Under 10s Match Reports

Gloucester Youth League
Saturday 28th October 2006

Within the first five seconds Abbeymead had taken the lead when top scorer Clayton Dee burst through to score. By half time the score was eleven - nil and Abbeymead had played some superb football against a plucky Lydney team that never gave up. Elliot Basford and Sam Benzie - playing only his second game for this team, were very comfortable at the back and started many fine passing moves. George Hall was a virtual spectator as it was very much one way traffic. In the second half Abbeymead increased there goals tally to eighteen. Abbeymead's goal scorers were: Clayton Dee (9), debutants Dan Lutman (2) and Dale Rawlings (2), Joe Wilton (2), Jamal Lawrence (2) and Ben Langworthy (1).

Lydney never gave up and made the most of some poor defending to snatch a goal near the end. If it were not for their keeper Ellis Boughton the score would have been well into the twentys.

Man of the Match: Jamal Lawrence

Abbeymead 'A': George Hall, Jamal Lawrence, Sam Benzie, Joe Wilton, Dale Rawlins, Elliot Basford, Clayton Dee, Ben Langworthy, Dan Lutman

Gloucester Youth League - League Cup
Saturday 14th October 2006

Two of the favourites for the cup were drawn together in a preliminary round which produced football of the highest standard. Abbeymead should have taken the lead from the penalty spot but the keeper made a fine save from Brodie Goddard-Jones. Elliot Basford and Clayton Dee were superb in defence in keeping Shane Burford and Daniel Webb quiet. It was Dee who gave Abbeymead the lead when his free kick from distance went straight in - Josh Cannon claiming an assist with a clever dummy. George Hall had to make some smart saves but Hucclecote were restricted to shooting from distance because of excellent defence from Dee, Goddard-Jones and in particular Basford. Jamal Lawrence was a constant threat at the other end and Joe Wilton and Ben Langworthy both had chances to extend the lead but Abbeymead held on to claim a deserved win.

Man of the Match: Clayton Dee

Abbeymead Rovers: George Hall, Elliot Basford, Clayton Dee, Brodie Goddard-Jones, Joseph Wilton, Jamal Lawrence, Joshua Cannon, Ben Langworthy

Gloucester Youth League
Saturday 7th October 2006

Abbeymead dominated the game from the start - they took the lead when a defensive mix up led to an own goal. Brodie Goddard-Jones scored two - one a deflected corner, one a great direct free kick . Clayton Dee notched another two - one following a dribble and long shot and one from close range. Jamal Lawrence scored with and excellent shot and Josh Cannon completed the scoring.

Man of the Match: Clayton Dee

Abbeymead Rovers 'A': George Hall, Elliot Basford, Joshua Cannon, Brodie Goddard-Jones, Ben Langworthy, Jamal Lawrence, Clayton Dee, Joseph Wilton

Match Week 2

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.

Gloucester Youth League
Saturday 30th September 2006

Last season these two teams dominated the Mid Glos Mini Soccer League - Abbeymead winning the Northern League with Tigers runners up. In the League Cup the roles were reversed with Tredworth beating Abbeymead in the final in extra time. So far this season both teams are unbeaten and it was easy to see why. This was an excellent game with many chances at both ends and a draw was probably a fair result.

Abbeymead dominated the first half - after just five minutes Ben Langworthy fed the ball down the line to Josh Cannon - he showed great persistence and put over a lovely cross for Jamal Lawrence to fire home an unstoppable shot from the edge of the area. Alex Williams, in the Tredworth goal then made a string of superb saves - the first from another Lawrence pile-driver having been put through by an exellent diagonal ball from Joe Wilton - another from Brodie Goddard-Jones and then another from the lively Cannon. Tigers looked dangerous on the break but due to excellent defending from Elliot Basford and Clayton Dee, George Hall had only one save to make. Dee was a threat at the other end, meeting two Goddard-Jones corners but heading just over.

As in previous meetings, Tigers took the game to Abbeymead in the second half. A poor clearance was lumped into the area - Dee misjudged his clearance header and the ball fell kindly to Dominic Bernard who calmly finished. It was one way traffic for large parts of the second half and Basford, Dee, Goddard-Jones, Lawrence and Langworthy carried out their defensive duties superbly to protect Hall from having to make many saves. At the other end, in the final five minutes, Abbeymead could have snatched it when Goddard-Jones and Langworthy went close. Cannon was a constant threat but was left on his own against the Tigers defence. In the end a draw was a fair result.

Man of the Match: Clayton Dee

Abbeymead Rovers 'A': George Hall, Jamal Lawrence, Brodie Goddard-Jones, Joe Wilton, Josh Cannon, Elliot Basford, Clayton Dee, Ben Langworthy