Middleton Rangers
Middleton Rangers Match reports
25th November 2007
Brompton Juniors U13 1 Rangers U 13 'A' 7
Unfinished business after last weeks disappointment of the abandoned game stirred Rangers into some terrific pieces of finishing that simply blew Brompton away before the game had hardly got started. Brompton were slow to start following their 3 week lay off due to no fixtures and Rangers found themselves 3-0 up after only 4 minutes, and 5 up after quarter of an hour.
With the new formation again seeming to work the lads found acres of space to find wingers Keech & Waldock, who fired in numerous great crosses. In a fantastic first half Jonathon keech helped himself to 4 goals with some terrific finishing following great runs off the shoulder of the last defender, and with fellow forwards Joshua Norris and Thomas Waldock grabbing a goal each the game was over. As Rangers pushed for goals they conceded a good goal as Ford lobbed Robin from the edge of the box but the response was immediate as James Szoboszlai scored with a great shot into the top corner from the edge of the box to make it 7-1 at half time.
Typically as the coach scribbled down the scorers trying not to lose count no more goals were scored in the 2nd half despite both teams creating chance after chance in a thrilling end to end game which was a credit to Brompton as they never gave up.
Man of the match was awarded to Haydn Mckenna who prevented numerous goals being scored with last ditch interceptions.
Team : Robin Page , Daniel Petrusow , Luke Allenby , Haydn Mckenna , Matthew Simmons , Gavin Watson , James Szoboszlai , Daniel Paylor , Jonathon Keech , Thomas Waldock , Joshua Norris , Daniel Gladstone , Conner Goodfellow , Connor Geldart , Daniel Hodgson , Tom Pilkington.
18th November 2007
Rangers U13 'A' 4 St.Francis 2000 U13 0 (Match Abandoned 42 Minutes Player Injury)
Rangers hosted in form St. Francis unbeaten in 3 games, including beating table toppers Grangetown the previous week. The game started at a brisk pace and both sides were playing attractive flowing passing football with chances missed by both sides until Jonathon Keech decided to put in one of his wonder shows bursting to life in his new wide position, scoring once and creating 2 further goals for Joshua Norris who followed in well to respond to two good saves from Keechy's super strikes at goal to give Rangers half time lead of 3-0.The first half was a fine all round performance with most players excelling in the new formation of the team with the midfield of James Szoboszlai, Gavin Watson and Daniel Paylor particularly good.
Although 3 goals down St. Francis were by no means out of this game and continued to show great spirit throughout but had no luck in front of goal and 7 minutes into the 2nd half Keech again broke free, held off the defenders and fired an unstoppable shot into the net off both crossbar and post to make it 4-0.
Joy , however immediately turned to despair as unfortunately in a desperate bid to stop Keechy getting a shot at goal Kyle Osland sustained a broken ankle in 2 places and the game was abandoned as everyone awaited the response of an ambulance. We all wish Kyle a speedy recovery and have sent our best wishes to him.
Man of the Match was awarded to Johnathon Keech for a superb unplayable performance.
Team: Robin Page , Daniel Petrusow , Luke Allenby , Haydn Mckenna , Matthew Simmons , Gavin Watson , James Szoboszlai , Daniel Paylor , Johnathon Keech , Thomas Waldock , Joshua Norris , Daniel Gladstone , Kyle Hacking , Conner Goodfellow , Connor Geldart , Sam Notman ,
11th November 2007
Trimdon United U13 3 Middleton U13 'A' 1
Rangers travelled to Trimdon expecting a tough game and got it! Various chances were created during a goal-less first half with Trimdon hitting the bar with a long range free kick, that Robin had done well to cover if it had been below the bar and Rangers squandered 3 good chances from inside the box when a goal seemed certain. The 2nd half continued in the same way as an un heard of 0-0 game looked the more likely score until Tom Pilkington picked the ball up in his own half and went on an unbelievable dribble that took him past the whole of Trimdon's midfield and defence before crashing an unstoppable shot into the net from the edge of the box to give Rangers the lead. As the game entered the final quarter Rangers pressed the panic button and Trimdon took full advantage to score 3 times without further reply to win 3-1.Special praise goes to all the lads that showed great restraint during the game as the game was quite physical and decisions didn't go their way in the latter stages, but who cares? Winning is not everything and our time will come if our hard work continues. Man of the Match was awarded to Daniel Petrusow for his fantastic effort in defence for Rangers.
Team: Robin Page , Daniel Petrusow , Haydn Mckenna , Luke Allenby , Matthew Simmons , Gavin Watson , Thomas Waldock , Daniel Paylor , Kyle Hacking , Conner Goodfellow , Joshua Norris , Daniel Gladstone , Tom Pilkington , Sam Notman.
Middleton Rangers U14's 4 V Beechwood 0
This was very good match that could have gone either way. Beechwood started the quicker with their fast forward play pushing Middleton backwards. However, as the half went on Rangers started to get the upper hand. Both teams had a number of chances but could not convert into gaols, with a half time score of 0-0.
Beechwood had to replace their goalkeeper at half time, and Rangers changed their forward line. The game became very physical without being dirty and Middleton became more dominant. John Meki eventually put Rangers ahead with a good head home from a corner. A long John Meki lob down the pitch was fired home by Middletons Craig Abbott for a 2-0 lead. Rangers James Anderson then cleared the ball to Taylor Cardus who drilled the ball home for a 3-0 scoreline to Rangers. Taylor then popped up to half volley a second goal into t he roof of Beechwoods net for a 4-0 lead. Beechwood nearly pulled a goal back, but Richard Dinsdale pulled off a great full length save for Middleton. After a dismal England performance in mid-week it was a joy to see two teams playing with such passion, overpaid professional players should take note !!.
Team Dinsdale, Anderson,Meki, Hall, Hunt, Turnbull, Gayles, Dodds, Herrington, Cardus, Noble, Abbott, Bowman, Binks.
Leeming 0 V Middleton Rangers U11's 6
Table toppers Middleton secured a hard fought 6-0 win at Leeming FC. Rangers were on top in the first half with their forwards Lucca Dunn, Will Hughes, Mitchell Armin and Bradley Bell all going close with goal bound shots. Midway through the half Middletons Joe "the hit man" Abbott, the leagues top scorer, slotted two quick goals for a half time lead on 2-0.
The second half was dominated by Rangers. As usual their speedy forward play pushed Leeming back into their half of the pitch. Joe "the hit man" Abbott popped up with two more goals to secure another hat-trick for a 4-0 lead. Middletons, Matty Anderson then headed two corners just over the bar as pressure mounted, before "Man of the Match" - Aaron "the engine" Chapman scored a superb goal into the roof of Leemings net. As time ran out Leeming pushed forward and Middleton's Alex Scott pulled off two great full length saves to ensure Rangers solid defence kept a nil scoreline two weeks in a row. Mitchell Armin capped off a fine Rangers performance drilling the ball home from the edge of the box to finish off the game 6-0 to Middleton.
Team: Alex Scott, Andrew Morrison, Rory Hunter, Josh Ferguson, George Musty, Matty Anderson, Aaron Chapman, Will Hughes, Jake Richardson, Joe Abbott, Bradley Bell, Lucca Dunn, Mitchell Armin.
Middleton Rangers U10a 0 Newton Aycliffe 0
This was a hard fought game which ended in a 0-0 draw with Middleton Rangers defence always on top.
The 1st half was very even with both sides having chances to score. Harry made some crunching tackles and timely blocks and alongside Ben produced a solid defensive wall in front of the impressive Connor in goal, who's handling was again exemplary.
The midfield trio of Daniel, Haani and Alistair pushed forward as much as possible in the 1st half and their passing and movement produced chances for Saafi who was the lone striker.
There were few clear chances in the 1st half with Daniel shooting over the bar the closet Middleton came to scoring.
The half time score of 0-0 reflected an even game with both defences on top.
The 2nd half saw Middleton Rangers defending for most of the half as Newton Aycliffe, pushing for a winning goal, won the majority of the loose balls which forced Middleton Rangers to defend deeply.
However, the whole team defended manfully, with Man of the Match Harry and Daniel getting a special mention for their tackling, blocking and Conner for his handling. As Middleton Rangers were pushed back to defend it made it difficult to support Saafi who was isolated up front, but he was always an outlet when Middleton cleared from defence.
This match will be remembered for the defensive qualities of Middleton Rangers and is an example of how much they have improved, it will only be a matter of time before they turn draws into wins.
Middleton Rangers U10B V Tyneside Sprites.
Rangers only had the one game this weekend, the wind was howling, the
rain was coming. Time to get on with the job in hand and WIN. The match
started with pressure all the way from Rangers, Lewis Rees quickly
opened up the scoring with a sweetly struck shot. Then came a fantastic
double from Lewis Macdonald, Kieron Cormack followed up with a lovely
outside of the foot finish, next came another from Lewis Mac, Nathan
Stephenson then slotted the next away followed with a lovely double from
Lewis Rees. The second half was more of the same from Rangers, Davy
Parker lengthened the lead, Lewis Mac struck another followed by a long
range Nathan Stephenson goal. The Game was finished of with a tradional
Power driver by Lewis Rees, Sealing the victory 12 - 0 to Rangers.
Middleton Rangers U9's vs Darlington T.S.C
Both teams put on an entertaining game in difficult conditions. Middleton started brightly and took the lead when Coel Young knocked the ball home from a corner. Middleton shaded possession but were unable to add any further goals. Darlington put together some good passing moves but excellent defending from Jack Cooper kept the score at 1-0. In the second half both teams had plenty of possession and Darlington equalised direct from a free kick. The score was 1-1 at the end of normal time. In extra time Darlington earned and converted a penalty to win the match, 2-1. Jake Charlton was man of the match.
Darlington TSC won the second game 1-0.
Under 10's B Team Match Report
Rangers were in for a busy weekend, 4 matches in 2 days, stamina and
skill will be tested. The first match on Saturday was against Tyneside
Ghosts, The Wind was blowing and it was bitterly cold but the game was
on. Rangers started passing the ball around, but were struggling to
penetrate the box, it took a lovely move with a great finish from Davy
Parker that started the scoring. Next follow a floated ball to Davy
again who then lobbed the keeper, great skill. Next came lots of
possession from Rangers and a Long Range shot from Nathan Stephenson
stretched the lead to 3, Some great running down the wing and link up
play between Alexander Nelson and Lewis Macdonald was finished off with
a great strike into the top corner by Alexander and his first league
goal for the season. The game was finished off with a typical powerful
strike from Lewis Rees. Final score 5 - 0
The Second game of the weekend was against Consette DX, The fingers were
cold and the wind was getting stronger and stronger. The match got
underway, Rangers wanted to get the job done and force the win. The
first goal came again from Davy Parker, this was followed with a long
range drive from Nathan Stephenson, closley followed with another from
Davy Parker to stretch his Tally to 4 for the weekend, to round the game
off in the second half came Lewis Rees strike into the bottom corner.
Some great defending from Callum Bates, Alexnder Nelson and Alex Cox,
kept it tight at the back, Final Score 4 - 0
Under 10's match report sunday 2/12/07
The plan was to play 2 games today, this made a total of 4 for the
weekend,
The First match was against Hebburn, The wind was blowing, rain was
pouring but this was our first match again Hebburn.
The game was underway and it was strong from Rangers from the start the
first 10 minutes was contant pressure from Rangers but we could not
brake the deadlock until Lewis Rees laid it back for Alex cox to score
with a thunderbolt. Next came a run down the left with Nathan Stephenson
and Lewis Rees linking up for Lewis Rees to slot home the goal. The
second half Started like the end of the first, pressure from Rangers led
to another goal, this was from Davy Parker, then came some fantastic
linkup play from Max Tennant who went passed 2 then fed the easiest of
tap ins for Davy Parker to slot away. The game was sealed with an
individual run from Lewis Macdonald who prompty slotted away the 5th and
closed the Game, Some great defending from Alex Cox and Callum Bates,
along with A change of role for Alexander Nelson helped the team.
The Second match was meant to be against Sunderland, but they did not
turn up so the points were ours with a 1 - 0 default, the goal going
the keeper Andrew McNab.
Middleton Ranger's U10 "A" V Trimdon Utd JFC
The quarter final game between these two teams always had good football writen all
over it. It was a shaky start for Rangers who were put under pressure from the start,
but still counterattacked. Nil all at half time. The second half started with pressure again coming from Trimdon, it was Trimdon who took the lead, Ranger's battled back to level the score, with a tremdous strike from Danny Crane, Things were looking like extra time was going to be played, until MoM Aiden Kenndy popped up to make it 2.1 to Ranger's.
It was then a hectic last five minutes, with some excellent football played by both sides.
The second game Trimdon put out a very good youthful side out, But it was Rangers who
ran out the victor's again with a wonderful header to the roof of the net, from Matty Daivson,. It was Matty Again with the second.
Middleton Ranger's U10 "A" would like to thank their sponsors Alan Sewell Ltd, for their continued support.
Team Josh, Dan, Matty, Aiden k, Connor w, Connor p, Saafi, Hanni, Alistar, Ben, Joe.
St Fancis 2000 Under 13 1 Middleton Rangers under 13 A 2
Within 2 minutes of the start the score was 1-1 as first Hartlepool took the lead capitalising on a poor Middleton free kick and then Rangers scored following a keeper miskick that Thomas Waldock followed in well.The game then settled into mostly Hartlepool attacking and Rangers trying to hit on the counter attack,Rangers hung on till half time as several good long range shots narrowly missed the target or were well saved by Danny Gladstone.
The 2nd half was played in continual rain which spoilt the quality of football bu not the commitment from both sides as the teams put on a terrific display of attacking football mainly dominated by Hartlepool again with Middleton counter attacking.From one of these attacks Rangers took the lead as Jonny Keech toe poked into the bottom corner following a great cross into the box ,good control and strength to hold off the defenders and a composed finish.
The last 20 minutes Rangers hung on as they defended superbly to hold off St.Francis and even managed to rattle the woodwork 3 times on the break.Men of the match were given to Danny Gladstone in Rangers goal for superb bravery and handling throughout the game and Gavin Watson for an industrious, various role performance to thwart the opposition.
Team : Gladstone, Petrusow, Allenby, Simmons, Mckenna, Watson, Szoboszlai, Paylor, Keech, Waldock, Norris, Geldart, Hodgson, Notman.
Middleton Rangers U11s 7 v Guisborough Town U11s 3
Table toppers Middleton, sponsored by North Coast Sports Supplies & The Pro-Cook Shop, beat their second placed rivals Guisborough in a keenly contested game. Rangers got off to a flying start with their forward Lucca Dunn running at the opponents defence at speed and slotting the ball home twice for a quick 2-0 lead. Guisborough hit back with a quick move forward ,but a brilliant save by Rangers keeper Alex Scott at the feet of the opponents centre forward kept them out. Middleton increased their lead when Aaron Chapman chipped the ball into towns net for a 3-0 lead. A excellent interchange of play between Middletons Matty Anderson and Joe Abbott then found Aaron Chapman unmarked, and he slid the ball home for 4-0. Town then pulled a goal back to 4-1, before Mitchell Armin rounded the Guisborough keeper to put Middleton 5-1 up. As the half ended Guisborough pulled a further goal back for half time score of 5-2 to Rangers.
The second half was a lot more even, with both teams creating a lot of scoring chances. However, Aaaron Chapman took a corner for Middleton which was deflected into Towns net for a 6-2 Rangers lead. Guisborough soon hit back scoring their third goal of the game for 6-3. Some heavy Middleton pressure in the late stages saw close efforts from striker Will Hughes, before Man of the Match Jake Richardson wrapped up the game with a superb individual goal, he ran most of the length of the pitch before slamming the ball into the roof of towns net to secure a 7-3 victory that leaves Middleton 5 points clear at t he top of the division.
Team - Alex Scott, Josh Ferguson, Andrew Morrison, Callum Bensley, Matty Anderson, Torren Mckay, George Musty, Joe Abbott, Jake Richardson, Rory Hunter, Lucca Dunn , Bradley Bell, Will Hughes, Mitchell Armin.
Under 10's B Team Match report
The first match was Rangers against Torpedo Consett,
The weather was going to play a part in the game as the wind was
blowing and the rain was pouring.
Consett were in fifth and wanted revenge for the earlier defeat at the
start of the season. The game started and Rangers put consett under
pressure right from the start. a lovely cross from Lewis Macdonald was
put into the back of the net by the Consett defence, it was a geat start
for rangers to build upon. The second came with a lovely flowing move
ending with Davy Parker slotting home the ball. A long range shot from
Nathan Stephenson hitting the top corner stretched the lead, some lovely
link up play ended with Lewis Rees striking the ball crisply into the
back of the net, Another from Nathan increased the lead even more the
followed up a poachers goal from Kieron Cormack, to finish it off Nathan
Stephenson slotted home his 3rd, to deal the victory 7 - 0.
The second match was a bigger battle, it was us in second playing West
Auckland in third. The previous match earlier in the season was a
titanic struggle with West auckland trying to use their physical side to
dominate the game but we were not going to let them. The game was
underway and West Auckland put Rangers under some early pressure and
took the lead after a mix up at the back. Now Rangers were on the back
foot and would have to fight for this victory, Rangers started to get
their passing game going and put pressure back on West. A longe range
shot from Nathan Stpehenson made the net move and brought about the
equalliser, the first half ended 1 - 1 and the second was going to be
another battle. The rain was getting heavier and the wind was blowing,
it was getting colder but the lads could not feel it as the adrenalin
was flowing. Rangers had more of the second half and were taking control
of the match but some quick breaks from West were adding to the
tension. The game was flowing between the two teams and anyone could
win the game. Rangers had 2 cleared off the line and also hit the post.
With 2 minutes to go a long range power driver from Nathan Stephenson
into the top corner for his 49th of the season and put Rangers in the
lead. Some frantic attacking from West nearly gave them the equaliser
but the defence and Andrew in goal kept their heads and played their
game. Final score 2 - 1 to Rangers.
A great game of football a pleasure to watch even if it was a bit
nervious and tense at the end.
12:36pm Tuesday 1st January 2008
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