Liberton Lions 13 -v- 3 MYS Blue Stripes
MYS blue suffered their largest ever defeat in a game in which too many of our players just didnt compete. From a coaches point of view the biggest dis-appointment was that Liberton were no better individually than us they just worked better as a unit on the day.
As with the previous weeks game against Bonnyrigg we started the match well and took an early lead when a neat passing move between Matthew, Paul and Logan saw the latter slot home. We doubled our lead shortly after with Matthew again involved to fire home a square ball at the back post. Just like the week before however (and just about every other game this season) we were guilty of not taking advantage of our lead and we stopped passing the ball properly allowing Liberton to score 3 goals with some sloppy defending. Euan pulled us level before the break after a long range effort was spilled by the Bonnyrigg keeper.
After being 2 ahead and then level at half time the second half was a complete write off as far as we were concerned. Some strong words from the coach saw us begin brightly however when Liberton scored their fourth we seemed to let our heads go down despite still being in the game. It is also fair to say that our defence was all over the place at times and we shall have to work on positioning over the coming weeks. Credit must go to Liberton for scoring some cracking goals in the second half but the boys have to learn to fight for results where required as there was no way we should have lost this game by ten goals.
Matthew was chosen as MOTM by the opposing coaches after a gritty display which, had it been emulated by some of his team mates, may have resulted in a different scoreline.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Blue Stripes back to winning ways 4-10-09
MYS Blue Stripes 9 -v- 4 Bonnyrigg Rose FC
After being unlucky to lose last week the boys bounced back in fine style with their best performance of the season so far. The fact that we did it missing players and with no substitutes made it all the more satisfying.
Although we won comfortably in the end the first half showed our good and bad sides as we dominated possession to go 2-0 up before again giving away sloppy goals to go in at half time 3 a piece.
The boys took on the coaches words at half time and tightened up at the back although we were slow to start the second half, going a goal behind for the first time before getting a grip on the game. The passing and movement of our players at times was excellent and was praised by the opposing coaches. Paul Clark won the MOTM award with a tireless display up front grabbing the goals along with Craig, Matthew and David who also had a fine game helping us out.
Keep up the good work boys, glad to see that some of the work done in training was taken into the games as well.
After being unlucky to lose last week the boys bounced back in fine style with their best performance of the season so far. The fact that we did it missing players and with no substitutes made it all the more satisfying.
Although we won comfortably in the end the first half showed our good and bad sides as we dominated possession to go 2-0 up before again giving away sloppy goals to go in at half time 3 a piece.
The boys took on the coaches words at half time and tightened up at the back although we were slow to start the second half, going a goal behind for the first time before getting a grip on the game. The passing and movement of our players at times was excellent and was praised by the opposing coaches. Paul Clark won the MOTM award with a tireless display up front grabbing the goals along with Craig, Matthew and David who also had a fine game helping us out.
Keep up the good work boys, glad to see that some of the work done in training was taken into the games as well.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Blues unlucky in evenly contested match 27-09-09
Dunedin 4 -v- 3 MYS Blue Stripes
A first defeat of the season for the boys but in all fairness they were unfortunate not to take at least a draw with the Dunedin 'keeper pulling off several outstanding saves to keep us out.
We started the match brightly and created several good chances before Euan opened the scoring with a fine finish high into the net. A second followed soon after when Matthew did well to force the keeper into a save which fell out kindly to Blair Currie to finish neatly. From being in control of the game we then switched off a little and allowed the Duneding striker to get in behind our defence and put the ball past Ross. The equaliser for the home team came from a corner whipped into the near post which Ross was unlucky to palm into the net although there was a definite case for him being fouled by a Dunedin player.
The second half was an even affair although we created the best of the scoring chances with the Dunedin keeper having to be on fine form in goal. Euan got his second of the game to put us ahead once more however Dunedin equalised with a fine finish. We lost what was in the end the decisive goal after allowing the Dunedin striker too much time at the edge of the box which let him pick his spot past Ross. Despite creating several chances for an equaliser it just wouldnt come for us although Callum almost scored what would have been goal of the season after volleying a kick out from the Dunedin keeper back from his own half which only narrowly went over! The boys deserve credit for not letting their heads go down at any point and fighting for each other till the death.
A few things to work on in training this week but all in all another good performance, if we can cut out giving away cheap goals to the opposition we will win far more games than we will lose.
Craif was awarded MOTM by the opposition coaches for bravely taking back to the field despite sporting a rapidly blackening after taking a kick in the head.
A first defeat of the season for the boys but in all fairness they were unfortunate not to take at least a draw with the Dunedin 'keeper pulling off several outstanding saves to keep us out.
We started the match brightly and created several good chances before Euan opened the scoring with a fine finish high into the net. A second followed soon after when Matthew did well to force the keeper into a save which fell out kindly to Blair Currie to finish neatly. From being in control of the game we then switched off a little and allowed the Duneding striker to get in behind our defence and put the ball past Ross. The equaliser for the home team came from a corner whipped into the near post which Ross was unlucky to palm into the net although there was a definite case for him being fouled by a Dunedin player.
The second half was an even affair although we created the best of the scoring chances with the Dunedin keeper having to be on fine form in goal. Euan got his second of the game to put us ahead once more however Dunedin equalised with a fine finish. We lost what was in the end the decisive goal after allowing the Dunedin striker too much time at the edge of the box which let him pick his spot past Ross. Despite creating several chances for an equaliser it just wouldnt come for us although Callum almost scored what would have been goal of the season after volleying a kick out from the Dunedin keeper back from his own half which only narrowly went over! The boys deserve credit for not letting their heads go down at any point and fighting for each other till the death.
A few things to work on in training this week but all in all another good performance, if we can cut out giving away cheap goals to the opposition we will win far more games than we will lose.
Craif was awarded MOTM by the opposition coaches for bravely taking back to the field despite sporting a rapidly blackening after taking a kick in the head.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Blues edge out Fernieside in hard fought match 13-09-09
MYS Blue Stripes 5 -v- 4 Fernieside Colts
In a match which required all our players to fight for the victory, thankfully a different team turned up to the one which played poorly against Tranent! This game was very closely contested and the players deserve great credit for the fighting spirit shown especially after going 2 goals down early in the match.
The first 5 minutes saw us have the bulk of the possession however, in one of their first ventures up the park, the visitors scored albeit with a cracking shot which gave Ross no chance. Despite a defensive error gifting Fernieside a second a short time later the boys were creating chances and the coaches were not unduly worried at that point. Our faith was well justified as Blair Millar grabbed 3 goals in succession to put us into the lead.
The match then became nip and tuck with hefty challenges from both sides and Fernieside managed to grab an equaliser before we again took the lead with a cracking Blair Currie shot into the top corner from the right hand side of the box. Instead of building on this we then went to sleep at a corner and allowed Fernieside to take a short one resulting in a well worked low drive into the corner of Ross's net.
The winning goal came courtesy of a Blair Millar free kick which was neatly nodded in at the back post by Callum who was onside despite the visiting coaches protests. A very rewarding victory which all the players worked hard to achieve. Despite only playing in his second game Logan took the MOTM award for a battling performance at left back but it was a fantastic team performance overall.
If anything we need to work on our concentration at times particularly keeping our shape at the back as we have gifted goals to the opposition in all 3 of our games so far, however a promising start to the season nonetheless.
In a match which required all our players to fight for the victory, thankfully a different team turned up to the one which played poorly against Tranent! This game was very closely contested and the players deserve great credit for the fighting spirit shown especially after going 2 goals down early in the match.
The first 5 minutes saw us have the bulk of the possession however, in one of their first ventures up the park, the visitors scored albeit with a cracking shot which gave Ross no chance. Despite a defensive error gifting Fernieside a second a short time later the boys were creating chances and the coaches were not unduly worried at that point. Our faith was well justified as Blair Millar grabbed 3 goals in succession to put us into the lead.
The match then became nip and tuck with hefty challenges from both sides and Fernieside managed to grab an equaliser before we again took the lead with a cracking Blair Currie shot into the top corner from the right hand side of the box. Instead of building on this we then went to sleep at a corner and allowed Fernieside to take a short one resulting in a well worked low drive into the corner of Ross's net.
The winning goal came courtesy of a Blair Millar free kick which was neatly nodded in at the back post by Callum who was onside despite the visiting coaches protests. A very rewarding victory which all the players worked hard to achieve. Despite only playing in his second game Logan took the MOTM award for a battling performance at left back but it was a fantastic team performance overall.
If anything we need to work on our concentration at times particularly keeping our shape at the back as we have gifted goals to the opposition in all 3 of our games so far, however a promising start to the season nonetheless.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Blues share spoils in scrappy match 10-09-2009
MYS Blue Stripes 2 -v- 2 Tranent Colts
A draw was probably a fair result in a game which we never really got going in although it is fair to say that the small pitch did not help matters with neither team getting any time or space on the ball.
After a fairly even opening ten minutes we took the lead when Euan and Paul linked up well to send the latter through on goal and dispatch a cool finish passed the Tranent 'keeper. This lead was doubled shortly after when pressure from Blair Millar saw the unfortunate Tranent defender deflect the ball into his own net.
Despite taking a 2 goal lead we failed to capitalise or ever get any decent passing going and Tranent managed to claw the 2 goals back. A number of chances were created by both sides before the end although the visitors probably had the best of them forcing Ross into making a couple of decent saves.
Not a great performance from us for some reason with Callum getting MOTM for tough tackling at the back and Ross also getting pass marks for his important saves. Hopefully Sunday will see us return to form against Fernieside.
A draw was probably a fair result in a game which we never really got going in although it is fair to say that the small pitch did not help matters with neither team getting any time or space on the ball.
After a fairly even opening ten minutes we took the lead when Euan and Paul linked up well to send the latter through on goal and dispatch a cool finish passed the Tranent 'keeper. This lead was doubled shortly after when pressure from Blair Millar saw the unfortunate Tranent defender deflect the ball into his own net.
Despite taking a 2 goal lead we failed to capitalise or ever get any decent passing going and Tranent managed to claw the 2 goals back. A number of chances were created by both sides before the end although the visitors probably had the best of them forcing Ross into making a couple of decent saves.
Not a great performance from us for some reason with Callum getting MOTM for tough tackling at the back and Ross also getting pass marks for his important saves. Hopefully Sunday will see us return to form against Fernieside.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Blue Stripes off to a flyer 30-08-2009
MYS Blue Stripes 9 -v- 2 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
The boys got the seaon off to a fine start with a good display against what was admittedly weaker oposition.
Early pressure and possession saw us go a goal up through Blair Millar however Bonnyrigg equalised against the run of play with one of their first efforts on goal. We kept plugging away however and scored a further 2 goals to take a 3-1 lead into half time.
The second half saw us continue to dominate and neat passing throughout had the goals coming thick and fast with only one in reply from the visitors. Blair scored 6 in total with Euan getting the remaining 3. There were no failures in the team and Craig earned the MOTM award for a fine display at left back as well as some foraging runs forward. A stiffer test awaits us next week against Tranent Colts but we could not have asked for a better start.
The boys got the seaon off to a fine start with a good display against what was admittedly weaker oposition.
Early pressure and possession saw us go a goal up through Blair Millar however Bonnyrigg equalised against the run of play with one of their first efforts on goal. We kept plugging away however and scored a further 2 goals to take a 3-1 lead into half time.
The second half saw us continue to dominate and neat passing throughout had the goals coming thick and fast with only one in reply from the visitors. Blair scored 6 in total with Euan getting the remaining 3. There were no failures in the team and Craig earned the MOTM award for a fine display at left back as well as some foraging runs forward. A stiffer test awaits us next week against Tranent Colts but we could not have asked for a better start.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
BLACKS UNDONE BY PENALTY 22-08-2009
MYS FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL 2009
MYS BLACKS 1 EDINBURGH CITY 0
MYS BLACKS 1 SPARTANS 0
MYS BLACKS 0 TRANENT COLTS 1
MYS BLACKS 2 MYS BLUES 1
After a poor start the week before at the Windsor tournament, the black stripes played some brilliant football and came very close to winning their own club's first-ever festival of football.
Against strong opposition, they tackled powerfully, showed superb commitment and played some terrific passing football. In the first three games, they carved out maybe 15 good chances in all and in truth, should have won the first game by four or five goals. A combination of poor finishing and superb goalkeeping from Edinburgh City's exceptional keeper kept the score to 1-0.
The second game followed a similar pattern and we deserved our first-ever victory over Spartans. (I know Scott and Lloyd scored the goals in the first two games, but can't for the life of me remember which was which!) Thanks to Spartans for helping us out by attending at short notice after the Windsor let us down badly by failing to raise a squad.
Tranent Colts had won 1-0 with a last-minute goal against Spartans then crushed Edinburgh City 5-1, so we played them needing a win to top our group. Again, we had the best of the game but the Tranent keeper made two or three fine saves and we missed one other great chance. We lost the game when we failed to clear a corner and a goalbound header was pushed out by Connor's hands! I was glad to see Tranent score from the kick as it wouldn't have felt right for them to have missed. We could still have come back but it wasn't to be.
The blue stripes finished second in their group (after beating Dunbar, drawing with Longniddry and losing to Aberlady), so we played off aginst them. Jason hit the post from long-range but it was 0-0 at the ten-minute half-time break., Blair Millar scrambled a goal to put the blues 1-0 up but Lloyd nipped in to score after a great through-ball by Connor and then Scott poked home the winner from close range.
All in all, we played more consistent and better football (over a total of 80 minutes) than we perhaps ever have done before. Credit to all theboys for wonderful effort and superb play. In the final, Tranent Colts comfortably beat Aberlady 4-1.
Squad: Cammy, Connor, Jason, David, Jack, Lloyd, Seth, Callum, Scott, Brandon.
MYS BLACKS 1 EDINBURGH CITY 0
MYS BLACKS 1 SPARTANS 0
MYS BLACKS 0 TRANENT COLTS 1
MYS BLACKS 2 MYS BLUES 1
After a poor start the week before at the Windsor tournament, the black stripes played some brilliant football and came very close to winning their own club's first-ever festival of football.
Against strong opposition, they tackled powerfully, showed superb commitment and played some terrific passing football. In the first three games, they carved out maybe 15 good chances in all and in truth, should have won the first game by four or five goals. A combination of poor finishing and superb goalkeeping from Edinburgh City's exceptional keeper kept the score to 1-0.
The second game followed a similar pattern and we deserved our first-ever victory over Spartans. (I know Scott and Lloyd scored the goals in the first two games, but can't for the life of me remember which was which!) Thanks to Spartans for helping us out by attending at short notice after the Windsor let us down badly by failing to raise a squad.
Tranent Colts had won 1-0 with a last-minute goal against Spartans then crushed Edinburgh City 5-1, so we played them needing a win to top our group. Again, we had the best of the game but the Tranent keeper made two or three fine saves and we missed one other great chance. We lost the game when we failed to clear a corner and a goalbound header was pushed out by Connor's hands! I was glad to see Tranent score from the kick as it wouldn't have felt right for them to have missed. We could still have come back but it wasn't to be.
The blue stripes finished second in their group (after beating Dunbar, drawing with Longniddry and losing to Aberlady), so we played off aginst them. Jason hit the post from long-range but it was 0-0 at the ten-minute half-time break., Blair Millar scrambled a goal to put the blues 1-0 up but Lloyd nipped in to score after a great through-ball by Connor and then Scott poked home the winner from close range.
All in all, we played more consistent and better football (over a total of 80 minutes) than we perhaps ever have done before. Credit to all theboys for wonderful effort and superb play. In the final, Tranent Colts comfortably beat Aberlady 4-1.
Squad: Cammy, Connor, Jason, David, Jack, Lloyd, Seth, Callum, Scott, Brandon.
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