game looked to be over. Egerton had one last corner, Tom floated it in, Hartford cleared to the edge of the box only to see Ed steaming in to side foot the ball into the top corner, the arms came out in typical Ed celebration fashion and the lads joined in before the referee blew the final whistle. A below par performance by the boys today, however they learned a valuable lesson in how to play below their potential and win. FT 3-1.
Team: Matt-Ben-Andy-Leo-Luke-Ed-Alex-Oliver-Tom
Simon Buckley
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Egerton v Davenham
Egerton Vs Davenham 6/11/10
Egerton Pumas 0-2 Davenham
This eagerly awaited fixture began with both teams being fired up and eager to get one over on each other. The first chance of the game came early on and fell to Stan, only for him to see his shot well saved. Davenham then had their first chance which went narrowly wide of the post. This was to be a game of few chances with both teams battling hard to cancel each other out. Good play in midfield by Bradley and Stan saw Isaac released for a 1 on 1 chance, which he failed to convert after the keeper came off his line quickly. A strong Davenham attack produced a fine bit of defending by Archie who managed to get back to clear off the line to keep the scores level. The resulting corner was cleared to the edge of the box, the ball was struck through a crowded penalty box to nick of an Egerton player into the bottom corner. 0-1 Davenham. Davenham now had their tales up and put the Egerton defence under more pressure, only for Ben and Archie to hold strong. Ben was called into action moments later to make the second line clearance of the game. The game then became a battle of the midfield with both teams once again cancelling each other. Mitch then made a great save, holding onto a strong shot before distributing brilliantly to Bradley on the right. Mitch was then called into action once again and a triple save of the highest quality kept the scores at 1-0 before half time. HT.
The second half saw the energetic Jack put Davenham under pressure and a strong run and shot by the same man almost lead to an equaliser. This sparked Egerton into life and they produced two great counter attacking chances which unfortunately didn’t lead to a deserved equaliser. At the other end a scramble in the Egerton area led to nothing only for it to be struck from outside the area to be saved brilliantly once again by Mitch. It was going to take something special to beat him again. With virtually the last move of the game, Davenham broke 3 on 1 and used the extra 2 men to beat Mitch at the far post. 0-2 Davenham FT
Team Mitch-Stan-Ben Hen-Freddie-Bradley-Jack-Adam-Archie-Isaac
Egerton Panthers 2-1 Davenham
A rousing team talk by number 2 Jim got the Panthers pumped before the whistle for kick off had been blown. The Panthers flew out of the traps and within the first 5 mins made it 1-0. Great build up play saw Ollie fed in down the left side of the box for him to smash the ball across the keeper. 1-0 Egerton. The Panthers were now flying and Alex came close, before Ed also went close following good work from Ollie. The man with the Tevez hairstyle wasn’t finished there, Ollie showed great close control to smash the ball past the keeper from a tight angle. 2-0 Egerton. Davenham were now on the ropes and Ollie hit the bar from close range following a scramble in the area, before he hit a 20 yard screamer that ricocheted of the corner of bar and post. Luke almost got in on the action after Alex played a fantastic through ball to him only for it to be a little too long. Davenham then appeared from nowhere and one of their first chances hit the post towards the end of the first half. HT 2-0.
Second half began brightly when immediately from kick off, Luke played the ball to Leo, whose strong run and shot was well saved. A long goal kick by Matt created a chance for Ollie who shot just wide. The forward line of Davenham were struggling against the strength of both Tom and Ben, who were taking no prisoners when it came to 50/50 tackles. A Davenham break saw Ben make one of his trade mark last ditch tackles, before Matt saved brilliantly from a counter attack a couple of minutes later. A mistake by Egerton saw Davenham claw a gaol back following a poor clearance from the back. 2-1. This didn’t seem to effect the Pumas and following a corner from the left, they hit the woodwork (or metal) once again, this time Alex hit the shot. The next opportunity fell to Leo who hit a long range effort which was heading for the bottom corner only to see it saved well by the keepers feet. The teams then cancelled each other out for the last couple of minutes before the final whistle. The Pumas should be more than happy with their performance today and with a bit more luck they could have won by a bigger margin. FT 2-1
Team Matt-Tom-Ben Has-Leo-Ed-Luke-Alex-Ollie-Andy
Simon Buckley
Egerton Pumas 0-2 Davenham
This eagerly awaited fixture began with both teams being fired up and eager to get one over on each other. The first chance of the game came early on and fell to Stan, only for him to see his shot well saved. Davenham then had their first chance which went narrowly wide of the post. This was to be a game of few chances with both teams battling hard to cancel each other out. Good play in midfield by Bradley and Stan saw Isaac released for a 1 on 1 chance, which he failed to convert after the keeper came off his line quickly. A strong Davenham attack produced a fine bit of defending by Archie who managed to get back to clear off the line to keep the scores level. The resulting corner was cleared to the edge of the box, the ball was struck through a crowded penalty box to nick of an Egerton player into the bottom corner. 0-1 Davenham. Davenham now had their tales up and put the Egerton defence under more pressure, only for Ben and Archie to hold strong. Ben was called into action moments later to make the second line clearance of the game. The game then became a battle of the midfield with both teams once again cancelling each other. Mitch then made a great save, holding onto a strong shot before distributing brilliantly to Bradley on the right. Mitch was then called into action once again and a triple save of the highest quality kept the scores at 1-0 before half time. HT.
The second half saw the energetic Jack put Davenham under pressure and a strong run and shot by the same man almost lead to an equaliser. This sparked Egerton into life and they produced two great counter attacking chances which unfortunately didn’t lead to a deserved equaliser. At the other end a scramble in the Egerton area led to nothing only for it to be struck from outside the area to be saved brilliantly once again by Mitch. It was going to take something special to beat him again. With virtually the last move of the game, Davenham broke 3 on 1 and used the extra 2 men to beat Mitch at the far post. 0-2 Davenham FT
Team Mitch-Stan-Ben Hen-Freddie-Bradley-Jack-Adam-Archie-Isaac
Egerton Panthers 2-1 Davenham
A rousing team talk by number 2 Jim got the Panthers pumped before the whistle for kick off had been blown. The Panthers flew out of the traps and within the first 5 mins made it 1-0. Great build up play saw Ollie fed in down the left side of the box for him to smash the ball across the keeper. 1-0 Egerton. The Panthers were now flying and Alex came close, before Ed also went close following good work from Ollie. The man with the Tevez hairstyle wasn’t finished there, Ollie showed great close control to smash the ball past the keeper from a tight angle. 2-0 Egerton. Davenham were now on the ropes and Ollie hit the bar from close range following a scramble in the area, before he hit a 20 yard screamer that ricocheted of the corner of bar and post. Luke almost got in on the action after Alex played a fantastic through ball to him only for it to be a little too long. Davenham then appeared from nowhere and one of their first chances hit the post towards the end of the first half. HT 2-0.
Second half began brightly when immediately from kick off, Luke played the ball to Leo, whose strong run and shot was well saved. A long goal kick by Matt created a chance for Ollie who shot just wide. The forward line of Davenham were struggling against the strength of both Tom and Ben, who were taking no prisoners when it came to 50/50 tackles. A Davenham break saw Ben make one of his trade mark last ditch tackles, before Matt saved brilliantly from a counter attack a couple of minutes later. A mistake by Egerton saw Davenham claw a gaol back following a poor clearance from the back. 2-1. This didn’t seem to effect the Pumas and following a corner from the left, they hit the woodwork (or metal) once again, this time Alex hit the shot. The next opportunity fell to Leo who hit a long range effort which was heading for the bottom corner only to see it saved well by the keepers feet. The teams then cancelled each other out for the last couple of minutes before the final whistle. The Pumas should be more than happy with their performance today and with a bit more luck they could have won by a bigger margin. FT 2-1
Team Matt-Tom-Ben Has-Leo-Ed-Luke-Alex-Ollie-Andy
Simon Buckley
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Egerton v Congelton Rovers
Congleton Rovers Away 30/10/10
Egerton Pumas 2-0 Congleton Rovers
Pumas too strong for Rovers
The Pumas for the second week started off slowly which allowed a well balanced Congleton team to settle. The pumas then kicked into gear and good link up play between Bradley and Isaac almost created the first opportunity of the game. The same two players linked up once again, a strong run by Isaac, followed by a stinging shot produced a fine save from the goalkeeper. Cue a contender for the bizarre goal of the season, straight out of the Pepe Reina book of howlers. Following a corner from the right Ben managed to get his foot to the ball following a deflection, which the keeper comfortably collected, only to then drop the ball over his own goal line! 1-0 Egerton. This sparked Congleton into life and they came close to an equaliser following a quick break. Ben then hit one of his trademark long range efforts which was saved well by the keeper. The partnership of Freddie and Archie down the left was beginning to cause Congleton problems. Freddie was then saviour as Stan saved from Congleton strike, the ball rebounded back to the Congleton player who’s shot was destined for the net before Freddie stuck out a leg to deflect it over the bar. A “thank you” pat on the back was given by Stan. The first half finished with a flurry of shots, Bradley’s shot was firstly saved by the keeper with the resulting corner being headed wide by Isaac. HT 1-0
Bradley was determined to get his name on the score sheet and began the first half with a few driving runs down the right. Mitch had come on mid way through the first and quickly began to dominate midfield with strong tackles and great link up play with the forwards. Stan came out of net for the second half and it wasn’t long before he made a great run and narrowly shot over the bar. Mitch went close from close range but the keeper made up from his earlier error by pulling off another great save. It started to look like this was going to end 1-0 until another inspired substitution by the gaffer for the second week running, Freddie, who had earlier limped off pleaded to go back on, the gaffer took the risk to see Freddie with his first touch pick out Archie in the middle with a fine through ball for him to smash it past the keeper. 2-0. Freddie then signalled to the bench he needed to come off due to his injury having put the game to bed. Alex could have made it 3-0 just before the end but his shot was well saved. Final Score 2-0.
Team: Brad-Archie-Stan-Freddie-Isaac-Alex-Ben Hen-Mitch
Egerton Panthers 3-0 Congleton Rovers
Quemby thunderbolt rocks Rovers
The second game started brightly for the Panthers with good early linkup between Luke and Ollie producing the first shot of the game. Leo had to leave the game early on with a wrist injury leaving the panthers with no subs, the pressure was on. Not that this seemed to affect the midfield duo of Luke and Ed, with the latter producing a perfect overlap move to then square for Luke to shoot just wide. The panthers kept up the pressure with Ollie hitting a couple of good shots that were well saved by the keeper. Congleton then almost scored against the run of play with an opportunist strike hitting the post. The panthers then forced a corner following a quick break, Luke swung in the corner for Ed to volley against the outside of the post. Luke then had a 1 on 1 chance which was once again well saved. Luke took the resulting corner only for it to be cleared, however the ball fell to Tom who’s neat control and powerful strike from 20 yards smashed in off the post. 1-0. Congleton almost equalised immediately with a volley that was just wide of the far post. Half time was rapidly approaching but Ed almost made it 2 from a pin point cross from Ollie. HT
The 2nd half started as the 1st half had finished, with a great effort by Ed just going wide, the pairing at the back of Andy and Tom seemed to have settled and Congleton were reduced to shooting from long range, one of which needed to be superbly saved by Matt, tipping it round the post . A rocket from his dad at half time sparked Oliver into life and he began to make telling runs and a few great through balls towards the striker. Ed’s hard work in midfield paid off when he was quickest to react, tapping in from a corner following the ball bouncing around in the box. 2-0. The panthers were now in full flow and a long range effort by Ollie narrowly missed the target. Another goal would finish the game and came courtesy of a great through ball from Ed to Luke, who composed himself in the area before firing into the bottom corner, his second goal in as many games. 3-0. A goal well deserved after a nonstop display. He could have made it 4-0 late on with a similar chance but his effort was well saved. A solid performance by the Panthers today. FT 3-0.
Team: Matt-Andy-Tom-Leo-Luke-Ed-Ollie-Oliver
Chief Reporter Si Buckley
Egerton Pumas 2-0 Congleton Rovers
Pumas too strong for Rovers
The Pumas for the second week started off slowly which allowed a well balanced Congleton team to settle. The pumas then kicked into gear and good link up play between Bradley and Isaac almost created the first opportunity of the game. The same two players linked up once again, a strong run by Isaac, followed by a stinging shot produced a fine save from the goalkeeper. Cue a contender for the bizarre goal of the season, straight out of the Pepe Reina book of howlers. Following a corner from the right Ben managed to get his foot to the ball following a deflection, which the keeper comfortably collected, only to then drop the ball over his own goal line! 1-0 Egerton. This sparked Congleton into life and they came close to an equaliser following a quick break. Ben then hit one of his trademark long range efforts which was saved well by the keeper. The partnership of Freddie and Archie down the left was beginning to cause Congleton problems. Freddie was then saviour as Stan saved from Congleton strike, the ball rebounded back to the Congleton player who’s shot was destined for the net before Freddie stuck out a leg to deflect it over the bar. A “thank you” pat on the back was given by Stan. The first half finished with a flurry of shots, Bradley’s shot was firstly saved by the keeper with the resulting corner being headed wide by Isaac. HT 1-0
Bradley was determined to get his name on the score sheet and began the first half with a few driving runs down the right. Mitch had come on mid way through the first and quickly began to dominate midfield with strong tackles and great link up play with the forwards. Stan came out of net for the second half and it wasn’t long before he made a great run and narrowly shot over the bar. Mitch went close from close range but the keeper made up from his earlier error by pulling off another great save. It started to look like this was going to end 1-0 until another inspired substitution by the gaffer for the second week running, Freddie, who had earlier limped off pleaded to go back on, the gaffer took the risk to see Freddie with his first touch pick out Archie in the middle with a fine through ball for him to smash it past the keeper. 2-0. Freddie then signalled to the bench he needed to come off due to his injury having put the game to bed. Alex could have made it 3-0 just before the end but his shot was well saved. Final Score 2-0.
Team: Brad-Archie-Stan-Freddie-Isaac-Alex-Ben Hen-Mitch
Egerton Panthers 3-0 Congleton Rovers
Quemby thunderbolt rocks Rovers
The second game started brightly for the Panthers with good early linkup between Luke and Ollie producing the first shot of the game. Leo had to leave the game early on with a wrist injury leaving the panthers with no subs, the pressure was on. Not that this seemed to affect the midfield duo of Luke and Ed, with the latter producing a perfect overlap move to then square for Luke to shoot just wide. The panthers kept up the pressure with Ollie hitting a couple of good shots that were well saved by the keeper. Congleton then almost scored against the run of play with an opportunist strike hitting the post. The panthers then forced a corner following a quick break, Luke swung in the corner for Ed to volley against the outside of the post. Luke then had a 1 on 1 chance which was once again well saved. Luke took the resulting corner only for it to be cleared, however the ball fell to Tom who’s neat control and powerful strike from 20 yards smashed in off the post. 1-0. Congleton almost equalised immediately with a volley that was just wide of the far post. Half time was rapidly approaching but Ed almost made it 2 from a pin point cross from Ollie. HT
The 2nd half started as the 1st half had finished, with a great effort by Ed just going wide, the pairing at the back of Andy and Tom seemed to have settled and Congleton were reduced to shooting from long range, one of which needed to be superbly saved by Matt, tipping it round the post . A rocket from his dad at half time sparked Oliver into life and he began to make telling runs and a few great through balls towards the striker. Ed’s hard work in midfield paid off when he was quickest to react, tapping in from a corner following the ball bouncing around in the box. 2-0. The panthers were now in full flow and a long range effort by Ollie narrowly missed the target. Another goal would finish the game and came courtesy of a great through ball from Ed to Luke, who composed himself in the area before firing into the bottom corner, his second goal in as many games. 3-0. A goal well deserved after a nonstop display. He could have made it 4-0 late on with a similar chance but his effort was well saved. A solid performance by the Panthers today. FT 3-0.
Team: Matt-Andy-Tom-Leo-Luke-Ed-Ollie-Oliver
Chief Reporter Si Buckley
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