Abbeymead Thunder - 23rd September 2006
Match Week 2
Thunder conceded a goal midway through the first half despite some great battling defensive work by Shane. By half time Churchdown had scored 3, but Abbeymead's heads did not drop, and they kept creating chances.
The second half took much the same shape as the first with the team playing really well and creating some good goal scoring opportunities but without the finishing touches. Churchdown deservedly scored 3 more goals but the result did not reflect the good performance put in.
Game 1 - Abbeymead Thunder 0 v Churchdown Panther Colts 6
The game started really well with the team adjusting extremely well to a new playing system. The defence was really tight and both the midfield and the defence were working together as a tight unit marshalled expertly by Harry.Thunder conceded a goal midway through the first half despite some great battling defensive work by Shane. By half time Churchdown had scored 3, but Abbeymead's heads did not drop, and they kept creating chances.
The second half took much the same shape as the first with the team playing really well and creating some good goal scoring opportunities but without the finishing touches. Churchdown deservedly scored 3 more goals but the result did not reflect the good performance put in.
Man of the Match : Harry Edwards
Game 2 - Abbeymead Thunder 1 v Southside 3
The second game was a much tighter affair with the team gaining more confidence with the new "system" to which they were playing. Harry, Shane and Ieuan were providing the defensive platform on which the rest of the team were able to build. Unfortunately, half way through the first half Southside undid the Thunder defence and scored a well taken goal. Abbeymead continued to play well and kept Southside out.
Southside were quicker off the mark in the second half and scored a couple of early goals, one of which took a wicked deflection giving Dale no chance to make the save. However, this spurred on the team and they created more chances in the second half with Ollie in particular creating chance after chance. That combined with Jordan's battling in midfield resulted in Thunder scoring through Ollie.
Thunder were far from and outplayed in this game and the effort put in by the whole team was top notch.
Man of the Match : Ollie Clegg
Coaches Comment : This was the best that we have seen this team perform, despite the scorelines. The boys gave their all and deserved more out of the games. However, as a team, they all said it was the best they had felt after any game!
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