Under 10's Gold Sox

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Russell Fletcher, Kristian Dawson, Will Cummins, Brandon Bradley, Jack Bull, Joe Brumby, Richard Phelps, Alistair Broughton, Luca Palombo, Theo Foster-North, Sam Paisley, Dylan Garnett & Joe Daly

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After their fantastic showing in the 7-0 cup win against Duffield the previous week, the Gold Sox were back in league action against Pride Park on a muddy Racecourse Ground pitch.

The Gold Sox rotated the squad slightly after the cup win, with Russell Fletcher continuing in goal, Luca Palumbo at the heart of defence with Kristian Dawson replacing Dylan Garnett and Brandon Bradley replacing Theo Foster-North on either side. Midfielders Joe Daly and Alistair Broughton continued with Will Cummins as the lone striker. Joe Brumby, Jack Bull and Richard Phelps started as substitutes.

With the Gold Sox starting the game against a strong wind, it did not take long for Pride Park to make their first attack, with Russell Fletcher saving a shot in the opening minute. As the game started with end to end football, Alistair Broughton and Will Cummins were linking well and both had chances which were just wide of the post. Belper then had another warning as Pride Park, attacking down their left hand side, saw a shot sail just over the bar. Pride Park were more fortunate with their next attack as a lopping cross-shot hit the Gold Sox crossbar before falling to the feet of their player, who was standing only two yards from goal and tapped the ball home to make the score Gold Sox 0-1 Pride Park. The Gold Sox were battling the elements but were still managing to look the stronger team and a Joe Daly shot saw Pride Park get into all sorts of trouble as the attempted clearance fell to Alistair Broughton. Again Pride Park managed to charge the shot down and with the follow up falling to Luca Palumbo, the difficult effort was just wide as the Gold Sox opponents breathed a sigh of relief. The half closed with only one more Pride Park attack as a free kick on the edge of the box was watched over the bar.

The Gold Sox opponents started the second half as well as they had the first and the first action of the second half was another free kick on the edge of the box which was well saved. The action was then played in the middle of the field for a long period as both teams closed down and battled well. Belper created the next opportunity as good link up play between Joe Daly and Will Cummins saw the resultant shot go just wide. As Belper pressed, an Alistair Broughton shot was held well by the Pride Park keeper. Ali Broughton had clearly got his eye on goal and as he picked the ball up just inside the opponents half he saw an opportunity to shoot. The ball lobbed the keeper perfectly and Belper were deservedly level at 1-1. Broughton then cleared the ball well to prevent an attack and the ball fell to the foot of Joe Brumby who’s first time half volley beat the keeper but went just wide. Belper continued to apply pressure with a series of throw ins and corners but with no clear cut opportunities. The final 3 minutes were edgy and Pride Park came close to stealing the points as first a near post header was well saved low down by Russell Fletcher and then a dangerous cross bounced around the goal line before Fletcher and Luca Palumbo bravely challenged and the keeper managed to hold the ball. The last attempt on goal went to Belper as Richard Phelps shot wide just before the final whistle with the game ending 1-1.

A quote often used in football, “Defending begins with your attack”. Will Cummins efforts to defend from the front deservedly won him the man of the match award but credit to both sets of players for playing the game with spirit and passion

After the shock of their first defeat of the season the previous week, the Gold Sox were keen to get back into winning ways with this cup match against Duffield. A strong Belper Gold Sox team was selected for this game.

The Gold Sox started with Russell Fletcher in goal, Luca Palumbo at the heart of defence with Dylan Garnett and Theo Foster-North on either side. Joe Daly and Alistair Broughton started in midfield to give a perfect combination of strength and skill with Will Cummins as the lone striker. Samuel Paisley, Brandon Bradley and Kristian Dawson provided a strong substitute bench.

The Gold Sox were keen to make amends for last weeks defeat and pressed early on with Will Cummins chasing down any Duffield player with the ball. Joe Daly swung in two excellent corners, with Luca Palumbo heading just wide with the second. Duffield were allowed no time on the ball and an Alistair Broughton tackle won the ball and allowed Will Cummins to shoot, the ensuing goal mouth scramble did not provide the goal that the Gold Sox deserved. Duffield’s only chance early on came from a free kick which was held by Russell Fletcher. A Gold Sox corner was then handballed by the Duffield defence and the referee blew for a penalty. Will Cummins placed the penalty just wide and the score remained 0-0. After 10 minutes the deadlock was broken, Dylan Garnett won the ball just inside the Duffield half, taking one touch and scoring from distance to make the score 1-0. The Gold Sox continued to show their superiority with Dylan Garnett and Alistair Broughton drifting past players easily. The second goal was soon to come and Joe Daly provided it with a shot from the edge of the area. Kristian Dawson then provided an accurate pass which split the Duffield defence, Alistair Broughton connected but the shot was just wide. Possibly the best goal of the game followed as the ball fell to Luca Palumbo who connected sweetly and sent a rasping shot into the net to make the score 3-0 with half time not far away. The first half goal tally was not over though as an Alistair Broughton shot was not held by the keeper and Will Cummins showed true striker instinct to follow up and make the half time score 4-0.

Belper were now hungry to continue and the second half started with the same amount of pressure. Samuel Paisley won the ball and provided a fluent pass to Brandon Bradley, in turn passing to Alistair Broughton who hit a power shot to make the score 5-0. Aside from a Duffield free kick, Gold Sox had all the play and Kristian Dawson shot just wide before winning the ball straight away and taking on the Duffield defence again. Gold Sox then went 6-0 up as Joe Daly’s shot was not held by the keeper and Brandon Bradley pounced to score. In the final few minutes Duffield had their best spell and a diving header by Joe Daly near his own goal line prevented a goal. This was followed by a good stop from Russell Fletcher who dived bravely at the feet of the Duffield attack to keep the clean sheet intact. The Gold Sox were still hungry though, and the final goal was scored with moments to go as a Dylan Garnett picked the ball up from a Brandon Bradley shot and fired home from a tight angle to make the final score 7-0

Referees Man of the Match was awarded to Dylan Garnett for his superb defensive play, skill going forward and two goals scored!

After four wins and four clean sheets in there opening games, the Gold Sox were to be tested today, against a Mickleover Sports team who had only been beaten so far by top of the table Sandiacre Town. Belper welcomed key players, Luca Palumbo & Will Cummins, into the team.

The opening exchanges were extremely even and the only event to note in the first ten minutes was an excellent attempt on goal by Dylan Garnett. Two powerful Joe Daly corners both evaded the keeper but with no Belper Town players near the ball a goal was not forthcoming. A Joe Daly run and shot was held by the keeper as Will Cummins closed down but as the first half came to a close it was Mickleover Sports who took over the running as Belper started to lose their shape and enthusiasm. With no clear cut chances for Mickleover, the first half ended 0-0.

As the second half started, Gold Sox could not seem to win the ball and after two or three near misses, the Mickleover forward found himself 1 on 1 with keeper Russell Fletcher and he coolly slotted past the ball past a despairing dive to make the score Belper 0 – 1 Mickleover. The game opened up more after the goal but the Gold Sox could not seem to raise their game today. A Joe Daly curling shot produced a great save from the Sports ‘keeper and this was matched by a save from Russell Fletcher at the other end. Belper’s afternoon was summed up moments before the final whistle when a Joe Brumby shot was saved and the cleared before it had chance to fall to a Gold Sox player. After the disappointment of the result, the players will no doubt be ready for the distraction of a cup match next weekend before resuming the league the following week against Pride Park.

Referees Man of the Match was awarded to Luca Palumbo for his attempts to cover as much of the pitch as possible.

As the Gold Sox prepared for the fourth game of the season, the squad were hoping to maintain their 100% winning start. The first three games had resulted in three clean sheets for Russell Fletcher but this would be put to the test as defensive rock Luca Palumbo was rested along with key striker, Will Cummins.

The Gold Sox once again started brightly as Richard Phelps beat the Heanor defence before shooting just wide. Midfield lynchpin Joe Daly then tested the Heanor keeper before setting up Brandon Bradley to score the Gold Sox first after 5 minutes. In an active and even period both teams each created chances which the keepers were equal to. As the Gold Sox took control again, the livewire Brandon Bradley beat the keeper to increase Belper’s lead. A brave header by Alistair Broughton, ably standing in for Palumbo at the heart of defence, once again released Brandon Bradley to allow him to enjoy a first half hatrick. By now the Gold Sox were controlling the game expertly and a great challenge by Alistair Broughton, and a touch and drag back by Joe Daly, avoiding the Heanor tackle, allowed Joe Brumby the chance to break free and make the score 4-0. Gold Sox keeper Russell Fletcher had to be alert to preserve the clean sheet just before half time as a hopeful Heanor shot was well held.

Heanor came out with more purpose at the start of the second half but Belper continued to hold strong with a cross shot by Dillon Garnett the nearest chance to extend the lead. Another strong challenge by Alistair Broughton released Samuel Paisley on a good run. Joe Brumby then got on the end of the forward pass to make the score 5-0 to the Gold Sox.

As the match came to a close, Heanor nearly broke the Gold Sox defence but Russell Fletcher saved well and bravely held the follow up to ensure a fourth clean sheet in succession and an excellent 5-0 result.

Referees Man of the Match could quite easily have gone to Brandon Bradley for his first half hatrick or Joe Daly as he controlled the midfield. However, Alistair Broughton, who provided stability and safety at the back, was this week’s man of the match.

Belper Town Gold Sox maintained there winning start to the season with a well deserved 5-0 win against Derby Panthers. The Gold Sox went on the attack from the beginning as first, Alistair Broughton moved down the right flank and swung in a cross which the keeper held, followed shortly after with a shot from Joe Daly which was saved.

After 4 minutes the Gold Sox went 1-0 up, a clever twist, turn and cross by Will Cummins was deflected into the net by the Derby Panthers defender. Two minutes later and it was 2-0 after Will Cummins provided another cross which was tapped home by Alistair Broughton. On 8 minutes, the first Derby Panthers attack was halted by Luca Palumbo's sliding tackle. The resulting pass split the Panthers defence and Will Cummins exploited the gap by running through to make the score 3-0. As the first half came to a close, Will Cummins continued to dazzle and confuse the defence while neat combination play between Samuel Paisley, Joe Daly and Alistair Broughton nearly resulted in a goal. The Gold Sox ended the half on a high as a Joe Daly corner was converted by eventual Man of the Match, Alistair Broughton, to make the score 4-0.

A rejuvenated Panthers side started the second half brightly, the Gold Sox defence had to hold strong with several tackles by Luca Palumbo and a save by Russell Fletcher holding strong.Ten minutes into the second half, a breakaway by the Gold Sox enabled Richard Phelps to go one on one with the Derby Panthers 'keeper to make the score 5-0. Richard Phelps attempted overhead kick on goal near the end would have been no less than the Gold Sox deserved but a 5-0 win to make it three wins out of three and a third successive clean sheet means the Gold Sox continue to hold their top of the table place.

Boulton Lane v Belper Town Gold Sox under 10

Starting the season for Belper were GK - Russell (Capt), Theo, Luca and Jack as a defensive trio, Joe Daly and Alistair in Midfield with Will in attack.

Subs were: Kristian, Brandon and Joe Bumby

As the season kicked off, both teams started steadily. Boulton Lane had the first chance of the game after 3 minutes with a long range free kick which Russell pushed wide. Belper then took control of the game with fluent passing between Jack, Joe Daly and Alistair resulting in a shot from Joe which went just wide. After a penalty appeal was turned down for a trip on Jack, Will nearly put Belper ahead when through 1 on 1 producing a good save from the Boulton Lane 'keeper. After 14 minutes Gold Sox took the lead, a precise through ball fromm Theo which Will headed into the net. Following more pressure, Joe Daly dribbled past a static Boulton Lane defence and crossed for Will to make it 2-0. Gold Sox now applied constant pressure and just before half time Brandon scored following a goalmouth scramble to make it 3-0.
The second half burst into life after 7 mins, Russell taking a quick goal kick to Theo who provided another excellent through ball for Joe Bumby to convert 4-0. 5-0 quickly followed after a dribble and shot from Joe Daly was saved but Joe Bumby was there to follow up. Joe Daly completed the scoring to make it 6-0 toBelper and some excellent Gold Sox defensive play and comfortable goalkeeping from Russell ensured a clean sheet.

Man of the Match - Theo

Friendly - Sunday 10^th August – Belper Town Under 10’s v Heanor under 10’s

A pre season friendly was organised so that Black Sox and Gold Sox would each play Heanor Town A and B teams on the same day.

Gold Sox played Heanor A and lined up with Russell Fletcher in goal and an outfield squad of Jack Bull, Christian Dawson, Luca Palumbo, Theo Foster North, Dillon Garnett, Alistair Broughton and Brandon Bradley.

Heanor A proved strong opponents and in a very tight game that kept the huge support riveted it was Heanor who took the lead through Ryan Nailer. However, Gold Sox battled well and managed to draw level through a smart finish from Christian Dawson. The game was hard fought and end to end with the eventual result being a very creditable draw for both sides. Gold Sox are just starting to form the basis of a new side and have recently impressed as a team. Man of the match was Jack Bull for a strong defensive display. Result 1-1.

Meanwhile on the pitch next door Black Sox were playing Heanor B and had Trent Pickering in goal with an outfield squad of Charlie Martin, Edward Bradbury, Rafe Gregory, Joel Cain, Bobby West, Jake Wright and Ben Cartwright. The game was quickly into its stride and Black Sox class with pace and passing up front was soon in evidence. The “dream team” of West, Wright and Cartwright helped themselves to a goal each within ten minutes and then Jake Wright pounced again on the stroke of half time. Black Sox had not been troubled in defence with a new threesome of Rafe Gregory flanked by Charlie Martin and Edward Bradbury looking very solid indeed.

The second half started as the first, with Bobby West completing a speedy hat trick, Ben Cartwright likewise and substitute Joel Cain rounding off a flowing move to make the score 9-0. To their credit Heanor kept going with James Steeples pulling a late goal back and credit to Henry Bilbie for a great goal keeping performance. Man of the match was Charlie Martin for a solid, confident display at right back showing his team mates what he is capable of. Result Black Sox 9- 1 Heanor B.

With the teams swapped, it was now Gold Sox to play Heanor B. They were shown no mercy at all as Gold Sox, now full of confidence, ran riot and scored 19 goals. Christian Dawson and Dillon Garnett helped themselves to five each, Alistair Broughton four and Brandon Bradley three. A well deserved goal a piece was scored by Luca Palumbo and Theo Foster North who had great games at the back. James Steeples had the lone reply for Heanor. Gold Sox had performed extremely well and played some fast flowing attacking football. Man of the match was Theo Foster North for some outstanding defending. Result Gold Sox 19 – 1 Heanor B.

At the same time Black Sox were locked in a hard battle with Heanor A, who took an early lead through Kyle Daly. The ever reliable Ben Cartwright levelled the scores with a long range effort, but Heanor came again and scored a second goal through Ryan Nailer. Black Sox were not used to this position and had to fight hard to get back into the game which they did through Jake Wright who turned two defenders before firing in an unstoppable equaliser. With perfect timing Bobby West popped up to score just before half time which gave Belper a boost at the break.

Belpers fitness started to show as in the second half they ran in four more goals, with Jake Wright scoring a second half hat trick to take his tally to four in the game and Ben Cartwright adding hiss second late on. Some of Belpers speed on the break was just unstoppable and they fully deserved the win. However, it was another defender, Edward Bradbury who was named man of the match for an assured and accomplished display which helped his defence stay secure. Result Black Sox 7 – 2 Heanor A.

Thanks to Heanor for supplying some excellent goal posts and providing tough opposition, with the games being played in a very good spirit.