U13 Clayton Villa 4 v 5 Stalybridge Celtic Whites 29/01/12

Clayton Villa 4 v 5 Stalybridge Celtic Whites
Goalscorers: Ben Bateman, Nick Taverozzi, Liam Riley, Jordan Mirza (2),
M.O.M: Jack Searle

The good run continues with a very hard fought victory over a tough tackling Clayton team.

As usual the boys like to make things hard for themselves, going two goals down against the run of play to sloppines to say the least. Josh Rankin return to the side but not back in goal as James continued to be the last line of the defence with excellent steady handling and distribution. Josh in turn provided great cover at the back.

After bringing the game back to 2-1 at half time with the team playing downhill in the 2nd half, the team showed the heart and soul required to quickly bring the game back to a 3-2 lead.

Liam and Jordan led the line fantastically and but for a matter of inches on the wrong side of the post the scoreline would have been more positive.

Then came back the silly season with pushing in the back leading to a number of situations which put undue on the defence. 2 leading to the scoreline being brought back to 4-4 with 8 minutes to go.

Then came time for the S/B big hitter to show his true quality. Ben Bateman struck a 30 yard freekick from the touchline after the bringing down of Lewis Petruzelli looping into the net to bring about the right result.

Jack Searle came on early in the 1st half and brought all the spirit, fitness and fighting qualities required to win this type of game