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| U8 Hawks Season 2009-10 |
Saturday 6th February 2010
MK Wanderers V Toddington Rovers
The festive season is now over, and the U8’s would like to wish everyone a happy new year. The second half of season is now underway and we started with a home game against Toddington Rovers.
First Quarter
We were guilty in the first half of the season for starting off quite slow, but not the case in this game. First five minutes we came out the blocks with a lot of enthusiasm, some good passes and a lot of movement off the ball it was end to end action. Badis picked up the ball deep in our own half and made a good pass into midfield to Jose who was closed down very quickly but managed to squeeze a pass out wide on the left to Laurie who turned and threaded the ball through to Benji. As Benji lined himself for the shot, there defender closed him down quickly and the ball rebounded back up to the half way line, where there striker picked it up and turned towards our goal took two steps and unleashed a rasping shot low to our keepers left and into the back of the net. It was very good goal.
I think the goal kind of shook our boys a little I don’t know why as they seemed to be cope quite well with the oppositions forays up front. But the shock didn’t last long; Jay picked up the ball in his own half and ran up the left wing, took on one player, passed him and kept going into there half. I had a little grin on my face as I watched him, as the defender came to close him down leaving Benji free in the middle I saw Jay look up way up his options and then slide the pass through to Benji in the middle who carried on into the box and shot for goal, the keeper made a good attempt to save it. But as it bounced off him, jay who had kept up with play ran in to score the rebound. First quarter ended 1-1.
Second Quarter
Much like the first, with both teams attacking and defending, a very good game to watch for all I think. Half way through the second half Toddington got a corner, which was well struck, high and right into the middle of our box. It was like a pinball, first Sam got a hand to it and it landed at the strikers feet who tried to shoot which then deflected off about 4 players, it was hard to follow the ball lol. But eventually one of there players poked a foot at the ball and it trickled in to give them the lead once more. But not unlike the first quarter we kept battling away. It really is a good feeling when they score a goal through passing and moving, it means they do listen some times at training lol. This was from back to front; Sam rolled the ball out to Sean who took it out wide right who then passed it onto Lewis. He took on one player passed him and then passed into the middle of the park where Taylan was waiting he then turned and made a good pass out to Ricky who he saw had started a run back out to the right wing Ricky controlled the pass and kept on down the wing two players trying to close him down, he had obviously decided to carry on his run down the right wing even though there was two players to get passed. He passed one and then two and as he reach the bye line looked up to see Laurie who had made a run from half way, all the way into there box. Ricky passed the ball hard and to the back post just at the right time for Laurie to arrive and slot it passed the keeper. Another well worked equaliser, 2nd quarter ended 2-2.
Third Quarter
Both teams had chances in this quarter, but both teams tried not to make the same mistakes as the first half. Still end to end game though.
Final quarter
Sam the Keeper had asked if he could take a turn out on the pitch, to which I didn’t have a problem with, and Sean said he would go in goal. There were a few worried looks on the faces of the parents I can tell you but I had faith in my team. I did doubt my faith on two occasions I must admit. Halfway through the second half I think my outfield players, ‘how can you say it’ got over excited in one of there attacks. The ball broke to the opposition who quickly kicked it up to there striker who was in acres of space in our half, and all our players in there half. As he headed for goal Sean came out a few steps and adjusted his position in the box, as the striker entered the box he shot low to Sean’s left. Sean dived left and saved the shot, a good save my young padowan. Late into the quarter came Toddingtons last chance as they were in our box, just like there first goal a bit of pinball with at least 4 players fighting for the ball. Out of no where came this body diving through the players to grab the ball away from the striker’s foot as he swung to shoot. Sean said after the game the player’s foot just missed his face because he felt the wind in front of his nose from the players boot.
Although we never won our opening game, I felt the boys played extremely well and could not fault them. Lewis was the unsung hero today as he worked tirelessly in every position. I would say his passing, tackling and all round ball control was very good. Broke up a lot of there attacks and started a lot of ours. MOTM Lewis, well done kid. |
Saturday 4th April 2009
MK Wanderers (The Mighty Wanderers) 6 V’s Cranfield Colts 1
The last few days leading up to this game was more of a test for the boys, due to the sudden news that Lisa had decided to re-sign from the team due to personal commitments, and Aaron one of the coaches would be leaving due to college commitments, with three games left of the season it came as a bit of a surprise to both the kids and the parents.
The game started off at quite a slow pace, by both sides. Our first chance came in the 4th minute, with a through ball from Jose in defence, which seemed to squeeze passed their defence. Lewis was first to react and ran through to collect the loose ball, dribbling into the box and slotting it low into the left corner passed the keeper. So the first quarter seemed to go ok for the boys as they ended 1-0 up.
The second quarter started off quite similar to the first, with both midfields having most of the play, looking for weaknesses to try and exploit, both defences seemed to cope quite well. On a few occasions Laurie had picked up the ball and ran at the defence probing for a gap, In the 3rd minute a passing move that started in defence. Sean took a short pass from the keeper (Sam) and moved up the left, he in turn made a short pass to Taylan in the centre of midfield who picked out Laurie just inside the colts half with his back to goal. As the Colts midfielder came in for the tackle, Laurie turned him and sprinted into their half. With the pressure of a defender pushing hard at his side looking for that opportunity to snatch the ball back, Laurie worked well to shield the ball just into their box and drilled a shot low and into the right hand corner to score MK Wanderers second goal. Its really good when the guys show just how much they do take on board what is practiced on the training ground. We had been practicing free kicks on a few occasions, and this was quite a proud moment not just for the team, the parents and the management staff but also for the two boys who executed the free kick. Late into the second half, we were awarded a free kick in their half, on the right between the corner flag and there box. Ben went across to take the free kick, as the players from both sides jostled for position, Ben shaped up as if he was going to shoot and then played a clever ball back to the edge of the box (center) where Ricky was waiting. Ricky took the shot on without a touch, looping the ball high over the defence and there keeper into the top corner, wow great goal guys. So the guys were 3 up in the first half and going well.
In the 3rd quarter the Cranfield Colts seemed to start off a little quicker than us, and they were rewarded with a good goal that there striker shot hard and fast passed our keeper, we were caught napping in the first few minutes. This in turn woke us up, as we started to pass the ball around again. And in the 7th minute Laurie struck again, not unlike his first goal. A piercing run down the right, from the half way line with the defender snapping at his heels but he kept him at bay. As he entered the box he let fly with a rasping shot back across the keeper to the far left corner and scored his second goal. In the final quarter the manager decided to change things about up front and give some of the other boys a chance. Taylan was pushed up front, and he relished the opportunity to have a few shots. In the 2nd minute we were awarded a corner, Ben crossed the ball low into the penalty area which hit one of the defenders and out towards the front of the box, Taylan came running into the box and with a first time shot, sent it straight back towards goal. It proved too fast for the keeper to stop, and we moved to 5-1, with Taylan getting in on the act. Time for a quick change again, moved Taylan back into midfield and pushed Ben forward, and within 4 minutes Ben picked up a ball just outside their box, halfway into their box Ben shot for goal and scored to take us 6-1 ahead with about 3½ minutes to go. Ben was pushed into defence and Sean up front, Sean had one shot saved by the keeper and we ran out of time, the manager tried to get everyone involved and it nearly worked. This was definately a team performance and it was going to be very hard to pick Man of the Match (MOM) with every player putting in good performances. As it was Jordan’s (potential new coach) first game, he was given task of picking MOM. He said indeed a good performance by all players, but he thought Sam our keeper had a very strong and solid game. Congratulations Sam, and very well done MK Wanderers (The Mighty Wanderers). |
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