'A' Team Match Reports
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Ethan, Jack
A glorious sunny October morning saw Tadcaster Albion play host to York Cubs – one of the two teams to beat Taddy last season.
The match kicked off at a furious pace and right from the start there was very little to choose between the two teams. Both sides showed their intent to attack, but with strong midfields and organized defences, clear cut chances were few and far between. Tadcaster did get on top of the midfield battle and midway through the first half Ethan found himself with enough room to let fly from distance. It looked like a goal from the moment it left his foot, and although the Cubs ‘keeper did well to get his hand to it, he couldn’t stop the ball finding the top corner.
Within a minute of the re-start Jack found himself with a shooting opportunity from wide on the right and he fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner giving the home side a bit of breathing space. The whole team worked their socks off throughout the match and really didn’t look like they would concede a goal. Cubs came back though and grabbed a goal with 2 minutes remaining to set the nerves jangling for the home coaches and supporters. Thankfully though it proved to be merely a consolation and the final whistle sounded to give Taddy one of their best ever wins.
York Cubs (players, coaches and supporters) played their part in a cracking game which was a fantastic advert for mini-soccer. But this was a match that Tadcaster fully deserved to win. Jack and James lead the line superbly - closing down the Cubs defence and staying positive even though they weren’t seeing much of the ball. Tom and Ethan won the midfield battle and tipped the balance in Tadcaster’s favour. The two at the back – Scott and George - were as solid as ever as was Alfie in goal. Sam also played a huge part in this win – his energy and commitment coming on as sub allowed the midfield and strikers to get a well earned breather.
Man of the Match: Ethan – Cracking goal which gave the whole team belief that they could win the game.
2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 2 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Louis, Scott
Scorers: Scott, George
Tadcaster found themselves 2-0 down early on in this match as they struggled to get going following the efforts of the first game. They did pull a goal back though towards the end of the first half thanks (once again) to Scott.
The second half was fairly evenly balanced and Tadcaster got the only goal of the game thanks to a suberb clinical finish from George.
Man of the Match: Jack – Terrific effort supporting the defence from midfield.
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 1 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James, Sam, Scott, Tom
Scorers: Ethan, Jack
A glorious sunny October morning saw Tadcaster Albion play host to York Cubs – one of the two teams to beat Taddy last season.
The match kicked off at a furious pace and right from the start there was very little to choose between the two teams. Both sides showed their intent to attack, but with strong midfields and organized defences, clear cut chances were few and far between. Tadcaster did get on top of the midfield battle and midway through the first half Ethan found himself with enough room to let fly from distance. It looked like a goal from the moment it left his foot, and although the Cubs ‘keeper did well to get his hand to it, he couldn’t stop the ball finding the top corner.
Within a minute of the re-start Jack found himself with a shooting opportunity from wide on the right and he fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner giving the home side a bit of breathing space. The whole team worked their socks off throughout the match and really didn’t look like they would concede a goal. Cubs came back though and grabbed a goal with 2 minutes remaining to set the nerves jangling for the home coaches and supporters. Thankfully though it proved to be merely a consolation and the final whistle sounded to give Taddy one of their best ever wins.
York Cubs (players, coaches and supporters) played their part in a cracking game which was a fantastic advert for mini-soccer. But this was a match that Tadcaster fully deserved to win. Jack and James lead the line superbly - closing down the Cubs defence and staying positive even though they weren’t seeing much of the ball. Tom and Ethan won the midfield battle and tipped the balance in Tadcaster’s favour. The two at the back – Scott and George - were as solid as ever as was Alfie in goal. Sam also played a huge part in this win – his energy and commitment coming on as sub allowed the midfield and strikers to get a well earned breather.
Man of the Match: Ethan – Cracking goal which gave the whole team belief that they could win the game.
2nd Game report
Tadcaster Albion 2 – 2 York Cubs
Squad: Alfie, Ethan, George, Jack, James K, James O, Louis, Scott
Scorers: Scott, George
Tadcaster found themselves 2-0 down early on in this match as they struggled to get going following the efforts of the first game. They did pull a goal back though towards the end of the first half thanks (once again) to Scott.
The second half was fairly evenly balanced and Tadcaster got the only goal of the game thanks to a suberb clinical finish from George.
Man of the Match: Jack – Terrific effort supporting the defence from midfield.
