Hucknall Sports U9's Saturday 2 Pegasus Youth White 1

Saturday 25th March 2006

Sports were not at their best but still take all three points in the last home match of the season. 

This as the old cliché goes was a real game of two halves, Sports went on the attack from the first whistle and virtually set up camp in the Pegasus half, but Pegasus defended extremely well and with their keeper in legendary form, goals were to be at a premium. Reegan Morris in central midfield was spraying the ball left and right to Daniel Long and Stephen Whitley respectively who both tested the Pegasus keeper. A succession of corners delivered superbly by Morris created more chances for Joe Walker, Liam Kilcullen and both Whitley and Long. Morris tested the keeper himself with a magical free kick, even Sports’ last man Thomas Howarth was getting in on the action but nothing seemed to find the net of Pegasus’ charmed goal.  However, towards the end of the half Pegasus broke swiftly and with some skilful play finally tested Sports keeper Dean Harris who dealt with the threat confidently. From Harris’ kick Sports put a passing move together that ended with Morris breaking the spell to put Sports in a deserved lead. 

The second half saw both sides playing better football, Pegasus chasing the game attacked more but Kilcullen and Howarth were Titans at the back for Sports and for a long while it looked as if it would remain 1-0 but Pegasus with a winged move found the equaliser. Sports weren’t about to let their hard work go to waste and after some excellent work from man of the match Whitley and some unselfish play from Daniel Crump (on for Walker) Long made sure of the points. Final score two-one to Sports. 

In a friendly game afterwards that saw both sides playing good football man of the match went to Nathan Gull for his hard work, Sports won two- nil with both goals courtesy of Richard Allen.