U16 Dragons
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Sun 25 Feb 2018
Thornton Lightning
1
2
Silsden AFC Juniors & Ladies
U16 Dragons
Unbeaten league run continues ....

Unbeaten league run continues ....

Paul Liddle25 Feb 2018 - 19:38
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Tough times at Thornton ...

In previous games we would of folded after going a goal down and given up but there's a new maturity that's primary to this squad , they gel well and concentrate and know what's expected of them , almost text-book .
Thornton could and should of offered a lot more as I felt they had it in them to pass the ball around but both teams dug in deep to rough it out for an hour .
Against the run of play Thornton took the lead with a lobbed shot that bounced over Alex and into the net , not to let this get to him Alex put in a performance to be proud of and keep the dragons in the game . Silsden started to gain possession more and break the oppositions lines with continued lessons in how to apply pressure , you could cut detention (?) with a knife .
Finally Silsden got the equalizer through Alfie Spicer who deserved the goal after numerous chances . With Euan and Archie N as steady as ever in defence with good displays gave Jack the chance to run the wing and attack also some of Jack's defending today was A+ as he won the ball where Thornton could of scored . The midfield of Alfie and Evan along with the wingers Billy and Archie P kept the secondary attack going after winning possession to give the opposition a lesson in determination and hunger for a goal , even Evie dug in deep and showed she's not afraid to challenge with a well timed tackle on their biggest player . After hitting the woodwork (metal) a couple of times the dragons got their reward through man of the match Leo who unleashed a volley into the top corner of the goal , Leo's performance today was top class and well deserved the goal and award for his determination .
This match really could of gone either way but all in all a well fought gutsy team performance in freezing cold conditions gave Silsden a well deserved 2-1 victory to keep the unbeaten league run going .
Keep up the homework Dragons ?
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Match details

Match date

Sun 25 Feb 2018

Kickoff

10:00

Meet time

09:30

Instructions

10.00am kick off .
Meet at 9.30am .
Beckfoot Thornton School
Leaventhorpe Lane
Thornton
Bradford
BD13 3BH
They play at the bottom of the playing fields between the Rugby posts .
( it's down Thornton Road ) ⚽

Attendance

36
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