After back to back wins, the boys were looking forward to making it a hat trick against Barnby Dun, and with everybody available except Brandon, hopes were high again. They kicked off and straight from the whistle went on to the attack. As the boys put some good moves together down each wing, it only seemed a matter of time before they got an opening goal, and the breakthrough came when Ross managed to weave his way through the middle (without bumping his head!) and put a low shot into the net to make it 1-0. However, Barnby Dun didn’t lie down, and the Bessacarr defence had to be on their guard as they tried to break away several times. The boys defended well, leaving Jacob with little to do, and kept their own attacks coming. Emil found himself clear on the left of the penalty area and moved in on goal. His shot wasn't held by the Barnby Dun keeper, and Jay G managed to put in the rebound…but unfortunately the linesman's flag had already gone up, which was spotted by the eagle-eyed referee and the goal was disallowed for offside. However, almost straight from the free kick, Bessacarr won the ball back, and Jay G found himself in on goal again, this time onside, and another low shot made it 2-0. In spite of several more chances the score remained this way until half time. With several changes being made, it was Bessacarr who started the second half on the attack once again, with Rhys and Joe also managing to get forward in support. After a few minutes, a corner from Emil on the right found Rhys at the near post, and his powerful header (Shearer!) made it 3-0. The boys could sense there were more goals to come, but try as they did they couldn’t find a way through. Barnby Dun continued to be a threat on the break, and although Christian and Thomas managed to deal with a few dangerous breaks, they finally managed to pull a goal back towards the end. In spite of a couple of minutes added time, there was no further score, and the game finished in another 3-1 victory. Again, some really good periods of play by the boys, who worked hard as a team, and should again feel proud of their performance. Another well deserved victory!

(MoM = Christian)

Confidence was high after last week's first victory of the season, especially with the better weather and playing conditions. The boys went straight onto the attack from the kick off, and immediately put Ordsall under pressure. The midfield and strikers worked well together down both wings, and put together some great passing moves. With plenty of crosses coming over, and shots being fired in, it only seemed like a matter of time before the ball would end up in the net, but some desperate defending by Ordsall kept the boys out. Brandon went close with a near post header, Rhys had a shot well saved, and Henry, Oscar, Jack C and Jay G all also had shots saved as the Ordsall goal led a charmed life. Finally the breakthrough came when Jay G pounced on a lose ball in the area and drove it into the bottom corner to make it 1-0. A full 15 minutes had passed before Ordsall made their first break into Bessacarr's half, and Rhys, Jack R, Thomas and Joe had to be on their toes. Half time arrived with no further score, but with the boys well on top. After a couple of changes, the second half started in the same manner, with Emil, Ant and Danny coming into midfield. The waves of attacks continued without bringing any more goals, and it started to get a little worrying that the score remained at 1-0 (...well it did for Martin & myself anyway). Ordsall's breaks became a little more frequent, with Christian having to use his pace to get back several times to cover, and Jacob having to make one or two saves. Towards the end of the game however, Oscar managed to break free and put a low shot into the corner to make it 2-0, which allowed us to breathe a little easier. The full time whistle went after another excellent performance by all the boys. If we were to be picky at all, they should have won by a much greater margin, and maybe they need to be a bit more clinical in front of goal, but nevertheless, it was 3 points well deserved - well done boys!

(MoM = Jay G)