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Match result

TeamMixed U12 -
OppositionPoppleton
Kick off6:30pm 17/04/2013
Score2-1

Match report   Fulford’s final league game of the season saw the visit of Poppleton on a very windy evening. This was an eagerly anticipated game between the top 2 in the league, for which Fulford had the luxury, for the first time this season, of being able to select a team with the full squad available.

Fulford had the wind at their backs in the first half and enjoyed good possession in the opening 15-20 minutes, but didn’t quite create any clearcut chances. The best moves came when Dan, Harrison and Isaac combined down the right and one such move led to a long range effort from Joe C which was well held by the Poppleton keeper.

As the half went on Poppleton were coming increasingly into the game. An excellent run and through ball from a Poppleton midfielder, sent their nippy forward through on goal and he went round Tom H only to see his shot brilliantly cleared off the line by Tom G.

However Poppleton opened the scoring minutes later when a similar move again found their striker and this time he scored with a well taken finish.

Poppleton were unlucky not to add a second moments later when a long range strike from their left midfielder hit the inside of the left hand post and rolled across the six yard box, but again Fulford were thankful to Tom G who was again on-hand to make a last-ditch clearance.

In the second half Fulford started to re-impose themselves on the game again and they levelled the game up after 34 minutes. A free-kick from Tom G went out wide to Isaac who went past a defender and played a one-two with Dan, to enable him to cut in down the dead ball line. Isaac fizzed in a powerful cross-shot that could only be parried by the Poppleton keeper, and it fell straight at the feet of Joe I who scored from 5 yards.

The second half was a very close-fought contest in which the defensive players on both sides were very much on top and the flair players on both sides found it difficult to have time and space on the ball. Fulford’s defence were having particularly good games with Harry having another great battle with Poppleton’s big centre-forward and Tom B had a fantastic game at left back and never put a foot wrong throughout the whole game.

With about 10 minutes to go Poppleton were starting to gain the territorial advantage, but some good tactical changes saw Harrison reinforce the midfield and James did some great work in holding up the ball and linking the play.

With seven minutes to go, it was Fulford who got the decisive goal. Tom B lofted the ball over the top of the Poppleton defence for Isaac to run on to. Isaac just managed to nip in between the advancing goalkeeper and retreating defender to tap the ball past the keeper and slot the ball into the empty net.

With 5 minutes to go, Fulford were facing a major setback when Ross, who’d had a great game at right-back, picked up a knock and had to go off. However Olly came on to replace him and in the remaining minutes he put in some key tackles and showed some excellent composure on the ball.

Poppleton looked to throw everything at Fulford in the remaining minutes, but the defence stood firm and Tom H's handling was superb when called upon, as he first made a great catch from an in-swinging corner that was whipped in towards the near post and then calmly collected a high ball played into the box as the Poppleton forwards rushed in.

The win then went to Fulford, and this victory means both teams have only lost one league match each this season, (to each other), and credit should go to Poppleton who prior to this match had not lost a match to another York club since the switch to 11 a side football. We look forward to next season and continuing the series of thrilling and entertaining matches between the two clubs.

Manager

Robert Hardstaff
CaptainHarrison M
Player of the matchThomas G


Team stats

PlayerPositionContributionGoalsClean sheetsBookings
Tom HGoalkeeperPlayed full match   
Thomas BDefencePlayed full match   
Ross GDefencePlayed full match   
Thomas GDefencePlayed full match   
Harry HDefencePlayed full match   
Oliver TDefencePlayed full match   
Joseph CMidfieldPlayed full match   
Joseph IMidfieldPlayed full match1  
Harrison M   ©MidfieldPlayed full match   
Dan RMidfieldPlayed full match   
James CForwardPlayed full match   
Isaac OForwardPlayed full match1  
Williaim George TForwardPlayed full match   


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