Pentwyn Dynamos Under 16s 2013/14

Saturday October 10th 2009

Tongwynlais

Maindy Corries 3 -1 Pentwyn Dynamos
                                         Foulkes (pen)

A close match for the most part but Maindy just shaded it and deserved their win, but it could have been a very different result had we capitalized on all our posession in the first 20 mins. We started the match playing our high tempo 'pass and move' game, playing the first 10 mins almost entirely in the Maindy half, but despite creating several chances failed to score. We did eventually take the lead when Sam Willis received the ball inside the area, turned his man superbly and was brought down - Penalty!

Skipper Charlie Foulkes stepped up and stroked the ball into the bottom right hand corner - 1-0!
As half time approached Maindy began to get a grip on the match and were soon level, a shot from outside the box was only parried by Keeper Bradley Preece, allowing a tap in for Maindy - 1 all.

The second half was a different story - almost a complete reversal of the first - as Maindy came at us with real purpose. Despite a re shuffle at the back with Owen evans coming on for Ellis Dunsford, we couldnt get our defensive game going, failing to close down and allowed Maindy to play in front of us. Despite Maindy's dominance the score remained 1-1 and we held on. A Maindy throughball cut us open at the back and they burst trough to make it 2-1.

Looking for fresh legs after an exhausting game Callum Patten moved into midfield and Caine Morse came off for Ben Price. Christopher Viney made way for Ryan Butler on the right of midfield and Tom Hearn replaced Bradley Preece in goal. Unfortunatley this made little difference as Maindy sensed our heads going down and made it 3-1 with 10 mins remaining.

We did find a second wind and the last 5 mins were spent in Maindy' s half as we tried and tried to reduce the deficit and make it a difficult last few mins but Maindy stayed strong and claimed a deserved victory.