Pentwyn Dynamos Under 16s 2013/14

Saturday 22nd October 2011

Under 14 A Division

Pentwyn Leisure Centre

Pentwyn Dynamos 2 - 3 Canton Rangers

Williams

Gibbins

This was always going to be a close one, we had played Canton a couple of weeks back and knew they were a good side and won with a flattering 5-1 scoreline.

We couldnt have started this match better - we were passing the ball around, moving it quickly and creating space. We looked solid at the back - Josh in particular was again having a great game, along with Ellis playing his usual cool, calm and collected game, Matty was working hard as ever up and down the right.

In midfield Sam was working tirelessly, chasing down and when in possession using the ball well, Charlie was bossing the midfield and Chris was everywhere - and his long throws were proving to be a great weapon.

It was a great throw form Chris that created our first goal - a quick long throw down the right to Kieran, who cut inside his man and finished well as the keeper advanced.

It was soon 2 nil - as another great long throw to Kieran, saw him tee up Danny who curled a lovely right footed shot into the top left hand corner from the edge of the area. These 2 up front were really starting to gel - and were linking up with Chris regularly now. Sam and Chris were overlapping down the right and Kieran and Danny looked likje grabbing more goals. 

Callum went a superb weaving run taking on 3 or 4 defenders and slotting the ball home of the far post - but the ref disallowed it - saying Kieran was offside and interfereing with play by running across the keepers line of vision - extremely harsh in my view! 

We were in complete control and it might have been so many more - Charlie hit a shot from 25 yeards and hit the post just as the ref blew for half time. It should have been more but 2 nil wasnt too bad.

There was only one team going to win this game and I told the boys at half time to go out and win the game again in the second half.

I couldnt have been more wrong - in the second half we stopped doing all the things that had us bossing the first half - we didnt chase down, we didnt compete for the 50/50s - they wanted it more and gradually they took control.

it was soon 2-1 as Canton deservedly got back into the game. We were visibily shaken by this and they smelt blood. They upped their game as their belief grew and within 20 mins of the second half it was 2-2.

Apart from a 5 min period at the start we were never in the second half and Canton completed an impressive comeback with 15 mins left.

We should have put this to bed in the first half and paid the price in the second, Canton deserved the win in the end but we shouldnt have given them the chance!

This A Division is so strong now that - St Albans apart - anyone can beat anyone on their day and every game is a real battle.