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ANDREW’S ARMY
NE WS LE TTE R OCTO BE R 1 7TH / UNDE R 7S
COALPIT HEATH FC V AEK BOCCO
Let me start by welcoming you all to this our first ever ‘match report’ newsletter, this should be the cast for the newsletters now.
They shall be produced after our fixtures, rather than training sessions last season. I do hope you enjoy reading them!
Well let’s get the ball rolling (pardon the pun), last Sunday saw our boys take part in their first ever competitive/friendly match & I
have to say that as a father & a very keen football fan/supporter I saw this moment as a bit of a milestone for me, as I can imagine
for many of you too. I try and help out in training & gee up the boys during the training matches & to see all of them in the Orange
on Sunday brought a lump to my throat, I was really bloody nervous I don’t mind admitting! I think all of the boys were blissfully
unaware of our nerves, which was a good thing!
The first ever match for these boys was against a very well organised team in AEK Bocco, boasting such a high number of squad
members that it called for 3 games. I must admit when I heard that they had already played a number of games & that coupled with
their warm up drills and the fact they had an out & out keeper, I was a little worried from this, should I of been?
MATCH 1:
COALPIT HEATH FC:
1.
LUKE (W)
2.
BEN
3.
COLE
4.
CALLUM (H)
5.
SCOTT
6.
OLIVER
7.
GEORGE (GK)
Okay, here goes... The wait was over and we all
took our places, my word there were lots of us!
We really didn’t know what to expect, we really
didn’t.
The game kicked off & sure AEK started brightly
& created a bit here and there, attacking up the
hill in the first half. Our boys were a little slow
out of the blocks, but that was down to finding
their feet & there is nothing wrong with that, I
guess it’s to be expected. Then AEK came up
the hill & there forward took a shot from a fair
distance & unluckily for George the ball trickled
(and I mean trickled) over the goal line as he
attempted to gather it, although it was a goal
& yes they all count, we were unfortunate to
concede I thought. So we were one down & it
was early doors too, what were the boys to do?
I will tell you what! By golly they played AEK
off the park for pretty much the rest of that
half, that’s what they did. The boys at the back
started to gel & get to the AEK players as they
started to come closer to the goal, defending,
tackling & kicking the ball out of play to break
down the moves. Cole, Scott & Oliver all
pulling their weight as the game went on. In
the middle of the park though, WOW! Now I’ve
seen football live & on the tele like the most of
us, but can any of you deny that what we saw
before our eyes would not have graced the
goggle box?!?! As the moves came out of our
defence Ben was picking the ball up from the
likes of Luke (who also worked like a trogon
horse in the midfield) and bring the ball down
the pitch & some of the movement & link up play
with Callum was extraordinary, truly. I bet I was
not on my own when I was seeing these waves
of attacking play, passing the ball between the
players was truly cutting open AEK & I’ll bet my
bottom dollar that their coach didn’t believe for
one moment that this was our first game. Then
again, could we believe it? The thing is, all the
worry at the start, all that worry & when you
through them in their it’s down to them & by
golly they all & I mean all just got down to it &
really enjoyed themselves.
MATCH 1
Rambling over, in a nutshell one of our
flurries down the pitch paid off with a well
taken individual effort from the tireless Ben
Sims, slotting the ball past the keeper with
considerable ease.
Later in the 1st half, AEK came forward again &
in a defence lapse, the player had what seemed
a straight forward one on one with George in
goal. He did indeed take his chance by slotting
the ball to George’s right hand side, only for
George to pull off a superb save and push the
ball away and out for a corner, a bloom’in good
save from what looked a certain goal!
1-1 at half time & the boys really were enjoying
themselves.
The 2nd have continued in the same vain really,
plenty of possession for us Oranges & I have
to say I don’t really remember George having
to pull off any more heroics in the 2nd half, so
this you have to say pays credit to our back
line in Cole, Scott & Oliver. Going forward and
breaking AEK down in the 2nd half proved a
bridge to far come the end, although there we
did have a number of very good chances. One of
which appeared to strike the upright & go over
the line! Although, ref saw in another way! Sepp,
if you’re reading this, you know what we need...
Okay, so it wasn’t all one way traffic by any
means & to be fair to AEK, there were a few
hairy moments at the end, & I remember
muttering to myself, no no no! we don’t deserve
this! Thinking they were gonna sneak one at the
death. 1-1 it finished though & each and every
one of the boys did fantastically well & scurried
off for a pep talk with Andrew.
MOTM in this game was Ben, the ball wizard. To
pay homage to Ben, I’d like to recite some lyrics
from my favourite band, The Sultans of Ping
FC...
Give him a ball & a yard of grass
He’ll give you a move with perfect pass
Give him a ball & a yard of space
He’ll give you a move with godly grace
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MATCH 2:
COALPIT HEATH FC:
1.
COLBY
2.
LUKE (M) (GK – 2ND HALF)
3.
TOM
4.
FLETCHER
5.
JACOB
6.
CHARLIE (C)
7.
CHARLIE (B) (GK – 1ST HALF))
Okay, so here we go again. Another fresh batch
of new boys in this match scenario!
Again, we were a little slow out of the blocks to
get going. A little more so then the first game
& indeed it weren’t too long before we found
ourselves a goal behind. Again though, to be fair
to our boys, a soft goal, which in the scheme of
things was kinda to be expected as we started
to find our feet. The boys were sussing out
the positions in which they were expected to
play, slowly we started to work, although we
struggled to get out of our defence & midfield
for long periods of the first half. This though
was not the case for the whole of the half and
Luke found himself marauding down the centre
on more than one occasion & Fletcher & Charlie
(C) also started to push a little higher too. Colby,
playing at the back really was putting himself
about, challenge after challenge; he really was
doing his best to ensure that the ball went out of
play in the event of an AEK attack. I remember
one miss timed challenge which saw the AEK
lad break free & I thought to myself ‘get up &
get back!’ & he did just that, sprinted back and
tackled the same lad and cleared the ball out,
he & Tom were starting to gel to in defence,
working very hard as a bank of 2 at the back
throughout the half & indeed the game. We did
however concede once more in the first half,
this a much stronger move and strike then the
first & a well deserved goal from the young lad
from AEK. 0-2 at half time.
Again, Colby & Tom worked very hard in
defence (they had to!) but it was our turn
to come forward now & all the other boys
seemed to leave poor Colby & Tom and found
themselves camped in the AEK half for long
periods, some mazey runs and power kick/shots
from Charlie (C) ensued & indeed we had our
chances, but unfortunately were unable to take
them. Virtually the last kick of the game, saw us
concede a 3rd goal & again were very unlucky to
do so, poor Luke after all his heroics was unable
to gather a ball & it was forced into the net to
make &
finish the game 0-3.
The score line did flatter somewhat though
& even though those boys had lost their first
game, all heads were up high and they sprinted
back to Andrew for their pep talk, well done
boys, I thought they accounted for themselves
very well & again a joy to watch.
MOTM in this game was Colby, the bean pole
at the back! (I can say that, I’m his dad!). To
pay homage to Colby, I’d like to recite some
lyrics from that great 80s double act Ashford &
Simpson...
And now it’s solid (the defence)
Solid as a rock!
Okay, it’s not in the same vain as The Sultans,
but I kinda started something there & I had to
follow it through, god knows what Match 3’s is
In the 2nd half, the balance then started to shift, gonna be... Oh, Colby! You are the Man of the
it really did. We started to click, positions & the match, well done my boy!
bulking up of the midfield started to ease a little.
Luke now finding himself in goal and Charlie
(B) coming up in front of him. Of course AEK
continued to come forward (now going down
The Hill) & had a string of shots from a crowded
penalty area, all of which like was equal to.
MATCH 2
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MATCH 3:
COALPIT HEATH FC:
1ST HALF
1.
JAMES
2.
RORY
3.
CALLUM (K)
4.
BEN
5.
SCOTT
6.
COLE
7.
CALLUM (H) (GK)
2ND HALF
1.
JAMES
2.
RORY
3.
CALLUM (K)
4.
CHARLIE (C)
5.
FLETCHER
6.
COLBY
Okay, the third & final game today then. Here
we find a few of our guys who haven’t played
yet, like Callum (K) , Rory & James & mixed with
them were a few of our boys from the earlier
matches, each having a half a piece.
So, first half we have the downward slope! Now,
no disrespect to AEK but be absolutely bossed
this half & the power in Ben, Rory & Callum
going forward was immense. Fair play to their
keeper, because if it was not for him, we really
could have ripped them to shreds! That said, of
course we scored! Rory, Rory Rory... it had to
be Rory. In the back of my mind I was thinking
I hope Rory scores... Why? Well id told the wife
all about the Rory ‘leap’, you know the one! Sure
enough Rory snatched a goal to make it 1-0 &
off he went... He took his time mind! But there
it was, the ‘leap’ & I then immediately glanced
to the bench and saw all three of them (Andrew,
Justin, Dave) rolling about pointing at Dave
(Rory’s dad) in great glee upon seeing this fine
tuned celebration!
The onslaught basically went on throughout the
half & saw more goals coming, another from
Rory the Salmon & a fine strike coming from the
lead boot of the mighty Callum (K). I offered my
gratitude as he raced up the touchline to mum
& dad!
3-0 at half time & a fine, very fine first half
display. A few player changes for the 2nd half &
so the uphill struggle would wait!
Again though, the lion’s share of the ball was
in the AEK half & it wasn’t long before another
goal for us, indeed almost straight away! Hatrick
to Rory, wow, in his first game! 4-0 to us & now
rather importantly to those who were topping
up, we had now overcome the AEK aggregate
score line. We, Coalpit Heath, the new comers
were up on the day! AEK’s chances in the 2nd
half were indeed limited although they did of
course have a few, most of which were cleaned
up without too much concern. As the match
went on, so did the pressure, again, Charlie &
Callum, with Fletcher & James coming in from
midfield, all of which worked to produce yet
another chance for Rory, which he dually took
& netted himself his 4th of the game and the
Oranges 5th. 5-0 the final score.
Once again, all the boys played ever so well
& very much deserved the victory, by now
of course the icing on the cake was the 6-4
aggregate win on the day. All the boys then
voiced their support for the away team in AEK
Bocco, with 3 cheers! Then off to the hut for
Hot Dogs & then some donuts as a special treat
too. The MOTM awards and a special thank
you to all the boys then took place. I hope to
see all of these as a regular occurrence, as
I think it shows everyone just how friendly
we are as a club, three cheers & hot dogs for
everyone shows great togetherness & respect
& the weekly awards to the kids will show
them that they will be rewarded for their hard
work, regardless of the result, a positive can be
brought from almost any situation & the main
thing is, it’s about having fun!
We kicked off and started to climb the hill, again
Colby was at the back, although he did have
MOTM in this game was, well who else but
a bit of a roam this time out but was quickly
Rory the goal machine! So, to once again pay
ushered back again when realising that there
was a permanent AEK fixture in a half, no matter homage to Rory, the MOTM I’d like to recite
some lyrics from a well known children’s TV
where the ball was!
show...
Rory, the goal machine!
Rory, the number one star!
He’ll be running down the line, look ‘in
real fine,
Chasing down the ball, shouting it’s mine,
mine MINE!!!
Rory the goal machine!
To be honest, yes, I did tinker with that one a
bit...Rory! You are the Man of the match, well
done fella!
So that brings us to the end of the report for
this, our first ever game...
MATCH 3
Coalpit Heath FC 6 – 4 AEK Bocco
PHOTO GALLERY
NEXT WEEK:
Saturday 23rd October - Training (10.30 – 12.00)
Sunday 24th October – Home match Vs. Bristol Rovers JSC
Kickoffs is at 14.00hrs, but please ensure you arrive no later than 13.30 Hrs.
Please, please, please! If you can’t make it, let Andrew know, as the team sheets will be arranged
prior to the weekend.
NEWS IN BRIEF:
Hot Dogs...
Now I’m not about for this Sunday, so as a heads up, it was mentioned to me about maybe taking
it in turns to ‘shout’ the hot dogs. In a nutshell it cost me about a tenner for the stuff (forget the
donuts, that was just a special for the boys first game, a bit overkill on my part!) & I found Tesco in
Yate the best bet. 48 buns, 50 dogs (microwave ones!!!) & a tub of ketchup came to basically £10.
Brian, George’s dad has kindly offered to do it for this week’s fixture and our next game at home
after that will be Bitton United on the 28th of November, so hands up!
Dont forget to login to the Coalpit Heath FC website & check out the section for our U7’s boys, it
will be updated on a weekly basis, so for the latest info on all things Orange, logon!
www.coalpitheathfc.org.uk
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