Cholsey Bluebirds 0 – 3 HHYFC (Brooks 2, Keen)

Under 10 match report – Saturday January 21st                                  Away to Kidlington Colts

League Match

The wind was gusting strongly but the sky was quite bright as Harwell & Hendred started the match playing into the wind.  Whilst they started positively, it was Kidlington Colts who took the lead after 2 minutes when Roy Rucci found himself in some space in the H&H box.

H&H immediately responded with a wave of positive attacking play from Archie Brooks, Jake Moss and Harry Moreton and they equalized after 6 minutes through Connor Keen supporting the attacking play from Central midfield.

Two minutes later, they took the lead following a good run down the left by Harry, persistence in the box from Jake who managed to get the ball out to Archie coming in from the right who put the ball in the back of the net with a strong strike.

The heavens then opened and whilst the supporters were getting soaked, the players kept up the pressure on the Kidlington goal, playing really well as a team. Kidlington continued to look for a goal as well but when Connor gathered the ball out of defence and set off on a very strong run, with Archie tearing down the right wing in support, they could do nothing to prevent Jake increasing the H&H lead when Connor passed the ball sweetly through to him.

Half-time was 1 -3

Harwell & Hendred continued their very positive performance in the second half when the rain had stopped, a lovely rainbow was in the sky and they were no longer playing against the wind.  Lovely passing football ensued for the first five minutes but the score remained the same.  It was Kidlington who forced the first corner of the second half after 5 minutes but the H&H defence of Callum Harverye in goal, Joshua Clarke and Thomas Folkman stood firm  .

Following more sustained pressure, Jake scored his second of the match after 14 minutes to take H&H three goals clear.  Harry then scored H&H’s fifth goal with a very strong shot.  This was shortly followed by Jake’s hat-trick with both Connor and Harry involved in the build up.  Jake then got on the end of one of Harry’s crosses and finished really well for his fourth and H&H’s seventh of the day.

Final score Kidlington Colts   1     -              Harwell & Hendred   7

Scorers:

Kidlington Colts                 Roy Rucci

Harwell & Hendred         Connor Keen, Archie Brooks, Jake Moss (4), Harry Moreton

Friendly match

The friendly match saw changes to the players of both teams and they agreed to an 8 a-side match.  The wind had now changed direction and was blowing strongly across the pitch causing problems for both teams.  H&H were positive throughout and started the match brightly.  They dominated play in the first half and the Kidlington keeper was the busier of the two but no-one was able to score a goal.

Half time was 0 - 0

Further changes to team positions were made at half time and Kidlington started this half the brighter, forcing Adam Woolley to make a good save in the H&H goal.  Kidlington took the lead with a fine individual goal by Roy Rucci.  Play was even as both teams looked to play attractive attacking football.  Kidlington extended their lead through Ben Hogue before Jake and Lewis Brown each scored to see honours even at the end of the match.

Final score 2 - 2

Goal scorers

Kidlington - Roy Rucci, Ben Hogue

Harwell & Hendred – Jake Moss, Lewis Brown

Quarry Rovers 1 v Harwell & Hendred YFC 1 (Bell)

Under 10 match report – Saturday January 7th  Home to Saxon Warriors

On a blustery January morning on a heavy pitch, Harwell & Hendred made a hesitant start to 2012.  Saxon started the match brightly with a wave of attacks on the Harwell goal and forced several corners in succession but didn’t actually force Callum Harverye to a save.  The first real save of the match came at the other end after 12 minutes with a fine shot on goal by Thomas Folkman.  However, Callum after 16 minutes then had to make a superb save to keep Harwell in the match.

Half-time was 0 -0

Harwell & Hendred started the second half much more brightly and Connor Keen forced the Saxon keeper into a great save following an accurate cross from Harry Moreton on the right wing.  A Harwell substitution saw Archie Brooks come on to the right midfield, Harry moved to the left midfield and Jake Moss to centre forward.  Harwell continued to press for a goal and played some good football but Saxon defended resolutely.  Saxon had two breaks out of defence during the half.  The first saw some excellent defensive work between Callum, Thomas and Joshua to prevent Saxon taking the lead.  However, the second time, they couldn’t prevent Devantae Patterson from putting Saxon ahead 16 minutes into the second half.  Harwell responded immediately and within a minute, Jake had scored to bring the match back to level pegging.  Harwell continued to press for the winner but it wasn’t to be and the match finished one goal each in a tightly contested game.

Final score 1 - 1

Scorers:

Harwell & Hendred         Jake Moss

Saxon                    Devantae Patterson

Friendly match

The friendly match saw changes to the players of both teams.  H&H were positive throughout and started the match brightly with Matthew Bell up front causing problems from the off.  He drew a fine save from the Saxon keeper who followed that with another great save from Lewis Brown who followed up.  H&H continued to play attractive football with good team work and Archie Brooks opened the scoring with a strong shot.  Half time saw H&H lead by 1 goal to nil.

The second half saw continued Harwell pressure and some good central midfield work from Adam Woolley.  Matthew took every opportunity to cause problems for the Saxon keeper and soon scored his first and Harwell’s second goal of the game.   The match was wrapped up by Matthew’s second goal following a fantastic through ball from Connor who had come on part way through the second half to play left back to take the final score to Harwell and Hendred 3– Litlemore nil.

Goal scorers

Harwell & Hendred – Matthew Bell (2) Archie Brooks

Man of the Match was Callum Harverye who was ever vigilant in the Harwell goal in both games and organised his defence well.

The U10s were due to play Steventon away but the venue was switched on the morning as their pitch was waterlogged.  Unfortunately they couldn't muster enough players and forfeited the match.

As ten of the U10 players were ready and warming up, they decided to challenge the Dads to a friendly match instead.  What they hadn't accounted for was that the competitive spirit they all have is inherited and whilst the men didn't tackle, they certainly didn't hold off from scoring goals, including scoring from a free kick on the half-way line.  The Dads won by 8 goals to one Andy (Matthew) 2, Bryan 2 (Connor) inc. that free kick, Julian (Jake), Scott (Lewis) 3  - the boys had plenty of energy and skill and Jake scored a lovely goal in the first half.

Great Fun and some tired men with aching muscles...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL THE U10S

HHYFC 15 (Bell 4, Moss 4, Brooks 3, Moreton 2, Woolley 2) - Greater Leys Youth 0

Under 10 match report – Saturday December 3^rd  Away to Littlemore

Harwell & Hendred started the match brightly with a wave of attacks on the Littlemore goal with Lewis Brown absolutely flying down the pitch but some fine goalkeeping and strong, determined defence work held them at bay.  After 10 minutes of sustained pressure, the breakthrough came from a Harry Moreton corner headed home well by Connor Keen.  However, Littlemore responded almost immediately and forced a corner at the other end.  The Harwell defence backed off Joe Watson and gave him the space and time to get in a strong shot and level the scores at one all.  The game continued at a high pace and five minutes later there was a great run by Harry down the left wing to the bye line then the ball was pulled back across the goal and Lewis was in the right place to slot the ball home and restore H&H lead to 2 – 1.  Harry also rattled the Littlemore cross bar with a free kick but Littlemore held on to keep the score at 2- 1 at half time.

Connor had a shot on target in the first minute of the second half that was stopped and gathered by the keeper who had a fine match.  His drop kicks were invariably straight into the H&H penalty area and caused problems.  Mid way through the half, H&H extended their lead following a quick accurate throw-in from Archie Brooks to Lewis who took the ball down the right wing, put in a fine cross to Jake Moss on the left side whose strong shot gave the Littlemore keeper no chance.  However, Littlemore continued to play well, defending strongly and attacking whenever they had the chance.  Again, H&H failed to close down when Joe Watson got the ball and didn’t give Callum Harverye in goal sufficient cover as Joe narrowed the gap to one goal.  With H&H leading 3 – 2, a free kick was awarded on the edge of the Littlemore penalty box and Harry forced the Littlemore keeper to another good save.  H&H continued to press and there was a break in play for one of the Littlemore players to receive treatment after he took the ball in his face to block a goal bound shot from Harry outside of the area.  The last five minutes saw Littlemore pressing for an equaliser but H&H held on for the narrow win and a valuable 3 points

Scorers:

Harwell & Hendred – Connor Keen, Lewis Brown, Jake Moss

Littlemore – Joe Watson (2)

Friendly match

The friendly match saw lots of change of players for both teams.  H&H dominated this match throughout with Matthew Bell up front causing problems for Littlemore from the off.  He drew some good saves for the Littlemore keeper before opening the scoring from a fine through ball from Jake Moss. Jake himself scored the second goal following a super run down the left hand side and a cross gathered by Adam Woolley on the far right hand side which was crossed back in for Jake to slot home his second of the day.  H&H continued to press and Jake forced a good save following a fine pass from Connor but Adam followed in well and scored when the ball came loose.  Half time saw H&H lead by 3 goals to nil.

Within a minute of the restart, Connor had extended the H&H lead when his left footed shot came back off the post and he followed up with a right footed shot to score H&H’s fourth goal.  There was some lovely football and great passing for the next goal involving Thomas Edwards in defence to Adam then to Connor and onto Jake whose cross into Matthew in the box was put away for goal number five.  Matthew scored his hat trick a few minutes later to take the score to six nil.  H&H kept pressing and Littlemore defended well.  With almost the last kick of the game, Matthew scored his fourth goal to take the final score to Harwell and Hendred 7 – Litlemore nil.

Goal scorers

Harwell & Hendred – Matthew Bell (4) Connor Keen, Adam Woolley, Jake Moss

Harwell & Hendred 4 (Brown 2, Moreton 2) - 2 Abingdon Youth

Harwell & Hendred U 10s away to Horspath 12^th November 2011

League match result: Horspath 0 Harwell & Hendred 4

Friendly match result: Horspath 2 Harwell & Hendred 7

League Match

On a damp morning, the mist lifted in time for the players to warm up and Harwell dominated the match from the off. The Horspath keeper had a really good match and was tested early on with H&H winning their first corner after a couple of minutes of play. This was followed by a superb one two between Harry Moreton and Jake Moss whose shot was on target but well saved. This was followed by sustained pressure from H&H including a short corner from Harry to Thomas Folkman whose goal bound shot was again well saved. The breakthrough came after 7 minutes when Conner Keen scored with a shot from outside the box. The Horspath keeper then pulled off some brilliant saves to stop Harry scoring before Jake made it 2 nil after 14 minutes. Another hard shot from Harry was parried well by the keeper but Jake followed up and put the ball in the back of the net. Horspath were defending well and breaking away when possible and forced a good save from Callum Harveye in the Harwell goal who also showed great distribution and organisation of his defence throughout the game. After 18 minutes another short corner combination from Harry and Thomas resulted in several shots into the box and attempted clearances by the Horspath defence until the ball came to Connor who had held his position well outside the box and his goal bound shot was not stopped this time. Lewis Brown had come on for Jake and he scored just before half time. Harry had picked up the ball in his own box and run the length of the field avoiding all tackles and passed to Lewis who was superbly positioned in the Horspath box to claim his goal.

Half time saw the score at 4 nil to H&H.

The second half was a much more even affair with Horspath holding their own and no more goals were scored. Both teams pressed for goals with Horspath winning their first corner of the match after 3 minutes and shortly later forcing a really good save from Callum. The Horspath keeper continued to be at the top of his form saving well throughout the half and keeping the score to 4 nil.

Goal scorers: Jake Moss, Connor Keen (2), Lewis Brown

Friendly Match

Several changes of players and positions saw the H&H players respond well with Adam Woolley showing good positional strength at centre midfield and Josh Clarke showing his speed on the right wing. Lewis Brown made strong, skilful runs down the left throughout the match. Jake was in goal in the first half and after 5 minutes he took a superb goal kick to put Lewis into space which very nearly resulted in the first goal of the match. The first goal game a minute later from Josh following a good run from Lewis and passing through to Matt Bell and then on to Josh. Horspath were then unlucky not to draw level when a thundering shot hit the post. Midway through the half Lewis made it 2 nil. Horspath pulled one back when Jamal Marong took a penalty kick very well following a hand ball in the box. They then drew level after 17 minutes following a throw in on the right hand side. The ball was taken down the right wing and Jordan Axtell gave Jake no chance in the H&H goal with his shot from outside the box into the top left hand corner. Just before half time, H&H restored their lead when Matt intercepted a goal kick and calmly put the ball in the back of the empty net.

Half time 3 -2 to H&H

The second half saw Archie Brooks in goal. Horspath had the first corner of the half but their shot on goal was wide. A period of sustained pressure saw Lewis score and extend the lead to 2 goals. From the re-start, Matt tackled the Horspath centre forward and shot on goal but the Horspath keeper saved well. Matt continued to be alert and again intercepted a goal kick and executed a good pass to Lewis whose goal bound shot was well saved. Harry had been brought back on part way through the half and made some telling runs down the right wing, one of which was taken to the bye line with the ball cut back in to Adam who scored to take the lead to 5 - 2. Matt scored his second after 15 minutes and then Connor (who had also come on in defence) scored the final goal with a sweetly struck shot. Callum playing out of goal almost scored very late on following a short corner . His strong shot was on target and he forced a superb save from the Horspath keeper. That was the last significant move of the match to secure a 7 - 2 victory for H&H.

Goal Scorers:

Horspath: Jamal Marong, Jordan Axtell

Harwell & Hendred: Josh Clarke , Lewis Brown (2), Matthew Bell (2), Adam Woolley, Connor Keen 

Kidlington Rangers 0-3 Harwell and Hendred (Brooks, Moreton, Folkman)