30/11/08 Stratton 2 V Wanborough 2

On a cold afternoon, Wanborough were held to a 2 - 2 draw by a determined Stratton Youth side. It was an exciting even game with some solid football from both teams. Wanborough took an early lead thanks to a keeper-lobbing shot from Max. Stratton then fought back and scored 2 goals and Wanborough ended the first half 2 - 1 down. The second half saw open play and chances from both sides. Max slotted his second goal of the match away to end the match with a well deserved draw.

23/11/08 Match Report Fairford 3 - Wasps 2

After a five week break we travelled to Fairford for a top of the league encounter on a wet and blustery morning.

 

A bright start full of good quality passing soon resulted in Taylor's cross evading the goalkeeper leaving Jacob an open goal to side foot Wanborough in to the lead. The prospect of returning to the top of the league seemed enough motivation for the boys as another wonderful move and clever pass from Luke G found Luke M wide on the right. His cross again saw the ball flash across the goal but unfortunately this time the strikers couldn't convert the chance.

 

As the middle of the pitch turned stickier due the rain and mud, the game became a physical battle. This suited Fairford much better due to their competitive defending and hard working midfield. However it was a breakdown in our concentration that gifted Fairford an equaliser on the stoke of half-time.

 

The break enabled us to focus on the second-half with a request for more aggression and assertiveness from the defence and midfield in order to regain control of the match. Unfortunately, soon after the restart Fairford took the lead scoring directly from a corner.

 

We quickly restored parity with a wonderful piece of skill from Taylor who wriggled free on the edge of the penalty area before calmly slotting home, giving the keeper no chance.

 

Rather than pushing on to dominate the game we lost focus again to conceded what turned out to be the winning goal as a long clearance was not dealt with by our defenders allowing the sole Fairford striker to stab the bouncing ball past Connor.

 

Our endeavours to force another equaliser focussed on trying to run straight through the middle of the pitch rather than passing the ball wide, which had proved so successful in the early part of the game. All too often Faiford dispossessed us and powered forward themselves on the break. Connor produced a number of good saves as the game opened up in the last few moments.

 

The final whistle brought disappointment for the team but as always something to learn.

 

1. We must stick to our principles of passing the ball and moving the ball wide in order to produce good quality crosses. This will stretch defenders and leave more space in the middle of the pitch.

 

2. All players must close down their opponent whilst defending and work much harder for each other.

 

3. No matter what level of football you play at, if a long ball is allowed to bounce in your penalty area it will end in many goal being conceded. Defenders must deal with this better.

19/10/2008 Cup: Wanborough 1 v Greenmeadow 10

A battling Wanborough side were out-gunned and out-classed by Greenmeadow.  Wanborough were 3-0 down at halftime despite some spirited performances by all of the players including Captain for the day; Cameron.  The Wanborough boys' heads went down in the 2nd half, and although Luke G. scored a consolation goal late in the half, the match ended 1-10; a well deserved win from Greenmeadow.  An important lesson for the boys to take away from the match is to keep playing and battling as a team regardless of what the scoreline might be.

12/10/2008 Highworth 1 V Wanborough 4

Another great performance from the Wanborough Wasps. After a slow start the wasps really stepped up a gear resulting in goals from Jacob, Jason and 2 from Luke G. Some great saves from Max and solid play from the defence kept the final score to 4-1 in the Wasps favour. Men of the match: Jacob & Joel.

5/10/08 Wanborough v Croft - Friendly match

Well done to everyone that played in today's game. It was an extremely exciting open match.

28/9/2008 Wanborough 3 Lydiard 2

An understrength Wanborough Wasps team faced a strong Lydiard Youth B team at the weekend. This was an enthralling match of end-to-end football, with both teams matching scores goal for goal, to 2-2 by the end of the first half. The tension and enthusiastic support continued until the winner was scored for Wanborough by Luke G in the second half. The supportors' heart-rates and blood pressure only returned to normal well after the final whistle had been blown.
Goals for Wanborough from Taylor, Jacob & Luke G. Special mention to man-of-the match, Max for swapping his striker's boots for the keeper's gloves and playing a blinder!

21/9/2008 Wroughton 3 Wanborough 6

The sting is back!

Well done boys.

17/9/08 Old Town 3 V Wanborough 2

An exciting match with plenty of opportunities, but the score didn't go our way.

Heads up boys, better luck on Sunday...

14/9/08 Wanborough 8 V Greenmeadow 3

Greenmeadow started strongly and the first half was a very even match with goals being traded at both ends.  Wanborough dominated the 2nd half and stretched ahead finally sealing the match 8 goals to 3.

Wanborough scorers:
Ben, Jake, Jason, Joseph, Luke G., Ryan, Taylor

Coaches' man of the match: Taylor
Captain's man of the match: Ben

Upcoming matches 14 & 17 September

We've two matches coming up:
1) Sunday 14/9/08 &
2) Wednesday 17/9/08

I'm trialling a new system that should have emailed you each with an invitation.
Please would you check your 'spam' folder if you haven't received them for either of these two matches.
Would you drop me a line if you haven't received invitations for the matches - and we'll figure out what's gone wrong!

If you haven't already done so, please would you respond to the invite or let me know as soon as possible (by tomorrow at the latest) about your son's availability for Sunday's match and by Friday for next Wednesday's one.

07/09/2008 Eldene 2 V Wanborough 5

Solid performances from players on both teams made this an exciting, open, match to start the season.  Max opened the scoring for Wanborough in the 1st half. A goal from Taylor and 3 from Jacob in the second sealed the result in Wanborough's favour.
Scorers:
Jacob 3, Max 1, Taylor 1

Wasps U11 last pre-season friendly

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to the football.  This Friday we have the last pre-season game before the league starts.

The match is Away to Purton on Friday KO 6.30pm
Meet at Bradon Forrest school 6.15 pm.
All those available will be included in the match.

Please would you let me know if your buy is available by Wednesday at the latest.