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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Tad Albion U9s 'v' Rawcliffe (18th January)

'A' Team Match Reports

Rawcliffe 0 – 0 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom

A cold damp January morning saw Tadcaster travel to Rawcliffe hoping to build on last week’s draw with Bishopthorpe.
Tadcaster were slow out of the blocks as Rawcliffe took control of the early proceedings. Scott and George had their hands full at the back as the Rawcliffe midfield quickly gained the upper hand. Tadcaster, still rusty from the long lay off through November, December and early January just never got going. They were guilty of dwelling too long on the ball when they had possession and lost out on nearly all of the 50/50 balls in midfield. Having said that, credit must be given to Rawcliffe, who played extremely well - they passed the ball as well as any team Tadcaster have faced this season.
The second half followed the pattern of the first. Rawcliffe were well on top, but for all their domination in midfield, they rarely looked like scoring. In the end, a draw was probably a good result for Tadcaster.
Not quite the performance we were looking for, but there were plenty of positives to take from the game. Commitment was great as usual and between them Scott, George and Charlie managed to snuff of most of the danger. When he was needed Alfie showed great determination and bravery charging out to collect the ball.
Man of the Match: Alfie – Great concentration in goal. Did well when we needed him.

2nd Game report
Rawcliffe 0 – 0 Tadcaster Albion
Squad: Alfie, Charlie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Louis, Scott, Tom

Tadcaster showed signs of improvement in the second game. As a whole the team displayed a lot more cohesion and a bit more determination to be first to the loose ball. Louis got himself into some good forward positions, as did Alfie, but neither could find the space against a very well organized Rawcliffe defence.
The second half saw Tom pushed up after his defensive stint and he nearly broke the deadlock towards the end of the match. Great work down the right hand side saw the ball fall to Tom on front of goal, but tired legs saw him blaze the ball just over the bar.
Man of the Match: Tom – Stood out for Tadcaster with a great effort for the team.

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