Heol Hir Black 0 - Rhiwbina FC "A" 0
A very narrow pitch and tough opposition to start with this week but a full squad to pick from.
The first half started with Sam in goal, Matthew and Liam in defense, Gethin and Tyrone in the middle, Alice on the left, Kyle on the right and Lucas up top and Josef, Adam and Richard as eager substitutes. A good start by Rhiwbina but the team defended well and soon got a hold of the game. Alice started really well down the left and worked her way down the wing to put a ball across to Lucas who shot just wide. A brilliant corner from Liam and a cheeky backheel almost found the net but was just kept out. Solid defending from Matthew and Liam with Gethin and Tyrone winning tackles in the middle kept the score at 0-0 at half time.
No changes at half time and even more impressive football saw some excellent chances created but Rhiwbina did well to keep Lucas and Kyle from scoring. Great clearances from Liam and Matthew kept Rhiwbina from really testing Sam and Tyrone kept winning the ball and releasing Gethin to go forward at every opportunity. Unfortunately despite taking total control in the second half the game ended a very entertaining 0-0 draw and could easily have caused an upset for Rhiwbina if we had been luckier with our finishing..
Scorer(s): None
Heol Hir Black 0 - Marlboro Sports Black 1
A great start with a 0-0 draw against Rhiwbina and another really tough side to play next. The second game saw Sam in goal, Adam and Richard in defense, Gethin and Tyrone in the middle, Josef on the left, Alice on the right and Lucas up front. Kyle, Liam and Matthew had a well earned rest for the first half. Another decent start with some good battling from the whole team and some really good breaks early on which showed Marlboro what we were capable of and gave them a few scares. Adam and Richard were solid as always at the back and calmly passed the ball out of defense at every opportunity to stop Marlboro creating anything to test Sam in goal. One very good chance came when Lucas received the ball from an excellent throw in and turned well to take a shot which went just wide. Lots of positive passing football but the half time score was 0-0.
The second half saw Kyle on for Lucas, Liam on for Tyrone and Matthew on for Alice. More excellent defensive work from Adam and Richard was making it difficult for Marlboro to get a shot in. Richard showed just how tough he is when after taking a whack in the face from the ball travelling at speed he quickly got up, wiped away the mud and got straight back into position. A defender in the Vidic mould I reckon. Matthew and Josef attacked well down the wings but were unable to give Kyle or Liam any decent shooting chances. A good attack from Marlboro almost caught us out but Sam did brilliantly to get hold of the ball quickly after it struck the bar and fell into the goalmouth. More quality defending from Richard clearing the ball off the line kept Marlboro out at the second attempt. It was third time lucky when a quick break down the right by Marlboro ended in a neat cross to an unmarked player who struck it well to make it 0- 1. Marlboro stayed very organised and made it difficult for us to get an equaliser and the game ended a very respectable and hard fought 0- 1 loss to one of the best teams in the league.
Scorer(s): None
Heol Hir Black 3 - Heath Park Rangers 1
One last chance to go for a win and a few changes as Gethin had to leave before the final game. Thanks Gethin for your hard work in the first two games. matthew gave Sam a break from goal to start and Adam and Richard kept their defensive partnership together for the last game. Sam and Tyrone took control of the middle with Josef on the left and Alice on the right and Lucas started up front. Liam and Kyle had a well earned rest for the first half. A good start very nearly saw an early goal for Lucas who hit the post but Alice did well to follow up with a shot. GOAL!! A lovely finish and Alice grabbed our first goal for the day. Some excellent defending from Adam, Richard, Sam and Tyrone kept Heath from getting back into the game and fantastic long throw-ins from Sam came close to creating goalscoring chances for Lucas and Tyrone. Half time came and a 1-0 lead set up and interesting second half.
Liam came on on the right for Alice and Kyle came on for Lucas. Sam went back in goal and Matthew took up an attacking midfield role just behind Kyle. Heath Park started well and really wanted a goal to level things. One slightly sloppy moment from a corner and Heath got their equaliser. This fired up the team and they began making use of a four pronged attack with Alice and Josef attacking wide and Matthew and Kyle pushing forward through the middle. This positive attacking football soon paid off when Matthew surged forward and laid off a lovely pass for Liam to shoot. GOAL!! Another stunning strike from Liam who seems to have found some goalscoring form lately. 2-1 up but the team weren't satisfied with just a one goal lead and continued to attack in numbers. Kyle took the ball well out on the right and played a great ball across the box but neither Matthew or Josef could get a toe to it and it it went behind for a goal kick. Josef used a lovely touch to Matthew for a neat one-two and then found Liam wide on the right who again struck a beautiful shot towards the back post. GOAL!! A Heath Park defender did well to block the shot but deflected it into his own net making it 3-1 very close to the final whistle. An entertaining game ending in a win and three goals to finish a tough day with a draw, a 0-1 loss and a good 3-1 win.
Scorer(s): Alice 1, Liam 1, OG 1
Man Of The Match
Fantastic football and very respectable results against some really good sides made it difficult again to decide a Man Of The Match. For brilliant strength in every game, fantastic tackling and covering almost every inch of the pitch working tirelessly Tyrone was awarded this week's Man Of The Match. Well played again this week Tyrone you really bossed the midfield and played some brilliant football.
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