Unfortunately, Bolton Wyresdale have since folded and all details have been wiped from the Tameside League and our blog, including the scorers, but I'll leave the report in. We hope that the players have found positions elsewhere and wish them every success for the future.
On a warm sunny evening we welcomed our first league opponents of the season Bolton Wyresdale. Caleb was missing due to illness and Nathan, Josh and Tom started on the bench. Ladybridge came out of the blocks very quickly this evening and they took the lead after a smashing run down the left flank by Ollie who found Taylor in the box and he in turn fed Bayley who finished past the keeper to make it 1-0 to Ladybridge.
On a warm sunny evening we welcomed our first league opponents of the season Bolton Wyresdale. Caleb was missing due to illness and Nathan, Josh and Tom started on the bench. Ladybridge came out of the blocks very quickly this evening and they took the lead after a smashing run down the left flank by Ollie who found Taylor in the box and he in turn fed Bayley who finished past the keeper to make it 1-0 to Ladybridge.
The 2nd goal of the game for Ladybridge came shortly after from their
first corner when Jack delivered a great ball into the box that Wyresdale could
only clear to the edge of the box and Ben smashed the ball home to make it 2-0
Ladybridge.
Wyresdale were unfortunate not to pull a goal back when their No 5
smashed an effort from 25 yards out and over Conor's bar. Ladybridge were playing some very attractive
football throughout the first period and dominated territory for long periods
and they would score two more goals before the break. The first of these came after a powerful run
from midfield by Ben who found Taylor who in turn passed to Nathan who made no
mistake with his shot 3-0 Ladybridge.
Our last goal of the half came courtesy of the crossbar when Liam’s shot
hit it and the ball fell nicely to Taylor who made no mistake to take us into
half time 4-0 up.
The 2nd half started well for the home team when we extended our lead
after 5mins when Taylor made a quick dart down the right wing and his cross
into the box was hammered home by Jack after Wyresdale failed to clear the
ball. 5-0 Ladybridge.
Tom was unlucky not to find himself on the scoresheet when he ran
through into the box to shoot wide on 45mins. Our 6th goal was a 30 yard special from Jack
who found the top right hand corner. 6-0.
A penalty was awarded to Ladybridge when Nathan was upended in the box
and Ollie stepped up and rammed the spot kick home. 7-0.
Callum provided a superb cross into the box for our eighth goal of the
game as Taylor headed the ball past the keeper. 8-0.
Our final goal of the game came after Taylor chose to pass rather than
shoot 15 yards out and this smart decision allowed a prowling Nathan to add
another goal to his tally to make it. 9-0.
The Wyresdale keeper pulled off an absolutely top drawer save with
minutes to go when saving a Tom thunderbolt, set up after a lung-busting 70
yard run from defence by Sam, to deny us a double digit score
Full Time Ladybridge 9-0 Bolton Wyresdale
It turned out to be a bit of a baptism of fire for Wyresdale in their
first game in the Tameside league. Although they were dominated for the majority
of the game they battled throughout both halves and didn't let their heads go
down at any point, which is a real credit to them as a team. Their goalkeeper pulled off some smashing
saves and put in a performance that the scoreline doesn't reflect.
Ladybridge put on a very strong performance this evening and some of the
passing and movement was a joy to watch. All the squad got valuable game time and put
in a good shift collectively.
Well done lads on a fine win.
De La Salle are excellent opposition and will provide us with a tough
test I'm sure, when they host us in our next league fixture scheduled for Sunday
morning.
