Match Roundup Saturday 25th April 2009

Cefn Onn School

Kick Off 10:30am

No Adam or Kyle unfortunately this week which is a shame as it is the last 8 a side fixture of this season.

Heol Hir Black 0 - Thornhill Athletic Red 0

We started the game with Sam in goal, Tyrone and Richard in defense, Gethin and Liam in the middle, Josef left, Alice right and Matthew up front with Liam B and Lucas resting the first half.

A fairly even start with both sides playing decent passing football and creating chances. Tyrone and Richard stayed strong at the back and Gethin, Alice and Liam did well in the middle and an early chance saw Josef try to make contact with a lovely cross but he just couldn't reach it. Sam made fantastic saves when called upon as Thornhill made a few shooting opportunities. Matthew did brilliantly to win the ball and work a chance to shoot but the Thornhill keeper did well to block the shot. The first half ended 0-0 and was a testing time for Sam and his defense but they did a great job and deserved the clean sheet.

The second half saw a few changes with Liam B taking up a defensive position alongside Richard,Tyrone taking over in the middle for Liam to take a rest, Matthew replaced Alice on the right and Lucas took up his usual position up front. The changes had an immediate impact and we began passing really well and creating chances to get the game's first goal. A great corner from Matthew almost made the perfect chance but no-one could finish it and the defense handled it well. Josef had a good chance but couldn't connect well enough to find the net and a great effort from Lucas late on just went over the bar. A good second half but the game ended a hard fought 0-0 draw.

Scorer(s): None

Practice game

Heol Hir Black 0 - Mixed team 0

As there were only two opposing teams it was decided to make up a fourth team between us all and have a practice match. Tyrone volunteered to join the mixed team for the first half and Lucas for the second half so thanks Tyrone and Lucas. It was a chance to try something different and Lucas took up a defensive position to allow Richard a game up front. The game was fairly even and was a good chance to have fun in between games. Richard came close to scoring a hatful in his new position and Lucas showed that he is a classy player wherever he plays on the pitch. Everyone played well and it was quite an entertaining game for the spectators despite ending 0-0.

Scorer(s): None.

Heol Hir Black 6 - Heol Hir Red 1

This game saw Josef and Richard start on the bench, Sam in goal, Liam B and Liam J in defense, Matthew right, Alice left, Gethin and Tyrone in the middle and Lucas up front. A reasonable start for both sides but the Reds were quickest to get into the game and created a great goalscoring chance for Iwan with some neat passing and he did well to put the ball past Sam and give them an early 0-1 lead. It was very nearly 0-2 when Jack got into a great position but our defense blocked him off and cleared well. Soon after we got into the game and started to play some excellent passing football and kept possession well. Lucas had a great chance to open the scoring but the ball rolled across the face of the goal and no-one could get to it to net it. Gethin showed his passing quality and picked out Lucas at the far post. GOAL! A fantastic pass and an equally fantastic finish from Lucas and it was 1-1 and game on. Alice worked brilliantly down the left and played a lovely ball into Lucas in space. GOAL!! Another beautiful finish from Lucas and the game was shifting our way at 2-1. Lucas was on fire and when a decent ball came into the box towards him and Matthew he had to get a shot off. GOAL!!! Unbelievable, Lucas finished sweetly and grabbed the fastest hat-trick we have ever seen and gave us a brilliant 3 -1 lead going into half time.

The second half saw Richard on for Liam B and Josef on for Alice. A very quick start and a lovely ball from Matthew found Gethin who crossed beautifully for Josef running in at the back post. GOAL!! A lovely left foot finish from Josef and it was 4-1. Alice came back on to replace Matthew and within seconds had a great shot saved by the Red's keeper. Another excellent break soon followed and Lucas could have grabbed a fourth but unselfishly played a neat ball to Alice in space. GOAL!!! A brilliant shot from Alice found the net and it was 5-1 with a few minutes left to play. In the dying seconds there was chance for one last attack and Liam struck a stunning shot from wide right which flew past the keeper making it 6-1 just as the whistle went.

Scorer(s): Lucas 3, Josef 1, Alice 1, Liam 1

Man of The Match

Another extremely difficult decision this week as everyone played excellent football. For a rock solid defensive display against Thornhill to help keep a clean sheet for Sam, brilliant work up front nearly resulting in a couple of goals and a great performance in the last game of the season Richard was awarded this week's Man of The Match. Well played again this week Richard you were back to your Vidic like best.

Match Roundup Saturday 18th April 2009

Pentrebane Primary School

No Adam or Richard this week so a few changes were needed and Alice, Matthew and Liam covered the left and right defensive positions between them with Gethin and Tyrone and Liam playing centrally just in front of them and a three pronged attack made up of Kyle on the right, Lucas in the centre and Josef and Alice covering the left.

Heol Hir Black 1 - Star FC "A" 1

A fantastic end to end start with both teams attacking and defending well and creating great counter attacks. A pinpoint pass from Gethin found Matthew who chipped the ball over the top to Kyle who took it well before hitting a decent effort. GOAL! A lovely finish put us 1-0 up and gave us a well deserved lead. More great tackling and passing from Tyrone and Gethin in the middle and great wing play from Josef and Kyle created chances and Lucas came closest but he was unlucky not to find the net. It was looking like we would take a 1-0 lead into the half time break but a well struck shot rose above Sam and with a little help from the wind found its way into the net ending the first half 1-1.

The second half started with Liam taking over from Alice and another bright start soon led to an early second half chance for Lucas and his shot only just went over the bar. The next chance came for Gethin who tried a cheeky chip which was unlucky not to end up in the net. Josef crossed well for Tyrone who shot just over the bar. Soon after Kyle played an accurate ball over the defence for Tyrone to shoot again but the keeper did well to save it and the game ended a hard fought 1-1 draw. On a luckier day it could have easily ended in a good win with so many chances but Star did well to keep us out and earned the draw.

Scorer(s): Kyle 1

Heol Hir Black 3 - Maindy Corries Black 1

The second game saw one change with Liam paired with Tyrone in the middle and Gethin rested for the first half. Another great start and the team were passing confidently from the kick off with Liam and Tyrone playing some excellent passes through to Kyle, Lucas and Josef and Matthew and Alice getting forward at every opportunity. A lovely ball from Kyle found Lucas in shooting range in the box. GOAL! A lovely finish and a brilliant early lead. This seemed to give the team even more confidence and shot after shot tested the Maindy keeper with Lucas coming close to getting a second within a few minutes. Another fantastic attack found Josef, Kyle and Lucas in the box together but despite all their efforts they just could not get the ball over the line for a second goal and Kyle came closest. A beautiful corner from Kyle almost created a chance but Maindy just about dealt with it. A stunning shot from Lucas looked likely to find the net but the Maindy keeper did really well to save it and keep the score at 1-0 at half time.

Gethin came on for Matthew and Liam dropped into the right back position to start the second half. Some lovely link up play from Alice and Josef down the left created an early chance for Lucas. GOAL!! A great finish and Lucas had a well deserved second goal and gave us a 2-0 lead early on. Maindy did well with a lovely free kick and got a goal back. 2-1. This inspired us to play even better football and Liam came close to scoring with a decent shot and soon after struck a stunning shot goalward but the keeper did well to stop a rocket of a shot. Great work from the whole team kept Maindy pegged back and created chance after chance with Lucas looking for his hat-trick and just going over the bar with one shot before hitting a powerful accurate strike late in the game. GOAL! The keeper could do nothing to stop Lucas's shot which got him his hat-trick and the team a healthy 3-1 lead with little time left on the clock. Just before the whistle a late cross found Liam who rose well for a great header which was just kept out. A very entertaining 3-1 win with some brilliant passing moves proving too much for Maindy this week.

Scorer(s): Lucas 3

Heol Hir Black 1- Fairwater Black 0

Josef rested the first half with Alice starting on the left in his place. Fairwater started well and made the defense work hard and gave Sam a little work to do. After a few minutes we got back into things and started to play some lovely football. Lucas used his strength to keep the ball before playing a neat ball to Kyle who in turn found Matthew whose shot went just wide. Most of the first half was end to end attacking and counter attacking with both teams defending well and stopping the opposition from getting a first half goal.

Josef came on to replace Alice who had worked tirelessly down the left and deserved a rest. Early on Liam played a lovely crossfield ball towards Josef who hit it well but could not hit the target and went just wide. The Fairwater keeper did well to stop a great shot from Lucas and our defense did brilliantly to stop Fairwater's well worked attacks. Tyrone came from a right back position to take the ball on the half way line and create a brilliant shooting opportunity. GOAL! A fantastic finish and a 1- 0 lead against an organised passing Fairwater side who had been difficult to beat in the past. The game was end to end until the final whistle and we ended the morning with a hard fought 1-0 win.

Scorer(s); Tyrone 1

Man of The Match

Two weeks in a row with no defeats and only two goals conceded this week with only one week to go and 98 goals so far for the season. Every player showed the spectators their best football this week and could easily have been awarded Man of The Match with the opposition coaches giving some really positive comments about how well we played.

With three excellent goals and some excellent tackling, passing and fabulous creative football Lucas was awarded this week's Man of The Match. Well played Lucas and well played everyone who played this week you gave us all some really attractive, entertaining football to watch in our last but one fixture and really worked to earn some great results.

This Week's Fixtures - Saturday 18th April

Just a quick reminder as we haven't trained this week.

This week's games are at Pentrebane Primary School so bring your thermals.

Kick off is at 10:30am so can players please aim to arrive at 10am as we will need to warm up before the games.

If anyone can't make it can you please let us know before Saturday. Thanks. Craig

Match Roundup Saturday 4th April 2009

Llandaff Fields

Kick Off 10:30

Really sorry but no full match reports this week as unfortunately Josef and I were unable to make this week's games but Andy has updated me on the excellent football played in all three matches and has given me the scores and scorers to update the blogsite.

Heol Hir Black 1 - Canton Rangers 0

Scorer(s) : Alice 1

Heol Hir Black 2 - Ely Rangers 0

Scorer(s): Kyle 1, Lucas 1

Heol Hir Black 1 - Caerau Ely 1

Scorer(s) : Lucas 1

Man of The Match

Andy tells me that as usual it was another difficult week to choose just one player to receive Man of The Match with everyone playing at full capacity and showing the opposing teams just how good a team we have become. For great performances in all the matches and fantastic tackling, passing and grabbing a decent goal this week's Man of The Match went to Kyle. Well played Kyle and well done to everyone for putting on some of our best footballing performances in a few weeks during this week's matches.

April Fixtures

Some different venues this month with our first visit to Llandaff Fields this season and a visit to our old favourite Pentrebane Primary so wrap up warm for that one. A return to Cefn Onn School for the last fixture of the season and one last chance to play our Red's at under 11's.

SATURDAY 4th APRIL 2009

Llandaff Field (Kick Off - 10:30am)

CAERAU ELY
CANTON RANGERS
ELY RANGERS

SATURDAY 11th APRIL 2009

No Fixtures over Easter weekend

SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2009

Pentrebane Primary (Kick Off - 10:30am)

FAIRWATER JUNIORS BLACK
STAR FC ''A''
MAINDY CORRIES BLACK

SATURDAY 25th APRIL 2009

Cefn Onn School (Kick Off - 10:30am)

HEOL HIR FC RED
THORNHILL ATH RED

And that's it for the 2008/2009 season I'm sorry to say!!!

Match Roundup Saturday 21st March 2009

New Road Rumney

Kick Off 10:30am

Heol Hir Black 0 - AFC Rumney 1

Rumney arrived with only seven players and Liam B stepped in to help their midfield out so a big thank you to Liam for helping out and playing well for them too.

This was always going to be a tough game as Rumney always make us work hard for a result. The game started well and was fairly even to begin with and both teams attacked quickly and defended solidly. It was looking like it would be another tight game when a good break from Rumney and a well placed finish put us 0-1 down. The team responded well and Adam and Liam defended brilliantly making some excellent tackles and Sam did well to keep Rumney from getting another goal. The midfield worked hard with Gethin and Matthew tackling well and playing the ball wide to Alice and Josef or forward to Kyle but we just couldn't get the ball past their keeper who got his hands to every shot and keep it at 0-1 at half-time.

No changes at half time but a few encouraging words from Andy seemed to get us off to a great start and we soon worked an early shot for Josef which just went wide. A neat pass from Alice found Matthew who played a lovely ball to Kyle who struck it well but the keeper did well to make a decent save. Sam stayed alert in goal and did really well to keep out a few good shots from Rumney and Adam and Liam continued to defend well. Despite some better football the second half ended without a Heol Hir goal and Rumney took a hard fought win.

Scorer(s): None.

Heol Hir Black 0 - Marlboro Sports White 0

Another difficult side and a few changes brought Liam B into goal with Sam and Richard in defense, Gethin and Tyrone paired in the middle, Josef on the left, Kyle on the right and Lucas up front. A bright start and some lovely passing from Gethin and Tyrone set Lucas on an early run after a lovely turn but the Marlboro defense did well to stop him from grabbing an early goal. Three attempts in a row but the Marlboro keeper proved difficult to beat despite good work from Kyle, Josef and Lucas. Richard and Sam defended solidly to protect Liam B in goal and he made some good saves when he was needed. A brilliant long throw from Sam nearly paid off when a neat flick from Kyle headed towards the goal but once again the keeper was there to stop it. 0 - 0 at half time.

The second half saw several changes with Sam in goal, Adam taking his place in defense, Matthew dropping into the midfield to rest Gethin, Liam J on the right for Kyle and Alice on the left for Josef. Tyrone worked well through the middle and created a good chance and Alice used her excellent crossing ability to try to set up Lucas, Matthew and Liam but the keeper again kept us out. Liam J played a fantastic corner in and Matthew came close to getting the first goal but once again the keeper was well placed to stop the shot. Despite some excellent work down the right with Matthew and Liam linking up beautifully the game ended a pretty respectable and entertaining 0 - 0 draw.

Scorer(s): None.

Heol Hir Black 3 - Whitchurch Rangers 0

Liam B started in goal again with Sam and Richard in defense, Gethin and Tyrone in the middle, Josef left, Kyle right and Lucas up front and Adam, Alice, Liam J and Matthew rested. Another good start and we soon took control of the game playing some decent passing football and keeping possession well. An early corner and a lovely strike from Kyle looked like testing the Whitchurch keeper. GOAL!! A great start to the last game of the day and a well deserved 1-0 lead. This made the team step up a gear and the Whitchurch defense were put under pressure with attack after attack being created and it wasn't going to be long before the second goal came. A ball from Josef headed into the box towards Kyle and Lucas who were both well placed to finish it. GOAL!! It was hard to tell who it was that scored but after checking with the surrounding players the goal was given to Kyle as according to them he had been the last one to touch it. Half time came soon after and a decent 2 -0 lead had the substitutes keen to get in on the action and try to increase the scoreline.

Sam took over in goal with Adam taking his place in defense, Liam replaced Kyle on the right, Alice came on for Josef on the left and Matthew took over from Tyrone who wasn't feeling well. It was obvious the team had bags of confidence from the 2-0 lead and it soon showed when Matthew tried an ambitious backheeled over the head wonder shot which was only just saved. Lots of continuous pressure followed and Liam, Matthew and Gethin kept winning the ball back and attacking together with Alice and Lucas getting into space to create non stop shooting chances but they were unable to get their shots past the keeper. Adam and Richard were back to their best this week and defended brilliantly when Whitchurch tried to get back in the game. Not long left to play and Matthew found Liam J with a neat pass and he in turn played in Lucas in space in the goal area. GOAL!! A lovely touch from Lucas under the keeper and it was 3 -0 and the whistle went soon after. A good scoreline in a game that we could have easily scored a hatful if it wasn't for some great goalkeeping.

Scorer(s): Kyle 2, Lucas 1.

Man of The Match

With the whole team showing a huge improvement in their performances this week after a disappointing week last week it was even harder than usual to choose the Man of The Match. After some discussion it was decided that for some excellent tackling, great attacking, movement on and off the ball, fantastic passing and the cheek to try a crazy backheeled over the head shot this week's Man of The Match went to Matthew. Well played again this week Matthew you made a big impact in all three games.

Match Roundup Saturday 14th March 2009

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.