Match Reports 2009/2010 Season
Under 13 ‘United’
GATESHEAD SAPIPA 4 - COXHOE UNITED 2
Coxhoe faced unbeaten league leaders Gateshead with no substitutes due to illnesses, so stamina and fitness was going to play a major part in their game today. A couple of good early saves from Lee Saiger in the United net boosted confidence, and some hard work from Henry Davies on the left wing on the 20 minute mark allowed him to place a great cross to the advancing Cameron Holdsworth but the shot had to be taken quickly and drifted out off target. Eight minutes later Sapipa opened the scoring after squeezing through the Coxhoe defence and slotting the ball into the net. It only took 60 seconds for United to respond, with a blistering free kick by Cameron from 30 yards that left the Gateshead keeper planted to his spot. Coxhoe’s resilient back 4 of Kieren Latcham, Stephen Wadge, Michael Wake and Jack Thirlaway managed to keep the imposing Gateshead attack at bay for the remainder of the half, meaning things were level at the break.
Into the second period Coxhoe pressed hard and the work paid off when Alex McGrath looped a ball from the right wing over everyone’s heads and into the net to take the lead. Gateshead responded with their big front man surging forward but Lee managed to take the sting out of his shot and Cameron was on hand to clear the re-bound to safety. The pressure on the Coxhoe defence continued and Sapipa levelled the game despite many calls for offside from the Coxhoe defence. The lack of substitutes seemed to take its toll on United with some tired legs left on the wind swept pitch. Gateshead kept pressing and the pace of their attack broke past Coxhoe’s defence and although Lee got a hand to the resulting shot, the power saw it through into the net. Further action included a rebound from the cross bar from Jamie Appleby, and a charged-down Gateshead free kick from within the Coxhoe box after the referee pulled up play for a back-pass to the keeper, but it was Sapipa that had the final word with 2 minutes left on the clock to seal the victory from a corner.
Regardless of the result, this was a great performance from Coxhoe with everyone giving 100% and the boys were unlucky not to get something out of the match.
Man of The Match:- Alex McGrath
Goal Scorers:- Cameron Holdsworth, Alex McGrath
Under 13 ‘Rockets’
SOUTH MOOR JUNIORS V COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS
Sunday saw the Rockets face their toughest test yet, away to an unbeaten South Moor Juniors who have been together for 8 years and have been scoring goals for fun this season and to make matters worse we were down to 10 men due to illness and injury. The weather didn't help with a swirling wind making judging the flight of the ball difficult for stand in goal keeper in Lewis for the first half, South Moor started strongly but after some early missed chances and good saves they started to play the type of football that has got them to the top of the league. Flowing moves saw them score a succession of quick goals and as half time approached a series of questionable off side decisions from a poor ref gave them a healthy half time lead from the 38 minutes played !!
A change of keepers at half time with Kieran going between the posts didn't help the score line much, despite a string of fine saves the goals kept coming but to their credit the lads heads didn't go down and when we got the ball we played some good football, passing the ball around with confidence with Charlie, Richard and both Sam's all having good touches. It was always going to be tough at the back but Cameron, Jordan, Joe and McKenzie all battled hard to make it as difficult as possible for the opposition, who it is fair to say will not be in the 4th division for long.
The final whistle came as great relief but praise was given by another referee who was watching and a member of opposition to say that the lads were a credit to themselves and did not let their heads go down during the game - thoughts echoed by myself, yes it was hard and nobody likes getting beat by so many but remember this was only our 5th game at 11-a-side and as a team. Keep up the effort and let's see how far we can go by the end of the season.
Score - who cares.
MOM : McKenzie Long
Under 14 Boy’s
BYERS GREEN BOYS 5 - COXHOE UNITED 0
Byres Green attacked from the off and very nearly took the lead in the first minute but the strike flew passed the post. Byres continued to press throughout the opening minutes. On the 15 minute mark Coxhoe got into the Byres area and there was a goalmouth scramble however Byres quickly broke away and scored the opener. They doubled the lead on the half hour mark when the Byres right winger made a tremendous run down the right wing and made a superb cross for a striker to bang into the back of the Coxhoe net. They very nearly had a third two minutes later but Coxhoe’s Jason Jones pulled off a magnificent save parrying the ball past his left post to keep the score 2-0 going into the half time break.
For the opening 15 minutes of the second half it was Coxhoe who dominated play but their only real chance was a Johnny Hocke strike which went narrowly over the bar. It was not to be Coxhoe’s day as Byres Green used their excellent pace to break away grab the third.
Coxhoe’s cause was not helped when their left back Chris Cartner had to be taken off with a rib injury followed by their man of the match Mark Pickering with an ankle injury. Two Byres Green goals in the last ten minutes of the match completed the rout.
MoM:- Mark Pickering.
SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2009
Under 8’s Game 1
SOCCARENA GALAXY 0 - COXHOE UNITED 2
Coxhoe went into the game with confidence after playing well last week. The game started with Soccarena making the early running and the defence of Michael Gaskell and Josh Cairns was tested a number of times but they and keeper Ben Davison coped well. Coxhoe began to gain control of the game with Bradley Bambling, Brandon Simpson and James Raw working hard in midfield while Ella Beecham continued to pressure the Soccarena defence with some crunching tackles. The game turned midway into the first half when, after a spell of good pressure Brandon Simpson let go a powerful shot from just outside the area which was just going wide when Ella Beecham managed to get a touch ballooning the ball into the air and over the keeper into the goal. Coxhoe upped their work rate again and not long after a free kick from a foul on Brandon Simpson saw Josh Cairns take the ball. The free kick was just inside the Soccarena half and Josh struck a beautiful left foot drive into the bottom right hand corner. The second half saw Soccarena come back into the game and two good saves from Den Davison held the game at 2–0.
Goal Scorers – Ella Beecham, Josh Cairns
MOM – Brandon Simpson
Under 8’s Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - RYTON BLUES 1
Coxhoe again started the game looking to do better than last week when they lost to Ryton in blustery conditions. They started well with pressure on the Ryton goal from the kickoff. The Ryton keeper however did not read the script and although the ball never crossed the line, it was heart in mouths on a number of occasions. Again however they were unable to force the opener and a lofted clearance just before half time from half way saw the ball bounce awkwardly in the area and bounce high over the Coxhoe keepers head and into the goal. The second half saw Coxhoe again force the play but the Ryton defence and keeper kept the clean sheet.
MOM James Raw
Under 11’s
FULWELL JUNIORS 3 - COXHOE UNITED 2
The game started well for Coxhoe as after only two minutes Cameron Johnson broke down the left wing and fired in a low hard shot which took a wicked bobble in front of the Fullwell keeper to bounce over his head and into the net, This seemed to spur Fullwell on who levelled with a great strike. Fullwell took control of the game with some good attacking football and scored another two goals to go into the break 3-1 up. In the second half Coxhoe stepped up a gear and had the chances to win the game only to find the Fullwell keeper in great form, Sam Brown eventually found a way past the keeper but it was too little too late for Coxhoe as the ref blew for time.
Goals:- Sam Brown and Cameron Johnson
MoM:- Johnathon Hawley
Under 12 Girl’s Game 1
RYHOPE FC 0 - COXHOE UNITED 5
The team started strongly, attacking the Ryhope goal from the off. The midfield of Chelsea Thompson, Vanessa Stephenson and Plern Piercey made some very good attacking passing moves to get the ball up to Danika Stephenson , who soon got her first goal of the game. Sarah Higgins and Holly Crozier worked hard in defence to allow Beth in goal a very quiet first half, with Sarah making several very intelligent tackles to set the midfield away on their blistering runs. The second half continued in the same vein , with the only change being to bring on Faye Mullen in centre midfileld. Faye continued to keep the pressure up by adding even more pace to the midfield. In the second half Danika added another three goals to her tally , with Plern also finding the back of the net.
Man of the match:- Danika Stephenson
Goals:- Danika Stephenson x4, Plern Piercey x1
Under 12 Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 1 - BEAMISH FC 3
I don’t really know what to write for this report , as this was not a nice game. The girls battled hard against a very physical team who seemed intent on stamping their mark on the game. Sophie Whiting and Faye Mullen tried to control the midfield with some excellent passing and mature positioning. Beamish took the lead early and Coxhoe tried to play their passing game to get back into , which they did with a great goal by Morgan Rouse. However , in the second half a number of decisions went against us which resulted in us conceding another two goals. Well done to the team by showing the attitude and good manners that we except from teams of Coxhoe United.
Man of the match:- Paige Wilson
Goals:- Morgan Rouse
Under 14 Girls
COXHOE UNITED 3 - CONSETT AFC JUNIORS 0
At the start of the first half the teams looked evenly matched with some good efforts by both sides, however Coxhoe’s strong back line of Megan, Hayley and Elizabeth were more than capable of holding Consett at bay and the odd shot on goal was comfortably saved by Katie. Midfield players Bethany G, Shannon and Bethney B, played some strong football with some penetrating crosses finding the feet of both Emily and Abigail which unfortunately did not quite find their mark. Late in the half saw some sturdy runs on goal by both Abigail and Shannon which were deflected by Consett’s goalie.
Second half Coxhoe started revitalised by what must have been a highly inspirational team talk from the coaches. A commanding Coxhoe confronted Consett’s caution, commencing a cross catapulted under the crossbar by a contented Shannon within the first five minutes of play. Two minutes later saw Shannon again making a strong run from midfield and again blasting a shot into the back of Consett’s goal. This seemed to motivate Coxhoe who continued to play some lovely football.
Ashleigh who replaced Elizabeth at right back at the start of the second half, carried on the good work with Hayley and Megan; who were a force to be reckoned with and proved to be strong and thoughtful in defence throughout. Katie also continued with impressive form making some great saves and keeping a clean sheet.
Abigail and Emily both made some good attempts on goal, following a solid display and good crosses from Bethany & Bethney, but luck was just not on their side.
Late in the second half saw Bethany G’s hard work and stamina pay off when she crossed in a beautiful ball from a corner which found Shannon who tapped the ball in for a well deserved hat trick.
Today was a good result for the girls, who could have scored more.
Goals –Shannon Slater: Hat Trick
W.O.M.: Megan Vasey
Under 8’s Game 1
WILLINGTON YOUTH WHITES 0 - COXHOE UNITED 0
The game started with the wind blowing a gale and the players finding hit hard at times to stay on their feet. Both sets of players battled hard with both coming close to opening the scoring. Ben Davison in the Coxhoe goal made a great diving save to his right after Willington had latched onto a loose ball with Michael Gaskell tidying the loose ball. Brandon Simpson and Bradley Bambling continued to show they are strong players and only some last ditch defending and a strong wind prevented them opening the game up. The second half saw Coxhoe playing against the wind but Michael Gaskell and Josh Cairns were reading the game well and clearing the danger. Ben Davison again made a great stop 3 minutes from time to prevent Willington taking all three points. Both teams played well in the conditions.
MOM Ben Davison
Under 8’s Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - RYTON BLUES 2
Coxhoe started the second game with the wind in their faces and at times it was gale force. Ryton were using the conditions to their advantage playing some good balls on the ground for the forwards to latch onto. The opening goal came from a teasing ball down the left wing which was only just kept in. Our defence were left open on the right and when the ball was played in two forwards were on hand to put the ball beyond Ben. The second goal came 1 minute later with a goalmouth scramble that saw Ben save twice before it was stabbed home. Coxhoe kept battling and with 1 minute to go to half time Bradley Bambling took a knock and was replaced by Brandon who immediately took control of the game forcing Coxhoe’s first shot on goal. The second half saw Coxhoe take the game to Ryton only getting into Coxhoe’s half of the pitch 3 times and Ben not touching the ball. Ella Beecham, Bradley Bambling and Brandon Simpson all came close with the best chance of the game falling to Michael Gaskell. He latched onto a loose ball in the box and struck it well with his right only for a defender to get a leg in the way and deflect it for a corner. A good battling performance with Coxhoe unlucky not to get something out of the game.
MOM Josh Cairns
Under 11’s
COXHOE UNITED 2 - FORD & HYLTON REDS 6
The game started with Coxhoe under the cosh from the off in very windy conditions, some solid defending and excellent goal keeping by jack Elcoat kept the reds at bay for 15 minutes then Coxhoe conceded three quick goals before half time. The second half started with Coxhoe on top and Daniel Jackson fired in from close range to pull a goal back but the reds stepped up gear to score two more goals with some excellent pass and move football. A long ball from the back found Ben Crampton in space to calmly slot past the advancing keeper, then with seconds remaining the reds scored again.
MoM:- Max Kerrigan
Goals:- Daniel Jackson, Ben Crampton
Under 12 Girls Game 1
LEAM RANGERS 0 - COXHOE UNITED 2
The gale force wind spoiled the game generally as the girls could not be sure that the ball would go where they wanted it to go. However, despite the difficult conditions the team passed the ball well and kept it under control on the ground with some blistering runs by Plern Piercy on left wing . One of these runs resulted in Sophie Whiting passing the ball back to Plern whose first shot was saved but she followed it up to put it in the back of the net. This was Plern’s third scoring weekend. In the second half the wind began to take its toll on some of the girls legs so we had a bit of a change round allowing Paige Wilson to venture out of defence to play midfield . Sophie again kept the midfield held together with some intelligent passing to access our attack , who continued to hassle Leam’s goal. The girls played well and worked hard for the whole game and in the last five minutes the work paid off with another goal from Danika Stephenson.
Man of the Match:- Paige Wilson
Goals:- Plern Piercy, Danika Stephenson
Under 12 Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - LUMLEY LADIES 2
This was a game of top of the table verses third ( us being third). This was always going to be a hard game after the battles the two teams had last season. The team started off a little asleep and let Lumley progress into our penalty area, but Beth Vasey in goal controlled her area and kept us in the game. The girls then woke up and played some mature football passing the ball confidently and under control.They were holding their own when Lumley broke through and just a silly mistake in defence allowed Lumley to take advantage and take the lead. Although being a goal down in the second half with some fresh legs on the team battled relentlessly. A big thank you to Paige who stepped into goal when Beth went off ill. She made some excellent saves. Morgan Rouse worked tirelessly up front trying to equalise with Danika helping her. Luck was just not on our side and a goal would not go in. So in the last five minutes we decided to gamble and left Chelsea Thompson back on her own and pushed everyone up, unfortunately it didn’t work and another goal went to Lumley. This was hard for the girls as it was the first defeat of the season, however they had not given up all game and deserved to get something out of it. Michael and l were so proud of them all.!!!
Man of the match:- Chelsea Thompson
SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
MOORSIDE JUNIORS 4 - COXHOE UNITED 3
The first meeting between these 2 teams saw a balanced start with good midfield play preventing any clear opportunities on goal in the early stages. After that, taking advantage of the wind, Moorside grabbed 2 quick goals without reply and could have made it 3 on the 15 minute mark were it not for Lee Saiger getting down quickly in goal for United to save a clean shot from the Moorside attack after a mix up in the Coxhoe defence. Cameron Holdsworth tried to reply straight away by running through the Juniors defence but they were quick to track back and clear the ball from Cameron’s boot as he was about to shoot. This marked the beginning of a spell of Coxhoe pressure with a powerful Jamie Appleby shot from right wing being dealt with calmly by the Moorside keeper on 25 minutes and then a Henry Davies left wing cross coming again to Jamie in front of goal but with very little time to compose himself the shot went agonisingly wide. Coxhoe’s opener came on 30 minutes when Alex McGrath received the ball in front of goal with time to aim and launch a powerful shot. The on-form Moorside shot stopper managed to get a hand to it but there was too much speed on the ball for him to prevent it crossing the line.
Coxhoe continued this pressure into the second half and were determined to take advantage of the wind to get back into the game by launching some high lobs at goal and into the Juniors box. It was a push on Andrew Simpson after his run into the box to connect with one of these searching balls that earned Coxhoe a penalty 3 minutes into the second half. Although the Cameron Holdsworth strike from the spot was initially blocked, the keeper couldn’t gather it and the rebound was neatly finished by Cameron to draw level at 2-2. Full of confidence and with the wind causing problems for Moorside, Coxhoe kept the play in the Juniors half and 2 minutes later won a corner, which was palmed out by the Juniors keeper onto the head of Jack Thirlaway who powered home to take the lead for United. Moorside responded immediately from their kick off, muscling through the United midfield and defence, shooting high out of the reach of Lee in the Coxhoe goal to level the match. With 15 minutes left this game could have gone either way but a point black save by Moorside from a Rhys Wayman shot then led to a quick breakaway for the Juniors allowing them to take the lead back. In the final moments Henry Davies had another power shot from the left wing but the advancing attackers were unable to pounce on the rebounded ball.
Man of The Match:- Jamie Appleby
Goals:- Alex McGrath, Cameron Holdsworth, Jack Thirlaway
Under 14 Boys
COUNTY CUP
COXHOE UNITED 0 - LAMBTON LIONS 4
United’s under 14 boys entertained Lambton Lions at the Beechfield ground. They were looking to put an end to their poor run of form which has seen them slide down Division One. Lambton are a very dangerous team and have already demolished a couple of teams 17-1 and 8-0 this season so the Coxhoe lads knew they were going to be at their best to get anything from the game.
After a promising start it started to go wrong when the visitors took the lead on 16 minutes following some good work down the left.
On 18 minutes Coxhoe brought on their new signing Jordan Gavin hoping his whippet like pace would cause a few problems in the Lambton ranks. On 27 minutes Jason Jones in the Coxhoe net pulled off a great save but a Lambton striker pounced on the loose ball to make it 2-0 going into the break.
On the 42 minute mark Jason Jones produced another great save as Lambton looked to run away with the game. Eight minutes later Coxhoe had their first real effort on goal but the Lambton keeper produced an excellent save to deny Evan Teggert.
The game was put out of Coxhoe’s reach when the visitors scored a third on 53 minutes and a fourth in the dying seconds of the game to make the final score a disappointing 0-4 in the favour of the visitors.
MoM: Johnny Hocke
WALDRIDGE PARK BLUES 1 - COXHOE UNITED 1
Coxhoe started very brightly and had good possession. Bradley Bambling,Brandon Simpson, James Raw and Ella Beecham all pressing the ball. Coxhoe had a chance to go in front when after a good run into the box Ella Beecham was brought down to give Brandon the chance to score from the spot. Brandon struck the ball well but on this occasion too high hitting the bar and out for a goal kick. Waldridge took hart from the miss and not long after broke free down the right hand side. The shot came off the post only to rebound to another Waldridge player who slotted home. The game ebbed and flowed with Coxhoe seeing more of the ball and they eventually levelled after good work by Bradley Bambling who used his strength to force his way into the box shooting low past the keeper. The second half saw both teams press for the winner but Josh Cairns, Michael Gaskell and Ben Davison kept the opposition at bay. A debut for Niel Frampton who showed good strength up front.
Goal Scorer – Bradley Bambling
MOM – Josh Cairns
Under 8’s Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - WASHINGTON AFC TIGERS 1
Coxhoe again started the game well with pressure on the washing goal from the start. Again however they were unable to force the opener and a break away by Washington saw then steam down the right hand side and slot a ball under the advancing Ben Davison. Coxhoe never gave up and Ella Beecham, Bradley Bambling and Brandon Simpson all came close to levelling the score. Nial Frampton replaced Michael Gaskell in defence in the second half with James Raw making way for Lewis Heggerty. Coxhoe continued to force the play but Washington nearly caught them out on the break only for Josh Cairns Ben Davison to snuff out the attacks. Ben Davison was called into action twice more and pulled of two brave saves towards the end.
MOM Ben Davison
Good effort all round and unlucky not to get a point from both games.
Under 11’s
GREATHAM FC 0 - COXHOE UNITED 5
Coxhoe started well from the off with some great attacking football a great run from inside his own half beating four players and smashing the ball past the keeper saw Ben Crampton open the scoring, then a short corner between Daniel Jackson and Ben Crampton who put in Sam Brown to make it two. Some more great passing saw Sam Brown add a further goal to go in three up at the break. The second half saw Greatham put Coxhoe under a little pressure to try and get back into the game, however Coxhoe added a further two goals from Daniel Jackson to put the game beyond reach of a spirited effort by a hard working Greatham team.
Goals:- Ben Crampton, Sam Brown x 2, Daniel Jackson x 2
MoM:- Ben Crampton
EAST DURHAM 1 - COXHOE UNITED 3
This was a very mature performance from the whole team , they all played as they were asked to.All players showed good control , with some excellent heading from Paige Wilson when clearing the ball from our defending area. The whole team showed superb responsibility when making decisions , with Beth Vasey in goal taking charge of the defence with her consent talking, which meant we were never outnumbered in defence. In the first half the team constantly pressured the East Durham goal. Morgan Rouse terrified the defence with her continued shots on goal. We finally broke through with a lovely taken goal by Phlin Piercy. In the second half the girls continued to pressure with some controlled passes up to the attackers by Sophie Whiting , with Vanessa Stephenson and Faye Mullen using their pace on the wings to bombard the opponents goals with some excellent crosses. The second goal came from Chelsea Thompson who magnificently cleared a pass from just on the edge of her box and sent it flying the whole length of the pitch to finally settle in the back of the net. Our third goal came from Danika Stephenson in her first game for Coxhoe. She picked the ball up on the edge of the penalty area and some great control to change direction and send it into the goal. An excellent performance from the whole team.
Man of the match:- Chelsea Thompson
Goals:- Phlin Piercy, Danika Stephenson, Chelsea Thompson
Under 12 Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 4 - DEERNESS VALLEY 0
The girls were a little concerned by this game as Deerness were the only team they did not beat in their successful cup run last season. However , the team looked a much changed team from last year . Coxhoe started out in the first half looking very sluggish. They allowed Deerness to take charge and put pressure on the defence , with Beth having to make a number of important saves. The midfield tried hard to get the ball up to Morgan but were running with the ball too much and then losing possession. We did manage to get a goal in the first half with again Phlin Piercy following up on a shot to knock the ball in. the the second half we came out much more controlled with us starting to pass the the ball around like we have come to expect from the U12's. They looked a lot more settled from the defence all the way up to the strikers. The defence of Chelsea Thompson, Paige Wilson and new girl Sarah Higgins played some excellent balls out to the midfield with Sophie Whiting positioning the balls for Sophie Thierney and Faye Mullen to run at the opponents. Coxhoe controlled the whole of the second half and finally got the goals we deserved. Sophie Whiting , Faye Mullen and Danika Stephenson all found the back of the net. An excellent weekends work.
Man of the match:- Paige Wilson
Goals:- Phlin Piercy, Faye Mullen, Danika Stephenson, Sophie Whiting
Under 14 Girls
COXHOE UNITED 0 - BIRTLEY TOWN LADIES 7
The second home game of the season proved to be a testing one against a strong Birtley side.
Coxhoe girls started shakily against a confident Birtley team who took command of the game from the offset. They broke through and scored an early goal which Coxhoe appealed for as offside but was given by the referee.
The early to middle of the half saw Birtley go from strength to strength, consolidating their lead by a further 3 goals, despite valiant efforts from Jordan who harried their attacks and Elizabeth in goal who bravely made a series of dramatic saves and definitely abated further goals from being scored in the first half.
The latter part of the first half saw Coxhoe shift up a gear and they powered through Birtley’s defence on a number of occasions with Bethney B making a well timed cross to Abigail who made a strong challenge along with a fantastic run and strike which passed within centimetres of the goal line. Coxhoe persisted in applying the pressure and three strikes from Emily, Shannon and Abigail followed in quick succession, unfortunately luck was not on our side and while all came close, we could not convert.
The second half seemed to be a repeat of the first, again with Birtley scoring early on and despite Hayley, Megan and Jordan courageous efforts in defence and Elizabeth parrying a number of shots Birtley managed to score another two goals. However Coxhoe boldly battled on with Bethany G making some lovely crosses in from the wing, but Birtley continued to close on any forward incursions by Coxhoe’s midfield.
Refusing to give up Coxhoe again came back with a streaking dash by Abigail and a thumping strike by Shannon which ricocheted off the post. Two further attempts by Abigail and Emily were deflected by Birtley’s goalie. The game ended with a score line that while deservedly won by a strong Birtley side did not truly reflect Coxhoe’s efforts.
WOM – Elizabeth Brown
SUNDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 2009
COXHOE UNITED 0 - ST. JOSEPHS 3
Coxhoe’s under 14s entertained St Josephs at a sun drenched Beechfield Park. It was St Josephs who started the brighter in the opening minutes of the match. It was ten minutes into the game before Coxhoe finally had an attempt on goal with a long range effort from Mark Pickering. St Josephs then applied the pressure and were unlucky not to take the lead after good work down the left which resulted in a powerful shot across the Coxhoe goal. Throughout the half Coxhoe looked lethargic and this was not helped when experienced midfielder Jordan Woodward aggravated an old foot injury and had to come off. As St Josephs continued to apply the pressure Coxhoe were restricted to odd breaks on the opposition goal and such a break on 23 minutes nearly opened the scoring but Mark Pickering’s effort went over the bar. On the half hour mark Jason Jones produced a great save and the loose ball was kicked behind by man of the match Jack Stoneley. The resulting corner was cleanly held by the Coxhoe stopper. A minute before the half time whistle a St Josephs striker broke through the Coxhoe defence and fired home the opening goal of the match.
Into the second half and the Coxhoe midfield was further weakened when Johnny Hocke suffered a groin strain. St Josephs really started to dominate the game and had a powerful shot deflected on 43 minutes and a shot from the resulting corner went wide. Jason Jones in the Coxhoe net was having a very busy game and he produced a stunning save when he parried a superbly struck shot passed his post. He could do nothing about the second St Josephs goal after a goalmouth scramble 15 minutes before the end. It was at this point that Coxhoe enjoyed their best spell of the game however it was St Josephs who further added to the scoreline with an injury time goal to make it 0-3. The referee blew the full time whistle to end an utterly miserable day for Coxhoe.
MoM: Jack Stoneley
SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2009
Under 8’s Game 1
COXHOE UNITED 2 - LEAM RANGERS 0
Coxhoe started the game well with the team buoyed due to the return of Micheal Gaskell. The game started off tight with both teams competing well. The Coxhoe defence of Josh Cairns and Michael Gaskell were solid clearing any danger. The game started to go Coxhoe’s way mid way through the first half with Bradley Bambling bossing the centre midfield and Brandon Simpson making good runs down the right. The breakthrough came after some good pressure form Coxhoe resulted in 3 corners in quick succession. The first one saw Brandon hit the side netting; the second was knocked behind for the third. The third saw Brandon hit a sweet curving ball which took everyone by surprise and lodged in the back of the net.
The second half saw Ella Beecham go in goal with Ben Davison coming off after a knock to his leg. The second half saw Coxhoe make all the running with Josh and Michael again keeping the opposition forwards at bay. Excellent pressure from Bradley, James, Lewis and Brandon allowed Bradley to lift a ball over the keeper and into the net. Excellent work rate from the whole team.
Man of Match – Josh Cairns
Goals – Brandon Simpson, Bradley Bambling x 1
Under 8’s Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - OUSTON JUNIORS 0
The second game started well with both teams coming close to an opener. Ella Beecham made some strong challenges up front and Ben Davison made two excellent saves. The defence again was very strong with Josh Cairns relishing the role. Bradley Bambling again bossed the midfield. Although Coxhoe had a lot of the possession the final ball into the box eluded them as the Ouston defence also stuck to their task doggedly. Coxhoe tied a little to the end but a well earned draw for both teams.
Man of Match – Bradley Bambling
Under 11’s
COXHOE UNITED 6 - CONSETT SARACENS 2
Coxhoe started well with 2 quick goals from Ben Crampton then went to sleep and let Consett back into the game to go in level at half time. The second half started the same as the first with Coxhoe on top they added a further 4 goals with some great attacking football with 1 from Max Kerrigan then a great hat-trick by Sam Brown.
Goals:-Ben Crampton x2, Max Kerrigan, Sam Brown x3
MoM:- Ben Crampton
TYNESIDE JUNIORS 5 - COXHOE UNITED 1
Coxhoe’s under 14s visited South Tyneside for the first ever meeting between the two teams.
The Tyneside boys showed their intent as early as the 3rd minute when they forced the first corner of the match which was dealt with by the Coxhoe defence.
Man of the match Jason Jones in the Coxhoe net made an excellent save on 7 minutes when a Tyneside striker broke through in a 1 on 1 situation. Tyneside kept up the pressure and hit the woodwork on 13 minutes. Coxhoe were having real problems breaking out of their own half and when they did they faced a highly organised, strong Tyneside defence. It wasn’t until the 31st minute that Coxhoe managed a strike on goal. Johnny Hocke’s effort was dealt with by the Tyneside goalkeeper. Coxhoe’s hopes of holding out until half time were dealt a blow when Tyneside opened the scoring on 33 minutes.
Moving into the second half and any hopes of a loosening of Tyneside’s grip on the game were dashed after only 7 minutes after kick off. Worse was to come with further goals for the home side 15 & 30 minutes into the half.
Coxhoe tried a variety of formations to deal with problems posed by the home side but when they dropped Mark Pickering back to beef up the midfield with his size and strength it paid off. He broke through and blasted a screamer from outside the box into the back of the Tyneside net.
Not to be outdone Tyneside scored a stunning goal late in the game to make the final score 5-1 in the home side’s favour.
Goal:- Mark Pickering
MoM:- Jason Jones
Under 13’s ‘United’
CONSETT AFC GALAXY 5 - COXHOE UNITED 1
With only 11 men in the squad due to injury, today was always going to be difficult but with the wind on Coxhoe’s side they made several good attacking moves in the first few minutes. Against the initial run of play, however, and on their first attack, Consett opened the scoring on 9 minutes. As the half progressed it was becoming apparent that United weren’t playing the same fluent passing game as last week and they could not take advantage of the wind in the first half.
Consett stepped up their game in the 2nd half and United found themselves 2 down 6 minutes after the restart and then Consett struck again 10 minutes later. The Galaxy Keeper made some great saves to keep Coxhoe goalless, foiling several fantastic runs from Henry Davies up the left wing but it was Andrew Simpson that eventually got United off the mark with only 6 minutes left. 22 tired Coxhoe legs started to make the result look inevitable, especially as Galaxy scored a fourth straight from the kick off. With only 1 minute left on the clock, with what appeared to be a clear offside, Consett tucked away their fifth to seal the game.
Man Of The Match - Henry Davies
Goal scorer - Andrew Simpson
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 1 - JARROW WARRIORS 4
Our second game of the campaign was our first home game of the season and saw Jarrow Warriors take on the Rockets, Jarrow are just in their second season so a good test was expected. The game started fairly evenly with both sides having chances in the early minutes of what looked like it would be an end to end game but the first real chance fell to Coxhoe after a break down the right found McKenzie in the clear but his well struck shot hit the post and rebounded to safety. Jarrow also had chances but good defensive work and fine saves from Ellis kept it at 0-0 until a free kick was awarded to Coxhoe just outside the box, Richard hit a shot that was too hot for the keeper to hold and McKenzie followed up to put the ball in the back in of the net. 1-0 to the Rockets and that's how it stayed till half time, the second period was similar to the first half with chances for both teams and the next goal would prove to be key, unfortunately it was Jarrow who got it to bring things back level and worse was to follow as they continued to press forward and took the lead with 15 minutes to go. We still created chances and a volley by Sam from a well worked corner almost got us back in it but with tired legs towards the end of the match and us pressing forward to try and get an equaliser we got caught twice late on to give Jarrow a 4-1 win.
Scorer : McKenzie Long
MOM : Charlie Pearson
Under 14 Boys
SOUTH TYNESIDE DRAGONS V COXHOE UNITED
Postponement requested by Coxhoe, but match awarded 1-0 to South Tyneside by Russell Foster League
HETTON LYONS FC 5 - COXHOE UNITED 1
Coxhoe went into the game with only 1 friendly and were rusty to start. With the addition of 3 new players the team were a little disjointed and allowed the opposition space in front of goal. Bradley Bambling and Josh Cairns linked well to get a consolation goal with Ben Davison making a number of good saves to keep the score line down.
Goal Scorer – Bradley Bambling
MOM – Bradley Bambling
Under 8’s Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 0 - HILDA PARK MAGPIES 5
The second game started as the first with the opposition grabbing a quick opener. Coxhoe heads went down and they found themselves 3 down after 5 mins. The formation was reshuffled to push Josh into defence and the team looked more balanced with James Raw playing more in midfield. The second half saw Coxhoe look a better side only to be punished by two excellent goals from Hilda Park. Excellent second half display from Ella Beecham, Bradley Bambling and Josh Cairns with Brandon Simpson showing a clean pair of heals to the opposition only to be undone by some good defending from Hilda Park.
MOM Bradley Bambling
Under 11’s
COXHOE UNITED 2 - BRANDON UNITED 2
Game started at a relentless pace with both sides creating good chances however it was Brandon who took the lead with a defensive clearance come shot that sailed over the keepers head into the net. After the re-start Coxhoe put on the pressure and drew level when Ben Crampton beat two players and played in Sam Brown who made no mistake with a clinical finish. After the break both teams seemed a little tired as chances were few and far between then a Brandon attack saw them take the lead again, this time it only lasted a couple of minutes as Cameron Johnson fired in to level the score for a well earned point.
Goals :- Sam Brown and Cameron Johnson
Mom :- Jonathon Hawley
Under 12 Girls Game 1
COXHOE UNITED 0 - BEAMISH 0
This was the first game of the season and the girls began the game very slowly showing that it has been a long time since they have played together competitively. They were not relaxed on the ball and panicked when the ball came near them. This meant that we were put under pressure from the start. Thankfully, Beth Vasey in goal kept us in the match with some excellent saves. We came out in the second half a bit more awake and Sophie Whiting, Faye Mullen and Sophie Thierney started to control the midfield with some flashes of the flowing passing that we have become to expect from them. The girls started to communicate better and began to get the ball up to Morgan Rouse who had a number of shots saved. We need to compete for every ball and not get pushed off the ball. A draw was a fair result.
Man of the match:- Morgan Rouse
Under 12’s Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 2 - BIRTLEY 1
The girls played better in this game, although we were still stretched at times and not attacking the ball as we usually do. A big thanks to Sophie Whiting and Faye Mullen for coming out of their positions for a half and helping the defence. At times we put a lot of pressure on Birtley especially down our right wing with Faye Mullen and Sophie Thierney carrying the ball and feeding it into Morgan Rouse to stretch their goalkeeper (who is an exceptional talent). Finally Faye Mullen and Sophie Thierney got our two goals in quick succession. We continued to pressure the goal, but kept being caught on the attack. Holly Crozier and Paige Wilson worked their socks off clearing the balls out of our penalty areas so that Beth Vasey did not have a lot to do in goal.
Man of the match:- Sophie Thierney
Goals:- Faye Mullen, Sophie Thierney
Under 14’s Girls
COXHOE UNITED 2 - BARNES ANGELS 0
A magnificent opening to the season for the girls as they got off to a flying start!
They commenced confidently and took control early on with some searching balls from Shannon, Bethany G. and Ashleigh finding their way to the feet of both Emily and Abigail, initially however Barnes Angels defence coped admirably, but cracks were beginning to show as Coxhoe kept the pressure on the opposition. Half way through the first half Shannon took a crack at goal which ricocheted off the oppositions defence; luckily Abigail was on hand to slot the ball into the left hand corner of the goal.
Barnes Angels made some forays into Coxhoe’s half, however these were clinically dealt with by our reliable defenders Hayley, Bethany B. and Megan and the shots on goal that did get through were safely dealt with by our goalie for the first half Elizabeth, who really impressed.
The second half saw our regular goalie Katie take to the pitch and continue the good example that Elizabeth showed in the first. With a safe pair of hands and a strong defence Coxhoe rarely lost control of the game. Ten minutes into the second half and Barnes Angels surged forward testing our defence, Hayley more than capably took care of the attack and initiated a counter attack which resulted in a cross which fell to Shannon’s feet, a trademark blistering shot followed that proved impossible to stop.
Both teams seem to tire later in the game as the heat and the longer game tested their fitness to the limit, nonetheless they both soldiered on with the score remaining the same until the referee blew time.
An excellent result for the girls, with the whole team putting in maximum effort, well done!
Goal Scorers – Abigail Griffiths & Shannon Slater
COXHOE UNITED 6 - LUMLEY FC 0
Coxhoe Under 14s entertained Lumley in their opening home fixture at the impressive Beechfield Stadium. From the start it was obvious that an impressive Mark Pickering was going to cause the Lumley defence all kinds of problems with his strength and speed. However the game was held up for several minutes early on after a nasty injury to one of the Lumley boys. On the restart Mark Pickering opened on 10 minutes and doubled the score after 20 minutes. A brilliant piece of skill by new boy Sam Hepple on 32 minutes made it 3-0 going into the half time break.
The second half was much the same with Mark getting his 3rd and 4th goals after 39 & 47 minutes and the ever dependable Jordan Woodward opening his seasons account on 58 minutes.
The most pleasing aspect of the game was the way the new boys are settling into the team with Rees Blackett looking solid at right back, Sam Hepple composed up front and Lewis Cotterill a real handful. Coupled with the fact that Fergus Watson & Mark Pickering enjoyed their best ever performances in Coxhoe shirts it was decided the man of the match award should go to the whole team.
Goals:- Mark Pickering x 4, Sam Hepple, Jordan Woodward
MoM:- Mark Pickering/Whole Team
COXHOE UNITED 11 - CHESTER ATHLETIC DRAGONS 1
A fantastic start to the season saw United pile on the pressure from the kick off. Some great work in net from the Dragons kept Coxhoe at bay at first, but after 5 minutes a well worked move down the right wing resulted in a Rhys Wayman strike to open the scoring. Henry Davies doubled that scoreline 5 minutes later after another series of good passes through the middle of the pitch. Alex McGrath put his name on the score sheet when he collected the ball in front of goal after yet another fantastic team manoeuvre. A corner created the 4th goal on 17 minutes when Jack Thirlaway stepped up on the front post to head the ball home in style. A high clearance from Chester was collected by Jamie Appleby on 19 minutes for him to promptly return to goal to make it 5-0. Rhys claimed his second and the teams 6th on 25 minutes and Jamie added another 2 minutes later, then Alex’s athletic flick on the half time whistle made it 8-0 at the break.
The second half started as the first had finished, with more Coxhoe pressure allowing Henry Davies the time to compose himself in front of goal and launch a left foot rocket 2 minutes after the restart but the Dragons never let their heads go down and battled hard to keep Coxhoe at bay, clawing a goal back 5 minutes later. Although there was a suspicion of offside, Lee Saiger managed to stop the initial shot but Chester were quick to pounce on the loose ball to slam it into the Coxhoe net. Both teams were deadlocked for the next 15 minutes but this was broken by Jamie Appleby’s shot going in off the post to make it 10-1 and claiming his hat trick. Henry sealed the result when his right foot flick over the defence lined him up for a left foot shot to claim his hat trick.
Man Of The Match - Jack Thirlaway
Goals - Rhys Wayman x 2, Henry Davies x 3, Alex McGrath x 2, Jack Thirlaway, Jamie Appleby x 3
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
HILDA PARK VIPERS 18 - COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 2
Well, the start of a new season and a new team, the 7-a-side Lions have been transformed into the 11-a-side Rockets and our first foray into the full version of the game was an eye opener. Our first game was away to newly formed Hilda Park Vipers and although not a big side we found out within the first few minutes they were a very quick side, within 5 minutes of the start a ball over the top was latched onto by 1 of there 3 quick forwards to give them an early lead but the Rockets thundered back with a quick reply. A long range free kick from outside box was well struck by Phillip Metcalfe and re-bounded of the keeper and after a goal mouth scramble Sam Miller stabbed the ball home to grab our first goal and the equalizer. But that joy was short lived as time and time again the pace of the Vipers attackers caused us problems, but heads never went down and strong defending keep the score respectable at half time.
The second half started much as the first had finished but despite the goal count rising the boys kept going and when in possession we played some good flowing football that raised spirits, but the long ball over the top continued to cause us problems as the Vipers kept looking for more goals, to the credit of the lads they wanted to keep playing and see the game out when asked if we should finish the game early. That spirit and determination was rewarded with a second goal 10 minutes from time when again more good passing in midfield from Charlie, Richard, Lewis and Keiran saw the ball end up at the feet of Sam Murphy who’s cool finish showed a touch of class for his age.
The game ended with many tired legs but with an encouraging performance to build on, when we had the ball we played some attractive football and the never say die attitude was a pleasure to see. Bring on next week.
Man Of The Match - Richard Vincent
Goals - Sam Miller and Sam Murphy
Under 14 Boys
SOUTHMOOR JUNIORS 3 - COXHOE UNITED 2
Goals:- Mark Pickering x 2
Man Of The Match:- Jordan Woodward
SUNDAY 7TH FEBRUARY 2010
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
WEARSIDE FC 9 - COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 0
At last another chance to play some football with an away trip to play Wearside FC who beat us 21-0 last time around and with only 11 players and a water logged pitch it looked like it was going to be another long day at the office which wasn't helped as we gifted the opposition a goal within 30 secs of the start of the game. But with a new formation and a sweeper in place to try and stem some of the goals the lads picked themselves up and began to get into the game, the surface made passing and good football difficult but a least we gave it a go and we defended with a new found resolution. Wearside increased their lead half way thru the half and added a further 2 before the half time whistle went.
An injury to Richard meant a slight re-shuffle as we moved into the second half but the lads still looked determined not to let the score get out of hand and the defence of Jordan, Cameron, Jacob, Phillip and Joe plus some inspired saves from the keeper kept heads high and allow us to have a series of chances in the second half with Richard, both Sam's and Charlie all having attempts on the Wearside goal with some mazy runs from Lewis easing the pressure that was mounting on the Coxhoe goal. A series of poorly defended corners with no one picking up the runners allowed the opposition to add to their lead in the second half but the spirit of the team was not broken and at the final whistle a score of 9-0 was 12 goals better than our last outing against the same team - a big improvement and one of the best games we've played in terms of commitment and determination in very heavy conditions. Keep it going.
MOM : Cameron Dewey
Under 13’s ‘United’
HETTON JUNIORS 4 - COXHOE UNITED 1
A slight change in formation saw the height and speed of Henry Davies up front collecting the long balls and running through the Hetton defence. Although the Juniors went 1 up on 12 minutes from a right wing ball that looped high above the outstretched hands of Lee Saiger in goal for United, Coxhoe kept playing but saw chance after chance denied. Declan Grayson, Andrew Simpson and Rhys Wayman all had chances early in the second half but the final ball just wasn’t there for Coxhoe today. Hetton grabbed another 2, first from a floated ball past Lee and then from a throw in that took the Coxhoe defence out of the game and the resulting shot beat Lee on the near post. Kieren Latcham put his name of the scorecard from the penalty spot, but the Juniors pounced on a defensive pass to re-establish the 3 goal cushion in the final moments of the game.
Goal Scorer:- Keiren Latcham (pen)
Man Of the Match:- Jack Thirlaway
SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2010
Under 11’s
bowburn youth 3 coxhoe united 6
as the game started coxhoe seemed to be asleep as bowburn took the lead with a deflected shot that sent the keeper the wrong way, bowburn showed grit and determination to carry the goal lead into the break. as the second half got under way coxhoe seemed to take heed from the half time team talk as luke gwyllim brought the scores level with a well worked goal then stephen greaves smashed the ball into the net to givecoxhoe the lead this gave bowburn a second wind and they replied quickly to pull the score level, chances came at both ends then ben crampton restored the lead for coxhoe a further goal by daniel jackson gave coxhoe a two goal lead, however bowburn broke away again to narrow the deficet chances fell at either end but the clinical ben crampton put two away for coxhoe to run out 6-3 winners.
goals ben crampton x3 stephen greaves daniel jackson luke gwyllim
mom daniel jackson
U12 Girls
Coxhoe United 7 v Ryhope 1
This was our first game for many weeks so was not sure how we would play. The first ten minutes the team were very rusty making silly mistakes and letting Ryhope get in behind our defence. However, Beth Vasey in goal made sure that no shots at goal went anywhere near. The girls soon settled into their game and took control of the match with the midfield of Faye Mullen, Sophie Whiting and Plern Piercey producing some excellent passing moves to set Sophie Thierney away to hassle the Ryhope goal. Just before half time we had our first break through with Faye finally getting a shot into the back of the net. The second half started as the first had finished with Coxhoe dominating the game with more goals coming from Faye , Sophie W, Plern and a hat trick from Sophie T. In the last few minutes Ryhope got a goal back from a miss clearance which fluckely went over Beth’s head . This was an excellent performance from the whole team.
Man of the match Sophie Whiting
Goals Faye Mullen 2, Sophie Whiting 1, Sophie Thierney 3 and one own goal
U12 Girls Coxhoe United 8 - Consett Predators 0
With a different team for the second game the girls still went out to dominate the game. Sarah Higgins and Holly Crozier worked hard and made some excellent tackles to prevent Consett breaking into the defence. Beth in goal had a very quiet game, but still stayed focussed when she had to. Faye, Sophie W and Vannessa Stephenson played the midfield at a blistering pace, working hard to set Danika Stephenson of in sight of the goal many times. Plern Piercey came on at half time and continued the good work that Vannessa had started. I lost track of in which order the goals were scored, but again a very mature performance by all the players.
Man of the Match Sophie Whiting
Goals Sophie Whiting 3, Faye Mullen 1, Sophie Thierney 1, Plern Piercey 2, Danika Stephenson 1
U12 Girls Coxhoe United 2 v Stockton 0
This was a very hard fought game even though Stockton had only 6 players. They made Coxhoe work for every ball and there were several times when the defence of Paige Wilson and Chelsea Thompson had to make some critical tackles and clearances to keep us in game.Plern and Faye worked very hard to keep the midfield moving the ball to give Danika a chance of scoring. Finally after about ten minutes Faye scored to allow the team to relax a little. In the second half Sophie Whiting and Sophie T came on to give us some fresh legs. Sophie W worked hard to secure the centre of the pitch not allowing any balls to come past her and setting the attack away. The second goal came from a lovely shot by Sophie Thierney.
Man of the match Sophie Thierney
Goals Faye Mullen 1, Sophie Thierney 1
Ps This tremendous performance this weekend from the girls means that although they still have two games left in the league they have won the U12 girls league title. May l take this opportunity to thank all the team for their hard work , the parents for their support and Michael for his great coaching!!! Ros
SUNDAY 24TH JANUARY 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 5 - SAFC FOUNDATION PUMAS 1 - RESCHEDULED LEAGUE CUP MATCH
After a long break due to Christmas and the recent bad weather, the boys were eager to get back onto the pitch and play some football. As cup matches take priority over league matches, this game was reorganised from the planned date of 17th January, so the Durham City match will be rescheduled later in the season.
It was SAFC who opened the scoring on 7 minutes after a scramble in the 6 yard box. Coxhoe came back strong and we only had to wait 5 minutes for the equaliser, which came from Henry Davies with a powerful shot, well struck low into the corner. It remained level well into the second half, but with 15 minutes left Coxhoe stepped up their game. Jamie Appleby put Coxhoe in front from an Alex McGrath through ball, and then Declan extended the lead a few minutes later, putting a special touch to his outstanding debut match for Coxhoe. Cameron Holdsworth made it 4 for the home team after some good passing throughout the team and Rhys Wayman added the final goal in the dying seconds of the match. A good start to the year - lets keep it up in the League to make progress on the table.
Goal Scorers:- Henry Davies, Jamie Appleby, Declan , Cameron Holdsworth, Rhys Wayman
Man Of the Match:- Jack Thirlaway
SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2009
Under 11’s
coxhoe united 3 tef castle rovers 0
this was a game played in terrible conditions with a good two inches of snow on the pitch, however this didn,t prevent coxhoe from pickin up their third win on the bounce with cameron johnson and max kerrigan netting in the first half to go in to the break two up. in the second half the in form sam brown netted to give coxhoe a three - nil victory and round of a great team performance.
goals cameron johnson, max kerrigan and sam brown
mom daniel jackson
greatham 8 coxhoe united panthers 1
the panthers are finding it hard to find their first victory, however lads you never give up and show great team spirit as many of you have never played competetive football until now and should be proud of yourselves so chin up boys it will come in 2010 i,m sure
goal craig peacock
mom craig peacock
SUNDAY 13th DECEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 0 - BIRTLEY TOWN 6
A frustrating day for Coxhoe saw good play in the first half, with Lee Saiger in goal pulling off some fantastic saves, to a second half lapse with Birtley’s long ball beating Coxhoe on several occasions.
Man of the Match:- Michael Wake
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
FELLING MAGPIES 17 - COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 2
It was nice to play a game without any wind or rain to spoil things however the fact that we only had 10 men again meant it was going to be an up-hill struggle against Felling Magpies, a team in the top half of the division, a cause that wasn't helped when we conceded a very early goal in the first couple of minutes. However after that the lads worked hard for each other and for the next 10 minutes we managed to keep a clean sheet thru some strong defending from Cameron, Jordan and Joe, good goalkeeping and poor misses from the opposition. The Magpies then took control for the rest of the half and with some dubious off side decisions they increased their lead up to half time.
Two injuries to our back four didn't help the situation but Phillip and Jordan battled bravely on and with some positive encouragement at half time we started the second half as the better team and actually took the lead (well in the second half at least) with some nice play from Richard, Charlie and McKenzie the ball end up at the feet of Sam who broke clear to coolly slot the ball past the Magpies keeper. The Magpies responded with more pressure of their own which resulted in a ball fired across goal being hammered into the bottom corner of the net by Jowey !!!! - he says he'd forgotten we turned around at half time, can only think he thought he was now centre forward and no goal keeper ??
The Magpies carried on there scoring with a number of break away goals as we tried to keep a high line, however a second Rockets goal was the highlight of the second half. More good interplay and a mazey run from Lewis saw a scramble on the edge of the Magpies box with the ball falling at the feet on McKenzie who poked home a shot from a tight angle to double our scoring in the game. As usual the lads never gave up and with further injuries to Charlie and Richard towards the end of the game we did well to finish with 10 players and deserved the praise from referee, opposition manager and parents at the end of the game.
Scorers : Sam Miller, McKenzie Long and Kieran Jowett ??
MOM : Jordan Topping
SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER 2009
Under 11’s
coxhoe united 7 greatham 1
coxhoe started where they left of last week on the front foot from the kick off putting the greatham goal under severe pressure. it was only a matter of time for coxhoe to open the scoring with the impressive ben crampton breaking free to finish neatly. from the re-start coxhoe again piled on the pressure and a smart run and finish by daniel jackson put coxhoe two up, again some smart passing put in sam brown to calmly finish to makeit three. greatham started to find their feet and created a couple of chances only for coxhoe to break and a great one two between sam brown and ben crampton who played a great ball to max kerrigan who stabbed the ball home to send coxhoe in to the break four up. the second half got underway with ben crampton again causing trouble in the greatham defence with some clinical finishing to score three further goals before greatham could get on the score sheet with a late consolation.
goals ben crampton x 4 sam brown daniel jackson & max kerrigan
mom ben crampton
coxhoe united panthers awarded game as gilesgate jaguars didn,t turn up
Under 12 Girls Game 1
COXHOE UNITED 6 - STOCKTON TOWN GIRLS 0
The girls started off strongly with the midfield of Sophie Whiting, Sophie Thierney and Plern Piercey controlling the centre of the field with some excellent passes from Sophie W to set up the runs from the wings. Together with Danika Stephenson up front they pressured the Stockton goal continually, but the goals would not go in . The defence of Paige Wilson and Sarah Higgins( back from injury) kept Stockton from having any real shots on goal. Beth Vasey , in goal made several excellent moves to set up our midfield to allow them to play their favourite passing game. We finally had a break through near the end of the first half with Plern getting her foot to the ball to put us in front. The second half went in the same format with Faye Mullen and Holly Crozier now linking with Sophie W in midfield. The girls continued to play an attacking game and put 5 more goals past Stockton.
Man of the match Holly Crozier
Goals Sophie Thierney 2, Sophie Whiting 1, Holly Crozier 1 , Faye Mullen 1, Plern Piercey 1
Under 12 Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 4 v BIRTLEY 1
This game went in much the same vein as the first match with Coxhoe dominating the play, especially in midfield Sophie T, Faye and Plern playing some very mature passing football. Faye and Plern continued to frighten the opposition with their blistering pace. Beth again worked well in goal organising the defence to make sure she did not have much to trouble her. Faye and Danika scored the first two goals in the first half after continued pressure on Birtley’s goal. The second half saw Sophie Whiting and Sarah Higgins back on and they continued to do the job started in the first half. Again Faye and Danika scored to put the game beyond Birtley’s grasp. Well done to everyone this weekend you all played your hearts out!!!!
SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER 2009
Under 11’s
gilesgate jaguars 1 coxhoe united 11
coxhoe started the game with all guns blazing putting gilesgate under the cosh from the start. the game was only minutes old when ben crampton found himself in space to calmly slot past the keeper. from the re-start coxhoe pushed for more goals and were rewarded when sam brown put ben crampton in again who finished in style, coxhoe were like a team possessed and further goals by stephen greaves, sam brown x2 and ben crampton completing his hat-trick sent them 6-0 up at half time in the scond half coxhoe played some great football to pile more misery on gilesgate sam brown completed his hat-trick, daniel jackson got a brace and ben crampton added 2 more before gilesgate got a consolation.
goals ben crampton x5 sam brown x3 daniel jackson x2 and stephen greaves
mom ben crampton
Under 12 Girls Match 1
Leam Rangers 0 - Coxhoe United 2
The team went out strong right from the off with the midfield of Sophie Whiting , Faye Mullen and Sophie Thierney controlling the field and allowing Leam very few opportunities to attack and give our defence anything to do. Sophie Whiting played a very mature game setting some great attacks for the wings to run at Leams players. Danika Stephenson up front worked really hard and hassling the defence constantly. Near the end of the first half Faye broke through the defence to score our first goal. In the second half the girls carried on as in the first with Plern Piercey taking Sophie T place in midfield and ran at leam until they didn’t know were to go to get the ball off her. Faye soon scored her second goal from a low , strongly whipped corner which skipped into the corner of the net. An excellent game by all.
Man of the match Paige Wilson
Goals Faye Mullen 2
Under 12 Girls Match 2
Coxhoe United 3 v Lumley Ladies 2
This was always going to be a tough game as Lumley were only 1 point behind us and it is always a hard game when the two teams meet. Lumley started off the stronger putting our defence under pressure right from the start. However, Chelsea Thompson and Holly Crozier dealt with the balls well. Lumley scored within the first five minutes and l thought that was it we were in for a hammering. This was not to be the girls picked themselves up and soon faye had got us back into the game. The midfield of Sophie W, Faye and Plern played their hearts out trying to put the Lumley Defence under pressure. Sophie collected any spare balls and got them quickly back into the attack, and Paige in defence worked her socks off to stop any ball getting near our goal. In the second half Holly stepped into the goal keepers position and again the girls went out to fight for the game , battling for every ball. Sophie Thierney came on to replace Sophie W and her and Plern kept the pressure up . Finally Danika Stephenson got us in front again. However, Lumley were not going to give up without a fight and soon evened the score. Last season Coxhoe might have given up , but not this year. Sophie W came back on just to strengthen up the centre of the pitch and the team went all out for the win. It was so exciting to watch with all the parents getting behind the girls. Sophie Thierney finally found the back of the net in the last few minutes to take the victory. Well played to everyone, it was a realm team effort, parents and supporters included.
Man of the match Plern Piercey
Goals Plern Piercey, Faye Mullen, Danika Stephenson
SUNDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 4 - WHITBURN JUNIORS 4
The teams faced each other during a downpour, with United keen to continue the good form they showed against Whickham Fellside during their last match 2 weeks ago, but once again without any substitutes available. After 1 minute Coxhoe were left scratching their heads as to how Whitburn managed to beat the offside trap to take the lead from the one-on-one situation between striker and keeper. This lead lasted only 10 minutes with the equalizer coming from Cameron Holdsworths well placed shot out of the reach of the Juniors keeper. Whitburn continued to attack and on the 15 minute mark took the lead again, squeezing the shot between Coxhoe Keeper Lee Saiger and the goal post. More chances followed in the first half but on the whistle Whitburn still had the advantage.
This advantage increased early in the second half after a free kick for the Juniors caused trouble for the Coxhoe defence in the tricky weather conditions and beat the outstretched arms of Lee. Coxhoe had some good fortune around the 15 minute mark in the second half when a routine pickup for the Whitburn keeper from Alex McGraths shot skidded under him and into the back of the net to provide a glimmer of hope for the home team. This glimmer got brighter 1 minute later as Alex made a run up the right wing and whipped a shot across the face of the Juniors goal and into the bottom corner to claim the equaliser. With the full time whistle approaching, a corner for Coxhoe fell to Rhys Wayman unmarked in the centre of the box who turned and left the keeper with no chance of blocking. Excitement was growing and both teams were giving it their all but it was Whitburn who took the advantage with a great cross finding an unmarked attacker on the right wing who once again claimed the equaliser. Neither team wanted to settle for 1 point and Coxhoe almost claimed all 3 through Alex’s great chance in the dying moments but sadly it was not to be. A brilliant game of football in bad conditions, with both teams giving 100%.
Goal Scorers:- Cameron Holdsworth, Alex McGrath x2, Rhys Wayman
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 11’s ‘United’
coxhoe united 1 ford & hylton reds 5
from the start the reds took control of the game with some fast competitive football, coxhoe struggled to get going and were caught napping as the reds opened the scoring. from the re-start the reds piled more pressure on the coxhoe goal and added a further two goals to go in 3-0 up at the interval. the second half was a little better for coxhoe as sam brown pulled a goal back, this seemed to wake coxhoe up who started to create a few chances. however the reds added a further 2 goals to finish the game as 5-1 winners.
goal sam brown
mom sam brown
Under 11’s ‘Panthers’
coxhoe united panthers 0 consett saracens 3
the panthers found themselves a goal down after a couple of minutes but showed some great fighting spirit to try and get back into the game, the panthers piled on the pressure in the second half only to be out done by 2 very late consett goals.
mom cameron storey
Under 12 Girls Game 1
Coxhoe United 1 v East Durham 0
This was going to be a close game as East Durham are just below us in the league, and it was a weekend damaged be injury and illness. However , the team went out to win from the start and battled for every ball and pressured East Durham so they could not settled into a rhythm. The game was end to end for the first ten minutes , with Chelsea Thompson and Paige Wilson in defence making sure the ball rarely came through to Beth Vasey in goal. Then the team started to settle into their game with Sophie Whiting dominating the centre of the field making it very hard for East Durham to break through and setting some excellent runs by both Faye Mullen and Plern Piercey on the wings. This hard work continued in the second half with Holly Crozier now working hard in defence with Chelsea. The midfield continued to pressure and send the balls up to Danika Stephenson up front. The shots would not go in and in the last few minutes a mistake by East Durhams defence allowed us to take the lead with an own goal. A well fought game played in an excellent spirit by both teams.
Man of the match Plern Piercey
Under 12 Girls Game 2
Coxhoe United 3 v Deerness 0
The score does not reflect the way the game was played. Deerness put Coxhoe under pressure right from the start and the defence had to make some strong tackles to keep us in the game. The team looked like they had gone to sleep , even when Plern scored a goal it looked like Deerness would come back at any moment. After some truths at half time the girls played the football that we have come to expect from them. They worked really hard with Sophie again creating runs for Faye and Plern to take the ball and run at the defence. Paige Wilson had a change of position venturing out of defence to play midfield and made some excellent runs. She worked so hard that she scored the final two goals. However, everyone deserves the credit for this win as they pulled themselves together and worked for this win. Well done!!!
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Plern Piercy, Paige Wilson 2
Under 14 Girls
Coxhoe United 3 - Houghton Albion 1
What a difference a fortnight makes! In a reversal of fortunes from their last meeting Coxhoe played their hearts out to comprehensively beat Houghton in this semi-final cup game.
The whole team constantly harried their opponents from the first whistle to the last. Despite a strong start Houghton managed to score first, however Coxhoe answered with a lovely goal by Bethany Garner to even then score. Solid defending from Hayley, Jordan and Megan ensured that Houghton rarely had shots on goal and the ones that did get through were taken care of by goalie Katie. In midfield Elizabeth did a great job of containing Houghtons’ number 8 and Shannon, Bethney B, Ashleigh, Bethany G and Kennedy, played and passed with great skill, with striker Abigail’s lightning speed stretching Houghtons’ defence. Kennedy powered through late in the 1st half with a lovely well placed strike to take Coxhoe into the lead.
In the second half Coxhoe played with the same strength and tenacity as the first keeping Houghton flustered. Coxhoe never gave them space to manoeuvre while constantly making thoughtful passing moves into Houghtons half. This was rewarded with Abigail beating both defenders to take the third and final goal.
WELL DONE GIRLS!!
CUP FINAL HERE WE COME!!
WOM Abigail Griffiths
SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2009
Under 11’s
Fulwell jrs 3 Coxhoe United 2
the game started well for fulwell who took the lead with an early goal, the game evened out after that with chances at both ends. then a great run and finish by the impressive stephen greaves brought the scores level. the second half started with both teams trying to get control but it was fulwell who took advantage of some sloppy play to fire low past the keeper. from the kick off coxhoe pressed for the equaliser creating a few chances but couldn,t find a way past the fulwell keeper, again fulwell broke from the back and took a two goal lead with a well worked goal. after the re-start coxhoe piled on the pressure and were back in the game when a long clearance from jack elcoat fell to the feet of ben crampton who calmly slotted past the advancing keeper.coxhoe searched for the equaliser with some great attacking football creating chance after chance but time ran out as the ref blew for full time. this was a great game played in good spirits by two hard working teams.
goals ben crampton stephen greaves
mom stephen greaves
Under 12 Girls
Coxhoe United 3 v Birtley 0
This was a very confident performance from the girls who dominated the game from the start, with Faye , Sophie W and Plern controlling the midfield with a maturity beyond their years. They continued to push the attack up to Morgan who scored a superb shot. This was closely followed by a goal by Faye. The second half saw a complete change around, but the team continued the strong play of the first half with Danika pressuring the goal continually. We finished the second half with another goal by Faye. A superb performance by all.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullen 2, Morgan Rouse 1
SUNDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
WHICKHAM FELLSIDE 2 - COXHOE UNITED 4
Coxhoe were once again facing the opposition with no substitutes due to the illness of Michael Wake, one of our key defenders. This didn’t dampen spirits, however and United started brightly with an early shot from Andrew Simpson looping marginally over the Fellside cross bar. Whickham’s first clear chance came on 13 minutes as they ran through the Coxhoe defence and shot, but Lee Saiger got a hand to the ball to tip it onto the post and then collected the rebound. The Whickham post denied Cameron Holdsworth for Coxhoe a minute later, then the deadlock was finally broken by Henry Davies with a couple minutes left to play in the first half when he struck with his weaker right foot into the top right hand corner to beat the Whickham keeper. There were further chances for the home team in the final seconds of the half, but Lee was equal to all of them.
The Whickham pressure continued into the second half a goal line clearance from Jamie Appleby prevented the equaliser one minute after the re-start but 60 seconds later a pass across the face of the Coxhoe goal was collected on the back post and tapped home. A great reaction save from Lee on 5 minutes and an Andrew Simpson header which was judged not to have crossed the line were further opportunities for both teams to take the lead, but it was Whickham who eventually got the second goal. The action had been in the Whickham goal area and the referee was keeping up with play, then a huge clearance fell to the Whickham attacker who was clearly offside. The play had switched so quickly that the referee was still in the Whickham box and had to give the benefit of the doubt to the attacking side, leaving their front man with only Lee to beat in goal and the Coxhoe defence 4 yards to make up before they could provide support. This seemed to spur the United team onward to grab an equaliser, and they did just that on 13 minutes through Cameron Holdsworth’s teasing cross-come-shot, Five minutes later with the momentum building in Coxhoe’s favour, Kieren Latchem took a long distance shot from the left wing which was parried by the Fellside keeper into the path of the advancing Cameron who walked it home to once again take the lead. A 21 minute fingertip save from Lee kept the advantage with United but Whickham did have the ball in the net 2 minutes later, however Lee and a home team attacker were on the floor after a clash of heads so the whistle had already blown to halt play. The last few minutes saw some high pace exciting football. Whickham were pressing for an equaliser and Coxhoe were trying to consolidate the lead and that’s exactly what Andrew Simpson did for Coxhoe with 1 minute left on the clock when he neatly tipped past the keeper and hammered home to collect all 3 points.
Goal Scorers:- Henry Davies, Cameron Holdsworth x2, Andrew Simpson
Man of the Match:- Cameron Holdsworth
SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 8’s
COXHOE UNITED V LEAM RANGERS GREEN
Coxhoe started the game brightly into a strong wind playing the ball on the ground. Coxhoe began to press the game but the Leam defence was strong and Coxhoe struggled to break through. The first goal of the game came from Leam Rangers with Coxhoe pressing forward the ball broke and it was 4 onto two with Michael and Josh struggling to cope. The ball was played through the middle and the two defenders both hesitated allowing Leam Rangers to gain the advantage. Ben Davison rushed out but the ball was pushed under his body and into the net. Coxhoe again pressed form the off and Bradley Bambling played a nice through ball to Ella Beecham who controlled and turned with the ball running towards goal. A strong challenge from behind saw Ella stumble and the ref awarded a free kick. Josh Cairns coolly strolled up and slotted the ball high into the right hand corner. The second half proved very much as the first with both teams having a good possession. The deadlock was broke however with another move involving Brandon, Bradley and Ella which again saw Ella fouled just outside the box. Josh again came forward but this time his shot was deflected but luckily by Bradley Bambling who saw it roll into the bottom left corner with the keeper unsighted.
Good work all round
Scorers – Bradley Bambling x 1 and Josh Cairns x 1
MOM Josh Cairns
WASHINGTON AFC TIGERS V COXHOE UNITED
The wind was again in Coxhoe’s face for the first half and Washington were taking advantage of the conditions. Jack, Josh and Ben however held fast in defence with Michael Gaskell taking up a right midfield roll for a change. Michael was the closest to opening the scoring in the first half with a shot that narrowly missed. Brandon and Bradley also came close just before half time. The second half saw Coxhoe up their work rate with Bradley, Jack and Brandon showing a clean pair of heel to the opposition. Again a free kick was awarded to Coxhoe just outside the box after a good strong run from Brandon. Josh again stepped up but this time the post was to prove his downfall with no one being able to latch onto the loose ball.
MOM Jack Richards
Another good weekend for the team.
Under 11 ‘Panthers’
HERRINGTON St AIDENS 3 - COXHOE UNITED PANTHERS 3
Both teams started brightly with much of the play in mid field. Chances fell to both sides with Coxhoe taking an early advantage after a neat ball played through by Nathan Haigh met Adam Greenwood on the edge of the box to slot home after 5 minutes.
Cameron Storey grabbed the second after a speculative shot from just inside the opposition half to slip through the keepers legs and bobble over the goal line.
Herrington pulled one back 10 minutes before the break after Coxhoe failed to clear the ball.
Again the second half started well with Herrington looking for an equaliser which came about 10 minutes into the half.
Herrington went ahead after an attempt to clear a corner resulted in an own goal.
After some hard work from mid field and some great defending by Mathew & Joseph the equaliser came from Cameron Storey after picking up a lovely pass by Craig Peacock-Smith.
Final score 3 - 3
Mom - Cameron Storey
Goals - Cameron Storey x2 Adam Greenwood
Under 11’s ‘United’
FORD & HYLTON REDS 3 - COXHOE UNITED 2
This was a game played on a heavy pitch however it didnt spoil some of the football that was on show. The Reds started the brighter but were restricted to long range efforts which the Coxhoe keeper Jack Elcote and a little help from the woodwork kept the scores level for much of the first half, then Coxhoe started to find their feet and should of took the lead but Ben Crampton could only watch as his effort went wide, then Coxhoe won a corner which Daniel Jackson whipped into the box and the keeper couldnt claim it ball fell to Max Kerrigan who stabbed the ball home from close range to send Coxhoe into the break 1 - 0 up. The Reds started the second half strongly and were soon on level terms with a well worked goal. The game settled for a while with chance created at both ends it was the Reds that took the lead with a scrappy goal, this seemed to spur Coxhoe on who pressed for an equaliser. Then Coxhoe got a corner which Cameron Johnson put into the box and it found its way into the Reds net, from the kick off both teams went for the win creating good chances but it was the reds who found the net with a great run and finish low into the corner of the Coxhoe net. Ben Crampton almost salvaged a point for Coxhoe only to be denied by a last gasp challenge by a Reds defender.
Goals Max Kerrigan, Cameron Johnson
MOM Adam Thirlaway
Under 14 Girls
COXHOE UNITED 1 - HOUGHTON ALBION FC 3
After a weeks rest we were expecting big things from the girls against a team, who on paper seemed equally matched, however the torrential rain over the previous day might not do us any favours.
At kick off it was touch and go whether the match was going to be abandoned the ground was extremely wet and the ball difficult to control. Houghton started strong, however were kept at bay by Megan, Hayley and Ashleigh in defence and Elizabeth in goal who made some impressive saves. Houghton kept up the attack and despite our best efforts and some strong play from Bethney B, Bethany G and some sturdy attacks from new signing Kennedy, Shannon and Abigail the opposition were two goals up at half time, one of which was the result of a penalty. Elizabeth made a wonderfully spectacular penalty save, however Houghton managed to score from the following scrabble to clear the ball from the line.
The second half saw a glimmer of hope when some good movement forward saw Shannon make a characteristic cannonball of a shot into the opposition net. The fight back had started. Throughout the second half Kennedy made strong forays into the oppositions half supported by Shannon and Abigail but unfortunately we could not convert. Emily came on at half time and a fresh pair of legs certainly helped, however with Coxhoe tiring late in the half due to the boggy conditions Houghton capitalized on their lead with another goal, putting the win beyond doubt.
WOM Kennedy Houston.
SUNDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
BRANDON UNITED 6 - COXHOE UNITED ROCKETS 3
For the first time in a long while the Rockets had the luxury of a full team plus a sub for the trip to Brandon, a team who we played many times at 7-a-side and always had free flowing high scoring games and this was to be no exception. The match started with Brandon applying pressure to the Coxhoe goal early in the game and a break away lead to their first goal within 5 minutes of the start. This lead was extended further by Brandon as we started slowly but the second goal seemed to spur us into action as a break down the right hand side lead to a shot at the near post by Sam which was parried and fell to McKenzie to fire home to get us back into the game. However a break by Brandon within 2 minutes of the re-start saw their striker run into the box and the referee award a penalty for something that only he saw, this was put away to restore Brandon's 2 goal advantage.
However the Rockets never game up and in an inspired few minutes just before half time we had a deflected shot from Charlie find the back of the net to reduce the deficit and then another strange decision saw us award a penalty just on the stroke of half time. Birthday boy Richard stepped up and confidently smacked the ball into the top corner to complete a remarkable come back to get us into half time at 3-3.
The second half saw us kicking up the slope and Brandon started as well as they did in the first half but some fines saves in the Coxhoe goal by Jowey (The Cat) kept us in the game, as the pitch begin to cut up it got harder for both sets of players but they both battled on and created chances at both ends. A very exciting game to watch but in the end the lack of support for the defence cost us dearly with Brandon scoring 3 unanswered goals in the second half despite chances for Sam, Lewis and McKenzie to bring us back onto level terms. A much improved performance which was definitely helped by having 12 players and a heroic performance between the sticks by man of the match Kieran.
Goal scorers : McKenzie Long, Charlie Pearson and Richard Vincent
MOM: Kieran Jowett
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 3 - SOUTH TYNESIDE JETS 3
For the first time in a long while, Coxhoe were in a position to field a full team
and have a substitute when they faced South Tyneside. Within first minute Henry Davies
launched a rocket from left wing forcing a great save from the Tyneside keeper. The
Jets weren’t going to sit back and let Coxhoe have all their own way, and 5 minutes
later they launched their first attack but Lee Saiger in goal for Coxhoe was equal
to the shot. A scramble in front of the Tyneside goal after 10 minutes resulted in
several shots being blocked before getting put out of play for a corner. The resulting
kick came to Kieren Latcham on the right who had time to prepare himself and take
a fine shot, but a great save from the Tyneside keeper at full stretch kept the goal
tally at zero. This score line lasted another 5 minutes before the Jets went 1 up
after beating the Coxhoe offside trap. Momentum was with South Tyneside at this point
and they doubled their advantage on 30 minutes from a corner which was initially
flapped out but the ball fell to a Jets attacker to hammer home. Some sloppy work
from Coxhoe just on half time again allowed Tyneside through to stretch the lead
to 3 before the whistle blew.
Second half saw a tactical substitution and change around,
putting Jamie Appleby up front to cause problems in amongst the Tyneside defence.
This worked well, as chances started coming to Coxhoe but a string of fantastic saves
from the Jets goalkeeper kept United goalless. The Tyneside net was eventually breached
half way through the second half after Jamie’s shot skidded awkwardly under the Jets
keeper to give Coxhoe a glimmer of hope. United pressure continued but Jets keeper
was playing out of his skin to keep the attack at bay, then, with less that 20 minutes
to play United were awarded a free kick a few yards out of the Tyneside penalty box.
Up stepped Cameron Holdsworth to strike a clean shot high and powerful that proved
unstoppable and guaranteeing an exciting end to the game. By now, Coxhoe were pushing
forwards and most of the play was in the Tyneside end. A mistimed tackle by the Jets
resulted in another free kick in almost exactly the same spot. Again, Cameron stepped
up, and again launched a fantastic shot to level the match at 3-3 with 10 minutes
left. Desperate for the 3 points, Coxhoe played their hearts out but every shot that
followed was gathered by the Tyneside goal stopper who had a fantastic game.
Goal Scorers - Jamie Appleby, Cameron Holdsworth x2
Man of the Match - Jack Thirlaway
SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2009
Under 11’s
COXHOE UNITED 10 - COXHOE UNITED PANTHERS 1
i would just like to start by saying the score line does not reflect the performance by the panthers. to say it was your first competitive game together you gave 100% and never gave up.
goals united sam brown x2 ben crampton x2 stephen greaves x1 cameron johnson x2 johnathon hawley x1 and 2 own goals
mom johnathon hawley
goal panthers cameron storey
mom joseph taylor
Under 12 Girls
LUMLEY LADIES 1 - COXHOE UNITED 3
This was always going to be a hard match as Lumley are top of the league and unbeaten this season. The girls were put under a lot of pressure in the first five minutes and looked like they didn’t know how to play football , therefore they soon were one down. However , instead of giving up they all showed great character and picked themselves up and began to organise themselves with Sophie Whiting and Faye Mullen in midfield showing great maturity in their decision making and presence on the pitch for the others to follow. Beth Vasey made some excellent goals to keep us in the game , backed up by some very hard work by Paige Wilson and Sarah Higgins in defence. Our break through came from a lovely goal kick from Beth to set up our attack and Faye crossed a whipping ball in from the left and Plern Piercey got her foot to it. Coxhoe were back in the game. The second half started much like the first,but the girls did not panic and soon settled into their true passing game with Sophie delivering some excellent paces right to the feet of our wingers. Faye and Plern were making Lumley defence work extremely hard. All the teams hard work paid off when Morgan Rouse and Faye soon put the game beyond Lumleys grasp. Well played to all the team you were excellent.
Man of the match:- Faye Mullen
Goals:- Plern Piercey 1, Faye Mullen 1, Morgan Rouse 1
COXHOE UNITED 5 - LEAM RANGERS 0
The girls went out determined not to spoil their winning streak. They started strongly with an early goal by Faye who again was soon causing great difficulty for Leams defence with her great runs down the wing. All the team worked hard with the defence pushing up and getting involved in the attacks. It wasn’t long before Coxhoe got their second from a good strike from Sophie Tierney. The second half went in the same vein as before with Coxhoe’s defence having very little to do. Goals came this half from Sophie Tierney, Morgan Rouse and Danika Stephenson.
Man of the match:- Morgan Rouse
Goals:- Morgan Rouse 1, Sophie Tierney 2, Faye Mullen 1, Danika Stephenson 1
SUNDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
JARROW FC DRAGONS 3 - COXHOE UNITED 2
The illness struck 11 men of Coxhoe faced Jarrow on this windswept rainy day, without Rhys Wayman who is amongst the top goal scorers so far this season. Having said that, it only took 3 minutes for Andrew Simpson to open United’s account with a high lob over the keepers head after some action in the Dragons goal mouth. Jarrow were always quick on the break and forced some saves from Lee Saiger to keep the advantage with Coxhoe. Several good opportunities from Henry Davies drifted above the Jarrow cross bar, but they would have been unstoppable if they’d been a few inches lower.
The second half saw Curtis Bihari unable to continue due to his lingering illness, leaving Coxhoe with only 10 on the field. Having said that, the boys battle hard and could have extended their lead by another 2 goals were it not for the post denying Cameron Holdsworth and a great save by the Dragons keeper from the ever threatening Henry. The rain got heavier and was driving into the faces of Coxhoe, making any sort of attack very difficult with the added complication of the puddles on the pitch making passing moves impossible. Jarrow eventually equalised half way through the second half from a long range free kick tipped in by their man on the goal line. Three minutes later the Dragons took the lead with a swift run up the right wing and a cross into an unmarked attacker in front of goal for a simple tap in. Coxhoe kept pushing and claimed a corner shortly afterwards which was initially cleared to the feet of Alex McGrath who’s sweet strike found the back of the net to again draw level. More first class keeping from Jarrow denied Alex with 10 minutes left on the watch after he had weaved his way through the defence into a great goal scoring position but the Dragons had the final word with their free kick 5 minutes from time. Although the initial kick was charged down and made safe by Coxhoe, the referee pulled play back for the kick to be taken again. This time the ball went through the sea of players and straight into the back of the net.
Goal Scorers - Andrew Simpson, Alex McGrath
Man of the Match - Henry Davies
SUNDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2009
Under 11’s
wearmouth cw 1 coxhoe united 0
coxhoe started the game very well putting wearmouth under the cosh from the kick off with ben crampton, sam brown and max kerrigan forcing saves from the wearmouth keeper, attack after attack from coxhoe but they couldn,t break the deadlock to end the half all square. the second half was more even but clear cut chances were few and far between until a good ball split the coxhoe defence and the wearmouth striker found the back of the coxhoe net. a great game which coxhoe didn,t deserve to lose after such a hard working team performance.
mom daniel jackson
coxhoe united panthers u,11s were awarded the game against consett saracens who didn,t turn up.
Under 12 Girls
COXHOE UNITED 1 - EAST DURHAM 0
This was a very well matched game with both teams pressuring for the ball and battling every lose ball. Coxhoe were challenged early in the first half with East Durham breaking through the defence , but Beth Vasey made an excellent save and a powerful goal kick to set our attack up, with Faye Mullen and Morgan Rouse coming close. Coxhoe had another few scary moments when players seemed to panic and made silly mistakes, but Beth kept us in the game. In the second half the team seemed to settle and started to play their usual game with Sophie Whiting setting up some fantastic runs by Faye and Morgan to begin a constant barrage of the East Durham goal, with Morgan finally finding the back of the net.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goal Morgan Rouse
COXHOE UNITED 2 - RYHOPE CW 2
The girls seemed to have gone to sleep by this game and it was like watching a completely different team. They let Ryhope get the upper hand very early on and it wasn’t long before they found themselves 2 down, not a position that we have been used to recently. However , Beth , Holly Crozier and Sarah Higgins worked hard in defence to keep Ryhope from scoring again. In the second half after a change around the team went out to play for some pride. Sophie and Faye injected some much needed pace into the midfield and with Chelsea Thompson feeding some excellent long balls up to the attack we were soon putting Ryhope under pressure. It was not long before Faye found the net for the first time closely followed by her second. The girls kept up the pressure right to the end trying desperately to gain the win, but it just wasn’t to be.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullenx2
SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2009
Under 11’s
HERRINGTON ST AIDENS 0 - COXHOE UNITED 4
From the kick off Coxhoe took control of the game forcing the Herrington keeper into action with their first attack. Coxhoe were creating chance after chance with the impressive Luke Gwyllim and Sam Brown forcing some great saves from the Herrington keeper. A corner form the right was put into the box by Ben Crampton, Herrington could only half clear the ball which Daniel Jackson controlled and fired a great right foot shot to put Coxhoe one up. This spurred Coxhoe on and a great pass by Sam Brown put Ben Crampton in who calmly slotted under the keeper and sent Coxhoe into the break two up. The second half started the same as Coxhoe battered the Herrington goal but couldnt find a way past the keeper to increase the score, then debutant Stephen Greaves beat two players on the left and put in a great cross which Ben Crampton headed past the keeper, then with minutes remaining Sam Browns' effort rebounded off the keeper to Stephen Greaves who calmly finished to make the final score 4 - 0 and round off a great team performance.
MOM Ben Crampton
GOALS Daniel Jackson 1 Stephen Greaves 1 Ben Crampton 2
Under 12 Girls
DEERNESS VALLEY 0 - COXHOE UNITED 4
With only one game this weekend the team had to get into their stride quickly.This they did and again the midfield of Faye Mullen, Sophie Whiting and Plern Piercey soon showed their dominance with Sophie feeding the balls out to the wings and the girls carrying them up the field for some fantastic crosses.It was one of these crosses from Plern which resulted in the first goal from Faye. The team continued to work hard with Danika Stephenson also coming close to scoring several times. The game continued in much the same way in the second half with Plern scoring and Faye getting another two goals. In the dying seconds Deerness broke through our defence but Beth Vasey made a brave fully extended save to keep another clean sheet for the team. Well played by everyone.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullen 3, Plern Piercey 1
Under 14 Girls
COXHOE UNITED 3 - HEBBURN TOWN 2
Cup Game, we played the same team last week in the League, Hebburn, which resulted in a draw. The girls went out today to win and win they did. It was a dark miserable morning but the girls soon lifted our spirits with another thoroughly enjoyable morning of football. Both teams very keen from the kick off which created a very fast paced game. Our defence was solid with Hayley and Megan cutting off the Hebburn girls from the outset and Katie making some wonderful saves and implementing some powerful goal kicks. The defence continued this course of action throughout the game.
Midfield started with Lilly, Ashley, Bethany B and Shannon who played some mature football continually pressurising the ball and effecting some lovely passes up front to Emily and Abigail, which created two lovely goals from Emily and Shannon.
At half time the score was 2-2 and saw a fresh pair of midfield legs Bethany G whose strength and pace helped to up our game, shortly into the second half another goal from Emily that no goalie was going to stop, it was a cracker !
The girls worked hard and deserved the win, the team had a great sense of team spirit and it shows in their game. Keep up the great work girls.
Congratulations, you’re through to the Cup semi-finals.
WOM Emily Stores.
SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2009
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 3 - HETTON JUNIORS 8
United faced Hetton with no substitutes, so it was important to ensure we got through the game without any injuries and paced ourselves for the full 70 minute match. Coxhoe took control and opened the scoring on 8 minutes through Rhys Wayman when he had time to control a cross from the left and shoot low to the right. Although the Juniors goalkeeper got a hand to it, the shot was too powerful to keep out. Andrew Simpson came close on 3 occasions with a header hitting the post on 14 minutes and another looping over the keeper, only to be cleared from the line by the Hetton defence on 17 minutes and the third chance trickling wide from close range on 25 minutes. Lee Saiger in goal for Coxhoe managed to keep the Juniors at bay with a diving finger tip save, but on the 30 minute mark Hetton claimed an equaliser after calls of off-side from Coxhoe were ignored by the referee and the 2 Juniors attackers were clear of the United defence with only the keeper to beat to open their account. This score line was short lived however, as Henry Davies made his run up the left wing and launched a fine shot. The Hetton keeper got the initial block but the rebound came out to Rhys and he tidily lobbed the keeper to claim his 2nd. Heavily into injury time of the first half, Cameron Holdsworth placed a teasing cross over the face of the Juniors goal and Andrew Simpson slid in to claim the third for United.
The second half saw more opportunities for Coxhoe but as the match progressed the tired legs started to loose their pace and Hetton continued to push hard which eventually resulted in their second goal. Realising that Coxhoe were rattled and subdued, the Juniors pushed forwards and kept United pinned into their own half. A corner was won and the inevitable equaliser came with only a few minutes left to play.
A disappointing result for Coxhoe, after being in control for much of the game and loosing shape and concentration in the last 10 minutes. If the earlier opportunities had been converted the result would have been different, but credit goes to Hetton for keeping the pressure on right up until the final whistle.
Goals:- Rhys Wayman x2, Andrew Simpson
MoM:- Michael Wake
SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2009
Under 11’s
COXHOE UNITED 10 - GILESGATE JAGUARS 1
Coxhoe were caught asleep after two minutes as Gilesgate broke away and scored a well worked goal. The game went sloppy as Coxhoe tried to get back into the game then Daniel Jackson fired an unstoppable shot into the net to pull Coxhoe level, this seemed to wake Coxhoe up as Ben Crampton played a great ball into Sam Brown who finished well, further goals from Sam Brown again and Ben Crampton sent Coxhoe into the break 4-1 up. The second half was all one way as some good football saw Coxhoe score 6 more goals Ben Crampton 3 Sam Brown 1 Luke Gwyllim 1 and Daniel Jackson 1 to complete an emphatic win.
Goal Scorers:- Ben Crampton x4, Sam Brown x3, Daniel Jackson x2, and Luke Gwyllim x1
MoM:- Max Kerrigan
Under 12 Girls Game 1
STOCKTON TOWN GIRLS 0 - COXHOE UNITED 4
The girls started off strongly making every spare ball theirs. They controlled the game right from the off, which was great after their first defeat of the season last week. The midfield of Sophie Whiting, Faye Mullen, Plern Piercy and Vannessa Stephenson after half time dominated the game allowing very few balls to even get to our defence . Paige Wilson in goal hardly touched the ball all match but stayed focused throughout. It was not long before Coxhoe got their first goal from a storming run by Faye down the right wing, who crossed it into the box where it found the boot of Plern for yet another goal. Plern has scored every weekend so far this season. Soon after Faye got her first of the morning with a solo run set up by a lovely pass by Sophie from deep in our half. The second half followed much in the same vein with Faye getting another and Danika Stephenson getting her first of the morning.
Man of the match :- Sophie Whiting
Goals :- Faye Mullen x2, Plern Piercey, Danika Stephenson 1
Under 12 Girls Game 2
COXHOE UNITED 7 - CONSETT PREDATORS 0
Again the girls started as they meant to with an early goal from Faye. This set the tone of the game with the midfield dominating even with players playing out of their normal positions so as to give equal playing time. Paige again had very little to do with Sophie and Chelsea Thompson allowing nothing to reach her. The girls showed again what a great passing team they have become with some tremendous runs from defence resulting in a number of goals. They also showed great communication and the ability to hold off players until more support was there. Well done just shows that training is important!! The whole team were excellent in their attitude and work rate. A well deserved result.
Man of the match :- Faye Mullen
Goals:- Faye Mullen x4, Morgan Rouse x2, Danika Stephenson
Also can l just say that the two teams we played this weekend were a credit to their managers/coaches and played the game as it should be in Junior Football.
Under 14 Girls
HEBBURN TOWN DAMES 4- COXHOE UNITED 4
Today’s match proved to be the most exciting and competitive of the season to date.
Hebburn started strongly and caught Coxhoe a little off guard within the first few minutes and capitalised by breaking through and despite Katy’s best efforts scored an early goal, in so doing, throwing down the gauntlet to Coxhoe who needed to positively react.
Coxhoe commenced confidently, causing considerable chaos, containing the competition comprehensibly. Any forays forward by Hebburn were quashed by the robust defence of Hayley, Emily and Megan who pushed the ball forward to Shannon in midfield who in turn knocked the ball on ahead for Abigail. Initially the ball looked to be too far ahead of the Coxhoe striker, however she blazed a trail to the ball, and surprising Hebburn’s goalie, she struck the ball into the left hand corner of the goal.
The balance of belief seemed to be tipping more and more in Coxhoe’s favour with surefooted displays from both Ashleigh and Elizabeth ensuring the ball rarely made it into Coxhoe’s defence and when the opportunity arose more midfield magic between Shannon and Bethany G opened another opportunity causing Hebburn to give away a corner. The corner was expertly taken by Bethany G who hung the ball clinically into the opposition box, in the ensuing battle Abigail manage to control the ball with ability that Maradonna himself would be proud of, then calmly chipped the ball into the goal. Heads now held high, Coxhoe seemed be the more commanding side and from Hebburn’s spot kick they quickly took possession Ashleigh threading the ball through to Shannon who took the ball past two of Hebburn’s players before blasting a low shot from distance into Hebburn’s goal.
Coxhoe were now riding high and possibly let their guard down somewhat, enabling a sustained attack from the opposition in the closing minutes. While sturdy defensive moves from both Megan and Hayley saw most of the opposition sorties came to nothing, Katy also had to make some magnificent saves. Coxhoe then pushed forward but were caught on the break by a determined Hebburn who managed to break through and shoot, Katy managed to make an incredible dive, getting her hand to the ball, knocking it tantalisingly towards the right hand post, both defence and strikers raced to the ball and in the ensuing struggle the ball eventually found the back of Coxhoe’s net leaving it 3 – 2 to Coxhoe at half time.
The second half saw Coxhoe eager to carry on their excellent performance with Bethney B and Jordan, taking over the hard work initiated by Ashleigh and Elizabeth. Indeed the first part of the second half saw some thoughtful teamwork with the Megan, Hayley and Emily cutting off opposition challenges threading the ball through to Shannon in midfield who deftly held the ball up, passing to Bethany G who made some marvellous crosses into the oppositions danger zone, alas to no avail. Then following a similar attack from Hebburn Jordan made a break up the right wing the ball finding Abigail just over the half way line, she took the ball with speed, outrunning Hebburn’s defence she knocked the ball wide of the keeper into the goal.
At 4 -2 we thought it was all over bar the shouting; however a brave Hebburn refused to surrender and found their way through to score midway through the second half, causing Coxhoe to become unsettled giving the opposition the chance to further capitalise 10 minutes before the end with an equaliser. Coxhoe stood their ground and made a couple of attacks on Hebburn’s goal in the dying minutes, however the game ended in a draw.
Scorers:- Abigail Griffiths x3, Shannon Slater
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
SUNDAY 9TH MAY 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
BOWBURN ATHLETIC 1 - COXHOE UNITED 6
This was one of the few games this season where Coxhoe had a full squad of 11 men and 1 sub, but unfortunately Bowburn only had 10. United made the extra man count straight away with Henry Davies making a left wing run and his shot was too powerful for the Bowburn keeper to control so the ball deflected into the net. Athletic would have equalised straight away were it not for the outstretched hand of Lee Saiger in goal for Coxhoe, but United then doubled the lead through Henry who surged forward and calmly struck home. Some fantastic brave keeping from Bowburn denied Henry his hat trick on 12 minutes and 1 minute later they closed the gap in the scorline after Athletic rounded the Coxhoe keeper and knocked into an open net. A neat sidestep and high looping ball from Jamie Appleby on 32 minutes restored the 2 goal advantage, and then the Bowburn keeper once again prevented Henry getting that hat trick when he stood strong against his attack in the final moments of the first half.
Henrys 3rd goal did eventually come, 8 minutes into the 2nd half, when he controlled, turned, and shot into the top of the net, but Bowburn managed to contain Coxhoe for the next 20 minutes. 2 more goals, from Cameron Holdsworth and Alex McGrath in the last 5 minutes of the match sealed the 3 points for Coxhoe with the final match of the season to play next Sunday.
Goal Scorers:- Henry Davies x3, Jamie Appleby, Cameron Holdsworth, Alex McGrath
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
SATURDAY 8TH MAY 2010
Under 12 Girls
Game 1
Coxhoe United 2 v East Durham 1
This was the crunch match for the Cup season as East Durham were only two points behind. It is always a hard ,competitive game between the two sides , but there was so much riding on this game. Coxhoe started strongly , but our goal was put under pressure right from the start , with Beth Vasey having to make a number of good saves to keep us in the game. Sarah Higgins had to go off after five minutes with her ankle still not back to full strength , so Paige Wilson took her place and used her pace and determination to strengthen the defence. East Durham took the lead after about ten minutes with a strong shot , which Beth saved but she could not the rebound. However , the girls did not drop their heads in fact they upped the pressure with Sophie Whiting making some excellent passes out to the wings so they could frighten Durham with their pace. Sophie Tierney playing striker did not allow East Durhams defence to settle constantly hassling them waiting for them to make a mistake. Our breakthrough came from a corner which Faye Mullen curled into the net to bring us even. In the second half Danika Stephenson came on and continued the job that Sophie T had done, she was everywhere trying to get a gap to score. East Durham fought hard to contain our determined players and a few late tackles were seen , but Faye and Paige got up from them to play even harder. The last few minutes were very exciting with both teams trying their hardest to win the match. Another corner came Coxhoe’s way and again Faye put it into the back of the net. This was an excellent result for the girls , with not one of them not giving their all. Well Played!!!
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullen 2
Game 2
Coxhoe United 6 v Deerness 0
The girls had had a long wait between the two games and this showed. They started very slowly allowing Deerness several early shots at goal and time to play the ball. Danika Stephenson got the first goal to give us some breathing room. The second goal was an own goal after a scramble in the goal mouth. In the second half they started to settle down with Sophie W giving some much needed control in the midfield. We scored 4 more goals ,but to be honest it was one of the worst games of the season, but results matter , so the girls did their job.
Man of the match:- Faye Mullen
Goals:- Danika Stephenson 2, Faye Mullen 1
TUESDAY 4TH MAY 2010
Under 13 ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 3 - GATESHEAD SAPIPA 5
Coxhoe battled hard for the much needed 3 points against the League Winners on the Beechfield Park pitch and put on a respectable performance, but the strength and depth of the Sapipa squad was too much for United on this occasion.
Goal Scorers:- Henry Davies, Curtis Bihari, Andrew Simpson
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
SUNDAY 2ND MAY 2010
Under 13 ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 1 - CONSETT AFC GALAXY 2
A disappointing result for Coxhoe saw them dominate most of the game, taking the lead on 17 minutes through Rhys Wayman but failing to convert all their other chances. These misses came back to haunt United later in the game as fatigue set into the substitute-less team and Consett grasped the opportunity to net 2 quick goals with less that 5 minutes left to play to claim all 3 points.
Goal Scorer:- Rhys Wayman
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
SATURDAY 1ST MAY 2010
Under 12 Girls
Coxhoe United 3 v Ryhope 1
This was a very physical from the start with Ryhope trying to unsettle the team with some very hard tackles and challenges for the ball. For the first five minutes this worked with Coxhoe having to defend a barrage of shots on goal . Chelsea and Brodie did a great job stopping the shots and Beth in goal stayed focussed to make sure any shots did not get past her. However, Coxhoe soon collected themselves and began to pass the ball maturely and intelligently with Sophie Whiting playing her usual controlling game in centre midfield setting Faye and Plern on superb runs up the wings. Ryhope soon realised that our wings were where our attacks started and poor Faye and Plern became the targets of some extremely strong, high tackles, resulting in having to sub Plern at half time despite her hard work. Faye got a goal near half time from a scramble in the goal mouth. The second half saw Coxhoe dominate , they went out strongly with Paige now on the left wing causing chaos with her fresh legs. Danika scored the next two goals with her being in the right place for a CF to hit the back of the net. Ryhope got one back in the dying minutes with Beth at full stretch trying to make the save but her finger tips were just not long enough. This was a great performance from all the girls using their strength and skills to win the match.
Man of the match:- Faye Mullen
Goals:- Faye Mullen 1, Danika Stephenson 2
SATURDAY 24TH APRIL 2010
Under 11’s Panthers
bowburn youth 9 coxhoe united panthers 0
the panthers were on the back foot from the start as bowburn quickly got on the score sheet it was all one way traffic as bowburn went into the break 6-0 up. the second half saw coxhoe put on a better show but they still couldn,t prevent bowburn scoring 3 more.
mom keiron walton
brandon united 9 coxhoe united panthers 0
again the panthers found the going tough against a well organised brandon team who took a 6-0 lead into the break. the second half saw the panthers put up a fighting perfomance with mom joseph taylor having a tremendous game. however brandon added 3 more to their tally.
mom joseph taylor
Under 12 Girls
Coxhoe United 3 v Beamish 1
The girls knew that this game was going to hard and physical and that they needed to dominate it from the whistle. This they certainly did and fought for every ball , even in the first ten minutes when Beamish did have some effective attacks the girls did not panic and marked tightly to get rid of the danger. They soon settled into a rhythm Faye , Sophie W and Plern playing some very exciting football in the midfield. The first goal came from a tremendous run up the left wing from Plern , who crossed it into Faye’s feet to find the back of the net. It wasn’t long before the second came from a lovely headed flick on by Sophie T and again found the boot of Faye . The team continued in the same vein in the second half working really hard to not give Beamish an inch with the third goal coming from a superb run from Faye right from the centre line , taking the ball into the corner and whipping it into the net. A great performance by everyone.
Man of the match Plern Piercey
Goals Faye Mullen 3
THURSDAY 22ND APRIL 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 3 - JARROW FC DRAGONS 4
Three games in as many days for some of the team meant Coxhoe had to dig deep to compensate for tired legs. Jarrow took an early lead but a rare left footer from Jamie Appleby resorted parity almost straight away. Another 2 goals before half time for Jarrow followed as Coxhoe started to loose pace. After the break, United fielded a more attacking formation which paid off within 5 minutes as Jamies shot from wide right squeezed between the keepers feet. A penalty was awarded to Coxhoe after Jamie was felled in the box during a 1 on 1 challenge with the Dragons keeper, which was coolly converted by Kieren Latcham to tie the game. An offside decision went against United with 15 minutes left on the clock, allowing the Jarrow striker to attack the goal and nudge ahead again. Despite further chances from Coxhoe, they were unable to hit target so the chance of another valuable point went begging.
Goal Scorers:- Jamie Appleby x2, Keiren Latcham
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
WEDNESDAY 21ST APRIL 2010
Under 13’s ’United’
DURHAM CITY SOCCARENA 2 - COXHOE UNITED 3
The first of a pair of important mid-week fixtures saw Coxhoe take the lead on 18 minutes when Henry Davies storming left wing run and shot was saved by the Durham keeper but Rhys Wayman was on hand to follow up and slam the ball home. The lead was double 5 minutes later through Jamie Appleby’s deft flick but the City team pulled one back from the kick off, and then drew level in the final minute of the first half from a well taken strike.
Greats shots from Henry and Jamie in the opening stages of the second half went agonisingly wide, but stood as a warning to Durham that Coxhoe had their eyes on all 3 points. Another well taken shot from Jamie - low, powerful and in the corner - forced a tremendous finger tip save from the Soccarena keeper but Alex McGrath converted the resulting corner to re-take the lead. Another tense finale to the match saw Lee Saiger pull off some brilliant saves meaning United retained the lead until the final whistle after working hard for the win.
Goal Scorers:- Rhys Wayman, Jamie Appleby, Alex McGrath
Man of the Match:- Alex McGrath
SATURDAY 17TH APRIL 2010
Under 11’s
coxhoe united 1 whickham fellside greens 3
coxhoes last game of season saw them start with grit and determination to try and put an end to whickhams winning streak which looked very achievable at half time as coxhoe put some very hard work into their game. john pratts well taken corner found its way into the greens net to send the lads into the break 1-0 up. in the second half the greens pressed the coxhoe goal and it took them a while to get on level terms. the game could have gone either way as chances fell at both ends however it was whickham who made the most of theirs to run out winners. an excellent performance lads which the whickham coach said was definately their toughest game of the season well done.
goal john pratt
mom daniel jackson
coxhoe united panthers 1 fullwell juniors 2
what a performance by the panthers who scared the life out of high flying fullwell. again the panthers luck ran out right at the death. keiron walton put the panthers 1 up. a lead which they took into the interval. the second half saw the panthers hold fullwell until the last few minutes when their luck ran out and a quick brace broke the panthers hearts. well done lads don,t worry that elusive win will come.
goal keiron walton
mom stewart frampton
Under 12’s Girls
Game 1
Coxhoe United 3 v Stockton 0
This was a delight to watch with the girls playing some of the best football that we have seen from them, and it just shows how far they have all come from the days when we regularly lost 10-0 . Faye , Sophie W and Plern controlled the midfield with some beautiful play keeping possession until a hole opened up to make a break for goal. This pressure soon produced an opening for Sophie Tierney to hit the ball into the back of the net. In the second half Brodie and Paige Wilson moved into the midfield and kept up the pressure started in the first half. Brodie played some very mature football to read the ball early and take control to produce two excellent goals. This was a great performance by all the girls.
Man of the match Paige Wilson
Goal Brodie Grayson 2, Sophie Tierney 1
Game 2
Coxhoe United 1 v Birtley Town 0
This was a very hard fought game with both sides very equal in their desire to win the game. Sophie W , Sophie T and Faye had to show all of their skill and determination to get the better of Birtley in midfield which they did eventually and then started to put the pressure on their goal. However Birtley have an extremely good goalie who managed to stop many shots on goal which would normally have found the back of the net. Just before the break Sophie W made a lovely pass out to Faye on the right wing, she then took on two players and took it into the corner and whipped it into the top left hand corner. A great goal. The girls continued to push in the second half but Birtley were not going to give up easily so Holly and Chelsea had to work hard to stop the balls getting through.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullen
Under 14 Girls
Coxhoe Utd – 1 East Durham – 6
From the outset this was quite a tough
match which was marred by some unsporting tactics from the opposition, which earned
them a strong rebuke from their coach. The first half saw some thoughtful play from
Coxhoe with the defence reacting decisively. Midfield used speed and accurate passing
of the ball down the wings to feed the strikers, however we could not transfer any
of our chances into goals. The opposition however managed to score before half time.
The
second half saw a quick 2nd goal from East Durham. Coxhoe dug in and were rewarded
with a goal by Kennedy and things started to look up, however the girls seemed to
become unsettled, which allowed the opposition to capitalise and score another four
goals.
WOM – Kennedy Houston & Jordan Lindsey
Goal – Kennedy Houston
THURSDAY 15TH APRIL 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
COXHOE UNITED 2 - MOORSIDE JUNIORS 2
2nd in the League Moorside proved tough opposition for United, who found themselves 2 goals down at half time, even though they had a good share of the first half play. The 2 goal deficit remained until half way though the 2nd half, when Jamie Appleby slammed home Coxhoe’s first to put the Juniors under pressure. United made a tactical change in formation to push for the equaliser, which came with 2 minutes of normal time on the clock when Jamie slid another under the keeper. Nerves were shaky during the 3 minutes of injury time but Coxhoe’s defence stood strong. 1 point here was a great result but everyone realised that the full 3 could have been within our grasp.
Goal Scorer:- Jamie Appleby x2
Man of the Match:- Jack Thirlaway
WEDNESDAY 14TH APRIL 2010
Under 12’s Girls Game 1
Coxhoe United 1 v Lumley Ladies 0
This was a very well balanced game with both teams liking to play a passing game. Coxhoe started strongly and did not let Lumley get comfortable. The girls challenged for every ball and again Sophie W controlled the centre of the pitch sending some excellent balls out to Faye Mullen and Brodie Grayson on the wings . It was from one of these balls that led to Faye scoring a superb goal from the corner line and curling it into the back of the net. In the second half Lumley came out fighting and our defence had a lot more to do , however Chelsea and Holly did a great job keeping them from making any real shots at goal. Beth Vasey in goal had a tremendous second half saving some akward shots and controlling the defence.
Man of the match Chelsea Thompson
Goals Faye Mullen
Under 12’s Girls Game 2
Coxhoe United 3 v Leam Rangers 0
Again the girls went out from the start to win this game from the off. They challenged every ball with Plern, Sophie Tierney and Brodie in midfield creating big problems for the Leam Defence with their skill and pace on the ball. Danika Stephenson soon started the goals rolling with a lovely ball taken from a cross from Plern. In the second half Faye and Sophie W came on and continued to control the midfield with Sophie T creating havoc for Leam with her skill on the ball. This produced a goal for her and later in the game Danika banged in another to complete the night.
Man of the match Danika Stephenson
Goals Danika Stephenson 2, Sophie Tierney 1
TUESDAY 13TH APRIL 2010
Under 13’s ‘United’
CHESTER ATHLETIC DRAGONS 2 - COXHOE UNITED 5
Coxhoe started well with some excellent passing throughout the team but failing to capitalise on all the possession thanks to some exceptional work from the Dragons keeper. Inevitably, Chester scored from their first break when Coxhoe were found napping, but United kept testing the keeping, who was finally beaten by Jamie Appleby after 27 minutes. 5 minutes later Coxhoe doubled their advantage through Declan when he cooly lifted the ball over the keeper after a neat side pass from Rhys Wayman.
Into the second half and the momentum continued with United, and Declan extended the lead further after the initial Coxhoe shot was well saved by the Dragons Man of the Match. Goal of the night went to Jamie with his fabulous shot from the edge of the box that struck the underside of the cross bar before crossing the line. Rhys added another for good measure with less than 10 minutes of the game left when he was first to react to a scramble in the Chester goal mouth. A consolation goal for the Dragons in the dying moment as their striker launched a high ball from near the corner flag which curled and dipped just below the Coxhoe crossbar - a just reward for a hardworking 10 man team.
Goal Scoreres:- Jamie Appleby x2, Declan Grayson x2, Rhys Wayman
Man Of The Match:- Jamie Appleby
MONDAY 12th APRIL 2010
Under 14 Girls
Washington Juniors – 1 Coxhoe Utd - 0
The following midweek fixture
was on the other side of Sunderland this time.
This match was fairly evenly matched,
both sides defended strongly, passed well in midfield and the girls upfront made
some energetic attempts on goal, however it was the opposition who managed to convert
their chances into a goal. Lady luck was not on our side and despite numerous endeavours
we could not get one in the back of the net.
WOM – Bethany Garner
SATURDAY 10TH APRIL 2010
Under 11’s
whickham fellside greens 7 coxhoe united 2
straight from the kick off the greens showed just why they have won every game so far this season as they battered the coxhoe goal it was only a matter of time before they opened the scoring it was all one way traffic as the greens went into the break 5-1 up. in the second half coxhoe had a little more of the play and created some good chances but found it hard to beat the greens keeper. the greens added two further goals and john got a late consolation for coxhoe a har working performance lads well done.
goals ben crampton and john pratt
mom stephen greaves
tef castle rovers 12 coxhoe united panthers 0
again the panthers found the going tough against a well organised rovers side but again if football matches were won on spirit the panthers would do very well as they never let their heads go down'
mom keiran walton.
Under 12’s Girls
Coxhoe United 5 v Ryhope 0
This again was played on a very small pitch so the girls had to be accurate with their passes. The team started off very strongly and within the first two minutes Sophie Whiting had thundered a shoot in from outside the penalty area. This set the pace for the game with the girls pressuring the Ryhope goal consently. Plern and Faye showed some tremendous turns of pace on the wings to allow Sophie Tierney and Danika Stephenson to connect to their crosses to produce two more goals. In the second half the girls just kept up the pressure with Chelsea Thompson making sure that the balls did not come anywhere near our goal , and Sophie Whiting just continued to dominant the centre of the field. Plern Piercey got a great rebound to make the score 5 .
Man of the match Sophie Whiting
Goals Sophie Whiting 1, Danika Stephenson 2, Sophie Tierney 1, Plern Piercey 1
THURSDAY 8TH APRIL 2010
Under 14 Girls
Barnes Angels – 0 Coxhoe Utd – 4
This was one of our midweek fixtures
to enable us to catch up games.
From the outset it was plain to see that Coxhoe were
the stronger side, the girls in defence rebuffed every foray on our goal. Midfield
made some lovely flowing passes allowing the girls up front to do what comes naturally.
Kennedy managed to put some lovely shots in on goal, which resulted in a hat –trick
and Emily managed to score a remarkable goal from near the halfway line. This was
a solid performance from all the team.
WOM – Kennedy Houston
Goals - Kennedy Houston
– 3, Emily Stores - 1
SATURDAY 3RD APRIL 2010
Under 11’s
coxhoe united 3 wearmouth cw 2
this game started at frantic pace with both sides creating good scoring chances however it was wearmouth who made the most of some confusion in the coxhoe defence to open the scoring. coxhoe pushed hard to try and get back on level terms only to be caught out again and wearmouth went into the break two up. the second half was only minutes old when ben controlled a pass from max and hit a low shot past the keeper to get coxhoe on the score sheet both teams started to create more chances then again max found ben who beat the keeper to pull coxhoe level this gave coxhoe the upper hand then a great move that started in defence through to midfield saw ben back heal a great ball to sam who chipped the keeper to complete a great come back and secure the points for coxhoe a great team performance finished with the goal of the season well done lads.
goals ben crampton x2 sam brown x1
mom johnathon hawley
Under 12’s Girls - Game 1
Coxhoe United 6 v Leam Rangers 0
A big thank you to Brodie Grayson and Paige Wilson this weekend for stepping into the role of goalkeeper you both did a very good job.
The team was a lot more competitive this weekend and went out to win this game right from the off. We were trying a new a system in this game which allowed Chelsea Thompson to control the defence on her own knowing that Sophie Whiting would come back and support her if needed , which she did excellently. We played four in midfield , which allowed Faye , Brodie , Plern and Sophie W to experiment with cross over play which suited their passing play , with Sophie and Plern especially playing some lovely one two’s down the left wing. The girls kept possession most of the game and this allowed them to pressure the Leam goal with Sophie Tierney making sure that we went ahead with the first goal. The rest of the match followed in much the same vein with the defence of Chelsea and Brodie having very little to do. The rest of the goals came regularly with some excellent crosses from Faye and Danika.
Man of the match Plern Piercey
Goals Faye Mullen 4, Sophie Tierney 1, Brodie Grayson 1, Danika Stephenson 1
Under 12’s Girls - Game 2
Coxhoe United 3 v Lumley Ladies 0
This is usually a very hard game against a very good side , however the size of the pitch ( very small) made it a scrappy game with little room for both sides to pass the ball. Coxhoe were very frustrated that they could not play their normal passing and flowing game , however they adapted the best and Danika Stephenson got the first goal. The team kept pressing the Lumley defence and even though the game was not nice to watch the girls did what they had to with two more goals in the second half for Brodie and Faye .
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye Mullen 1, Brodie Grayson 1, Danika Stephenson 1
SUNDAY 28TH MARCH 2010
Under 13’s ‘Rockets’
Well what a day, the sun was shining but it was blowing a gale and it looked like that wind was going to spoil the game, we kicked off into the wind and it began the same as usual when we conceded an simple goal within 3 minutes of the start. But today was going to be different as the 11 men in the blue shirts worked together and as a team for the first time in a long while and got their reward when some good play thru' midfield ended up at the strikers feet - he hit a rocket from outside the box that even into the wind was too hot for the keeper to handle and it flew into the back of the net to bring it back to 1-1. An end to end game followed with both sides having chances in the remainder of the first half with Joe missing our best chance from a corner however Peterlee made the advantage of the wind tell and went into half time 2-1 up.
At half time the emphasis was on getting the ball out wide and to use the space that was available and also how important the next goal would be and that next goal went the way of the Rockets with only 2 mins gone in the 2nd half as Sam Murphy coolly finished after some good work down the left hand side. That goal seemed to give the whole team a lift and with a new found confidence we started to knock the ball around with some style with a series of good passing moves that ended with a ball out wide to Richard who had space and time to get forward into the box and once there he hit a great shot that even the Peterlee keeper couldn't stop. What to do now - we were leading a game for the first time this season !!! would the nerves get the better of us with 15mins still left to play ? Peterlee had their chances but a combination of poor finishing and some fine 1 on 1 saves from Jowey meant our goal was not breached again and things just got better and better as Richard ran riot on the right wing to score another 2 goals in similar fashion to complete a fantastic hatrick.
The final whistle was met with cheers from both parents and players as the mighty Rockets recorded there first win of the season - a massive turn around from the 9-1 result in the reverse fixture earlier in the season. Even the opposition manager said he was happy that we'd won a game so well done to everyone and it just goes to show how important a bit of team spirit is - let's keep it going until the end of the season.
Rockets 5 Peterlee Helford 2
Goals : Sam Murphy 1, McKenzie (Dawson) Long 1, Richard Vincent 3
MOM: Hatrick hero Richard
Under 13’s ‘United’
WHITBURN JUNIORS 2 - COXHOE UNITED 1
A tough day for United, seeing them boss the game for much of the match but concede 2 against the run of play. Henry Davies shot in the second half kept the hope for Coxhoe until the end, but today it was not to be.
Man of the Match and Goal Scorer - Henry Davies
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2010
Under 11’s ‘Panthers’
coxhoe united panthers 3 gilesgate jaguars 4
so near yet so far for the hard working panthers in this game as the impressive keiron walton put the panthers two up, this seemed to wake gilesgate up and they fought back with three goals this didn,t deter the panthers who hauled themselves level with a first club goal for brendan watson however the panthers got a kick in the teeth as gilesgate scored with only seconds remaining to break the panthers hearts (well played lads)
goals keiron walton x2 brendan watson x1
mom keiron walton
Under 12’s Girls, Game 1
Coxhoe United 1 v East Durham 2
I can not write much about this weekends games as l was not there , but l understand that this was a very hard fought game with East Durham being extremely strong in their play , however the girls did not give in and gave their all.
Goals Danika Stepenson 1
Under 12’s Girls, Game 2
Coxhoe United 9 v Deerness 0
I understand that the team had a big change round of positions in this game with the midfield and strikers playing defence and the defence going up front.
Goals Chelsea Thompson 2, Paige Wilson 3, Faye Mullen 1, Brodie Grayson 3
Under 14’s Girls
Coxhoe Utd 0 – Nissan 10.
After the defeat the girls took a fortnight ago 14-0 to Nissan they were not looking forward to this game however, the girls played at home and had an excellent positive start to the game but Nissan soon showed their strengths. The girls battled on throughout the whole game in heavy muddy conditions. Whilst we had a couple of shots on goal it was not meant to be. Well done to all the under 14’s girls who showed great team spirit and conducted themselves in a mature and professional manner in what they knew was going to be a hard match.
WOM: Megan Vasey
SATURDAY 20TH MARCH 2010
Under 11’s ‘United’
coxhoe united 7 consett saracens 1
the game got of to a slow start with both teams finding it hard to get control of the ball in the wet conditions but some neat passing by john and daniel who tried a long range effort which the keeper couldn,t hold onto the ball and ben put coxhoe 1 up after that it was all one way traffic with more great football coxhoe added 4 more before the break. the second half saw consett working much harder an creating a couple of chances and getting on the score sheet however coxhoe upped their game with both john and ben completing their hatricks another great team effort lads well done.
goals john pratt x3 ben crampton x3 daniel jackson
mom johnathon hawley and ben crampton
Under 11’s ‘Rockets’
coxhoe united panthers 0 whickham fellside green 16
this top v bottom clash showed just why whickham are running away with league but as in previous weeks the panthers showed grit and determination and never let their heads go down and another great performance by stewart frampton in the coxhoe goal stopped the greens adding to their tally chin up lads you are a credit to the club
mom stewart frampton
Under 12’s Girls, Game 1
Coxhoe United 5 v Consett Predators 0
This week the team went out to prove to themselves tht they could still win after the disappointing defeat of last week. They certainly did that Consett did not know what had hit them with Coxhoe pressuring their goal from the off . The midfield of Faye Mullen , Sophie Whiting and PLern Piercey played some very intelligent football keeping possession until they had produced a hole in the defence to set up a shot at goal. Faye made the first goal after ten minutes when she hit a cross from Plern into the back of the net. Sophie Thierney soon got the second from a rebound. In the second half Beth Vasey came out of goal for a rare run around and Paige Wilson went in. The team continued the job they had started in the first half with another two goals from Sophie Thierney and one for Danika Stephenson.
Man of the match Faye Mullen
Goals Faye MUllen 1, Danika Stephenson 1, Sophie Thierney 3
Under 12’s Girls, Game 2
Coxhoe United 5 v Consett Rebels 0
By the time we played this game the rain had turned the pitch into a mud bath which made the game very difficult to play as the ball would not run. However the team still continued to play their favourite passing game and adapted excellently to the conditions. Holly Crozier played and excellent game in defence making sure the ball did not make it back to the goal she never gave in and together with Chelsea Thompson made Beths job in goal very easy. The midfield again began to work their magic pressuring every ball. However, Plern Piercey on the left wing had a brilliant game using all her skills to work the ball up the pitch setting up some great cross for the players coming in. One of these crosses allowed Sophie Thierney to score the first goal. The second half played just the same with the team never stopping the pressure put on Rebels. Faye , Paige and Danika all scored with Sophie Whiting, Plern and Chelsea all coming close.
Man of the match Plern Piercey
Goals Faye Mullen 2, Danika Stephenson1, Paige Wilson1, Sophie Thierney 1
Under 14’s Girls
Coxhoe Utd 0 – Nissan 10.
After the defeat the girls took a fortnight ago 14-0 to Nissan they were not looking forward to this game however, the girls played at home and had an excellent positive start to the game but Nissan soon showed their strengths. The girls battled on throughout the whole game in heavy muddy conditions. Whilst we had a couple of shots on goal it was not meant to be. Well done to all the under 14’s girls who showed great team spirit and conducted themselves in a mature and professional manner in what they knew was going to be a hard match.
WOM: Megan Vasey
SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2010
Under 11’s ‘United’
coxhoe united 4 bowburn youth 0
the game got of to a slow start with most of the football being played in midfield with the hard working luke, sam and daniel winning tackles and trying to create chances both teams were restricted to long range efforts then some good passing between ben and daniel put sam brown through to round the keeper and put coxhoe 1 up this spurred bowburn on and they almost drew level but adam and max combined to stop the attack and the ball was played to daniel who put a great cross over and the impressive luke gwyllim calmly finished to send coxhoe into the break 2 up the second half seen coxhoe make three changes with johnathon, stephen and john coming on. coxhoe had alot more possession and played some good football however coxhoes third goal was scored by goalie jack elcoat who,s long kick bounced over the bowburn keepers head and into the net then with only minutes remaining ben crampton followed up to put coxhoe 4 up. another clean sheet and three more points well played lads.
goals sam brown luke gwyllim jack elcoat and ben crampton
mom daniel jackson
Under 11’s ‘Panthers’
coxhoe united panthers 0 ford & hylton reds 8
another defeat for the panthers however you all worked really hard from benjamin and mathew at the back joseph cameron and craig in midfield nathan up front and stewart in the panthers goal who pulled of some outstanding saves chin up lads you all deserve credit
mom joseph taylor and stewart frampton
Under 12’s Girls - Game 1
Coxhoe United 2 - Beamish 3
This was a hard match for the team . Beamish started off strongly pressuring our defence from the off scoring an early goal while the team were still trying to settle. We soon lost Beth Vasey our goalie , who was unwell. (thanks to Holly Crozier who stepped into the postion) and then a few mniutes later Sophie Thierney came off also unwell. This seemed to unsettle the girls and Beamish made the most of it putting another goal past us. Sophie Whiting and Faye Mullen worked their socks off trying to get the game back both with their hard work but also with their attitude trying to lift the whole team. Beamish soon had made it 3-0 , but in the last ten minutes the team woke up and began to play like the league winners . Faye Mullen found the back of the net from a lovely cross and then with minutes to spare Chelsea Thompson hit a fantastic shot from way out and found the back of the net. If there had been another ten minutes l think we would have scored again but time was against us.
Man of the match Chelsea Thompson
Goals Faye Mullen 1, Chelsea Thompson 1
Under 12’s Girls - Game 2
Coxhoe United 0 - Birtley 0
This was a very fast paced game with the play going from end to end. Holly Crozier made some very good saves to keep the team in the game early on . At the other end Birtleys goalie was superb against many shots from Faye , Sophie , Chelsea ,Paige, PLern and new girl Brodie Grayson. What let us down in this match was our passing and getting to the ball first which is usually our strength. Again Faye and Sophie tried their hardest to get something out of the game finishing with some lovely passing down the centre of thepitch to set each other up , it just was not our day.
Man of the match Sophie Whiting
Under 14’s Girls
Nissan U14 Girls 14 – Coxhoe Utd 0
The Nissan team is currently top of the girls’ league with an astonishing 120 goal difference and are 17 points ahead of their closest competitor, this indicates their dominance over this league and probably signifies that they may need to look for challenges in higher leagues that could test and push them further. With this in mind we were expecting a tough match, and that’s exactly what we got.
From the outset Nissan dominated, despite Coxhoe working their socks off they could not find their way through Nissans defence, but despite Coxhoe’s best efforts Nissan strength saw them 6 up at half time.
Despite the events of the first half Coxhoe kept their heads up and again worked arduously to try to create chances, on two or three occasions we managed to get close to goal, but could not convert. Nissan sought out and exploited every chance on goal seeing them score 8 more in the second half. Coxhoe really tried their hearts out and the supporters were really proud of all of the teams efforts.
WOM – Shannon Slater
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