Dante's Double all for nothing?

U16's Saturday Division One

Hucknall Sports 3 Lowdham 2

7/3/15

Although this game was abandoned due to reasons we are all aware of it is important to highlight some of the great play.

Playing on a different Goosedale pitch to normal and wearing our away kick so as not to clash with the opposition colours Hucknall Sports entered this game seeking victory against relegation threatened Lowdham.

Playing into the wind Sports sensibly played short passes to move the ball forward and were rewarded with an early goal by Jarrod Davies after good work on the left side from Mitch Davies. Soon after James Hallam was unlucky to see his shot just miss at the far post after a good move set him free. Playing on the right wing, Kieran Worthington was causing all sorts of problems and his interplay with Ellis Evans was a delight to see. Sports didn't really look troubled in defense but conceded an own goal after a cruel deflection from an inswinging corner and at half time the scores were level at 1-1

Half-Time: Hucknall Sports 1 Lowdham 1

Sports took the game to Lowdham in the second half but despite lots of pressure it was the opposition who took the lead from the penalty spot after their striker was brought down in a challenge with Hucknall keeper Kal Orton. Sports brought on Dante Diriso, Maleek Batten and Dylan Smith and the game almost immediately turned around. Diriso scored two stunning goals and almost helped himself to a hat trick when a raking shot from distance just missed the angle of post and bar. Tom Eastwood was unlucky not to put the game to bed with a great header. But with 1 min of extra time to play the game was abandoned.

Full-Time (ALMOST) : Hucknall Sports 3 Lowdham 2

Apart from the final moments of madness this was a terrific game that saw Sports returning to their old form. There was some great play today and the performances of Ellis Evans, Kieran Worthington and Matt Leivers all stood out.

MOM Dante Diriso

However, today's Man of the Match by an absolute mile was Dante Diriso. His performance after coming on as a second half substitute was nothing short of amazing. Well done Dante and let's hope that your efforts were not in vain.