Copmanthorpe ‘v’ Tad Albion U8s (16th March)

U8 Yellow Team Match Report

1st Game report
Copmanthorpe 0 – 2 Tadcaster Albion
Scorers: Harry, James
The Yellow team lined up for the first game with Alfie in goal; Emily and Joseph defence; James and Megan in midfield; Harry up front.
In cold windy conditions (why is every Sunday like that?) Tadcaster struggled to stamp their authority on a game they could (and should) have won comfortably. From the first whistle Tadcaster had nearly all of the possession and much of it was in the opposition half. However it was towards the end of the first half before they got the breakthrough. From a free kick well outside the area, James unleashed a terrific shot which crashed off the underside of the bar and appeared to cross the line before bouncing out. The Copmanthorpe players were rooted to the spot, allowing Harry put the ball into the back of the net. But who scored - James or Harry? Fortunately, Companthorpe’s cutting edge goal line technology (the bald bloke called Norm stood next to the goal) confirmed that the original free kick had crossed the line.
Justin and Daniel replaced Emily and Megan for the second half. Again, Tadcaster made hard work of it and some of the positional play wasn’t great, but they never looked like losing the game. Mid-way through the second half, James picked out a great run from Harry with a lovely pass and with only the ‘keeper to beat Harry made no mistake. Tadcaster had chances to increase the lead but it wasn’t to be and the game finished with a comfortable 2-0 win.
This was another solid team performance and it sees Tadcaster move up into second place in the league – level on points with Heworth, but losing out on goal difference. That’s a fantastic position to be in and two more wins will guarantee a top two finish which would be … well ... fantastic. Let’s go for it!

Man of the Match: Alfie. Great goalkeeping again - very quick to come off his line and clear the ball. Well done Alfie!


2nd Game report
Copmanthorpe 2 – 1 Tadcaster Albion
Scorers: Saul
The line up for the second game was Megan in goal; Daniel and Emily in defence; Saul, Joseph and Justin in midfield; Alfie and Adam up front.
Tadcaster has an absolute shocker in the first half. Whether it was the windy conditions or the fact that it was 8 a-side, they struggled to make a single pass and probably tackled each other more than the opposition. Copmanthorpe scored twice and Tadcaster trudged off at half time looking very sorry for themselves.
After ‘a bit of a talking to’ at half time there was a distinct improvement in the second half and Saul pulled a goal back after a great run with a super finish. But in the end it was just one of those games that are best forgotten.

Man of the Match: Saul – showed great determination and deserved his goal. Well done Saul !