Pontprennau
A full squad this week and a return to the squad for Liam who has not played for a little while. It's great to see everyone back this week for three tough fixtures at a new venue.
Heol Hir Black 1 - Pentwyn Dynamo 4
The first time playing against a very organised Pentwyn side and lots of options for the first team sheet. The game started with Sam in goal, Richard and Liam in defense with Alice on the right, Josef on the left, Gethin in the middle and Kyle and Matthew paired in an attacking midfield position. A decent start and the game looked pretty even with both teams geeting a bit of time on the ball. A bit of a surprise came when totally against the run of play Pentwyn found the back of the net and we were 0-1 down. More good attacking football but we were too slow getting back and they caught us again with a good finish and it was 0-2. A fantastic save from Sam kept the score from getting worse and a quick break had Kyle's neat shot just saved by the Pentwyn keeper. Soon after we were up against it again and Pentwyn did well to earn a corner. Fantastic defending kept Pentwyn out and a lightning response led to a brilliant counter attack with Matthew controlling the ball well and out-running the Pentwyn defense with only the keeper to beat. GOAL!! A great finish from Matthew and it looked like we could get back in the game after the half time break. 1-2 down at half time but some patches of decent football.
For the second half Adam came on for Richard, Tyrone came on for Matthew and Lucas replaced Kyle. A reasonable start but we were looking quiet on the wings and didn't create much in the way of attacks before one fast attack by Pentwyn led to a cross towards the back post which we didnt defend well and it was 1-3. A few chances to get forward but we didn't look like we could get a hold of the ball for long enough and Pentwyn were quicker to the ball than us. Late on Sam was unlucky not to be able to make a save and the game ended a disappointing 1-4 loss.
Scorer(s): Matthew 1
Heol Hir Black 5 - Maindy Corries Red 3
A few changes for the start of the second game. Sam again started in goal with Richard and Adam in defense, Tyrone and Kyle in the middle Liam on the right, Josef on the left and Lucas up front. A much quicker start and with probably the first shot of the game the Maindy keeper just couldn't keep hold of Kyle's shot GOAL!! We were quickly 1-0 up and looking like a much improved side. Maindy created a few attacks whch were dealt with fairly well but one stray ball coming in caught Josef out and as he tried to clear the ball it unluckily ended up in our net and it was 1-1. This rare defensive error gave Maindy a little inspiration and they came at us with a decent attack and with a good touch found the net making it 1-2. This only inspired us to get back in the game and with some tidy passing Lucas was able to get into a shooting position. GOAL!!. A bit of Lucas magic and we were level at 2-2 and looking like going on to get a few more. It wasn't long before Tyrone saw a chance to get on the score sheet with a shot from distance. GOAL!!. Another good goal from Tyrone to show that both brothers are capable of scoring decent goals and the team were 3-2 up at half time.
A few changes at half time with Liam B. taking over in goal and Sam slotting into defense with Richard. Alice came on for a tired looking Josef and Matthew took over from Liam. The fresh legs gave us a quick start to the second half and created some good chances. It was the Delap style throw-ins from Sam that made the difference in the second half though and one fantastic throw found Kyle in space in the box. GOAL!!. A lovely glancing header found the back of the net and it was 4-2. and the game was looking like a big improvement over the opening game. Just to make sure another great throw-in from Sam found Tyrone who showed a touch of class striking another lovely shot. GOAL!!. A second goal from Tyrone and it was a much more comfortable 5-2 lead with only a few minutes to go. Late on Maindy found a little reserve energy and worked hard to make chances which Liam did well to deflect away. Unfortunately Maindy beat us to the ball late in the game and Liam was unable to get a hand to their shot and the game ended a hard ought but fairly well deserved 5-3 win.
Scorer(s): Kyle 2, Lucas 1, Tyrone 2
Heol Hir Black 0 - Pentyrch Rangers White 3
One game to go and one win and one loss so far meant we needed to get our football heads on if we were going to end the day with a decent set of results. Unfortunately it seems that a few players were a little tired this week and Pentyrch capitalised on a sleepy start and we were 0-1 down early on. A short while later another sloppy bit of play gave Pentyrch a chance to break and they did well to beat Sam in goal and it was 0-2 in no time. The team lifted their heads before half time and created a few chances with Liam's best shot being just about saved and deflected onto the bar. Liam again did brilliantly to create a good chance for Kyle late in the half but Kyle was unlucky and the shot went just wide.
The second half needed to see an improvement and thankfully it did with Gethin finding a shooting chance early on but he couldnt find the net. Much better football but the shots just would not go across the line. Liam did well to palm away a shot from the right but was unlucky when Pentyrch got hold of the ball and punished us making it 0-3 and only a few minutes to go. It wasnt our day and despite some tidy passing and a number of shots we were unable to get the ball across the line and the agame ended a disappointing 0-3 loss.
Scorer(s) None.
Man of The Match
With a few sleepy players this week the Man of The Match selection was going to be another difficult choice. After some discussion it was decided that it had to be awarded to the player who stuck to his job and showed consistent hard work and good football despite difficult opposition all morning and that was Liam. Well played again this week Liam and especially for getting Man of The Match two weeks in a row.
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