Lambourn 7 - 1 Shrivenham
Lambourn started slowly which was to be expected as their last game was the 28th of April and also with 2 new players starting their first game. Lambourn found themselves 1 behind after Shrivenham first attack and it was to be their last of the half as Lambourn then dominated for long periods going close on several occasions only for the woodwork and the impressive Shrivenham goalkeeper to deny them. As the first half came to an end Lambourn finally got the breakthrough when the Shrivenham defender kicked the ball towards his own goal where Ciahran Quick was on hand to get the final touch.
The second half started with Lambourn on top again and Ali Thorpe and Ed Talmage seemed to grow in confidence as Lambourn started to knock the ball around impressively. After a great 5 man passing move the ball was floated accross by Ali and headed down by Luke Plumb with Ed on hand to slot it home. Another great passing move saw Ali lay the ball back to Bradley who slotted it through the defenders to Luke who from an acute angle flicked it up and volleyed it home. The goalkeeper then made 3 great save from Ed and Lukes shots before finally being beaten by 2 superb long range efforts from Ed to complete his hatrick. Kacey came on for Ciarhan and Howard came back on for Daniel at the back which seemed to disrupt the flow of the team for a short while as Shrivenham started to get more of the ball and after a goalmouth scramble somehow Bradley managed to stop a certain tap in with a last dithc tackle right on the line. After this scare Lambourn then started to play again and Luke then broke free on the halfway line to cooly slot home. Aaron made a couple of good late saves before Luke got his hatrick in the last minute after racing clear again and putting the ball through the goalkeepers legs.
A good workout for the team ahead of the Tournament at Ardington next saturday.
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Sunday, 25 April 2010
League Cup Final
After last week winning the league 2 title Lambourn travelled to the County Ground for the League cup final in good spirits. The boys were told to go out and just enjoy the day and that is exactly what they did winning many friends and plaudits in the process. It was an early start for everyone as we boarded the 63 seater coach from Lambourn Sports Club for the 9:30 kick off but all the boys were wide awake and very excited.
The game itself started well for Lambourn and for the first 15 minutes there was very little between the sides in fact although huge underdogs it was Lambourn that had probably been the better team when Rangers scored a fabulous goal against the run of play with there first real attack after a clearance from Daniel Bayliss fell straight to Charlie Lawrence who blasted it home from outside the area. Lambourn continued to pose a threat and should have equalised on at least two occasions before half time when Luke Plumb was denied twice by the Rangers goalkeeper.
Half time 0 - 1
The second half started with rangers getting more of the ball and not long after the break Rangers made it 2 - 0 after the striker Tyson was left with far to much room on the edge of the area. Rangers then hit another two goals very quickly as Lambourn went to sleep for a 10 minute period if it had not been for last ditch tackles from Bradley Skeats and some good saves from Aaron Smillie then Rangers would have scored a couple more which would have been very harsh on Lambourn. With 5 minutes to go Lambourn found a new lease of life with Harley Brizell and Kieran Ratcliffe making good runs down the wings on a very narrow pitch and after a couple of attacks Lambourn finally got the goal that there first half performance deserved when from a Howard Hughes cross the ball fell to Declan Rackham after a goalmouth scramble and he prodded home. All credit to Lambourn who never let there heads drop and continued to press right up to the final whistle against the best side at U9 in the North Wilts.
Full time 1 - 4
Well done to the under 9 team none of us at the start of the season would have dreamt of how good a season we have had. Our first goal was to get promoted our second was to win the league and the cup final was just a bonus. We have scored 91 goals this season conceding just 22 and only losing twice a great effort and hopefully we can come back stronger next year and give Swindon Rangers a bit of a tougher time than they have had this season.
The game itself started well for Lambourn and for the first 15 minutes there was very little between the sides in fact although huge underdogs it was Lambourn that had probably been the better team when Rangers scored a fabulous goal against the run of play with there first real attack after a clearance from Daniel Bayliss fell straight to Charlie Lawrence who blasted it home from outside the area. Lambourn continued to pose a threat and should have equalised on at least two occasions before half time when Luke Plumb was denied twice by the Rangers goalkeeper.
Half time 0 - 1
The second half started with rangers getting more of the ball and not long after the break Rangers made it 2 - 0 after the striker Tyson was left with far to much room on the edge of the area. Rangers then hit another two goals very quickly as Lambourn went to sleep for a 10 minute period if it had not been for last ditch tackles from Bradley Skeats and some good saves from Aaron Smillie then Rangers would have scored a couple more which would have been very harsh on Lambourn. With 5 minutes to go Lambourn found a new lease of life with Harley Brizell and Kieran Ratcliffe making good runs down the wings on a very narrow pitch and after a couple of attacks Lambourn finally got the goal that there first half performance deserved when from a Howard Hughes cross the ball fell to Declan Rackham after a goalmouth scramble and he prodded home. All credit to Lambourn who never let there heads drop and continued to press right up to the final whistle against the best side at U9 in the North Wilts.
Full time 1 - 4
Well done to the under 9 team none of us at the start of the season would have dreamt of how good a season we have had. Our first goal was to get promoted our second was to win the league and the cup final was just a bonus. We have scored 91 goals this season conceding just 22 and only losing twice a great effort and hopefully we can come back stronger next year and give Swindon Rangers a bit of a tougher time than they have had this season.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Calne Away
Fantastic game of football between two very good sides, Lambourn raced into an early 3 - 0 lead through two well taken Luke Plumb goals and a superb team goal scored by Harley Brizell after every player was involved during the build up. Calne score a good goal before half time to make it 3 -1 at the break.
The second half Calne had Lambourn under the cosh for long periods and got one back with 10 minutes to go after a superb solo goal. Then with less than 5 minutes to go Calne equalized after the same player scored another superb goal. With 2 minutes to go Lambourn pressed for the winner and Kieran Ratcliffe duly stepped up and scored a fantastic chip from 20 yards and with seconds remaining Lambourn poured forward and won a penalty in the last minute with Declan Rackham stroking it home.
Special mention for Bradley Skeats and Daniel Bayliss in defence who along with Aaron Smillie were all awesome today with tackle after tackle and two magnificent saves from Aaron which kept the Calne onslaught at bay.
Final Score Calne 3 - 5 Lambourn
Champions and what a way to win it at our closest rivals.
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Shaw Away
Shaw 0 - 3 Lambourn
Lambourn started well with Luke , Declan and Kieran all going close early on, after a number of corners it was only a matter of time before Lambourn opened the scoring and they did after Declan scored a well taken goal from an acute angle. Luke thought he had added another shortly after but it was ruled out harshly for handball but soon after he did score with a thunderbolt of a shot from the edge of the area. Aaron was a spectator for most of the first half with Brad and Daniel stopping any threat from the Shaw forwards. Kieran nearly scored a third with a great first time volley which hit the post after a good cross from Harley and soon after Declan made it three with another good finish.
The second half saw Luke replaced by Ciahran up front and Howard on for Kieran, Lambourn continued to press for more goals but the Shaw defence stood firm. Kacey came on for Daniel and the changes allowed Shaw to get more of the ball which gave Aaron a chance to make a good save from a rare Shaw attack.
Final score 3 - 0 and another professional job done we now have two cup finals left , the league decider next week against Calne and then the final against Swindon Rangers all to play for.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Ramsbury at Home
Lambourn 3 - 1 Ramsbury
As on the previous day Lambourn started slowly and found themselves 1 behind after a well worked corner from Ramsbury found the back of the net. In an end to end first half neither team could score after having good chances with Luke Plumb terrorising the Ramsbury back three. Lambourn made changes with 20 minutes to go and pushed more players forward with four in midfield leaving Bradley Skeats at the back on his own they started to overrun Ramsbury and soon after Harley Brizell scored a well worked equalizer. A couple of minutes later Kieran Ratcliffe put Lambourn in front with another well taken goal after a great setup from Declan Rackham and with 5 minutes left Harley Brizell made it 3 with another great shot from the edge of the area to wrap up a good comeback.
As on the previous day Lambourn started slowly and found themselves 1 behind after a well worked corner from Ramsbury found the back of the net. In an end to end first half neither team could score after having good chances with Luke Plumb terrorising the Ramsbury back three. Lambourn made changes with 20 minutes to go and pushed more players forward with four in midfield leaving Bradley Skeats at the back on his own they started to overrun Ramsbury and soon after Harley Brizell scored a well worked equalizer. A couple of minutes later Kieran Ratcliffe put Lambourn in front with another well taken goal after a great setup from Declan Rackham and with 5 minutes left Harley Brizell made it 3 with another great shot from the edge of the area to wrap up a good comeback.
Abbeymeads Away - Saturday 2th
Abbeymeads United 1 - 2 Lambourn
The game was hastily re-arranged at Lambourn due to the Abbeymeads pitch being waterlogged.
Lambourn started very slowly and Abbeymeads took full advantage of this in the early stages and thankfully Aaron Smillie was in good form making 3 great saves.Abbeymeads were on top when Lambourn scored a breakaway opener from Howard Hughes.
Abbeymeads equalised very soon afterwards after a mistake from the Lambourn defence gifted them a goal. Ciarhan Quick was playing on pitch for the first time and went close with a couple of snap shots.
The second half saw Lambourn make some changes and they started to get on top with a number of goalmouth scrambles and goal line clearances from Declan Rackham and Kieran Ratcliffe shots. Lambourn finally got back in front after a shot from Kieran Ratcliffe smacked the underside of the crossbar and went 2 foot over the line before spinning back out into play, the goal was given and Lambourn go back to the top of the league.
The game was hastily re-arranged at Lambourn due to the Abbeymeads pitch being waterlogged.
Lambourn started very slowly and Abbeymeads took full advantage of this in the early stages and thankfully Aaron Smillie was in good form making 3 great saves.Abbeymeads were on top when Lambourn scored a breakaway opener from Howard Hughes.
Abbeymeads equalised very soon afterwards after a mistake from the Lambourn defence gifted them a goal. Ciarhan Quick was playing on pitch for the first time and went close with a couple of snap shots.
The second half saw Lambourn make some changes and they started to get on top with a number of goalmouth scrambles and goal line clearances from Declan Rackham and Kieran Ratcliffe shots. Lambourn finally got back in front after a shot from Kieran Ratcliffe smacked the underside of the crossbar and went 2 foot over the line before spinning back out into play, the goal was given and Lambourn go back to the top of the league.
Sunday, 7 March 2010
North Wilts Cup Semi Final against Highworth Town at Home
Absolutely great entertainment from two evenly matched teams in front of well over 100 supporters, Lambourn started well and should have been 2 up after 5 minutes with Luke Plumb causing havoc. Highworth started to come into the game but with Bradley Skeats and Daniel Bayliss defending well they could not get a shot on goal. After a couple more chances for Lambourn from Kieran Ratcliffe and Luke Plumb Highworth scored a long range goal against the run of play. The first half finished with lambourn still pressing forward but denied time and time again by the impressive centre back from Highworth. Half time 0 - 1
The second half started the same as first with Lambourn pouring forward and Highworth content to hit on the break. Harley Brizell had a good run down the wing and knocked the ball to Luke whos shot was stopped by the Highworth defenders hand and a penalty was given, Luke stepped up to take the penalty but the superb keeper from Highworth made the save. Highworth seemed to grow after the penalty and a minute later they won a free kick which was struck home by the Centre back, Lambourn looked down and out with only 3 mniytes to go. Howard Hughes came on for Kieran Ratcliffe and Bradley moved into midfield as they went for broke. With relentless pressure Lambourn finally got what looked a late consolation from the impressive Luke Plumb. With less than a minute to go Lambourn continued to come forward and then with 20 seconds to go Bradley Skeats broke through into the box and hit a great shot which the keeper got a hand to and Howard Hughes stabbed it home to make sure and send the game into extra time. Full time 2 - 2
5 minutes each way extra time started with Lambourns tails up and it was not long before Declan was found by Bradley in the area and his snap shot unluckily hit the post, a couple more chances for both teams before the end and the dreaded penalty shoot out. AET 2 - 2
Aaron Smillie made 3 great saves in the penalty shootout and with Bradley Skeats and Declan Rackham scoring their penalties to send Lambourn into the final 2 - 1 on penalties.
A great win for Lambourn when we looked dead and buried we kept going, a big thanks to everyone from Highworth who played their part in a brilliant game and were exceptionally gracious in defeat.
The second half started the same as first with Lambourn pouring forward and Highworth content to hit on the break. Harley Brizell had a good run down the wing and knocked the ball to Luke whos shot was stopped by the Highworth defenders hand and a penalty was given, Luke stepped up to take the penalty but the superb keeper from Highworth made the save. Highworth seemed to grow after the penalty and a minute later they won a free kick which was struck home by the Centre back, Lambourn looked down and out with only 3 mniytes to go. Howard Hughes came on for Kieran Ratcliffe and Bradley moved into midfield as they went for broke. With relentless pressure Lambourn finally got what looked a late consolation from the impressive Luke Plumb. With less than a minute to go Lambourn continued to come forward and then with 20 seconds to go Bradley Skeats broke through into the box and hit a great shot which the keeper got a hand to and Howard Hughes stabbed it home to make sure and send the game into extra time. Full time 2 - 2
5 minutes each way extra time started with Lambourns tails up and it was not long before Declan was found by Bradley in the area and his snap shot unluckily hit the post, a couple more chances for both teams before the end and the dreaded penalty shoot out. AET 2 - 2
Aaron Smillie made 3 great saves in the penalty shootout and with Bradley Skeats and Declan Rackham scoring their penalties to send Lambourn into the final 2 - 1 on penalties.
A great win for Lambourn when we looked dead and buried we kept going, a big thanks to everyone from Highworth who played their part in a brilliant game and were exceptionally gracious in defeat.
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