Monday 28 February 2011

March Fixtures are out.....6 matches for us this month and the return of night matches!
Saturday 5th March
UNDER 13 CUP - ROUND TWO
GRANGETOWN BC V AFC WHITCHURCH YC at SEVENOAKS
MAINDY CORRIES “A” V CARDIFF GRANGE QUINS at TONGWYNLAIS
MAINDY CORRIES “B” V MARLBORO SPORTS RED at PONTCANNA
RHIWBINA FC BLACK V LISVANE PANTHERS BLACK at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

FAIRWATER JUNIORS V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at POPLAR BLACK
MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK V ST ALBANS at SPLOTT PARK  Ref: M. GROVES
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE V LLANEDEYRN FC at TRELAI


Saturday 12th March

UNDER 13 TESCO CUP - SEMI FINAL

PENYGRAIG BGC V RHIWBINA FC BLACK - Venue TBA

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

FAIRWATER JUNIORS V ST ALBANS at POPLAR PARK
MAINDY CORRIES V AFC WHITCHURCH RED at TONGWYNLAIS
MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK V LLANEDEYRN FC at HEATH PARK
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE V GRANGETOWN BC at TRELAI
PENTWYN DYNAMOS V AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS at PENTWYN LEISURE

Saturday 19th March

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS V FAIRWATER JUNIORS at ST MELLONS
MAINDY CORRIES V LLANEDEYRN FC at TONGWYNLAIS
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE V AFC WHITCHURCH RED at TRELAI
PENTWYN DYNAMOS V GRANGETOWN BC at WAUN FACH
ST ALBANS V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at SPLOTT PARK Ref: L. BALCH

Saturday 26th March

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS V LLANEDEYRN FC at ST MELLONS
AFC WHITCHURCH YC RED V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at HAILEY PARK
FAIRWATER JUNIORS V GRANGETOWN BC at POPLAR PARK
MAINDY CORRIES V MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE at TONGWYNLAIS
RHIWBINA FC BLACK V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL


Monday 28th March

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC WHITCHURCH RED V AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS at HAILEY PARK
FAIRWATER JUNIORS V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at POPLAR PARK
LLANEDEYRN FC V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE V ST ALBANS at TRELAI
PENTWYN DYNAMOS V MAINDY CORRIES at PENTWYN LEISURE (SWITCHED FROM WAUN FACH)


Wednesday 30th March

UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at ST MELLONS
FAIRWATER JUNIORS V MAINDY CORRIES at POPLAR PARK
GRANGETOWN BC V AFC WHITCHURCH RED at SEVENOAKS
MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK V MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE at CAEDELYN
PENTWYN DYNAMOS V LLANEDEYRN FC at WAUN FACH

Monday 21 February 2011

Cardiff & District Under 13 A Division

Saturday February 12th 2011

Hailey Park

Whitchurch 3 - 5 Pentwyn Dynamos
                            Willis, Viney (2), Gibbins, Swabey

A real end-to-end affair that must have been a great one to watch - if you were a neutral!!
We knew what to expect from Whitchurch - a big, powerful side that play to the main strength - Mikey up front - and that is what they did. We decided beforehand that we were going to attack them as much and as quickly as possible - keeping the ball at their end more and away from Mikey!

It worked well as we took control of the game early on in midfield with Sam working hard closing down and making a real nuisance of himself, Danny pulling the strings and Charlie providing the steel.  

Matty and Swabes were going at them at pace down both flanks and Chris doing the same at centre forward.

We took the lead through Sam Willis after 10 mins - a ball only half cleared fell to him on the penalty spot and he hit it first time into the roof of the net.

It was soon 1-1 as a quick counter attack caught us on the break - a typical Whitchurch goal from back to front in seconds and bang!

We re-took the lead when Danny picked the ball up and dribbled across the box and put Swabey in to fire in for 2-1.

Whitchurch equalised again just before half time with a cross into the box and a great volley into the bottom corner.

It was nearly 3-2 when another cross fell to their striker, who turned and hammered a shot but Bradley made an outstanding save flying to his right and palming the ball to safety - one of the best saves I have ever seen in Junior football!

2-2 at half time but we had just shaded it.

We started the second half the same as the first and went straight back on the attack - which paid off when Chris received the ball 25 yards out and Whitchurch stood off him, so he set himself and smashed in a screamer in off the cross bar for 3-2.

Danny capped a commanding display with a goal, sliding in to get on the end of a great ball from Will, who having beaten 2 men, whipped a ball in for Danny to make it 4-2 - with his 10th goal in the last 10 games.

Whitchurch got a 3rd when Bradley made a great save but couldnt hold it and their striker hit it in past a dispairing Sam Azu - who tried to stop it on the line but agonisingly couldnt. 

It was now frantic as Whitchurch fancied a point and we tried to kill the game off - and we did when Chris finished it with our fifth goal - and his 8th of the season.

A great response after the Fairwater defeat- and without Caine or Steffan - putting last weeks poor second half into a distant memory. Their manager said to me after the game 'You out footballed us' - a real compliment to the boys. 


                                         

Tuesday 8 February 2011

Saturday February 5th 2011

Pentwyn Leisure Centre

Pentwyn Dynamos 1 - 5 Fairwater
Foulkes

The scoreline doesnt tell the story - but Fairwater deserved the 3 points. They coped with the wind better than us and took their chances when we didnt. Vinnie said to me at full time that he thought it was going to be one way traffic after the first 15 mins as we created so many chances - but only took one of them! 

We went a goal down early on and that seemed to liven us up and we went at them time after time but only managed  to register once. A ball into the box to Danny, he backed into his marker and allowed the ball to run through to Charlie who smashed it home to make it 1-1.

The first half became end to end for the last 15 mins and Fairwater scored again making it 2-1 at halftime.

We were a different side in the second half as Fairwater went at us down the flanks and soon were awarded a penalty - a stick on pen as Caine pulled their man back inside the box - and converted it for 3-1. 

Within 5 mins they had another penalty - this time somewhat dubious - as Josh slid in and got a touch on the ball but a bit of their man also - 4 steps later he went down and a penalty was awarded! a cooly taken pen made it 4-1.

We gifted them the fifth goal too - miscontrolling the ball into the path of the oncoming striker and it was 5-1.

There were many lessons to be learned today and for the season so far in general :-

We must be more clinical, we must be willing to do the ugly stuff - tracking back, challenging for headers in the middle of the park and improved decision making in both final thirds. 

A bad result doesnt make us a bad team and the boys must believe that - but even more they must strive to improve the aforementioned deficiencies if we want to continue to improve.

Wednesday 2 February 2011

February Fixtures are out......

Saturday Feb 5th 2011

CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 13 A DIVISION

LLANEDEYRN FC V AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
MAINDY CORRIES V ST ALBANS at TONGWYNLAIS Ref: M. WHEADON
MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK V AFC WHITCHURCH RED at CAEDELYN
PENTWYN DYNAMOS V FAIRWATER JUNIORS at PENTWYN LEISURE
RHIWBINA FC BLACK V GRANGETOWN BC at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL


Saturday Feb 12th 2011

UNDER 13 TESCO CUP - ROUND TWO

LLWYNYPIA BGC V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at TBA Ref: J. JONES
PENYGRAIG BGC V MAINDY CORRIES at TBA Ref: N. WILLIAMS

CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at ST MELLONS
AFC WHITCHURCH RED V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at HAILEY PARK
FAIRWATER JUNIORS V LLANEDEYRN FC at POPLAR PARK
GRANGETOWN BC V MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE at SEVENOAKS


Saturday Feb 19th 2011 

CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 13 A DIVISION
FAIRWATER JUNIORS V AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS at POPLAR PARK
GRANGETOWN BC V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at SEVENOAKS
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE V MAINDY CORRIES at TRELAI
RHIWBINA FC BLACK V AFC WHITCHURCH RED at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL
ST ALBANS V LLANEDEYRN FC at TREMORFA PARK


Saturday Feb 26th 2011
CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 13 A DIVISION

AFC WHITCHURH YC RED V FAIRWATER JUNIORS at HAILEY PARK
GRANGETOWN BC V AFC RUMNEY JUNIORS at SEVENOAKS
LLANEDEYRN FC V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
RHIWBINA FC BLACK V MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL
ST ALBANS V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at TREMORFA PARK Ref: L. BALCH