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Contact details: Derek Wright. A.S.M.S mobile: 07539647408 email: delwright49@gmail.com
Training times and details: 6:00p.m – 7:00p.m on Wednesday’s, at Norden Community Primary School, Shawfield Lane, Nordon, Rochdale. OL12 7RQ. As we have Summer Day light back.
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Manager Profiles: Derek WRIGHT.
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What is your football background? Qualified FA Coach How long have you been involved with Pennine Juniors? Since summer 2012 How long have you been managing a team? This is my second season. What do you like most about managing a team? The satisfaction that the children are getting fresh air and exercise at the same time as enjoying themselves and making lots of friends. What do you find challenging when managing a team? Keeping the players focused What has been your funniest/best/most memorable moment? The most memorable moment is when we realised played the league competition 2013 and won. The best moment is when we realised we had enough players to join the league. Describe your team: Enthusiastic, keen and eager, future shining stars! What are you focusing on in training? Fitness and basic football Tell us the best game to date and why: 23/11/2013 against Ramsbottom United Raiders, each player played their socks off, with each player totally enjoying their part in the game and parents from both sides cheering. What advice/tips would you give to young, up and coming footballers? Stay focused, enjoy each game and remember winning is not everything but it is sweeter than loosing. Page | 2
Results and Fixtures at a glance: Pennine Juniors Under 9’s Yellows 2013 / 2014 Season DATE
K.O.TIME
HOME
AWAY
MOM
07/09/2013
10:45
Bridge FC Eagles
5
V Pennine Juniors Yellow
5
Brandon
14/09/2013
10:30
Pennine Juniors Yellow
2
V Ramsbottom United Blue
0
Ogaga
21/09/2013
09:30
Elton & Walshaw Lions
6
V Pennine Juniors Yellow
8
Brierley
28/09/2013
10:30
Pennine Juniors Yellow
0
V Westbury Sports Club Reds
2
Nick
05/10/2013
10:30
Pennine Juniors Yellow
0
V Middleton Lads & Girls Club Blue
3
Sam
12/10/2013
09:15
Walshaw Wolves (Friendly)
3
V Pennine Juniors Yellow
3
Nick and Alfie
19/10/2013
10:30
Pennine Juniors Yellow
0
V Radcliffe Borough Crusaders
2
Nick
26/10/2013
10:30
Chadderton Park Dragons
2
V Pennine Juniors Yellow
3
James
02/11/2013
10:30
Pennine Juniors Yellow
C
V Woodbank Red
C
-
COMPETITION WEEK 1 09/11/2013 h
GAME 1
Bye V Ramsbottom United Raiders
h
GAME 3
Bridge FC Eagles V Chadderton Park Dragons
a
a
h
GAME 2
Woodbank Red V Elton & Walshaw Lions
h
GAME 4
Ramsbottom United Blue V Pennine Juniors Yellow
Chadderton Park Dragons V Pennine Juniors Yellow
h
a
a
COMPETITION WEEK 2 16/11/2013 GAME 1A
Ramsbottom United Raiders V Woodbank Red
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GAME 2A
a COMPETITION WEEK 3 23/11/2013
GAME 1B
Ramsbottom United Raiders V Pennine Juniors Yellow
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DATE
K.O.TIME
HOME
09/11/2013 09:30 Ramsbottom Utd Blue
AWAY
3
V Pennine Juniors Yellow
MOM
3
Ben
2
Brierley
(Pennine won 3 – 1 on Penalties) 16/11/2013
09:30 Chadderton Park Dragons
2 V Pennine Juniors Yellow (Pennine won 3 – 0 on Penalties)
23/11/2013
09:30 Ramsbottom United Raiders
0 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
6
Ogaga
30/11/2013
10:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
2 V Woodbank Red
1
Nick
07/12/2013
No Game
V
No Game
-
14/12/2013
10:30 Walshaw Wasps (Friendly)
5 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
0
Nick
18/01/2014
11:00 Bridge FC Eagles (Friendly)
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
6
James
25/01/2014
10:45 Chadderton Park Dragons
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
1
Nick
(Friendly)
01/02/2014
09:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
C V Woodbank Red
C
-
08/02/2014
11:30 Bridge FC Eagles
2 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
3
James
15/02/2014
10:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
C V Ramsbottom United Blue
C
-
22/02/2014
09:30 Elton & Walshaw Lions
0 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
7
Brierley
01/03/2014
10:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
0 V Pennine Juniors White
2
Nick
08/03/2014
11:00 Radcliffe Town
1 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
6
Ben
15/03/2014
10:30 Elton Sports Club
2 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
0
Nick
22/03/2014
11:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
3 V Ramsbottom United Raiders
2
Ben
26/03/2014
19:30 Middleton Lads & Girls Club Blue
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
2
Brierley
29/03/2014
09:15 Chadderton Park Dragons
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
1
Sam
05/04/2014
10:30 Pennine Juniors Yellow
6 V Woodbank Red
0
Sam
12/04/2014
09:30 Westbury Sports Club Reds
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
4
Brierley
26/04/2014
09:00 Ramsbottom Utd Blue
4 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
2
03/05/2014
09:30 Pennine Juniors White
0 V Pennine Juniors Yellow
2
Sam
10/05/2014
10:00 Pennine Juniors Yellow
0 V Pennine Blacks
8
Nick
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Goal Scorers
Player Of The Match Awards
Most Improved
Brierley
23
Nick
10
Alfie
5
James
18
Brierley
5
Ogaga
3
Ogaga
13
Sam
4
Ben
2
Sam
10
Ben
3
Brandon
2
Charlie
9
James
3
James
2
Brandon
6
Ogaga
2
Logan
2
Ben
2
Brandon
1
Nicholas
2
Nick
1
Alfie
1
Sam
2
Alfie
1
Brierley
1
Charlie
1
Summer Competition May/June 2014 Home Team Elton & Walshaw Lions Pennine Yellow Bridge Eagles Home Team Ramsbottom Utd Raiders Woodbank Red Pennine Yellow Home Team Elton & Walshaw Lions Middleton Black Ramsbottom Utd Raiders Home Team Bridge Eagles Pennine Yellow Ramsbottom Utd Raiders Home Team Elton & Walshaw Lions Bridge Eagles Woodbank Red
Round 1 - 17/05/2014 Away Team v 4 Ramsbottom Utd Raiders 1 v 2 Middleton Black 7 v 5 Woodbank Red 3 Round 2 - 24/05/2014 Away Team v 4 4 Elton & Walshaw Lions 2 v 1 Ramsbottom Utd Raiders 7 v 2 Bridge Eagles Round 3 - 31/05/2014 Away Team v Woodbank Red v Bridge Eagles v Pennine Yellow Round 4 - 07/06/2014 Away Team v Elton & Walshaw Lions v Woodbank Red v Middleton Black Round 5 - 14/06/2014 Away Team v Pennine Yellow v Ramsbottom Utd Raiders v Middleton Black
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Summer Competition May/June 2014 Goal Scorers
Player Of The Match Awards
Most Improved
Brierley
5
Brierley
1
Nick
1
Sam
2
Ogaga
1
Logan
1
Ogaga
2
Ben
2
Yahya
2
Brandon
1
Next Match: 24/05/14 Home V Bridge Eagles :
Latest Match report: 24/05/14 Home V Bridge Eagles : Bridge kick off , Pennine quickly attack getting the ball into the attack that sees but it saved by Bill. Bridge attack but soon get stopped as Ogaga makes some great defensive play before going to goal full of determination and shoots great goal. Bridge return the pressure that sees Alfie put slow them down before they shoot and Nick pushes around the post. As Bridge take the corner Ben intercepts the ball, passes to Charlie that gives Bridge a throw in their half, Brandon quickly intercepts manages to shoot and hits the crossbar. Bridge on the attack saved by Nick who gives it a huge kick to Brandon, Bridge quickly claim the ball and get the opening goal. As we see a few minutes of end to end play between the two teams, Logan gives it a big kick to Ogaga to Ben to Brierley who sets the shot for Ogaga and what a shot it was, that Billy saved. Billy makes big kick out Brierley gets his head onto the ball, Logan to Ben who shoots and scores. Half time Pennine 2 – Bridge 1. Pennine kick off the second half and Yahya shoots to see Pennines third goal. Quickly followed by Ben to make it 4 – 1 to Pennine. Bridge start to attack. Ogaga makes some excellent defensive play that sees Bridge under pressure again as Brierley shoots was it a deflection of their keeper (goal line technology not available goal goes to Brierley. Bridge start to attack and manage to get their second goal with an excellent shot. This is quickly counteracted by Brierley scoring for Pennine. Followed by Ben who scores goal six for Pennine. A great save by Nick sets up Ogaga who runs down the wing shoots and as it swerves under the crossbar the final whistle is blown Pennine 7 Bridge 2 Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match James. Most improved Player Alfie.
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Latest Match report: 17/05/14 Home V Middleton Black :
Pennine kick off, Middy quickly put pressure on claim the ball and get shot on goal that Nick saves Big kick out sees Pennine standing still and Middy start the attack that quickly gets stopped by Ogaga passes to Sam who see the opportunity to attack Middy goal great save by the keeper who manages to get the clear, Pennine get a free kick taken by Ogaga, Sam collects it passes back to Ogaga who shoots wide. Middy get throw in, Ogaga pressures and comes away with the ball, passes to Sam who shoots saved by the keeper. Middy leave Pennine standing get a shot that sees Nick make a great save. Ball cleared to halfway before Middy claim the ball but not for long as James makes some awesome defensive play and clears the ball to give a corner to Middy. Corner cleared by James to Brierley who gets it into Middy half takes a shot bounces off Middy player into Sam’s path who shoots. Saved by keeper who makes a quick clear leaving Pennine standing shot made another awesome save by Nick, Kick wide to Brierley, to Charlie, to Sam, to Alfie to Ogaga who shoots. Cleared by Middy. James collects ball gets it into attack, to Brierley who passes to Sam to George who shoots wide. Goal kick is pressured by Pennine that get a throw in. Ogaga takes, throws to Sam shoots and gets the opening goal. Great defensive play by James passing to Sam to Brierley who shoots and scores. Great defending by George to Ogaga to Nick who passes to Brandon. Middy attack sees Nick save the ball and quickly clear the ball to Brierley. Free kick taken by Ogaga, George shoots cleared by Middy who manage to score just before the half time whistle is blown Pennine 2 v Middleton 1. Middy take kick off get a shot on goal that Nick pushes over the crossbar giving Middy a corner that they score from 2 – 2. Pennine up the tempo with some excellent passing between the team that Brierley takes the shot from to score. As Middy take kick off they are immediately put under pressure that see Yahya score a goal from. Some excellent play is seen from both teams, frustration sets into Middy who foul Sam. Ogaga steps up just past halfway line and just misses. Sam shoots and scores. Not long after Brierley scores followed by Brandon. Final score Pennine 7 v 2 Middleton Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Brierley. Most improved Player Nick.
Previous match reports: 10/05/14 Home V Pennine Black :
Pennine Yellow take kick off Pennine Blacks quickly fight for the ball leaving yellows standing as the ball is shot that sees Nick stand his ground making a excellent save. The first 19 minutes of the game show a fairly even game. Half time Pennine Yellow 0 – 2 Pennine. Blacks putting the pressure on sees the yellows strength under pressure as the 40 minute of game time sounds out the Blacks have managed to edge the game to a four nil advantage. The tired legs of the yellows soon show as the blacks put the pressure on with Nick regularly saving some excellent shots final whistle is blown and sees the blacks win 8 - 0 Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Nick. Most improved Player Alfie
03/05/14 Away V Pennine White :
Pennine White take kick off Pennine Yellow quickly fight for the ball leaving Whites standing as the a great tackle is put in by Logan and passes the ball to Brierley who pushes towards goal, Whites defender Edward stands Brierley up and defends well and clear the ball back into yellows half Page | 7
leaving Logan and Nick alone to defend the goal against 5 players, Whites shoot and Nick steps up with a great save, followed by a great clear to Sam, passes to Brandon to Ogaga to Brierley. Whites get a throw in Sam quickly intercepts the ball feeds it into Ben’s path to Alfie, Whites take the ball intercepted by Ben to Sam who shoots and puts the ball into the back of the net. Half time Pennine White 0 – 1 Pennine Yellow. Second half Pennine Yellow start with the ball, quickly on the attack some excellent passing between Sam, Ben, Ogaga sees the yellows pushing forward some great play as Ogaga feeds it into the box, with Charlie and James getting in behind the whites defence both but whites keeper Louis, scoops the ball, with a slow clear this gives Sam a great chance to claim the ball feeding it back into the goal area that James takes no hesitation on booting into the back of the goal, final score see Pennine White 0 – 2 Pennine Yellows. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Sam. Most improved Player Alfie 26/04/14 Away V Ramsbottom Blue:
With 3 players missing from the line up this is going to be a tough match, as Ramsbottom take kick off, Brandon quickly getting the ball into touch. Ramsbottom take advantage from the throw in until James steps up and shows his defensive skill, tackling the ball before passing to Alfie who passes to Brandon. Ramsbottom take the ball and quickly attack, Logan takes advantage of the loose dribble kicks the ball back into Ramsbottoms half where Brandon quickly takes the ball and shoots only to see the ball go wide. Ramsbottom strike up the attack, they shoot great save by Nick who pushes the ball around the post. Ramsbottom take the corner excellent defense by Pennine as Alfie clears the ball into touch to give Ramsbottom the thrown in another great save by Nick who pushes the ball over the cross bar. Ramsbottom corner, Nick stretches up and catches the ball, big kick out out of the box sees Pennine on the attack but not for long as Ramsbottom take the ball back to Pennines goal only to be blocked by Logan who kicks the ball back up field, Ramsbottom panic and give a throw to Pennine Brandon Throws to Logan, who sees James free, shot saved by the keeper, who quickly kicks the ball out giving Ramsbottom a break of 5 players charging at the net no Pennine defence in site as they shoot Nick smoothers the ball, passes to James who is tackled by Ramsbottom turn the attack on Pennine who just stand and watch as they shoot and it gets knocked in after Nick managed to get his foot to it to save the initial shot, Ramsbottom 1 – Pennine 0. Voice of Nick is heard come on Pennine we need to defend. Ogaga to Logan back to Ogaga to Charlie who flips the ball backwards to James, to Brandon, great pass to Charlie, to Brandon to Ogaga who volleys the ball to the goal as it starts to go wide Brandon gives it a huge boot and finds the back of the net. Moments later see James score from the fumbling Ramsbottom keeper. Ramsbottom step it up a gear and manage to get two more goals before half time, Ramsbottom 3 – 2 Pennine Second half sees Pennine fired up and attacking the ball which pays off as Alfie and James start tackling and standing up to the opposition but not for long as Ramsbottom score their 4th Goal. Pennine failing to make it back to defend on so many occasions Nick certainly keeps the score down as the final whistle gets blown Ramsbottom 4 Pennine 2 Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Nicholas.
12/04/14 Away V Westbury Sports Club Reds:
Pennine take kick off, progress to goal before wayward shot is made giving Westbury the chance to return the pressure Nick makes great save. Short pass made up the wing to Brierley who quickly gets tackled ball kicked out for throw in to Pennine quickly won by Westbury who score the opening goal at the 9th minute. Pennine make way to Westbury’s goal great save by keeper, who quickly gets the ball heading towards Pennine’s goal some great defensive play by Sam followed by superb pass to Brierley who makes great strides passes the ball across goal that James chips in. Pennine heads lift and see some great team work by Sam and Brierley. This gives Brierley the chance to shoot and what a great shot as it hits the back of the net and a huge cheer is heard from Pennine spectators. Several Page | 8
volleys from one end to the other take place before Sam gets the ball into the goal mouth and shoots was it a rebound who knows for sure as it hits the net and Pennine extend the lead to 3 – 1. Westbury lift their heads and take advantage of Pennine still celebrating and manage to take a great shot that Nick saved without hesitation. Pennine get the ball into Westbury’s half with another attempt on goal, cleared by Westbury’s defence as they take the ball into Pennine’s half that sees Ogaga make a strong defensive tackle to avoid Westbury getting the chance to shoot, not for long as Westbury take another shot, saved by Nick, who quickly clears the ball to Ogaga who passes to Brierley who unfortunately slipped as he was heading for goal. Westbury’s defence managed to get back and clear the ball into the Pennine half before shooting and Nick makes a great save edging the ball around the post to give Westbury a corner. Another great save by Nick sees Westbury heading back to their half. Nick clears to Sam who plays the ball to Brierley, another great display of team work unfortunately Brierley gets tackled just in front of goal. Westbury kick the ball out that gets picked up by Ogaga who boots the ball back into the goal area unfortunately too much power and goes for a goal kick to Westbury. Who get the ball back into Pennine half, Logan manages to claim the ball and kicks it into the corner giving Westbury another great save by Nick who clears the ball that was just a bit too fast for James to take and Westbury set off back to Pennine half but meet a wall of red and black that stay strong and keep control so Westbury cannot take the shot, some great pressure by Pennine showing the vast improvement and team play as the referee blows the whistle for half time. Second half sees Westbury kick off but Pennine quickly take the ball as the Westbury defender just laid there Sam kicks the ball into touch. Pennine given the throw in taken by Sam throws to Ogaga who see the goal and take a shot that went just wide. Westbury’s goal kick is quickly blocked by some great defensive work by Ogaga and Alfie, pass to Brandon who shoots that is saved by Westbury’s keeper. Keeper quickly kicks the ball out as Westbury stride towards Pennines goal, shot made what a save by Nick, followed by huge kick up field Brierley collects the ball turns and shoots, what a goal. Westbury take kick off, before they shoot that gets saved by Nick who passes to Brandon who passes back to Nick who clears the ball to Sam who is tackled by a determined Westbury defender. Sam doesn’t accept it and puts in a great tackle that gives Westbury the throw in, this leads to a goal as Pennine failed to mark the opposition. This puts the spring back into Westbury who now appear to be more aggressive and get a further attempt on goal that shows Nick is on great form with yet another fantastic save. Corner kick to Westbury sees a further attempt that hits the crossbar and bounces in. Pennine take kick off Brandon to Charlie to James who runs into three Westbury defenders who take the ball, creating a further shot on goal that Nick saves in his stride, before making great kick to Brierley that is soon tackled but gets a throw in, to Sam to Ogaga to Logan to Ogaga what great team work as Ogaga makes a superb pass to James who gets into the goal area and see the keeper collect the ball which quickly see Westbury on the attack Pennine struggling to make it back to defend, Westbury shoot to make the score 4 – 3 to Pennine. The game continues with great play by both teams as the ball goes end to end with great saves by both keepers that also leads to fantastic team work by both teams, who needs Premier League football when we have two teams that are playing so well. 45 seconds to go both Managers looking stressed as the ball keeps going from one end to the other. 10 seconds of play left as Nick saves the ball from a great shot, the big kick that sees Pennine struggling to collect as they push up to try and defend at the halfway point, Westbury legs carry their players to manage to get the ball into our goal mouth before they shoot and equalise with 4 seconds to go. Pennine take kick off as it gets to the goal mouth the ref blows the final whistle. Final score Westbury Reds 4 – 4 Pennine. Match Report Suzanne Gauge. Player Of Match Brierley. Most improved Player The Team. 05/04/14 Home V Woodbank Red:
Woodbank take kick off, some great pressure applied by Pennine early as they manage to win the ball and take a shot that goes wayward. Woodbank kick ball to halfway line, intercepted by Sam pushing the ball forward some great play by Pennine as Woodbank give a free kick away. Ogaga steps up unfortunately the shot goes wide, goal kick to Woodbank. The ball is intercepted at the Page | 9
halfway line some great footwork and passing by Pennine Sam takes a shot, straight in the back of the net, within the first 3 minutes of the game. As Woodbank start the game again Pennine are all over them and come away with the ball before Woodbank give another free kick away as they tackle Brierley to the ground. Ogaga steps up shoots again wide. Woodbank on the attack finding Pennines half manage to take a shot saved by Nick without any effort, clears the ball to Sam who passes to Brierley and Brierley makes a great run down the wing, shoots intercepted by Woodbank who again manage to get into the Pennine half and see Nick make a great save and then gives it a great kick. Brierley collects the ball and sets of on a good run down the wing before Woodbank make the tackle and try to get back to Pennines half. Ben has other ideas and puts a good tackle in, passes it to Sam who passes to Brierley. Woodbank steal the ball get a shot a goal that goes wide. Nick takes a great kick, collected by Brierley who takes the shot that hits the side of the goal. Woodbank keeper takes the kick intercepted by Brierley which immediately returns a great shot saved by Woodbank’s keeper clears the ball. Sam makes a fantastic tackle passes to Ogaga who shoots, denied by a great save. As the keeper kicks the ball out, Ben intercepts as he runs up pitch to Sam who returns it. Ben lays the ball off to Ogaga who shoots wide. The ball is quickly intercepted leaving Woodbank no option but to kick it out into touch. Ben takes the throw in Brierley feeds the ball to Sam, who returns to Brierley who puts the ball into the goal without hesitation. Woodbank take shot at goal saved by Nick who clears to Brierley who takes a shot that goes wide. Alfie intercepts the ball passes to Ogaga back to Alfie to Sam to Ben to Brierley to Ogaga who shoots, it’s a goal. Several more fantastic passing strings are made by Pennine before the ref blows the whistle. Half time Score 3 – 0 to Pennine. Pennine kick off, Woodbank make the tackle get shot at goal great save by Nick. Kicked out to Brandon, who passes to Ben who passes back to Brandon, then to Sam, who shoots and just misses the goal. As Woodbank clear the ball Sam makes a great tackle, passes to James, to Brandon to Ben who gets tackled by Woodbank who set off on their run to Pennines goal. Logan collects the ball huge kick up field to Sam to Brandon to James the shot goes wide. Woodbank take goal Kick intercepted by Logan who clears the ball to Alfie, to Sam who takes a shot and scores his second goal. As Woodbank take kick off there is some great tackles made by Pennine that leads to several great moves before Brierley puts the ball into the back of the goal for his second goal. As Woodbank take kick off Pennine have other ideas and put the pressure on several shots taken in what seems like a rally before Nick gets the volley and places it into the top right corner with the keeper no option but to watch. Final score Pennine 6 – 0 Woodbank. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Sam. Most improved Player Brierley. 29/03/14 Away V Chadderton Park Dragons:
Pennine take kick off Chadderton quickly fight for the ball leaving Pennine standing as the ball is shot first goal to Chadderton. Pennine set it up again getting the ball into Chadderton half pushing towards goal, Chadderton defend well and clear the ball back into Pennine half leaving Logan and Nick alone to defend the goal against 5 players, Chadderton shoot and score. Pennine get a free kick taken by Ogaga straight into the goal area nobody there to collect the ball, seeing the ball go for a goal kick, Sam quickly intercepts the ball feeds it into Bens path to Alfie, Chadderton take the ball intercepted by Ben to Sam to James who shoots hits the upright collected by Chadderton’s keeper, Chadderton start the attack Pennine boot the ball to the halfway line leaving Chadderton to collect the ball Nicks vision is obstructed by 5 of the Pennine players stood in a group, Chadderton take a shot that drops just under the bar. Half time Pennine 0 – 3 Chadderton. Second half Chadderton start with the ball Pennine on the attack immediately they look like a different team, as they tackle and come away with the ball some excellent passing between Sam, Ben, Ogaga sees Pennine pushing forward some great play as Ogaga feeds it into the box, with Charlie and James getting in behind the Chadderton defence both players appear to kick the ball at the same time, who knows as the ball hits the back of the net Charlie sets of claiming he scored the goal James claims they both made contact at the same time. Pennine heads lift as they keep putting the pressure on Chadderton who eventual leave Pennine standing with Nick facing 5 Players Chadderton score their 4th goal, Page | 10
final score see Pennine lose 1 – 4 Chadderton Park Dragons. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Sam. Most improved Player Ben 26/03/14 Away V Middleton Lads and Girls Club Blue +:
Pennine kick off, quickly intercepted by Middleton. Brierley puts the pressure on and comes away with the ball, starts attacking Middleton goal as Middleton take the ball, Logan puts a great tackle in, throw in to Middleton, who quickly take a shot that Nick stands big to a makes a great save before making an excellent kick to clear the ball to Ogaga, Middleton put the tackle in and manage to get another shot that is saved again by Nick who puts it out for a corner. As Middleton pass it into the box Ogaga gets the ball makes a great run down the wing before being tackled by Middleton who are seen leaving Pennine standing, Logan gets a tackle in that bounces off their player, goal kick to Pennine, Nick passes the ball just in front of Brandon who shoots, great save by the keeper. Pennine intercept the goal kick and sees some great passing Brandon to Charlie to James to Brierley who shoots ball goes for goal kick, seeing Middleton take full advantage of Pennine who just stand and watch as the ball is cleared into Pennine half leaving Nick to face the 6 Middleton players alone hence Middleton score. Brierley passes to Brandon who passes to Ogaga then to Brierley who gets fouled. Ogaga steps up takes the free kick, what a free kick that was as the keeper manages to get it clear of the line Middleton in possession but not for long as Ogaga gets the ball passed to him by Brandon. Ogaga shoots as we see it go just wide and puts their keeper into panic mode as he kicks the ball out for a throw in to Pennine. To Brierley who passes to Brandon who scores. Half time 1 – 1 As the second half kicks of Middleton look the sharper and score in the 3 minutes stage. Brierley gets the ball into Middletons goal area shoots as Middletons keeper makes a good save. Cleared by the keeper as they start to attack Pennines half Logan manages to clear the ball back into Middletons half, Pennine left standing as Middleton chase and collect the ball and shoot saved by Nick, who clears the ball to Charlie who passes to Brierley who shoots. Goal kick to Middleton who manage to get their 3rd goal from this as Pennine lack the legs to get back and defend. A great run by Brierley see the shot and pass the keeper to score Pennines 2nd goal. End to end play sees James make some good tackles and shots. As the final whistle is blown final score see Pennine lose 2 – 4 Middleton Lads and Girls Club Black. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player of Match Brierley. Most improved Player Brandon 22/03/14 Home V Ramsbottom United Raiders:
Great start from Pennine with some good passing from Ben to Brandon before Ramsbottom United Raiders manage to tackle the ball and quickly getting the ball into Pennines half and shooting wide. Goal kick see Nick take a short pass to Ben giving him the chance to run down the wing into Raiders half before the Raiders manage to input a tackle winning the ball but not for long Ogaga takes the ball and sets off down the wing. Raiders again tackle get the ball, taking a shot, great save by Nick who then clears the ball to Brierley at half way line, Raiders quickly in and manage to get the ball back into Pennines box before Brierley catches up and puts in a great tackle giving the Raiders a corner. Lack of marking by Pennine sees the Raiders score the opening goal in the 9th minute. Pennine start to put the pressure back on to the Raiders as James makes a great tackle before shooting and the ball just misses the goal and gives the Raiders a goal kick. Their midfielder steps up to give the ball a kick into middle of the pitch, that gives Brierley a chance to put the pressure on with a good tackle, manages to pass to Brandon, with the Raiders on the defence sees them boot the ball into Pennines half before Logan manages to clear the ball. This half is end to end play with great play from both teams, as the 24th minute approaches the Raiders on a break leaving Pennine standing sees the 2nd goal of the game go to the Raiders. Half time Page | 11
eventually arrives and sees Pennine 2 goals down. Raiders start the second half, some excellent play by both teams, sees the Raiders keeper save the ball, Pennine quickly set up keepers kicks the ball out Brierley collects the ball and quickly races towards the goal, shoots and scores at the 5 minute stage of the second half. Raiders kick off but what has happened Pennine smother the Raiders some great play is seen by the Pennine players who pass the ball like professionals, shot by Ogaga see the ball just miss the top corner. Great defending by Pennine Logan gets ball clear to Brandon, to Ben to Ogaga who shoots and scores after 15 minutes since the second half started. Game is even, this creates some great football from both teams as the ball goes end to end shots from both teams, with both keepers making some fantastic saves. Pennine get the ball into the Raiders half sees Brandon take a shot that gets deflected leaving the Raider’s keeper on the ground as the ref starts to lift the whistle James sees the ball standing still talk about slow motion he races to it and taps the ball into the back of the net and the final whistle is blown final score see Pennine win 3 – 2 Ramsbottom Raiders. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Ben. Most improved Player Nick 15/03/14 Away V Elton Sports Club:
Pennine lose 0 – 2 Elton Sports.
Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match Nick. Most improved Player Ogaga 08/03/14 Away V Radcliffe:
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Pennine take kick off. Quickly put under pressure by Radcliffe. Pennine get throw in, Brandon make a break takes shot on goal, great save by keeper, who makes a great kick that is intercepted by Brierley who takes a shot at goal , again keeper saves a great save who again manages to clear the ball into Pennine half . Logan see the potential threat and chases hard to the ball making a great clear to give Pennine to set up the defensive play as Radcliffe take the throw in. Pennine play well with Ogaga clearing the ball to Charlie who runs from halfway line with the ball takes a shot that goes wayward. Goal kick to Radcliffe who Take full advantage getting shot on goal, outstanding save by Nick who makes a short clear to Ogaga who makes excellent pass to Charlie who takes shot on goal that sees Radcliffe with another goal kick. Radcliffe take advantage of Pennine get the ball to the corner, Pennine defence failed to notice three players left free in front of goal as the ball gets passed in Nick manages to get hand to ball that pushes away from player who ball was intended for only for their other two players to get a one two Page | 12
move play in that was executed so well Radcliffe 1 – 0 Pennine. Pennine take kick from centre some excellent play by Ben pushing the ball up field with some great team work between Ben and Sam seeing Pennine equalize with goal from Sam. As Radcliffe take kick of the Pennine midfield collect the ball from Radcliffe great pressure and team work again sees Ben get Pennines second goal. Not long left on the clock sees some great football start with save by Nick who plays long kick Sam chases, passes to Brandon, free kick given Ogaga steps up great shot deflected by Radcliffe keeper Ben drives the ball low, medley of confused legs ball eventually arrives at the feet of James up sure foots the ball into the corner, half time saw the result Radcliffe 1 – 3 to Pennine. Nick is in need to be substitution due to thumb injury, Ben steps up to the job. Radcliffe soon put the pressure on seeing Ben make a great save, clears to Nick, to Sam, to Brandon, to Nick to Brandon who gets tackled ball goes out Pennine throw. Nick to Ogaga to Sam who lays it off for Ogaga who kicks the ball into the path of Sam who shoots and scores. Radcliffe kick off Brandon gets the ball to Logan to Nick to Sam to Charlie who shoots as the keeper struggles to stay on his feet due heavy going of the pitch sees the ball pop out of his hands roll into the path of sure foot James who taps the ball into the goal Pennine 5 Radcliffe 1. Radcliffe Kick off Brierley quickly collects the ball passes up field to Brandon who dribbles past two of their defenders takes shot and scores. Pennine won 6 – 1 Radcliffe. Match Report Sarah Wright. Player Of Match Ben. Most improved Player Ogaga 01/03/14 Home V Pennine White:
Whites take kick off quickly getting ball into yellows half, great save by Nick. Some excellent play by both yellows and white players half time saw the result 0 – 1 to the whites. Second half saw the whites put the pressure on and score their second goal. Possibly closest to score for the yellows was Nick with a huge kick from his goal mouth that hit the whites crossbar that brought superb cheers claps from both sets of parents with whites manager gasping with relief and yellows manager left with a glimmer of hope unfortunately time ran out. Whites won 2 – 0 Yellows. Player Of Match Nick. Most improved Player Ogaga 22/02/14 Away V Elton & Walshaw Lions:
Pennine take kick off, quickly getting the ball up into the Lions half, great save by their keeper, sees Pennine on the defensive foot, Nick swoops down taking the ball off their foot, a huge kick sees Charlie collect the ball and opens the scoring. Some great defensive play by Logan sees the ball kicked into Eltons half, collected by Brandon who shoots, with James collecting the rebound that sees a huge cheer from Pennine parents as the ball hits the back of the net. Brierley quickly tames the Lions and takes the ball to goal scoring a hat trick of goals. the Whistle blows for half time Pennine gather their thoughts on Pennine’s 5 – 0 lead and are reminded the second half is like starting over. Second half sees Pennine fired up and attacking the ball which pays off as Alfie and James start tackling and standing up to the opposition coming away with the ball, four minutes into the half sees Charlie score his second goal of the match. Ogasg plays hard taking the ball off the Lions, seeing a wayward shot that Brandon gets hold of and shoots the ball into the goal, Pennine running away 7 – 0 lead with 18 minutes left on the clock. Nick is replaced in goal by Brierley. This encourages some great passing between the team and some great play by Final score Elton +Walshaw Lions 0 v 7 Pennine. Match Report Derek Wright. Player Of Match Brierley. Most improved Player Charlie Page | 13
15/02/14 Home V Ramsbottom Utd Blue - Game cancelled due to weather
08/02/14 Away V Bridge:
Pennine take kick off, quickly getting the ball up into the eagles half only to have the ball taken off them. After lots of end to end play Bridge manage to make a quick break leaving Pennine standing with 3 players available to score with only Nick in goal in their way Bridge manage to score their first goal. Half time comes with the score still 1 – 0 to Bridge. Second half sees Pennine attacking the ball which pays off as James opens up with a great volley, score 1 – 1. Five minutes later Pennine on the attack again sees Ogaga score Pennines second goal. A further 5 minutes sees Brierly slip Pennines 3rd goal in. Two minutes remaining on the clock and Pennine have the ball in Bridge Eagles box before Bridge manage to get the ball clear leaving 3 Bridge players off chasing the ball, Pennine players stand still and watch as Nick makes a valiant effort to keep the ball out, unfortunately for Pennine Bridge get their 2nd goal, The pressure was on but some great play by Pennine sees the final whistle blows. Final score Bridge 2 v 3 Pennine. Match Report Derek Wright. Player Of Match James. Most improved Player Sam 01/02/14 Home V Woodbank Red - Game cancelled due to weather.
25/01/14 Away V Chadderton Park Dragons:
Rearranged venue at last minute due to unfit pitch. Chadderton started well and took advantage of the sluggish start Pennine started with scoring quickly when Chadderton made a break to Pennines goal with 4 players against a keeper, Chadderton score. With 10 minutes left in first half Brierley shoots the ball and luck changes for Pennine as the ball somehow managed to slip past Chadderton’s defence and keeper to make the game 1 all. Half time still 1 -1, team talk was given but it fell on deaf ears. Second half saw Chadderton score three more goals, each goal saw Pennine left standing in Chadderton’s half. Final result Chadderton 4 – 1 Pennine lost Match Report Derek Wright. Player Of Match Nick. Most improved Player Ben
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18/01/14 Away V Bridge Eagles: Pennine kick off the match. Straight away they take the ball it's a corner to them, followed up by a goal. Ogaga takes the ball back up the field and shoots but it just misses. Brierley throws the ball back into play and straight to James who touches it into the net! A few minutes later Charlie takes a free kick but unfortunately the goal keeper saves it, belts it down the pitch and Bridge leave Pennine players standing with only Nick left to face 4 of the Bridge players alone and Bridge score. Bridge takes the ball and start heading towards the Pennine net once again but Alfie makes a tackle and knocks the ball out. Later into the first half Pennine receive a free kick which Ogaga takes. Ben defending really well and kicks out of our half and away from our net. Brierley takes the ball the full length of the pitch and takes a super shot but the keeper saves. Nick makes a great save and follows it up with a huge kick up field with nobody to get hold of it at the other end. Bridge manage to get it back into Pennine half take a shot, Nick manages to push it past the post. Another corner to Bridge in which they sneak a goal. Some more fantastic defending by Logan and Ben. Alfie makes a great pass to James who scores another goal. The rest of this half shows equal play with end to end performance from both teams, ending with the thought it could go either way, score so far 3-2 to Bridge. The opposition kick off the second half and Brierley is straight in with a tackle and even manages a shot. It's their free kick and they take the opportunity to get the ball down and shoot but Nick saves it no problem. A corner shot taken by Charlie ends at Ben’s feet who passes to Brierley who attempts another super shot. Moments after Ogaga takes a powerful shot, the keeper knocks it out and Charlie collects the rebound and kicks it back right into the goal. Brierley takes the ball up the wing crosses to Charlie who shoots, it is deflected straight back out and Ogaga belts it into the rear of the goal. Back into play and Brierley scores a great goal. Bridge attempt to up their game but great defending by Ben and Logan. Brierley scores another fantastic goal and Bridge follow it up with one more goal to them. Final score 6-4 win. Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match James. Most improved Player Alfie. 14/12/13 Home V Walshaw Park Wasps Wasps kick off the match and it's to a corner to them, Logan kicks the ball up the pitch for it to come straight back down. Nick takes the goal kick with mighty power behind it only for the Wasps to return it back into Pennine half but they don't manage to break our defence - Logan is on form! Pennine can't seem to keep the ball out of their half. Nick making a super save and a big kick back up the pitch. Just minutes after the Wasps sneak two goals in one after the other. With the ball still at the feet of the Wasps team, Ben makes a fantastic tackle and runs up the sideline, Wasps makes a tackle and knocks the ball out of play. Pennine throw in and its straight back to the Wasps, Alfie intercepts and passes to Sam, who gets fouled. Ogaga takes the free kick. The pressure is very much still on but Ogaga is doing some great defending. Ogaga sets off up the pitch and takes a long shot. Another lovely tackle from Alfie who passes to Brandon who dribbles up the field but their defence is too strong and take it from us. In the closing minute of the first half Pennine concede a third goal! The first half very much a game of defence for Pennine. The second half starts and Alfie kicks to Sam who uses some great footwork before passing to Brierley who is down the wing within a second and crosses but there’s no-one near the box. This half showing a little more play getting into the Wasps half. Wasps take a throw in, some more great tackling by Sam carries on down the field taking on the majority of Wasps players and gets in a shot . . . unlucky. The ball heads straight back into play and heading towards our net, another fantastic save by Nick. Nick belts the ball to Sam, Sam to Brierley who gives us lots of fancy footwork and takes another great shot but to no avail. The opposition score another three. Final score 6 nil defeat.
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02/12/13 Home V Woodbank Red Woodbank kick off the match and straight in there is Logan with a big kick up the pitch. Minutes after it’s a free kick to the Woodbank, they are intent on scoring but some great defence by Ogaga gets the ball away from our goal. Brandon dribbles down the wing and crosses but there’s no-one just quick enough to slip it in the net, Sam’s quick on the case intercepts the ball while still in their box and takes an amazing shot, just misses, unlucky! Woodbanks goalie gets the ball back into play and into our half, some great defending by Logan and Sam ends in a corner kick to them. Our defence manage to get it out of the goal area only for it to come straight back . . . super save by Nick who then passes to Brierley, Using lovely footwork takes it the length of the field and has a shot but it’s saved. Woodbank ball, yet again Brierley gets the ball and is on the attack just into their half when he loses the ball but with Alfie just behind to back him up (great team play) it’s back at his feet within seconds and Brierley shoots only again to be saved. Woodbank take a throw in Alfie intercepts and passes it up the pitch. Sam takes a brilliant shot from practically the half way line but just skims over the crossbar. Woodbank have a corner lovely save made by Nick, they keep up the pressure around the goal but the first half concludes with great defence by Ben! The second half and it’s a free kick to Woodbank due to an accidental handball near our goal. Nick cool as a cucumber saves it! Another corner to Woodbank, Logan gets in a belter and the ball is up into their half. Brierley shoots the goalie just knocks it out and Brandon follows up with a goal, 1- nil to Pennine. Woodbank putting the pressure on our defence but Logan’s dealing with it well, they just slip through but Nick saves the ball. Woodbank throw in and Ben headers the ball to Sam who passes to Brandon to James who takes a nice little shot but unfortunately it’s just saved. Ben is fowled which ends in Ogaga taking a free kick straight towards the net, Sam touches it but their keeper just saves it. Woodbank break through and score the equalizer, score 1-1. Moment’s later confusion around their box, the ball just creeps out and Sam is there ready! Really big shot and scores.
Final score Pennine 2 v 1 Woodbank Red. Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match Nick. Most improved Player Sam. 23/11/2013 Away V Ramsbottom Utd Raiders: Ramsbottom kick off the match, Brierley straight in with a lovely tackle. It's a throw in to Pennine - Sam takes it and tosses it to Brierley. The ball is down and into our half but Nick gives it a huge kick up the field to Brierley who passes to Brandon. Ramsbottom gets the ball and gives it away with a corner to us. Sam takes a fantastic corner kick, Alfie takes it through their defense and shoots. The opposition's keeper kicks the ball back into play and Sam is soon attacking with succession once again. He passes to James - back to Sam - who gets a very close shot. Sam is definitely on fire today! Their goal kick and the ball reaches the half way line super Sam intercepts and kicks the ball back up the field. Minutes later sees Ben make a terrific tackle followed by a pass to James, back to Ben who passes to Brierley. Pennine showing some great team work and lovely flow of passing. Some good control by Ogaga gets the ball up the pitch and crosses to Brierley. Ramsbottom has a good run of the field and shoots but Nick is at the ready and makes a fantastic save. Adding more pressure James passes to Brierley who shoots, the keeper catches it - just. The ball is back into the penalty area, James to Brandon who scores a cracker. Some great play by Ben, keeping the ball in Ramsbottom's half! He manages to get the ball through two players before losing it to the third. Ramsbottom get it down the pitch but Logan blasts it away. Brierley dribbles it through four of the oppostion, takes a shot and scores! Brandon takes the ball straight back up the wing and into their half - shoots but the goal keeper saves it and kicks it back into play, straight at the feet of Brandon again who doesn't let the moment slip and shoots this time with great success! half time score 3
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nil. Early into the second half and there's some great team work, between Nick and Logan keeping the ball well away from the back of our net. Brierley is hot on the ball but gets tackled leaving us with a corner- Ogaga takes it, James just on the edge of the box and taps it in scoring a fourth goal. Another shot follows not long after by Brierley but just skims the crossbar and is over. A quick turn of events sees Ramsbottom get a shot but Nick deflects it - great save. Pennine score a further 2 goals (Ogaga and Brandon) Final score 6 nil win and an extremely exciting cup final!
Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match Ogaga. Most improved Player Brandon. 16/11/13 Away V Chadderton Park Dragons Pennine kick off the match, there’s early pressure from an eager Chadderton. Pennine show some good defending, Brierley takes a great shot but it just misses. A minute or two further into the match and Ogaga breaks free with the ball, passes to Brierley who just runs out of space. Chadderton adds to the pressure but some good tackling by Ben, Sam and Logan. After much persistence Chadderton manage a breakaway and score a goal. Great forward ball by Sam to Brierley who shoots, unfortunately the keeper saves it and knocks it out for a corner. Some nice tackling and good pressure from Alfie. Chadderton manage to get the ball back up the field, there’s some lovely defending by Ogaga and Logan but Chadderton keep the pressure on and get a well deserved second goal. Chadderton go in for a third goal but Nick makes a great save. Nice passing between Sam and Brierley results in a shot by Ogaga – post. Lovely run and dribbling by Sam. Half time sees Pennine 2 nil down. Second half shows Pennine up their game. Sam gets a nice shot in but to no avail, Chadderton get it back into our box but Nick makes a great save. James crosses to Ogaga who shoots and scores! Ben beats three of Chaddertons players down the wing who then passes to Brierley – another shot. A free kick to Pennine and Ogaga gets a shot. Good tackling by Alfie and Ben. Fantastic run by Brierley, shot saved by their goalie but picked up by James for a great goal! A super sliding tackle by Logan but Chadderton gets the ball back in their clasp and shoots . . . another great save by Nick. Great second half from Pennine, unlucky not to get a third goal. Full time score 2-2 means the game will be decided on penalties YIKES! Brierley steps up to take our first penalty and scores.
1 – 0 to Pennine
Chadderton step up to take their first penalty miss
1 – 0 to Pennine
Ogaga steps up to take our second penalty and scores.
2 – 0 to Pennine
Chadderton step up to take their second penalty and Nick makes a great save. 2 – 0 to Pennine Sam steps up to take our third penalty and scores.
3 – 0 to Pennine
Chadderton step up to take their third penalty (Pennine go silent. Haven’t we been here before!!) and Nick makes another good save! 3 – 0 to Pennine Pennine win on Penalties.
Match Report Claire Sunderland. Player Of Match Brierley. Most improved Player Alfie. 09/11/13 Away V Ramsbottom United Blues
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In the first five minutes Pennine take possession with great passing by Ogaga followed by him taking a free kick that just misses the goal. For the next ten minutes Ramsbottom take control of the match and even score a goal. However as the game progresses there is some great defending by Ben backed up by Logan. Brilliant shots taken by Brierley and Brandon and later by Sam, none quite successful due to no one there to finish them. Pennine showing improvement throughout the first half. Some great saves by Nick and powerful goal kicks down the pitch as well as lovely passing by Alfie. Fantastic set of passes from Logan to Sam to Brandon to Ben shows Pennine working great as a team. A last minute corner taken by Brandon just sees a near goal, half time score Pennine are 1 goal down. An early goal to Ramsbottom in the second half makes the score 2 – nil to the opposition. Sam scores a great goal to keep us in the game (Pennine finally looking like they want to win). A few minutes later sees an equaliser goal this time scored by Brierley, Come on Pennine! A much better second half. A foul on Ben gives us a free kick, Ogaga takes it with a powerful kick Brierley is at the other end of it and ready to score, unfortunately it just misses, great attempt! Ramsbottom manage a third goal putting them just back in the lead. Ben follows with a third goal for Pennine. As the last five minutes grow increasingly tense Logan shows great defensive skills. Final score 3 – 3. The game has to be decided by Penalties – Ramsbottom step up to take their first penalty and miss, Brierley steps up to take our first penalty and scores.
1 – 0 to Pennine
Ramsbottom step up to take their second penalty they score.
1 – 1 to Pennine
Ogaga steps up to take our second penalty and scores.
2 – 1 to Pennine
Ramsbottom step up to take their third penalty and Nick saves it. 2 – 1 to Pennine Sam steps up to take our second penalty and scores.
3 – 1 to Pennine
Ramsbottom step up to take their fourth penalty (they need this to stay in the competition) the crowd silence in anticipation as Nick makes another great save! 3 – 1 to Pennine Game over, Pennine win.
Match Report Suzanne Gauge. Player Of Match Ben. Most improved Player James.
02/11/13 Home V Woodbank Red - Game cancelled due to weather.
26/10/13 Away V Chadderton Park Dragons Pennine start the game, Ogaga is straight in with a lovely huge kick down the field to Brierley who crosses it in front of the net, but there’s no one to just tap it into the goal. It’s the Dragons corner, they kick it into play Alfie gets in there, tackles and manages to kick it out of their grasp. A few minutes later they are pushing hard on our defence but Nick is there with a lovely save. Charlie takes a great corner with a pass straight to Brierley, who takes a shot. Moments later sees Charlie take on 3 players and pass to Brandon who shoots, the ball is over the line as their goalie catches it but the ref does not give the goal!
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Brierley is just past the half way line when he sees an open pitch decides to act upon it and takes a huge kick towards the net, the ball flies past a couple of the opposition to the goalie it just slips through his fingers, 1- Nil to Pennine. Further into the match it’s Pennine’s corner, Brierley to
Ogaga who headers it straight towards the net. Some more great football is shown by Ogaga, as he takes another shot which hits the cross bar. Some good defending by Alfie gets the ball out of our box. A free kick to the Dragons is taken, fantastic save by Nick who kicks it out, they intercept but Ogaga is there. He gives it a big belt up the pitch, the Dragons once again on our tail get the ball and sneaks a goal, one all! Ben makes a fantastic tackle and passes to Brierley, they come in to tackle and it ends with a corner to Pennine. The first half comes to a close with a last attempted shot by Charlie. Seconds into the second half, Brierley tackles and crosses to James who scores. With the Dragons feeling the pressure, they up their game and have a few shots all are saved by Pennines great goalie Nick. A throw in by Brierley gives Ben a lovely opening and he runs with it down the wing, passing back to Brierley what an amazing duo, who then passes to Charlie who shoots but the goalie is prepared and saves it. They quickly get the ball back into play, straight down the pitch and into our net, score 2 – 2. Last few minutes of the match and Pennine are desperate to win. Charlie passes to James who shoots their keeper just touches it and stops it going in but then their defender tries to kick it away from the net which sees it do opposite and it’s deflected of James and it’s a goal! Final score; 3 - 2 to Pennine.
Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match James. Most improved Player Logan. 12/10/2013 Away V Walshaw Park Wolves (Friendly) Pennine kick off the match and straight away Brierley gets the ball through Walshaw’s boys and into their box but Walshaw’s defence is on the case and no shot prevailed. Walshaw kick it out of play, Nick sets up a shot for Charlie who gives a fantastic header straight towards the net but unfortunately the keeper saves it. Walshaw gets it down the field towards our defence where Logan is waiting, a great kick sees the ball away from the goal only for Walshaw to get the ball straight back into our box this time some great defending by Nick gets the ball away from the
net but only for the persistency of Walshaws strikers to show and they managed to get it back up and a sneak a goal. Ogaga takes a lovely shot but to no avail, Walshaw gets the ball back up the pitch and takes a shot, Alfie tries to save it but it just slips through. Score so far 2 nil to Walshaw Wolves. A throw in to Walshaw sees the ball back near our box but an absolute belter by Logan sees the ball right up the pitch. Substitution made and James is on and straight away he has play of the ball and down the field which ends in a corner. A nail biting free kick to Walshaw Wolves is taken but Alfie makes a great save. A lovely partnership is formed with Sam and Ben who get the ball straight up the pitch and back into the opposing teams half, play stopped Walshaws net blown over with the terrible wind just as Pennine reach the box! Walshaw get it down to our end of the pitch, Sam gives a fantastic kick which ends in a corner to Walshaw. A few minutes later sees Brandon take a throw in who passes to Ben who starts to take the ball up the field but is fowled. Free kick helps us get the ball in position and have a couple of shots but with no joy. A nice shot from Charlie off another free kick doesn’t go anywhere, moments later there’s a bit of a scuffle in the box and James manages to tap the ball into the net with one second left on the clock before half time, 2-1 to Walshaw Wolves. The second half sees the ball straight into our goal area but some super keeping by Nick (who is now in the net) sees the ball away from the net and back up the pitch. Super tackling from Brierley ends in a throw in. Fantastic passing - Ben to Brierley to James sees a second goal for Pennine, score 2-2. Alfie now upfront makes a good tackle which the ball hits one of Walshaw’s hands, penalty to Pennine. A fantastic goal kick by Nick sends the ball booming up the field practically into their box, Page | 19
Ogaga takes a shot. Walshaw’s goal kick helps Brandon to get the ball and show some great dribbling. Amazing shot by Charlie then Ogaga but both just miss the back of the net. Pennine’s definitely dominating the second half. Walshaw manage to get the ball back down into our half and get another cheeky goal. Some fantastic footwork by Sam who then passes to Brierley who shots and scores! Final score 3-3. Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match Nick & Alfie . Most improved Player James.
05/10/2013 Home V Middleton Lads and Girls Club Blue:
Away team kicked off, a lovely defence saw Pennine get the ball and Brandon to have a shot, all in the opening minutes. Some silky skills in mid field by Brierley followed by another shot but to no avail. Some minutes later Middleton Blues get the ball down into our box and have a shot, Alfie makes a great save but unfortunately the ball comes straight back and into the net, score 1-0 to the opposing team. Pennine definitely the dominant team with a number of shots taken including some good work and run by Ben who crosses it to Ogaga who then makes a nice shot but with no joy. A second shot from Middleton Blues sees the score two nil. Corner to Pennine, who lose the ball. Middleton Blues clear through, have another shot Alfie has no chance. 3-0 to Middleton all in about a 5 minute period. A couple more shots by Brierley before the half time whistle is blown. Second half sees a quick swap with Nick in the net. Middleton start really strong but a great defence by Sam and Ben sees us get it up the pitch. Attempted shots from both teams but with no goals. Charlie takes a free kick due to hand ball but Middleton manage to break away and have another shot (wide). A nice big kick up the field by Nick sees another lovely attempted shot by Charlie. Some amazing defending by Ben and Sam! A number of tries to score by Brandon, Charlie and Brierley but it just was not meant to be. Final score 3 nil to Middleton Blues, Pennine definitely had more play of the game! Match Report Graham Robinson. Player Of Match Sam. Most improved Player Nick. 28/09/2013 Home V Westbury Reds:
10 minutes into the game saw Westbury battle through from their defence to score the opening goal of the game and a further goal some 10 minutes later. Pennines heads dropped. Not a great start with our defenders playing at the halfway line making it easy for their goals with only Alfie left to defend the shots off. Logan then stayed back and managed to clear the ball on several occasions. Ben started putting in some positive tackles that he came away with the ball from, unfortunately Westbury’s defending was good and their keeper was also involved in keeping our score to nil.half time saw Pennine 2 goals to 0 down. Nick was moved to take up the keeper’s position. With a fairly Page | 20
light string in the middle the ref blew the whistle, what had just happened, Pennine were showing some great signs of wanting to win this game, excellent tackles from Brierley who then weaved through the opponents to get the shot off unfortunately keeper managed to keep it out only for James to have a go at goal, this was deflected giving Brandon a chance unfortunately not the right place. Their clear was quickly stopped by Sam who laid the ball off to Charlie shot made unfortunately goal kick was given. What in intercept the pressure is back on Westbury’s goal as Ogaga takes a shot unfortunately Pennine don’t seem to be able to get the ball across the goal line. Final score Pennine 0 v 2 Westbury.
Match Report Derek Wright. Player Of Match Nick . Most improved Player Logan.
21/09/2013 Away V Elton & Walshaw Lions: Great start by Pennine, 2 goals by Charlie within the first three minutes of the game. Several excellent saves by Alfie helped steer the Lions away from scoring. Unfortunately the second period saw Pennines defence unable to keep the Lions at bay with a 4 goal to 2 lead in favour of the Lions at half time. Determination and hunger for a win could be seen in the Pennine players eyes, with Logan, Ben and Sam battling hard to keep the ball in the Lions half with some great defending. Brierley fighting hard to get it into the Lions net saw the Lions under pressure and the ball rebounding out. 40 minutes into the game saw Ogaga collect a rebound and shoot to score. The Lions returned with a quick attack but was stopped by Nick who was by now playing as the keeper, his big kick clearance meant James manages to score his first goal of the game. Again the Lions would not sit back and left us standing as they scored their 5th goal. The fitness training was now needed, Pennine manage to get the equalizer in the 45 minute. The Lions heart was outraged and they pushed forward scoring their 6th goal of the game. Pennine replied in the 47th Minute. Pennine take the lead in the 48th minute. Brierley showed signs of his hunger to score at the end of his hard fought challenges on the Lions defence, the Lions keeper kept his cool and Pennine get a corner in the 49th Minute and Brierley steps up. Talk about bend it like Beckham Brierley scores from the corner to score Pennines 8th goal that sealed the game. Final score Lions 6 v Pennine 8.
Match Report Sally Wright. Player Of Match Brierley. 14/09/2013 Home V Ramsbottom Utd Blue:
Ramsbottom take k.o, fantastic defensive play by Pennine clearing the ball to Brierley who manages to weave through Ramsbottom nine players before getting shot off unfortunately it was a missed opportunity. Ramsbottom clear the ball well and take a half hearted shot that Alfie manages to save. Ramsbottom put the pressure on Pennine in Pennine half but some great defending Pennine get the ball up into Ramsbottoms half with a huge kick from Nick, chased by Brandon who just misses the goal. Pennine now apply pressure onto Ramsbottom keeping them pinned in their half with several shots being made and one scorcher of a shot that was saved by Ramsbottoms keeper without any hesitance (Great save).Pennine kept the pressure on with some hard work from Ben and Sam. Half time 0 – 0, with Pennine having 70% of the possession we were looking good. Second half started slower, Ramsbottom taking advantage of this and started pushing to the goal, Pennine defending well. Pennine make some great clears by Ogaga and Logan to which James gets on the end of one and scores the opening goal of the game. This lifts team spirit and Pennine quickly set up Page | 21
and get the ball minutes later a huge cheer is heard from the Pennine spectators as Charlie scores the second goal. Final score Pennine 2 v 0 Ramsbottom. Match Report Ann-Marie Cain. Player Of Match Ogaga. 07/09/2013 Away V Bridge Eagles:
Quickly set off winning the first corner that Brierley takes that just curved a fraction to soon hitting the side netting. Bridge manages to take a shot that Alfie stood tall to and saved with ease. Within a few moments free kick is awarded taken by Charlie, Brierly gets the chance to shoot and manages t o get it past the keeper putting PJFC into the lead. New lad Brandon gets shot on saved by keeper rebounded out to James who drives it into the back of the net, PJFC lead 2 -0. Bridge start to put the pressure on but Logan manages to clear the ball on more than one occasion, Brierley snatches the ball weaves through several players before scoring his second goal PJFC 3 – 0 just before half time Bridge left us standing and managed to pull a goal back. Half time Bridge Eagles 1 – 3 Pennine Yellow. With 80% of the possession we were looking good. Second half started slower with Ben making some excellent defensive breaks on each occasion we struggled to get it through to their goal, a pass back saw Bridge get a free kick that Charlie managed to save. With confusion around there box after a great break by PJFC ball bubbling around James is there to score his second goal, PJFC 4 – 1. A quick reply from Bridge makes it 4 -2 to PJFC. Brandon steps the pace up with some great breaks up the field feeding the ball through there defenders, unfortunately he could not find the back of the net. Bridge start putting the pressure on, that Ben on several occasions pulled of some stunning footwork. He was even seen making a great header to clear the ball back into Bridge half. Tiredness crept in on a couple of players leaving Alfie and our goal exposed giving Bridge the chance to pull 2 quick goals back making it 4 -4 with 5 minutes to go. Brierley hungry to get us back in the lead shoots which their keeper saves, big kick down field saw us exposed again Alfie made a great save. Brandon gets the ball into their half, gets a corner from his shot as they steal the ball they manage to take the lead with a goal that it is unclear if it completely crossed the line (where is the goal line technology when you need it). Brierley snatches it from k.o. and flies up the wing determined we will score after several passes the ball lands at Ogaga’s feet and the shot is made and crosses the line. With just enough time to take k.o. before the final whistle is blown. Final score Bridge 5 v 5 Pennine. Match Report Katy Talbot. Player Of Match Brandon.
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