Under 13 A Division
Saturday 5th March 2011
Poplar Park
Fairwater 2 - 6 Pentwyn Dynamos
Viney (3) Prytherch (3)
We were looking forward to this one, after losing 5-1 at home a few weeks back with an under strength team and the bare XI, we wanted to give a better account of ourselves - and we did.
I like fairwater as a side they are similar to us - not the biggest but quick and play good football - and this was evident throughout a really close first half.
Fair play to both sides as they kept playing an attractive passing game despite the sticky pitch. We started well and had a few nearly moments, but scored with our first real chance. Chris Viney rolled his man on the edge of the box and as the keeper advanced he dinked a cheeky ball over him with the outside of his right foot - a real peach of a goal.
Within minutes we conceded a free kick around 25 yards out and Fairwater punished us with a superb drive into the top corner - Bradley had no chance as it flew into the net - a goal each and they were both special.
The next ten mins were tight with us attacking and Fairwater counter attacking quickly but we edged ahead again when Chris broke through and slotted past the keeper for 2-1.
Once again fairwater equalised with a great goal, passing and moving, cutting through our defence and slotting home for 2-2 at half time.
I had kept faith with the starting XI from our last match at Whitchurch - and they had done well - but decided to change it as Fairwater are quicker and play better football than Whitchurch, so on came Steffan Prytherch and Caine Morse.
Fairwater couldnt handle Steffan - he quickly got into the match and started to terrorise their defence - and within minutes he put us 3-2 up bursting through, nicking the ball past their keeper and tapping home.
Steffan was at it again as he stormed through and chipped the keeper for 4-2. Chris was having a great game aslo and completed his hatrick with another well taken goal, hitting it across the keeper into the net to make it 5-2.
We then had 2 goals dissallowed - the first as Danny shot through a crowd, the ball fell to Chris who put it in but was called offside - debateable but possibly correct.
The next one was a little more puzzling as a high ball into the box dropped to Danny and he lifted the ball over the keeper into the net- but seemed to be judged on his position when receiving the ball - not when it was played, as at that moment he was clearly onside. But these things happen and thats football!
The game calmed down a little for the last 15 minutes as we felt the game was won, but Fairwater kept playing and forced us to step it up again to ensure the victory. Steffan completed the second hatrick of the day - and deservedly so - going through on another of his barn stroming runs to smash the ball into the roof of ther net for 6-2.
A well deserved victory against a very good side. Well done boys! We are a team of 15 not just the starting XI - all the substitues came on today and contributed and it doesnt go unnoticed. I wish I could play all 15 of you from the start!
A couple of special mentions:
Chris and Steffan - a hatrick each. Both played with power, pace and scored some wonderful goals.
Daniel Swabey - always in the right place on and off the ball, played in 3 different positions today and looked great in all 3!
Ellis Dunsford - over the last few months has become a first team regular with assured displays at centre back, and was great again today.
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