Egerton v Tytherington

Egerton Pumas 4 Tytherington 3



The coldest morning of the season so far lead to a slow start from the Pumas, this resulted in them falling behind after confusion near the corner flag, the Pumas thought the ball had gone out, Tytherington played on and scored to make it 1-0. This sparked the Pumas into life, Ben played a great ball down the right, Adam chased the ball down, Archie to cross into the box for Stan to slot home 1-1. The Pumas then produced their best bit of play to take the lead. A end to end passing move that included all of the players touching the ball at least once and a trademark step over by Bradley saw him slot Stan in for his second of the game 2-1. An inspired substitution and tactical change saw Isaac moved from defence to attack and within minutes he had his name on the score sheet with an emphatic finish into the top corner 3-1, cue the running celebration! Isaac wasn’t finished there and following a great pass by Mitch to Bradley, the Bradster released Isaac to score his second 4-1. The Pumas then let their performance drop giving the ball away on a few occasions. This gave Tytherington the opportunity to get back into the game. Tytherington clawed a goal back in dramatic fashion, a cross from the right saw Freddie scissor kick the ball beyond his own keeper, had it been at the other end it would have been a contender for goal of the season 4-2. Tytherington then scored a goal late on to make the finish tenser than it needed to be but held on for the win. Final score 4-3.



Team: Ben Hen, Adam, Archie, Stan, Isaac, Brad, Freddie, Mitch



Egerton Panthers 1 Tytherington 0



The second game of the day also started slowly which allowed Tytherington time to settle. The Panthers then kicked into gear and camped themselves in the Tytherington half leaving stand in goalkeeper Andy with nothing to do for large parts of the first half. Good work from Leo down the left created a chance for Alex who shot just wide. A second chance was to follow shortly after when good work from Ollie released Ed who crossed for Alex who’s resulting shot was saved well by the Tytherington keeper, the resulting rebound fell to the feet of Leo, only for him to see his shot hit the crossbar. HT 0-0. A goalkeeper change saw Tom take over from the now bored Andy in goal. The second half started as the first had finished with the Panthers throwing everything at Tytherington. A 4on1 break saw Ed put just wide from inside the 6 yard box. This was followed by a number of chances, the best falling to Alex who’s shot hit the bar before Luke’s rebound struck the foot of the post. Was it to be one of those days? The defensive rock we know as Ben was also trying to break the deadlock, making forward runs at any opportunity he had which resulted in a great shot from distance. The breakthrough finally came 2 minutes from the end. Luke picked the ball up on the half way line and only had one thing on his mind......last minute winner! A Panthers break created a 2 on 1 situation for Egerton and with the Tytherington defender preferring to stay marking Leo, Luke jinked his way into the box before slotting the ball into the bottom corner 1-0. Cue the final whistle and a sigh of relief from the Panthers who on another day could have scored 10. Final score 1-0.



Team: Andy, Tom, Ben Has, Leo, Luke, Ed, Alex, Oliver


Pitchside reporter
Simon Buckley