Match Report - Sunday 5th October 2014 Ball Lane Six-A-Side returned tonight following a week off out of respect for the Danyl Ponsford Charity Football Tournament last Sunday. With only 3 weeks remaining in the Premier League, and 2 weeks in Division One, the title for both leagues was going down to the wire, with the relegation battle and the Premier League play-off still also to be decided. Tonights games should go so e way in to deciding these and below is the story of tonights fixtures:- Premier League:- NotInMyMums Forest 0 v 1 Lolzors (Creed) Forest faced Lolzors in a vital game at the top. Forest had a side in the Danyl Ponsford tournament last week and were champions, form they were looking to keep up in a game which both sides needing to win for both their title ambitions. Forest started well putting Lolzors under pressure early on but it was the latter who took the lead against the run of play, with Benzema Creed picking up the ball in the middle of the park and firing an unstoppable effort past Forest keeper Tom Russell. Forest continued to dominate the first half with Tom Harvey and Jack Accott both testing keeper Matt Elsey but Lolzors held on at the break. It was very much the same in the second half and Tom Harvey fired a free kick wide before Jack Accott fired another effort at Elsey which was well saved. A mistake in the Forest defence then allowed Matt Toohey in, but he agonisingly fired wide and Kallum Handy almost deceived Forest keeper Russell with a long range effort but was well saved. Forest continued to press for that vital equaliser but the Lolzors defence continued to stand resolute and they took the points, putting a massive dent in Forests title hopes! Queens Head 0 v 8 Athletico Kebab (Hollingsbee 4, Neaves 3, T.Galloway) Athletico Kebab took a huge step to being Ball Lane Sixes champions tonight with a fine 8-0 win over struggling Queens Head. With second placed Forest losing to Lolzors earlier on the night, Kebab knew that a win would take them 3 points clear with only two games remaining - and they took full advantage of that in fine style. Athletico started very well and a fine effort from Ryan Hollingsbee got them off to the best start, firing low past the keeper. Queens - who were under-strength tonight - could not contend with the ability of Kebab and from the first strike, it was simply how many they could score last the pub side. The answer was an impressive 8, with Hollingsbee scoring 4, Matt Neaves grabbing a hattrick and Tim Galloway firing home at the death, to give them a huge chance of taking the title for the first time, with only two games remaking. Queens however still battle it out at the bottom. Almighty Average 1 v 1 West Dan United (Jackson, Cooper) Almighty Average needed to beat relegated West Dan United to ensure of their Premier League survival. With Queens Head playing later on in the evening, they needed to put pressure on the pub side. But they faced a spirited United side and they started much the better of the two. Good build up play from United, allowed striker John Giles to play in Billy Cooper, who took it past an Almighty defender before firing home brilliantly into the top right hand corner, stunning Average. It could have been two shortly after, with Sion Harper playing in Craig Hawkins, who fired a fine volley just wide of the post. Towards the end of the half, Almighty started to control the game with the usual pairing of Dan Jackson and Lee Fishlock pulling the strings, but could not find a way last United in the first half. The second half was much different and Almighty started to dominate the game with Jackson, Fishlock and Josh Andrews all going close but United continued to defend well. But with minutes remaining, Dan Jackson continued his fine form by firing home an unstoppable effort oats the keeper to give Almighty a deserved point. Division One:- Call of Guti 10 v 3 Team Heskey (Boulden 5, Giles 3, ODonoghue 2;Brooker, Ross, Meehan) Call of Guti thumped struggling Team Heskey in an entertaining game, with the final score being 10-3. In a game that started fairly evenly, it wasnt until 5 minutes in that Guti broke the deadlock with a fine strike from Matt Boulden. But Heskey stunned Guti, with Paul Ross sliding ball home to equalise. But John Giles soon fired home to make it 2-1, and from then on it was one-way traffic with Matt Boulden scoring 5, meaning his tally is an impressive 21, Giles scored a further 2, completing his hattrick and Dan ODonoghue got a brace. Heskey did score two goals late on through James Meehan and Tom Brooker, but it was Guti who took the points to put the pressure on leaders Team Melt.t Moves Like Dejagah 1 v 1 Charing FC (Kenyon; Raggett) In a big game in Division One, Moves Like Dejagah and Charing faced eachother with both sides needing a win to push on for promotion. Both sides were still in with a shout for the title so neither side wanted to lose this game. This reflected the first half performance for both sides with the game fairly tight with very few chances, with Dejagah doing well to keep the lively Charing front three of Matt Pearce, Liam Steel and Ben Raggett quiet - neither side found the breakthrough in the first half. The game opened up in the second half with both sides going close early on, with Matt Pearce firing an effort wide and James Bond dinking the ball over the keeper that evaded the far post. But it was Charing who struck first, with a fine strike into the bottom corner from Ben Raggett putting Charing in front. Almost immediately, Dejagah were level with a fine solo effort from Lewis Kenyon. Both teams pressed for the vital equaliser and it was Raggett again who was closest to snatching a winner, with another effort off the post and Bond almost snatched it for Dejagah with a volley in the side netting - but the game finished level with Charing dropping points for the first time this season. Ashford No-Stars 4 v 0 Real Ale Madrid (Hagger 2, Hamilton, Burch) Ashford NoStars faced a Ball Lane VI due to a no show from Real Ale Madrid. With this being the first fixture, NoStars knew a decent win could put pressure on the teams around them. NoStars were dominant and passed the ball well, and quickly found themselves a goal to the good through the energetic Hagger, after only 5 minutes. No-Stars were dominant and the continuous pressure saw Hagger double his tally before Hamilton and Burch completed the rout, a result which puts them on fourteen points, putting pressure on the top four in the process. Team Melt 2 v 2 Rockaway United (Stickells 2; Pegg, Godden) In another big game, leaders Team Melt faced fellow promotion hopefuls Rockaway United. With Call of Guti and Ashford No-Stars both winning, this put pressure on both sides, with the Guti result in particular meaning Melt slipped to second place. Both sides started brightly and in-form midfielder Bobby Godden was starting to dictate the play early on, United started to take the upper hand. It was United who took an early lead with a defence splitting pass from Steve Hopkins, sent Mike Pegg through and he brilliantly dinked the ball over the oncoming keeper. The lead did not last long however, when a fine solo effort from Nick Stickells sent keeper Wayne Scorah, who was having a fine game, the wrong way, meaning the scores were level at half time. The game was tight in the second half but it was Melt who began to take the game to United, with keeper Scorah pulling off several fine saves. United could not hold on though, with Stickells adding a second in fine style, firing into the top corner to turn the game on its head. Rockaway tried to find an equaliser and with 3 minutes remaining, some tricky wing play from Billy Cooper, who then crossed the ball for Bobby Godden to fire home, giving his side a deserved equaliser. United then pressed for a winner but despite the pressure, they couldnt break down Melt, meaning a draw which was not ideal for either sides but a superb game of football. Goalkeeper Matt Elsey (Lolzors) Made several fine saves for his side, assisting brilliantly in their 1-0 win over Forest. Defender James Meehan (Moves Like Dejagah) Solid game at the back, keeping the lively Charing strike force quiet. Defender Ryan Hollingsbee (Athletico Kebab) Scored a fine 4 goals and continued to pull the strings for his side from the back. Midfield/Attack Nick Stickles (Team Melt) Scored a fine brace in the fine against Rockaway and was lively throughout. Midfield/Attack Matt Neaves (Athletico Kebab) Continued his fine scoring form, with a hattrick for his side. Striker Matt Boulden (Call of Guti) Scored 5 and set up a further 3 in Gutis 10-3 win. Goal of the Week - 05.10.14 Mike Pegg (Rockaway United v Team Melt) Good build play from United, with Steve Hopkins playing a fine through ball for Rocky to sprint clear and delicately chip over the oncoming keeper - superb goal!
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:06:28 +0000
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