Whaley Bridge 7-1 Hillgate Boys

Another bright sunny day and lots of home support for our boys as usual.

A new fixture to us as we have not played Hillgate Boys before and didn't know what to expect.

We soon got the measure of the opposition and Dan and Connor began to work the wings well getting the ball into the middle at every opportunuty. It was only a matter of time before Jack G got on the end of a cross and he did this within a few minutes to make it 1-0. David added to this by turning in a corner soon after. Whaley kept the pressure on and Noah and Jack R were strong in defence. Jack G volleyed from close range to increase the lead to 3-0. Just before half time Hillgate were awarded a penalty which Tommy tipped against the crossbar to make sure we went into the break 3-0 up.

The second half got off to a good start for our boys and we always looked like winners. Dan saw his accurate strike beat the goalkeeper to the bottom corner to make it 4-0. It was only a matter of how many we could score as we got stronger and more confident. Jack Green added another 2 and david another 1 to make our tally 7 by full time. The final goal was the result of some impressive skills from Ed and a great ball in to Jack G.

This was a really good result and something to build on for the next fixture - well done lads !

Whaley Bridge 3-3 Hayfield

A fantastic turn out and weather to match, this looked to be a great fixture on a well kept pitch.

Our team line up saw Joe in goals with Jack R. and Noah in defence. David, Will and Dan across the middle and Jack Green up front. The game started at a quick pace and the teams seemed even until Hayfield took the lead. We responded well and piled on the pressure with some good attacking football. This resulted in Jack Green putting the ball in the net only to find the goal disallowed for hand ball. The boys went in for half time 0-1 down but knowing that they were capable of turning this game around.

It didn't take long after the break for our boys to break through and level the game with a great strike from Will. The next 10 minutes or so saw a few lapses in concentration from our defence which let Hayfield in to score twice and make it 1-3. This was despite another great performance in nets from Joe. This is where our boys showed how well they have improved as a unit and stuck together to put the game back on track. Heads didn't go down and with 2 well taken chances by Jack Rumbelow we were level again just before the final whistle.

Who knows how this game would have finished if we just had a few more minutes to try for a winner.

This was a good game played in great spirits and very well supported by both sides.

Reddish Vulcans 3-2 Whaley Bridge

Our first away fixture of the season and a really good turn out by players and parents/supporters alike. The pitch was not  suitable for good technical football as the grass was way too long and could be considered dangerous.

 Whaley got off to a good start with a really quick  and well taken goal from Jack Green. We looked really good and it was reddish who were having to soak up the early pressure. Towards half time Reddish found an extra gear and put together some good attacking moves. They managed an equaliser before half time despite some fantastic goal keeping from Joe and the teams went in even.

The second half saw some changes. Tommy, Jack G. and Ed made way for David, Noah and Will. We fought well and the game was very even until Reddish scored to put them ahead. This didn’t last for long as we soon equalised  with a well taken strike from David after great work from Jack R. and Connor.

 It looked as though it would end in a draw  which seemed a fair result until Reddish managed a winner that we just couldn’t recover from.

 Over all a good, and sometimes physical game which could have been different on a better pitch.

 Well done to all our boys who played well and never gave up!