U9s Blues V Failsworth West Lions 5th March

Stalybridge Celtic Blues 2 v 3 Failsworth West Lions ..............By Alun Ireland...................

Points dropped for the Blues as they had an inconsistent day on the pitch.
The boys played well in patches, but never really looked like beating
a Failsworth team that worked harder than them.
The Blues were unlucky to go behind when a speculative first half effort from distance found its way into the goal, but heads did not drop and the boys probably had their best spell following the setback.
A good tackle and break from Jack, finding Will in space who then squared the ball to Adam led to the Blues equaliser, Adam making no mistake with a strong finish.
But the Blues were back behind direct from the restart when the ball slipped under a defender’s foot on its way to the goal. The best move of the match brought a second equaliser with Daniel S playing a
great ball for Will, who ran half the length of the pitch before scoring.
The second half never really got going, with lots of stops for free kicks and throw ins, and the Blues never really finding their passing.
Failsworth worked hard, but it was probably not what the Blues deserved when a mix up from their goalkeeper’s kick found their striker unmarked, and a defensive mistake resulting in an own goal to give
the Lions the lead.
Celtic had chances to level – William coming close, and Jack having a shot deflected over – but it was not their day.