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Monday, February 18, 2008

Tad Albion U8s ‘v’ Wiggington (17th Feb)

U8 Yellow Team Match Report



1st Game report
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 Wiggington
Scorers: Harry, James

Tadcaster lined up for the first game with Alfie in goal; Justin and Joseph in defence; James and Megan in midfield; Harry up front.
Tadcaster started brightly in a delayed kick off (due to very frosty conditions). Some good early possession saw Tadcaster attacking the Wiggington end, but they lacked the cohesion seen in previous weeks. For all the determination and effort Tadcaster were playing as individuals rather than as a team. The result was 10 minutes of frustration for everyone playing and watching as the half ended goal-less.
Edan replaced Justin for the second half, with Megan dropping back to defence.
Another mixed performance in the second half saw a slight improvement, and also the early break through as an angled shot from Harry somehow found the back of the net. Any hopes that this would settle the nerves and allow the home side to push on were dashed as Wiggington hit back soon after to make the scores level. Tadcaster kept pushing for the winner and had to trust to lady luck and a couple of good saves from Alfie as things ‘went a bit pear shaped’ at the back, but in the end (and I mean right at the end) Tadcaster sneaked the win. The ball broke to James in the area and he kept his cool to slot the ball home.
This team has commitment and determination in abundance and in the end that won them the match. If they can start to play as a team they stand a real chance of winning this league. At the half way point in the season, Tadcaster are in great position – Third in the league but only 1 point behind the leaders. Let’s go for it !

Man of the Match: Megan – 100% commitment as usual. Well done Megan !

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 5 – 4 Wiggington
Scorers: Alfie(3), James(2)
The line up for the friendly game was Harry in goal, Justin and Joseph in defence; James, Megan and Edan in midfield; Alfie up front.
Another mixed performance, saw Tadcaster play some great football early. Leading 3-1 at half time thanks to 2 goals from Alfie and 1 from James, Tadcaster looked to be cruising when Alfie completed his hat-trick early in the second half. However complacency and poor discipline allowed Wiggington right back into the match and in the end Tadcaster shaded the win 5-4 thanks to James’ late goal.

Man of the Match: Justin – quietly got on with his job. Excellent positional play and some great defensive tackling. Well done Justin !