U11 Reports

U11 Reports

3rd September 2005

Friendly

Cowick Rangers 2 - Pollington Panthers 1

Pollington Panthers played their first ever 11-a-side game in a friendly against Cowick Rangers at Croda and soon realised that playing on a full-sized pitch was a very different prospect from what they had been used to previously. There were some good performances however, most notably from Nick Howarth who scored the Panthers only goal of the game after a fantastic solo run through the Cowick defence, and Tom Howard was busy and energetic in defence as well. They were missing team captain, Jack Stocks, and they struggled with the size of the pitch and the match duration, but the players and manager alike realised that there were lessons to be learned, from the result and things could only get better this season.

10th September 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 2 - Selby Town 2

Pollington Panthers played their first 11-a-side league game of the season at home and drew 2-2 with Selby Town in a tight game. Alex Harrison and Alex Hinchcliffe scored the Panthers goals and they were unlucky not to get a couple more with the good chances they created. So a reasonable start to the league campaign and 2 points were in the bag.

12th September 2005

Friendly

Pollington Panthers 8 - Wistow Warriors 0

The Panthers took some time to get going in this friendly game, but then they started passing the ball around and got some confidence. Once they scored the first goal, they never looked like losing the game and eventually destroyed their opponents with some great passing moves. The final score was 8-0 with four goals from man-of-the-match Liam Deller, two from Jack Stocks and two more from Alex Harrison.

24th September 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Monk Fryston 9 - Pollington Panthers 1

Pollington Panthers were taught a footballing lesson by a very accomplished Monk Fryston team. Fryston scored first, but Panthers struck back quickly with a goal from in-form Alex Harrison to get back on level terms. However the quality and fitness of the Monk Fryston team soon started to show and they eventually ran out as 9-1 winners. Manager, Steve Ryan, was not surprised by the result and knew there were more lessons that needed to be learned from this game, and that the team would need to improve if they were to have any chance in this league this season.

8th October 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Howden Town 4 - Pollington Panthers 7

Pollington Panthers got their first 11-a-side win this season in a tight game against Howden Town. Pollington opened the scoring after just a minute with a great strike from right winger Liam Deller after a classy through ball from Jack Stocks, but Howden struck back quickly to level the match at 1-1. Then Howden twice went further ahead and led 3-1 until Deller scored another great goal to bring it back to 3-2. However Howden replied almost immediately to go 4-2 up at half time. After a confidence boosting half time talk and the wind advantage with them in the second half, Pollington came out with all guns blazing and were soon level at 4-4 with goals from Alex Harrison and Deller for his hat-trick. Then the Panthers went ahead in the game with a good finish by Alex Hinchcliffe from a clever throw-in by Nick Howarth. The display was rounded off with a second goal for Harrison and a fourth for man-of-the-match Deller. It was a good team performance with great contributions from Reece Webster and Jess Bisby in defence and some good midfield passing from Howarth, Ryan and Stocks.

15th October 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 3 - Wheldrake 3

Pollington Panthers were unlucky not to win in a 3-3 draw at home to Wheldrake last weekend. Pollington took the lead early in the first half with a good run and finish from Alex Harrison, but Wheldrake equalised shortly afterwards with a good left foot shot. Wheldrake then took a 2-1 lead into the second half after the referee decided that a Pollington defender had pushed a Wheldrake striker, however the ball was already in the hands of the goalkeeper at the time and even the Wheldrake manager and spectators thought it was a harsh decision. After a confidence boosting team talk, Pollington continuously attacked the Wheldrake goal and created several good chances, with one shot appearing to cross the goal line, but the referee could not be sure and disallowed it. Pollington then got themselves level at 2-2 when Liam Deller scored his fifth goal in two games with a well struck right foot shot. Pollington kept up the pressure looking for a winner, but were caught on the break by Wheldrake who crossed the ball dangerously into the box for an unlucky Jack Stocks to put the ball into his own net. Then with just a couple of minutes to go, manager Steve Ryan pushed two of his defenders forward to get an equaliser and the tactic was rewarded when hard-working man-of-the-match Tom Howard scored his first goal of the season with a powerful strike from the edge of the penalty box. A draw was the least that Panthers deserved from a well fought game, and the players and parents should be proud of the effort they put in to get back on level terms.

5th November 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Goole Town Tigers 2 - Pollington Panthers 3

Pollington Panthers won a tight game 3-2 away at Goole Town Tigers last weekend thanks to a late winner from Liam Deller. Panthers had played some great football in the first half and took the lead with a close range finish from man-of-the-match Max Ryan, when he pounced on a loose ball after good work from Deller and Alex Harrison. They then went 2-0 up when Alex Hinchcliffe finished off a nice passing move involving Jack Stocks, Nick Howarth and Harrison. The Panthers could easily have been 4 or 5 up at half time, but the Tigers 'keeper made 3 or 4 fantastic saves from good shots by Deller. In the second half Goole hit back quickly with a long range effort which the Panthers goalkeeper, Rohan Fletcher, could do nothing about. This seemed to instil a lot of confidence in the Tigers and they pressed forward and got a rather fortunate equaliser when Fletcher and last defender Tom Howard both failed to deal with a ball running back towards the goal and a Tigers striker nipped in and won the ball to score into an empty net. The Panthers then tried hard to get back ahead in the game and had several good chances with Ryan and Howarth going close before Deller won the game for Pollington with a chip over the Tigers' keeper with only a few minutes left on the clock.

12th November 2005

1st Round - Goole & Thorne Cup

Pollington Panthers 1 - Goole Town Tigers 2

The Panthers were knocked out of the cup this weekend when they were beaten 2-1 at home by Goole Town Tigers, whom they had narrowly beaten the previous weekend. Man-of-the-match, Alex Hinchcliffe scored the Panthers only goal of the game in a disappointing match. The Panthers will need to improve in their next match to get some confidence back after this defeat and poor performance.

26th November 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Altofts Juniors 3 - Pollington Panthers 4

Pollington Panthers won a very tight game away at Altofts last weekend thanks to a late winner from Alex Harrison. Panthers had played some good football in the first half and took the lead with a long range shot from captain, Jack Stocks. They then had a host of chances to go further ahead, with more good shots from Stocks and a quick reaction header from Liam Deller which was brilliantly saved by the Altofts keeper. Deller then had two more good chances saved by the outstanding goalie. But Altofts drew level just before the end of the first half when they pounced on some indecision from the Pollington defence. After half time the Panthers came out with all guns blazing and went 2-1 up with a fine finish from Harrison after good play by Stocks and Alex Hinchcliffe. They then deservedly went 3-1 up when Deller hooked a volley in from a good corner by Stocks. Then Altofts fought back with two goals of their own, one a brilliant free kick, and the match was square at 3-3 with just a minute to go. But the Panthers didn't let their heads drop and fought hard to try and get a winner from a game they felt they deserved to win, and they got their reward with a fantastic low shot from just outside the box from Harrison, which sent the travelling Panthers fans home happy.

10th December 2005

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Selby Town 2 - Pollington Panthers 6

Player-of-the-Match, Alex Hinchcliffe, scored a fantastic hat-trick to help his side to a 6-2 victory away at Selby Town on Saturday. The Panthers got off to a great start when they went 1-0 up after Hinchcliffe pounced from close range when the keeper spilled an Alex Harrison shot. They then went 2-0 up with a typical right wing run and shot from speedy Liam Deller. Deller then made the game safe after receiving a chipped pass from Max Ryan and skillfully rounding the keeper to score his second of the match and make the score 3-0. The goal of the game was scored by Harrison whose thunderous right foot shot from outside the box soared into the top right hand corner of the net. To their credit, Selby Town did not give up and fought back with a goal just before half time to make it 4-1 at the break. The second half saw plenty more chances at goal and Hinchcliffe scored his second of the game with a flick over the keepers head and a cool finish. Selby then scored a second to make it 5-2 before Hinchcliffe finished a fine personal display with an instinctive shot on the turn to register his first hat-trick for the club.

7th January 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 0 - Monk Fryston 2

The Panthers lost 2-0 at home in a very close game against the runaway league leaders Monk Fryston. Fryston are used to winning games by a comfortable margin, but they looked a bit lacklustre after the Christmas break and they got a bit of a shock in this game and were quite lucky to win the game at all. Even though Pollington defended well for most of the game, and had a couple of decent attacks of their own, it was a couple of defensive errors which led to the two Monk Fryston goals. Still the players should be very proud of themselves because this was the first time that anyone had managed to get this close in a match against Monk Fryston and put them under some pressure. Man-of-the-match was Rohan Fletcher who had a great game, playing in a new position at centre-back.

11th February 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 3 - Ulleskelf 0

The Panthers beat their close league rivals with a convincing 3-0 win. Pollington took an early lead when Max Ryan finished coolly with a low right-foot shot from a good through-ball by Alex Hinchcliffe. Ryan had an easy finish for his second when Liam Deller drew the keeper towards him and passed square for Ryan to score into an empty goal. Panthers stayed 2-0 up at half time thanks to some strong defending by Rohan Fletcher and Nick Howarth and strong midfield tackling by Alex Harrison and Player-of-the-Match Frankie White on his debut. In the second half Ulleskelf had lots more possession than in the first half and made some decent chances. However they could not get past the Pollington defence and went 3-0 behind when Harrison received a pass from Ryan just outside the box, jinked past two players, and having got himself a small amount of space, cracked a right foot shot over the keeper into the top right hand corner. The win would have been even bigger for the Panthers if it had not been for a tremendous display from the Ulleskelf goalkeeper who had a fantastic game.

18th February 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Wheldrake 4 - Pollington Panthers 1

The Panthers missed several very good chances in the first half and were somehow 3-0 down at half time. Wheldrake's first goal was a big slice of luck, because what was supposed to be a cross was lost by the Panthers keeper in the very bright and low winter sunshine and found its way into the back of the net. However Pollington can have no complaints about the next two goals as their defenders failed to close down the Wheldrake striker and he let fly with two good goals from outside the box which sailed over the keepers head. After an inspiring halftime team-talk the Panthers came out fighting in the second half and got a goal back through Frankie White in only his second game for the club. They then had more good chances and most of the possession but just could not past the excellent Wheldrake keeper. Wheldrake got a late fourth goal to seal the win and the Panthers must now try to forget about this poor result and be ready for their next fixture against Howden Town.

11th March 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 4 - Howden Town 0

Although the Panthers were missing some key players, they managed to beat Howden Town 4-0 at the weekend. They got off to an early lead when Max Ryan got on the end of a Liam Deller cross with a header after a good one-two between Frankie White and Deller. Deller then scored his first of the game with a low right foot after a sharp turn, to take Panthers in 2-0 up at half-time. Howden had some good chances too in the first half but were kept out by strong defending from Pollington defenders Reece Webster, Tom Howard, Jess Bisby and Rohan Fletcher. In the second half, man-of-the-match Nick Howarth scored his first league goal of the season with a thundering right foot shot from outside the box. Deller then finished off a fine display with his second goal of the game, when he received a good long pass from Webster, had his shot saved by the keeper, but was there to finish off the rebound.

18th March 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Pollington Panthers 1 - Goole Town Tigers 0

The Panthers won a very tight game against a strong Goole Town Tigers team on Saturday. Both sides wasted good chances to score in the first half but were frustrated by some poor finishing and some very hasty offside decisions, and the first half ended goalless. There were good defensive performances from Reece Webster, Rohan Fletcher, and Nick Howarth, while Frankie White and man-of-the-match Alex Harrison were strong in midfield. Pollington came very close to taking the lead early in the second half when Liam Deller had his shot deflected by the Tigers keeper and as it bounced towards an empty goal it looked like it was going in only for it to bounce away off the far post at the last minute. Deller then got the winner for the Panthers with five minutes to go when his free kick from outside the box, flew over the keeper and under the bar to send his team-mates home happy with a 1-0 win.

25th March 2006

Selby & District JFL Under 11s 1st Division

Ulleskelf 1 - Pollington Panthers 0

The Panthers didn't deserve to lose at the weekend but they did; to an unfortunate own goal. Pollington had several very good chances in the first half but did not capitalise on them and although they dominated the first half and could have been 2 or 3 nil up, the score remained 0-0 at half time. In the second half it was a struggle into a strong wind and when a defender's sliced clearance was heading for goal, the Panthers keeper couldn't be sure whether the referee was going to count it as a back pass or not and so he tried to clear it with his feet, but missed the ball and it went slowly rolling into an open net. Despite the poor result, the Panthers played some great football and there were some exceptional displays, especially from Player-of-the-Match, Jessica Bisby, and Nick Howarth and Reece Webster in defence. In midfield, Alex Harrison and Max Ryan battled well and Liam Deller, Callum Simpson and Alex Hinchcliffe had good games up front as well.

The Panthers were visibly hurt by this result but manager, Steve Ryan expects them to pick themselves up and get a good victory next weekend against Altofts at home.

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