Abbeymead Rovers Gladiators v Rodborough Raiders
Mid-Glos Mini Soccer League
Saturday 8th March 2008
"An easy game" is what the Gladiators thought, but how wrong! In the first half the Gladiators forgot their positional play and even the passing that has proved so successful in the last few matches! Playing the first half uphill on a steeply sloping pitch, the Galdiators found it hard to finish any attacking move and with a very active Rodborough keeper and several crossbar stikes the Gladiators could not break through. At last following a risky multiple player substitution, the Gladiators managed to get a goal by Hayden Lavender from a corner by Alex Fleming. So the Gladiators went to half time leading by a goal to nil.
The second half was different. Now playing downhill, the Gladiators started to reform. Hayden lavender started the activity by scoring from an Alex Fleming/Aiden Bonehill combination. Rodborough Raiders gave them a "wake-up" call with an excellently played and struck goal. The tide then changed and remembering positions and passing, the goals started to come; Aiden Bonehill scored following a big kick from keeper Edward James and a little defensive confusion; Dominic Perris capitalised on a goal kick hitting the referee; Aiden Bonehill scored a tidy goal and Hayden Lavender completed his hatrick from a good cross by Dominic Perris. With some tidy defending by sweeper Ben Vallender, the omnipresent Michael Asshetton, Freddie Whittaker, Robbie Searle and Alex Fleming keeping it tidy the game was over.
Final score 1-6 (Did Coach Steve Vallender really walk home following the Lavender hatrick?)
Man of the Match: Abbeymead Rovers Gladiators - Hayden Lavender; Rodborough Raiders - Kieran Brydon (Goalkeeper)
Saturday 8th March 2008
"An easy game" is what the Gladiators thought, but how wrong! In the first half the Gladiators forgot their positional play and even the passing that has proved so successful in the last few matches! Playing the first half uphill on a steeply sloping pitch, the Galdiators found it hard to finish any attacking move and with a very active Rodborough keeper and several crossbar stikes the Gladiators could not break through. At last following a risky multiple player substitution, the Gladiators managed to get a goal by Hayden Lavender from a corner by Alex Fleming. So the Gladiators went to half time leading by a goal to nil.
The second half was different. Now playing downhill, the Gladiators started to reform. Hayden lavender started the activity by scoring from an Alex Fleming/Aiden Bonehill combination. Rodborough Raiders gave them a "wake-up" call with an excellently played and struck goal. The tide then changed and remembering positions and passing, the goals started to come; Aiden Bonehill scored following a big kick from keeper Edward James and a little defensive confusion; Dominic Perris capitalised on a goal kick hitting the referee; Aiden Bonehill scored a tidy goal and Hayden Lavender completed his hatrick from a good cross by Dominic Perris. With some tidy defending by sweeper Ben Vallender, the omnipresent Michael Asshetton, Freddie Whittaker, Robbie Searle and Alex Fleming keeping it tidy the game was over.
Final score 1-6 (Did Coach Steve Vallender really walk home following the Lavender hatrick?)
Man of the Match: Abbeymead Rovers Gladiators - Hayden Lavender; Rodborough Raiders - Kieran Brydon (Goalkeeper)
posted by Alan James at 9:49 PM
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