Cullercoats 4 - 3 Ponteland Barca
Monaghan 3
Irwin
The Under 11s confirmed they can finish no lower than 4th in the table thanks to a comeback win over their closest rivals in the league Table Ponteland Barca. It wasnt all plain sailing as cullercoats early defending was shocking early on and they conceded a goal straight from the kick off with nobody challenging the Barca striker who walked through and scored a comical goal past Tony Blacklock. 5 Minutes later and Barca scored again on the break this time as the usual reliable pairing of Oliver Young and Reece Ackinclose left a huge gap which was exploited and finished well by the barca striker. Tactical changes were made at half time with Joe Logan and Jack Ashworth brought on to shore up the full back areas and Oliver Young and David Shipley were pushed into midfield. Luke Monaghan and Josh Irwin also switched wings and it was this deadly duo who got the Home side back in the game as Monaghan scored a quick fire 2nd Half hattrick, exposing some frailties in the Barca defence before Irwin notched his 5th goal of the season to put Cullercoats ahead 4-2. Again the home team didnt make things easy for themselves as they allowed a Barca striker a free run on goal to pull one back and ensure a nervy last 10 minutes. Ponteland could have snatched an equaliser but were unfortunate to hit the woodwork on a couple of occassions and Jack Ashworth also made an excellent goal line clearance. Not the best of performances but 3 points on the board assures that Hexham and Ponteland cannot overtake Cullercoats in the Table and a 4th place finish now looks most likely which is an excellent acheivement this season.
Tony 6, Ethan 6, David 8, Oliver 7, Reece 6, Lewis 7, Charlie B 7, Aaron 6, Josh 7, Luke 9 *MOM, Charlie J 6, Ryan 6, Joe 8, Jack 8.
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