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Team Profile, Information and Match reports 13/14

Under 11’s Red

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Managers Profile:

Name: Andy Watson

What is your football background?

How long have you been involved with Pennine Juniors?

How long have you been managing a team?

What do you like most about managing a team?

What do you find challenging when managing a team?

What has been your funniest/best/ most memorable moment?

Describe your team:

What are you focusing on in training?

Tell us the best game to date and why:

What advice/tips would you give to young, up and coming footballers?

Contact details: 07803 222520

Training times and details: Cardinal Langley School Monday nights 6.15pm-7.30pm

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Results at a glance: Pennine Juniors Under 11’s Red 2013 / 2014 Season

Date Home Away Scorers MOM

07/09/13 Pennine Red 1 Whitworth Valley 3 Tyler Carberry Douglas Poole

14/09/13 Postponed (Unsworth JFC Predators)

21/09/13 Pennine Red 0 Radcliffe Borough Bulls 5 Charlie Atkinson

28/09/13 Chadderton Park Dragons

1 Pennine Red 6 Jackson Davis-Iqbal (3) Douglas Poole Tyler Carberry (2)

Jackson Davis-Iqbal

5/10/13 Pennine Red 2 Westbury Sports Club Wolves

0 Tyler Carberry Charlie Atkinson

Tom Watson

12/10/13 Roach Dynamos White (rearranged match)

6 Pennine Red 6 Jackson Davis Iqbal (3) Ellie Clarkson (2) Tom Watson

Luke Trinnaman

19/10/13 Pennine Red 2 Roach Dynamos White 0 Charlie Atkinson Tyler Carberry

Tom Watson

26/10/13

Radcliffe Borough Crusaders (postponed)

2/11/13 Middleton Lads & Girls Club Red (postponed)

9/11/13 Pennine Red (Reverse fixture)

2 Rochdale Phoenix 1 Jackson Davis-Iqbal Tyler Carberry

Luke Trinnaman

16/11/13 Pennine Red 2 Wardle Warriors Blue 3 Tyler Carberry Tom Watson

Tyler Carberry

23/11/13 Wardle Warriors Blue (postponed due to cup)

30/11/13 Whitworth Valley (postponed due to cup)

30/11/13 Pennine Red 0 Elton SC Tigers (cup match)

4 Douglas Poole

7/12/13 Pennine Red 3 Unsworth JFC Predators

1 Charlie Atkinson Tyler Carberry Luke Trinnaman

Joseph Trinnaman

14/12/13 Radcliffe Borough Bulls 1 Pennine Red 0 Daniel Bentham

11/1/14 Chadderton Park Dragons (postponed)

18/1/14

Westbury SC Wolves 0 Pennine Red 5 Jackson Davis-Iqbal Charlie Atkinson Tyler Carberry Daniel Bentham Nathaniel Hughes

Ellie Clarkson

25/1/14 Woodbank Black (postponed)

8/2/14 Pennine Red 2 Radcliffe Borough Crusaders

1 Tyler Carberry Ellie Clarkson

Ellie Clarkson

15/2/14 Middleton Lads & Girls Red (postponed)

22/2/14 Rochdale Phoenix (postponed)

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1/3/14 (from 30/11/13)

Whitworth Valley 4 Pennine Red 1 Jackson Davis-Iqbal James Wynne

8/3/14 (from 11/1/14)

Pennine Red 2 Chadderton Park Dragons

0 Tyler Carberry (pen) Daniel Bentham

Tyler Carberry

15/3/14 (from 14/9/13)

Unsworth JFC Predators

2 Pennine Red 6 Tyler Carberry (3) Jackson Davis-Iqbal (2) Charlie Atkinson

Douglas Poole

22/3/14 Woodbank Black 6 Pennine Red 0 James Wynne

Goal Scorers Man Of The Match Awards

Tyler Carberry 14 Douglas Poole 3

Douglas Poole 1 Charlie Atkinson 1

Jackson Davis-Iqbal 11 Jackson Davis-Iqbal 1

Charlie Atkinson 5 Tom Watson 2

Ellie Clarkson 3 Luke Trinnaman 2

Tom Watson 2 Tyler Carberry 2

Luke Trinnaman 1 Joseph Trinnaman 1

Daniel Bentham 2 Daniel Bentham 1

Nathaniel Hughes 1 Ellie Clarkson 2

James Wynne 2

Match reports: Opponent: Whitworth Valley Date: 7th September 2013 Venue: Home Result: Lost 1-3 Match report For the first 10 minutes Pennine Juniors had the majority of possession with some good attacking

play but just couldn’t find a way through on goal and, due to solid defending by Nathaniel Hughes

and Daniel Bentham, Whitworth only had one half chance with a long range shot at the Pennine goal

which was easily gathered up by James Wynne. The best chance fell to Pennine on 15 minutes when

a delightful pass from Tyler Carberry found Jackson Davis-Iqbal in the Whitworth penalty box who

unleashed a shot on target which was finely blocked by the Whitworth goalkeeper. Jackson pounced

on the rebound but was again thwarted by a fine save. Another rebound for Jackson to have a go at

and for the third time was superbly saved by the Whitworth goalkeeper who showed outstanding

goalkeeping! 22 minutes gone and Whitworth had earned themselves a corner which was put into

the danger area and slotted home from close range (1-0 to Whitworth Valley). Pennine Juniors

responded well with some good football and on 28 minutes a sweeping pass from Douglas Poole

found Tyler Carberry but the shot was saved by the Whitworth goalkeeper.

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12 minutes into the 2nd half Douglas Poole, who had been very active in midfield, took a heavy

knock to his left knee and was forced to come off the pitch. Just a few minutes later, a superb pass

from Daniel Bentham found Tyler Carberry who then surged towards the Whitworth penalty box and

fired a shot towards the far post which flew past the Whitworth goalkeeper and into the back of the

net! (Pennine 1-1 Whitworth). Within a minute of the restart Whitworth regained the lead when a

goal kick from James Wynne found a Whitworth player in midfield who didn’t hesitate in blasting the

ball back towards the Pennine goal and with James Wynne still trying to get back from the edge of

his penalty area he just couldn’t reach the ball. (Pennine 1-2 Whitworth). For the following 9 or 10

minutes both teams contested the ball well but no clear cut chances until 5 minutes before the end

when Whitworth Valley caught us on the break and because the Pennine midfield were slow to react

they managed to score a 3rd goal. Final score Pennine Juniors 1-3 Whitworth Valley.

Overall, it was a decent performance by Pennine Juniors for their first match of the season

considering they only had a squad of 10 players (2 of them brand new to the team), there has been a

change in Manager, several players missing from training sessions in the close season due to

summer holidays and a lack of friendly matches to prepare them for the new 9 a-side format.

However, I’m sure they’ll soon get back into the swing of things under the guidance of their new

Manager, Andy Watson.

Opponent: Radcliffe Borough Bulls Date: 21st September 2013 Venue: Home Result: Lost 0-5 Match report

From the kick-off Pennine applied some early pressure on the Bulls defence. However, Bulls

defended strongly and cleared their lines well. Bulls attacked in numbers, exploiting a

weakness in Pennines defensive left side, and it took some stout defending by Nathaniel

Hughes and a good save by James Wynne to end the pressure. The absence of our defender

Dougie Poole was certainly being felt early on and indeed throughout the game.

Bulls remained strong in midfield, with Pennine struggling at times to break through, looking

a tad out of shape and lacking in cohesion, failing to get back after losing possession. Daniel

Bentham showed strength in midfield, clearing from constant Bulls attacks. An encouraging

Jackson Davis-Iqbal run after receiving a decisive pass from Nathaniel Hughes was pleasing,

with Tyler Carberry linking well to put some pressure on the Bulls defence. However, from a

strong Bulls goalkeeper kick, Bulls won a corner from which Bulls scored their opening goal -

Pennine 0 - 1 Bulls

Pennine kicked off, with Tyler Carberry and Jackson Davis-Iqbal showing some great link-ups

in attack. However, Bulls were again strong both in defence and midfield, regaining

possession and attacking in numbers. Pennine defended resolutely, with Ellie Clarkson-

Drewitt, Luke & Joseph Trinnaman and Tom Watson bravely clearing the line. However,

Bulls regained the ball, and shot at goal, when Tom Watson was deemed to have handled

the ball in the penalty area, following which Bulls scored a penalty - Pennine 0 – 2 Bulls.

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Joseph Trinnaman was substituted for Charlie Atkinson, a new signing for Pennine.

Charlie showed some fine work in midfield, constantly chasing and showing an assured

touch. However, Bulls applied more pressure on the Pennine defence, and, following a Bulls

corner and a valiant save by James Wynne, an attempted clearance sent the ball into the

Pennine net for an own goal- Pennine 0 – 3 Bulls.

From the kick-off, Jackson Davis-Iqbal again showed lots of conviction and courage, taking

on Bulls defence and winning the ball back when lost - but little support from the Pennine

midfield dented his good work.

Half -Time - Pennine 0 - Bulls 3

Pennine kicked off the 2nd half, showing some much needed spirit and a greater desire to

win the ball which had been sadly lacking in the first half. Charlie Atkinson again shone, with

some great touches and fearless tackling in midfield, ably supported by Daniel Bentham and

Joseph Trinnaman. More pressure from a Bulls attack resulted in a headed goal from the

Bulls - Pennine 0 - 4 Bulls.

Tyler Carberry looked strong and his willingness to run at the Bulls defence late in the 2nd

half down the right hand side lifted the Pennine team who looked likely to penetrate Bulls

defence for a much needed goal. But Bulls came back again, hitting the Pennine post, which

forced some great defending by Pennine. Charlie Atkinson took a pass well, drilling a

tremendous pass through to Tyler Carberry who frustratingly stroked the ball wide of the

Bulls goal. Luke Trinnamen , Charlie Atkinson and Daniel Bentham upped their game in

midfield, looking stronger and winning 50-50 balls. A Bulls attack resulted in a spectacular

save from James Wynne who palmed the ball over the Pennine net having looked like sure

fire goal. Bulls were soon on the scoresheet again - Pennine 0 – 5 Bulls.

Ellie Clarkson-Drewit began to grow in confidence in defence, clearing stray balls and

working with her defenders. Another Bulls attack brought another great save from James

Wynne. The last 7 minutes of the game looked more encouraging for Pennine, but Bulls

continued to pile on the pressure, with a Bulls claimed goal deemed no goal by the referee

after James Wynne was fouled. Pennine looked down from this point, with little

communication from front to back. There were some valiant late efforts from Joseph

Trinnamen and Jackson Davis-Iqbal who combined brilliantly to force Bulls into some serious

defending.

Opponent: Chadderton Park Dragons Date: 28th September 2013 Venue: Away Result: Won 1-6 Match report

I don’t know if the previous week’s heavy defeat was still fresh in the minds of the Pennine players

but they responded superbly. From the kick off it was evident that they were all determined to win

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this game and in the 1st minute Charlie Atkinson broke through the midfield and fired a shot on

goal which was turned in by Jackson Davis-Iqbal (0-1). 2 minutes later Charlie Atkinson broke down

the right passing the ball the Tyler Carberry who in turn passed to Jackson Davis-Iqbal firing a shot

on target which was saved by the Dragons goalkeeper. Within seconds good pressure from the

Pennine midfield resulted in another goal scored this time by Douglas Poole (0-2).

From the restart Pennine found themselves under pressure but this was quickly thwarted by some

fantastic defending by Luke & Joseph Trinnaman and Tom Watson with great support from Ellie

Clarkson and Charlie Atkinson who again caused problems for the Dragons midfield which resulted in

Charlie forcing a corner through sheer determination. Several minutes followed without any clear

cut chances for either team but the link up play from Pennine was a joy to watch. Every Pennine

player was hungry for the ball and I think this somewhat overwhelmed the Dragons team because

every time they started to move forwards through midfield it was quickly broken down by Pennine

who in turn attacked in numbers and in the 11th minute a very skilful overhead kick from Charlie

Atkinson was blocked with Jackson Davis-Iqbal following up on the rebound which again was blocked

resulting in a corner for Pennine. Jackson Davis-Iqbal latched onto the corner kick with his shot on

target being blocked yet again.

16 minutes and some brilliant passing & movement by the Pennine midfield with Jackson Davis-Iqbal

carving his way through the Dragons defence putting Charlie Atkinson through on goal but again the

Dragons goalkeeper pulled off a fine save resulting in a corner to Pennine. The corner kick was

cleared by the Dragons defence but fine work by Ellie Clarkson and Douglas Poole put Tyler Carberry

through on goal only to be finely saved by the Dragons goalkeeper.

Pennine Reds had put Chadderton Park Dragons under so much pressure that it was the 21st minute

before Dragons had there 1st shot at the Pennine net only to put it wide. Up until now James Wynne

in the Pennine goal hadn’t had much to do. Half time beckoned and I’m sure the Pennine players

were ready for a short rest because they were without any substitutes and the entire team had

worked very hard during the first half.

At the restart, Pennine continued in the same frame of mind and immediately put Dragons under

pressure with some brilliant link up play from Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Douglas Poole who in turn put

Tyler Carberry through on goal but this time the Dragons goalkeeper couldn’t keep the ball out of

the net (0-3). Dragons kicked off again but Tom Watson won the ball back in midfield and played a

lovely through ball to Jackson Davis-Iqbal who again was thwarted by the Dragons goalkeeper.

At this point Dragons piled the pressure on found there way into the Pennine penalty box but James

Wynne pulled off a fine save and the ball was cleared by Ellie Clarkson and Luke Trinnaman which

then resulted in Pennine winning a throw in just inside the Dragons half. Joseph Trinnaman took the

throw in which found Tyler Carberry who then passed to Jackson Davis-Iqbal attacking down the

right flank. Turning inside the Dragons defender Jackson, on his weaker left foot, unleashed a peach

of a shot towards the far post which swerved past the Dragons goalkeeper and into the bottom

corner of the net! (0-4).

Dragons responded immediately with some good attacking play through midfield and unfortunately

for Pennine the ball found it’s way to a Dragons player unmarked in the penalty area who then

slotted the ball past James Wynne (1-4). From the restart Pennine once again applied constant

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pressure through some good work by Douglas Poole, Ellie Clarkson, Tyler Carberry and Charlie

Atkinson with strong support by Tom Watson, Luke Trinnaman and Joseph Trinnaman. 17 minutes

into the second half and some determined play by Tyler Carberry passing to Douglas Poole who then

found Charlie Atkinson but the flick on went agonisingly past the far post by inches.

On 22 minutes a surging run into the penalty box by Jackson Davis-Iqbal forced a corner which Tyler

Carberry took and the ball was put into the danger area with a couple of attempts to clear by the

Dragons defence but pure grit and determination by Jackson Davis-Iqbal, not to mention his desire

to score his hatrick, he managed to regain the ball and calmly slotted it into the net for his hatrick (1-

5). With only a few minutes of the match remaining you’d think the Pennine players would relax a

little and take a well earned breather but this was not the case and with some great interplay

between Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Tyler Carberry Pennine’s 6th goal was blasted in by Tyler for his 2nd

goal of the match.

This was a fantastic team performance by 9 players who showed great strength, skill, determination

and the desire to win this match but above all they supported each other brilliantly. Tom Watson,

Luke Trinnaman and Joseph Trinnaman were solid in defence, which kept the pressure off

goalkeeper James Wynne, and linked up well with Tyler Carberry, Ellie Clarkson, Douglas Poole and

Charlie Atkinson in midfield which enabled Pennine to apply constant attacking pressure throughout

the entire match and the 6-1 win was thoroughly deserved. Manager, Andy Watson, awarded man

of the match to Jackson Davis-Iqbal who had been a constant threat, scoring 3 goals but it could

easily have been 6 or 7.

Opponent: Westbury Sports Club Wolves Date: 5th October 2013 Venue: Home Result: Won 2-0 Match report

In the absence of Manager Andy Watson, Bernard Carberry took over the responsibility of managing

the team. The first few minutes was a cagey affair with both teams sounding each other out without

any real clear cut chances. The first opportunity came to Pennine Red after 5 minutes when a goal

kick taken by Tom Watson found Tyler Carberry in midfield who then played a lovely through ball to

Jackson Davis-Iqbal running into the Wolves penalty area but his shot was well saved by the goalie.

Just a few minutes later, Jackson Davis-Iqbal found himself through on goal again but a magnificent

tackle by the Wolves defender just as Jackson was about to ‘pull the trigger’!

11 minutes and a Wolves attack was jointly thwarted by Joseph Trinnaman and Douglas Poole in

their own penalty area which resulted in a quick counter attack assisted by Ellie Clarkson and the

very industrious Charlie Atkinson and once again, Jackson Davis-Iqbal found himself running into the

Wolves penalty area with the ball at his feet but instead of sliding the ball square to an unmarked

Tyler Carberry he obviously felt confident enough to score and his shot was just wide of the target.

After 16 minutes Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Tyler Carberry both broke through the midfield, following

some fine defending by Luke & Joseph Trinnaman and Tom Watson, a fine pass from Jackson to Tyler

whose goal bound shot was stopped by the Wolves goalie. Within seconds, Tyler Carberry carved his

way through again but this time made sure he buried the ball in the back of the Wolves net (1-0 to

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Pennine Red). Just 3 minutes later, Jackson Davis-Iqbal played a superb through ball to Tyler

Carberry who cut through the Wolves defence and unleashed a shot that flew just over the crossbar.

Some fantastic work in midfield by Nathaniel Hughes, Ellie Clarkson and Charlie Atkinson helped to

create yet another goalscoring opportunity when a super pass to Jackson Davis-Iqbal by Tyler

Carberry resulted in the shot whistling just wide of the post. 22 minutes and a Wolves corner found

it’s way to one of their players on the outer edge of the Pennine penalty area who played a fine shot

over the top of the crowded penalty area and it was sailing into the top corner of net until James

Wynne pulled off a magnificent save and out for a corner which came to nothing in the end.

A few minutes later Douglas Poole broke down the left flank, cut inside the advancing Wolves

defender but his shot on goal was just wide of the mark. Very shortly afterwards there was some

brilliant passing and movement around the Wolves penalty area by Charlie Atkinson, Jackson Davis-

Iqbal and Tyler Carberry resulting in Tyler’s shot bouncing back off the Wolves post. Pennine

continued the heavy pressure and a lovely pass from Tyler Carberry to Charlie Atkinson who blasted

it home (2-0 to Pennine Red)

From the restart Tyler Carberry regained possession and forged his way up the line, cut inside the

Wolves defender, passed to Charlie Atkinson whose goal bound shot forced a corner and the half

time whistle blew.

Pennine kicked off the 2nd half and were immediately on the offensive with Douglas Poole playing

the ball through to Charlie Atkinson who in turn passed to Nathanial Hughes whose shot hit the side

netting. Within a minute Charlie Atkinson unleashed another goal bound shot only to be finely saved

by the Wolves goalie. Once again Pennine were very active in midfield through Ellie Clarkson, Charlie

Atkinson and Nathaniel Hughes whose shot forced yet another save from the Wolves goalie. Just a

few minutes later Charlie Atkinson’s shot was saved but the resulting corner kick was wasted.

A minute later and Charlie Atkinson forced his way through the Wolves defence only to be fouled

just outside the penalty area. The free kick was taken by Tyler Carberry but charged down by the

Wolves defence. After 11 minutes of the 2nd half a Pennine substitution and Jackson Davis-Iqbal

replaced Charlie Atkinson who had been magnificent and I’m sure needed a well earned rest. Within

a few minutes, Luke Trinnaman who had been a tower of strength in defence thwarted yet another

Wolves attack and immediately turned defence into attack with Tyler Carberry playing a delightful

through ball to Jackson Davis–Iqbal who only had the goalie to beat but yet another fine save from

the Wolves goalie.

20 minutes of the 2nd half gone and a Wolves corner was well punched away by Pennine goalie

James Wynne and cleared by Tom Watson with the help of Luke & Joseph Trinnaman and then some

fine play in midfield by Ellie Clarkson, Douglas Poole and Nathaniel Hughes, passing to Jackson Davis-

Iqbal who crossed the ball to Tyler Carberry who was advancing on goal but the power of the cross

just eluded Tyler.

With seconds to go there was another break down the right wing with Tyler passing to Joseph

Trinnaman who then crossed the ball into the danger area but the Wolves goalie just got to it ahead

of the advancing Jackson Davis-Iqbal. The full time whistle was blown and Pennine Red had recorded

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their 2nd successive win with an outstanding display from all the players. Man of the match was

awarded to Tom Watson who had been outstanding in defence.

Opponent: Roach Dynamos White Date: 12th October 2013 Venue: Away Result: Drew 6-6 Match report

This was a rearranged match due to both teams having a bye in the weekend’s cup fixtures.

Pennine were upbeat during the warm up following their two previous wins and the fact

that Roach Dynamos had lost all their 5 opening games.

1st Half

Pennine kicked off against a very strong headwind which would affect the course of the

game throughout the match. The first two minutes was an even affair, both teams not really

dominating. Roach then applied some pressure, aided by the wind at their backs and it took

some serious defending by Pennine, with Charlie Atkinson particularly effective coming back

from midfield to assist his defenders. Within 7 minutes, Roach pressed again, Pennine did

not clear their lines , and Roach sent a looping shot into the Pennine net giving Pennine

keeper James Wynne no chance.

Roach 1 - Pennine 0

Pennine kicked-off, a great ball to Jackson Davis-Iqbal following some nice work by the

Pennine midfield showed promise, as Jackson held off some aggressive tackling , but it was

quickly snuffed out by the Roach defence .Luke Trinnaman and Douglas Poole showed great

determination and an assured touch in defence and midfield, stopping Roach from

penetrating into the Pennine box..Tyler Carberry put in some great work down the right

hand side, but Roach tackled and cleared to ease the pressure. Although Pennine showed

they were equal to many of Roach's forays into Pennine's last third, Pennine were not quick

enough to the ball on occasions, and a Roach attacker was not picked up early enough

slotting a goal past James Wynne.

Roach 2 - Pennine 0

From the kick-off, Doug Poole and Luke Trinnaman again shown strength to cancel some

good Roach approach work , especially from Roach's skilful number 6 who was a constant

threat. Again, Roach capitalised from Pennine's failure to clear their lines and it was 3 nil to

Roach as half time approached. It would seem at this point that the game was effectively

lost, but more drama was about to unfold.

Roach 3 - Pennine 0

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Nathaniel Hughes had work hard in this first half but was substituted with William

Strudwick coming on, a new signing for Pennine. More good approach play from Pennine

saw a fantastic effort by Charlie Atkinson hit the Roach crossbar, but an alert Ellie Clarkson

followed up with a nice effort which sent the ball past the Roach goalkeeper.

Roach 3 - Pennine 1

An early free kick for Pennine sent the ball close to the Roach penalty area, and a great

effort from Will Strudwick just rose over the Roach crossbar. Pennine seemed to grow in

confidence, soaking up the Roach attacks much better than the first half. Three consecutive

corners from Roach were dealt with by the Pennine defence, and a strong last 5 minutes

from Pennine boded well for the 2nd half. The half time whistle sounded, and at 3-1

Pennine looked like they could get something from this match, especially now that they

were kicking with a strong wind at their backs.

Half Time - Roach 3 - Pennine 1

2nd Half

Within 2 minutes, Pennine showed real determination and courage, with some great

midfield work by Doug Poole who unleashed a ferocious shot which went agonisingly wide

of the Roach goalpost. Jackson Davis-Iqbal was tireless in attack, winning the ball after Doug

Poole fought bravely to win the ball back in midfield. A Pennine free kick was awarded

following a foul on Charlie Atkinson - Tom Watson stroked a lovely powerful ball towards

the Roach goal, only to hit the crossbar, and, just like Ellie Clarkson did in the first half,

Jackson Davis-Iqbal pounced on the rebound and slotted home for our second goal.

Roach 3 - Pennine 2

Roach kicked off and immediately went on the attack - Pennine struggled to pick up Roach

forwards but Tom Watson was strong in defence and cleared the danger. Jackson Davis-

Iqbal picked up the ball high up the pitch and picked out Ellie Clarkson who showed great

skill, holding her nerve under pressure from a Roach defender to grab a magnificent

equaliser to the delight of the team and manager.

Roach 3 - Pennine 3

Again from the kick-off, Roach surged forwards, creating confusion and uncertainty in the

Pennine defence, resulting in a well taken Roach goal which left brave goalkeeper James

Wynne no chance. This was nervy stuff, the pendulum swinging to Roach then to Pennine -

it was superb entertainment and nerve-racking for both managers!

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Roach 4 - Pennine 3

Tyler Carberry was substituted for Will Strudwick. Pennine looked dangerous from the kick-

off, and some good work from Will in midfield found Jackson who held on to the ball even

after some strong pressure and tackle attempts from Roach, putting the ball past the Roach

goalkeeper and giving Pennine a well deserved equaliser.

Roach 4 - Pennine 4

Midway through the second half, the game looked like it could produce more goals as both

sides went for the win. Pennine always looked the more likely to score, getting stronger and

more confident as the game wore on. Another great battle in midfield gave Jackson Davis-

Iqbal another chance on goal and he produced a sweet shot which sent the ball past the

Roach goalkeeper for his hat-trick. Pennine were now on top for the first time in the game

and well deserved too!!

Roach 4 - Pennine 5

Pennine grew stronger late into this half, but some sloppy defending saw Roach almost

stroll into our penalty area and score a soft goal. This was very disappointing for Pennine

after getting in front, especially after being 3-1 down after half-time.

Roach 5 - Pennine 5

The game was not over yet and you just knew more goals were in the offing. We didn't have

to wait long for the next goal, which came from a beauty of a free-kick from Tom Watson

which sailed sweetly into the Roach net!! The excitement was just too much and the nerves

were well jangled!

Roach 5 - Pennine 6

Pennine bravely fought hard during the last seconds of this great match, only to be left

disappointed not to have won this game after a Roach free kick found the back of Pennine'

net.

Roach 6 - Pennine 6

The final whistle sounded, bringing to a conclusion a superbly entertaining game which

Pennine on balance should have won. From 3-1 down at half-time it was a pleasure to

witness the courage and conviction of the Pennine players who never gave the game up. A

truly classic match!!

Final Score - Roach 6 - Pennine 6

Man of the Match - Luke Trinnaman, who gave 100% in defence - a great performance.

Opponent: Roach Dynamos White

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Date: 19th October 2013 Venue: Home Result: Won 2-0 Match report

Following the extraordinary match against the same opponent the previous week I’m sure

most players & parents thought we may have a similar match but this time the weather was

a little kinder and the first half was end to end play but with very few clear cut chances and

very cagey. It was 10 minutes before Pennine had any clear sight of goal after Tom Watson

had halted a Roach attack, threading a fine pass through to Tyler Carberry whose shot sailed

wide of the Roach net. Half time 0-0.

In the second half Pennine started brightly and after 4 minutes Jackson Davis-Iqbal had a

shot on target but it was well saved by the Roach goalkeeper. The resulting corner found

Charlie Atkinson who placed a fine shot into the back of the Roach net (Pennine Red 1-0

Roach Dynamos White).

Again, it was end to end football with both teams having their attacking play scuppered by

their opponent’s defence and Pennine’s defence of Tom Watson, Luke Trinnaman and

Joseph Trinnaman plus goalkeeper James Wynne had so far been solid but after 10 minutes

Roach Dynamos were somehow allowed to form an attack down the right flank without

much opposition and the resulting cross was slotted home by the Roach Dynamos forward

giving James Wynne no chance! (Pennine Red 1-1 Roach Dynamos White).

After a further 10 minutes of both teams cancelling each other out and neither side having

any clear sight of goal, a promising run down the left wing by Nathaniel Hughes was

abruptly stopped when he was clattered to the ground resulting in Nathaniel being injured

so Tom Watson was brought back on to replace him.

Just a few minutes later and after some great work in the midfield by Ellie Clarkson, Daniel

Bentham, William Strudwick, Douglas Poole and Charlie Atkinson, the ball landed with Tyler

Carberry who unleashed a shot on target which was covered by the Roach goalkeeper but a

lapse in concentration caused him to fumble his save and it rolled agonisingly for him over

the line, much to the delight of the Pennine players who celebrated being in the lead again.

(Pennine Red 2-1 Roach Dynamos White).

Pennine were now hungry for more goals and Charlie Atkinson played a fine pass to Jackson

Davis-Iqbal who was now 1 on 1 with the Roach Dynamos goalkeeper but Jackson’s goal

bound shot was superbly turned past the post. The resulting corner was cleared by Roach

Dynamos but Pennine were soon on the attack again when Jackson Davis-Iqbal burst

through the flat Roach defence, found himself 1 on 1 with the Roach goalkeeper again but

this time scuffed his shot which went agonisingly past the far post.

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Pennine were now attacking at every opportunity in order to seal the victory and with 2

minutes to go a very skilful attack by Charlie Atkinson resulted in Charlie being fouled just

outside the Roach Dynamos penalty area. Up stepped Tom Watson who had scored a

screamer of a free kick from a similar distance the previous week but this time his fine shot

was just wide of the post. The full time whistle was blown and Pennine were celebrating

their 3rd win from the last 4 games. Man of the match was awarded to Tom Watson for his

solid display in defence.

Opponent: Rochdale Phoenix Date: 9th November 2013 Venue: Home (reverse fixture) Result: Won 2-1 Match report

This was always going to be a very tough match between 2 teams with similar standing in

the league table and the very poor weather conditions would also make it even more

difficult but Pennine had a great start in the 2nd minute with some great work down the left

wing by Charlie Atkinson and a perfect through ball sent Jackson Davis-Iqbal into the

Phoenix penalty area but Jackson’s 1st touch sent him wider than he wanted and a shot from

a very tight angle went just wide of the post.

Even though Pennine were a little rusty due to their previous 2 matches being postponed

through bad weather they appeared to be fired up for this match and were competing well

in all areas of the pitch and in the 3rd minute Tyler Carberry played an inch perfect pass

sending Jackson Davis-Iqbal into the Phoenix penalty area but this time Jackson’s control

was spot on when he calmly lofted the ball over the diving Phoenix goalkeeper and into the

back of the net (Pennine Red 1-0 Rochdale Phoenix).

Rochdale Phoenix upped their tempo over the next 15 minutes with some great passing and

movement but were met with some excellent defending from Tom Watson, Nathaniel

Hughes and Luke Trinnaman and supported really well in midfield by Dougie Poole, Joseph

Trinnaman and Charlie Atkinson. In the 19th minute Phoenix had worked the ball well

through midfield and down the left wing and when the Phoenix forward found himself

bearing towards goal he unleashed a fierce shot on goal which looked to be well covered by

the James Wynne but it was charged down by Dougie Poole with sheer determination to

protect the Pennine goal.

Manager Andy Watson made a triple substitution by taking off Charlie Atkinson, Nathaniel

Hughes, Joseph Trinnaman and bringing on Will Strudwick, Daniel Bentham and Ellie

Clarkson. Rochdale Phoenix were determined to get an equaliser and they were attacking

Pennine constantly with some fantastic passing of the ball which kept Pennine on the back

foot for long periods and their patience paid off when in the 28th minute Phoenix were

awarded a free kick just outside the Pennine penalty area. Goalie, James Wynne, organised

his wall but it was a very well taken free kick over the Pennine wall towards the top right

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corner of the net and although James Wynne did very well to get his finger tips to it he

just couldn’t keep it out of the net (Pennine Red 1-1 Rochdale Phoenix).

In the dying seconds of the 1st half Tyler Carberry once again sent Jackson Davis-Iqbal

through towards goal from midfield with a perfect through ball but he still had a long way to

run whilst maintaining control of the ball with 3 Phoenix defenders bearing down on him.

Jackson did well to withstand the pressure from the chasing defenders and get a shot in but

he scuffed it just wide of the post.

The half time whistle blew and both teams took a well earned rest with the rain coming

down harder.

Pennine kicked off the 2nd half and immediately lost possession, finding themselves on the

back foot once again but Ellie Clarkson got in some important tackles in the middle of

defence and some great work in midfield by Dan Bentham and Will Strudwick took some

pressure off the Pennine defence, albeit only for a short time because the Phoenix defence

handled the pressure very well and were very quick to turn defence into attack.

Rochdale Phoenix were a constant threat with good attacking play but Tom Watson, Ellie

Clarkson and Luke Trinnaman were defending really well as a unit. In midfield Tyler Carberry

took a heavy knock to the knee and was replaced by Joseph Trinnaman and after 12 minutes

Pheonix’s constant pressure gave them a goalscoring opportunity but Tom Watson managed

to clear the ball off the line. The ball was immediately pumped back into the Pennine danger

area but James Wynne saw the danger and came running off his goal line to punch the ball

away.

18 minutes into the second half and Tyler Carberry had recovered from his earlier injury to

replace Jackson Davis-Iqbal who deserved a rest because he had been a constant threat up

front. Tyler was involved in the action immediately after some fantastic interplay in the

midfield from Dan Bentham, Charlie Atkinson and Dougie Poole with a lovely pass to put

Tyler through on goal but the threat was overcome by some great goalkeeping and the

Phoenix defence managed to clear the ball.

With approximately 7-8 minutes of the match to go Dan Bentham and Ellie Clarkson were

replaced by Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Nathaniel Hughes. With the clock ticking away towards

the final whistle both teams were pressing for the winner and both teams were defending

really well so it did look like they would share the points but with just a few minutes to go

Charlie Atkinson was judged by the ref to have been fouled inside the Phoenix penalty area

and awarded a penalty to Pennine Red much to the dismay of the Phoenix coaching staff

who certainly made their feelings known!

Up stepped Tyler Carberry with a very calmly taken penalty and buried it into the Phoenix

net! (Pennine Red 2-1 Rochdale Phoenix). For the last couple of minutes Pennine literally

had to defend their slim lead with their lives because Rochdale Phoenix bombarded them

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with attack after attack in their efforts to score an equaliser and it was a huge sigh of

relief when the final whistle was eventually blown.

There were a few players who were in contention for ‘Man of the Match’ this week but

Andy awarded it to Luke Trinnaman for his outstanding display in defence.

Regardless of anyone’s opinion about the penalty incident it was clear to see that nobody

had a better view of it than the referee so it was a very brave decision, knowing that it

would cause controversy, but he gave it as he saw it and that should be respected.

Overall, it was a very entertaining match between 2 evenly matched teams in difficult

conditions and both sets of players and coaching staff should be commended.

Opponent: Wardle Warriors Blue Date: 16th November 2013 Venue: Home Result: Lost 2-3 Match report

A much anticipated game for both Tyler Carberry and Dougie Poole because today’s

opponents included their friends from school & rugby so it was no surprise that both Tyler &

Dougie were heavily involved in today’s action! Ellie Clarkson and Will Strudwick both

started as subs and Dan Bentham was unavailable to play.

Right from the kick-off it was clear that Pennine Red were well and truly fired up for this

match because they were contesting every ball, winning it in all areas and creating chances.

It was just 3 minutes before Pennine had their first clear chance at goal following some very

skilful play by Tyler Carberry in midfield and a lovely through ball to Jackson Davis-Iqbal,

cutting right through the Wardle defence, but Jackson’s shot went just wide of the post.

Pennine were constantly in attack mode but Wardle managed to break down the attacks but

every time they did Pennine just retrieved the ball and attacked again. In the 10th minute

Charlie Atkinson received the ball just outside the Wardle penalty area, after great work

down the left by Tyler Carberry, but just as Charlie entered the area the alert Wardle

goalkeeper saw the danger and quickly gathered the ball. Seconds later another Pennine

attack but this time it was Jackson Davis-Iqbal who was thwarted when his shot was saved

by the Wardle goalkeeper’s legs.

18 minutes played and both Joseph Trinnaman and Charlie Atkinson were substituted by

Ellie Clarkson and Will Strudwick and the relentless attack continued. I’m sure all spectators

from both camps felt that it wouldn’t be long before Pennine scored but it was Wardle who

actually came the closest when, after their first real attack they hit the post and Pennine

managed to clear the ball out of the danger area. 23 minutes gone and we thought

Pennine’s effort was about to be rewarded when a superb pass from Dougie Poole found

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Tyler Carberry running into the penalty area and just as he was about to shoot, the ball

bobbled and Tyler’s shot went over the bar!

28 minutes and Wardle had their 2nd chance on goal after the Pennine defence had a

momentary lapse in concentration but the Wardle striker shot over the bar. The half time

whistle was blown shortly after and it had been a fantastic display of football by the Pennine

team who deserved much more than a 0-0 scoreline. I also have to give credit to the Wardle

team who worked very hard to keep a clean sheet despite the superior amount of

goalscoring opportunities and possession by Pennine.

The 2nd half kicked off and again Pennine were on the offensive. Tyler Carberry started an

attack by sending Dougie Poole flying down the right wing, Tyler had continued his own run

through midfield and by the time Dougie crossed the ball into the Wardle penalty area Tyler

was there to receive it and promptly blasted the ball into the net for his 7th goal of the

season. Fantastic football by Pennine and a fully deserved lead (Pennine Red 1-0 Wardle

Warriors Blue).

Just a minute later and another attack by Pennine, who were hungry for goals, but Tyler

Carberry’s shot on target was well saved by the Wardle goalkeeper, Jackson Davis-Iqbal

latched onto the rebound but the Wardle goalkeeper was there to save the day again with a

fine block. Just a minute later and Tom Watson scored Pennine’s 2nd goal with a well

directed header (Pennine Red 2-0 Wardle Warriors Blue). Apologies but I missed the build

up to it as I was so busy making notes for the match report due to the constant waves of

attack by Pennine!

8th minute, Jackson Davis-Iqbal passed to Tyler Carberry for another opportunity but Tyler’s

shot was well held by the Wardle goalkeeper. 11 minutes into the 2nd half, Will Strudwick

and Nathanial Hughes, who had both worked tirelessly in midfield, were replaced by Charlie

Atkinson and Joseph Trinnaman and within seconds Pennine had carved another goalscoring

opportunity when Jackson Davis-Iqbal’s shot was saved with both Tyler Carberry and Charlie

Atkinson having a go at the rebound but just couldn’t get the ball over the line!

Just over half way through in this 2nd half and Wardle Warriors, realising they desperately

needed to do something if they were going to salvage anything from this game, started to

pass the ball around with purpose but this didn’t stop Pennine from looking for the

opportunity to score a 3rd goal and it was during one of these attacks that Wardle Warriors

caught Pennine on the break in numbers and Ellie Clarkson was the only Pennine player,

other than Pennine goalkeeper James Wynne, close enough to try and break down the

attack but she just couldn’t keep up with the advancing Wardle striker who managed to

keep his cool and slotted the ball into the Pennine net despite James Wynne’s effort to save

it. (Pennine Red 2-1 Wardle Warriors Blue).

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Even though Wardle were now on the front foot and clearly looking to score the

equaliser, Pennine were equally confident and looking to kill the game off with a 3rd goal so

the next 10 minutes was a real battle with both teams attacking each other with gusto but,

once again, Wardle caught Pennine on the break and managed to score their equaliser

(Pennine Red 2-2 Wardle Warriors Blue). Obviously the Wardle camp were delighted that

they’d managed to turn the game around and there was much dismay in the Pennine camp

because they had totally dominated 75% of this game BUT the drama wasn’t over because

there was still 2 minutes of normal time left with Wardle Warriors now feeling that they

could actually win this match and that is exactly what they did when they broke down the

right wing and the Wardle player smashed the ball towards the Pennine goal. I’m not sure if

it was an intentional shot at goal or just aiming for the Wardle players attacking the penalty

area but the ball somehow bypassed everyone in the penalty area and rattled in off the

post! (Pennine Red 2-3 Wardle Warriors Blue).

A devastating result for Pennine, especially when they had dominated with fantastic

attacking play and solid defending for ¾ of the match! 2-0 up with 13 minutes left, should

they have concentrated more on defending that lead instead of looking for a 3rd goal and

leaving themselves wide open to the counter attack? I guess they’ll be different opinions

about that but I’m sure everyone will agree that overall it was a brilliant performance by the

Pennine team and they deserved much more than they got. Notable mentions for Tyler

Carberry who was heavily involved in all areas of the pitch, Jackson Davis-Iqbal who was a

constant threat as usual and very unlucky not to be on the score sheet, Luke Trinnaman,

Joseph Trinnaman and Tom Watson for defending so superbly for the majority of the match,

Nathaniel Hughes, Ellie Clarkson, Will Strudwick & Charlie Atkinson who all worked

tirelessly, Dougie Poole who was a tower of strength yet again by constantly trying to

motivate his team mates and finally James Wynne who always gives his best and kept a

clean sheet for 47 minutes. I also have to say that Dan Bentham was sorely missed and I’m

sure the result would have been different had he been available to play.

We now look forward to the 2nd round cup match next Saturday against very tough

opposition, Elton SC Tigers, who are a division above.

Opponent: Elton SC Tigers (cup) Date: 30th November 2013 Venue: Home Result: Lost 0-6 Match report

It was a tentative start to the match by both teams but after 4 minutes Pennine began to

push forward and Douglas Poole shot on goal but it wasn’t powerful enough to trouble the

Elton goalkeeper who easily gathered up the ball. Elton scored their 1st goal after 7 minutes

following some sloppy defending by Pennine (Pennine Red 0-1 Elton SC Tigers). More

tentative play followed but on 15 minutes Pennine had their best chance so far from a

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superb corner kick taken by Tyler Carberry met equally superbly by Tom Watson’s head

sending the ball past the Elton goalkeeper but it hit the post and bounced out. The Pennine

forwards tried their best to scramble the ball over the line but Elton managed to clear it.

20 minutes gone and Tyler Carberry played a delightful ball over the top of the Elton

defence to an advancing Jackson Davis-Iqbal who only had the goalkeeper to beat but an

Elton defender with lightning speed managed to get back and put the ball out for a throw in.

25 minutes and the Elton right winger was allowed to advance unchallenged towards goal

and promptly slotted it past James Wynne (Pennine Red 0-2 Elton SC Tigers).

2 minutes into the 2nd half Jackson Davis-Iqbal unleashed a superb shot which flew past the

Elton goalkeeper and bounced back out off the post but there were no Pennine players

following up to tap it in and Elton were able to clear the lines. After 10 minutes an Elton

forward took a fine shot towards the Pennine net and if I was a betting man I’d have put

money on it sailing into the top corner but James Wynne managed to pull off a superb

diving save that even David De Gea would have been proud of! Easily the save of the season

so far!

15 minutes gone and although there had lots of pressure by Pennine Red keeping Elton on

the back foot it was Elton who scored with a counter attack and totally against the run of

play (Pennine Red 0-3 Elton SC Tigers). It was just another 2 minutes before Elton scored

their 4th goal when the Pennine defence failed to clear the ball and it was blasted past James

Wynne who stood no chance! (Pennine Red 0-4 Elton SC Tigers). In the dying minutes both

Douglas Poole and Jackson Davis-Iqbal had good scoring opportunities but it just wasn’t to

be. Overall, it was a good effort against a team from a higher division. If our chances had

bounced in off the post instead of bouncing out and had we been a little more disciplined in

defence then the outcome could have been very different indeed! Douglas Poole was

awarded man of the match.

Opponent: Unsworth JFC Predators Date: 7th December 2013 Venue: Home Result: Won 3-1 Match report

Unsworth kicked off, followed by some early pressing from Pennine. A Pennine corner found

Ellie Clarkson who shot way over the Unsworth goal. A great effort by Tyler Carberry was

blocked then picked up by Charlie Atkinson who showed great dribbling skills, sending a

beauty of a shot right into the top right hand corner of the Unsworth net (Pennine 1-0

Unsworth). Unsworth kicked off , and some good midfield work from Pennine found Tyler

Carberry free, who produced a 20 yard rocket which flew past the hapless Unsworth goal

(Pennine 2-0 Unsworth)

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Unsworth kicked off again. Jackson Davis-Iqbal sent a lovely pass down the right hand

side picking out Tyler Carberry who passed to Ellie Clarkson who then shot wide. More

pressure from Pennine saw some great work on the left by Charlie Atkinson and Jackson

Davis-Iqbal but was cancelled out by some stout Unsworth defending. Tom Watson was at

the centre of things in defence when Unsworth pressed into the Pennine last third, with

Joseph Trinnaman also strong, clearing the line. 15 minutes gone and Pennine make three

substitutions - Tyler Carberry, TomWatson and Ellie Clarkson off, Dan Bentham , Will

Strudwick and Nathaniel Hughes on. 20 minutes in and Unsworth began to get stronger,

with Luke Trinnamen called upon to make a great clearance. More pressure from Unsworth

created some panic in the Pennine box, with an Unsworth shot on goal hitting the Pennine

crossbar. Pennine failed to clear, and the ball was pounced on by the Unsworth forward

who shot, bringing a superb save from James Wynne.

Unsworth now grew in confidence, making more and more forays into the Pennine last

third, with Joseph and Luke Trinnamen forced to make some excellent defensive tackles. An

Unsworth corner was cleared, and the ball found Luke Trinnamen in midfield - a nifty dribble

wrongfooting an Unsworth defender was followed by a beautiful looping shot into the

Unsworth net (Pennine 3-0 Unsworth).

Unsworth kicked off for the third time - Pennine quickly took control, with Daniel Bentham

presenting a brilliant pass to Tyler Carberry who shot agonisingly wide of the Unsworth

goal. Unsworth showed some determination late on, but the attacks on the Pennine goal

brought some strong tackling from Joe Trinnamen. The whistle for the end of the 1st half

sounded.

2nd Half

Pennine kicked off the 2nd half, and within 2 minutes a shot by Douglas Poole hits the

Unsworth post. Some nice football on the right by Daniel Bentham presented another

shooting opportunity which Dan failed to convert, sending the ball over the Unsworth net.

The Unsworth goalkick went straight to Douglas Poole who shot instinctively towards the

Unsworth goal, well saved by the goalie. The goalies kick out was again picked up by the

Pennine midfield, with Tom Watson striking a powerful shot goalwards which was well

saved by the Unsworth goalkeeper.

15 minutes in and Pennine maintained the effort they showed in the first half - a Pennine

corner was met with a wonderful header by Tom Watson, sending the ball narrowly wide of

the Unsworth right hand post. Unsworth did break free on occasion to push deep into the

Pennine half, but Joseph Trinnamen began to ooze confidence in defence, with some great

clearances and tackles which eased the pressure. The ball fell to Douglas Poole who

launched a fierce shot well saved by the Unsworth keeper.

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Charlie Atkinson on for Dan Bentham, with Charlie sending a wonderful pass to Tyler

Carberry who shot at goal, saved by the goalie, and back out to Tyler who shot again, only to

be saved again by the in-form Unsworth keeper. More pressure from Pennine produced two

corners, but neither produced a chance on goal. Ellie Clarkson off for Jackson Davis-Iqbal -

Unsworth pressed on, driving past the Pennine midfield, finding an Unsworth striker who

shot fiercely at the Pennine goal bringing another super save from James Wynne.

Midway through the 2nd half, and Charlie Atkinson surged forward with the ball, was

tripped and Pennine were awarded a free kick which was sent over the bar. Luke Trinnamen

was substituted for Will Strudwick. Unsworth did not give up, pushing forward again, with

Nathanial Hughes called upon to clear. Pennine picked up the ball in midfield and a high ball

into the Unsworth goal area was met by Will Strudwick’s' head but well saved by the

Unsworth goalie. Another round of substitutions followed - Dougie Poole off, Ellie Clarkson

on. Unsworth piled on the pressure, with Charlie Atkinson coming back from midfield to

assist his defence with great strength and determination.. An Unsworth corner was bravely

headed away by Nathaniel Hughes, but picked up again by Unsworth who shot at goal - it

looked like an easy save for James Wynne but the ball squirmed awkwardly through his

arms and ended up tamely over the line (Pennine 3-1 Unsworth).

The last minutes of the match saw little in the way of opportunity and the game finished 3 -

1 to Pennine. It was a great team effort and Pennine were well worth the 3 points.

Opponent: Radcliffe Borough Bulls Date: 14th December 2013 Venue: Away Result: Lost 0-1 Match report

Our opponents are flying high in the league and had beaten us 5-0 in our previous meeting

so we expected a very tough match today.

5 minutes into the 1st half saw a looping shot from Tyler Carberry which eluded the Radcliffe

goalkeeper but unfortunately it didn’t dip early enough and ended up just over the crossbar.

Just 2 minutes later and a great move down the right by Jackson Davis-Iqbal but

unfortunately his goalbound shot wasn’t powerful enough to beat the Radcliffe goalkeeper.

Almost immediately Radcliffe had their 1st real attack with a cross into the danger area and

they scored (Radcliffe Borough Bulls 1-0 Pennine Red).

12 minutes gone and Radcliffe broke through the midfield, Daniel Bentham struggled to

match the pace of the advancing Radcliffe striker but fortunately the Pennine goalkeeper,

James Wynne, was alert to the danger and managed to kick the ball away. Some excellent

passing and movement by Pennine on 17 minutes opened up an opportunity but Douglas

Poole’s shot was well saved by the Radcliffe goalkeeper. 18 minutes and Pennine made 2

substitutions, Will Strudwick and Ellie Clarkson on for Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Daniel

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Bentham. 19 minutes and another Pennine attack following some very skilful play by

Tyler Carberry but his shot went agonisingly wide past the far post. For the rest of the half

both teams pretty much cancelled each other out in terms of open play and possession but

neither side had any clear cut chances.

Pennine made 2 half time substitutions with Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Daniel Bentham back

on in place of Charlie Atkinson and Tom Watson. Pennine kicked off the 2nd half and went

immediately into the offensive with shots from both Tyler Carberry and Jackson Davis-Iqbal

but to no avail.

8 minutes and Tyler Carberry found himself one on one with the Radcliffe goalkeeper who

managed to block Tyler’s shot and sent it out for a corner.

For the previous 10 minutes or so there has been wave after wave of Pennine attack but the

Radcliffe defence & goalkeeper have managed to keep the ball out of their net! 20 minutes

and another fine shot by Jackson Davis-Iqbal saved by the Radcliffe goalkeeper. Tyler

Carberry pounced on the rebound but shot just wide of the post. 21 minutes and Daniel

Bentham also had a fine shot saved by the Radcliffe goalkeeper. Just 2 minutes of the match

remaining and with all their attacking play in this match Pennine surely deserved an

equaliser, Tyler Carberry broke down the right flank following some excellent work by

Daniel Bentham, Tyler crossed the ball into the danger area with Charlie Atkinson there to

meet it right in front of goal but Charlie’s thunderbolt shot just cleared the crossbar. A fine

team performance and definitely deserved more from it. Daniel Bentham was awarded man

of the match and it’s now a well earned rest for the team during the Christmas break.

Opponent: Westbury Sports Club Wolves Date: 18th January 2014 Venue: Away Result: Won 0-5 Match report

From the kick off, a through ball from Joe Trinnaman found Jackson Davis-Iqbal whose shot

at goal was saved but Jackson followed up with a close range shot past the Westbury

keeper. A welcome early goal for Pennine!

Westbury 0 - Pennine 1

Westbury kicked off, but failed to control the ball in midfield - Pennine capitalised , winning

the ball and surging forward. Three attempts on goal by Pennine from Jackson Davis-Iqbal,

and Charlie Atkinson caused chaos in the Westbury defence, resulting in an own goal but

the credit given to Charlie Atkinson.

Westbury 0 - Pennine 2

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The two early goals gave Pennine a great cushion. From the kick off, Westbury again lost

possession, and a nice pass from the left to Jackson Davis-Iqbal saw his shot goalwards well

saved by the Westbury keeper. More pressure from Pennine, and a ball from midfield was

picked up by Tyler Carberry who drove forward with great conviction and let fly a powerful

shot only to be pushed past the Westbury goal - a fine save from the goalie. The resultant

corner went out-of-play. The Westbury keeper’s goal-kick reached Pennine's last third - Joe

Trinnaman again came to the rescue, clearing the ball and finding Tyler Carberry on the right

hand side. Tyler surged forward again, getting the upper hand against a weak Westbury

defence and forcing a corner which was cleared by the nervous Westbury defence who now

looked shell shocked. A Charlie Atkinson shot was well saved by the keeper. Pennine sent on

Elle Clarkson for Nathaniel Hughes. Westbury now found some confidence, and some neat

passing saw Westbury move into the Pennine goal area, and a shot from a Westbury

forward saw James Wynne pull off a fine save. Joe Trinnaman was again strong in defence

following more pressure from Westbury - the rest of the Pennine defence seemed to lose

shape and control. Doug Poole stepped up to calm the defensive nerves, picking up the

loose ball, then being brought down - play was waved on, and a Westbury shot was again

saved by James Wynne who looked strong and confident. The Westbury corner was met

strongly by Ellie Clarkson who was having a fine game, showing great determination by

clearing with both head and feet. Dan Bentham picked up the ball, shooting goalwards

which was saved by the Westbury keeper.

Half time score : Westbury 0 - Pennine 2

2nd Half

Westbury kicked off, and began to show some better possession and passing control - Ellie

Clarkson was again called upon to clear. Pennine looked like they were taking their foot off

the gas, pulling out of some 50-50 tackles and showing signs of fatigue. Will Strudwick and

Jackson Davis-Iqbal were substituted for Nathaniel Hughes and Doug Poole to bring back

some stability and control in defence and midfield. Nathaniel Hughes’ impact was

immediate, riding a strong tackle and sending a super pass to Tyler Carberry who sent a

great ball past the hapless Westbury keeper - a really great goal.

Westbury 0 - Pennine 3

Westbury kicked off , but again lost possession - Pennine seemed to pick-up the pace having

lost some ground and confidence midway through the first half. Some nicely worked passing

and interplay found Dan Bentham who sent a great ball into the Westbury goal area which

was only partially cleared by the Westbury defence. Pennine surged forward in numbers -

Nathaniel Hughes picked up a loose ball and had the confidence to produce a 20 yard run

goalwards, slotting a fine goal past the stranded Westbury goalkeeper.

Westbury 0 - Pennine 4

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Pennine now looked unstoppable, winning the majority of loose balls in midfield and

seeking out more goals. Doug Poole and Nathaniel Hughes again giving really gutsy

performances - a Dan Bantham shot went very close, just shading the Westbury crossbar.

The Westbury goalkick went straight back to Dan who shot at goal again - two more

attempts in quick succession from Tyler Carberry and Dan Bantham resulted in a well

deserved goal for Dan.

Westbury 0 - Pennine 5

The last 5 minutes of the game brought some late pressure from Westbury and in the final

minute with almost the last kick of the game a Westbury shot brought another fine save

from James Wynne. The final whistle sounded - a really strong performance from Pennine

this week, with every player playing their part in what was an entertaining game with plenty

of goals. Well done Pennine!!

Final Whistle : Westbury 0 - Pennine 5

MOTM : Ellie Clarkson - a towering performance!!

Opponent: Radcliffe Borough Crusaders Date: 8th February 2014 Venue: Home Result: Won 2-1 Match report

This was going to be a very tough test for Pennine Red for 3 reasons......a) We were missing

3 key players (Jackson Davis-Iqbal, Charlie Atkinson & Daniel Bentham), b) The weather was

awful and with the pitch being very heavy and having no substitutes it was going to be very

tiring for the 9 players on the pitch and c) we were playing a team who were top of the

league and currently the only unbeaten team in this league!

Radcliffe Borough Crusaders won the toss and opted for the advantage of playing with the

strong wind behind them. The first 5 minutes saw both teams passing the ball around well

and trying to gain advantage which fell to Radcliffe Borough Crusaders when they were

awarded a free kick just outside the Pennine penalty area. The free kick was blocked

resulting in a scramble but the ball found it’s way into the Pennine net (Pennine Red 0-1

Radcliffe Borough Crusaders).

Again both teams were passing well but unable to penetrate past each others defences but

after 15 minutes a half chance came to Joseph Trinnaman but his shot on goal rebounded

off Dougie Poole, taking the sting out of it, and into the goalkeepers hands. The remainder

of this first half saw some good football played in difficult conditions but I guess with

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Radcliffe Borough Crusaders having a very strong wind behind their backs they must have

hoped to be going into half time with more than a one goal lead.

The second half kicked off and both Andy & myself agreed that we had a great chance of

winning this match, not just because we had the wind behind us, but we felt that Pennine

played the better football in the first half and if they could keep up that momentum as well

as maintaining good stamina then there was every chance of a win.

10 minutes into the second half and Ellie Clarkson shot at goal, the wind held the ball in the

air and it looked like it was going to loop just under the crossbar for a goal but the Radcliffe

goalkeeper just got a hand to it and it was a fine save. The resulting corner by Tyler Carberry

was well directed into the Radcliffe penalty area but the Radcliffe goalkeeper caught it

before any Pennine player could get near it.

Just a few minutes later and Pennine goalkeeper, James Wynne, pulled off a brilliant save by

turning the ball onto the post from a fierce shot by the Radcliffe striker. Pennine very

quickly turned this into an attack with Dougie Poole powering down the right flank, turning

inside the defender and unleashing a powerful shot on target but the wind caught a hold of

it and it hit the crossbar.

15 minutes gone and a defensive clearance by Tom Watson was carried by the wind, headed

by Dougie Poole into the path of the advancing Tyler Carberry who didn’t hesitate in slotting

the ball past the Radcliffe goalkeeper for the equaliser (Pennine Red 1-1 Radcliffe Borough

Crusaders). The move was reminiscent of Manchester United in the early-mid 90’s when

they would turn defence into attack and within 3 moves find the back of the net.....just

superb!

There was sheer delight by everyone because we felt Pennine were the stronger team and

there was no reason why they couldn’t go on to win this match and I think this was also

when one of our missing players, Daniel Bentham, arrived so he was immediately brought

on in place of Will Strudwick who’d had a good game but we needed some fresh legs on the

pitch. The Pennine players obviously felt they go on to win this match because you could see

the determination on their faces and within a minute Pennine were on the attack again via

Tyler Carberry but his shot just went agonisingly past the post.

Just 1 minute later and Ellie Clarkson scored a great goal but unfortunately I missed the

build up as I was busy writing these notes!

The final 13 minutes or so saw some very strong defending by Nathaniel Hughes, Tom

Watson, Luke Trinnaman and Joseph Trinnaman who all had a fine game today. Whenever

Pennine had the opportunity to attack Tom Watson was very quick to get himself up with

the action but he was ordered to stay back in defence in order to preserve our lead and

when the final whistle was blown, the delight on the faces of the Pennine players was a joy

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to see! This was a monumental win which has now taken us up to third place and just 4

points behind the leaders although many teams have games in hand over us.

After his arrival part way through the second half, Daniel Bentham gave his all, Will

Strudwick played very well by getting in some important tackles and passing the ball very

well, Tyler Carberry was committed as always and his 10th goal of the season sees him at

the top of the score table just 2 ahead of Jackson Davis-Iqbal. Dougie Poole was as solid and

determined as ever. A nice gesture by the Radcliffe coaching staff at the end of the match

picking out Pennine goalkeeper, James Wynne, by saying that his superb save kept us in the

match but man of the match was awarded, for the 2nd successive time, to Ellie Clarkson who

had been superb today! Not only for scoring the winning goal but also because she had

been fully committed in all areas of the pitch whether it was defending or attacking. Well

done to everybody!

Opponent: Whitworth Valley Date: 1st March 2014 Venue: Away Result: Lost 1-4 Match report

This was always going to be a tough match as three of our players were unavailable for this

fixture - Ellie Clarkson, Doug Poole & Nathanial Hughes. Pennine were to have to dig in with

only a bare 9, no substitutions.

First Half

Whitworth kicked off having won the toss. An early strong run by Tyler Carberry was quickly

dealt with by Whitworth, who broke forwards, winning a corner which was met by

Whitworth head straight into the Pennine net giving James Wynne no chance.

Whitworth 1 - Pennine 0

Pennine kicked off with some nice interplay between Charlie Atkinson and Tyler Carberry on

the right hand side. However, Pennine lost the ball far too much, which meant there were

far too many incursions by Whitworth into the Pennine half. Whitworth were playing much

the better football, with Pennine not picking up players and failing to deal with the

Whitworth attack far too often. Whitworth were always first to any loose ball which

invariably meant more and more pressure on the beleaguered Pennine defence. A

Whitworth corner was hacked away, but the ball fell again to Whitworth who moved

forward again in numbers, with at least two Whitworth attackers free to receive any

successful pass. Pennine weathered the Whitworth pressure which seemed to steady their

nerves. A Pennine break on the right hand side from Tyler Carberry saw his shot just whistle

past the Whitworth goalpost. Another Pennine attack brought a corner which was met with

a strong header from Dan Bantham but went wide of the post. More good passing play from

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Whitworth again showed up Pennine deficiencies in midfield and defence .However,

Pennine ended the first half strongly, with a slick pass from Tyler Carberry to Jackson Davis-

Iqbal who shot wide of the Whitworth goalpost. The whistle for the end of the first half

sounded - Pennine would need to play much better and up their game in the second half!!

Second Half

Pennine duly kicked off - a good period of possession followed, with some great work down

the left from Charlie Atkinson, passing neatly to Will Strudwick whose shot went wide.

Pennine began to show better possession and link-up play - a nice bit of football between

Will Strudwick and Jackson Davis-Iqbal on the left hand side should have found a Pennine

attacker but went out of play. Pennine gained more of the ball in midfield, with Charlie

Atkinson showing some great determination and willingness to chase loose balls. Pennine

however did not learn the lessons from the first half, leaving Whitworth's forwards free to

move unmarked into the Pennine last third on far too many occasions. Pennine looked tired,

but showed good spirit to strike a series of shots at the Whitworth goal from Luke

Trinnaman, Tyler Carberry and Charlie Atkinson, but all were wide of the mark or well

blocked by the Whitworth defence. Luke Trinnaman was called upon to break down two

good Whitworth attacks with some strong clearances. However, the ball was picked up by

the Whitworth midfield and a through pass found a Whitworth attacker unmarked in the

final third - a shot went passed James Wynne who bravely tried to save but it was in vain -

Whitworth score.

Whitworth 2 - Pennine 0

Midway through the 2nd half and Whitworth showed no signs of tiring, using their

substitutes to good effect. Pennine looked jaded, having no subs to call upon. Whitworth

broke again, and a shot was well saved by James Wynne. The keepers kick found Dan

Bentham who passed quickly to Jackson Davis -Iqbal - Jackson went on a great solo run,

dribbling passed two Whitworth defenders and slotting the ball confidently past the

Whitworth keeper.

Whitworth 2 - Pennine 1

Whitworth broke free again from the kick-off, and a nice pass found a lone attacker upfront,

who sent a nicely angled shot passed James Wynne. Again poor defending cost Pennine

dear.

Whitworth 3 - Pennine 1

The last few minutes ticked away - Pennine won a free-kick in Whitworth's last third - a shot

at goal was well saved .Whitworth surged forward again, also winning a free-kick, and the

shot at goal brought a fantastic save by James Wynne. Pennine made one final run forward,

with a good attack down the left hand side finding Will Strudwick whose shot went straight

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to the Whitworth keeper. A final push from Whitworth left an attacker free once more,

his shot passing through the Pennine keeper's legs for a fourth goal.

Final Whistle :

Whitworth 4 - Pennine 1

This was a poor performance from Pennine who lacked awareness at the back and desire to

win tackles. The Man of the Match was a hard choice - Tyler Carberry put in real shift,

creating chances and tracking back when required. However, the manager awarded the

MOTM award to James Wynne who pulled off some great saves and stopped mores goals

adding to Whitworth's tally.

MOTM : James Wynne.

Opponent: Chadderton Park Dragons Date: 8th March 2014 (from 11th January 2013) Venue: Home Result: Won 2-0 Match report

We were almost back to full strength today with the return of Nathaniel Hughes, Douglas

Poole and Ellie Clarkson but we were missing Will Strudwick.

From the kick-off Pennine were in attack mode and playing some very positive football with

good passing & movement and won a corner after 3 minutes which was taken by Tyler

Carberry. Tyler crossed the ball into the danger area and it was crying out to be headed by

an attacker but the Chadderton defence managed to clear the ball from danger. Just a

minute later and great work led to Daniel Bentham breaking through from midfield with the

Chadderton defence backing off which enabled Dan to advance on goal but his shot was just

wide.

5 minutes and a fierce shot on target by Jackson Davis-Iqbal was fingertipped by the

Chadderton goalkeeper onto the crossbar which bounced out and was cleared by the

Chadderton defence. Full marks to the Chadderton goalkeeper for such a fine save! 10

minutes played with constant attacking play by Pennine and Charlie Atkinson found the ball

at his feet just outside the penalty area, he began to run at the defence weaving in and out

through 3 defenders towards goal but was tripped inside the penalty area and the referee

awarded a penalty. Up stepped Tyler Carberry and calmly slotted the ball home! (Pennine

Red 1-0 Chadderton Park Dragons).

12 minutes and once again fine work in midfield created a chance for Jackson Davis-Iqbal

who scored a brilliant goal but the referee disallowed it because he judged the ball to have

hit Jackson on the arm just before he unleashed his shot (unlucky Jackson but it was a great

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goal). Daniel Bentham and Tom Watson were substituted after 15 minutes by Nathaniel

Hughes and Ellie Clarkson and just a minute later Charlie Atkinson forced a fine save by the

Chadderton goalkeeper. There were several minutes of good attacking play by Pennine but

they just couldn’t find the back of the net, most shots either went wide or saved by the

goalkeeper and it was 22 minutes into the match when Chadderton Park went on the attack

and ventured into the Pennine half for the first time, this was the extent of the pressure

from Pennine. Anyway, the Chadderton Park attack was soon thwarted by Nathaniel

Hughes, Joseph Trinnaman and Luke Trinnaman and Pennine were on the attack yet again

but this too was thwarted by the Chadderton Park defence.

Just a minute to half time and both Charlie Atkinson and Douglas Poole bossed the midfield

again, putting Tyler Carberry through on goal but his shot was straight at the Chadderton

goalkeeper! The half time whistle then blew.

The second half was kicked off by Pennine and once again into the attack but there weren’t

really any clear cut chances as the Chadderton Park midfield and defence had tightened up

and seemed more organised than they were in the first half. This was pretty much the

pattern for the first 15 minutes when the Pennine manager, Andy, decided to make a

change. Off came Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Charlie Atkinson with Daniel Bentham and Tom

Watson returning to the pitch. Tom Watson was immediately involved with the build up

play and unleashed a fierce long range shot which crashed into the crossbar and was cleared

from danger. It was a fantastic effort and really did deserve to hit the back of the net so Tom

was very unlucky not to get on the scoresheet!

Chadderton Park were now gaining confidence because, although they had enjoyed very

little possession, they were only trailing by a single goal and it was like they sensed they

could get something from this match which seemed to spur them on . Chadderton Park

began to pass the ball with confidence and were winning more balls in midfield from where

they were able to penetrate through to the Pennine defence. I think Andy, the Pennine

manager, realised that some players were getting tired after all their hard work so on 23

minutes Douglas Poole and Tyler Carberry were replaced by Jackson Davis-Iqbal and Charlie

Atkinson. Jackson Davis-Iqbal was straight into the action by breaking down the right wing

and taking a shot on goal but it went just wide.

25 minutes played and our hearts were in our mouths as Chadderton Park went on the

offensive a couple of times and Pennine keeper, James Wynne, was there to save the day

yet again!

Literally a minute to go and a fine through ball from Daniel Bentham found Jackson Davis-

Iqbal advancing towards goal but his shot was finely saved by the Chadderton goalkeeper. I

must have missed a substitution because Douglas Poole & Tyler Carberry were back on the

pitch and Dougie had a shot saved by the keeper with Tyler putting the rebound just wide.

Seconds later and Tyler Carberry played a delightful ball through to Daniel Bentham who

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calmly stroked the ball into the far corner to seal the win for Pennine! (Pennine Red 2-0

Chadderton Park Dragons). Man of the match today was Tyler Carberry!

Opponent: Unsworth JFC Predators Date: 15th March 2014 (From 14th September 2013) Venue: Away Result: Won 2-6 Match report

As the Manager, Andy Watson, was away for the weekend, the team management was the

responsibility of Javed Iqbal (Jackson’s Dad) and Terry Wynne (James’s Dad). Many thanks to Ged

Bentham for penning today’s match report!

A sense of anticipation filled the Unsworth air as the Pennine Management team took the under 11s

through their final pre-match preparations. The team were in confident mood following previous

outings against Unsworth, the young Douglas Poole captured the mood with his call to arms, ‘Only a

win will do lads!!’.

As Tyler Carberry and Jackson Davis-Iqbal kicked the game into action, Pennine slipped into their

customary formation of 1-3-3-2, with James Wynne controlling matters from the goal mouth.

Pennine’s confident mood was reflected in their lovely ‘footy’, pass after pass found its target with

some spell binding link play. Unfortunately the Pennine pressure could not be converted into goals

and a rare break from Unsworth led to a corner being converted by Unsworth’s number 5; 1-0.

Pennine showed great character in their immediate response as Tyler stepped inside a desperate

Unsworth tackle before driving the ball home; 1-1. The crowd woke from their slumber and roared

with delight ’GOOOOAAAL!!!!’.

A series of further chances followed with Jackson and Tyler linking like Van Persie and Rooney. (but

better….) Tyler once again converted his opportunities with a shot across goal finding the back of the

net leaving the Unsworth goal keeper scratching his head; 1-2.

The management team decided upon a couple of early tactical changes as Nathaniel Hughes and

Ellie Clarkson entered the fray for Daniel Bentham and Tom Watson.

As Pennine took control of the game Unsworth’s efforts on goal were in rare supply. Eventually the

pressure became too much for Unsworth and a pin point accurate corner from Tyler was accidentally

turned into the Unsworth net by one of there own defenders but the full credit was given to Tyler

for his outstanding hatrick;1-3. This calamity momentarily spurred Unsworth into action, fortunately

the Pennine defence of Nathaniel Hughes, Luke Trinnaman and Joseph Trinnaman were not buckling

and held their line with a combination of bone jarring tackles and sweeping passes.

Douglas Poole, Ellie Clarkson and Charlie Atkinson created the space and time to run the legs off the

Unsworth midfield, demonstrating a level of skill and guile rarely seen before on the fields of

Unsworth. Despite the festival of football unfolding before them the crowd became unsettled as

they demanded more goals. Pennine responded as Ellie sliced open the Unsworth defence with a

precision pass that Jackson despatched into the back of the net with clinical accuracy; 1-4.

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The crowd purred with delight as Pennine ran through their full repertoire of flicks and tricks

resulting in Charlie Atkinson hammering home a 50 metre pile driver from his own half; 1-5.

Not for the last time today, James was required to put his body on the line and deliver a save of

unparalleled quality to keep out a plucky break by Unsworth. Despite the heroics of the Pennine goal

keeper he could not keep out Unsworth’s second as it was nodded home from a clever corner;2-5.

(Half time)

Pennine’s management team had their work cut out to settle nerves and keep the Pennine team

playing their open brand of football. Daniel had slotted into the back line and continued to work well

as he broke forward and combined well with midfield. Despite Pennine’s efforts Unsworth continued

to pose a threat with James being forced into one acrobatic save after another. Pennine went

agonisingly close through Joseph Trinnaman as his shot drifted just wide.

At this stage Pennine appeared content to see the match out and secure a win, unfortunately

Unsworth had not read the same script and continued to battle for a 3rd goal that would have had

Pennine nerves jangling. A tactical stalemate ensued with neither team able to break the deadlock.

Slowly but surely Pennine wrestled control of the game away from Unsworth and delivered a series

of spellbinding inter-plays. The reintroduction of Nathaniel Hughes was the final straw for Unsworth,

seeing Nathaniel’s strength and determination move into midfield, Unsworth physically wilted.

A final flurry from Pennine resulted in a well-deserved goal for Jackson as he broke from his own half

and left the goalkeeper clasping at thin air; 2-6. Pennine saw out the remaining moments with the

traveling faithful in buoyant mood. As Man of the Match, Douglas Poole, was replaced by Ellie the

crowd broke into cheers in recognition of a ‘Galactico’ Poole performance.

Opponent: Woodbank Black Date: 22nd March 2014 Venue: Away Result: Lost 0-6 Match report

Two of our established defenders, Luke & Joseph Trinnaman, were missing from the lineup

today and as we were up against one of the top teams in the division we knew we were in

for a rough ride!

After only 5 minutes some neat first time passing in midfield resulted in Woodbank drawing

first blood with a first time shot perfectly executed past the Pennine goalkeeper, James

Wynne, and into the far corner of the net (Woodbank Black 1-0 Pennine Red).

Pennine tried to penetrate into the Woodbank half many times during the next 5 minutes or

so but the well organised Woodbank midfield and defence halted the attacks and after 12

minutes Pennine found themselves 2-0 down when James Wynne pulled off a great save but

the Woodbank attacker was more alert to the loose ball than the Pennine defence and

slotted the ball past a helpless James Wynne (Woodbank Black 2-0 Pennine Red).

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15 minutes and some great work in defence by Tom Watson, Daniel Bentham and

Nathaniel Hughes resulted in a break down the right flank with some lovely interplay

between Jackson Daniel-Iqbal and Charlie Atkinson but Charlie was quickly surrounded by

Woodbank defenders and just couldn’t get the ball across to Tyler Carberry who was quickly

advancing into the Woodbank penalty area.

18 minutes and a fine cross over the top to Tyler Carberry in the Woodbank penalty area

again but was brilliantly tackled just as he was about to shoot on goal. Substitution, Will

Strudwick on for Daniel Bentham. 20 minutes gone and Pennine had their first shot on goal

following a fine pass from Ellie Clarkson in midfield to Jackson Davis-Iqbal who then laid the

ball off to Douglas Poole but Dougie’s shot was blocked by the Woodbank keeper and was

then quick enough to gather the ball at Tyler Carberry’s feet before he could tap it in.

24 minutes and Woodbank caught us on the break , mounting there own counter-attack but

Pennine keeper, James Wynne, was alert and pulled off a magnificent diving save to push

the goalward bound ball onto the post. An advancing Woodbank attacker blasted the

rebound back at goal but another brilliant save from James Wynne!

28 minutes, Tyler Carberry forced a fine save by the Woodbank keeper with the ball going

out for a Pennine corner which Tyler took. Tyler fired the corner into the danger zone and

Will Strudwick flicked it on with his head but no other Pennine players were attacking the

danger zone and Woodbank managed to clear their lines. Half time.

3 minutes into the second half and some wonderful football by Woodbank resulted in their

third goal and some of the Pennine players looked at each other wondering what had just

happened! (Woodbank Black 3-0 Pennine Red). Pennine were trying their best to mount an

attack but the Woodbank team were so well organised and were able to halt the attacks

and quickly mount their own.

10 minutes and several Woodbank players mounted a strong attack through the midfield

and quickly found themselves entering the Pennine penalty area, the Woodbank attacker

turned inside Daniel Bentham and fired a fierce shot at goal but once again James Wynne

made a brilliant save! 5 minutes later James Wynne was called upon again and managed to

keep the ball out of the net. At this point, most of the Pennine spectators were wondering

what had happened to our midfield and defence because they were getting well & truly

bossed by Woodbank!

19 minutes and Woodbank carved through the Pennine defence once again like a hot knife

through butter but once again James Wynne made a great save putting the ball out for a

corner. Woodbank took the corner but not a single Pennine defender made any attempt to

clear it and the ball was flicked past James (Woodbank Black 4-0 Pennine Red). Just 2

minutes later and exactly the same scenario with Woodbank freely carving through the

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Pennine defence resulting in their fifth goal, James Wynne had no chance! (Woodbank

Black 5-0 Pennine Red).

Just 5 minutes of the match remaining and Douglas Poole found himself in the Woodbank

penalty area with the ball but the Woodbank keeper was quick to smother Dougie’s shot

and the ball was cleared. Pennine mounted another attack with some fine work through the

midfield via Charlie Atkinson and Tyler Carberry which resulted in Pennine being awarded a

free kick just outside the Woodbank penalty area. Woodbank organised a wall of players to

prevent the direct shot on goal so Tyler Carberry passed it sideways to Jackson Daniel-Iqbal

who tried to chip the ball towards the far top corner of the net but it was headed out by a

Woodbank defender as far as Charlie Atkinson, on the edge of the penalty area, who

immediately smashed it against the crossbar and it was cleared.

Final minute of the game and Woodbank mounted a counter-attack forcing another diving

save from James Wynne but once again, the Woodbank attackers were more alert than the

Pennine defence and blasted the ball past a helpless James Wynne. (Final score Woodbank

Black 6-0 Pennine Red).

In summary, Pennine tried really hard today but they were up against, based on what I have

seen this season, the best team in the division! Woodbank were superior in every

department and full credit to them and their coaching staff. Although the Pennine Keeper,

James Wynne, conceded 6 goals today there was no hesitation in awarding him man of the

match because he was outstanding and wasn’t supported well enough by his defenders. The

brilliant saves he made prevented Woodbank from scoring well into double figures!