Pentwyn Dynamos Under 16s 2013/14

Saturday Nov 12th

Under 14 A Division

Maesycoed Road

Ty Celyn Black 2 - 6 Pentwyn Dynamos

                                                    Gibbins(2)

                                                    Williams

                                                     Foulkes

                                                     Fry

                                                     Swabey

A good performance from the boys Today against a decent Ty Celyn side. We controlled the game from start to finish and would have scored alot more if it wasnt for some great defending from Ty Celyn - they got their blocks in, bodies in front of shots, heads to crosses and protected their keeper well. 

After a close first 10 minutes we took the lead through Kieran - a well struck long distance effort that looped over the keeper and into the back of the net. Within minutes it was 1-1 - as we were caught napping at the back and allowed their man to get into our box - albeit with as strong suspicion of handball - and they levelled with a tap in from a low ball across the goal.

We had to make an early substitution as Josh was feeling unwell, so on came Ryan Pomeroy to play at centre back - a position he had never played before - but you would never have known as he went on to have a magnificent game! Alongside the ever reliable Ellis who organised the back four excellently Today and looked rock solid.

We were soon back in front when Will got on the ball and dribbled through their defence and finished with a lovely low shot - that initially we thought had gone wide as the nets werent pegged down well enough - but thankfully it was in!

We started to take control of the game now and Charlie was bossing the middle of the park, Sam was working hard alongside him and Chris was getting at their left back down the flank. Danny and Kieran were starting to cause them problems with their movement up front and the two combined for our third goal - a through ball from Kieran for Danny to chase and he made no mistake chipping the keeper from the edge of the box for 3-1.

To their credit Ty Celyn kept going and caught us with a counter attack to make it 3-2 and at half time it was still a close match.

The second half was a different story - we stepped it up and played practically the entire second period in their half, I can only remember them having one shot on goal.

Kieran was causing them all sorts of problems, Danny was pulling the strings and Daniel Swabey came on and really got at them down the right, linking well with Matty. Our width was a feature of our performance with Callum and Will doing the same down the left.

We soon made it 4-2 with probably the goal of the game - A huge long throw from Chris was flicked on by Charlie and Danny hit a stinging volley into the bottom right hand corner.  

Charlie had a little altercation with their number 16, who seemed to think he was playing rugby - a telling off from the ref seemed to spur him on - he stepped it up and from here on was excellent. He was everywhere, getting on the ball and effecting the game further up the pitch - reminding us that although he is a great defensive player - he can attack with the best of them too! 

We created chance after chance but Ty Celyns defence were somehow managing to keep the score down as we laid seige to their goal.

Ben Pomeroy came on for Will and made an instant impact - exchanging passes with Callum and forcing the keeper to make another good save. He played really well from there on - always looking a threat, using the ball well and tracking back to cover Callum in defence.

Our fifth goal was a nice one also - Daniel Swabey getting down the right, to the byline and sending over a cross for Charlie to nod in. Swabes finished off the scoring himself by getting on the end of a cross deflecting past the keeper to make it 6-2, a deserved goal as he had worked so hard all second half.

A good all round display Today - a 6-2 victory that should have been more - Danny might have had a hatrick but a ball across the goal sat up at the last minute - he still managed to get his shot on target but the keeper made a great save to deny him.Charlie charged through into the box several times but the keeper made saves or they manged to get a last ditch tackle in to stop him. Kieran had several shots well saved also but Ty Celyns defence did them proud.