League Table Sept 28th 2013

Table courtesy of http://www.cardifffourfiveone.blogspot.co.uk/ 

October Fixtures

UNDER 16 A DIVISION OCTOBER FIXTURES


SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER 

BUTETOWN YOUTH     V     PENTYRCH RANGERS         VENUE: BUTETOWN PARK
CAERAU ELY                 V      FAIRWATER JUNIORS        VENUE: TRELAI
GRANGETOWN BC         V     MARLBORO SPORTS           VENUE: SEVENOAKS
PENTWYN DYNAMOS   V     AFC WHITCHURCH YC      VENUE: PONTPRENNAU


SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER

CAERAU ELY                V       PENTWYN DYNAMOS   VENUE: TRELAI
GRANGETOWN BC        V      PENTYRCH RANGERS    VENUE:  SEVENOAKS
MARLBORO SPORTS     V      FAIRWATER JUNIORS    VENUE:  ROATH REC
RHIWBINA FC                V      BUTETOWN YOUTH     VENUE:  YSGOL Y WERN


SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER

RHIWBINA FC   V   PENTWYN DYNAMOS  VENUE: YSGOL Y WERN


UNDER 16 CUP - ROUND ONE

AFC LLANEDEYRN BLUE               V       MAINDY CORRIES (C DIV)         VENUE: SPLOTT PARK
AFC LLANEDEYRN YELLOW         V      MARLBORO SPORTS (A DIV)      VENUE: SPLOTT PARK
AFC WHITCHURCH YC                    V     GRANGETOWN BC                       VENUE: HAILEY PARK
CARDIFF HIBERNIANS                     V      PENTYRCH RANGERS                VENUE: WILSON ROAD
FAIRWATER JUNIORS                     V      MARLBORO SPORTS RED           VENUE: POPLAR PARK
LLANEDEYRN BLUEBIRDS             V     BUTETOWN YOUTH                   VENUE: PONTPRENNAU
MAINDY CORRIES (B DIVISION)    V     GWAELOD RANGERS                   VENUE: TONGWYNLAIS
MARLBORO SPORTS WHITE          V     URDD                                            VENUE: HEATH PARK 
THORNHILL ATHLETIC                 V     CAERAU ELY                               VENUE: THORNHILL
TY CELYN BLACK                           V     LISVANE PANTHERS                  VENUE\: MAESYCOED ROAD

TEAMS NOT IN CUP DRAW HAVE A BYE TO THE NEXT ROUND


SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER

CAERAU ELY                  V        BUTETOWN YOUTH            VENUE\: TRELAI
FAIRWATER JUNIORS   V         PENTYRCH RANGERS           VENUE:  POPLAR PARK
GRANGETOWN BC         V         PENTWYN DYNAMOS          VENUE: SEVENOAKS       

Match Report

Saturday 28th September 2013

Cardiff & District Under 16 A Division

Roath Park

Marlboro Sports 3 - 2 Pentwyn Dynamos

                                   Bellew, Foulkes

Another hard match in which we were missing players - Jake absent and Matty still injured. We then lost Josh to injury after 15 minutes - and he was having a good game. This left us with no recognised full backs and players playing out of position.

Marlboro started the better and a succession of corners at the start had us under pressure from the off. 

They bossed it for the first 15 minutes and we looked lacklustre and off the pace.That said - they never really created a chance and we weathered a storm of crosses and throughballs.

We got a foothold and started to threaten them a little - Ryan running at them and Dan getting on the ball more.

We took the lead - still slightly against the run of play - through Mike Bellew. Mike followed in Jakes footsteps from last week scoring a wonderful first goal for the club. He powered through and unleashed an unstoppable drive into the top right hand corner to put us 1 up against his old team.

The game was mainly contested in the central areas and remained like that until half time and we were pleased to have the lead despite not having played anywhere near our best.

We lost the game in 10 mad minutes -  mistakes are costing us goals each week - players decision making is more important at thisage group and a failure to play an easy ball on the half way line, lead to us losing possession and they went through to score a very good goal - but from our point of view should never have happened had we played the way we were facing!

The second goal was a good finish from Nick - who was a real thorn in our side all morning, we allowed him to turn and poke the ball into the corner.

The third goal was another mistake - again bad decision making lead to attempting to dribble out from the back past an attacker, losing possession and a cross to nicks head saw us 3-1 down.

All that happened in 10 minutes but we did regain some composure - Corey came on and gave us a bit more up front and we managed to get one back through Chaz - his volley deflected into the top right hand corner.

We pressed them for an equaliser but they stood firm and held on for a deserved win.

We did the hard bit - taking the lead when not at our best and missing several players, yet bad decision making let us down and mistakes are costing us this season. We are much stronger than we have ever been and if not for mistakes we may well have won 4 of our 5 matches - yet as it stands we have only won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Match Report

Saturday 21st September 2013

Cardiff and District Under 16 A Division

Pentwyn Leisure Centre

Pentwyn Dynamos 4 -0 Grangetown

Emmott, Taylor (2), Foulkes

Injuries and absence still a running theme as we were missing Matthew, Matty and Corey this week!
We bossed it from the start and never looked in trouble. We created so many chances - Dan and Ryan working the goalkeeper and he made several excellent saves - and we wasted several good chances too!

We finally broke the deadlock with a superb goal from Jake - who was superb all match - the ball was half cleared and came at him in the air - he controlled it on his chest and executed a perfect lob into the top right hand corner. What a way to get his first goal for us!

Despite creating chance after chance it remained 1-0 at half time.

The second half we were more clinical and made sure of the points with 2 goals from Ryan - the first a well drilled shot from the edge of the box into the bottom left hand corner - and the second a well placed header from a great free kick from Dan. We finished off with a great goal from Charlie - finishing off a nice move down the right with a good finish.

Match Report

Cardiff & District Under 16 A Division

Saturday 14th September 2013

Poplar Park

Fairwater 4 - 1 Pentwyn Dynamos

                        Gibbins

A game in which we never got going and Fairwater deserved to win. It was always going to be tough as we were missing Matty and Jake - 2 big players for us but that is no excuse. The scoreline flattered them as they scored a dubious penalty and the fourth goal was gifted to them from at keystone cops moment at the back leaving their striker with the easiest goal he will ever score.

We were poor from the start and conceded after 10 mins - with a great goal from a Fairwater point of view, their player performing a 360 degree spin to get into the box and finishing well.

Fairwater scored again - Bradley making a great save but no one reacted as he parried and their striker pounced.

Dan gave us a lifeline pulling one back with a nice effort from outside the box - and we had a spell then in which Chaz had a couple of good chances but that was it for us in the first half. The dubious penalty follwed that and it was 3-1 at half time.

The second half was better from us and the only goal conceded was towards the end when we were pushing forward - ball over the top, keeper and 2 centre halves lacked communication and the ball ended up with their striker and it was 4-1.

A poor first half and lack of communication cost us - the better team on the day won.

Match Report

 

Wednesday 11th September 2013

 

Cardiff & District Under 16 A Division

 

Hailey Park

 

AFC Whitchurch 1 - 1 Pentwyn Dynamos 

McLaggon

 

Another tough game - seems like they will all be tough this season. There has been very little between us and Whitchurch over the years so I expected it to be close.

 

We had Matty missing following his injury on Saturday - plus Mike was unavailable due to rugby commitments - so I had to shuffle the pack a bit on a very wet evening. Jake had to play out of position and Swabes came straight into the starting XI despite not playing at the weekend.

 

They started well and bossed the first 10 mins without really threatening our goal. We settled, grew into the game and started to pass the ball well. There were limited chances in the first half mainly due to Lloyd in the Whitchurch goal playing so well - almost like a sweeper - so quickly out of his goal to clear any through balls - and brave down at the strikers' feet when we did get the ball right.

 

Whitchurch were very strong in the midfield and their centre backs - as always - were proving difficult to beat. They played much more football Today and will be a difficult team to beat for most sides this season.

 

Matthew had to come off injured and Swabes had to come off feeling unwell and Dan was playing with an injury - so a fairly big squad was suddenly looking threadbare!

 

0-0 at half time and we had shaded it - but it was close and either team could win from here.

 

Jared came on for Swabes and Josh had replaced Matthew and we went out for the second half determined to win it.

 

We bossed the second half completely from start to finish - limiting Whitchurch to counter attacks and playing some lovely football.

 

We took the lead from the aftermath of a corner - Huw laid the ball back to Dan, who sent a beauty of a cross in to Jared - who planted a lovely header past Lloyd.

 

Minutes later we should have made it 2-0 - Ryan went through but Lloyd came out so quickly and managed to get something on the ball to send it for a corner.

 

Then disaster struck - We allowed one of their players to dribble through us and into the box - a few desperate failed challenges and the ball ended up bouncing free - and what looked like a simple clearance was rushed and miscued straight to one of their players, who made no mistake.

 

We continued to press and Ryan Pomeroy was getting at them down the right constantly. We had more chances to win it - Huw hit the bar with a great header from a corner, Charlie went through but sent his shot over the bar - and Dan went through in the last minute and sent a lovely ball across the six yard box but no one could get anything on it.

 

A good performance in bad conditions, missing players and coping with several injuries during the game-  but yet again a mistake cost us the win - we must correct this if we are going to do anything this season. 

 

  

 

Latest Fixtures

Saturday 14th Sept 2013

KICK OFF 10.30am

CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 16 A DIVISION

AFC WHITCHURCH YC      V       BUTETOWN YOUTH      VENUE: HAILEY PARK

FAIRWATER JUNIORS       V       PENTWYN DYNAMOS   VENUE: POPLAR PARK

MARLBORO SPORTS         V       GRANGETOWN BC        VENUE: ROATH REC

RHIWBINA FC                    V        PENTYRCH RANGERS    VENUE: YSGOL Y WERN

Wednesday 18th Sept 2013

KICK OFF 5.45pm

CARDIFF & DISTRICT UNDER 16 A DIVISION

 
BUTETOWN YOUTH   V  MARLBORO SPORTS VENUE: BUTETOWN PARK

PENTRYCH   V  CAERAU ELY  VENUE: PARC Y DWRLYN

Match Report

Saturday 7th September 2013

 

Cardiff & District Under 16 A Division

 

Pontprennau

 

Pentwyn Dynamos 3 - 3 Rhiwbina FC

Taylor, Gibbins (2)

 

The opening day and already one of the toughest matches of the season.

We are stronger this season having added several quality players to the squad, but as it was the first match - and Rhiwbina - I wasn't sure what to expect from us. So I told the boys to concentrate on playing our passing game, stay disciplined and try to control the game.

 

We were great - we ran the first half and limited Rhiwbina to a 5 minute spell and only a couple of counter attacks. We took the lead on 8 mins through Ryan - latching onto a through ball and passing the ball into the bottom right hand corner.

 

We continued to press - and looked really threatening, our passing was quick and you could see the new faces were making a difference. We went further ahead on 20 mins through Dan - a sweet left footed volley in off the bar.

 

We then went 3-0 up through a penalty - for handball in the box. Dan stepped up and dispatched it well. With around 10 mins left until half time I thought if we could keep a clean sheet until the break we were looking good for the win.

 

Just before half time Rhiwbina were awarded a free kick just outside the box - and Jacob hit an unstoppable shot into the corner - leaving Brad with no chance. Matty then had to come off with an injury which was a shame as he had been excellent.

 

The second half was a different game - Rhiwbina became a lot more physical and cynical - winding our players up and throwing us off our game. It became an intense, bad tempered match that the ref lost control of. We took the bait and some of our players started diving in too - and from here on it was one bad challenge after another from both teams.

Rhiwbina do it so well when they look like they are beaten - they continually launched long balls and turned the game in their favour.

 

Rhiwbina soon got a second goal and we started to look like we were hanging on a little - but

I changed our shape and we regained our composure and steadied the ship.

Just when I felt we could close the game out we made that one error - possibly our only real mistake of the entire game - that cost us. A mix up between goalkeeper and centre back saw the ball bounce to a striker, who made it 3-3.

 

Late on a Rhiwbina player fell awkwardly and it looked likely that he had broken his wrist. This signalled the end of the match as we were all more concerned with the well being of the player. I hope he recovers quickly and is soon back playing football.

 

In summary - An excellent first half, we played all the football but didn't adapt quickly enough to long ball tactics. A draw was propbably fair as Rhiwbina bossed the second half. Not many sides will get anything off Rhiwbina so a draw is a solid start - and we will only get better as the team gels.

 

 

Latest Fixtures

SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

 

KICK OFF 10.30am

 

CARDIFF AND DISTRICT UNDER 16 A DIVISION

 

CAERAU ELY                       V        AFC WHITCHURCH YC       VENUE: TRELAI

FAIRWATER JUNIORS       V        GRANGETOWN BC             VENUE: POPLAR PARK

MARLBORO SPORTS         V        BUTETOWN YOUTH           VENUE: ROATH REC

PENTWYN DYNAMOS       V        RHIWBINA FC                      VENUE: PONTPRENNAU

 

WEDNESDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER

KICK OFF 5.45pm

CARDIFF AND DISTRICT UNDER 16 A DIVISION

 

AFC WHITCHURCH YC    V      PENTWYN DYNAMOS      VENUE: HAILEY PARK

CAERAU ELY                     V      RHIWBINA FC                   VENUE:  TRELAI

PENTYRCH RANGERS      V      FAIRWATER JUNIORS      VENUE: PARC Y DWRLYN