Entries for the 'Under 10's' Category

Stalybridge Celtic Blues 0 v 7 Reddish Vulcans...By Alun Ireland......... The Blues struggled against an excellent Vulcans team who gave them a lesson in passing and movement. Whereas Stalybridge never really got their passing game going, Vulcans were well organised, first to most loose balls, pacy up front and made few mistakes. The boys seemed down at the start of the game, when they were warming up – even though with 10 minutes to go until kick off there were not enough players ... Read the rest of this article...

Marple Athletic B 2 v 0 SCJFC Blues................By Rob Dolan.......... Once again, there was a very strong wind blowing across the pitch which made it extremely difficult to complete passes.  The Blues applied good pressure and Marple found themselves defending for most of the first half, however, very few goalscoring opportunities were created.  Once again, James and Owen defended resolutely at the back, Tyler showed some good skill on the left and Adam, Dan S and Dan L applied ... Read the rest of this article...

West End Boys 4 Stalybridge Celtic 4................By Alun Ireland... West End through on penalties Stalybridge went out on penalties after leaving themselves too much to do to turn round a four goal deficit. In the first game, a poor first 25 minutes saw West End take a four goal lead. The boys deserve credit for not giving up, but a combination of some poor concentration at the back, and struggling to break down a well organised defence when attacking, left them playing catch up. ... Read the rest of this article...

Glossop North End 1 v 1 SCJFC Blues.............By Rob Dolan................ The Blues started the New Year with a great team display against Glossop with all players contributing. The Team had a lively start, forcing a number of corners. Then Daniel L combined well with Adam, and Tyler coolly slotted the ball home to make it 1-0. The way the team were set up at the back seemed to work very well, on the rare occasions that Glossop got past James, Owen was on hand to provide cover. Owen’s ... Read the rest of this article...

Dukinfield Youth 5 Stalybridge Celtic Blues 0......By Alun Ireland................. The Blues were second best to a fantastic Dukinfield team, as they struggled to a 5-0 defeat. Dukinfield passed and moved all the game, with Stalybridge struggling to get the ball from them, and then struggling to hang on to it. The day started badly when with five minutes to kick off there were only just enough boys there to make up one team. And the lack of preparation showed as Dukinfield took control fr... Read the rest of this article...

SCJFC Blues 3 V 0 Curzon Ashton B....................By Rob Dolan                Curzon were Stalybridge’s opponents on the first day of the season and on that day they inflicted a double defeat on the Team.   However, today was a completely different story.  The Blues played some great football and showed 100% commitment.  They won an early free kick which Dec floated in to the box, Connor leapt to mee... Read the rest of this article...

Stalybridge Celtic Blues 0 West End Boys 4..............By Alun Ireland........  The Blues were second best as they struggled against an impressive West End team. The boys struggled for large parts of the game, and only a fine performance from Deacon kept the score to four. West End almost went ahead as early as the fourth minute, hitting the bar before Deacon pulled off the first of many saves. Only Will carried any forward threat, and West End dominated possession with the advantage of... Read the rest of this article...

Avros B 1 v 2 SCJFC Blues.......By Rob Dolan....... This was a closely fought game with very few chances created early on.  Tyler looked like he was going to break the deadlock but the keeper came out to save well.  Connor then had a strong run down the right wing and finished with a shot which the keeper managed to block.  At the back, Jack I and Niall ensured that Avro’s chances were limited and on the one occasion that they did break through, Deacon pulled off ... Read the rest of this article...

Stalybridge Celtic Blues 0 v 3 Brendon Bees .....By Alun Ireland....... A disappointing second half meant the Blues fell to the bottom team in the league after having enough first half chances to take the points. For the second week running, some players went missing in the second 20 minutes, even though they had played well in the first half. The Blues had two shots in the first two minutes, from Will and from Jack, but gifted a goal to the Bees on their first attack – a spare man on t... Read the rest of this article...

Avros 4 v 2 SCJFC Blues.....By Rob Dolan.......... The Blues played first in this Quarter Final Cup clash against last week’s opponents, Avro. The Team conceded in the first minute but then regained their composure and put together some good passes and movement. Tyler was commanding midfield but Stalybridge were restricted to long range efforts. Avro then conceded an own goal to make it 1-1 following good pressure from the Blues. At the other end Avro scored a scrappy goal against the... Read the rest of this article...