A rearranged fixture from an early postponement that grew from one set of games to two and resulted in the Foxes winning two, drawing one and losing just one.
As always (I'm sure I've used that term before) the Foxes split into two equal squads and, thanks to the generosity of the fabulous year sixes, were able to set up two pitches to accommodate the visitors.
Squad one (Owen, Ollie C, Harri TD, Nick, Ollie K, Sam L, Omar, Jacob, Raul and Alec) started their fixtures well with a 3-2 win. A great goal from Raul and some fine defensive work from Nick and Ollie C and goalkeeping of the highest order from Owen saw us into a 1-0 lead. However a little indiscipline led to a loss of shape and Shire Colts scored two well taken goals. At this point Ollie C charged forward from his defensive position - and despite the best efforts of his coaches who were calling him back - scored a well-deserved equaliser and then celebrated in style. The Foxes now played with some reassuring control and Raul tucked away the winner late on to earn the win.
The second game was played in terrible conditions as the hail started and while we created some good chances and Owen and his defenders kept Shire Colts at bay for long periods we ended up losing 6-o with Shire Colts scoring some well worked goals.
Player of the week from this squad was Owen for his exemplary keeping in difficult conditions.
The other squad (for arguments sake - Squad X)consisted of Archie, Jack T., Sebastian, Aidan, Danny, Joey, Jack C., Max and Sonny.
In the first game Shire Colts started well and in fact deserved to score but for a fantastic goalkeeping display from Archie who pulled off a string of good saves. The Foxes almost got away with it but we did concede before half-time from a corner. The second half saw the Foxes up their game, keeping their shape and with Sonny up front holding the ball up with good midfield support from Danny,Jack C and Joey we started to trouble the away side. Some good good passing football resulted in Jack C scoring a well taken goal followed by a second from Sonny. A well earned 2-1 victory.
The second game should have been won by the Foxes. We kept our shape much better and troubled the visitors with Sonny again holding the ball up well for midfield runners but often we didn't release the ball quick enough. The Shire Colts keeper had a great game and limited the early damage, when the Foxes should have moved the game beyond the reach of the away side. In the end Sonny's two good goals were cancelled out by an equal number by Shire Colts. So 2-2 it ended then.
Player of the week from this squad was Archie for another great performance.
Shire Colts are a strong and a very good passing side who 'came out of the blocks' far quicker than the Foxes but overall we matched them and deserved the balance of the results to be in our favour.
Sunday 28 February 2010
Year 4 vs Sefton Park, Saturday 6th February
A round of games that again proved to be a successful Saturday for the Foxes.
As usual we split into what on paper looked like two even squads. As usual the fact that we play on grass (well the Downs ) meant that the results did not really reflect the attempts to balance selection.
Squad One had the best of both of its games winning the first 7-0 (Joey (3), Jack C (2)
Max, Danny) and their second 6-1: ( Joey (2), Sam L, Danny (2), Jack C, Max).
In both of these games the Foxes exhibited fairly powerful attacking and defensive displays. In the first game, nearly all Sefton Park attacks were snuffed out by Sebastian and Jack T and irresistible attacking from Joey on the right lead to goals for him and for others as he combined well with Sam L and Jack C on the left. The second game could have been a different story. The Foxes were only 3-1 at break and owed a huge debt to Jack C who, although initially reluctant to play in goal, made three decisive saves in latter part of game to keep the opposition out, allowing Joey and Danny to add to the tally, and Max to finish off with a goal from the right hand side.
Player of the week Jack C for his contributions in both outfield positions and goal, but high marks all round to everyone for a convincing team performance.
Squad 2 won its first game 3-2 bit lost its second 2-1. In both games, and as often happens, the Foxes came unstuck when we lost our shape and players started playing out of position. On occasions it looked like we were playing an old fashioned 1-0-6 formation. However there were also some great passages of play, some brave and intelligent defending and some well taken goals.
Player of the week was Sonny for his usual high-quality on-field performance but also for, again reluctantly, going in goal in the second game and keeping the score line to a reasonable margin.
As usual we split into what on paper looked like two even squads. As usual the fact that we play on grass (well the Downs ) meant that the results did not really reflect the attempts to balance selection.
Squad One had the best of both of its games winning the first 7-0 (Joey (3), Jack C (2)
Max, Danny) and their second 6-1: ( Joey (2), Sam L, Danny (2), Jack C, Max).
In both of these games the Foxes exhibited fairly powerful attacking and defensive displays. In the first game, nearly all Sefton Park attacks were snuffed out by Sebastian and Jack T and irresistible attacking from Joey on the right lead to goals for him and for others as he combined well with Sam L and Jack C on the left. The second game could have been a different story. The Foxes were only 3-1 at break and owed a huge debt to Jack C who, although initially reluctant to play in goal, made three decisive saves in latter part of game to keep the opposition out, allowing Joey and Danny to add to the tally, and Max to finish off with a goal from the right hand side.
Player of the week Jack C for his contributions in both outfield positions and goal, but high marks all round to everyone for a convincing team performance.
Squad 2 won its first game 3-2 bit lost its second 2-1. In both games, and as often happens, the Foxes came unstuck when we lost our shape and players started playing out of position. On occasions it looked like we were playing an old fashioned 1-0-6 formation. However there were also some great passages of play, some brave and intelligent defending and some well taken goals.
Player of the week was Sonny for his usual high-quality on-field performance but also for, again reluctantly, going in goal in the second game and keeping the score line to a reasonable margin.
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Yr 4 Foxettes Grapple with the Falcons
Sat 6 Feb : Thornbury 4: Foxes 3 and Thornbury 2: Foxes 0
Slightly below strength this week, 18 Foxes from the Year 4 Girls Massive headed north to Thornbury. It's further than you think (note to self). And sorry girls, your coach was late so our famous warm-up and team selection was sacrificed. Blame the result on that.
We started powerfully, two quick goals from Sophie M and it was starting to look embarassing. With the two goal cushion we changed lots of players around, producing some strong new attacking partnerships from Marielle and Molly H who hassled and pressured the Falcons, and Tia and Sophie C - who scored her first goal in the green & white Yay! It was a well matched game, with some lovely saves in goal by Abby, one of our newest recruits to the goalie gloves, and great defending, as ever, by Anna R, Ella T and Phoebe.
In the second half Thornbury took a couple of fine goals and suddenly the match was on. Molly R, Megan and Rosie found themselves in the thick of it, with some tricky Falcons to tackle - but tackle they did. It sounds cliched to claim the final result in this one - 4-3 to the Falcons - was against the run of play, but our girls deserved a better scoreline. Great to see Sophie C scoring from a lovely set up run by Tia.
Then came a tougher flight of Falcons, although one of the trickiest strikers seemed to play in both matches! With Emily C in goal, Anna R and Bryony in defence we felt confident, and certainly Sophie HR, Tia and Phoebe were getting the ball nicely up front for Sophie M and Emily T. But it just wasn't our morning - some strong attacks were repelled, we hit the woodwork and went just wide, and then the Falcons snuck a couple of cheeky ones past us.
But these games are still training, right? And we learnt a lot. Like running, looking and passing all the same time is harder than it looks. And that small girls on the other team may be more dangerous than bigger ones...
A year ago, this would have been a decent result. But these Foxes are hungry now, and have tasted blood (see last week's blog). I think they'll be back for more goals next time... Well played all.
Slightly below strength this week, 18 Foxes from the Year 4 Girls Massive headed north to Thornbury. It's further than you think (note to self). And sorry girls, your coach was late so our famous warm-up and team selection was sacrificed. Blame the result on that.
We started powerfully, two quick goals from Sophie M and it was starting to look embarassing. With the two goal cushion we changed lots of players around, producing some strong new attacking partnerships from Marielle and Molly H who hassled and pressured the Falcons, and Tia and Sophie C - who scored her first goal in the green & white Yay! It was a well matched game, with some lovely saves in goal by Abby, one of our newest recruits to the goalie gloves, and great defending, as ever, by Anna R, Ella T and Phoebe.
In the second half Thornbury took a couple of fine goals and suddenly the match was on. Molly R, Megan and Rosie found themselves in the thick of it, with some tricky Falcons to tackle - but tackle they did. It sounds cliched to claim the final result in this one - 4-3 to the Falcons - was against the run of play, but our girls deserved a better scoreline. Great to see Sophie C scoring from a lovely set up run by Tia.
Then came a tougher flight of Falcons, although one of the trickiest strikers seemed to play in both matches! With Emily C in goal, Anna R and Bryony in defence we felt confident, and certainly Sophie HR, Tia and Phoebe were getting the ball nicely up front for Sophie M and Emily T. But it just wasn't our morning - some strong attacks were repelled, we hit the woodwork and went just wide, and then the Falcons snuck a couple of cheeky ones past us.
But these games are still training, right? And we learnt a lot. Like running, looking and passing all the same time is harder than it looks. And that small girls on the other team may be more dangerous than bigger ones...
A year ago, this would have been a decent result. But these Foxes are hungry now, and have tasted blood (see last week's blog). I think they'll be back for more goals next time... Well played all.
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Year 3 Foxes v Bishop Road 23rd Jan - late post
After the long Xmas lay-off the Y3 Foxes came out with all guns blazing.
Bishop Road brought enough for just one team with substitutes so we split into two even squads.
Match 1 Squad - Teya, Rohan, Ewan, Josh, Joseph, Henry, Stanley, Jack, William LP.
The Foxes were just too strong for Bishop Road and it wasn't long before we took the lead. Good performances all round helped us to a well-earned 4-0 win.
Goals - Josh (3), Stanley
Match 2 Squad - Caston, Billy, Caleb, Matthew, William W., Sam, Jago, Ludo, TJ, Harrison.
The foxes again dominated from the off and were ahead within seconds. Everyone played their part in a demonstration of intelligent passing and running play. Highlights were too many to mention and the end result was Foxes won 7-0.
Goals - Harrison (3), Jago (2), TJ and Ludo.
Match 3 - everyone!
In a hastily arranged 3rd match almost everyone stayed to play, meaning that we had to change the entire team at half time. Again we roared into an early lead and soon went 2-0 up. With encouragement from all the parents - Bishop Road and Foxes alike - BR fought back to score their only goal of the morning to great applause. All hope was soon snuffed out as the Foxes went further ahead. Despite playing many out of their normal positions, our players still created loads of chances (including some missed "sitters") but the result was just 4-1 to the Foxes.
Goals - TJ, Sam, Billy, Jago
Players of the week - Josh, Harrison, Rohan
Saturday 6 February 2010
Year 2 vs Sefton Park
This week the year 2 squad split up, so for the first time the Foxes who turned out to play against Sefton Park were a representative sample rather than a full set.
In the first game we showed the lessons learnt from the last few weeks, tackling with commitment and chasing every ball. Isabelle and India formed a great defensive partnership, and at the other end we created several chances - but sadly no goals. As the game went on we were camped in our opponents' half and seemingly bound to score first - until, maddeningly, Sefton Park sneaked up the pitch to snatch a late winner.
In the second game, the same squad kept up their efforts and this time were well rewarded. We kept tackling, but added passing and better positioning. Josh alone could have scored on three occasions, and so it was no surprise when both Ben, and then Alex scored to finish two good moves. Jamie's exuberant defence and Oli's robust tackling (who knew!) ensured that we ran out worthy winners.
So no players of the week this week; it was one of those days when everyone played their part. In a different (colder) corner of Bristol, Phil reports that training went really well and it's amazing to think that next time we will be able to put out a completely different squad of exactly the same standard.
In the first game we showed the lessons learnt from the last few weeks, tackling with commitment and chasing every ball. Isabelle and India formed a great defensive partnership, and at the other end we created several chances - but sadly no goals. As the game went on we were camped in our opponents' half and seemingly bound to score first - until, maddeningly, Sefton Park sneaked up the pitch to snatch a late winner.
In the second game, the same squad kept up their efforts and this time were well rewarded. We kept tackling, but added passing and better positioning. Josh alone could have scored on three occasions, and so it was no surprise when both Ben, and then Alex scored to finish two good moves. Jamie's exuberant defence and Oli's robust tackling (who knew!) ensured that we ran out worthy winners.
So no players of the week this week; it was one of those days when everyone played their part. In a different (colder) corner of Bristol, Phil reports that training went really well and it's amazing to think that next time we will be able to put out a completely different squad of exactly the same standard.
Friday 5 February 2010
Year 4's vs Sefton Park - 6th Feb
We have a home game on Saturday 6th February. 10.00 meet on the Downs.
Year 4 vs Rockleaze - 30th January
As always a closely contested series of games between the two clubs. As always the Foxes split into two evenly matched squads. As it transpired Rockleaze came with a clear 'A' and 'B' split so the Foxes did well to win two, draw one and see defeat in only one.
Andy and Ewan's squad started very well winning the first game 7-0 and playing some very high quality football with Sam L standing out for his vision and passing, Ollie K for his tackling and Ollie C and Owen for their calm defending. Rocklaeaze were unlucky not to score at least once but the passing and movement by the Foxes was high quality with Omar scoring four and Danny three (having played in goal in the first half he wants me to point out). In the second game we started brightly and should have taken the lead but Rockleaze scored two good goals and only some great keeping from Ollie K kept it to 2-0 at half time. The Foxes tried a couple of new keepers in the second half and were quickly 4-0 down but came back strongly and could easily have scored one or more by the final whistle.
Graham and Dave's squad did really well to come back to draw their first game 2-2 with a great penalty from Sonny in the dying moments earning the draw. The second game saw a 5-2 victory as again the Foxes mixed up their formation to give everyone a good run out.
Overall a good day for the Foxes with many solid performance but the players of the week proved to be Sam L and Max.
Andy and Ewan's squad started very well winning the first game 7-0 and playing some very high quality football with Sam L standing out for his vision and passing, Ollie K for his tackling and Ollie C and Owen for their calm defending. Rocklaeaze were unlucky not to score at least once but the passing and movement by the Foxes was high quality with Omar scoring four and Danny three (having played in goal in the first half he wants me to point out). In the second game we started brightly and should have taken the lead but Rockleaze scored two good goals and only some great keeping from Ollie K kept it to 2-0 at half time. The Foxes tried a couple of new keepers in the second half and were quickly 4-0 down but came back strongly and could easily have scored one or more by the final whistle.
Graham and Dave's squad did really well to come back to draw their first game 2-2 with a great penalty from Sonny in the dying moments earning the draw. The second game saw a 5-2 victory as again the Foxes mixed up their formation to give everyone a good run out.
Overall a good day for the Foxes with many solid performance but the players of the week proved to be Sam L and Max.
Sefton Park vs Westbury Park Foxes Yr 5 - Sat 06/02/10
Saturday's match against Sefton park has been moved to the Glos County Cricket Club overflow car park, turn right off Ashley Down Road opposite Station Road.
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Monday 1 February 2010
Y3 versus Rockleaze
Overall Result: Won 2, Drew 2, Lost 2
Colin's Team : Caston, Jack, Ludo, William w, William l p, Henry, Josh, TJ, Harrison
3 terrific games of football against a strong Rockleaze outfit 0-0, 0-0 and a 2-0 victory a strong defensive performance meant we kept 3 clean sheets. Jack displaying some robust confident tackling and William W's calm and confident clearing of the ball to dispel any danger from the Rockleaze attack. Tj swept seamlessly between defence and attack offering strong options in both areas. a strong midfield and attacking line allowed the foxes to attack through the middle or up the wings. Ludo and Caston providing strong runs into the heart of the Rockleaze defense. William L P troubled the reds with some great balls through. Josh , Henry and Harrison linking well together with some powerful shots at goal. It wasn't until the final game that the deadlock was finally broken with a thunderous, cracking free kick from Harrison, followed soon after by a lovely through ball from Josh for Harrison to chip the Rockleaze keeper rounding off a well earned victory. A great game for the foxes with fantastic performances from ALL the team, lovely passing and battling. Well done!
"Man of the Match" award: William W for his great defensive work & Harrison for some great work up front.
Rob's Team : Jago, Eddy, Brody, Joseph, Billy, Isaac, Stanley, Ewan, Matthew
Result 1-2, 1-0, 0-2
In all three games we played very good football, with each match being a fairly even contest. I felt we were unlucky to loose the first and the last matches, perhaps a little tiredness had crept in by the end. Jago, Billy and Ewan had great games in goal, a big thank you since we were missing a natural "volunteer" goal keeper in the squad today. Billy pulled off a particularly fine save at point blank range. Eddy, Isaac and Matthew showed their fine defensive awareness, all three showing confidence on the ball to pass their way out of trouble and not concede possession unnecessarily. With Rockleaze never really getting the upper hand we were unlucky to loose two of the games. Ewan and Jago worked hard in mid field, Jago ran his socks off as usual and Ewan stood out for his unselfish passing. Brody battled for the ball everywhere. Stanley and Joseph were busy up front causing all sorts of problems with their speed and fine ball control. Goal scorers and "Man of the Match" awards were Joesph and Billy.
Colin's Team : Caston, Jack, Ludo, William w, William l p, Henry, Josh, TJ, Harrison
3 terrific games of football against a strong Rockleaze outfit 0-0, 0-0 and a 2-0 victory a strong defensive performance meant we kept 3 clean sheets. Jack displaying some robust confident tackling and William W's calm and confident clearing of the ball to dispel any danger from the Rockleaze attack. Tj swept seamlessly between defence and attack offering strong options in both areas. a strong midfield and attacking line allowed the foxes to attack through the middle or up the wings. Ludo and Caston providing strong runs into the heart of the Rockleaze defense. William L P troubled the reds with some great balls through. Josh , Henry and Harrison linking well together with some powerful shots at goal. It wasn't until the final game that the deadlock was finally broken with a thunderous, cracking free kick from Harrison, followed soon after by a lovely through ball from Josh for Harrison to chip the Rockleaze keeper rounding off a well earned victory. A great game for the foxes with fantastic performances from ALL the team, lovely passing and battling. Well done!
"Man of the Match" award: William W for his great defensive work & Harrison for some great work up front.
Rob's Team : Jago, Eddy, Brody, Joseph, Billy, Isaac, Stanley, Ewan, Matthew
Result 1-2, 1-0, 0-2
In all three games we played very good football, with each match being a fairly even contest. I felt we were unlucky to loose the first and the last matches, perhaps a little tiredness had crept in by the end. Jago, Billy and Ewan had great games in goal, a big thank you since we were missing a natural "volunteer" goal keeper in the squad today. Billy pulled off a particularly fine save at point blank range. Eddy, Isaac and Matthew showed their fine defensive awareness, all three showing confidence on the ball to pass their way out of trouble and not concede possession unnecessarily. With Rockleaze never really getting the upper hand we were unlucky to loose two of the games. Ewan and Jago worked hard in mid field, Jago ran his socks off as usual and Ewan stood out for his unselfish passing. Brody battled for the ball everywhere. Stanley and Joseph were busy up front causing all sorts of problems with their speed and fine ball control. Goal scorers and "Man of the Match" awards were Joesph and Billy.
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