Tytherington 2-5 Egerton Pumas
Pumas stroll to easy away win
On a cold Saturday morning, with a pitch as hard and unforgiving as a Jim Brown email, the Pumas set about their business, producing some of their best football of the season.
Ben began the game in his new favored central midfield position and by using his strength began to dominate the game early on. Bradley was at his free flowing best and tested the Tytherington defence with a few of his trade mark runs.
The first chance of the game fell to Ben, a well taken corner was met with his head which just beat the upright, cue the sigh of relief from the goalkeeper. Tytherington then attempted to stamp their mark on the game with a testing long range shot, however Matt was equal to it and saved comfortably. The Pumas took the lead shortly after when a mistake by the Tytherington defence let in Stan "the fox in the box" Smith to fire his 11th goal of the season in off the post 1-0.
Shortly after, the Pumas were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Tytherington area, Bradley smashed it over the wall and off the crossbar, quicker reactions by the players in the box and the Pumas could have had their 2nd. The 2nd was long in coming however when Brad pick out Stan with a fine through ball, he slotted it under the on rushing keeper towards the open goal, Isaac was on hand to tap it home just to make sure 2-0.
The introduction from the bench of Jack seemed to push the Pumas on more, great play from Archie almost set the super sub in on goal. Tytherington were on the ropes, putting up less of a fight than Audley Harrison, when the Pumas made it 3. A great ball from the centre of the pitch from Ben released Bradley who calmly slotted home 3-0, screams of celebrate from the gaffer fell on deaf ears as the silky winger merely jogged back to halfway. The flood gates were now open and when a corner was whipped to the back post, Stan slotted home 4-0. HT
The second half started like the first had ended, Isaac was almost on the score sheet again when he glanced a header just wide of the far post. Heading seemed to be the theme of the day as Ben went just as close from the next corner.
Stan recorded his hat trick when he managed to deflect the ball past the keeper to make it 5-0. The Pumas then took their foot off the pedal and a Tytherington shot somehow managed to deflect off Tom and into the bottom corner 5-1.
They added a second late on but the Pumas had done enough to keep their 2011 100% win record intact. FT 5-2.
Tytherington 0-1 Egerton Panthers
Panthers leave it late to seal win
Like a trip down the East Lancs road for the red half of Manchester, or a trip to Salford for the blue half, this game had all the attributes of a derby; Passion, dodgy decisions, last minute winner and "fans" on the pitch!
A shake up in the team saw Oliver, Adam and Alex start with new Panthers goalkeeper Mitch starting in net.
Alex began well, holding the ball up and feeding the ball into the wingers, the midfield were having to battle hard to keep a strong Tytherington team at bay. Adam's pace was beginning to tell down the wing and he set up a chance for Alex to score only for his shot to be well saved.
The teams were beginning to cancel each other out so the introduction of 31 goal trio Ollie, Luke and Leo gave the team a much needed lift. This didn't stop Tytherington producing some good football and a strong shot was well dealt with by Mitch.
The first flash point of the game happened just before half time, when an innocuous challenge by Leo seemed to enrage the Tytherington defender who squared up to him, on another day Leo's shoved reaction would have seen him get his marching orders, he can think himself very lucky it didn't. HT 0-0
The 2nd half started brightly for the Panthers although they should think themselves lucky that the strike by Tytherington that hit the bar wasn't a couple of inches lower. In need of a goal, the gaffer left the ever dependable Ben in defence on his own and opted for two strikers, with Alex linking up with Ollie. Alex almost opened the scoring moments later but once again his effort was well saved. The second flashpoint happened from the resulting corner, when Oliver poked the ball a good two yards over the line only for the keeper to jump on it and throw it out. No Goal!! Even Roy Carroll would admit that one was over the line!
The volume from both sets of parents began to rise with the seconds ticking down. With literally half a minute left, Tytherington handled the ball in the box, the ref pointed to the spot and the result was all down to the last kick of the game. Ollie stepped up, showing more self confidence than Balotteli, to smash the ball past the keeper, 1-0. Cue the celebrations. A dogged display by the panthers whose grit and determination won through....eventually!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Egerton Vs Vale Juniors
Saturday 15th January 2011
Egerton Pumas 2-0 Vale Juniors
Wet, windy and playing on a pitch that had already been cut up from a earlier match, the Pumas set about recording their second win of the year. the pitch wasn't ideal and the game started slowly with our quick passing game being interrupted by the slow surface. Jack was the first to get a sight at goal, his shot sailing wide of the target. Would the boy with the illuminous laces make his mark today? It didn't seem so as his next chance was well saved from close range, a quick look at the manager and the shake of his head suggested he believed he should have done better.
Vale took promise from the Pumas early missed chances and began to put a few flowing moves together themselves, most noticeable a one on one situation, which somehow Matt manage to deflect round the post, fantastic save to keep the scores level.
The deadlock was almost broken minutes later when a strong run and shot by Bradley narrowly missed the far post, the Vale defenders blaming each other for being tied in knots by the silky winger. Another quick break by Vale saw Matt pull off another fantastic save, would they be able to beat him today? Mitch was growing in confidence and began to break up the Vale attacks with a few tackles that made the watching parents wince!
A slick move down the left by Freddie and Adam saw the latter smash his effort off the underside of the bar, only for it to bounce the wrong side of the line, the Vale defence breathing a sigh of relief. That relief didn't last long, a pin point pass by Bradley saw Jack race through and smash the ball into the roof of the net, fantastic move, even better finish 1-0.
The goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of Vale and the Pumas began to dominate, keeping the score at 1-0 until the half time whistle blew.
Vale started the second half with a bang, and only an unbelievable close range save by Matt, when a goal seemed inevitable, kept the score at 1-0. The response from the parents showed how brilliant the save was. This lifted the Pumas and after good work by Brad, he squared for Jack, only for him to cannon his shot off the post. Another goal for the pumas was on the cards and it came shortly after when Bradley won the ball after a poor goal kick, he fed Jack who slotted calmly into the far corner 2-0. 5 goals in two games, Rooney take note.
The Pumas seemed to be happy to play the game out and hard work by Ben in midfield cancelled any Vale attacks out. He even got far enough forward to smash a long range effort over the bar.
It could have been 3-0 late on, however after rounding the keeper, Isaac was dispossessed by his own team mate and the Vale defence cleared, the gaffers face said it all! Adam then went close from close range but a great save saw the game finish 2-0. A gutsy home performance by the Pumas with the keeper and striker making the difference when it mattered.
Egerton Panthers 0-2 Vale Juniors
With midfield general Ed back today the outlook was good for the Panthers, a strong start saw the same player through on goal, only for him to hit his shot straight at the keeper. The Panthers would need to work hard today to get a result and good battling by Ollie on the edge of the area almost lead to a goal. With pacy winger Luke spending the first half in goal, the Panthers play became very narrow, with the midfield becoming crowded. Matters got worst when Ed hurt his ankle after a crunching tackle and needed to replaced. Leo was moved into the centre to cover but couldn't stop the game from becoming scrappy. This half looked certain to finish 0-0 until a freak goal put Vale 1-0 up. A routine clearance by Tom was sliced, got caught in the wind and somehow managed to end up in the far corner of the Egerton net 0-1. Tom did not let this get to him and kept his composure to put in a typical battling performance.
This goal got Vale going and could have made it 2 only for Luke to save brilliantly to keep the Panthers within touching distance HT 0-1.
Ed was showing signs he was ok to come back on, but before he had chance, Leo needed to be at full stretch to tackle the Vale forward who looked clear through on goal, this was a tackle Ben, who was now in goal, would have loved to have made. With the re-introduction of Ed, the Panthers began to build in confidence and almost scored when Ollie slid a through ball to Leo, who slid in only to see his shot saved. Oliver Howarth also went close with a shot, catching the keeper out with a shot when most thought he would cross.
Luke was beginning to get in behind the Vale defence but on two occasions, the through balls played to him were too strong and the chances lead to nothing.
The Panthers deserved an equaliser and it almost came when good strength by Leo saw him steal the ball in the area followed by him smashing the ball off the keeper and out for a corner, it was going to be one of those days. This was confirmed when a long clearance from the Vale defence bounced in the Egerton area. the quickest player to react being the Vale striker who bundled the ball over the line with what looked like his knee. FT 0-2
A disappointing day for the Panthers who will no doubt be back firing on all cylinders next week at Tytherington, the difference between the two Egerton sides being one had a permanent keeper and the other an outfield player between the sticks. Let the scouting commence.
Egerton Pumas 2-0 Vale Juniors
Wet, windy and playing on a pitch that had already been cut up from a earlier match, the Pumas set about recording their second win of the year. the pitch wasn't ideal and the game started slowly with our quick passing game being interrupted by the slow surface. Jack was the first to get a sight at goal, his shot sailing wide of the target. Would the boy with the illuminous laces make his mark today? It didn't seem so as his next chance was well saved from close range, a quick look at the manager and the shake of his head suggested he believed he should have done better.
Vale took promise from the Pumas early missed chances and began to put a few flowing moves together themselves, most noticeable a one on one situation, which somehow Matt manage to deflect round the post, fantastic save to keep the scores level.
The deadlock was almost broken minutes later when a strong run and shot by Bradley narrowly missed the far post, the Vale defenders blaming each other for being tied in knots by the silky winger. Another quick break by Vale saw Matt pull off another fantastic save, would they be able to beat him today? Mitch was growing in confidence and began to break up the Vale attacks with a few tackles that made the watching parents wince!
A slick move down the left by Freddie and Adam saw the latter smash his effort off the underside of the bar, only for it to bounce the wrong side of the line, the Vale defence breathing a sigh of relief. That relief didn't last long, a pin point pass by Bradley saw Jack race through and smash the ball into the roof of the net, fantastic move, even better finish 1-0.
The goal seemed to knock the stuffing out of Vale and the Pumas began to dominate, keeping the score at 1-0 until the half time whistle blew.
Vale started the second half with a bang, and only an unbelievable close range save by Matt, when a goal seemed inevitable, kept the score at 1-0. The response from the parents showed how brilliant the save was. This lifted the Pumas and after good work by Brad, he squared for Jack, only for him to cannon his shot off the post. Another goal for the pumas was on the cards and it came shortly after when Bradley won the ball after a poor goal kick, he fed Jack who slotted calmly into the far corner 2-0. 5 goals in two games, Rooney take note.
The Pumas seemed to be happy to play the game out and hard work by Ben in midfield cancelled any Vale attacks out. He even got far enough forward to smash a long range effort over the bar.
It could have been 3-0 late on, however after rounding the keeper, Isaac was dispossessed by his own team mate and the Vale defence cleared, the gaffers face said it all! Adam then went close from close range but a great save saw the game finish 2-0. A gutsy home performance by the Pumas with the keeper and striker making the difference when it mattered.
Egerton Panthers 0-2 Vale Juniors
With midfield general Ed back today the outlook was good for the Panthers, a strong start saw the same player through on goal, only for him to hit his shot straight at the keeper. The Panthers would need to work hard today to get a result and good battling by Ollie on the edge of the area almost lead to a goal. With pacy winger Luke spending the first half in goal, the Panthers play became very narrow, with the midfield becoming crowded. Matters got worst when Ed hurt his ankle after a crunching tackle and needed to replaced. Leo was moved into the centre to cover but couldn't stop the game from becoming scrappy. This half looked certain to finish 0-0 until a freak goal put Vale 1-0 up. A routine clearance by Tom was sliced, got caught in the wind and somehow managed to end up in the far corner of the Egerton net 0-1. Tom did not let this get to him and kept his composure to put in a typical battling performance.
This goal got Vale going and could have made it 2 only for Luke to save brilliantly to keep the Panthers within touching distance HT 0-1.
Ed was showing signs he was ok to come back on, but before he had chance, Leo needed to be at full stretch to tackle the Vale forward who looked clear through on goal, this was a tackle Ben, who was now in goal, would have loved to have made. With the re-introduction of Ed, the Panthers began to build in confidence and almost scored when Ollie slid a through ball to Leo, who slid in only to see his shot saved. Oliver Howarth also went close with a shot, catching the keeper out with a shot when most thought he would cross.
Luke was beginning to get in behind the Vale defence but on two occasions, the through balls played to him were too strong and the chances lead to nothing.
The Panthers deserved an equaliser and it almost came when good strength by Leo saw him steal the ball in the area followed by him smashing the ball off the keeper and out for a corner, it was going to be one of those days. This was confirmed when a long clearance from the Vale defence bounced in the Egerton area. the quickest player to react being the Vale striker who bundled the ball over the line with what looked like his knee. FT 0-2
A disappointing day for the Panthers who will no doubt be back firing on all cylinders next week at Tytherington, the difference between the two Egerton sides being one had a permanent keeper and the other an outfield player between the sticks. Let the scouting commence.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Egerton v Winsford Diamonds
Egerton Pumas 5 - 3 Winsford Diamonds
On a cold and windy morning in Winsford, on a pitch that resembled more of a ski slope than football pitch, the Pumas experienced their first competitive game for over 5 weeks. Would the lack of games have any effect on there overall performance? Not if Bradley and Jack had anything to do with it! Captain Hargreaves won the toss and after getting mixed messages from his dad/manager he opted to kick downhill first. This was the half for the dribblers to shine.
And shine they did with Brad going on one of his mazy runs down the right hand side only for him to see his cross come to nothing. Ben Henthorne was now beginning to relish his new position of central midfielder and produced a pin point thru ball for Jack only for it to run away from our striker. Archie seemed to have laid off the pies over Christmas as his energy was taking him past the Winsford midfield with ease and the link up play between him and Jack at times had the home team all over the place.
Jack was beginning to find his range, firing a shot just wide of the winsford post. Then, totally against the run of play Winsford scored, a weak back pass allowed there striker to nip in and score, cue the silly celebration of running to the Egerton parents kissing his badge, with only 5 minutes on the clock, good idea......i think not.
This sparked the pumas into life and the move of the game which saw 4 passes played, taking the ball from defence to attack in a matter of seconds saw Jack hit the post, he was getting closer. Ben then produced another fine ball for Bradley to run onto, giving him a one on one opportunity with the keeper, his shot was destined to burst the net, only for it to carry on rising past the beaten keeper and onto and over the bar. How much longer could Winsford hang on? Approx 30 seconds sounds about right as Ben received the ball in the area with his back to goal, a quick turn and shot by him saw his shot fly into the bottom corner 1-1, no silly celebrations, just straight back to the center circle. The Pumas wanted more.
The Pumas were now the dominant team, with winsford being reduced to shooting from range, their nearest effort flying high over the bar. Then came Jack's moment to shine, a great piece of passing play saw Jack one on one with the keeper, he cooly rounded him to slot the ball into the empty net, great composure, great goal. 2-1. Freddie wanted in on the action and a strong and determined run by him almost saw him add his name to the scoresheet but his shot was well saved.
Once again, against the run of play Winsford equalised, a bit of luck and a cool finish and the score was back level HT 2-2
The second half got off to the worst possible start, with the winsford winger strolling through our team to slot home, silly celebration time again. 3-2. It was time to kick the pumas into gear and a few rousing instruction from defensive hardman Mitch was enough to get the pumas going, he seemed to win every 50/50 ball from then until the end of the game. Then came an equaliser of pure class, with the ball being cleared from the winsford penalty area, bradley ran onto the loose ball from all of 20 yards to smash the ball into the roof of the net, in the words of Andy Gray, take a bow son, take a bow! 3-3.
Egerton now smelt blood and went straight for the jugular, firstly with jack shooting just wide, the look on his face suggested it was closer than we thought. Then the same player hit the post with a rasping drive, the ball rebounding to Stan only for him to see his shot also richocet of the post out to safety. Ben fancied his chances of adding to his tally and showed good strength before shooting just wide. A goal was surely coming and it did when man of the match Bradley beat two men on the right wing to whip a ball into the box for Jack to smash in off the post 4-3. Winsford heads we down, the badge kissing celebrations seeming a million miles away from where they were now. It got worst for them as a mistake by their goalkeeper saw him miss kick a set piece straight to Jack who unwrapped this unexpected gift by slotting home for his hatrick 5-3. There was one last chance for Winsford but Matt saved brilliantly. This was the pumas day and if all they were to walk away from this game knowing was that you shouldn't celebrate early goals like last minute winners i'm sure the manager will be happy. FT 5-3
Egerton Panthers 2-0 Winsford Diamonds
With midfield maestro Ed Franklin missing from the starting line up, due to a virus caught from facebook, the panthers started slowly and could not find their rythm early on. Winsford tried to take advantage of this and an early effort struck the bar. A rash tackle from Isaac a few moments later saw the referee rightly award a penalty, however the taker struck the spot kick against the bar, maybe third time lucky? This was something the panthers were keen to avoid and a re-shuffle of positions saw Ben Has move back into defense and Leo into centre midfield to try and break up the winsford play and get the ball moving. Ben was immediatly called into action and a well timed header saw him clear a cross over the bar.
The midfield was now beginning to tick with Leo making a nuisance of himself, almost playing Ollie in with a fine through ball. The egerton pressure finally paid off when a sidewards pass by Leo set up Alex to run onto and curl a precision effort into the bottom corner. 1-0 HT
The second half started brightly for the Panthers with the midfield beginning to dominate, a good corner by Leo was almost pocked home by Isaac, but the ball skipped off the surface and out into touch. The game then became a battle of the midfield with both teams cancelling each other out for the majority of the game. Although his dad described second half stand in goalkeeper Ollie as not being a goalie, the two saves he pulled off in quick sucession may have changed his mind.
The uphill slope was stopping pacy winger Luke from making his telling runs and the minor amount of attacking by winsford in the second half gave Tom very little to do, however some neat interceptions and clearances kept the pressure off Ollie.
Winsford were now tiring and when a strong shoulder charge on Leo seemed to make the challenger fall over rather than our number 14, Leo fed the ball up to Andy who's turn and shot in the box was stopped by what looked like a tackle worthy of a penalty, the referee waved play on when the ball fall to the feet of Isaac, who composed himself and slotted home to make it 2-0.
With a full strength midfield the score could have been more, but after this gruelling match, the pumas will be happy to walk away with the win FT 2-0.
On a cold and windy morning in Winsford, on a pitch that resembled more of a ski slope than football pitch, the Pumas experienced their first competitive game for over 5 weeks. Would the lack of games have any effect on there overall performance? Not if Bradley and Jack had anything to do with it! Captain Hargreaves won the toss and after getting mixed messages from his dad/manager he opted to kick downhill first. This was the half for the dribblers to shine.
And shine they did with Brad going on one of his mazy runs down the right hand side only for him to see his cross come to nothing. Ben Henthorne was now beginning to relish his new position of central midfielder and produced a pin point thru ball for Jack only for it to run away from our striker. Archie seemed to have laid off the pies over Christmas as his energy was taking him past the Winsford midfield with ease and the link up play between him and Jack at times had the home team all over the place.
Jack was beginning to find his range, firing a shot just wide of the winsford post. Then, totally against the run of play Winsford scored, a weak back pass allowed there striker to nip in and score, cue the silly celebration of running to the Egerton parents kissing his badge, with only 5 minutes on the clock, good idea......i think not.
This sparked the pumas into life and the move of the game which saw 4 passes played, taking the ball from defence to attack in a matter of seconds saw Jack hit the post, he was getting closer. Ben then produced another fine ball for Bradley to run onto, giving him a one on one opportunity with the keeper, his shot was destined to burst the net, only for it to carry on rising past the beaten keeper and onto and over the bar. How much longer could Winsford hang on? Approx 30 seconds sounds about right as Ben received the ball in the area with his back to goal, a quick turn and shot by him saw his shot fly into the bottom corner 1-1, no silly celebrations, just straight back to the center circle. The Pumas wanted more.
The Pumas were now the dominant team, with winsford being reduced to shooting from range, their nearest effort flying high over the bar. Then came Jack's moment to shine, a great piece of passing play saw Jack one on one with the keeper, he cooly rounded him to slot the ball into the empty net, great composure, great goal. 2-1. Freddie wanted in on the action and a strong and determined run by him almost saw him add his name to the scoresheet but his shot was well saved.
Once again, against the run of play Winsford equalised, a bit of luck and a cool finish and the score was back level HT 2-2
The second half got off to the worst possible start, with the winsford winger strolling through our team to slot home, silly celebration time again. 3-2. It was time to kick the pumas into gear and a few rousing instruction from defensive hardman Mitch was enough to get the pumas going, he seemed to win every 50/50 ball from then until the end of the game. Then came an equaliser of pure class, with the ball being cleared from the winsford penalty area, bradley ran onto the loose ball from all of 20 yards to smash the ball into the roof of the net, in the words of Andy Gray, take a bow son, take a bow! 3-3.
Egerton now smelt blood and went straight for the jugular, firstly with jack shooting just wide, the look on his face suggested it was closer than we thought. Then the same player hit the post with a rasping drive, the ball rebounding to Stan only for him to see his shot also richocet of the post out to safety. Ben fancied his chances of adding to his tally and showed good strength before shooting just wide. A goal was surely coming and it did when man of the match Bradley beat two men on the right wing to whip a ball into the box for Jack to smash in off the post 4-3. Winsford heads we down, the badge kissing celebrations seeming a million miles away from where they were now. It got worst for them as a mistake by their goalkeeper saw him miss kick a set piece straight to Jack who unwrapped this unexpected gift by slotting home for his hatrick 5-3. There was one last chance for Winsford but Matt saved brilliantly. This was the pumas day and if all they were to walk away from this game knowing was that you shouldn't celebrate early goals like last minute winners i'm sure the manager will be happy. FT 5-3
Egerton Panthers 2-0 Winsford Diamonds
With midfield maestro Ed Franklin missing from the starting line up, due to a virus caught from facebook, the panthers started slowly and could not find their rythm early on. Winsford tried to take advantage of this and an early effort struck the bar. A rash tackle from Isaac a few moments later saw the referee rightly award a penalty, however the taker struck the spot kick against the bar, maybe third time lucky? This was something the panthers were keen to avoid and a re-shuffle of positions saw Ben Has move back into defense and Leo into centre midfield to try and break up the winsford play and get the ball moving. Ben was immediatly called into action and a well timed header saw him clear a cross over the bar.
The midfield was now beginning to tick with Leo making a nuisance of himself, almost playing Ollie in with a fine through ball. The egerton pressure finally paid off when a sidewards pass by Leo set up Alex to run onto and curl a precision effort into the bottom corner. 1-0 HT
The second half started brightly for the Panthers with the midfield beginning to dominate, a good corner by Leo was almost pocked home by Isaac, but the ball skipped off the surface and out into touch. The game then became a battle of the midfield with both teams cancelling each other out for the majority of the game. Although his dad described second half stand in goalkeeper Ollie as not being a goalie, the two saves he pulled off in quick sucession may have changed his mind.
The uphill slope was stopping pacy winger Luke from making his telling runs and the minor amount of attacking by winsford in the second half gave Tom very little to do, however some neat interceptions and clearances kept the pressure off Ollie.
Winsford were now tiring and when a strong shoulder charge on Leo seemed to make the challenger fall over rather than our number 14, Leo fed the ball up to Andy who's turn and shot in the box was stopped by what looked like a tackle worthy of a penalty, the referee waved play on when the ball fall to the feet of Isaac, who composed himself and slotted home to make it 2-0.
With a full strength midfield the score could have been more, but after this gruelling match, the pumas will be happy to walk away with the win FT 2-0.
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