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