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If you thought our coaches just held training sessions and managed matches and our parents stood on the line shouting and getting frustrated then think again. They're part-time match reporters too, and although we may not need to worry about losing their journalistic talent to the Guardian's Sports Section anytime soon, they do put in a lot of effort providing match reports for the club, parents and children to read.
Here is our pick of the best recent match report................
Today’s Game away at Calday Grammar in a lovely sunny aspect was to have an unusual event that the manager Chris Hughes was unavailable today ,so Our Coach Andy Burrows stepped into the breach and started with the formation above. With only 1 minute gone from a WK kickoff the ball was intercepted in midfield by James who threaded a ball to the right wing and with Dylan running down the channel on the right-hand side made a right foot cross for it to pass through 2 retreating defenders for it to fall to Kieron Platt, with composure Kieron controlled the ball and side footed it into the net . Goal 1 nilllllllllllllllll ! . The team returned to the centre spot with great eagerness (one of the quickest goals of the season) and certainly showed the team meant business and WK were left reeling. From the restart the was plenty of pressure applied by WK but the 3 pronged defence was totally capable and with James McInally mopping up the ball in midfield doing some superb tackling with the balance of Dan Swainson on the left and Joe Turnbull on the right who ploughed their work up and down the flanks , both moved the ball swiftly forward on several occasions ,the game was fairly balanced and with link up play with Dylan and Keiron after 9 minutes an effort from Keiron flew just wide of the far upright from a very acute angle on the right. The Defence with Ali in the middle both wing backs in Joe Burrows making some last ditch tackling and Declan launching the ball from the back like a rocket launcher, Declan then finding it easy to split the WK team ,Keiron received the ball to his feet and sent Dylan onto take 2 WK players wide and although his physical frame may have been smaller gave every thing in his effort to sprint past 2 defenders and caused the WK keeper to make a save.
With only ½ way through the 1st half Andy made 2 substitutions bring off Declan and Dan Swainston and replace them with 2 eager replacements in Dan Maguire on the left of midfield and Leo Henshaw on the left defence. The boys continued to battle and with Patrick making 2 clean catches the was little nervousness on the touchline from the parents who were giving solid encouragement to see plenty of positives reflected in the faces of their children. With the dying minutes of the 1st half only remaining the wk team broke through and from a low cross shot from the right hand side Patrick saved the ball very well only for it to spill forward and from less than 2 yards out a WK player tapped it into the bottom left hand of the net 1-1. Interestingly there was no disputes from the players in the team and they stood tall for the restart and moments later courageously ran off the pitch for a well earned breather.
Andy had very little to point out other than their collective efforts of the entire squad that their team was given high praise who then ran onto the pitch to reorganise for the second half kickoff and from their Coach orchestrating his observations ,the team took to their new positions (see below)
The game became stretched in the second half and tiredness tends to lead to a lack of concentration. But not this AC Hoylake squad!. With Dylan pouncing on shots mainly from distance and clearing his lines the team kept a clean sheet even though they were playing on a upward slope defended solidly. Dan Maguire was using the ball and with both feet tip toed through the midfield to send Kieron up the right only to be crowded out by 3 players. Patrick with fresh legs ran the full length of the pitch on the right to drive WK back to their own area and half way though the second half the was very little to split the teams. Dan ‘2 footed’ Maguire was flagging but was asked by Andy if he wanted to come off , His answer was in his actions as he tigerishly pursued the opposition into his own half to brake down a WK attack. Determination was this teams mantra and with James returning for a second stint and Joseph Burrows swapping with Ali the team continued to defend and with 2 high clearances by Declan the effort was clear to see. The game ended 1-1 but a valiant effort came a difficult decision as nominees for a man-of-the-match, which was given to Joe Turnbull for his endless running. An away draw which could have been a victory based on the 1st half chances but it ended in a huddle with a reversed version of we are the Champions as the team added we are the ‘draweeeers’! but an excellent game with an emotional rollercoaster ride especially for the coach and parents.
Alan Robinson (Match Report)
