Jack, James and Joe were
away, Luke was ill. The Ridings was its
usual wet, cold and muddy place, but the welcome was warm.
Game 1 - The line up was:
Joby
Sam B Mark
Josef Jim
Max
Sam K
Rolling Sub: Ethan
Josef won the ball and played
it up the line to Sam K. He touched it
inside to Jim who pushed it past a player but it was cleared for a throw. It was however, some good one touch
passing. Their attacker battled through
both Sam B and Mark, each time getting the run of the ball, so Joby had to be
quick out and forced him to shoot into the side netting. They attacked down our left and Joby came
out. He won the ball but it was knocked
clear, then Sam B deflected a shot into the middle where both Jim and Mark were
on the line, and it was Mark who made the goal line stop. Joby kicked out to Josef and he passed down
the line to Jim. He beat a defender and
went for the cross, but the ‘keeper was first there. From the goal kick, Jim won it and passed it
to Sam K. He knocked it past one
defender, but the other got his toe to it and prodded it back to the
‘keeper. They broke from our corner and
Mark had to chase back and the tackle broke for Joby. His kick out was a bit short however, and the
midfielder hit it first time, but wide.
They broke again, and both Mark and Sam B made tackles but they won it
back. The shot beat Joby, but Ethan was
back on the line to clear. They had a
throw level with their box. With our
seven players behind the ball, the player ran, only Jim and Sam B tried to make
tackles before he blasted it high past Joby 1-0. They then won a
corner. It flew in and Mark got his head
to it and it started to come down on the penalty spot. Their attacker volleyed it goalwards and
although Joby parried it high and then caught it as it came down, the goal was
given. Joby later told me that it had
not crossed the line, but the ref’ had given it 2-0.
HALF-TIME : ST NICK’S ‘B’ 2
FRYS 0
Almost from the kick they
attacked. Sam B made the tackle, but the
ball came loose and as Joby came out, the attacker just lifted it over him 3-0.
The next attack saw the ball come in, hit the post, Max block and then
Max and Joby combine to clear for another corner. Sam K and Ethan did a one-two down the line,
before crossing to Max, but he was closed down as he tried to shoot. Jim threw to Sam K. He turned and struck it well, but it fell
into the ‘keeper’s arms. Ethan battled
through three tackles and had a shot.
The ‘keeper was going the wrong way, but somehow managed to get his hand
to it. It came out to Max who shot, then
Sam K who shot before finally Jim, but all of the shots were blocked. From a goal kick, Ethan ran and shot, but it
was just over. Sam K and Ethan then
one-two’d their way into the box, but Ethan’s final shot with his left foot
just lacked power. They had a rare
breakaway, and Sam B slid in to tackle just as he was going to shoot. From the corner however, no one took
responsibility, it wasn’t cleared, and it ended up in the back of the net 4-0.
FULL-TIME : ST NICK’S ‘B’ 4 FRYS 0
Man of the Match –
Game 2 - The line up was:
Jamie
Callum Oscar
Dan
Rolling Sub: Spike
From the first attack, Josh won the ball and gained
a throw. The ball came in, bounced up
and hit their defender on the hand, penalty.
Although the ‘keeper bounced around on his line like a Tasmanian Devil, Tom held his nerve and slotted it into
the bottom right hand corner 0-1. They all cross the halfway line for an attack
so Dan wanders into their half. Callum
won the ball from their throw, found Tom who belted it forwards. One of their defenders must have realised the
danger however as he managed to get back and get a toe to it, conceding a
corner, as Dan was about to shoot. The
ball came to Tom. He one-two’d with
HALF-TIME : ST NICK’S ‘B’ 0
FRYS 1
A long ball was played down the line and Spike
chased with great determination to win a corner.
FULL-TIME : ST NICK’S ‘B’ 1 FRYS 1
Man of the Match –