Match Reports 2009/2010 Season
Archive Match Reports
SUNDAY 7TH MARCH 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
BIRTLEY TOWN 9 - COXHOE UNITED 3
Coxhoe faced third placed Birtley today in this re-arranged match due to the original fixture against Jarrow being postponed to allow the Dragons to play their cup game.
Although United had a full squad in attendance today, the physically imposing opposition muscled Coxhoe off the ball and prevented them from playing their passing game for much of the match. After Jamie Applebys tremendous performance between the posts last week he started in the same position today, but was put under great pressure within 6 minutes when the Birtley attacker carried the ball through into the box to shoot and open the scoring. This advantage was doubled on 23 minutes with a powerful low strike from the edge of the penalty area into the bottom corner of the net. Their next goal 5 minutes later resulted in a score line that flattered the home team, as Coxhoe had seen several opportunities from Declan Grayson and Henry Davies but the woodwork came to the defence of Birtley on 2 occasions and the keeper gathered the rest. A thunderous tackle between Michael Wake and the Birtley midfielder saw Michael come off second best which forced a substitution and change in formation, replacing Jamie in goal with Lee Saiger, allowing Jamie to line up in defence with the fresh legs of Keiren Latcham. This resulted in a Coxhoe goal with Keiren’s 2nd touch of the game after Henry’s left wing strike rebounded off the Birtley post into the path of Keiren who’s shot found the back of the net in the final seconds of the first half.
Birtley turned on the pressure in the second half and only took a minute to add one to their score line with a well placed lob over Lee’s head. United saw some hope when they drew within 2 goals again through Alex McGrath, who’s twisting and turning manoeuvre rounded the Birtley keeper and allowed him to neatly tap home into an open net. This hope didn’t last long as 1 minute later the 3 goal cushion was restored after a shot was initially blocked by Lee but the blocked ball bounced over the Coxhoe line. Several more goals came from the physical Birtley team, and eventually the Referee had to pull up the whole Home team for ungentlemanly conduct after several previous warnings throughout the whole game. Alex did manage to pull another goal back but the Birtley lead was too big to allow a come-back.
Goal Scorers:- Keiren Latcham, Alex McGrath x 2
Man of the Match:- Cameron Holdsworth
SATURDAY 6TH MARCH 2010
Under 11’s ‘United’
coxhoe united 1 town castle rovers 0
the game started at a frantic pace with both teams playing some excellent football and chances coming at either end but both jack elcoat in the coxhoe goal and the rovers keeper making some great saves to keep the scores level for most of the first half, then stephen greaves picked the ball up just inside the rovers half and worked his way past three players only to be tripped in the box to win a penalty which he calmly put away to give coxhoe the half time lead. in the second half the game continued at a frantic pace with ben crampton testing the rovers keeper on numerous occasions, rovers pressed for the equaliser only to find jack elcoat in the coxhoe net in fine form who with the help of the woodwork kept a clean sheet and made sure coxhoe took the points. a great game played in good spirits by both teams.
goal stephen greaves
mom jack elcoat
Under 11’s ‘Panthers’
coxhoe united panthers 0 consett saracens 5
the panthers got of to a bad start as consett scored scored very early in the game however the panthers pulled themselves together and played some decent football and created a few chances with cameron storey and joseph taylor testing the consett keeper, but the good work was undone as consett added two more before the break in the second half the panthers showed plenty of steel and gave a good account of themselves with keiron walton and joseph taylor doing a great job for the panthers but consett found the net twice more before the final whistle.
mom joseph taylor
Under 14 Girls
Coxhoe United 3 - Houghton Albion 2
Well it has been a while, what with all the snow and rain, however the under 14 girls are back playing again.
The first halve saw a shaky start from Coxhoe as Houghton started with a quick attack on goal that fortunately hit the woodwork. Coxhoe regrouped and started to match the home side physicality with strong defending from Hayley, Megan and Emily. Midway through the first half we started making inroads down both wings with some strong tackles coming from Bethany G and Ashleigh, however it was a lovely searching ball from Shannon in midfield that found Kennedy who beat the opposition off side trap to confidently steer Coxhoe into the lead at half time.
The second half saw Coxhoe start a lot stronger with confident passing and strong challenges from all the team, Bethany B, and Shannon played some lovely football in midfield causing Houghton defence a lot of headaches. They were rewarded for their hard work when Shannon broke through to blast an unstoppable shot passed Houghton goalie. Throughout the game our goalkeeper Elizabeth made some impressive saves and really worked hard to keep a clean sheet, however Houghton had strong surge midway through the second half which saw them pull a goal back. Coxhoe replied defiantly five minutes later with a fantastic team effort which saw the ball landing at the feet of Shannon who quickly despatched it into the back of Houghton’s net. With all their hard work Coxhoe grew a little weary in the latter stages of the second half which allowed Houghton to snatch a goal in the dying minutes, however as the game drew to a close it was Coxhoe who were victorious with a well deserved win.
Goal Scorers:Shannon - 2, Kennedy -1
W.O.M: Shannon Slater
SUNDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2010
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 0 - BRANDON UNITED 15
What could have been our first chance of points following recent performances turned into a bad day at the office as we faced our old friends from Brandon, over the last few years we have had some well fought and very exciting games against then however with only 10 men it was always going to be difficult. This was made even worse with an injury 20 mins in, up until that point we had done well and kept Brandon at bay but with effectively 9 men the pressure and heavy conditions told.
MOM : Joe Nixon - and well deserved.
Under 13’s ‘United’
SOUTH TYNESIDE JETS 2 - COXHOE UNITED 3
An almost impossible task faced Coxhoe today as an untraditional 9 man line up (without Lee, Jack, Kieren and Cameron) faced 4th place Jets at the South Shields sea front pitch. Enthusiasm was high, however, and Coxhoe showed their intent from the opening whistle when Henry Davies broke through, but brave goal keeping saw the ball saved at Henry’s feet. Jamie Appleby pulled off an outstanding 1 on 1 save a minute later for Coxhoe and again from the resulting corner. Both teams battled hard and United finally made the breakthrough on the 9th minute when Declan Grayson slid a fantastic ball through to the advancing Henry Davies who’s shot went in off the inside of the left hand upright. Jamie continued his heroics in goal but on 14 minutes a defensive mis-kick on the cut-up turf provided the Jets with a golden opportunity which they promptly took to draw level. The goal tally didn’t remain even for long, as once again Declan was on hand with another searching ball cutting through the Tyneside midfield and defence, this time finding Rhys Wayman who netted United’s second. Jets attacked hard to try to draw level again before the half time whistle but a well timed tackle in the box from Stephen Wadge prevented Jamie having to deal with another 1 on 1 situation.
Tyneside came out fighting in the second half and were determined to make their extra 2 men count, and within 3 minutes had drawn level after several scrappy shots and ‘off the line’ clearances within the Coxhoe goal mouth. Tiredness was playing a part now and the scores remained even, until with 10 minutes left to play, Rhys returned the earlier favour from Declan as they connected to send Declan through to cooly beat the Jets keeper and give United the advantage again.
A fantastic performance from the whole Coxhoe team, showing that they don’t deserve their current league position.
Goal Scorers - Henry Davies, Rhys Wayman, Declan Grayson
Men of the Match - Henry Davies, Jamie Appleby
SATURDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2010
Under 11’s
coxhoe united 0 brandon united 2
in a close fought match by two very determined teams who both played some good football brandon took their chances to run out winners
mom max kerrigan
coxhoe united panthers 1 bowburn youth 7
another match in which the panthers took the lead with some decent football however
3 quick goals
by bowburn saw the panthers heads go down. bowburn added 4 further
goals to finish the game on a high.
goal cameron storey
mom keiron walton
SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2010
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 1- EASINGTON DISTRICT KITES 9
The game was our first of the season against Easington who we had played 7-a-side but with only 9 players it looked like it was going to be a very long day but a very sporting gesture by the opposition manager allowed Jamie to play in goal and Curtis to play in defence to make the sides even. That was how the game started with both sides not wanting to give anything away but 2 early goals did not dampen the spirits and good work down the left hand side from Charlie and Richard always looked dangerous for us and it was that combination that set up our goal with Charlie being up ended in the box for a penalty. Up stepped Phillip and the outcome was never in doubt as he smashed the ball into the roof of the net. As usual going forward we looked strong with nice interplay between Sam, McKenzie and Sam giving us number of chances in the first half but we were unable to add to our goal tally.
The second half was more of the same as Easington increased there lead but as usual the ever reliable and unflappable Joe and Cameron keep things on a even keel at the back and with Jamie now playing behind the back 4 in goal !! we handled the pressure well. I was a difficult day up front for Jowey as he had the work of two men but stuck to his task well on a rare outing up the field, the second half was difficult with no subs and as time went on we started to look a little tired and as the tackles started to get stronger we ended the game with only 10 men after a very bad and late tackle from behind meant Charlie could not finish the game.
On a plus we had our first hat trick of the season as Cameron claimed his 3rd MOM in a row.
Scorer : Phillip Metcalfe (Pen)
MOM : Cameron Dewey (Hat trick Hero)
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 2 - DURHAM CITY SOCCARENA 6
The 10 man squad of Coxhoe faced the Durham team in the second round of the Ray Foster Cup. It didn’t take long for the City team to make the extra man pay off when they threaded through a diagonal ball from right wing onto the advancing left winger to stroke it into the Coxhoe net on 11 minutes. A great save from the Soccarena keeper 4 minutes later from a Cameron Holdsworth strike kept the advantage with Durham, who then went on to double that advantage from a close range shot with 18 minutes played. Declan Grayson was causing problems for City up front but Coxhoe were unable to get off the mark. A neat Durham chip over the Coxhoe defence which found an unmarked attacker on left wing, and then a powerful free kick across the face of goal finding a yellow Durham shirt in the same area, both resulted in more goals for City giving a 4 goal cushion at half time. This was consolidated thanks to a tremendous double save from the City keeper to fend off Rhys Waymans efforts late in the first half.
Into the second half and Declan continued to push, with a fantastic cross in to Rhys who was unable to get the vital touch needed to beat the keeper. Durham stepped up again and created some good passing play with the resulting shot being saved by Lee Saiger, and the follow-up shot being cleared off the line by the out-stretched foot of Stephen Wadge as he slid across goal face to prevent another Durham goal. Coxhoe finally got a break mid way through the second half from a great looping Jamie Appleby ball, however Durham were quick to restore the cushion when they muscled through the United defence with 12 minutes left on the clock. Coxhoe’s slight change in attacking formation seemed to be creating more chances and Rhys got clearly through the defence with only the keeper to beat but his short range shot went wide. United’s determination was rewarded when the hardworking Declan’s cross found Andrew Simpson in space with time to compose himself and float a high ball over the head of the Durham keeper. More Coxhoe chances came, and if Jamie’s shot with 5 minutes to go been a few inches to the right, the last moments of the game would have been very different, but heads went down and another goal was sloppily conceded in the final moments by Coxhoe.
Goal Scorers:- Jamie Appleby, Andrew Simpson
Man Of The Match:- Curtis Bihari
SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2010
Under 11’s
coxhoe united panthers 1 - coxhoe united10
the scoreline does not reflect the performance of a hard working and spirited panthers team who in the first half gave united a stern test and kept the score 1-2 at the break with the impressive stewart frampton in the panthers goal pulling of some great saves however a couple of quick goals early in the second half by united seemed to spur them on and they added further goals to win the game.
united goals stephen greaves x4 cameron johnson x2 ben crampton,luke gwyllim,sam brown and johnathon hawley
mom adam thirlaway
panthers goal keiron walton
mom stewart frampton
