Before the match we stressed
to the boys the importance of getting the season off to a
good start. They did just that.
After 2 minutes Dominic
finished off an attack with a well placed shot. Then goals
from Connor and Lewis made it 3 -0 within 6 minutes.
Good passing and use of both
flanks continued and Josh scored 2 goals in 2 minutes -
the first of which was particularly well taken after a
great run.
So after 12 minutes we were 5
-0 up and had made just the start to the season we wanted.
Things calmed down for the rest of the half , though the
football remained positive.
The best goal of the game came
in the 26th minute when Steven exchanged passes with
Dominic , who had held his wide position well , and then
finished with a cool shot.
We were 6 - 0 up at half time
and made a number of changes for the second half. Again
the half started with an early goal as Lewis was in the
right place to finish after a great run by Josh.
Connor then scored goals in
the 35th and 41st minutes to complete his hat trick. In
between the Ribble centre forward had caught the defence
asleep and beat the offside trap before finishing with a
well placed shot.
Lewis completed his hat trick
on 43 minutes with a shot over the Ribble goalkeeper . The
scoring was completed by another consolation goal for
Ribble who by now were throwing players forward - reward
for a team who kept trying and were well supported.
Overall it was a pleasing
result with many plus points, both forwards got a hat
trick , the passing continues to improve, the defence
looked strong and we got all of the subs on the pitch. We
need to build on this for the stiffer tests to come.
