This
weekend Hucknall Sports Whites travelled South to take on Cotgrave Colts in
an U11's Saturday League 2 fixture. Both teams were entering into
unfamiliar territory as they had never played each other before, but a great
pitch and good weather ensured that everything was in place for a good game
of football.
Hucknall came
out of the starting blocks at their customary break-neck speed and a first
half hat-trick from James Hallam along with a goal from strike-partner
Oliver Bowley left Cotgrave stunned. Great inventive play from Ryan Towle
and Jarrod Davies provided the intelligent passes for Hucknall's strikers to
feed off and Hallam, a player on the top of his goal scoring form, blitz his
way to his three goals.
Half
time: Cotgrave Colts 0 Hucknall
Sports Whites 4
Whites
introduced Joshua Hart alongside Hallam for the second half and also
welcomed back Tyler Johnstone from injury to play in the left wing role.
Hucknall midfield general Jarrod Davies was everywhere and broke up
the Cotgrave play time and again. He showed some wonderful vision also
with passes that split the defence over and over again to continue the
supply to his frontline and played a major part in three of the second half
goals. Firstly Ryan Towle found space to power a low shot passed
the Cotgrave keeper and then William Brown got in on the scoring with
his first ever goal for the club with a neat header at the far post. Towle
smashed another after intercepting a goal kick and Jacob Barlow capped off a
fine show from Hucknall by firing into the roof of the net for the final
goal of the match.
Final score: Cotgrave
Colts 0 Hucknall Sports Whites 8
This was a
wonderful performance by the entire team with the Defence of Mitch
Davies, Harry Saxton and Dylan Smith once again showing what a class
act they are and anything that did get past
them was quickly snuffed out by Keeper Kal Orton. The Midfield were
strong and never let the opposition settle into their rhythm and finally our
strikers were priceless, truly wonderful to watch.
Jarrod Davies can
count himself very unlucky not to win the Man of the Match Award
this week, but scoring a hat-trick for the second week running is worthy
of any prize and for that the award went to James Hallam - an
absolutely awesome striking performance.