The competitive side of 2012 ended with another draw as, after an exciting and enjoyable game, Owen made a great last-minute penalty save to stop Rockleaze snatching all three points.
On a heavy pitch westarted brightly but Rockleaze created two chances on the break and took them both through. To our credit, the Foxes did not panic and continued to dominate possession with Sam L, Harry and Danny each scoring to leave the score a 3-2 at half time.
The second half saw end to end action with Rockleaze levelling the score with 15 minutes to go, another goal on the break. Either side could have gone on to win but with the state of the pitch leaving both sets of players tired, Rockleaze got their chance with their last minute spot kick that Foxes hero Owen pushed around the post.
Great performances throughout but man of the match went to Harri for a commanding game at centre back.
Monday 31 December 2012
Sunday 16 December 2012
BGL u10 BLU RED 1 - 8 Westbury Park Foxes
Foxes end the year in style with their best performance to date!
The Foxes made the short trip to Coombe Dingle to take on Bristol Ladies Union Reds in their final BGL match of the year. A depleted squad meant that Amelia was prevented from packing for her mid winter training break to bolster the defence, as only 8 were available.
Following Gangnam Style warm up, captain Sim elected to play down the slope in the first half to protect Betty's eyes from the low sun.
The first half produced the best 20 minutes football that the girls have played all season. Against one of the current BGL form teams, the Foxes were quite simply superb, with fantastic passing and movement and commitment in the tackle. Two goals apiece from Sim and Mara had the home side reeling, but nobody was expecting the fluid passing around the edge of the box that led to Ella smashing home, after brilliant interplay between the front 3. A goal of the season contender!
Further back Lulu played the sweeper role with Bella, Amelia and Bea interchanging in defence, to minimise any threat on the Foxes goal. Betty showed some great recycling putting the ball into the opposition half on a couple of occasions.
5-0 at half time. We didn't bother with a team talk as there was nothing we could improve on!
The second half playing up the slope was always going to afford the opposition more ball and territory but a further 2 goals put the result beyond doubt before Lulu scored a cracker from 20 yards out that beat the keeper at the near post.
A tiring defensive mix up allowed a well taken consolation for BLU, but overall it was a tremendous Foxes performance.
Captain of the Week : Sim
Girl of the Game : Sim
The Foxes made the short trip to Coombe Dingle to take on Bristol Ladies Union Reds in their final BGL match of the year. A depleted squad meant that Amelia was prevented from packing for her mid winter training break to bolster the defence, as only 8 were available.
Following Gangnam Style warm up, captain Sim elected to play down the slope in the first half to protect Betty's eyes from the low sun.
The first half produced the best 20 minutes football that the girls have played all season. Against one of the current BGL form teams, the Foxes were quite simply superb, with fantastic passing and movement and commitment in the tackle. Two goals apiece from Sim and Mara had the home side reeling, but nobody was expecting the fluid passing around the edge of the box that led to Ella smashing home, after brilliant interplay between the front 3. A goal of the season contender!
Further back Lulu played the sweeper role with Bella, Amelia and Bea interchanging in defence, to minimise any threat on the Foxes goal. Betty showed some great recycling putting the ball into the opposition half on a couple of occasions.
5-0 at half time. We didn't bother with a team talk as there was nothing we could improve on!
The second half playing up the slope was always going to afford the opposition more ball and territory but a further 2 goals put the result beyond doubt before Lulu scored a cracker from 20 yards out that beat the keeper at the near post.
A tiring defensive mix up allowed a well taken consolation for BLU, but overall it was a tremendous Foxes performance.
Captain of the Week : Sim
Girl of the Game : Sim
Friday 14 December 2012
BSYL - yr 7 - Shire Colts 4 - 4 Foxes
This was a game where the Foxes' performance could best be described as 'mixed'.
Shirehampton entered the game pointless and left with the draw, scoring in the first and the last minute, to deny us the victory which had seemed certain for most of the second half.
Shire started the scoring straight from the first whistle as the sleepy Foxes were caught napping. They went further ahead from a defensive slip and although Danny smashed a shot into the top corner to bring the Foxes back in to it, another slip at the back took the score to 3-1.
Thankfully this woke the Foxes and the score was 3-3 at half time through well taken goals by Omar and Danny again. The whole team started to click and the defence worked out how to handle Shire's nippy forward line.
The second half started as the first had finished with the Foxes being the stronger team but we could only convert one of the many chances that we created, when Sam L finished off a great solo run. Sadly we could not score what would have been a decisive fifth and a Shire equalised through a last gasp penalty.
Shirehampton entered the game pointless and left with the draw, scoring in the first and the last minute, to deny us the victory which had seemed certain for most of the second half.
Shire started the scoring straight from the first whistle as the sleepy Foxes were caught napping. They went further ahead from a defensive slip and although Danny smashed a shot into the top corner to bring the Foxes back in to it, another slip at the back took the score to 3-1.
Thankfully this woke the Foxes and the score was 3-3 at half time through well taken goals by Omar and Danny again. The whole team started to click and the defence worked out how to handle Shire's nippy forward line.
The second half started as the first had finished with the Foxes being the stronger team but we could only convert one of the many chances that we created, when Sam L finished off a great solo run. Sadly we could not score what would have been a decisive fifth and a Shire equalised through a last gasp penalty.
Sunday 9 December 2012
Westbury Park Foxes u10 Girls 10 v 1 Longwell Green u10 Girls
Westbury Park Foxes climb back into second place in the Bristol Girls League.
Following on from a fantastic result last week the Foxes played host to Longwell Green at St Ursulas.
This match gave an opportunity to give more playing time to some of our Y4s, Bea and Ruby, as well as Molly, who had missed out last week. It also gave a chance to move some of our usual defenders further up the pitch.
The result was an emphatic win for the the Foxes, which included a hat trick of hat tricks, as Sim, Mara and Lily all found the back of the net 3 times. The other goal was deflected in by the Green defence, following a Lulu corner.
The 5-1 half time lead enabled Betty a rare opportunity to swap the gloves with Lulu, and enjoy a half as an outfield player. She quickly imposed herself in the midfield, looking like she had been there all season, and the Foxes added a further 5 unanswered goals.
Whilst we will certainly face sterner opposition in the coming weeks it was great to see the improvement in passing and movement off the ball, and great to see goals coming from different scorers.
Well played everyone.
Captain of the week: Mara
Girl of the Game: Betty
Following on from a fantastic result last week the Foxes played host to Longwell Green at St Ursulas.
This match gave an opportunity to give more playing time to some of our Y4s, Bea and Ruby, as well as Molly, who had missed out last week. It also gave a chance to move some of our usual defenders further up the pitch.
The result was an emphatic win for the the Foxes, which included a hat trick of hat tricks, as Sim, Mara and Lily all found the back of the net 3 times. The other goal was deflected in by the Green defence, following a Lulu corner.
The 5-1 half time lead enabled Betty a rare opportunity to swap the gloves with Lulu, and enjoy a half as an outfield player. She quickly imposed herself in the midfield, looking like she had been there all season, and the Foxes added a further 5 unanswered goals.
Whilst we will certainly face sterner opposition in the coming weeks it was great to see the improvement in passing and movement off the ball, and great to see goals coming from different scorers.
Well played everyone.
Captain of the week: Mara
Girl of the Game: Betty
Sunday 2 December 2012
Y6 Foxes Whites on a roll v Southmead 1 December
Another Saturday - another fantastic performance - another record.
Westbury Park Foxes Y6 Whites hosted Southmead on a cold but sunny Saturday. It was the first time these two teams have met. Southmead entered the league as an U10 team but have strengthened their squad with a number of U11 players. The result has been that they have had some good results recently including a very close match against the impressive Ingleside team.
Given their recent run of form, it would have been easy for the Whites to fall into the trap of getting over-confident. Instead they focused on the task in hand and played with grit, determination and some considerable skill. What is most impressive is their willingness to play for each other - a wonderful team ethic. The result is that it would be unfair to single out any player - they all deserve praise for the way they approach each and every game.
So to the match. The Foxes Whites went into an early lead when Henry finished a well worked goal assisted by Stanley. They then added a number of quick goals to go into half time 8:0 up. In the second half Southmead piled on the pressure and pulled one back. The Foxes then re-doubled their efforts, Caston made some great takes in goal, Jack and William secured the defence and the midfield/attack combo of Tee-Jay, John, Henry, Stanley, Harrison and Joseph created plenty of chances. Caston and Harrison swapped keeping duties half-way through the second half and Tee-Jay went close with several strong strikes but was just off today. The final result was that four players scored hat-tricks to give a final score of Westbury Park Foxes Whites 15: Southmead 1. Goals for the Foxes Whites came from: Stanley (4), Henry (3), John (3), Joseph (3) and Harrison (2). Another great team performance.
Squad: Harrison, Henry (C), Joseph, Caston, Stanley, Jack, John, William, Tee-Jay.
The Captain's arm band goes to Caston for some great 'keeping and fantastic support play.
Westbury Park Foxes Y6 Whites hosted Southmead on a cold but sunny Saturday. It was the first time these two teams have met. Southmead entered the league as an U10 team but have strengthened their squad with a number of U11 players. The result has been that they have had some good results recently including a very close match against the impressive Ingleside team.
Given their recent run of form, it would have been easy for the Whites to fall into the trap of getting over-confident. Instead they focused on the task in hand and played with grit, determination and some considerable skill. What is most impressive is their willingness to play for each other - a wonderful team ethic. The result is that it would be unfair to single out any player - they all deserve praise for the way they approach each and every game.
So to the match. The Foxes Whites went into an early lead when Henry finished a well worked goal assisted by Stanley. They then added a number of quick goals to go into half time 8:0 up. In the second half Southmead piled on the pressure and pulled one back. The Foxes then re-doubled their efforts, Caston made some great takes in goal, Jack and William secured the defence and the midfield/attack combo of Tee-Jay, John, Henry, Stanley, Harrison and Joseph created plenty of chances. Caston and Harrison swapped keeping duties half-way through the second half and Tee-Jay went close with several strong strikes but was just off today. The final result was that four players scored hat-tricks to give a final score of Westbury Park Foxes Whites 15: Southmead 1. Goals for the Foxes Whites came from: Stanley (4), Henry (3), John (3), Joseph (3) and Harrison (2). Another great team performance.
Squad: Harrison, Henry (C), Joseph, Caston, Stanley, Jack, John, William, Tee-Jay.
The Captain's arm band goes to Caston for some great 'keeping and fantastic support play.
Bradley Stoke U10 0 v 2 Westbury Park Foxes U10
Return of the Magnificent Seven.....and three friends.....and their parents......and a cute dog.....not forgetting to mention the one who stood down when we had ten confirmed!
Strangely, you can learn a lot from a defeat. In our last outing we played a strong team, dominated possession and got caught on the break for 2 goals. Today we learnt to be more defensively minded, kept a clean sheet, looked dangerous on the break, and when we got our noses in front, controlled the game.
We always knew that today was going to be tough. Bradley Stoke were the league's top scorers and were on an unbeaten 8 match run. Great credit must go to James Eveleigh, the Bradley Stoke manager, for finding a playable pitch, in spite of the recent weather.
We opted to start Betty in goal, and drop Lulu back into defence with Amelia. Ella and Mara started on the flanks, with Sim and captain Lily in the middle. The setup seemed to work as the defenders mopped up everything and allowed us to break quickly on either side of the pitch. From one such break we got a series of corners. Lulu tried repeatedly to put the ball into the danger zone, only for it to be cleared out by a defender for another corner. A change of tactic saw a shorter ball to Lily on the edge of the box played back to Lulu who whipped the ball in from a better angle, and the confusion in the box enabled Sim to prod home from close range.
A tactical change brought Bella on for Lily, and Lulu moved to sit in front of the back 2 and the half played out with Stoke pressing and the Foxes hitting repeatedly on the break. 1-0 at half time.
With Ruby on for Mara at the start of the second half, the Foxes were even more aware of their defensive responsibilities, at one time even going 4-2! With great recycling from Betty, we were still able to tear into Stoke on the counter attack, hitting the post once before Sim finally got her reward for endless running with a well taken second goal.
Bea replaced Ruby for the next quarter as the Foxes came under pressure for the first time in the game, with Amelia making some great covering tackles. A final reversion to the starting lineup allowed the Foxes to see out the game.
A fantastic result against a good passing side, with a great defensive display!
Girl of the Game: Ella
Captain of the Week: Lily
Strangely, you can learn a lot from a defeat. In our last outing we played a strong team, dominated possession and got caught on the break for 2 goals. Today we learnt to be more defensively minded, kept a clean sheet, looked dangerous on the break, and when we got our noses in front, controlled the game.
We always knew that today was going to be tough. Bradley Stoke were the league's top scorers and were on an unbeaten 8 match run. Great credit must go to James Eveleigh, the Bradley Stoke manager, for finding a playable pitch, in spite of the recent weather.
We opted to start Betty in goal, and drop Lulu back into defence with Amelia. Ella and Mara started on the flanks, with Sim and captain Lily in the middle. The setup seemed to work as the defenders mopped up everything and allowed us to break quickly on either side of the pitch. From one such break we got a series of corners. Lulu tried repeatedly to put the ball into the danger zone, only for it to be cleared out by a defender for another corner. A change of tactic saw a shorter ball to Lily on the edge of the box played back to Lulu who whipped the ball in from a better angle, and the confusion in the box enabled Sim to prod home from close range.
A tactical change brought Bella on for Lily, and Lulu moved to sit in front of the back 2 and the half played out with Stoke pressing and the Foxes hitting repeatedly on the break. 1-0 at half time.
With Ruby on for Mara at the start of the second half, the Foxes were even more aware of their defensive responsibilities, at one time even going 4-2! With great recycling from Betty, we were still able to tear into Stoke on the counter attack, hitting the post once before Sim finally got her reward for endless running with a well taken second goal.
Bea replaced Ruby for the next quarter as the Foxes came under pressure for the first time in the game, with Amelia making some great covering tackles. A final reversion to the starting lineup allowed the Foxes to see out the game.
A fantastic result against a good passing side, with a great defensive display!
Girl of the Game: Ella
Captain of the Week: Lily
Saturday 1 December 2012
BSYL Year 7 - Thornbury Falcons 2 - 5 Foxes - 17th Nov
Thornbury Falcons 2 - 5 Westbury Park Foxes
The Foxes best league performance of the season saw us taking all three points in an enjoyable game against Thornbury. The first half was a competitive affair with both sides creating chances, although the Foxes probably had the greater share of the ball and the pressure. Danny put away a penalty that was awarded when Omar was tripped after a skillful run but Thornbury came back with their own successful spot-kick to make it 1-1. The highlight of the first half was undoubtedly Owen's sensational one-handed save from a long range shot to deny Thornbury the lead. What a keeper.
The second half began with Thornbury pressing for the lead but the Foxes played some great passing football and in the space of five minutes took the score to 1-3 with well taken goals through captain Jack C and the impressive Harry. A further goal from Omar acted to calm the nerves and despite Thornbury pulling one back, Jack C rounded off a great day with his second and our fifth.
Whereas against Ashley Down we played well individually but didn't gel as a team, today the team work flowed for the full hour. The whole squad contributed to the performance but special mention - and a joint man of the match award - for Foxes centre half pairing, Ollie K and Harri TD.
The Few - Extreme Weather Training, yr7 - 24th November
While the rest of the sporting world, including other years from the traditionally hardy Foxes, sheltered from the elements a small group of committed year 7s braved the Downs for some character-building exercise.
None seem to have suffered any adverse effects - although with this lot it would be hard to tell.
They breed 'em tough at the Foxes.
None seem to have suffered any adverse effects - although with this lot it would be hard to tell.
They breed 'em tough at the Foxes.
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