Posted by Paul on May 13, 2008, 7:57 am, in reply to "City 1 Hayes and Yeading 1 - report"
Many thanks to Hugh and Claire, for attending most (if not all) of the U18 matches, and for the excellent reports we have seen from these games.Well done.
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: ALLIED COUNTIES PREMIER DIVISION
: Monday 12 May 2008
:
: Oxford City (0)1 (Conlon 76)
: Hayes & Yeading (1)1
:
: Oxford City ended their season in the Allied
: Counties with a hard-fought point at home to
: Hayes and Yeading. Hayes’s failure to win
: means that they have lost their title to
: Northwood, while City are confirmed in the
: bottom four. This should mean relegation –
: but this may yet be affected by withdrawals
: from the League.
:
: The first half was an even affair with real
: effort from both sides. Rhys Veal and Tom
: Holmes were both denied by excellent
: defending. Hayes did not create any real
: chances until they took the lead in the 18th
: minute, the ball being knocked in on the
: goal-line with City appealing for offside.
:
: Tackles were flying in from all sides, with
: some liberal officiating threatening to let
: the game boil over. Hayes were content to
: stay one up, and City came more into the
: game in the second half. Hayes threatened on
: the break but Alex Williams was equal to all
: of their attacks.
:
: City gained a reward for their pressure with
: 14 minutes to go when a Tom Holmes free-kick
: was not cleared and Kallum Conlon hammered
: home from 6 yards. Hayes suddenly
: rediscovered their urgency but Williams was
: still commanding and Conlon was on hand to
: clear on the one occasion he was beaten.
: City finished the game looking strong, while
: Hayes’s disappointment at losing their title
: was plain to see.
:
: Team: Alex Williams (capt) – James Harris,
: Mitchell Meredith, Rhys Denton, Craig Duncan
: – Tom Holmes, Lawrence El-Kassir (sub Kieran
: Collins 56 min), Kallum Conlon, Padraic
: Folan – Rhys Veal, Corey Forbes.
:
: City have struggled to emulate the
: achievements of the last few seasons with an
: inexperienced team but the signs are there
: for a very useful squad next season. Thanks
: to Dean and Kevin (and Duncan earlier in the
: season) for all of their hard work.
:
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