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26th March 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 4 Kings Head FC 0
The last league match of the season and our most
important match of the season. The formula was simple… we had to win to
keep second place in the league and gain promotion; if we drew or lost
there was a good chance that we could slip to third or fourth, lucky
there wasn’t much resting on this match!
The game
started at with a strong wind in favour of Kings Head, giving them the
advantage and they were quick to capitalise on this, attacking from the
outset. Cassiobury however fought hard and managed to ensure that there
were no clean chances on goal. Cassiobury began to match Kings Head and
led by Captain, Chris Franks put together some excellent counter
attacks, particularly when Matt Woodward on the left wing came close
after 15 minutes. The defence were playing really well as a unit; Warren
Davis and Ben Birch both managing to keep the Kings Head wingers quiet
and Rob Tomkinson and Pat Hill staving off all attacks from the centre.
The match continued like this until half time. 0 – 0.
The second half started with
Cassiobury immediately on the attack and within 10 minutes, After a
patient build up, Darren Coombs shot from 20 yards to put Cassiobury one
up. Cassiobury continued to attack coming close several times in the
next 10 minutes. It was Jack Henley who put Cassiobury two up after a
lovely ball had been played through to him by Matt Godfrey. Kings Head
did not give up and tested Cassiobury ‘keeper, Greg Jones a few times,
but he was up to it and pulled off some great saves. It was half an hour
into the second half that Cassiobury had yet another attack, with some
superb passing, when Jake Mortimer got the ball and from 35 yards took a
shot, which ended in the top right hand corner of the Kings Head goal.
Cassiobury then brought on Karl Wright who immediately made an impact
winning a corner after Chris Franks and Matt Godfrey had both hit the
woodwork. The corner was delivered and eventually drilled home by Darren
Coombs. Danny Williams, who was brought on as a sub, nearly scored in
the last two minutes. 4 – 0 at full time.
Cassiobury needed to win this match
and they did so in style, playing attractive football with plenty of
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19th March 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 1 MK Grinder FC 3
Mk Ginder continued there form with Cassiobury,
i.e. playing physical intimidatory football and moaning at every
decision that did not go their way. That said they started the brighter
of the two sides and soon pulled ahead with a through ball that led to
their first goal.
The second half started in the same manner, scrappy
football, with Cassiobury playing in an unusually lacklustre manner.
This lead to MK Ginder's third goal, after yet another thorough ball was
put away.
The match ended 1
- 3 to MK Ginder; a close match, where Cassiobury had most of the
chances but failed to capitalise. |
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12th March 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 5 FC Sherman 1
The match started with FC Sherman
immediately on the attack, putting pressure on Cassiobury for the first
5 minutes and missing an early opportunity.
From then onwards Cassiobury settled down and began
to play football; passing the ball and moving, but still not really
dominating the match. This allowed FC Sherman more opportunities and
also meant that the football played was rather scrappy. Cassiobury
managed several attacks, all of which came close to ending in a goal,
until Matt Godfrey drilled home a ball, through a crowded penalty area
to put Cassiobury one up.
This was followed shortly afterwards
by a goal from Captain, Chris Franks after a superb build up from the
right wing, from Karl Wright and Jack Henley.
FC Sherman did not give in and within ten minutes
had got a goal back, after Cassiobury lost possession. Cassiobury fought
back and quickly got another goal from Chris Franks, after a nice
passage of play and passing from Matt Woodward, Jake Mortimer, and
Darren Coombs. 3 - 1 at half time.
The second half started in much the
same manner with Cassiobury scoring another goal very quickly, through a
pass from Karl Wright, which was bundled home by Darren Coombs. This
however did not signal that Cassiobury were going to dominate the half
and in fact for the rest of the half FC Sherman were consistently
defending and counter attacking, whilst Cassiobury applied plenty of
pressure – stalemate! The last goal came from Jack Henley, who neatly
lobbed the keeper who was just off his line.
A bit of a scrappy game, but won by
the better team on the day.
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5th March 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 0 Jarman Park FC 1
This game was all about missed
opportunities, what could have been and wasn't.
Straight from kick off it was
apparent that the match was going to be fought hard by both sides and we
were not disappointed. Cassiobury playing the passing game moving the
ball around and
In the second half Cassiobury began brightly and
were having the upper hand although not managing to convert their
chances, most of the time
Cassiobury went on to miss several other chances,
but still did not manage to 'put any away'.
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26th February 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 16 West Watford Conservative Club 0
Straight from kick off it was
apparent that Cassiobury meant business with some superb passing moves
resulting in the first goal within 2 minutes of play by Darren Coombs.
This was quickly followed by another goal from Darren and shortly
afterward Karl Wright converted from closed range.
Cassiobury were playing attractive
neat football, not letting West Watford Conservatives into the game and
within the first half hour of the match had added another three goals;
two from Jack Henley and another from captain, Chris Franks. Darren
Coombs then completed his hat trick and got a fourth just before half
time. 8 – 0 to Cassiobury.
The second half started in much the same manner,
Cassiobury stifling West Watford Conservatives play and themselves
playing attractive passing football. Very quickly Darren Coombs got his
fifth and sixth goals, by well-worked moves and then Jack Henley then
got his hat trick. This was followed shortly afterwards by a goal from
Matt Godfrey. Darren Coombs then got his seventh. Cassiobury were
passing the ball with confidence and added more to their tally with a
goal from Jake Mortimer and one more goal from Darren Coombs, ending
with 8 goals in the match and Jack Henley, scoring his fourth of the
match.
An excellent win by Cassiobury,
keeping them in the title chase. |
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19th February 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 1 Watford Labour Club 3
Watford Labour proved difficult opponents in the
first fixture, they recently beat Kings Head to underline their ability.
This match proved that Watford Labour are better than their league
position would suggest.
Watford Labour had the majority of
the ball in the first quarter, taking the lead after 25 minutes after
the Cassiobury midfield failed to close down an attack. A Jake Mortimer
equaliser with the aid of a deflection did nothing to spur Cassiobury on
as Labour regained the lead shortly before the break.
Cassiobury tried to fight back in the second half
but it was Watford Labour who had the most chances, mostly with counter
attacks, scoring their third and creating several other opportunities.
On the balance of play 3-1 was a fair
result, and with only 5 games left Cassiobury need to find a higher gear
if they are going to gain promotion.
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12th February 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 6 3 Lions 1
There had
been plenty of rain over night, with the pitch being a bit of a quagmire
in the middle… conditions that levelled things for both teams and did
not allow for skill to show.
The match started with Cassiobury immediately
attacking, coming close within the first two minutes and having, what
looked like a sure fire penalty, turned down. Before long Cassiobury’s
pressure paid off with an excellent goal from Jack Henley from a Darren
Coombs cross. This was followed shortly afterwards by a counter attacked
goal from 3 Lions. The match continued with Cassiobury putting on the
pressure, dominating 3 Lions and from a free kick, by captain Chris
Franks, Matt Godfrey scored another trademark header, 2 – 1 at half
time.
Cassiobury did not let the weather deter them and
within 10 minutes of the second half, Jack Henley scored a second goal
after another fine move, created by Ben Birch from the Cassiobury
defence. This was followed up within no time, by a ball through to Jack
Henley from Chris Franks, which he met on the volley and lobbed the 3
Lions ‘keeper to get his hat trick.
Jack was not content to get his hat
trick and added a fourth goal (Cassiobury’s 5th) with a
brilliant individual effort, chasing a ball fed through from right back,
Warren Davis. From then onwards Cassiobury managed to have plenty more
opportunities, with Matt Godfrey getting his second shortly before the
end, latching onto a ball from Jake Mortimer to put the ball past the
‘keeper.
An excellent match to watch, apart
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5th February 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 4 Interwood FC 2
The match started with Cassiobury immediately
putting pressure on Interwood with some excellent passing moves,
consistently pushing for goal. This is the way the half continued, with
Interwood soaking up the pressure and Cassiobury failing to capitalise
on good moves, coming close on several occasions but failing to put the
ball into the net.
It was in the last 5 minutes of the first half that
Cassiobury won yet another corner. The ball was delivered into the box
and after some frantic defending by Interwood was poked home by Pat
Hill, for his first goal of the season. 1 – 0 to Cassiobury at half
time.
The second half started in much the
same way with Cassiobury putting constant pressure on goal but failing
to make anything of these opportunities, until Jake Mortimer crossed a
ball into the Interwood 6-yard box, this was not picked up by either
team and bounced over the diving ‘keeper to make it 2 – 0 to Cassiobury.
Interwood responded by getting a goal
back from a sloppily defended corner, whilst Cassiobury maintained their
attacking game. The next goal came from an excellent passing move, out
from defence to captain Chris Franks who fed a delicate ball through to
Darren Coombs to slot home. Interwood came straight back by grabbing a
goal from mistakes made in the Cassiobury defence.
The last goal came from yet
another well built up move from the Cassiobury defence through to the
midfield and on to Jack Henley to put through the ‘keepers legs to make
it four.
In summary an excellent first half
from Cassiobury, but a hard match to win due to a strong defence by
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22nd January 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 2 Woodside Reserves FC 5
Another lacklustre performance from
Cassiobury saw a committed Woodside gain a well deserved win.
Starting on a firm frosty surface,
both teams struggled to keep their footing at times. Woodside were first
to settle although Cassiobury had a swift counter attack after 15
minutes resulting in a penalty converted by Rob Tomkinson. Woodside hit
back with a counter attack of own and equalised after 20 minutes. They
added a second 10 minutes later with a chip over the Cassiobury keeper
from 25 yards. Both sides hit the woodwork and missed chances. 2-1 at
half time.
The second half saw both sides
creating a number of chances, Woodside being the first to capitalise on
some poor defending and extending their lead. Cassiobury hit back with a
well taken goal from substitute Joe Toman. Woodside finished stronger
bundling in a goal from a corner and converting a free kick. |
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15th January 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 3 Jarman Park FC 5
Both sides started
in attacking style although,
In second half,
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8th January 2006 Cassiobury Rangers 2 Colne Valley Blues FC 0
The first match after
the Christmas break… wet and cold, what more could you ask for?
The second half
started in much the same fashion, with Cassiobury slowly beginning to
dominate, but not getting any real chances. This was until 15 minutes
into the half when Darren Coombs got the ball in the middle of the
Cassiobury then
began to build up the pressure, but still with little result, up until
10 minutes from the end when after a goal mouth struggle the ball came
out past the penalty box; a call from Matt Godfrey ensured that the ball
was left for him to drill into the left hand corner of the Colne Valley
goal, giving the goalkeeper no chance. A superb goal!
The came
continued with Cassiobury dominating, without scoring any more goals.
Both sides showed
signs of the lack of playing and training across the Christmas break as
well as large amounts of celebrating!! |
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18th December 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 8 West Watford Conservative Club 0
On paper
Cassiobury new they should win this match without much difficulty… that
was before the heavy frost from the night before. On inspection the
pitch was just playable, but was still quite hard and quite a match
leveller.
The match started
with West Watford Conservatives taking kick off; they passed the ball
back and immediately lost it to hard tackling from Cassiobury; the ball
went out to the Darren Coombs on the right wing who dribbled some 20
yards and then shot, the ball beat the goalkeeper after taking a minor
deflection on its way. The ground did cause problems and it was some 20
minutes later that Cassiobury got their second goal from a corner, which
was headed in by Matt Godfrey. The last goal of the first half was a
neatly taken goal by Joe Toman; a goal created from a move started by
Pat Hill in defence.
The second
half started in much the same way with Joe Toman opening the scoring
after 5 minutes and soon achieving his hat trick with another goal
created by the central midfield team of Jake Mortimer and Matt Godfrey
working with Mark Alexander who had shifted up to midfield from defence.
Joe Toman’s fourth goal was perhaps the best built up goal of the match
with Robert Tomkinson and Warren Davis creating the chance from defence.
The next goal saw
Greg Jones, the Cassiobury goal keeper take a long goal kick, which
Danny Williams controlled and laid off to Johnny Robson, who fed an
excellent pass to Jack Henley to head it home.
The last goal was
as a result of a cross from Karl Wright into the path of Johnny Robson
who controlled it and shot into the right hand corner.
An 8 - nil win to Cassiobury on a very difficult
playing surface, a nice score to go into the Christmas break with, still
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11th December 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 2 M K Ginder FC 1
As everybody was
aware there had been an explosion at the oil refinery in Hemel and it
was touch and go as to whether this match would go ahead as the ground
was not going to get the sun to ‘burn’ off the frost. However, it was
decided between the two teams to play. From the outset Cassiobury realised that this was going to be a physical match and that Ginder’s were not going to take any prisoners…. The only way to beat this type of intimidatory football is to use a simple passing game, letting skill and stamina win the day. To Cassiobury’s credit they tried to do this; unfortunately the ground conditions made it hard for both teams.
Cassiobury
gamefully fought against a tide of hard tackles and complaining, trying
to let their football do their talking; it was in the 30th minute that
Joe Toman struck, from the right flank with a sweet half volley. This
was followed ten minutes later with another excellent goal, this time
from Darren Coombs. It stayed with Cassiobury 2 – 0 ahead until half
time.
The second half
started in much the same way as the first half, with Cassiobury playing
the football and Ginder stifling their attacks. Neither team really
grabbed the initiative although Ginder created a couple of opening’s
which they failed to capitalise on. Ginder grabbed back a late goal, 5
minutes from the end to leave the score at 2 – 1 to Cassiobury.
Ginder are
a team with pace and skill that let themselves down by challenging every
decision, including those of their own linesman! If they let their
football do the talking they could challenge for a top place in the
division. A game where the referee (who had a good performance) was
perhaps the busiest person on the pitch! |
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4th December 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 5 T & F Motors FC 3
Cassiobury, as with the previous
meeting between the two clubs, were on top from the beginning, but were
not playing to the best of their ability. This did not stop several near
misses within the first quarter of an hour before Joe Toman put
Cassiobury 1 up. At this point Cassiobury looked to be quite
comfortable, until a goal mouth mix up, which allowed T & F to get back
into the game. T & F then pulled ahead with a breakaway goal, shortly
before half time.
In the second half, Cassiobury
came out with renewed vigour and straight away Matt Godfrey tucked away
a goal from a corner making things all square. This however did not last
for long as T & F pulled ahead again through another breakaway goal.
At this point Cassiobury showed their
metal and started playing controlled football, passing the ball around,
and not panicking. This soon led to a goal from Jack Henley to bring
things level. Cassiobury continued with this style of play and very soon
afterwards pulled ahead with a second well-taken goal by Matt Godfrey.
Cassiobury were now cruising and
playing excellent football (at last!). This was capped off by a superbly
taken goal from Joe Toman, after some wonderful passing with Johnny
Robson in the centre of the action.
In the end a deserved win but T & F
pushed very hard in both games and should be there or there abouts at
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27th November 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 4 Kings Head FC 0
The first top of the table clash. As
soon as this fixture was announced, we new this was going to be the
hardest and most important match of the season so far….. We were not
disappointed. The game started at fast pace with both sides going in hard for the ball and it was Kings Head who during the first 5 minutes who perhaps had the upper hand.
It was however the only time that
they were on top, because from then onwards Cassiobury played fluent,
simple football. They passed the ball and kept position, constantly
causing Kings Head problems. This culminated in several near misses
within the first 20 minutes.
It was during Cassiobury’s second
corner of the match that Matt Godfrey rose up to meet the ball and head
it into the back of the net. Kings Head were not happy bunnies and took
the kick off to restart the game; the player receiving the ball dwelt on
the ball too long and was superbly tackled by Joe Toman who passed the
ball inside to Matt Godfrey who was fouled. Johnny Robson took the free
kick, having it parried away by the goal keeper into the path of
captain, Chris Franks who drove it home for a 2 – 0 lead to Cassiobury.
This is how it stayed until half time (Kings Head having missed a
penalty just after Cassiobury’s second goal).
The second half started with a flurry
of action by Kings Head, keeping Cassiobury in their own half for a
short period of time. This did not last for long and soon Cassiobury
were yet again on the attack coming close several times in the next 20
minutes. At this point Cassiobury made a substitution, bringing on Jack
Henley. His first touch of the ball followed an attack by Cassiobury,
starting from defence and ending up with Joe Toman delivering an ‘inch
perfect’ pass for Jack to bang into the Kings Head goal. This was then
followed by two penalties; the first to Kings Head, which they missed
again, and the second to Cassiobury, which was tucked home by Robert
Tomkinson.
The match continued at the same pace
until the end, with Cassiobury finishing as the better team. A hard
fought match, with Cassiobury by far the better team on the day. |
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20th November 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 9 FC Sherman 1
Cassiobury took
the kick off and were on the attack from the off. Within the first five
minutes they had several shots go wide and FC Sherman hadn't had an
attack. It was a couple of minutes later that Cassiobury opened the
scoring with a superb effort from Joe Toman. This was quickly followed
by another excellent goal by Matt Woodward.
Cassiobury made
the tackles, won the ball and played the simple passes; in doing this
they completely stifled FC sherman. Joe Toman followed his earlier
effort with another goal from a well built up move. Cassiobury did not
'rest on their laurels', but contiued to play good football, closing FC
sherman down and passing the ball out to the wing at every opportunity
and it was from the right wing that the next goal came, from Jack
Henley. the last goal of the half came when captain Chris Franks took a
25 yard shot which slammed against the post, the rebound being tucked in
the net by Joe Toman to complete his hat trick. It was 5 - 0 at half
time.
Cassiobury came
out in the second half and continued to play attacking football, playing
well but having slightly taken their foot off the pedal. The next goal
came with a superb move from the right wing again with the ball, after
several passes, being drilled home by Jake Mortimer. This was quickly
followed by another goal from Jack Henley.
Cassiobury were
playing with the confidence and had the opportunity to change formation;
bringing Darren Coombs up front, from the defence after the first
substitution. This quickly paid dividends with his first goal of the
match, straight from a goal kick. Darren followed this after a short
while with a great goal from close up. FC Sherman did manage to score
one goal in the second half but the game was very much one way traffic
in Cassiobury's favour.
A good win by the
best team on the day. |
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13th November 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 1 AEK Letchworth 2
Another match for
Cassiobury where experience by the opposition was the difference between
the two teams.
The game started
with AEK immediately on the attack and Cassiobury having to defend hard
from the off. AEK's experience allowed them to negate Cassiobury's pace
and skills on the ball and meant that Cassiobury were always 'chasing'
the game, with the few attacks that did occur coming on the counter
attack. It was early in the first half when Cassiobury did counter
attack, from the back through to Joe Toman who crossed the ball
precisely for Jack Henley to bang home the opening goal of the match.
For the rest of
the half the score remained the same with Cassiobury having few attacks
and having to defend the AEK attacks (interrupted by several AEK fouls
and one of their players being given the red card!).
The second half
continued in the same manner with Cassiobury managing to keep AEK out
and produce more attacks. This continued for 35 minutes, when the AEK
first goal was headed in a metre from the goal line after a cross of
theirs had being unluckily deflected by Cassiobury. Their second came 2
minutes from full time after a well built up attack.
Cassiobury will
learn from these types of matches and come back a stronger team, able to
add experience to the skill and flair shown by the team in most matches. |
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6th November 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 6 Colne Valley FC Blues 2
The first match this season with rain.... and a lot of it!
The match started
with Cassiobury immediately attacking, playing a sensible passing game.
Before too long they had pulled ahead with a well-created goal, scored
by Joe Toman.
The match
continued with Cassiobury building up the pressure, dominating
The half continued
in this vein (
Colne valley
started the second half on the attack and after 10 minutes got a goal
back.
Cassiobury did not
let this deter them and Joe Toman got his hat trick with a brilliant
individual effort, chasing a ball fed through from the midfield. From
then onwards Cassiobury managed to have plenty more opportunities,
hitting the woodwork on two occasions and going near on several more. It
was Jon Robson who then managed to put two more goals past Colne Valley;
the first a swerving shot resulting from a short corner and the second a
shot from open play. In between these goals
On the whole an
excellent match to watch and a well played match by Cassiobury. Shame
about the weather! |
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30th October 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 3 Watford Labour Club 3
Youth against experience was the order of the day
with the youngest W.L.C. player being 10 years older than Cassiobury's
oldest.
The game started
with Cassiobury's pace and skills on the ball being negated by the
experience of W.L.C. Cassiobury had too many chances to count in the
first half hour; many would have ended in row Z at Vicarage Road.
The second half started with an excellent passing
move from W.L.C. with the Cassiobury players missing tackles, and a fine
finish put W.L.C. 2-0 up.
A goal from a
corner for W.L.C. and a fine individual effort from Jonathon Robson, for
Cassiobury finished the scoring. A 3-3 draw was a fair result in the end
although a fine performance was needed in the W.L.C. goal as the pace of
Cassiobury constantly troubled the tiring W.L.C. defence. |
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23rd October 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 2 Woodside Reserves 3
Another week with both sides starting in
attacking style although, again Cassiobury looked to be on top, creating
the early chances. This view was cemented when Jack Henley put
Cassiobury ahead with an excellently taken goal after patient build up
from the team.
Woodside were not going to give up easily and after
some strong battling leveled the score.
In second half Cassiobury started off the
strongest with several opportunities to pull level, unfortunately it was
going to be one of those days, when it just didn't happen and Woodside
narrowly missed going further ahead when they hit the crossbar.
About 15 minutes from full time Cassiobury
gained a free kick, with a perfect delivery from Jake Mortimer, Darren
Coombs managed to tuck it away. The game continued with both side
battling hard, until in the last 3 minutes Woodside managed to get
another goal. Cassiobury kept on battling, but to no avail and the final
score was fair for the game.
One match each and
another league match to go! |
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16th October 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 5 AC Malone 3
The match started
with both sides having strong attacks, but with little to show for them.
This pattern continued for the first 10 minutes until the Cassiobury
midfield began to relax into the game and move the ball around more
fluently. This led to the first goal, by Jack Henley. A few minutes
later, the ball was played out from the Cassiobury defence, via the
midfield to the right wing, where the ball was crossed over, this time
to be volleyed into the AC Malone goal by Joe Toman. Cassiobury now
looked quite comfortable until a free kick was given away and which led
to AC Malone grabbing a goal back (a lucky deflection past goalkeeper
Greg Jones). 2 –1 at half time.
In second half AC
Malone started off pushing hard and this led to their second goal
through a penalty. 2 all and both sides had all to play for. The game
continued with Cassiobury beginning to have the upper hand although not
managing to convert their chances, most of the time AC Malone having to
rely on breakaway attacks.
About 10 minutes
from full time AC Malone gained a free kick and managed to score from
it. Cassiobury to their credit dug in and continued to play a passing
game. It was with 2 minutes left that through yet another build up from
the back that Matt Woodward attacked down the left wing. He got to the
box and was fouled … penalty! Robert Tomkinson stepped up and coolly
put the ball away. 3 all at full time, the game was now into extra time.
Cassiobury started
by far the stronger side in the extra time and within the first minute
had put themselves ahead through a goal by Darren Coombs, a superb team
effort. The lead was shortly consolidated by a further goal from Matthew
Woodward. 5 – 3. The game continued with Cassiobury now dominating; this
they did until the whistle blew for the end of the match.
A deserved win by
Cassiobury. |
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9th October 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 4 Interwood 1
A good start from
Cassiobury Rangers saw Joe Toman score from close range at the far post
after a low cross eluded everyone. This was quickly followed by a
penalty awarded after Jake Mortimer was fouled inside the box. Chris
Franks converted to give Cassiobury a two-nil lead after 10 minutes.
A measure of the
pressure applied by Cassiobury, debutante goalkeeper Greg Jones did not
touch the ball for the first 15 minutes.
Interwood defended
hard for the rest of the half whilst Cassiobury missed several chances
which they would normally have taken.
The second half
began much like the first with Cassiobury putting the Interwood defence
under constant pressure. Their reward came after 60 minutes when a
Matthew Woodward shot was deflected past the Interwood keeper after a
goalmouth scramble.
Interwood grabbed a
goal soon after with a well taken breakaway.
Substitute Jack
Henley looked sharp when he came on with 25 minutes left going close
several times before scoring his 7th goal of the season.
Not the best
performance from the side this season but a win is a win. |
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2nd October 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 8 3 Lions 0
A minute before kick
off, the Cassiobury keeper twinged a back muscle. On with the reserve
keeper (who normally plays in midfield). Was this setting the tone for
the match? The answer to that question was NO!
3 Lions took the
kick off and right from the start Cassiobury made important tackles,
winning the ball and passing the ball forward (after what can only have
been five touches) to jack henley, who dribbled some 10 yards and as the
3 Lions keeper came out 'lobbed' him to give Cassiobury a 1 - nil lead.
Cassiobury continued
to attack, playing the ball to each other and making the tackles that
counted. It was during another attack that the ball was fed out to the
right wing where Karl Wright moved forward and passed the ball inside to
Darren Coombs, who dribbled past two defenders and then the 3 Lions
keeper to put Cassiobury two goals up.The half continued in the same
vein when the captain, Chris Franks was fouled some 30 yards from the 3
Lions goal. Jon Robson stepped up to take the free kick, managing to
drill it past the wall into the top left corner.
3 - 0 to Cassiobury
at half time.
Cassiobury came out
in the second half with the intention of building on their lead. They
did this after 20 minutes; again Jack Henley scoring a well created
goal. This was followed in quick succession by another goal from Jon
Robson.
Cassiobury were now
playing with the confidence of having a large lead and rapidly their
first substitution paid off. Joe Toman (who has been injured for the
past month) passed the ball from the right flank, across the goal and it
was headed in by Clive Harris. Joe followed this after a short while by
shooting and having his shot parried away by the 3 Lions keeper,
straight into the path of Jack Henley who was following up the shot and
who scored his hat trick goal.
Joe carried on
producing fine efforts on goal, culminating with him scoring the last
goal of the match and Cassibury's eigth! A deserved win by a team
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25th September 2005 Cassiobury Rangers 3 T & F Motors FC 2
The match started
with Cassiobury putting together some excellent passing moves,
consistently pushing for goal against T & F Motors, but to no avail, as
T & F soaked up this early pressure. The game continued like this for
the next 20 minutes; Cassiobury having all the ball, but T & F managing
to defend; although having few attacks themselves. At this point
Cassiobury had yet another passing move, resulting in Jack Henley
getting the ball. It looked like he was going to put the ball across the
goal, to be met by another player, but he didn’t, instead he shot from a
tight angle to put Cassiobury ahead.
Within 5 minutes,
T & F had levelled the match with a breakaway, which resulted in a
well-taken goal. Cassiobury continued the pressure, but T & F had yet
another breakaway (from a Cassiobury attack), which again resulted in a
well taken goal. The score was 2 – 1 to T & F at half time.
Cassiobury came on
for the second half with renewed enthusiasm, as they were dominating the
match and were only losing to counter attacked goals. They new they had
to level quickly; the pressure on T & F continued for the first 20
minutes of the second half, with them virtually not getting out of their
half. As a result of patient build up play, Darren Coombs managed to
attack a dropped ball from the T & F goalkeeper, to level the match; it
was now all to play for.
Cassiobury
attacked relentlessly putting constant pressure onto the T & F back
four, although as with the rest of the match they managed to defend
well. It was in last two minutes of the match when Cassiobury attacked
again and the T & F defence cleared that Ben Burch shot from 35 yards
and sweetly put the ball in the top right hand corner, to make it 3 – 2
to Cassiobury.
In summary a hard match to win
due to a strong defence by T & F. |
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18th September 2005
League, Away
The game started with a lot of pressure from
Woodside with several goal attempts going wide. Cassiobury soaked up
this early pressure and began to play a spirited game against this
experienced team. Woodside’s frustration started to show as Cassiobury
began to slowly dominate the half.
The second half was fairly low key with the
Woodside players gradually getting too tired to let their frustration
show. The highlight being the Woodside Goalkeeper querying an offside
decision.
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