Parks Off

Cardiff Parks are off this weekend 29th and 30th September 

Match Report

Under 15 Cup Round One

Saturday 22nd September

The Marl

Grangetown Athletic 1 - 3 Pentwyn Dynamos

                                           Williams

                                                     McLaggon

                                                     Gibbins

This looked like a great draw - C Division side, a chance to give everyone lots of playing time and a guaranteed place in the next round - I couldnt have been more wrong!

My old mate Ramos knows how I like to play and set his boys up so well to stop it - they closed us down contstantly, never gave us time on the ball and counter attacked really well.

You couldnt tell Grangetown Athletic were a C Division side at all - I would predict them doing very well this season. It was tight all game and we never got going - but we did take the lead after 30 mins. Danny laid it off to Kieran and he drilled a low shot under the keeper.

In the second half we improved and created lots of chances - Danny and Kieran might have a had a hatrick each but Grangetown kept themselves in it and the longer it stayed 1-0 the more I felt they could equalise - they hit the post and we should have taken that as our warning.

Their back four were so well organised - George Graham would have been proud! we were getting caught offside way too often as they kept a great line and when we did get through we missed!

With 20 minutes to go Grangetown got their goal - a deserved one on the balance of play too - and try as we might it was 1-1 at full time.

So extra time it was then and this could go either way as the game was now end to end.

The first period ended still level and it was 10 mins away from penalties!

We upped it a bit in the second period but so did Grangetown and it was only 2 good pieces of play that won it for us:

We won a corner that Danny took quickly - catching them asleep. He played the ball to Jared who cut inside and smashed in an unstoppable shot from the edge of the box.

It was Danny then who ensured of the victory chipping the keeper from just outside the box - with a little help from the wind!

Grangetown Athletic were fantatstic and didnt deserve to lose - its a shame that this wasnt a league match as a draw would have been a fair result after 90 mins.           

Match Report

Wednesday 19th September 2012

Tremorfa Park

Under 15 A Division

St Albans 6 - 0 Pentwyn Dynamos

This is always a very difficult match - The Buns are the strongest team in the league, they havent lost a match since Under 13s and we knew what to expect.

We battled hard and kept it at 0-0 for 25 mins and broke several times ourselves and might have scored and a couple of occasions.

We gave a way a sloppy first goal and a mistake at the back caused the second. A third and fourth followed and we found ourselves four-nil down at half time.

A better performance in the second half saw us only concede a further two goals and in all honesty I was fairly pleased with how we battled and made them work for it. Our best chance to score was when Charlie hit the post with a great effort - unfortunatley we just didnt get that bit of luck. 

Fixtures for remainder of September...

Saturday 22nd September

UNDER15 CUP-  ROUND ONE

ADC LLANEDEYRN (B DIV)  V DANESCOURT FC at PONTPRENNAU

AFC LLANEDEYRN (C DIV) V FAIRWATER JUNIORS at PONTPRENNAU
AFC WHITCHURCH YC V URDD at HAILEY PARK
BUTETOWN YOUTH V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at BUTETOWN PARK
CANTON RANGERS V PENTYRCH RANGERS at JUBILEE PARK
CARDIFF HIBERNIANS V LISVANE PANTHERS ORANGE  at TRELAI
GRANGETOWN ATHLETIC V PENTWYN DYNAMOS  at MARL
GRANGETOWN BC V TY CELYN BLACK at SEVENOAKS
MAINDY CORRIES (A DIV)  V LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS  at TONGWYNLAIS
MARLBORO SPORTS RED  V MARSHFIELD JUNIORS at HEATH PARK
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE  V CAERAU ELY  at RUMNEY REC
RHIWBINA FC WHITE V FC DRAGONS at MAESYCOED ROAD
ST ALBANS V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at TREMORFA PARK Ref: P. CARTWRIGHT
THORNHILL ATHLETIC V GWAELOD RANGERS at THORNHILL PARK

Saturday 29th September

UNDER 15 A DIVISION

BUTETOWN YOUTH   V AFC WHITCHURCH YC at BUTETOWN PARK

FAIRWATER JUNIORS   V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at POPLAR PARK  Ref: M. WHEADON
LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS  V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
MAINDY CORRIES   V PENTYRCH RANGERS at TONGWYNLAIS
RHIWBINA FC WHITE   V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at MAESYCOED ROAD

Wednesday September 19th 2012 - Kick Off 5.45pm

UNDER 15 A DIVISION

BUTETOWN YOUTH V MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at BUTETOWN PARK
LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS V AFC WHITCHURCH YC at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
MAINDY CORRIES V RHIWBINA FC BLACK at TONGWYNLAIS
RHIWBINA FC WHITE V PENTYRCH RANGERS at MAESYCOED ROAD
ST ALBANS V PENTWYN DYNAMOS at TREMORFA PARK

Latest League Table (Click image to enlarge)

Results from the other Under 15 A Division matches Yesterday....

Butetown Youth 4-3 Pentyrch Rangers
Llanedeyrn Bluebirds 0-9 Marlboro Sports Black
Rhiwbina FC Black 1-2 St Albans

Saturday 15th September 2012

Maesycoed Rd

Under 15 A Division

Rhiwbina FC White  3 - 4  Pentwyn Dynamos

                                           Gibbins(2)

                                                     Swabey

                                                     McLaggon

This looked a difficult one as we were missing 5 first team players through a mixture of rugby and unavailability so I wasnt expecting a stroll in the park - and it wasnt!

Phil sets his boys up well and they play to their strengths - Imposing, physical and long balls up to their big men up top. They came at us at 100 mph and took a deserved lead - although slight suspicions of offside - after 10 mins and we found ourselves on the back foot.

We slowly found our rhythm and started our passing game and began to look ourselves again. Ellis was winning more in the air than their big striker which settled us down at the back and Danny and Jared began to see more of the ball up front.

Then disaster struck - their left winger hit a speculative ball into the box, the wind took it and it flew into the top corner! we were 2 nil down and it wasnt looking like our day.

Danny had a shot just over the bar and another just wide but we still found ourselves 2 nil down.

Minutes later Ben burst into the box and was hauled down for a penalty - and we missed it! it wasnt looking good for us.

Minutes into the second half Rhiwbina sent a dangerous cross into the box which we failed to deal with it and it ended up flying off a head into the net - own goal and 3 nil down!

We kept playing our passing game though - and you felt that if we could just get one....

20 minutes to go and we were awarded a free kick around 25 yards out. Indirect - Callum lays it off to Danny and he sent it into the top corner! 3-1 and we just went on from there.

They were rattled now and we got another almost straight away - Swabes received the ball in the inside right channel, went past a man and chipped the keeper. 3-2 and we were thinking of a comeback for real now! 

Danny received the ball on the half way line and picked out Jared making a great run, he still had it all ot do as the keeper came out he chipped him to make it 3-3. A nice moment for Jared on his debut and against his old team.

Their heads were down now and we came at them again and again and I knew if we could just get that one more chance we would win it.

We were awarded another free kick - could have been a penalty - on the edge of the box. Danny stepped up again and bent it into the top right hand corner to win it 4-3!

A great come back and a deserved win as we played all the football, but fair play to Rhiwbina they gave us a real battle and they will do the same to alot of teams this season.


    

Our match this Thursday against Marlboro Black has unfortunately been cancelled - Meaning we will train as usual at Pontprennau 6pm - 7.30pm

Results Saturday 8th Sept...

      UNDER 16 A Division                            

      AFC Rumney Juniors         1-0   Marlboro Sports         

      Caerau Ely                 7-0   Pentyrch Rangers       

      Thornhill Athletic         2-6   Lisvane Panthers       

      UNDER 16 B Division                            

      Bridgend Street            1-2   Canton Rangers FC      

      Cardiff Hibernians         2-3   Rafa FC                

      Pentwyn Dynamo             2-1   Celts FC               

      Radyr Rangers              6-5   Heol Hir FC            

      Rhiwbina Dragons           4-3   Lisvane Panthers       

      Urdd                       0-4   Grangetown B.C.        

      UNDER 15 A Division                             

      AFC Whitchurch YC          2-8   Rhiwbina FC Black      

      Butetown Youth             1-7   St Albans              

      Fairwater Juniors          8-1   Llanedeyrn Bluebirds   

      Marlboro Sports Black      3-1   Pentyrch Rangers       

      Pentwyn Dynamo             4-2   Maindy Corries         

      UNDER 15 B Division                            

      Canton Rangers FC         10-0   AFC Llanedeyrn         

      Grangetown B.C.           15-2   Urdd                   

      Marlboro Sports Red        7-2   AFC Rumney Juniors     

      Ty Celyn Black             5-4   Danescourt FC          

      UNDER 15 C Division                             

      Gwaelod Rangers            5-3   Maindy Corries         

      Lisvane Panthers Orange    2-7   AFC Llanedeyrn         

      Marlboro Sports White      9-0   Cardiff Hibernians     

      UNDER 14 A Division                             

      AFC Rumney Juniors         2-4   Thornhill Athletic     

      AFC Whitchurch YC          4-1   Cardiff Hibernians     

      Ely Rangers                1-0   Danescourt FC          

      Rhiwbina FC                5-4   Heath Park Rangers     

      Division UNDER 14 B                             

      Bridgend Street            4-0   Grangetown B.C.        

      Canton Rangers FC          2-1   Ty Celyn Black         

      St Albans                  2-11  Marshfield Juniors     

      Urdd                       2-3   Llanedeyrn Bluebirds   

      UNDER 14 C Division                             

      Lisvane Panthers           3-8   Marlboro Sports Black  

      Pentyrch Rangers           3-8   Maindy Corries         

      UNDER 13 A Division                             

      Caerau Ely                15-0   Lisvane Panthers       

      Fairwater Juniors          9-2   Pentwyn Dynamo         

      Heath Park Rangers         0-5   AFC Rumney Juniors     

      Radyr Rangers              0-4   Thornhill Athletic     

      Rhiwbina FC                2-1   AFC Whitchurch YC      

      UNDER 13 B Division                            

      Grangetown Athletic        2-4   Maindy Corries         

      Llanedeyrn Bluebirds       5-0   Marshfield Juniors     

      Llanrumney Youth Centre    3-5   Maindy Corries Red     

      UNDER 13 C Division                             

      Danescourt FC              0-4   Lisvane Panthers       

      Ely Rangers                 v    Pontprennau Pumas      

      St Albans                  7-0   Marlboro Sports        

      Ty Celyn Black             8-1   Pentyrch Rangers       

      UNDER 12 A Division                            

      AFC Rumney Juniors         1-4   Heath Park Rangers     

      Grangetown Athletic        5-8   Maindy Corries         

      Lisvane Panthers Blues     1-7   Ely Rangers            

      Thornhill Athletic         4-5   St Albans              

      UNDER 12 B Division                             

      AFC Whitchurch YC          2-4   Lisvane Panthers Black 

      Danescourt FC             12-2   Canton Rangers FC      

      Pentyrch Rangers          10-0   Rhiwbina FC            

      Radyr Rangers              1-4   Lisvane Panthers Orange

      Whitchurch Rangers         5-1   Ty Celyn Black         

      Under 12 C Division                              

      Cardiff Hibernians        13-0   AFC Whitchurch YC      

      Cf Dragons                 7-2   Llanedeyrn Bluebirds   

      Marshfield Juniors         6-1   Gwaelod Rangers        

      Splott Albion             15-2   Whitchurch Rangers     

       Thornhill Athletic         0-2   Pentyrch Rangers     

Goalscorers

GOALSCORERS (Up to and including Nov 16th 2013)

RYAN TAYLOR 5
DANIEL GIBBINS 4
CHARLIE FOULKES 3
JAKE EMMOTT 1
MIKE BELLEW 1
JARED MCLAGGON 1
COREY PAIN 1
















GOALSCORERS  2012/13 SEASON

DANIEL GIBBINS 17
RYAN TAYLOR 7
CHRISTOPHER VINEY 7
CHARLIE FOULKES 7
BEN POMEROY 7
JARED MCLAGGON 6
DANIEL SWABEY 3

SAM WILLIS 2
HUW CHADWICK 1

Fixtures...

THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER - Kick Off 5.45pm

UNDER 15 A DIVISION

AFC WHITCHURCH YC   V  PENTYRCH RANGERS  at HAILEY PARK
FAIRWATER JUNIORS   V  BUTETOWN YOUTH  at POPLAR PARK
MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK   V  PENTWYN DYNAMOS at HEATH PARK
RHIWBINA FC WHITE   V  RHIWBINA FC BLACK  at MAESYCOED ROAD
ST ALBANS    V   LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS at TREMORFA PARK

SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER - Kick Off 10.30am

UNDER 15 A DIVISION

BUTETOWN YOUTH   V  FAIRWATER JUNIORS  at BUTETOWN PARK
LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS  V  MARLBORO SPORTS BLACK at LLANEDEYRN HIGH
MAINDY CORRIES   V  AFC WHITCHURCH YC at TONGWYNLAIS
RHIWBINA FC BLACK   V  ST ALBANS   at WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL
RHIWBINA FC WHITE   V  PENTWYN DYNAMOS at MAESYCOED ROAD

Cardiff & District Under 15 A Division

Saturday 8th September 2012 

Pentwyn Leisure Centre

Pentwyn Dynamos 4 - 2 Maindy Corries

Williams (2)

Willis

B. Pomeroy

This looked a difficult one as Maindy have always given us a hard match and we were missing Charlie, Chris and Ellis - 3 players who have all been player of the year in the past for us. Add to that the allocated ref didnt show - leaving me to ref and no coach on the line for the boys- it looked a tricky morning

We started well and soon took control of the game - the first 20 mins were played almost entirely in Maindy's half - we restricted them to the odd counter attack. 

After seeing alot of the ball and several corners we finally broke the deadlock with a great goal - Sam took down a high ball, controlled it well and sent an unstoppable volley into the corner, leaving the keeper with no chance. We were playing some lovely stuff and never really looked in trouble. Callum and Sam was superb in the middle of the park, Danny an Ben were linking up constantly and Kieran was having his best performance since joining us - always a threat.

1 nil at half time - should have been more but we were wasteful in front of goal.

We started the second half the same as the first - a good thing as Maindy were more in it now. 

We were soon 2 up - a really nice move. Danny took possession and went down the left, played it inside to Ben, he weighted a lovely ball through to Kieran, who slotted home through the keepers legs.

Maindy were rocked now and were arguing amongst themselves and goal number 3 came quickly.
Kieran made a lovely run across their backline and Ben played him in and he hit it across the keeper into the corner for 3 nil. 

Ben made it 4 soon after with a neat finish after another nice move.

Within minutes Swabes went through - bursting into the box and was pushed from behind for the easiest penalty decision I will give all season. We missed the pen though and this seemed to kick start Maindy.

We were tiring now as we had only 1 sub - Ryan Fry coming on for the injured Sam and doing well - and it was time for our defence to come into the equation - Ryan and Josh were looking good and Matty and Jake were working their socks off in the full back positions. Brad hadnt had much to do but made some good saves in the last 15 mins as Maindy came back. They scored a good goal to make it 1-4 and we lost our heads for 10 minutes. A mix up in the area cost us a second goal but we regained our composure and saw the game out - could even have scored 2 or 3 more in the last 5 mins as Kieran hit the bar and Ben and Swabes went close.

A good start to the season as we caught Maindy cold - but they showed in the second half they are still a good side, so a good 3 points.

Fixtures are out.....

Saturday 8th Sept 2012

Kick Off 10.30am


Under 15 A Division

AFC Whitchurch YC v Rhiwbina FC Black @ Hailey Park

Butetown Youth v St Albans @ Butetown Park

Fairwater Juniors v Rhiwbina FC White @ Poplar Park

Marlboro Black v Pentyrch Rangers @ Heath Park

Pentwyn Dynamos v Maindy Corries @ Pentwyn Leisure Centre 

The season starts Saturday September 8th - As soon as the fixtures are out I will post them, watch this space......