Match Reports

Kirkburton A 7 Scissett A 0 (Under 8s)

Another win for Kirkburton A but they made hard work of it for the first eight minutes. Kieran Taylor eventually got the ball down, passed a couple of defenders and shot high into the corner of the net, 1-0. Moments later Kieran scored a second when he hit a ball from the edge of the box into the bottom right hand corner of the net, 2-0.
A fortuitous drop from the keeper allowed Dan Heppenstall to push the ball over the line, 3-0 half time.

In the second half it was all Kirkburton and we began to defend better. Harvey Kaye scored after he run on to a ball, he out-witted the defender with a great turn and slotted home, 4-0. Luke managed to get on the score sheet after some poor defending from the visitors, the ball fell to his feet and he shot past the keeper, 5-0. Kieran scored his hat-trick when he took the ball on his right foot and hit a shot in off the post, 6-0. Kirkburton were awarded a free kick near the touchline and Kieran took it, hitting the ball hard towards the goal. The keeper managed to parry to the feet of Luke who tapped it in. Final score 7-0.

Kirkburton B 4 Scissett B 2 (Under 8s)

Another excellent win for Kirkburton B. The game started brightly with chances at either end. Kirkburton broke the deadlock after seven minutes when Jack Ford received the ball on the edge of the box and shot into the bottom corner, 1-0.
Jack scored again three minutes later when he ran on to a loose ball and struck a shot past the keeper, 2-0.
Moments later James Howard went on a run past two defenders, then past the keeper only for Kai to nick the ball off him and tap it in, half time 3-0.

The second half became a closer affair as Kirkburton failed to defend after losing possession from an attack. Their striker ran through and slotted home, 3-1.
This gave the visitors fresh impetus and they scored another moments later when another defensive lapse led to a one-on-one with the keeper, 3-2.
The next few minutes were anxious times, but James Howard saved the day when he jumped on a loose ball in the area and scored from close range, final score 4-2.

Man of the match - Jack Ford.

Wyke A 2 Kirkburton A 7 (Under 8s - 4th November 2007)

The unbeaten run for Kirkburton A continued with a great win against a strong Wyke team. Kirkburton took the lead through Joseph Aylward when he shot from the edge of the box to beat the keeper to his left, 0-1. Kirkburton's defence had a lapse of concentration and did not defend after they lost the ball. A one-on-one with the Kirkburton keeper led to a goal for Wyke, 1-1. This was short lived as moments later Kieran Taylor took the ball, dribbled past two defenders and hit a powerful shot high into the goal, 1-2. Kirkburton failed to learn from their defensive errors moments earlier and Wyke nipped in to score an equaliser after the ball was not cleared properly, half time 2-2.

The coach had a word to say on defending at half-time and it seemed to pay off. Sraight from the kick off, Harvey Kaye dribbled the ball past three defenders to score, 2-3. Moments later, Joseph scored again when a good passing move down the left allowed him to slot the ball inside the post, 2-4. He scored his hat-trick seconds later when a defender cleared the ball to his feet, he shot and scored, 2-5.
Another gifted ball to Joseph allowed him to run past the last defender and slot home for 2-6. Josepsh finished off the game just before full time when he bagged his fifth and Kirkburton's seventh. Final score 2-7.

Man of the match - Joseph Aylward.

Wyke B 0 Kirkburton B 5 (Under 8s)

Another convincing win for Kirkburton B. The first ten minutes proved a tight affair with both teams working hard for possession in the middle of the park. Kirkburton broke the deadlock when James Howard was quicker to react than the defenders for Wyke and managed to lob the keeper from eight yards, 0-1. Daniel Payne grabbed a second after a poor clearance allowed him to shoot low under the keeper's body, 0-2. He added a third just before half time when he gathered the ball on the edge of the penalty area, turned and hit a powerful shot into the bottom corner of the net, half time 0-3.

The second half was all Kirkburton. A sequence of corners which led to a strike against the crossbar, both up-rights and two fine saves, eventually led to a goal. The ball finally fell to James Netherwood who struck the ball into the top corner of the net from close range, 0-4. Daniel Payne finished the game off by latching on to a good pass from Dan H to strike home. Final score 0-5.

Man of the match - Daniel Payne.

Kirkburton A 6 Shelf A 1 (Under 8s - 27th October 2007)

Another excellent win for Kirkburton A against a strong Shelf team. Shelf were on the back foot from the start when Kieran Taylor broke the deadlock after a couple of minutes. He won the ball on the edge of the box and hit an unstoppable shot into the top corner of the net, 1-0. This was followed moments later by a second goal for Kieran when he broke down the left, cut inside on to his right foot and hit a low shot which went in off the post, 2-0. Kieran got his hat-trick three minutes later when he pounced on a loose ball in the box and poked it into the net, 3-0. Just before the half-time whistle blew, Kieran was on target again when he ran on to a through ball to out-muscle the last defender and shoot home, half-time 4-0.

The second half became a slightly closer contest with Shelf attempting more attacking moves. However, it was Kirkburton who scored first when a poor clearence by Shelf let Luke Hanson in to score his first and Kirkburton's fifth, 5-0. Kirkburton went 'to sleep' on a throw-in and the result was a one-on-one with the keeper - the Shelf striker placed the ball under his body, 5-1. Kirkburton reacted in a positive fashion by scoring a sixth almost immediately. Kieran crossed a ball to Harvey Kaye who hit the ball first time which looped high over the keepers head and into the net. Full time 6-1.

Man of the match - Kieran Taylor.

Kirkburton B 5 Shelf B 1 (Under 8s)

Kirkburton B followed the lead from the 'A' team with a strong 5-1 win over Shelf B. The first half started slow but Kirkburton provided all the pressure and it was Daniel Payne who stepped up to the mark and slotted home the first, 1-0. Just before half time, Shelf failed to deal with a good cross from James Howard and Daniel was there again to poke home his second, half time 2-0.

The second half was all Kirkburton. A number of attacks on the Shelf goal paid off when James Howard prodded the ball home from the eight yards, 3-0. Daniel Heppenstall then scored a fourth when he ran down the wing and hit a cross/shot across the keeper and into the bottom corner, 4-0. Shelf managed a consolation goal two minutes from the end when a mix-up in the Kirkburton defence allowed their striker to stroke the ball home from three yards, 4-1. Kirkburton responded immediately when James ran on to a loose ball and shot past the keeper to finish off the match, final score 5-1.

Man of the match - James Howard.

Rastrick A 0 Kirkburton A 4 (Under 8s)

Kirkburton A overcame a strong Rastrick team on a bumpy surface and did not concede a goal in the process. Not conceding a goal was the main focus before the start and the team worked well defensively with good support play throughout the game. There was only one goal in a tight first half. Kieran Taylor took the ball on the right hand side of the area, dribbled on to his left foot and struck a fine shot into the top left hand corner of the net. Kirkburton had a number of chances after that but failed to convert them. Half time 0-1.

Kirkburton came out for the second half and started brightly. They were soon 0-2 up when Harvey Kaye, who, after trying (and missing) an attempted volley, had a second chance by hitting the ball off the defenders leg and into the net. Again, Kirkburton missed several chances until after ten minutes when they scored from a corner. Kieran floated the ball in from the left and Robert Clayton was there to meet the ball with a close range header, 0-3. The fourth and final goal was converted by Harvey when he was not closed down quick enough and hit the ball under the keepers arms, final score 0-4.

Man of the match - Harvey Kaye.

Rastrick B 1 Kirkburton B 4 (Under 8s)

Following on from the success of the 'A' team the 'B' team came away with another convincing win. It was open play for the first five minutes, then the deadlock was broken when Daniel Heppenstall was put through for a one-on-one with the keeper, he slipped the ball under his body, 0-1. A lack of concentration led to Rastrick scoring an equaliser. Two on one with the last man led to s shot which was saved, however, the rebound fell to the other striker who stroked the ball home, 1-1. Kirkburton picked themselves up again and managed to regain the lead when Daniel Payne dribbled the ball to the edge of the area and poked the ball home from close range, half time, 1-2.

The second half started well for Kirkburton as they scored straight from the kick off. Some poor defending by the home team allowed Joel Sykes to score from close range, 1-3. Finally, Daniel Payne wrapped the game up when he struck the ball from the edge of the box past the Rastrick keeper who was unsighted. Final score 1-4.

Man of the match - Harvey Greene.

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