I'll start with an apology this week for not updating last weeks ramblings. In fairness you didn't miss anything youth football-wise but a very hectic weekend for those behind the scenes at AVFC with 2 Cup Finals being played at the ground.
A match & a half this weekend (to watch at least.) The report possibly doesn't do the match its full justice...
Under 15’s – Division 3
Aylesbury Vale 2 – Marlow Royals 1
Aylesbury Vales return match at home yesterday (Sunday) contained all the same elements as their previous away meeting.
The game opened with both sides playing a little scrappily until they found their feet & the game settled down. Twenty minutes into the first period & Vale had filled the Royals goal area and a shot at goal was pushed away but was played back into danger until the visitors defence managed to clear for a corner. Marlow had their most significant chance in the 28th minute when a break from Dean Bonwick brought him one-on-one with keeper Gary Bidgway, his lob went just left of goal, but was a frightening reminder that this was going to be a close fought match.
The second half opened with another chance for the visitors, a break on the right brought across goal but safely taken by Bidgway. Vale responded immediately with a charge; Chris Hawes receiving a crossed pass on his head that he glanced across to the oncoming Luca Forchione but it was just ahead of his run & he didn’t manage to connect with it. 9 minutes into the second half & Hawes provided the opening goal from a set-piece; a precise head in from a corner supplied by Nathan Scarfe that was unstoppable for keeper Ben Lutterman. The Royals had another break 2 minutes later that they were unlucky not to capitalize on. Vale held their position well despite an occasionally over-crowded midfield but Marlow continued to battle at the ‘claret & blues’ & levelled the score in the 63rd minute courtesy of an Elliott Keeble break along the left; as he turned the ball back in the box he managed to lift the ball clear over the advancing Bidgway. A couple of Vale substitutions brought in fresh legs to rejuvenate the gameplay. At an almost identical point in the match to the previous meeting the deciding goal cemented the result; a pass from the centre out towards the right post was headed back across by the fresh Jordan Murphy, the ball was over the reach of keeper Ben Lutterman & dropped neatly inside the left post.
Aylesbury Vale U15’s Manager David Hawes comment:
“For the second time this season, a superb game of football played in the right way by two very evenly matched teams. I thought we did enough to win the game over the 80 minutes and this now puts the league back into our hands.Well done the young men of my under 15's - desire and hard work!”
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