Carlton Town Blue 2 Hucknall Sports U12's Red 8

Saturday 31st January 2009

Sports notch up their first double of the season as they stretch their unbeaten run. Carlton held out until half-time, but then the landslide began.  

The winter sunshine shone brightly as Sports get this game underway. Sports start to build moves together well with Sam Farn, Ben Clarke and Mark Shelton pushing balls through the middle for their forwards to run on to, but little opportunities come at either end as both defences are tight.  

The deadlock is broken however to put Sports in the lead. A header out by Farn is picked up by Shelton who feeds the ball forward to Curtis Edwards, he passes to Oliver Davidson-Turner, who keeps his footing as defenders fall, sees his chance and drives the ball home. Carlton don’t give up and from a corner a long ball over the defence has an unmarked player running in to square the match. Carlton ’s confidence builds and it stays all square up to the break.  

Early in the second half Sports take the lead, Turner collects a clearance by Farn, controls well and pushes the ball to Shelton, he gets round three defenders before firing into the net from just inside the penalty area. Macauley Walker who came on at half-time increases their lead. Shelton wins a drop ball, forwards it to Walker, who calmly beats the keeper.  

Shelton makes it 4-1 after some fine work by Walker ; he sets up Shelton who rarely misses from that distance. Number five comes from a corner on the left. A well flighted ball from Shelton and Joe Barnes is there to head it in. Carlton have no answer to the pressure, and Sports go further ahead with a fine cross from Barnes. In the area Harry Mcpherson- Davis is there amongst many to put the ball into the net. Number seven comes from a poor goal kick from the Carlton keeper it goes straight to Walker, who easily beats the keeper to his left to claim his second.  

Carlton win a late corner and the cross is met by Kieran Sheppard in goal, but the fierce cross is deflected into his own goal off his gloves. Walker completes his hat-trick late on; Farn heads a clearance back to Walker who runs on to fire past the keeper.  

Sam Farn earns “The Man of the Match” Trophy; his many clearances gave many chances to his lively forwards.  

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