FOOTBALL WEEK 4- 15th and 18th October

 

THRILLER SEE’S UNLUCKY YEAR 10 KNOCKED OUT OF CUP AND YEAR 11 ALSO KNOCKED OUT IN TRECHUROUS CONDITIONS

On Monday 15^th year 10 were in action against All Hallows in the second round of the Cheshire cup. The first ten minutes saw both teams having chances to take the lead.  However in the 20^th minute All Hallows took the lead after Tom Wright’s work to keep the ball, ended with him clearing it only as far as an All Hallows player, who after a few passes were clear on goal.  The next five minutes saw All Hallows go three up. They doubled their lead when they strung a few passes together before putting the ball in the back of the net from 10-yards out. All Hallows then made it 3-0 when CHS were slow to track the All Hallows players, and then Lewis Dunn thought he had cleared the danger after he tackled in the box but it only went as far as an opposing player. Hallam Carslake couldn’t prevent it from going in after his touch. Liam Evans then gave CHS a glimmer of hope when he rolled it into the corner after some good work on the right by Max Berkeley and Kieran Wilton. This is the first time this season that the year 10’s have been behind at half time. It was soon 3-2 when Danny Iohya’s head was on the end of a 25 yard looping cross from Brian Barton on the left touchline. But moments later, it was 4-2 after Carslake’s challenge couldn’t get the ball off the All Hallows player, who took it around Carslake and the legs of Sam Spooner couldn’t stop it from rolling in. Brian Barton then brought All Hallows lead to just one after a goal you would see from the likes of Leoni Messi! Barton picked the ball up on the left before skipping past three defenders and firing the ball like a bullet into the top corner. 4-3 All Hallows. The fight back was short lived as It was soon 5-3 when All Hallows advanced, which meant that Carslake had to come out of his net to shorten the angle but was sent the wrong way. CHS then had chances which summed up their day- UNLUCKY! First chance was an indirect free kick which was rolled into Barton’s path whose powerful shot was lifted over the crossbar by a deflection. Next, after a few attempts were saved by legs, the post stood in the way of Lewis Dunn’s shot. After that, saw Adam McHale going one on one with the keeper but lifted the ball over the crossbar. 5-3 it finished which saw CHS bow out of the cup with their heads held high.

With the eventful night in Warsaw only a couple of nights before CHS’ year 11 made the trip south to Wolstanton on Thursday 18th in the English National Schools Cup. The year 11 faced similar conditions to those that saw the England game abandoned but both teams battled on despite the weather. The pitch was waterlogged and certain areas were difficult to play in right from the start which made it very difficult for the year 11’s to play, but the conditions didn’t dampen their spirit. Wolstanton started brightly but CHS defended well in the early stages, as well as creating a few chances for themselves.  Joey Griffiths was causing their left back lots of problems down the right wing. CHS then took the lead midway through the first half thanks to Paddy McGovern pouncing on a throughball. His first attempt was saved but McGovern reacted quickly and headed it into the back of the net, 1-0 CHS. Before that, CHS looked dangerous attacking wise with the pace of the first goalscorer, McGovern and Ollie Conroy. However CHS weren’t able to go into the crucial half time break with the lead when Wolstanton used a counter attack to bring the game back level.  They broke down the right and CHS’ back four and keeper didn’t react quickly enough to this attack and were left watching a neat finish hit the back of the net which saw their team lose the lead. 1-1 GAME ON! The second half was difficult for both teams as the constant rain of the first half had seen the pitch deteriorate into a quagmire. Wolstanton scored their second goal early in the half with a well worked corner. The ball being delivered to the front post and the centre forward making a well timed run across the face of goal to finish with a well placed header. CHS pushed hard in the final twenty minutes, with Mr Naylor deciding to increase his attacking options when he went with four strikers to try to force extra time, but some questionable officiating denied this opportunity to take advantage of some good chances around the edge of Wolstanton’s penalty area. The game ended 2-1 to Wolstanton which saw CHS’ year 11’s cup run come to an end.

Written by Adam Bailey and Mr Naylor