Pumas made the long trip to Tarleton on a dreary, cold, snowy Winter afternoon and were able to field a full strength squad with the exception of Tyler whose dad couldn't find the ground. (Tom Toms are good Ralph!). The pitch was in surprisingly good shape considering the poor weather lately. Pumas totally dominated possession and created wave after wave of attacks. Jack opened the scoring within 5 mins with a strong left footed shot. (his right foot's only for standing on). 0 - 1. Tarleton made a rare break down the right and Sam slipped in attempting a tackle but Callum was quick to cover and put the ball out of play. After 20 mins Ben brought the ball out of defence and used his dribbling skills to take it all the way only to be foiled by the keeper. 2 mins later Ben was again in the action following good work by Dion and Jack. His powerful shot could only be parried by the keeper and with true poacher's instinct Elliot was on hand for a simple tap-in goal. 0 - 2.
Then Matt made a good run down the left and played a lovely through ball for Dion to run onto and shoot. His shot was well saved and this time there was no-one on hand to play the loose ball.Pumas made a fast passing move when Robert fed Dion on the right wing and his accurate cross found Tom on the edge of the 6 yds box. He skilfully brought it under control and smashed it past the keeper. 0 - 3.
Immediately from the ko Ben, who was dominating the centre of the pitch, passed to Jack on the left. Jack coolly played a perfectly weighted through ball to Dion who beat the off-side trap and in a one on one with the keeper made no mistake. 0 - 4. Half Time.Shortly after the restart Dion scored again with an accurate shot. 0 - 5.
Pumas were making sustained and continuous attacks and first Lewis then Sam tried to get on the score sheet to no avail. Eddie was working hard down the left flank and Caleb was overlapping on the right. Then out of nowhere Tarleton broke through the middle and in a one on one Conor stood firm and the forward shot wide. The next Pumas attack saw Eddie make a shot/cross which ricocheted off a defender into the busy keeper's arms. Another Pumas attack had Ben on the edge of the Tarleton penalty area and he unselfishly passed back to Callum who chipped the ball perfectly over the defenders for Eddie to beat his marker and skilfully score a well-worked goal. 0 - 6.
Pumas were playing beautiful passing football and were oozing with confidence and working hard for each other. First Eddie and then Jack had good chances saved then Dion hit a powerful long range shot just inside the keeper's r.h. post. 0 - 7.
Another break from Tarleton after 52 mins saw a long range shot comfortably gathered by Conor for his first and only touch of the game! Poor Conor, he must have been frozen. Another Pumas corner was taken by Jack on the right and the loose ball came out to Caleb about 20 yds out on the right. He delivered a well struck shot which would probably have been saved by the keeper but Elliot played a crafty dummy by stepping over the ball which finished in the back of the net just before the full time whistle. 0 - 8. Full time Tarleton Corinthians 0 Ladybridge Pumas 8 After such a one sided match as this it's difficult to say whether it was Pumas excellence or their opponents failings which were more significant. Certainly Pumas had a lot of determination with good team spirit and showed no weaknesses today. Tarleton showed good individual skills and kept trying to the end but were overpowered by one of Pumas best performances of the season.
Then Matt made a good run down the left and played a lovely through ball for Dion to run onto and shoot. His shot was well saved and this time there was no-one on hand to play the loose ball.Pumas made a fast passing move when Robert fed Dion on the right wing and his accurate cross found Tom on the edge of the 6 yds box. He skilfully brought it under control and smashed it past the keeper. 0 - 3.
Immediately from the ko Ben, who was dominating the centre of the pitch, passed to Jack on the left. Jack coolly played a perfectly weighted through ball to Dion who beat the off-side trap and in a one on one with the keeper made no mistake. 0 - 4. Half Time.Shortly after the restart Dion scored again with an accurate shot. 0 - 5.
Pumas were making sustained and continuous attacks and first Lewis then Sam tried to get on the score sheet to no avail. Eddie was working hard down the left flank and Caleb was overlapping on the right. Then out of nowhere Tarleton broke through the middle and in a one on one Conor stood firm and the forward shot wide. The next Pumas attack saw Eddie make a shot/cross which ricocheted off a defender into the busy keeper's arms. Another Pumas attack had Ben on the edge of the Tarleton penalty area and he unselfishly passed back to Callum who chipped the ball perfectly over the defenders for Eddie to beat his marker and skilfully score a well-worked goal. 0 - 6.
Pumas were playing beautiful passing football and were oozing with confidence and working hard for each other. First Eddie and then Jack had good chances saved then Dion hit a powerful long range shot just inside the keeper's r.h. post. 0 - 7.
Another break from Tarleton after 52 mins saw a long range shot comfortably gathered by Conor for his first and only touch of the game! Poor Conor, he must have been frozen. Another Pumas corner was taken by Jack on the right and the loose ball came out to Caleb about 20 yds out on the right. He delivered a well struck shot which would probably have been saved by the keeper but Elliot played a crafty dummy by stepping over the ball which finished in the back of the net just before the full time whistle. 0 - 8. Full time Tarleton Corinthians 0 Ladybridge Pumas 8 After such a one sided match as this it's difficult to say whether it was Pumas excellence or their opponents failings which were more significant. Certainly Pumas had a lot of determination with good team spirit and showed no weaknesses today. Tarleton showed good individual skills and kept trying to the end but were overpowered by one of Pumas best performances of the season.
