U13's untouchable victory - that's the way

13 September 2009

The lads tapped the feistiness in their bellies as the match demanded them to step up to a known opponent with strong players.  Overall it was a well played game, involving a balance of skill that tipped our way to a secure win.

The game was well paced, and the referee made several calls that kept the teams within the margin of dynamic football.  

Peter scored a hat trick and was unruffled in every situation where he perched himself on the goal mouth. Early in the first half, he and Dan were able to rescue an attack on Isaac by the opposition and transform the play to deliver the first goal by Wilmslow Town, with Peter latching onto Dan’s inside ball, holding off a couple of defenders before running into the box and slipping the ball past the keeper. (1-0).

Stretford responded with a breakaway and despite Jordi holding up their attacker, the ball deflected past Isaac’s despairing dive. (1-1). Kitten heels were kicked off but the game continued apace.

Owain and Isaac fended off further offenses in the Wilmslow end and Bennett and Dean supported the effort with deft moves and solid communication with their team-mates.

Adam was relentless in his pursuit of shots on goal and took every opportunity to deflect the opposition from his zone.  His game was on form and, as a result, he was awarded MOM.

A few scuffles arose during the back end of the first half, but the referee maintained a controlling hand in order to ensure that a well balanced game took place. The grunge-silk attitude was well demonstrated in certain quarters off-pitch.

Dan enjoyed a strong run and reinforced his position as a solid contributor on the team.

George (G) maintained his usual poise, with never a missed tackle or pass.  He is the team’s stalwart in a number of ways and the crowd nearly witnessed a goal from his well placed shot.

Isaac also played a strong game, making many saves and battling back from a painful tackle to remain between the posts for the remainder of the match.

Raife withstood a brutal stamping injury and was able to regain his sense of humour once off the field and recovered. His play, when on pitch, was impeccable.

Ollie M stepped in to demonstrate to Stretford his skill of ‘receive-control-go’ but was not able to follow through to achieve a goal during the match.

The lads were awarded a penalty towards the end of the first half which went over the net within a whisker of a point (half time score – still 1-1).

The second half started with a blazing two goals for Wilmslow.  Match reporter was otherwise engaged at coffee station but was assured that Pete and Luke exhibited the high standards of the club in their scoring performance (3-1).

From our own statistician – a good inside ball from Oli M, following an excellent passing move, saw Peter in an inside left position with a shot across the keeper into the back of the net.

Luke’s goal came from a long pass by Owain with Luke skinning two defenders before slotting the ball home.

Luke used his heels of fire when fed the ball which, sadly, wasn’t often enough to mark up the scoreboard more than once. His goal was a cracker, however.

Jordi dug his heels in at every opportunity and deflected several attacks by the opponents

The Wilmslow defensive side rallied behind its forwards to deflect several corner kicks and throw ins that were a bit too close to Isaac’s comfort area. Well done Raife, Bennett and Owain.

Despite these laudable efforts, the opposition was able to ‘loop’ a goal into the net and the score moved to 3-2. The tension was discernable and the parents became slightly more vocal in supporting their sides. Designer sunglasses hid the nervous twitches.

Peter then passed a perfect cross to Oliver F who had his forehead prepared for the finish.  A cheer erupted and the sideline became mildly more relaxed (4-2).

A storming run from Bradley, beating four players and using his strength, saw him drive into the box and cut the ball back from the by line for another cheeky goal by Peter which galvanised the Wilmslow lead by moving it to 5-2.

Milan and Bradley kept the pressure on and caused the Stretford side to step up the pace as the score required protection by Wilmslow. This resulted in a goal late in the second half (5-3). Their last two goals both came from long punts down the middle with a final flick through to a striker who on both occasions was offside. However the Ref did not give it despite our resident linesperson flagging frantically.

Pete then provided Dan with a ‘gimme’, as he sprinted past the last defender, dribbled round the keeper and deftly placed the ball into the back of the net to ensure that Wilmslow’s victory was untouchable (6-3).

Overall, Wilmslow Town dominated the game and regained their confidence and zest to win.  The team shut down several efforts by Stretford to enter the end zone and emerged victors in a well deserved result.

Source: C Kirk

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