13/11/10
Saturday U12's Division One
Hucknall Sports 2 Vernon Colts 4
Bright sunny weather welcomed Sports and Vernon to Newstead Recreation Ground for a match between the bottom two teams in the league, but if anyone was expecting a poor game then they were sadly mistaken. Sports and Vernon put on a great display that belied both their league positions.
Hucknall thought they would have to start this game with only 11 players after losing two boys to County representative teams, but fortunately both Dante Diriso and Buckly Gibson-Brown made the long journey back from York in time for kick-off.
Starting with a new midfield pairing of William Brown and Charlie Blatherwick Hucknall could have been in the lead after seconds of the game starting when Jacob Barlow's shot went narrowly wide after great work from Blatherwick to create the chance. This gave Sports the confidence to push forward time and again but somehow the Vernon goal remained in tact. James Hallam was in splendid form and he latched onto clever passes from Oliver Bowley, Ryan Towle and Charlie Blatherwick only to by denied by the either the woodwork or Vernon's giant of a goalkeeper. Sports keeper Kal Orton hardly had a save to make and his team were well on top. Harry Saxton narrowly missed out on getting on the end of a Towle free-kick but the half time whistle blew with Hucknall frustrated and the scores level.
Half time: Hucknall Sports 0 Vernon Colts 0
Sports began the second half in wonderful spirits and sought out the goal that their first half play had deserved. Finally, the breakthrough came with both Hallam and Gibson-Brown finding the back of the net in quick succession. Both goals coming as a result of great football with the team moving the ball cleverly from midfield to attack to stun Vernon. Surely, this was the queue for Hucknall to push on and take their first victory of the season. But Colts got themselves back into the game by converting a penalty. Even then Sports still looked the team most likely to push on and could have scored twice more before Vernon equalised.
A rampant Vernon pushed Sports further and further back as they went in search of the winner and with Hucknall's earlier discipline and formation nowhere to been seen the visitors turned 2-0 down into a 4-2 lead. Hucknall still had their chances and a fine Jacob Barlow run and cross was headed narrowly wide by the unlucky Towle.
Final Score: Hucknall Sports 2 Vernon Colts 4
As with previous weeks, Sports could have been well in the lead before half time but unfortunately history repeated itself and it just wasn't to be.
Candidates for Man of the Match were numerous in the game.
Jacob Barlow is carrying his great skill on the training ground into matches and posing a real threat once more.
Thomas Eastwood and Joe Newton continue to prove solid in defence, with both looking to push the team forward by running the ball forward rather than simply blasting it long.
James Hallam quite literally shed blood for his team and lead his team by great example to continually provide a serious threat to the Vernon goal.
But the award went to Birthday Boy and debutant Charlie Blatherwick, who showed enough skill in his centre midfield role to confirm that he is going to be a great asset to the team in any number of positions - welcome on board Charlie and well done.
Keep the faith boys.
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