U15′s 1 v 1 Springhead
This league fixture was played at home on Sunday 30th October, with a 2pm kick off, the starting line up consisting of , Hayden Roberts (GK), Matty Buckley, Elliot Blenkinsop Capt, Alex Philpot, Josh Leah, Murthaz Cam Dooley, Nathan Beckles, Ashan, Patrick Temperlry, Ifran.
The game got off to a slow start with both teams turning over possesion easily, hoping to catch each other out with the long ball, but after around 25 minutes the football started to come from both teams, with good chances being created at either end, however both teams cancelled each other out to give a 0-0 half time score.
Second half got off to a good start for Mossley with both strikers, Ifran and Patrick, coming close to opening the scoring, a tactical change saw Lewis Henshall come on, up front, to make his debut for Patrick Temperley, a change which saw the home team take the lead, after good work between Lewis and Nathan, with the latter slotting home the opener from 16 yards. This openimg goal sparked the away team into a all out attacking mode, but the home team stayed strong, however a softly awarded free kick with 7mins to go lead Springheads equaliser. Mossley having felt hard done, by pressed for the winner, and with 1 minute to go, subsitute James Brooke had the ball in the back of the net, only for the referee to rule him offside,
Managers Thought
Fantastic display by the whole team today, we were very unlucky not to get our first win of the season, but what pleased me most was the commitment and work ethic from all the players, we now have players in this squad that want to play for Mossley Juniors.