JFC Boughton 0 v 4 AFC Waverton Wasps

Chester & District Junior Football League (27 September 2009)

Waverton Scorers;

Matt Sheen 2 (10)

Matt Simpson 1 (2)

Will Doerr 1

(season total in brackets)

MoM Awards (Coach's & Supporters) were both shared out across the full "team performance"

Match Report

The most remarkable thing about this match was how unremarkable it was (other than the scoreline!). After the extreme cut & thrust of all the matches between the Wasps and their arch rivals Boughton in recent years this was, quite simply, a comfortable 4-0 victory in which the Wasps outplayed their opponents in every area of the pitch and thoroughly deserved the clear victory.

Things were a little more even in the early exchanges, with a scare for the Wasps when a Boughton effort clipped the top of the crossbar. Soon afterwards though Will Doerr calmly converted an excellent diagonal through ball, quickly followed up by a superb strike from Matt Sheen from the edge of the box, and it was 2-0 to the Wasps. From this point on the Wasps controlled the game and the Boughton team looked a bit shellshocked, low on confidence and short on ideas about how to get back into the game. Matt Sheen added a third before half time, as Boughton struggled to clear an excellent corner from Robbie Foster, and Matt Simpson made it four, right at the start of the second period, after a fast break and a cool finish. Although the Wasps missed a couple of later chances to make the margin of victory even more emphatic, they calmly controlled the rest of the second half to secure the three points in style and to go to the top of the League for the first time!

It was, as indicated by the MoM decisions, a real all round team performance. The back four were well organised and very solid, restricting Boughton to no more than half chances, with Ollie Tyler in commanding form behind them, pulling off a number of good punched clearances. As a result, this is probably the first time ever that Boughton have failed to score! The midfield were back to their competitive best, strong in the tackle, making sure they got to the loose ball first, and providing great service to the strikers. Up front we were more clinical than we have been earlier in the season, with calmer finishing leading to a much better chance/goal conversion ratio, and Matt Sheen moving on to 10 goals for the season in only the fourth competitive game.

If the Wasps can keep up this level of performance (but not get complacent) then they could be in for a good run in the two cup competitions, and should be aiming to stay at the top of the tree in the League. Beware though, if the (very) long Boughton team talk after the game did its job then they'll be very keen to reverse the outcome next time we meet!

AFC Waverton Wasps 5 v 2 Chester Nomads Colts

Chester & District Junior Football League (20 September 2009)

Waverton Scorers;

Matt Sheen 2 (8)

Sam Jones 2 (5)

Cameron Faulkener 1

(season total in brackets)

Coach's MoM:Cameron Faulkener

Supporters' MoM:Jordan Coxall

Match Report

This was the classic "game of two halves", with Nomads Colts taking a 2-0 lead into the break only for the Wasps to come storming back in the second half for their first League victory of the season.

Compared to the previous week (against Nomads) the Wasps started the match very brightly, but having missed both of the two good early chances they'd created, the team seemed to "go back into its shell", allowing the Colts to come into the game strongly with two good goals before the break.

After a masterclass in half time team talks from Mark though, encouraging the boys to believe in themselves and to play "with a smile on their faces", things quickly turned around after the break. The all important "early goal" in the second half was provided courtesy of an accurate free kick, right in the top corner, from Sam Jones (keeping up his excellent scoring record against his Kings schoolmates!), and the confidence came flooding back right through the team. Matt Sheen soon added an equaliser, with an extreme lob of the goalkeeper, and a few minutes later a Jordan Coxall header from a corner was saved on the line, but scrambled in on the rebound by Cameron Faulkener. From a 2-0 deficit the team were suddenly 3-2 up after no more than 15 mins of the second half.

The Wasp's confidence continued to build, and it was no surprise when the two strikers both added a second goal each, to make the score a very comfortable looking 5-2 by the final whistle. The MoM awards went to Cameron Faulkener, for a terrific all round game, and to Jordan Coxall for an energetic performance which saw him popping up all over the pitch to make valuable contributions, including assists for two of the goals.

The "second half" team (if not the first!) looked ready for the "big one" against Boughton next week.

Chester Nomads 3 v 3 AFC Waverton Wasps

Chester & District Junior Football League (13 September 2009)

Waverton Scorers;

Matt Sheen 1 (6)

Robbie Foster 1 (3)

Sam Jones 1 (3)

(season total in brackets)

No MoM awards were made.

Match Report

After the previous week's cup success the Wasps took on their first C&D JFL game, and a tough encounter it proved to be. The Chester Nomads team competed very well (and were seemingly stronger than last season). In particular they started very quickly, attacking with pace, and soon took a deserved early lead.

After recovering from the initial shock the Wasps recovered well though and clawed themselves back into the game with a good equaliser from Sam Jones. However the Nomads continued to push forward strongly and twice more in the first half they took a one goal lead, only to be pegged back on each occasion by another Wasps equaliser, the first from Matt Sheen (his sixth of the season) and the second from Robbie Foster on the stroke of half time, giving a 3-3 score line at the break following a frenetic first period.

Both teams played a lot more cagily in the second half, with both defences looking solid, and there proved to be no further goals in the game. Having composed themselves more after half-time, the Wasps probably had the majority of the second half possession and certainly had two or three really good chances in the last quarter of an hour to secure all three points. Given the way Nomads had started however the draw was probably a fair result overall, and it was confirmation that the League this year is likely to be more than a two horse race.

Cheshire FA Minor Cup – Round 1 (6 September 2009)

Result

AFC Waverton Wasps 11 v 2 Altrincham

Waverton Scorers;

Matt Sheen 5

Robbie Foster 2

Sam Jones 2

Matt Simpson 1

Alex Abraham 1

Coach's MoM: Matt Sheen

Supporters' MoM: Sam Jones

Match Report

After a bit of a hiccup in our only pre-season friendly, the Wasps entered our first competitive game of the season, in the Cheshire Minor Cup, with a point to prove, but not quite sure what to expect from our unknown opponents, Altrincham, who play in the Timperley & District League.

The team started really brightly though, with some excellent passing football and a real determination to be the first to every loose ball. This soon got the results it deserved and the Wasps took the lead after only five minutes, with Sam Jones finishing off a lovely flowing move. After Matt Sheen and Robbie Simpson added a second and a third shortly afterwards the result was never in any doubt (by anybody other than the manager who continued to worry until we'd taken a seven goal lead!).

The team were strong in every department; from a very solid defensive performance, through a dominant midfield and right up to the attack where the two strikers thoroughly earned their MoM awards not just for the goals they scored (although that helps!) but through some really good passing and interplay between them. All three early scorers added more to their tallies, and were joined in the second half by goals from Matt Simpson (was it a cross or a shot?) and a debut strike from Alex Abraham.

The Altrincham team never let their heads drop and continued to battle, and try to play football, right through the game. So they probably deserved their two late goals, even though the Wasps defence were visibly disappointed not to keep a clean sheet. After a comprehensive 11-2 victory then, in our first ever County Cup game, the Wasps will travel to play Barnton Youth (near Northwich) in Round 2, scheduled for the 4^th October.

Please continue to visit the website for more match results and reports as the season progresses and, later this week, Jordan Coxall will be posting the rules/scoring for the Wasps Dream Team competition he's developed, with the first results to be posted after our League opener against Chester Nomads this Sunday.

Welcome to the U13 Wasps team blog

Hi Everyone

Welcome to the Under 13 Wasps team blog! Visit here to get up to date news on fixtures and training plus match reports as the season progresses.

Mark