Broncos match report -
Saturday 4th January 2006

California Hawks 0 v 4 Curley Park Broncos

The Broncos arrived at California Hawks with the pitch looking in magnificent condition, by far the best pitch we had played on all season both home and away.

With plenty of space available the Broncos began passing the ball about well with Sam G and Sam L working well down both flanks. With the Hawks defending quite deep the Broncos began asserting some early pressure and it was only for a couple of good saves by the Hawks keeper which kept the scores level. Andrew was playing his normal commanding role in midfield and dropping deep whenever necessary to cover Alex or Richard when they pushed forward. The break through came on 15 mins when a fine run down the left by Sam G resulted in a perfectly pulled back cross to the onrushing skipper for the day Sam L who made no mistake in slotting home (1-0). Shortly after, Keegan scored the second having received the ball just outside the penalty area, beat a couple of players and squeezed the ball underneath the keeper from close range (2-0). The Hawks were far from beaten and were breaking in numbers whenever possible which called for some stern defending and Jake to be on his toes. Josh replaced Keegan just before half time and was immediately involved in a goal mouth scramble which the Hawks were glad to clear.

The Broncos started the second half positively with Ciaron and James settling straight into the game. Alex was being a constant threat by winning possession and pushing forward down the right whenever possible. On 30 mins this was rewarded when Alex passed to Sam L who threaded a beautiful ball onto Josh whose shot from the edge of the box nestled into the bottom left hand corner (3-0). Andrew, Josh and Ciaron all went close midway through the second half with shots going just wide or over the bar. Keegan was chomping at the bit to get back on and when reintroduced immediately made an impact with his first touch of the ball by scoring his second of the game (4-0). Although Jake wasn’t that busy in the second half thanks to some solid challenges and good clearances by James, when called upon his handling and distribution was excellent.

The full time whistled ended a good all round performance by the Broncos in which they played some attractive football and played as a team throughout.
A good deal of credit also goes to the Hawks who played the game in good spirit and never gave up until the final whistle.

Well done lads !

Player of the Week: - Alex

Goal scorers: Keegan (2), Sam L, Josh