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2pm Kick Off
19th November 2006
After a brilliant fighting display last week the Villa
headed out to face Gillibrand. Tom M wore the captains
armband. The crowd wore tears & sniffles to compliment their
winter attire, the wind blew harsh on Astley Park. The pitch
could have done with some harsh treatment of a different
kind, it was not looking it’s best.
1st Half
A great start from Villa shocked the Warriors. This was
going to be a hard game for them. Villa pushed on and put
great pressure on the Warriors back four, Jamie G & Alex
securing the ball in the middle of the park and pushing it
forward to Greg & Smithy. Gillibrand held the line well and
on more than one occasion the Villa were caught offside.
Chances for Jamie A on the right and Sam could have been
taken to the point of shooting but they chose to cross. The
teams were matched on every part of the pitch.
When the Warriors did break free they were held firm by
Liam, Tom G & Danny.
Tom M kept them organised and protected Will who had little
to do. Warriors won their first corner on 9mins and it was
dispatched without any fuss. Warriors broke free a little
over half way through the half and a shot bounced off an
orange arm in the area, the ref pointed to the spot.
Warriors scored the penalty.1-0.18mins.
Alex came off injured and Rob went on.
It was a blow but the Villa carried on, tackle by tackle,
pass by pass they battled. Free kicks indicated it was
hard but it was never dirty. Most of the play was down the
right. Jamie A came off after 25mins and Ryan M went on.
Will sent the ball down the right again and the Villa
couldn’t keep the ball, it came straight back down the line
finishing with a Warriors shot. 2-0. 28mins. The next goal
was a replica.3-0. 30mins.
The whistle blew.
Half Time. 3-0.
The management were pleased with the effort just not the
scoreline. It didn’t reflect the half and but for a little
more concentration and fight in the last 5mins when the
Warriors banged in 6 shots scoring with two identical moves
the Villa would have been returning to the field only 1 goal
down. Will was asked to slow down the delivery as the
defence were not getting the time to recover and the ball
was not being held up front. No changes were made.
2nd Half
The Villa started the half the same as the first one, tough
and positive. Warriors won a corner and during it Tom G took
a knock on the head and Kyle came on to replace him after
5mins.Sadly, Warriors struck again on the 11th minute. 4-0.
Great credit to the Villa though, they did not let their
heads drop, indeed, if anything, it spurred them on. Greg
took a knock and had to come off after 13mins and Jamie A
went back on pushing Ryan M into the middle with Smithy to
the right of Sam. With both wingers back on Villa started to
take Gillibrand apart and shots from Rob & Smithy could so
easily have seen the scores almost level. It was a great
piece of football that saw Jamie A run on into the box to
score on 18mins.4-1.
Villa won their first corner of the game on 19mins. Jamie G
launched it into the box and as Warriors broke out Sam
chased back and halted their attack but got injured in the
process and came off on 22mins. Alex had to go back on
despite his injured knee. The game was all Villa until the
28th minute when a long ball secured the Warriors fifth and
last goal of the game. The whistle blew dead on time despite
the stoppages.
Full Time. 5-1
Once again boys we are proud of you. You showed great spirit
today, a lucky bounce here, a bit more concentration there
and a desire for the ball for the full 60mins and you would
have come away with more than you did. As they say, that’s
football. Let’s make doubly sure that we take the same game
to Lancon that we have witnessed in the last two fixtures.
Well done boys
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