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Manager's - Andy Raynor

             - Rob Griffin

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 2011/12 Fixtures / Results

 

2011/12 Match Reports

21st January 2011 - Brymbo (Home)   Today's matches were played in hurricane like conditions at Alyn Waters which amongst other things made putting up the goalposts and nets a task worthy of being on the Krypton Factor - as did pushing Andy's car out of the mud which it found itself in prior to kick off - thanks to all the athletic parents who helped push the stricken vehicle out to safety!!   Rob's team were managed by Steve today (Dylan’s dad) and many thanks to him for helping out whilst Rob was at work.  The first match ended in a 5-0 victory but it was a hard fought victory against a good, hard working Brymbo team in a match in which Robbie played in goal for us to keep the visitors at bay.  In difficult conditions we played extremely well and the lads should be very proud of how they continued to play football in very testing circumstances.  The goals came from Cameron, Luke, Charlie (2) and Xander and the way the lads worked so hard for each other is a credit to them and what makes the result even more impressive is the fact that not only did we protect our lead whilst playing into the wind second half we also built on it during the second period.   The second game was a tighter affair and kicking against the gale force wind first half Luke gave us the lead with a neat curled finish in to the top corner.  We eventually ran out 3-0 winners with a brace from Fin who continued his impressive debut season.  Captain for the day Robbie was also Steve's man of the match for two impressive clean sheets and his shot stopping and organisation of the players in front of him should not be underestimated in helping us keep two clean sheets today.   Andy's team also enjoyed two well earned victories today which were secured through excellent teamwork and two organised displays.  The first match was an extremely hard fought 2-1 victory in which we came from behind at half time to eventually come out on top.  Kicking against the hurricane in the first half we defended from the front absolutely superbly by denying the good Brymbo team space in which to play and get shots and crosses in.  We very unluckily fell behind just before half time after the ball bounced around the edge of our penalty area and fell to the feet of a Brymbo attacker whose shot was deflected in off Owen as he tried to close down the strike, wrong footing the unlucky Alex in goal.  We regrouped at half time and drew level soon after the interval when Elliot poked home after an extremely long wind assisted through in by Kai.  Brymbo continuously threatened in attack whilst holding firm at the back until hard work won us the ball in the final third and Ben released Freddie who finished brilliantly and calmly to put us 2-1 ahead with a few minutes remaining, a lead we clung on to until the final whistle.   The second game was just as close and tense and against the breeze in the first half we held out superbly to get to half time at 0-0 with every single one of the lads playing their part in helping us keep another good Brymbo team at bay.  Our first goal again game from a massive wind assisted throw in by Kai (who doesn't actually need the wind to help him throw the ball a mile) and Ben applied the neat finish to put us ahead.  Brymbo continued to attack us but Jack, Lewis and Nat held firm at the back to keep Connor's goal intact whilst Ethan and Alex worked tirelessly in midfield.  The win was secured when Owen fired home after being set up by Elliot following excellent build up play. Man of the match was a tough decision as there were so many excellent performances but it was awarded to Kai who performed admirably both in defence and midfield.   Let's hope both teams can continue their impressive starts to 2012 against Brickfield next week and put right what went wrong against them when they got the better of us overall in the first fixture earlier this season.

7th January - Garden Village (Home)   Andy's team started 2012 in the best possible fashion with two excellent victories.  The first match was actually our best result of the season so far, a fantastic 14-0 win.  Both matches were played in very windy conditions at Alyn Waters which, despite being without doubt the best pitches in the league and probably two of only very few pitches that are actually marked out correctly, there are unfortunately very open to the elements on days like today, although it's very nice there when the sun is out.....apparently.  We kicked against the very strong wind in the first half and despite the very difficult conditions we raced into a 6-0 half time lead thanks to some outstanding football being played in which we passed and moved the ball quite magnificently and it was a joy to watch the hours of hard work on the training pitch actually pay off.  During the second half we were camped in the Garden Village penalty box with even goalkeeper Owen venturing into the opposition half no doubt in the hope of copying Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard who scored in equally windy conditions earlier in the week.  Elliot led the way in the scoring stakes, chipping in with half the goals by claiming 7 with a further 4 coming from Freddie, who gave yet another impressive performacne in the midfield. Jack netted a brace for himself with his first being a very good strike that flew in following a great attacking move involving almost all of the outfield players.  Kai completed the goal scorers when he smashed in from the edge of the box.  Despite the huge score line credit must be given to the Garden Village pleyers as they never once let their heads drop and continued trying right through to the final whistle. The second match was a tighter affair in which we ran out 4-0 winners. Again kicking against the wind in the first half we coped very well with the difficult conditions and again passed the ball superbly on the floor and despite weathering a couple of Garden Village attacks Connor in goal and the defence held firm and Ethan scored an excellent goal to give us a half time lead.  Similar to the first game the second half was played almost entirely in the opposition half mainly due to the strong wind behind us and Elliot further added to his goal tally, breaking through the 40 goal barrier for the season, by grabbing a second half hat trick.  The score line may well have been similar to the first game if it hadn't have been for the Garden Village goalkeeper who had an excellent game for the visitors.  Man of the match was yet again a difficult decision and although it's not normally given out on goals scored alone as we all know we play, win, lose and draw as a team but it was awarded to Elliot for a quite astonishing haul of 10 goals over the two matches and also a number of assists against his former club.  Well done Elliot but more importantly well done eveyone for two brilliant team performances. Overall we cant have wished for a better start to 2012 and lets just hope we can continue playing such wonderful football and produce positive results for the remainder of the season.   Another two victory’s today for Rob’s team, starting off 2012 where we finished 2011 which was pleasing to see. Although the conditions weren’t the greatest with a very strong icy wind blowing across Alyn Waters saw us make very hard work for ourselves. Especially during the first of our 2 games which saw us squander many chances throughout, we fell behind to a well worked Garden Village goal which saw their player baring in one on one with Robbie with only Aron scampering back trying desperately to get a foot in, he did manage to make a sliding challenge in as Robbie rushed off his line only for their player just manage to get his stretched out boot to the ball & poke home. We managed to pull level shortly after with Charlie pouncing on a mix up in their area and slotting home from 6 yards, after the break we got at them a bit more but still lacked any rhythm to our passing with most of the lads trying to go it alone and be the hero instead of finding a team mate in better positions. We eventually went 2-1 ahead with some neat footwork from Dylan who drove home with a plomb. Charlie killed the game off for us with a third moment’s before the final whistle. Finishing the match with a 3-1 victory.   The 2nd game was a far better performance & we scored some nice goals starting off with Fin making another one of his bustling runs into the area evading a few challenges before getting the ball onto his trusty left foot & slotting home,  Xander added a 2nd pouncing on a loose defensive clearance netting with a nice low drive into the bottom corner for his fourth goal of the season. Fin grabbed his 2nd of the day following some excellent work by Will who had come striding out of defence with the ball interchanging passes with Dylan before sliding the ball in for Fin to finish off in style. Charlie grabbed his 3rd of the day late on in the game just as he had in the first match. We finished 4-0 winners. My Man of the Match was a pretty easy choice today & went to Fin who when he rolls those shirt sleeves up just seems to find some extra energy from somewhere and drives the team on.

10th December- Llangollen (Away)   Andy's team ended an excellent 2011 with two victories against a very hard working Llangollen. On a cold and frosty morning when many of us did well to get across thecar park without falling over on the ice the lads were on the front foot straight away in the first match in which we ran out 3-0 winners althoughthe scoreline may suggest the win was easier than it actually was. Kicking downhill during the first half we took the lead when Freddie poked home following excellent teamwork in hunting the ball back and some nice neat interplay during which we passed our way through the Llangollen half to create the clear opening for Fred to finish - a great team goal.  The second goal quickly followed when Elliot finihsed well when through on goal.  Llangollen came back at us hard in the secoind half with the advantage of kicking down the slope and we had to dig deep and defend extremely well to hold them at bay and on the three occasions they did get through Owen made some very good saves to keep our two goal advantage intact.  After weathering the storm we got back on top again and Elliot but us further ahead when he finished off a great counter attack.  All in all it was a very good, hard fought 3-0 win with every single player contributing towards the victory. The second match, on a much flatter pitch, was a fantastic team performance that saw us come out as 5-0 winners.  Some of the football we played was superb and it really is a joy to watch some of the pass and move the boys are capable of on times and they deseve great credit for the way they kept it going on a typical winter pitch that was particularly sticky in places.  Ben gave us the lead when he finished off a great move which involved the ball being won at the back by Jack and a new midfield set up of Freddie and Owen together working the ball to Ben to neatly finish.  Elliot put us two up by half time with a very clinical finish from a tight angle which was astonishingly his 30th goal of the season already.  I think the moment of the match though was when Kai hit a brilliant long range effort that looked like it had goal written all over it but unfortunately it rebounded back of the crossbar.  It really was a stupendous effort from a ridiculous distance that deserved to be a goal. I think we saved our best football for the second half during which we were absolutley superb.  Elliot further increased his own personal goal tally and put us further ahead early in the second half with another clinical finish before Nat smashed home from a yard out after the ball was cleared off the line at least three times to record his first goal of the season and i think we can all agree that it's been a goal thoroughly deserved by arguably our most consistent player of the season so far.  The fifth and final goal was the last kick of the match and was scored be Owen who neatly tucked a close range volley into the corner following good work by Freddie who set him up with a cross with which he couldn't fail to score from. Today's man of the match was very, very difficult as Alex was excelent in midfield and defence although fairly quiet in goal for the second game due to how well the team in front of him played.  Ben was tireless in midfield and attack and his teamwork ethic was remarkable.  Elliot was fantastic with his neat and clinical finishing and was at the heart of a lot of our football by bringing others into the game.  Freddie as usual was superb in his work rate and as ever neat and tidy on the ball.  Jack had a superb game and was effective in breaking up so many Llangollen attacks whilst Kai put in the perfect captains performace and is developing into a brilliant central defender who organises the lads in front of him superbly.  Lewis was as dependable as ever at the back and probably being the quickest lad we've got even on the ocasions Llan got in behind us he was always there to mop up the attack.  Nat was as determined and tigerish in the tackle as ever and his goal was well deserved.  The award however, went to Owen for keeping Llan out at the beginning of the second half in the first match when i think its fair to say if they'd got a goal back the game would more than likely have panned out very differently (you can tell i'm a member of the goalkeepers union) and a faultless display during his first run out in midfield during the second game which had a massive positive effect on how well we passed the ball during this match - but the award could easily have been divided up and split between all of the boys and if Rob hadn't laminated the certificate i would have been tempted to rip it into 9 individual peices. Lets hope we can make 2012 an even better year on the pitch by continuing to improve and play football the right way and in the right manner.  Well done boys and have a very Happy Christmas !!   Another two Great Wins for Rob’s team today against a much improved Llangollen team from the one that we faced first game of the season. Our team adapted well to the poor condition of the Llangollen pitch and the very cold weather conditions.   The first game ended in a close 2-0 victory. A brilliant individual goal from Finn in the first half got us off and running as he ran onto a sublime defence splitting pass from Captain of the day Will who was playing in central midfield instead of defence for a change.  Charlie sealed the victory with another brilliant goal in the second half.  Special mention must also go to Aron for his committed tackles and the ever consistent Cameron for being able to read the game so well and set up some great goal scoring opportunities with his near perfect passing, both Will and Dylan also put in very good performances.     The Second game was a more convincing 5-0 victory. Where the team did extremely well to end the first half 1-0 up considering the hill that they had to kick up with the first goal coming from Finn yet again hustling and bustling his way towards goal.  Luke was unlucky not to the score after a supurb run and ball control only to be denied after some brilliant recovery defending from a Llangollen defender when it looked like Luke was almost one on one with the keeper the defender somehow managed to get a foot to the ball and poke it away to safety.   In the second half the hill worked in our favour and I lost count of the amount of corners that we had in a half which we totally dominated. Will being the first to take advantage of the difficulty that the Llangollen keeper faced kicking up hill, it was Will’s quick reactions that resulted in a well taken goal winning the ball in midfield from the keepers kick, racing straight at goal and smashing the ball home . Luke then added another 2 goals to his increasing season goal tally which which is costing his Dad a fortune due to his “Goal bonus” contract! Luke also became the first Llay player to score with his bum this season. Charlie finally added our 5th and final goal of the day topping off a very pleasing hard working team effort.   The Manager’s Man of The Match was a difficult decision today due to a lot of all round good performances but Rob’s decision went to Dylan for two very good performances but it was an all round good team preference today that  got us two great victories.    Some off the passing today was up there with the best we’ve played so far this season as the whole team worked their socks off for each other.   Today’s Match report was kindly guest written by Darren Denby.

3rd December - Marford and Gresford (Home)   The first game was a close encounter against a spirited Marford-Gresford side, we took an early lead through a fantastic maisy run from Cameron showing some fantastic close ball control & calmly slotting home for his first goal of the day and our 100th goal so far this season,from then on we saw plenty of the ball but had very little in the way of clear chances in front of goal before Charlie made it 2 following some great work by Luke on the left who crossed in a fantastic ball for Charlie to volley home. Once again Charlie,Fin and Will were putting in tireless performances,whilst captain of the day Aron was showing signs he was going to have one of the hard working performances we all know he's capable of but have been lacking of late. Throughout the 2nd half we had to work very hard for the victory and a defensive mix up resulted in M&G getting a consolation goal thus setting up a nervy finale. Thankfully we held on to win it 2-1.                    The 2nd match took awhile to produce a goal, but it was M&G who found themselves a goal to the good going into the break. However it appeared wake up call we needed as it wasn't long before we were 3-1 up following a fine hat trick from Charlie (one of his goals coming from a superb solo run by Will which started with him winning the ball in his own half bursting pass numerous M&G players and finding Charlie with a neat pass in the area) M&G were soon back in the game though making the most of yet another defensive mix up in our  area which saw us gift them a goal and pull it back to 3-2. Charlie once again put us 4-2 ahead with his 4th of the game 5th of the day, running onto a ball in the area from Dylan. As in the first match Aron was working really hard closing down & breaking up play as well as showing some neat footwork with the ball at his feet with only the final ball through or shot on goal evading him. Cameron made it 5-2 in the final stages of what was a close cagey game. My Man of the Match was a difficult choice but went to Aron for all his hard work and improvement as both the games went on.   Andy's team seemed to struggle with being back in action this week after last week's free weekend and still appeared to be on holiday during two much below par performances from the standard with which we finished with at Rhosddue a fortnight ago. The first match was a very cagey 0-0 with neither team creating any chances of note on a very cold and windy day at Alyn Waters.  Both goalkeepers didnt have a save to make of any note during the 30 minutes and i think it's fair to say that the game had draw written all over it from the early stages. The second game was an improved performance with us coming out with a 2-0 victory.  The win was secured with goals either side of half time from Ben and Elliot.  The first goal was a neat finish from Ben when the ball broke loose following excellent pressure from Kai and Freddie resulting in M&G not being able to clear the ball out of their area.  However, it all could have been very different but for an excellent save from Connor in goal follwing an very good counter attack from the opposition when the game was still level.  The second goal was scrambled home by Elliot after the M&G keeper almost kept out his first attempt.  All in all it was a pleasing days work with two clean sheets against good M&G teams that worked extremely hard for each other with only 6 players. We've had an excellent first half to the season, and taking into the account the results of both teams I'm sure we'd be top, or very close to top, of a league table if one was to be produced.  Having said that there is always room for improvement so lets hope that we can even improve even further during the reverse fixtures over the second half of the season, staring at Llangollen next weekend.

19th November - Rhosddu (Away)   Andy's team were back on form today with two excellent performances that earned us two well deserved wins. The first match was a 3-1 victory that was hard fought against a good Rhosddu side much changed and improved from last season.  The first goal was an early contender for goal of the seaosn when Alex unleashed a dipping piledriver from far out that dipped over the Rhosddu keeper into the top of the net.  Elliot, who played up front admirably today, doubled our lead before the interval with a well taken goal.   Rhosddu got themselves back into it with a well worked goal just after half time and only a decent save from Owen in goal kept us ahead straight after.  Our third goal came through a superb header at the far post from Alex's pin point free kick for probably the best headed goal you could wish to see in a  mini football match. The second match was another hard fought affair which we had to work hard and come from behind to win 4-1.  Rhosddu took the lead with a fine drive after we only half cleared an attack following a very good save from Alex falling at the feet of their attacker at the edge of the area.   Rhosddu were defending well and it took two excellent team goals and good finishes by Elliot, who was back to his goal scoring best, to enable us to go into the half time break ahead.  Although we dominated the second half we were  left on a knife edge until Owen raced onto a through ball from Elliot and dinked the ball over the advancing keeper.  The win was put beyond doubt  when Owen again poked home following determined work by Freddie who's shot was just going wide. Both our matches today were won as a result of excellent team performances with Lewis and Nat being dependable as ever with Kai marshalling from the back and Freddie giving a tireless display in midfield.  Man of the match was awarded to Ben today who had by far his best games of  the season in his new role in midfield and also as captain for the day he really did give a captains performance of which he should be very proud as he battled extremely hard and worked his socks off. Two very pleasing performances and hopefully we can maintain this standard when we resume after our week off against Marford and gresford in  our next match.   This weeks match report was authored by Steve Mullock who yet again did a fantastic job marshalling the lads to 2 more excellent wins in the absence o f Rob who unfortunately had to work L A very heavy pitch brought the best out of the Llay team as the match progressed. Early touches were heavy and both teams struggled to get hold of the ball and play it. Great pressure from Charlie on the last defender saw him 1-on-1 with the keeper and he calmly found the corner to put Llay 1 up. Robbie made an excellent save from a quick header to keep Llay 1-0 up and unfortunately Cameron took a knock to the knee which forced him to sit out the rest of the game. The second half started in a much more meaningful way and a great run and cross by Finn was poached home by Xander, much to the pleasure of the traveling Llay supporters. A great individual run by Finn saw his shot deflected past the keeper for the third, whilst his second goal came from a calm shot placed perfectly in the far corner away from the advancing keeper. A 4-0 result was very well deserved and everyone worked hard for that victory.   The score line, although flattering, is in fact a fair reflection of the dominance that the team showed in this second game. A strong start to the match saw an early cross from Dylan met by Alexander who connected with it to put the team 1-0 up after the first real attack. Not to be outdone on the scoring tables, Finn took a great shot from outside of the area that was deflected by the defender which resulted in the ball looping over the  stranded keeper and going in for 2-0. A neat one-two via Finn and Dylan, saw on form Alexander hit a sweet half volley which rocketed into the back of the net, leaving the keeper with no chance of saving it. Luke followed this on with composure near the goal and a placed shot into the  far corner. Will, having created an earlier move followed the ball down the pitch and great work from Dylan saw the ball back at Will’s feet who  stroked it from the top of the area into the far corner to make it 5-0. Just before half-time and great individual piece of skill from Finn found him  in the opposition area and he quickly dispatched the ball to ensure we had a positive half time team talk.   A 6-0, we still concentrated on the basics of defending and passing the ball and Morgan epitomized this by his trademark sliding tackles and his  sheer love of the mud. The vast majority of the attacks were started from the back and this allowed the midfield trio of Cameron, Dylan and  Luke time to cause damage with the ball. Will continued the teams scoring record with a lovely run, turning the defender inside out and hitting  the ball with his left foot into the far top corner a lovely goal which even his Dad could not believe (an investigation will follow!). The goal of the  game and perhaps the goal of the day went to Charlie who received a lovely weighted pass from Cameron after a great team build up who,  from outside the area curled a fabulous left foot shot over the keeper and into the top corner of the goal.  (It will be one to see again on Match of the Day). Cameron, who was able to play in the second half of this match, following his earlier injury got into a well worked position and a clean shot through a crowd of players saw the net bulge and the score line  move onto nine. The last goal came from some lovely interweaving play from Dylan and Luke. Several passes between them saw Luke with some space on the left and his shot was parried by the keeper but he couldn’t keep it out. Finn, after having two goals today from deflections  did try to claim this one too, but replay evidence saw the goal awarded to Luke as in fact Finn was off the pitch at the time. Even with the score at 10-0, Robbie made a brave save which kept the clean sheet and heralded the sound of the full-time whistle. Man of the Mach:  Xander It is worth noting that the atmosphere amongst the team was brilliant today. Everyone played for each other and no-one put themselves ahead of the team. A big thank you must also go to the traveling Llay supporters whose enthusiasm, commitment along with some excellent banter make  it a pleasure to be involved with.

12th November - Bala (Away)   Andy'steam produced two very below par performances today which were actually our worst of the season so far.  The first match saw us fall a goal behind in the first half and but for some excellent goalkeeping from Alex the losing margin at half time would have been a lot more.  We did seem to find some form in the second half and following an inspired display from the Bala keeper we eventually drew level with a goal from Ben.  A burst of another three goals in five minutes from Ethan, Freddie and Elliot gave us a 4 -1 win but the score line somewhat flattered us although the win was just about deserved. Rather than kick on into the second match we were a shadow of our normal selves from this season and lost the game 2 - 0 against a good Bala side who not only adapted to the heavy pitch better than us but also played the better football.  Again an inspired goalkeeping display, this time from Connor, kept the margin of defeat down to just two but i think this will be a performance best erased from the memory and hopefully we can get back to the level of performance we know we're capable of away at Rhosddu next week.  Great credit should go to Bala though who played some lovely football and also had a number of very good individual displays.   Man of the match was awarded to Connor today for a har working performance in the first match and an brilliant display of goalkeeping in the second match.   Rob's team won their first match of the day 1-3 (away)managing to come back having gone a goal down via well worked Bala move in the first half, a lead which they thoroughly deserved having passed us off the pitch at times. Thanks to a lot more effort in the 2nd half we managed to get a grip of the game and Charlie continued his recent fine scoring run netting a brace with his usual workman like performance getting on the end of a couple of good  moves. Luke also grabbed another goal to add to his tally running in on goal from the left and firing in a shot/cross which took a deflection off Bala player and found it's way into the net. It could have been a different score line altogether had it not been for Morgan who was having one of his best games in a Llay shirt, putting in some excellent well timed tackles and blocks throughout the match. The 2nd match was a brilliant team performance with everyone playing their part in not letting Bala get time to settle on the ball for a moment with Morgan continuing where he left off in the first match tackling with great determination that combined with Cam forcing a save from their keeper straight from kick off set the tone for the rest of the game.  Will,Fin,Cam,Dylan,Luke all seeing more chances saved or go just wide. Yet again Fin was having a great game and made a brilliant run from deep in our half beating several Bala lad's on the way to goal only to see the keeper smuther his shot,it wasn't long though before we were further in front with goals from Charlie,Luke,Will and Fin, (5-0 halftime), the second half continued in the same vane with Fin getting his hat-trick,Will getting his 2nd 'although he too should have finished with a hat-trick having blazed a easy chance over the bar'. Charlie grabbed 3 more helping us cruise to a 0-10 win. I must say though how Cam didn't get in on the scoring amazed me as he had so many shots saved or blocked throughout the two games he easily deserved a goal or two. My man of the match could have easily gone to two or three today, but I chose Morgan as he saved us in the first match and seemed to grow in confidence in the second.

5th November - Penycae (Away)   Andy's team suffered their first defeat whilst under him this season with a 0-1 defeat in the opening game but went some way to redeming themsleves by drawing the second game 3-3 away at Penycae this weekend on pitches smaller and not marked out as we're used to at Alyn Waters. The first half was a tight cagey affair pretty similar to the first game against Ruthin the week before with neither team really threatening with the exception of one save by Owen in goal.  The second half sprang to life and we had three clear goalscoring opportunities that we unfortunately passed up but credit to the Penycae keeper for a fantastic save in scooping the ball away from what looked like would be a certain goal from Ben.  Penycae scored late on when we failed to fully clear an attack and following good work on the left from their winger the ball was fired home at the far post.  It was a disappointing defeat and a game which we didn't deserve to lose and where a draw would probably have been a fair result although we did create the clearer scoring chances. For the second week running the next game was a much more open affair but we were very, very slow out of the blocks and we quickly found ourselves a goal down through some slack defending, which was a surprise given we'd gone nearly three hours without conceding a goal prior to the late winner in the last match.  We were quickly two behind when we stopped due to a free kick not being awarded in our favour and Penycae took full advantage and punished us by going two up.  Thankfully, although Penycae may have beleived that the game was won and they had us there for the taking, we didn't let our heads drop and began to find our rhythm and Freddie got us back into by half time with a well worked team goal following good battling to win the ball back.  We were the better team in the second halfvbut further poor defending allowed Penycae to regain their two goal advantage but following a switch in formation it was all Llay for the remainder of the match.  Owen, drafted into the role of striker from defence, got us back into it with e well taken goal following a mistake at the back by Penycae and then Elliot finished off a flowing move by firing us level.  Penycae game back at us hard but we had the final chance of the game but unfortunately we just couldnt find the winner we deserved. Although it was a disappointing that we didn't get a win today we weren't quite ourselves and didnt play anywhere near the standard we set ourselves against Borras and Ruthin but credit must go to Penycae who, although being a physical side which was fair in the main, were also a very good side with some good players. Man of the match was a tough decision this week with a number of candidates, includng Nat, Lewis and Kai who all played and tackled extremelyy hard but the award went to Owen for yet another fine dispaly in goal, solid performance at the back and the goal that brought us back into the game when two goals down.  But well done everyone and hopefully we can try and get back to winning ways against Bala next weekend.   Slight dip in the first match this weekend against Penycae compared to the two outstanding games we had against Ruthin last week.  Unfortunately we had lost Robbie & Dylan this week, Robbie away on Wrexham duty & Dylan unwell. Connor came into our team from Andy’s squad to deputize for Robbie in goal and did a great job too. However unfortunately we lost the first match today, going behind in the first half to a soft goal from their corner kick coming in at the near post leaving them with a free header from about a yard or two out, although we had plenty of the ball early on we couldn’t seem to find any flow to our passing & kept giving possession back to Penycae to cheaply but eventually managed to get a goal back before the break through some good work in midfield leaving Charlie to run at goal & slot the ball home, after the restart we carried on where we left off really by allowing Penycae to pressurize us into giving the ball away again too cheaply and it wasn’t long before they took advantage and got themselves ahead, we still kept going but a lot of our moves broke down & we didn’t really put their keeper under any real pressure, we eventually went down 4-1 a result I feel flattered them in many ways as had we had a little more grit and determination we could so easily have got a result we are more than capable of achieving. The second match was a far more determined performance & we gave everything and more to ensure we came away with a win. We seemed to find a bit more fighting spirit and challenged hard for every ball. The first half somehow stayed at nil nil but after the break Will who was having yet again another fantastic game at the heart of our defence came striding through the middle interchanging passes & lashing the ball home “a goal which was fitting of his days performance”  We managed to grab a second soon after with Fin poking the ball home from close range, he almost managed to grab a second for himself in pretty much the same situation but somehow the ball was cleared, Penycae managed to grab a goal late on to give us a scare but we managed to hang on to seal the win 1-2. All the lads gave a 110% in the 2nd match & My Man of the Match went to Will who played his socks off to ensure we held on.

29nd October - Ruthin (Home)   Andy's team put in yet another two very impressive performances in beating a very good Ruthin team 1-0 and 3-0.   The first match was a close, cagey encounter with few clear goal scoring opportunities.  Our defence was superb throughout and all our hard work on the training pitch really did shine through and credit must go to the boys for taking this good work onto the pitch.  The only goal of the game was scored by Ben who did well to hold off the Ruthin defender and calmly finish when one on one with the keeper.  The win was as a result of excellent hard work all over the pitch and was thoroughly deserved.   The second game was much more open with chances either end during a thrilling game of football.  We took the lead through Ben again who brilliantly chipped the keeper after a wonderful through ball over the defender by Lewis as he carried the ball out of defence.  The second goal came from Elliot moments before half time after good battling in midfield from Jack and Freddie won the ball back and Ben and Elliot linked up well to work the space for the goal.  Ruthin came back at us hard in the second half and following a fantastic save from Owen in goal our defenders even gave blood for the team as Alex and Jack took heavy knocks whilst clearing the ball after it rebounded off the cross bar.  Thankfully both players were fine although I imagine Alex may have a wobbly tooth and Jack a cracking black eye to take back to school next week.  The game was wrapped up by Elliot who calmly slotted home as we hit Ruthin on the counter attack.  The 3-0 win was again well deserved and both wins were set on a foundation of being solid at the back with Kai playing a big role in marshalling the team from defence.    The way the team is playing at the moment is very pleasing and I’m sure is making the parents as happy and proud as it is the manager.  Every one of the boys played a huge part in these two wins with no goals being conceded again and the man of the match could have been won by any one of them but Nat got the award for two outstanding defensive displays following a number of weeks of highly impressive performances.  Well done boys!!   Today Rob’s side had by far their best TEAM performance of the season so far . The first game was a well earned 3-1 victory against a fairly resilient Ruthin side. Charlie soon had us 2 nil up in the first half, finishing off both his goals in his usual confident style. Ruthin grabbed a goal back shorlty after the break before a superb solo goal by the impressive Finlay who wasn’t giving any Ruthin player a moments peace all day with some strong tackling, he won the ball out on the left wing out classing two Ruthin defenders before surging into the area & casually slotting home with a fine left foot shot. Finlay & Will were once again solid at the back giving Robbie very little to have to do in goal. The 2nd match was even more of an impressive display of team work, we created several chances throughout the match & could have won by a far greater margin. We took an early lead once again through Charlie who was having an excellent day playing in various positions when asked to, and it wasn’t long before he grabbed his 2nd (his 4th of the day)  by this point the lads were playing some nice passing football & we were soon 3-0 up with Cameron getting in on the scoring. Luke then made a run into the area from the left only to have his legs taken from under him by a Ruthin player with Referee “Steve Mullock” awarding a indirect free kick just to the left of goal which was well worked between Luke & Aron with Luke forcing the keeper into a fine save tipping over the bar. Xander & Aron almost netted after Charlie crossed in from the right but somehow the ball eluded both of them & Ruthin cleared. At the start of the 2nd half we switched off for a moment letting Ruthin grab a goal after a bit of confusion in defence resulting with a Ruthin player placing a cool chip over the advancing Robbie. We soon added to our advantage though with Captain of the day Will capping off a fine mornings performance with a lovely burst through midfield inter changing passes & running through on goal & finishing with style. We almost got a fifth goal soon after with Luke once again cutting in well from the left and hitting a shot across goal which came off the crossbar. The 5th goal came shortly after though with Luke volleying home from a fine cross in from the right by Charlie. The game ending 5-1.  Man of The Match could have gone to numerous players but was awarded to Luke for a consistent days performance but more so for continuing his fine form of scoring in all but one of our matches so far this season. Overall I couldn’t have asked for anymore from my team, they were fantastic.

22nd October - Rhos (Away)   IT was goals, goals, goals this week with both teams enjoying 0comprehensive wins against Rhos Aelwyd. Rob's team was managed by Steve Mullock today and hit the goal trail with excellent 10-1 and 11-1 wins with the goals being shared around.  Charlie was top scorer in the first game with four whilst Cameron and Aron chipped in with two each with the others coming from Luke and Dylan with one each.  The second game was pretty much more of the same with Dylan back amongst the goals with another four, Cameron and Charlie with two each and further goals from Fin, Aron and Luke securing the win.  Man of the match was Dylan for two fine displays in which he scored and created a large number of the 21 goals.   Andy's team was somewhat depleated today with Ethan, Connor and Freddie all missing but they too secured heavy wins with 7-0 and 6-0 victories. Elliot Bull again continued to be amongst the goals with a hat trick in each game.  The other goals in the first game coming from Ben, Jack, Alex and Kai with one apiece.  The second game pretty much followed the pattern of the first with Kai (2) and Ben adding to Elliot's hat trick.  Both matches gave us the opportunity to try the players in a number of positions but unfortunately not even a run out up fronty could provide Nat and Lewis with their first goals of the season due to some fine saves and last ditch tackles from the Rhos defence.  Lewis won his first man of the match for the club since he joined in the summer for a very disciplined display which didn't reap the goal it deserved, but well done to all the lads for yet another fine performance.   Although the winning margins were fairly large great credit must go to the players and officials of Rhos for the spirit in which the games were played and for their never say die attitude which was fittingly rewarded with a goal in two of the matches.

15th October - Borras PA (Away)   Rob’s team put in a hard working performance in the first match against a strong Borras side who took the lead through a rather fortunate goal, we managed to settle in after going behind with some great teamwork, Finlay & Will putting in some strong tackles & breaking up some fine Borras moves, drawing level with a well worked goal which started from the ever impressive Robbie in goal finding Luke on the left side of midfield who played it inside to Captain of the day Charlie Munro who then played a exquisite chip over the defender for Luke to run onto & place a well finished shot at the near post. Charlie then put the side 2-1 up with a well taken goal which high lighted yet another impressive performance from him. Unfortunately the game finished 2-2 with Borras taking advantage of some sloppy defending late on. We managed to make the second match a lot harder than it should have been & yet again fell behind to some sloppy defending, for some reason the lads were unable to get any rhythm going & struggled to find each other with their passes, giving what appeared to be a weaker Borras side the impetuous to push forward a look for a second goal, fortunately we managed to draw level, once again with Charlie & Luke combining well from midfield & Luke slotting home for his second of the day, the game should have been out of sight beforehand with us hitting the crossbar & post 2 or 3 times & Borras also clearing well off the line, the game ending in a 1-1 draw. The Man of the Match deservedly went to Will for two solid performances in defence & midfield.  Andy's team were back under the stewardship of Andy again this week and picked up where they left off a couple of weeks ago against Brymbo with two wins, but more pleasingly two superb performances. The first match was a 7-2 win which we started on fire by going two up in the first couple of minutes and from the moment we took the lead the result never seemed in doubt.  Elliot Bull completed a hat trick with the other goals coming with one each from Freddie, Ben, Ethan and an own goal.  Some of our football was excellent with a number of the goals being the product of good passing and moving all over the field. The second match was our best performance of the season so far against a very good Borras team.  Every single one of the lads should be proud of how they played as they were all brilliant.  The deserved 1-0 win was based on excellent team work first and foremost but also with some very good football being played.  Owen kept us in the match with some excellent first half saves whilst Nat, Kai, Alex and Lewis all defended superbly and solidly whilst Ethan, Elliot, Freddie, Ben and Connor worked extremely hard in midfield and up front.  The only goal of the match came from Freddie who scored with a good finish into the bottom corner from just outside the area at the beginning of the first half. The man of the match could have been awarded to every player today but was given to Elliot for his hat trick in the firt game and his non stop running and hard work during the second but well done to everyone involved today and hopefully we can maintain this level of performance for the rest of the season.

8th October - Brickfield (Home)   Rob's team were managed by Andy this week as Rob was working and enjoyed a very good 3-1 win in their first match against Brickfield on Saturday in what was a very competitive and close encounter.  Dylan gave us a first half lead with an well taken goal following good work by Luke and Charlie and the lead was doubled after half time when Luke poked home following a clever burst through the middle to finish off a well worked team goal that started following excellent work by Xander Roberts in breaking up a Brickfield attack.  A superbly worked third which Charlie finsihed off at the far post put us 3-0 up before Brickfield grabbed a late consolation. The second game fininhsed in a 0-0 draw although i think we can all be bemused at how the game ended goalless following wave after wave of attack.  Although great credit must go to the Brickfield defence and goalkeeper for excellent displays.  Man of the match was a close run award between a number of players but went to Charlie for his hard working displays with Aron a very close second following two accomplished displays. Andy's team was managed by Andy and Rich today (Elliot and Ethan's dads) and unfortunately the unbeaten start to the season came to an end today. The first match was a closely fought 2-1 defeat with Kai drawing us level after we fell behind in the first minute then Brickfield nabbed the winner late into the second half.  The second match was a frantic affair with Brickfield eventually coming out on top with a 3-1 victory.  Our lads battled hard throughout and can consider themselves unluckly to lose twice today and should look forward to hopefully starting a new unbeaten run. The man of the match award went to Alex today following yet another two impressive performances on the back of a number of weeks of good performances but a mention should be given to Connor's heroic performance in goal during the second match on his first game for the club this season.

1st October - Brymbo (Away)   Andy's team further continued their excellent unbeaten start to the season with two very hard fought victories.  The first was a 3-0 win that was secured by an Elliot Bull opener and two goals either side of the half time break by captain for the day, Ben Davies with neat finishes.  The all round team performance fully merited the win but it had to be earned against a good Brymbo side. The second game was a 4-1 win although the winning margin wasnt as comfortable as it may sound.  Again Elliot Bull continued his goal scoring start with the club by grabbing the opener with a well taken goal and Jack Cox doubled our lead before the interval with a well worked and well taken goal.  Brymbo came back at us hard in the opening stages of the 2nd half and despite some excellent saves by Owen in goal they headed a goal from a corner to set up a tense second half.  Fortunately we were able to attack and secured a win trough goals from Ethan Griffiths and Alex Coppell. Both performances were excellent and our best of the season so far against very good opposition and although the man of the match could have been shared around every one of the lads the award went to Freddie Gater for his hugely impressive display hard working display all over the pitch which left him so red faced in the heat he looked like he was about to explode.  Well done to every single one of the lads and hopefully this good start will continue next week against Brickfield Rangers.   Rob's team went down 2-1 in their first match of the day, it was a much below par performance given the excellent start to their new season, the impressive Robbie Williams played his part in keeping the score at 2-1 pulling off a string of fine saves, the whole team came to life in the later part of the game with Dylan O'shaugnessy grabbing a consolation goal. The 2nd match was a far better team performance which saw alot more of our usual passing play which we had lacked in the first match but yet again could have been a closer had it not  been for Man of the Match Robbie Williams in goal, we eventually ran out 3-0  winners with goals from Luke Griffin (2) & Charlie Munro.

24th September - Coedpoeth (Home)   Rob’s first game was a splendid all round team performance with some excellent football played by all & the ever consistent Cameron Evans scoring 4 of the 5 goals & Morgan Denby following up last weeks M.O.M award with his first goal of the new season.  The second match was a far more tightly played affair in which we certainly didn’t deserve to lose by the odd goal. It was disappointing to lose our unbeaten & clean sheet record. Man of the match was deservedly awarded to Cameron for two hardworking performances   Andy’s team first match was a thrilling end to end 2-2 draw which both teams would have been disappointed not to have won but with the draw being a fair outcome.  Following a tight goalless first half Elliot Bull continued his excellent good form and start with the club by putting us one up with a neatly taken goal.  Coedpoeth were soon level when a well worked throw in allowed them to score from a tight angle.  We regained the lead when Nathaniel Jones brilliantly brought the ball out from the back and slotted a lovely through ball for Kai Jackson to run onto and fire home.  Unfortunately, the lead wasn’t to last long as after a neat interchange of passes Coedpoeth levelled again with a shot from the edge of the box.  All in all the result was a fair reflection on a very entertaining game, however, we were let down by a couple of defensive lapses that allowed us to be pegged back twice. Our second game was a much more open affair and we were quickly into the groove when Ethan Griffiths fired us one up inside the first minute and from then on there was no stopping us as we went on to record a 5-0 win.  We played some excellent attacking football and Ethan went on to claim a thoroughly deserved hat-trick to continue his mouth watering goal scoring start to the new season.  Our other goals came from Owen Raynor and Jack Cox, who weighed in with his first of the campaign.  The second game was a much improved performance from the first and great credited should go to the boys for the way they responded to letting the first game slip from their grasp.  Man of the match could have been won by a number of candidates with Nathaniel in particular giving two very solid and competent performances in defence but for his sheer work ethic and non-stop running, and also for poking home his first goal of the season, the award deservedly went to Jack – well done !!

17th September - Garden Village (Away)   Both teams continued their excellent starts to the season with impressive wins again today.  Rob's team, managed by Richard and Steve today in Rob's absence, continued where they left off last week by playing lovely football and scoring plenty of goals in 5-0 and 6-0 wins.  Morgan Denby was awarded man of the match for two solid and dependable displays but credit must go to the whole team for the way they played today and have started the season although a special mention must be made for Dylan after scoring 4 goals over the two matches.  Andy's team also continued their excellent start to the season by posting two wins.  The first was a 2-1 victory secured by Owen Raynor's second half winner following Elliot Bull's first half equaliser after falling behind although after dominating the match the result was actually more comfortable than the score line suggests.  The second match was a hugely impressive display with a variety of scorers enjoying hitting the net during a 10-0 win, with Alex Coppell grabbing his first goal of the season.  The man of the match was deservedly won by Ethan Griffiths for two excellent performances during which he worked extremely hard in both scoring and set up a number of goals.

10 September - Llay v Llangollen   Both our sides played really well, and neither side Conceded any goals, Owen Raynor had a quiet first game in goal hardly getting a touch of the ball, Kai Jackson won M.O.M for Andy's team for What Andy described as a great all round performance. Debutant Finnlay Jeffreys won M.O.M for Rob's side, a solid display for Finn in his first league appearance for Llay Topped off with 4 goals Rob's results Match 1 = 5-0 Match 2 9-0 Andy's        Match 1 = 2-0 Match 2 5-0

2010/11 Fixtures / Results

Date	Home	Away	Scores
8 May
1 May	Llay	Borras PA	2-1, 8-4, 1-4, 14
24 April
17 April	Brymbo	Llay	2-0, 2-0, 5-1, 0-3
10 April	Ruthin	Llay
3 April	Llay	Garden Village
27 March	Llangollen	Llay	Llangollen could not get a team
20 March	Llay	No Fixture
13 March	Llay	Ruthin	1-1, 1-4, 1-2, 0-3
6 March	Llay	Rhos	Postponed Rhos could not get a team
27 Feb	Bala	Llay	Postponed Bala could not Get a Team
20 Feb	Llay	Marford and Gresford	5-1, 3-0, 3-3, 0-1
13 Feb	Rhosddu	Llay	6-4, 3-3, 5-3, 11-1
6 Feb	Llay	Penycae	2-2, 2-2, 0-4, 1-4
30 Jan	Llay	Borras
23 Jan	Brickfield	Llay	5-2, 6-3, 6-3, 6-5
16 Jan	Llay	Brymbo	1-5, 1-3, 0-1, 6-3
9 Jan	Coedpoeth	Llay
2 Jan
26 Dec
19 Dec	Llay	Marford and Gresford
12 Dec	Penycae	Llay
5 Dec	Llay	Marchwiel
28 Nov
21 Nov	Rhos	Llay
14 Nov	Llay	Bala
7 Nov	Marford & Gresford	Llay	1-8, 3-4, 1-2, 4-5
31 Oct	Llay	Rhosddu	4-0, 2-2, 1-1, 1-2
24 Oct	Penycae	Llay	4-2, 1-4, 0-1, 0-6
17 Oct	Borras PA	Llay	2-1, 4-4, 1-1, 1-3
10 Oct	Llay	Brickfield	5-2, 4-0, 1-1, 0-0
3 Oct	Brymbo	Llay
26 Sept	Llay	Coedpoeth
19 Sept	Garden Village	Llay	5-1,2-1, 3-2, 9-0
12 Sept	LLay	Llangollen	9-0, 4-0, 5-1, 9-0