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Under 15’s – Division 3

Aylesbury Vale 5 – Downley Dynamoes 0


Aylesbury Vales under 15’s continued on with their winning streak after the short break in fixtures yesterday, (Sunday). The visitors, unable to field a full compliment squad, put up an ambitious fight to keep the home team contained but were outnumbered from the start & out-paced within a very short time.
Vale made a move for goal in the opening minute, Ashley Kent knocking the ball into the box as Luca Forchione made his way to receive; the forward managed to get a toe to it but tipped it just over the bar. The Downley defence & (the drawn back) midfield battled to keep Vale away from threatening the goal mouth, the attacking Vale had space & numbers to pass the ball around; they only needed to bide their time to allow the visitors to become weary. Vales Pat Hurst set up the first goal. A cross from the right wing had keeper, Daniel Ridgley, stretched out & though he punched the ball away it was only as far as Chris Hawes, who returned it on the volley back over Ridgley’s head. With the constant bombardment from Aylesbury it was heroic defending from Downley & accurate decisions from keeper Ridgley that prevented the goal tally racing away but an error in grip on a loose ball across the goalmouth gave Forchione his chance to push the ball just inside the left post. Pat Hurst added his name to the score sheet as well, a fantastic lob in from just off the right wing 30yds surprised both players & spectators alike as it dropped pitch-side of the bar. Downleys “never say die” attitude & despite being three goals down they pushed to redeem a goal. From the kick the visitors made a move along the right side & managed to put a surprise cross in, Myles Whichelow running through from midfield had Vale keeper, Gary Bidgway, stretched to dive on top of the loose ball.
The second half opened in the same manner as the first. James Marsh, (left back) took a run along the wing, incoming Whichelow made a valiant attempt to dispossess but Marsh turned, dummied then sprinted on through to the box but having hurdled another tackle was wrong footed for the blast at goal; the cleared ball fell just ahead of Vale team-mate Nathan Scarfe who was more successful as he slotted inside the left post. Downley never let their heads go down & battled to keep the rising goal count stable. Halfway through the period the Dynamoes had another glimmer of hope, a break on the left side of centre gave Ross Smith his chance, having cleared past the midfield and moving in on the right back he swung the ball back at goal, Bidgway came out to block & deflected the ball just passed the far post for a corner which wasn’t capitalized upon. After a series of corners awarded to Vale, a cross from the right was palmed away by Ridgley out to the incoming Jordan Murphy who despatched the opportunity with a spectacular overhead kick.