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Monday, November 3, 2008

Tad Albion U9s 'v' Rawcliffe (2nd November)

'A' Team Match Reports

Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 Rawcliffe
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: James, Tom

A cold damp November morning greeted the visit of Rawcliffe to Riverside. Tadcaster have never beaten Rawcliffe’s A team, but hopes were high following a good string of results.
Rawcliffe started confidently with some good slick passing in midfield, but without causing any real threat. As the first half evolved Tadcaster began to dominate with strong tackling from Jack and Tom providing the platform for some good spells of possession. Tom was rewarded for his good start when long range effort took a slight defection into the goal and Tadcaster doubled their lead soon after when James fired in from wide on the left. Tadcaster were playing some fantastic football using the full width of the pitch and stretching the Rawcliffe defence on numerous occasions. Tadcaster could (and should) have increased their lead, and they were made to pay when Rawcliffe got themselves back into the game with a viscous swerving shot from well outside the area.
From the start of the second half Tadcaster continued to cause problems for Rawcliffe with James and Jack giving the Rawcliffe defenders a torrid time, but once again Tadcaster couldn’t convert their superiority into goals. In defence, George and Charlie had been largely untroubled up until this point but as the midfield began to tire, they really had to work hard to hold on to the lead. Charlie somehow managed to show his usual composure, and George must have covered more ground in the last 5 minutes than the whole of the preceding game. Between them they limited Rawcliffe to a single shot which Alfie did really well to gather.
This was another great game to watch against a good team who played their part. There was lots to admire in the play from Tadcaster today and the only negatives are that we didn’t close out the match in the first half and also that we left the defence exposed on too many occasions at the end. Something for the manager to ponder before our next game in a fortnight.
Man of the Match: George – Fantastic defensive display.

2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 1 – 1 Rawcliffe
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, George, Jack, James, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Jack

With both teams having played the first game without substitutes on a fairly heavy pitch, there were some very tired legs during the second game. The first half didn’t have the same intensity we had witnessed earlier and ended goal-less.
The game sprang into life though when Rawcliffe took the lead early in the second half. As Tadcaster went looking for the equaliser the game became real end to end stuff. Scott performed heroics on a number of occasions scrambling back to defend whilst Tadcaster poured forward trying to get back into the game. In the end it was a sublime goal from Jack which did just that. His pace took him right through the heart of the Rawcliffe defence and the coolest of finishes ensured that honours finished even.
Man of the Match: Scott – great determination in defence.

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