Longniddry Villa 1 - 14 MYS Black Stripes (15Mar08)
The Youngstars got off to a great start to this match, with three early goals. The first was scored following a great passing move, where Lennon found Calum who slotted the ball into Dylan's path and he smashed it home. Dylan soon scored his second goal, after collecting a pass from Harvey wide on the right wing, dribbling past a couple of defenders and hammering the ball into the net. Dylan was involved in the third goal with a good pass out to Lennon on the left hand side. Lennon looked up and played the ball towards Harvey, who placed it passed the keeper to make it 3-0. Sam and Innes played brilliant in defence together, winning every tackle and preventing any chances for Longniddry to score.
Longniddry played well in the second quarter, but were eventually broken down three times in the last five minutes. Josh scored a great goal first of all, from just inside the box. This was quickly followed by a goal from Calum. Mark had cleared the ball from defence up to Lennon who passed infield to Calum. After turning his marker, Calum blasted the ball past the keeper for goal number five. Josh then scored his second after winning the ball in the middle of the pitch, dribbling through the defence and slotting the ball into the bottom corner of the goals.
Josh set up an early goal in the third quarter as his pass found Lennon on the penalty spot. Lennon's powerful shot was deflected off the keeper's hands and into the roof of the net. Josh then completed his hat-trick as he picked up a defensive clearance just outside the box and placed the ball low past the keeper's right hand side. The Youngstars won many corners, allowing the defenders to push up into the box looking for a goal. This paid off following a short corner from Harvey and Josh - the ball eventually found it's way to the back post, where Morgan was waiting for an easy tap-in. Morgan was involved in the next goal, as his great clearance was met by Dylan who charged forward and scored his hat-trick. For the final goal of this quarter, Dylan managed to block a kick-out from Longniddry and the ball fell kindly for Harvey who fired it past the diving keeper.
Innes took a shot in goals for the last quarter, giving Kyle the chance to play up-front. He was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet but played very well turning his defenders and winning lots of tackles high up the pitch. A poor kick-out from the Longniddry keeper lead to Dylan's fourth goal as he intercepted the pass and scored with a great shot into the top corner. With the Youngstars pushing further and further forward, Longniddry managed to break free by winning the ball on the half-way line. Their striker headed straight for goal and managed to squeeze the ball past Innes to get on the score-sheet. The Youngstars bounced straight back though, with Dylan bombing down the left wing, cutting inside and hammering the ball into the net. Then, some great play by Morgan followed as he played the ball to the back post for Calum to score the final goal of the match.
Teamsheet: Kyle, Mark, Innes, Morgan, Sam, Josh, Lennon, Harvey, Dylan, Calum
Goal scorers: Dylan (5), Josh (3), Harvey (2), Calum (2), Lennon, Morgan
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
MATCH ABANDONED!
N.Berwick Eagles 1 - 1 MYS Black Stripes (8Mar08)
For the first time ever, our match was abandoned today due to some horrendous weather conditions. It started off dry, but very windy. However, about 5 minutes into the game the rain began to fall. Kyle managed to get his hands onto the very slippy ball on a couple of occasions - but a good strike from a North Berwick forward found its way into the net for the opening goal. Mark and Innes played very well at the back, with a number of great tackles preventing any further North Berwick goals. The Youngstars were unlucky to score a quick equaliser through Calum's header and a great shot from Harvey which was cleared off the line. After some neat play between Sam and Calum on the left, the equaliser eventually came as Josh collected the ball and skipped past a North Berwick defender. He then fired the ball into the bottom left hand corner.
As the whistle blew for the end of the first quarter, the heavens opened and the driving rain showed no signs of stopping. The match was then abandoned, with Dylan and Lennon not even getting a chance to show their skills on the pitch today. All the kids were thoroughly soaked, so quitting the match was definitely the right thing to do.
Teamsheet: Kyle, Mark, Innes, Josh, Sam, Harvey, Lennon, Dylan, Calum
Scorer: Josh
For the first time ever, our match was abandoned today due to some horrendous weather conditions. It started off dry, but very windy. However, about 5 minutes into the game the rain began to fall. Kyle managed to get his hands onto the very slippy ball on a couple of occasions - but a good strike from a North Berwick forward found its way into the net for the opening goal. Mark and Innes played very well at the back, with a number of great tackles preventing any further North Berwick goals. The Youngstars were unlucky to score a quick equaliser through Calum's header and a great shot from Harvey which was cleared off the line. After some neat play between Sam and Calum on the left, the equaliser eventually came as Josh collected the ball and skipped past a North Berwick defender. He then fired the ball into the bottom left hand corner.
As the whistle blew for the end of the first quarter, the heavens opened and the driving rain showed no signs of stopping. The match was then abandoned, with Dylan and Lennon not even getting a chance to show their skills on the pitch today. All the kids were thoroughly soaked, so quitting the match was definitely the right thing to do.
Teamsheet: Kyle, Mark, Innes, Josh, Sam, Harvey, Lennon, Dylan, Calum
Scorer: Josh
Saturday, March 1, 2008
SUMMER FOOTBALL BEGINS
Tranent Juniors 1 - 7 MYS Black Stripes (1Mar08)
A very cold and windy start to the new season today - so much for Summer Football! An early goal for the Youngstars helped settle things down and got the crowd cheering. Dylan played a great corner towards the 6 yard area and the ball deflected of a Tranent defender's knee into the net. With the wind behind them, Tranent came back strong and were unlucky not to score a quick equaliser thanks to a great goal line clearance from Innes. The Youngstars soon scored a second goal following a great passing move. Harvey won the ball on the right hand side of midfield and played it towards Calum in the middle. Calum pushed the ball out to Dylan, wide on the left hand side and he skipped past a defender before playing it back to Calum in the middle. Calum then passed the ball out to Harvey on the right who hammered it past the keeper. Towards the end of the first period, Mark had pushed forward and crossed the ball from just outside the box towards Dylan, who quickly got it under control and blasted it through the keeper's legs.
No goals were scored in the second period, but some great play from Josh and Lennon in midfield helped keep Tranent pegged back deep in their own half.
Right from kick-off in the third period, Dylan drove forwards and scored a great goal with the outside of his boot into the bottom corner of the net. Kyle was soon forced into a great save after a strong shot was deflected off Calum's knee and the ball was headed towards the inside of the post. However a great diving save from Kyle pushed the ball out for a corner. Tranent continued to push forward, and used the wind to their advantage to score a cracking goal. From out wide on the right hand side, a Tranent midfielder played the ball high towards Kyle's goals. It dipped just under the crossbar and gave the Tranent kids a well deserved goal. Dylan then scored another goal when his shot was spilled by the Tranent keeper. Rather than admiring his shot, he had continued to follow up and stuck his foot out to squeeze the ball into the net.
In the final period, another corner from Dylan was deflected off a defender and into the goals to make the score 6-1 to the Youngstars. Harvey then managed to get his second goal of the game when the keeper saved a shot from Dylan, but could only deflect it towards Harvey. With his head up, Harvey spotted a gap in the corner and slotted the ball in for the final goal of the match.
Teamsheet: Kyle, Mark, Innes, Josh, Harvey, Lennon, Dylan, Calum
Goal scorers: Harvey (2), Dylan (3), Own Goal (2)
A very cold and windy start to the new season today - so much for Summer Football! An early goal for the Youngstars helped settle things down and got the crowd cheering. Dylan played a great corner towards the 6 yard area and the ball deflected of a Tranent defender's knee into the net. With the wind behind them, Tranent came back strong and were unlucky not to score a quick equaliser thanks to a great goal line clearance from Innes. The Youngstars soon scored a second goal following a great passing move. Harvey won the ball on the right hand side of midfield and played it towards Calum in the middle. Calum pushed the ball out to Dylan, wide on the left hand side and he skipped past a defender before playing it back to Calum in the middle. Calum then passed the ball out to Harvey on the right who hammered it past the keeper. Towards the end of the first period, Mark had pushed forward and crossed the ball from just outside the box towards Dylan, who quickly got it under control and blasted it through the keeper's legs.
No goals were scored in the second period, but some great play from Josh and Lennon in midfield helped keep Tranent pegged back deep in their own half.
Right from kick-off in the third period, Dylan drove forwards and scored a great goal with the outside of his boot into the bottom corner of the net. Kyle was soon forced into a great save after a strong shot was deflected off Calum's knee and the ball was headed towards the inside of the post. However a great diving save from Kyle pushed the ball out for a corner. Tranent continued to push forward, and used the wind to their advantage to score a cracking goal. From out wide on the right hand side, a Tranent midfielder played the ball high towards Kyle's goals. It dipped just under the crossbar and gave the Tranent kids a well deserved goal. Dylan then scored another goal when his shot was spilled by the Tranent keeper. Rather than admiring his shot, he had continued to follow up and stuck his foot out to squeeze the ball into the net.
In the final period, another corner from Dylan was deflected off a defender and into the goals to make the score 6-1 to the Youngstars. Harvey then managed to get his second goal of the game when the keeper saved a shot from Dylan, but could only deflect it towards Harvey. With his head up, Harvey spotted a gap in the corner and slotted the ball in for the final goal of the match.
Teamsheet: Kyle, Mark, Innes, Josh, Harvey, Lennon, Dylan, Calum
Goal scorers: Harvey (2), Dylan (3), Own Goal (2)
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