U9's Whites v Failsworth Villa Clarets Sat 7th Jan

Stalybridge Celtic Whites 2-0 Failsworth Villa Clarets By Phil Read

Back from the Christmas break and the Whites got off to a good start with plenty of early pressure with Luke lively up front. Callum managed to make the pressure tell grabbing an early goal to put the Whites 1:0 up.

Following the goal Jack and Callum managed to get decent shots in but only to be matched by the keeper and Callum then hit the crossbar. Despite all the pressure the Whites were unable extend their lead before half time. The second half continued with Rhys and Nic applying the pressure down the flanks and soon after found themselves 2:0 up with Rhys picking up on a loose ball from a Callum shot and calmly finding the back of the net. With Sam commanding the defence the only real pressure from the opposition was shots from distance which Josh was able to deal with ease albeit the team struggled to extend their lead any further. MOM Luke