The ‘Church Goers                Sunday 16^th October 2005 ____________________________________________________________________

Jamie was ill with a stomach complaint, so Joby was in twice.  Another team that we had never played before, our third this season.  How would we fare?

 

Game 1 - The line up was:

 

Joby

 

James     Mark

 

Jim     Josh     Josef

 

Ethan

 

Rolling Subs: Max, Callum & Joe

 

The game started at a very fast pace, James finding Jim with a lovely ball out wide.  Josef went down the line on the left and got in a great cross, but no one could get their foot to it.  Pucklechurch had an attack but Joby was quickly off of his line to claim it.  James then kicked the ball over his head to Ethan, Ethan got the ball into the area but no one could get the killer touch.  Mark won the ball in defence and got it to Josh.  His through ball was chased by Josef who kept on the pressure forcing them back for a goal kick.  Their ‘keeper gave a very big kick out.  Josh won it, passed through to Ethan but their ‘keeper was out to win it.  They had another attack but Jim & Joby combined well to win the ball.  Josef played a nice ball through to Joe but it was just over hit and was cleared.  Max went on a good run through midfield but the ball was just too far ahead of Joe.  A great ball was then played to Joe, but his shot was at the ‘keeper.  Josef then ran with the ball and shot but he was too far out and the ‘keeper gathered it.  Max tried to work his way through three defenders but was out muscled.  Josef passed through to Joe but his shot rebounded off of the ‘keeper and no one was able to follow up. 

 

HALF-TIME: PUCKLECHURCH 0 FRYS 0

 

They attacked again, but Joby came out and grabbed the ball on the edge of his area.  Joby made a massive kick, Joe won the bounce.  He passed to Josef who returned the compliment.  Joe then ran at goal, but his shot was straight into the ‘keeper’s arms.  Their ‘keeper kicked it so hard that it ended up going out for our goal kick.  We pressurised and won a corner.  This was cleared out and Callum came charging in but his long range shot was at the ‘keeper.  Pucklechurch were not out of the game and an attack beat Joby but was cleared by Jim.  At last the breakthrough came.  We passed well between Joe & Max, and Max stormed into the area and buried it low past the ‘keeper 0-1.  A great passing move, almost from the restart saw Max pass to Josh and his shot which the ‘keeper had covered, was deflected through the ‘keeper’s legs from a defender at the last minute, and from there Joe had an open goal one yard out 0-2.  Max then attacked, passed to Josh who played a lovely ball through to Ethan and his shot went in off of the left post 0-3.  Ethan, Max, Josh & Joe then all had chances created from great passing but the ball just wouldn’t go in.  Ethan had another shot just wide, then Joe hit one at the ‘keeper, before Ethan hit the post.

 

FULL-TIME : PUCKLECHURCH 0 FRYS 3

 

Game 2 - The line up was:

 

Joby

 

Sam B     Oscar

 

Jordan     Spike     Luke

 

Dan

 

Rolling Subs: Jack, Sam K & Tom

 

A big kick by Joby was chased by Dan, but his shot was just wide.  Sam B hit in a great corner but they defended well, it came back out and Sam’s shot was fumbled around the post by the ‘keeper.  Sam’s next corner was cleared but both Sam & Luke got back to win the ball back.  Oscar then won the ball in defence, played a great ball up to Spike and his threaded ball through to Luke was superb but Luke was crowded out.  Spike was then hit up into the air by a late challenge.  Then Oscar had the same.  He took the free kick to Jordan who tried to play in Dan, but it was cut out.  We then had sustained pressure, with shots flying in from Jordan, Tom & Sam K, but it didn’t go in.  We weren’t to be denied the whole game however and Sam K passed a lovely ball through to Tom who couldn’t miss from that range 0-1.  Jordan then had a shot, but it was into the side netting.  A nice pass then came from Oscar to Tom, who went on a run right down the line but his shot/cross skimmed across the face of the goal with no one getting their toe to it.  The ‘keeper kicked it out, Tom won it and returned it with a bit too much interest, and it went over.  Jordan played it out to Luke and he crossed to Tom, but his shot was blocked by the ‘keeper. 

 

HALF-TIME: PUCKLECHURCH 0 FRYS 1

 

The ball was played out of defence by Jack to Sam K, who, in the words of Anita “had trouble staying on his feet”.  The way one Pucklechurch player was flying in, I’m not surprised!  He got the ball to Luke, who passed inside to Spike who crossed a lovely ball to Oscar, who by now had moved up front, but his shot was deflected for a corner.  Tom played it back to Sam B, but his shot was saved by the ‘keeper.  From the kick however, Sam K won the ball, attacked through the defence, cutting left, before clinically finishing low past the despairing dive of the ‘keeper 0-2.  Another well-worked corner saw Tom play to Sam B, and his cross to Spike, but he was crowded out.  Jack then had the ball in defence, played forward across the field to Tom.  He played a first time ball wide right to Sam B who took one touch before drilling into the area to where Dan was waiting, and his first time shot was narrowly wide.  It was however an exceptional move, from our area to a shot via four players in less than five seconds!  Sam K then had two successive shots, one wide, the other saved.  We had a free kick, which Tom played into Sam B.  He laid it back to Tom and his half way line shot was saved.  Jack then passed forward to Spike, but his shot was wide.  Dan played it into Sam K, and he laid it off for Tom whose through ball to Spike, was cleared by three Pucklechurch defenders.  The ball was played into the middle where Spike was the first to react scoring well past the ‘keeper 0-3.  The same defender then had another spell of pushing and kicking with Tom, Spike, Sam K and Jack all on the receiving end in some form or another. 

 

FULL-TIME : PUCKLECHURCH 0 FRYS 3

 

OVERALL RESULT : PUCKLECHURCH 0 FRYS 6

 

Afterthoughts………………………………………………………………

Before the game, Maurice and I laid out what we wanted from the boys, and they followed it to the letter.  At the end I couldn’t say anything except well done!  So, well done again!

 

The player’s rested Rota.  Below has been updated again.

Oct 23 – Fry’s Jnrs – Joby, Ethan, Jim & Max

Dec 4 – Ashton Boys – Joe, Mark, Josh & Callum

Dec 11 – Broadwalk – Tom, Sam K, Sam B & Jack

Feb 26 – Saltford Stars – Jamie G, Spike, Dan & Luke

 

All details at www.fryclubfc.co.uk Boys Section/U9 Colts

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

The use of the local Astro-Turf has provisionally been confirmed.  We will train on grass, starting at 5.00pm and ending when it’s too dark (probably about 6.30pm) on both the 21^st and 28^th of October.  Rather than then use the hard courts for one week, (which also happens to be Bonfire Night!), we will have that week off, and then return to training, from 6.00pm until 7.00pm on the Astro on Friday 11^th November.  The weekly cost will be £17 per week, as we will be sharing with both the Juniors and the Under 10’s.  This will continue until we can return to grass.  The cost will be met from the level of subs set at the start of the season.  Because we only have an hour, can we all aim to be there, in trainers by 5.45pm so that we can do our warm-up before we start, maximising our time under the lights. - Andy