NORRISTHORPE V RASTRICK

Norristhorpe playing their 3rd game in 8 days were visited by a strong rastrick side

Inside the 1st minute rastrick gained their 1st corner and from it their 1st goal 0-1

Norristhorpe then took the game to Rastrick, Sam played a ball out of defence for Elliot to run onto, which the Rastrick keeper diverted for a corner. Ruddy sent over the perfect corner for T to score from close range 1-1

The defence were working hard for Norristhorpe and Danny Waite had some good interplay with Elliot with aiden and craig working hard as usual in midfield.

On 16 minutes cookie came out well to save from a through ball which was cleaned up by Sam, who sent a good ball onto Ruddy who then fed Elliot but the move came to nothing

Onto 20 minutes the visitors scored 1-2 from a corner

they scored their 3rd after 23 minutes 1-3

Aiden earned a free kick for the home side after 25 minutes, ruddy lined the ball up 8 yards outside the penalty area, and saw his superb freekick tipped over the bar.

On the half hour carl had a goal disallowed for offside.

no futher goals were scored upto half time so the score remained1-3 to the visitors

10 minutes into the 2nd half the visitors went 1-4 up after sam trying to defend a goal bound ball deflecting it into the net

then on the hour after a goal mouth scamble rastrick scored their 5th goal 1-5

on 65 minutes a good ball from aiden saw nathen burst through the visitors defence with only the advancing keeper to beat, found himself unbalanced as he took the shot only to see the ball go wide of the goal.

from the resulting restart, a long ball from the visiting keeper found the rampaging rastrick forwards,they  put the ball away to make the score 1-6

After 72 minutes a clever header from elliot onto Aiden, saw aiden take the ball in his stride and shoot the ball into the corner of the net to make the score 2-6

Straight from the kick off rastrick went 2-7 up . After a quick attack from the restart.

Rastrick scored their 8th and final goal after 76 minutes when cookie punched clear a ball from his penalty area only to see the ball smashed back into the net on the volley, making the final score norristhorpe 2 rastrick 8

Sam, t and danny white worked hard in defence even though the 8 goals tell a different story. With craig, aiden and ruddy standing out in the middle of the park.

man of match………T

NORRISTHORPE 3 V KIRKHEATON 4

Norristhorpe manager Miguel gave a 2nd surprise with inside a week by moving Cookie alongside Elliot as a two prong strike force.

This then allowed Lee to start as goalkeeper.

Norristhorpe went straight onto attack and within the 1st minute cookie taking the striking role quite literally took out the kirkheaton goalkeeper.

Kirkheaton made numerous attacks which all came to nothing until the 9th minute when norristhorpe did not clear the ball and the opposition scored their 1st goal of the game.

On 11 minutes Norristhorpe had a free kick taken by Ruddy which found the head of craig to the side of the area, for ruddy to follow up but shoot wide.

Kirkheaton scored their 2nd goal from a corner on 15 minutes and had a 3rd goal disallowed for offside 7 minutes later 2-0

A tactical change by Miguel saw Ahmid enter the field for Danny Waite. After 27 minutes Norristhorpe gained their 1st corner only for Aiden to head wide.

Kirkheaton did go 3-0 up in the 28th minute and after 33 minutes Carl came on for Ruddy. Kirkheaton continued to attack with Lee producing a good save and twice the visitors shooting over the bar. T, Sam and Danny white worked very hard in defence in the 1st half along with Craig, Aiden and Ruddy in midfield. The two strikers up front found it difficult up front through not receiving much ball, but Ahmid was making a difference on the left, and carl sent some decent through balls through.

At the start of the 2nd half, miguel returned cookie back into goal, shinda came on for George, and Ruddy came back on this enabled Carl to join Elliot upfront. These changes soon made a difference to the Norristhorpe play with Ruddy breaking down the wing, sending a good through ball to Carl whose shot lacked power and gave the opposition goalkeeper an easy save.

Norristhorpe then attacked down the opposite wing via Ahmid who put a good ball to Aiden who shot over the bar. After 53 minutes Danny Waite came on for Elliot who had worked hard throughout his time on the field with a lack of ball.

Disaster struck in the 56 minute when Norristhorpe conceded their 4th goal.

On the hour made a good stop saving a goal to keep the score at 0-4.

Then came a triple whammy, on 62 minutes, ruddy strode down the wing sent the perfect ball for carl to run on to and saw his shot coolly put away to make the score 1-4

63 minutes penalty to Norristhorpe, Carl slammed the ball past a rooted goalkeeper to make the score 2-4

64 minutes penalty, carl strode up again to take the spot kisk only to slam the ball this time into the visiting keeper, poleaxe him and then score on the rebound to make the score 3-4

game on…..

on 75th minute norristhorpe had a golden chance to level scores, as shenda who was playing right back battled and won the ball in midfield……?  sent a through ball to carl , who raced down the wing and sent the perfect cross to a waiting Aiden in the area, only to see the ball blasted high over the crossbar.

norristhorpe were really into their stride now and were despiritly trying to find the equaliser, they found themselves with a free kick which aiden took and shot straight at the keeper, kirkheaton had one last attack but were thwarted by a save from Cookie.

mom ….carl