U18 Inter Association Match played at Colwyn Bay FC
Tuesday 25th October 2011
NWCFA 2 NEWFA 0
Team: Luke Hassall, David Finnie,Adam Bailey,Dan Gibbon,Ryan Jones;
George Bailey,Aron Roberts,Shaun Tinsley, Jordan Beck;
Jamie Hayes, Aled Reece.
Subs; Jack McLean,Jack Edwards,Jamie Bartlett, Sam Bristow.
With the huge pitch at Colwyn Bay in superb condition, we started the match really well, and had most of the play in the first 15 minutes. It was Coast who had the first chance when the ever dangerous Jamie McDaid broke in the left channel but was foiled by a fine stop to his left by Luke Hassall. North East Wales first serious effort on 8 minutes came from Aled Reece whose long range attempt went wide. But George Baxter was causing havoc down the right, beating 2 defenders to get to the byline and pulling the ball back for Jordan Beck, his close range shot was blocked for a corner on 14 mins. Baxter again went on a mazy run before crossing for Aled Reece who shot just over from 10 yards. Coast then had a couple of dangerous corners well cleared by Dan Gibbon and Aron Roberts,
we then forced a corner,played short and David Finnie's cross was headed home by Dan Gibbon, however the linesman dubiously flagged for offside.
Then the Referee gave Coast a free kick inside the box after Hassall handled a back pass, but McDaids shot was blocked. But McDaid was soon back in the action as his swerving effort from 20 yards was brilliantly saved by Hassall. We responded after Becks fine cross
was met by a free header from Hayes, who should have done better than head over the bar. And on 34 minutes Jordan Beck found himself clean through, but hit the side netting with his angled shot. So we had failed to score after dominating and were to pay the price. Coast were now coming into the game and their midfield began to dominate. Kristian Pierce broke clean through but blazed his shot high and wide. This was punctuated by Jordan Beck's free kick which skimmed the bar, then a great piece of skill from McDaid when he ran past challenges before an exquisite cross to the head of Josh Davies to give Coast the lead on 43 minutes. Then another run and shot by McDaid went just wide, before great wing play by Beck found Aled Reece who sidefooted just wide from close range. So 1- 0 HT.
The second half started in scrappy fashion, with fewer chances on offer to both sides, but Coast were keeping possession well and mainly controlling the game. On 58 minutes we introduced Lee Jones into the game, however McDaid popped up again,this time with a header which was saved. We came back into the game for 10 minutes as Aled Reece superb through ball was just scrambled for a corner by the impressive Llion Jnoes, and Jamie Hayes effort was then deflected for another corner which was wasted. Then Beck's free kick was well punched wide by Coast keeper Bryn Jones, and both sides made subs as the pitch got heavier and rain began to fall. Jack McLean replacing Baxter. Dan Gibbon deflected a shot for a corner on 70 mins, this was cleared but picked up by Coast's Alex Jones, who cut inside a defender and his low shot found the corner for 2-0.
We introduced Jack Edwards, Sam Bristow and Jamie Bartlett in an effort to get back in the game, and were nearly rewarded when an Aled Reece header struck the post on 78 minutes.Our ball retention again improved, but Coast were now confident in dealing with threats and still very dangerous going forward.
So a painful defeat in our first game, we dominated in patches but missed our chances in the first 30 minutes. Although Coast are a fine team, we feel we can improve on last nights performance, and hope to do so in our next game at home to Central Wales. Venue and date to be decided.
Thanks to the support provided by Paul Dodd, Brian Potts,Matty Williams and Stuart Tunnicliffe.
