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24th & 25th November 2007
Panthers put up a gutsy display against a strong Wrenthorpe side, but were just edged out.
Alex Jolly was in goal for the Panthers, with Thomas Wright and Lewis Stephens in defence. William Hall was all over the field and it was he who had the first effort of the game, a fine shot which went just wide. Wrenthorpe then came in to the game and took the lead wih a fine shot. Troy Kimmings and Christian Galdamez both then had good attempts for the Panthers, but unfortunately their efforts went just wide. Jamie White beagn to put himself about up front making a number of fine runs. Half-time soon came with the score still at 1-0 to Wrenthorpe.
The second half began and this saw Stephen Hosty make his debut for the Panthers. Wrenthorpe increased their lead shortly after the restart, but a fine run and powerful shot from the tireless Troy Kimming brought Panthers back in to the game. At this stage it looked as though a draw could be on the cards, as Panthers pressed for an equaliser. However, it wasn't to be and a third goal for Wrenthorpe made the game safe.
The lads never stopped trying for which they all deserve credit. Man of the match was Lewis Stephens who put in a number of excellent tackles and defended well in general.
Jaguars came up against a very strong and much more experienced Wrenthorpe side, which told in the end.
Jaguars gave debuts to Owen Denning and David Rushton, the latter making a number of fine tackles throughout the game. Jacob Merricks was in goal, with Lewis Wardman and Harry Graves in defence. In midfield were Ewan Broadbent and Jacob Nash, with Ben Fishman up front. Wrenthorpe were soon on the attack and hit three quick fire goals. A penalty to Wrenthorpe then followed which looked certain to make it four, but an excellent save from Jacob Merricks meant the score remained at 3-0. A fine run and shot from Ben Fishman looked to have brought Jaguars back in to the game, but the goalkeeper made a fine save.
The second half started and Wrenthorpe hit three fruther goals to make it 6-0. Another fine run and shot from Ben Fishman looked to have got Jaguars on the scoresheet, but again the goalkeeper made another fine save. Six further Wrenthorpe goals followed to make the final score 12-0.
All the lads kept going and Wrenthorpe were a much more experienced side, so they shouldn't be too down hearted. Man of the match was Ben Fishman who never stopped running and looking for the ball
Pumas almost returned to winning ways, but were denied victory by a late goal in a closely fought and even contest.
Pumas started the better and were on the attack from the first whistle with Matthew Rogers, Max Wilson and Oliver Spencer all making some fine runs. However, against the run of play Wrenthorpe took the lead with goalkeeper Ben Fishman having no chance with the effort. To their credit the lads heads did not drop and they were soon level with a fine shot from Max Wilson. Joe McDaid was a tower of strength in defence, as were Scott Rankin and Dan Fletcher, but they were powerless to stop Wrenthorpe taking a 2-1 lead approaching half-time.
The second half began and debutant Harrison Joss was in the thick of the action. The lads started to move the ball around more and after a period of pressure which resulted in a number of corners Matthew Rogers scrambled the ball home to level the match at 2-2. Both teams continued to press for the winner and when Matthew scored again minutes later with a fine effort it looked as though Pumas had won the day. Unfortunately with very little time remaining Wrenthorpe managed to grab an equaliser.
All the lads worked hard, but man of the match was Max Wilson who was impressive and worked tirelessly on the right for Pumas.
Another comfortable win for the Terriers, who are growing in confidence every week. Alex Broadhead opened the scoring with a fine strike in the first minute, Connor Rigg added a second with an unstopable shot from the edge of the box mid way through the first half. Danny Bell and Josh Pamment always looked in control in defence. James Bree added a third goal just before half time with a great shot on the turn. The second half was a mirror image of the first half, with Alex Broadhead, Connor Rigg & James Bree all scoring their second goals in the same order. DJH Man of The Match went to Josh Pamment for his fine defensive display.
The Tigers competed well all over the field, Rowan Naylor-Mayers and Stuart Dyson soaked up the early Tingley pressure in defence. Frazer Ellis worked hard in midfield and he was rewarded with a goal midway through the first half. Bradley Thackray and Jack Harrop always looked a threat when the Tigers broke. The second Half saw Ossett extend their lead with a long distance chip from Jack Harrop. The Tigers held on to a well deserved win. ASD Metals Man of the match went to captain Frazer Ellis for his work rate in midfield.
Ossett town u11s visited Yorkshire Amatures in the challenge cup. It wasn't long before Ossett were 1 up by a Ross Peters goal. Yorkshire Amatures soon equalised. Ossett continued to press for the second goal. It soon came from Callum Brookes. Just before half time Yorkshire Amatures again came back and equalised. Half Time score 2-2. It was end to end in the second half. Ossett were awarded a penalty, unfortunately they hit the cross bar and were unable to get the rebound. Both teams had several chances. Full time score 2-2. It came to extra time, both teams creating chances. Yorkshire Amatures then scored. Ossett were unable to equalise.
Final score 3-2.
Ossett Scorers: Turfrey
Ossett MoM: Taylor
Ossett Woe at Wortley
Another set-back for Ossett today as they were soundly beaten, albeit with a score-line which slightly flattered the home side, and does no justice to the effort put in by the visitors. Wortley have beaten both Farsley and Yorkshire Amateurs this season on their strangely narrow and sloping pitch, and cold comfort it may be but Town are therefore in very good company.
Ossett eased themselves into initial control of the game and were unlucky not to take the lead early on when Daniel had his deft shot from the outside of his right boot tipped narrowly over. The lack of width in the pitch compressed both teams into a bubbling pressure cooker of midfield combat, with the periodic venting of a stifled attack on both sides. Campbell saved one with his face before Turfrey’s long range free kick asked for the slightest of touches to direct it goalward but went unanswered, spinning harmlessly wide.
As quarter of an hour ticked by, the fruitless efforts of the Ossett side were punished with two carbon copy Wortley goals in as many minutes, and made a mockery of Town’s dominance to that point. Both were counter-breaks down the right, both relied on a level of confusion and indecision within the Ossett defence, and both were stuck expertly home. Ossett were 2-0 down and bewildered.
Ossett failed to reply; unable to convert midfield graft into attacking chances, and Wortley soon went 3-0 up. This time a strong run and good cross from the left saw Campbell collide with Stuka-like attacker on the six yard line and somehow the ball managed to bounce jollily into the net unhindered.
Three soon became four as another counter-attack down the left was well struck across the goal and into the far left corner. It wasn’t that Ossett weren’t trying, because they were. It was just that every attempt on threatening the Wortley goal was being broken down. And broken down attack was quickly being reciprocated and converted into danger for the visitors. It seemed like the more Ossett tried to score, the more likely they were of conceding.
Ossett did pull one back though, just before half time and from a perfect and unstoppable free kick from Turfrey. Given for hand-ball in the middle of the pitch some 25 yards out; right in Turfrey’s favourite shooting range. The shot was superb and hit the top corner and beyond the reach of Wortley’s tall keeper. Ossett went into half time 4-1 down and probably mystified as to how and why.
The second half started with Ossett fired up and keen to re-gain some ground, but it was Wortley who scored what was to be the final goal of the encounter. A mixture of some clever individual play from Wortley and some hesitant tackling and challenging from Ossett resulted in shot which bounced awkwardly and in over Campbell as he dived.
Ossett were well and truly on the back foot now, and apart from a brief flurry at the end, as Town changed formation and let Ruane forage up front, Wortley made the visiting midfield and defence work extremely hard not to let another be conceded. It finished 5-1. Exhausted and nothing to show.
Ossett didn’t play badly today, it just that they didn’t play well enough; certainly in the attack and in creating chances. Wortley were not four goals better today, but they did create chances and, more often than not, they scored from them, regardless of the preceding level of Ossett effort and activity. Taylor got man of the match for his work rate and effectively fulfilling his assigned role of link man - getting the ball, holding it up and laying it off. This he did consistently and with assurance, and he also came close to nodding in a far post header right at the end as well.
Scorer: Ryan White
Man of the Match: Jack Lonsdale
Match Report by Brian Hobson
A goal 2 minutes from time by league leaders HAFC cost Ossett the point they thoroughly deserved after a terrific battling performance.
Town have produced some very good performances in recent weeks, but also some very poor ones, and they needed to be at their best against their high-flying opponents. They started well, with the midfield of Ahmed, White, Lonsdale and Potter battling hard for every ball. In an even first half Town had one great chance when Liam Preston slipped Rogers through after a good move down the left, but unfortunately his shot went just the wrong side of the post.
HAFC passed the ball round extremely well, and started to dominate play as the half went on. The back four of Briggs, Martin Preston, Awad & Scott all played well to keep the visitors at bay, with Preston particularly impressive. Briggs had to clear one off the line and 4 minutes before the break HAFC hit the post, but Ossett survived until half-time with their goal intact despite having played into a blustery wind.
Town made a triple substitution at half-time, Hartshorne, Dann and Hobson slotting into attack, midfield and defence respectively, but their play was not disrupted by the changes as the game continued to be very close. Goalkeeper Hall made an outstanding save 5 minutes into the 2nd half, and the visitors had a goal disallowed for offside as they pressed hard.
But this week Ossett defended brilliantly, with the back four all having outstanding games, and the midfield gradually began to assert themselves on the game. Hartshorne was now playing on the right with White up front, and midway through the second half, Ossett got the breakthrough when White picked up a loose ball on the left and fired home from the edge of the area.
After fearing the worst before the game, Town were now dreaming of an unexpected victory, but they were brought down to earth 10 minutes from time when HAFC got though the Ossett defence, and though Hall made a good save the visitors scored from the rebound.
Ossett’s heads could have dropped at this stage, but it was soon HAFC who were hanging on for the draw, as first White produced a great save from the visiting keeper with a 30 yard shot, and then Liam Preston hit the bar from only slightly closer. But with 2 minutes remaining, it was heartbreak as an HAFC player ran through the middle, resisted the temptation to pass to his offside team-mates and slotted it home.
There was still time for one final twist, a brilliant run by Scott was followed by a great cross which the keeper only just kept out, but as Preston and Rogers closed in on the rebound they got in each others’ way and the keeper saved.
A team capable of a performance like this one can achieve great things, and you should have nothing to fear from the rest of the season providing you put in the same amount of effort every week. Any one of the 14 on duty could have been named man of the match today, with Martin Preston, Potter and White particularly outstanding, but the award went to Lonsdale for a terrific battling midfield performance.
CHARLES RICE JUNIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE U16’s - PREMIER DIVISION
Ossett Town Reds fell to their fourth league defeat of the season losing 5 – 2 to top of the table Ossett Town Whites. Ossett Reds had made an excellent start and went into a two goal lead in the first quarter of the game but a powerful performance thereafter by Ossett Whites took the advantage away and the margin could have been more but for some excellent work by Reds goalkeeper Carl Widdrington.
Widdrington had already made two good saves when Reds took the lead after only 3 minutes with a goal created on the break following a Whites corner, Georgie Tate eventually provided the cross from which Joe Madarasi’s shot found the top corner of the net.
Tate himself extended the lead after 22 minutes. Following a shot from distance by Shaun Joy, the keeper had made an excellent save diving to his left but Tate was first to the loose ball to poke it into the net.
Ossett Whites responded well to falling two behind and after a spell of pressure pulled a goal back after 26 minutes. A ball played over the top of the Reds defence was lobbed over the advancing Carl Widdrington into the goal.
Half Time: - Ossett Town Whites 1 v Ossett Town Reds 2
Ossett Reds were never able to get a foothold in the second half as the Whites were able to show why they are sitting undefeated at the top of the division and dominated the half.
Two early goals after 42 and 47 minutes gave them the upper hand and the Reds were never able to recover from going behind, the best chance they created fell to Ross Hardaker after 60 minutes, but his shot from a Josh Hardy cross was comfortably saved.
Further goals for Ossett Whites after 64 and 67 minutes put the result beyond doubt.
Full Time: - Ossett Town Whites 5 v Ossett Town Reds 2
Man of the match for Ossett Town: - Phil Williams
Goal scorers for Ossett Town: - Joe Madarasi, Georgie Tate
Ossett whites played hosts to Ossett reds and were met with a very resolute and determined reds side, against the run of play the reds opened the scoring with a screamer of a shot from 35 yards leaving the whites keeper no chance, the reds doubled their lead after a mix up in defence and georgie tate pounced on the loose ball. The whites were struggling to find some of their previous league form until Luke Thompson put Matti Kavanagh through to lob the keeper to make it 2-1 at half time.The game was changed after inspirational reds midfield player Josh Ellis was stretchered off with a serious ankle injury and taken to hospital by ambulance. The whites came out for the second half with a different attitude and their trademark pass and move football was starting to create chances, thwarted only by some excellent goalkeeping, Lee Schofield showed his pace and beat the offside trap to score the equaliser, Matti Kavanagh grabbed his second from a missed clearance and the whites now had the upper hand, Lewis windle was a constant threat down the right and released Jamie Eyles to make it 4-2, Brad Thompson kept his head after springing the offside trap again to make the final score 5-2 to the whites.The REMGOLD player of the match was awarded to Matti Kavanagh by the Referee.
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