Strong, adventurous and united are apt words to describe the Under 12s performance against Broadclyst this Saturday. The home side demonstrated their hunger and passion by pressing the visitors throughout the match and making sure that their quality prevailed.
In an excellent team performance it was striker Cayleb Field that created the breakthrough when he received in the box and was fouled to win a penalty. He dispatched the spot kick and United were ahead. Next it was winger Owen Brady making the difference. First, he won a tackle in the box which Jack Greaves latched on to making it 2-0. Then Brady found midfield maestro Dylan Mogford who shot passed the keeper. Brady's Bolt-like pace down the right wing was a continued threat. It was almost four when Kuba Strzalkowski made a superb run and squared for Jay Leballeur who struck just wide.
After the break Harry Bassett was calm on the edge of the box to assist Leballeur who tucked the ball in at the far post. Exmouth then raised their game and started littering the opposition goal with shots. Finn Glanfield, Mogford and Field hitting some outstanding strikes but the pick of the bunch came from centre-back Bryn Stephens who rattled the bar from outside the box.
Seb Harrison delivered a superb corner which Glanfield headed in to make it five. Then winger Lewis Evans, who had been running the defence ragged all day, scored the pick of the bunch when he dribbled past three defenders and smashed it in. The final goal came from another excellent corner that was coolly headed in by Mogford for his brace.
Although a quiet day in defence, Lewis Alford (goalkeeper), Harry Kifli-Reynolds and Tom Price didn't put a foot wrong at the back. Overall it was a superb exhibition of football from a confident team playing with a really professional attitude.
Saturday 25 February 2017
Saturday 18 February 2017
Exmouth United 6-3 Twyford Spartans
Exmouth United Under 12s went behind three times but fought back to beat the Twyford Spartans in a nine goal thriller.
In a fairly contested first-half both sides created chances but it was the visitors who went ahead when they intercepted a defensive clearance to score. However, it was the second-half in which the match sprang to life. Within 5 minutes striker Kuba Strzalkowski put Jay Leballeur through to draw level for United. Twyfords made it 2-1 with a well dispatched free-kick. Once again Strzalkowski set up Leballeur and it was all even. The Spartans took no time in pushing through the Exmouth defence to score a third. But, as before, Strzalkowski burst forward and created yet another great opportunity that Leballeur seized upon to grab his hat-trick.
United then took it up a gear and began creating chance after chance. Bryn Stephens put them ahead with a right-footed curling free-kick from outside the box. Meanwhile, at the back Harry Kifli-Reynolds and Dylan Mogford denied the Spartans any opportunity to break through their defensive line. The fifth goal was the pick of the bunch: Strzalkowski picked up the ball after defending a corner, pushed it past an opponent and began to sprint. He rounded another on the half-way line, pushed the ball past the last defender and slotted the ball home to complete the most remarkable solo effort. Five minutes later the striker produced another fantastic dribble and scored the sixth.
The match was refereed by an excellent young ref at the start of his career.
In a fairly contested first-half both sides created chances but it was the visitors who went ahead when they intercepted a defensive clearance to score. However, it was the second-half in which the match sprang to life. Within 5 minutes striker Kuba Strzalkowski put Jay Leballeur through to draw level for United. Twyfords made it 2-1 with a well dispatched free-kick. Once again Strzalkowski set up Leballeur and it was all even. The Spartans took no time in pushing through the Exmouth defence to score a third. But, as before, Strzalkowski burst forward and created yet another great opportunity that Leballeur seized upon to grab his hat-trick.
United then took it up a gear and began creating chance after chance. Bryn Stephens put them ahead with a right-footed curling free-kick from outside the box. Meanwhile, at the back Harry Kifli-Reynolds and Dylan Mogford denied the Spartans any opportunity to break through their defensive line. The fifth goal was the pick of the bunch: Strzalkowski picked up the ball after defending a corner, pushed it past an opponent and began to sprint. He rounded another on the half-way line, pushed the ball past the last defender and slotted the ball home to complete the most remarkable solo effort. Five minutes later the striker produced another fantastic dribble and scored the sixth.
The match was refereed by an excellent young ref at the start of his career.
Saturday 11 February 2017
Exmouth United 1-3 Sidmouth Warriors
A mixed day for Exmouth in a match that started in the snow. The home team bossed the first half against Sidmouth and were well deserved leaders after Strzalkowski smashed home from inside the box. After the change, Exmouth were penned back by the visitors and that set the tone for the half. Sidmouth scored twice and, with United chasing an equaliser, grabbed a late third to make it 3-1.
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