Under 9 2009/10

Friendly Shrivenham and Watchfield at Home

2010-06-09T02:15:00.000-07:00

Lambourn 7 - 1 Shrivenham

Lambourn started slowly which was to be expected as their last game was the 28th of April and also with 2 new players starting their first game. Lambourn found themselves 1 behind after Shrivenham first attack and it was to be their last of the half as Lambourn then dominated for long periods going close on several occasions only for the woodwork and the impressive Shrivenham goalkeeper to deny them. As the first half came to an end Lambourn finally got the breakthrough when the Shrivenham defender kicked the ball towards his own goal where Ciahran Quick was on hand to get the final touch.
The second half started with Lambourn on top again and Ali Thorpe and Ed Talmage seemed to grow in confidence as Lambourn started to knock the ball around impressively. After a great 5 man passing move the ball was floated accross by Ali and headed down by Luke Plumb with Ed on hand to slot it home. Another great passing move saw Ali lay the ball back to Bradley who slotted it through the defenders to Luke who from an acute angle flicked it up and volleyed it home. The goalkeeper then made 3 great save from Ed and Lukes shots before finally being beaten by 2 superb long range efforts from Ed to complete his hatrick. Kacey came on for Ciarhan and Howard came back on for Daniel at the back which seemed to disrupt the flow of the team for a short while as Shrivenham started to get more of the ball and after a goalmouth scramble somehow Bradley managed to stop a certain tap in with a last dithc tackle right on the line. After this scare Lambourn then started to play again and Luke then broke free on the halfway line to cooly slot home. Aaron made a couple of good late saves before Luke got his hatrick in the last minute after racing clear again and putting the ball through the goalkeepers legs.
A good workout for the team ahead of the Tournament at Ardington next saturday.

League Cup Final

2010-04-25T09:07:00.000-07:00

After last week winning the league 2 title Lambourn travelled to the County Ground for the League cup final in good spirits. The boys were told to go out and just enjoy the day and that is exactly what they did winning many friends and plaudits in the process. It was an early start for everyone as we boarded the 63 seater coach from Lambourn Sports Club for the 9:30 kick off but all the boys were wide awake and very excited.
The game itself started well for Lambourn and for the first 15 minutes there was very little between the sides in fact although huge underdogs it was Lambourn that had probably been the better team when Rangers scored a fabulous goal against the run of play with there first real attack after a clearance from Daniel Bayliss fell straight to Charlie Lawrence who blasted it home from outside the area. Lambourn continued to pose a threat and should have equalised on at least two occasions before half time when Luke Plumb was denied twice by the Rangers goalkeeper.
Half time 0 - 1

The second half started with rangers getting more of the ball and not long after the break Rangers made it 2 - 0 after the striker Tyson was left with far to much room on the edge of the area. Rangers then hit another two goals very quickly as Lambourn went to sleep for a 10 minute period if it had not been for last ditch tackles from Bradley Skeats and some good saves from Aaron Smillie then Rangers would have scored a couple more which would have been very harsh on Lambourn. With 5 minutes to go Lambourn found a new lease of life with Harley Brizell and Kieran Ratcliffe making good runs down the wings on a very narrow pitch and after a couple of attacks Lambourn finally got the goal that there first half performance deserved when from a Howard Hughes cross the ball fell to Declan Rackham after a goalmouth scramble and he prodded home. All credit to Lambourn who never let there heads drop and continued to press right up to the final whistle against the best side at U9 in the North Wilts.
Full time 1 - 4

Well done to the under 9 team none of us at the start of the season would have dreamt of how good a season we have had. Our first goal was to get promoted our second was to win the league and the cup final was just a bonus. We have scored 91 goals this season conceding just 22 and only losing twice a great effort and hopefully we can come back stronger next year and give Swindon Rangers a bit of a tougher time than they have had this season.

Calne Away

2010-04-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

Fantastic game of football between two very good sides, Lambourn raced into an early 3 - 0 lead through two well taken Luke Plumb goals and a superb team goal scored by Harley Brizell after every player was involved during the build up. Calne score a good goal before half time to make it 3 -1 at the break.

The second half Calne had Lambourn under the cosh for long periods and got one back with 10 minutes to go after a superb solo goal. Then with less than 5 minutes to go Calne equalized after the same player scored another superb goal. With 2 minutes to go Lambourn pressed for the winner and Kieran Ratcliffe duly stepped up and scored a fantastic chip from 20 yards and with seconds remaining Lambourn poured forward and won a penalty in the last minute with Declan Rackham stroking it home.

Special mention for Bradley Skeats and Daniel Bayliss in defence who along with Aaron Smillie were all awesome today with tackle after tackle and two magnificent saves from Aaron which kept the Calne onslaught at bay.

Final Score Calne 3 - 5 Lambourn

Champions and what a way to win it at our closest rivals.

Shaw Away

2010-04-11T14:27:00.000-07:00

Shaw 0 - 3 Lambourn

Lambourn started well with Luke , Declan and Kieran all going close early on, after a number of corners it was only a matter of time before Lambourn opened the scoring and they did after Declan scored a well taken goal from an acute angle. Luke thought he had added another shortly after but it was ruled out harshly for handball but soon after he did score with a thunderbolt of a shot from the edge of the area. Aaron was a spectator for most of the first half with Brad and Daniel stopping any threat from the Shaw forwards. Kieran nearly scored a third with a great first time volley which hit the post after a good cross from Harley and soon after Declan made it three with another good finish.

The second half saw Luke replaced by Ciahran up front and Howard on for Kieran, Lambourn continued to press for more goals but the Shaw defence stood firm. Kacey came on for Daniel and the changes allowed Shaw to get more of the ball which gave Aaron a chance to make a good save from a rare Shaw attack.

Final score 3 - 0 and another professional job done we now have two cup finals left , the league decider next week against Calne and then the final against Swindon Rangers all to play for.

Ramsbury at Home

2010-03-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

Lambourn 3 - 1 Ramsbury
As on the previous day Lambourn started slowly and found themselves 1 behind after a well worked corner from Ramsbury found the back of the net. In an end to end first half neither team could score after having good chances with Luke Plumb terrorising the Ramsbury back three. Lambourn made changes with 20 minutes to go and pushed more players forward with four in midfield leaving Bradley Skeats at the back on his own they started to overrun Ramsbury and soon after Harley Brizell scored a well worked equalizer. A couple of minutes later Kieran Ratcliffe put Lambourn in front with another well taken goal after a great setup from Declan Rackham and with 5 minutes left Harley Brizell made it 3 with another great shot from the edge of the area to wrap up a good comeback.

Abbeymeads Away - Saturday 2th

2010-03-28T12:12:00.000-07:00

Abbeymeads United 1 - 2 Lambourn
The game was hastily re-arranged at Lambourn due to the Abbeymeads pitch being waterlogged.

Lambourn started very slowly and Abbeymeads took full advantage of this in the early stages and thankfully Aaron Smillie was in good form making 3 great saves.Abbeymeads were on top when Lambourn scored a breakaway opener from Howard Hughes.
Abbeymeads equalised very soon afterwards after a mistake from the Lambourn defence gifted them a goal. Ciarhan Quick was playing on pitch for the first time and went close with a couple of snap shots.
The second half saw Lambourn make some changes and they started to get on top with a number of goalmouth scrambles and goal line clearances from Declan Rackham and Kieran Ratcliffe shots. Lambourn finally got back in front after a shot from Kieran Ratcliffe smacked the underside of the crossbar and went 2 foot over the line before spinning back out into play, the goal was given and Lambourn go back to the top of the league.

North Wilts Cup Semi Final against Highworth Town at Home

2010-03-07T10:50:00.000-08:00

Absolutely great entertainment from two evenly matched teams in front of well over 100 supporters, Lambourn started well and should have been 2 up after 5 minutes with Luke Plumb causing havoc. Highworth started to come into the game but with Bradley Skeats and Daniel Bayliss defending well they could not get a shot on goal. After a couple more chances for Lambourn from Kieran Ratcliffe and Luke Plumb Highworth scored a long range goal against the run of play. The first half finished with lambourn still pressing forward but denied time and time again by the impressive centre back from Highworth. Half time 0 - 1
The second half started the same as first with Lambourn pouring forward and Highworth content to hit on the break. Harley Brizell had a good run down the wing and knocked the ball to Luke whos shot was stopped by the Highworth defenders hand and a penalty was given, Luke stepped up to take the penalty but the superb keeper from Highworth made the save. Highworth seemed to grow after the penalty and a minute later they won a free kick which was struck home by the Centre back, Lambourn looked down and out with only 3 mniytes to go. Howard Hughes came on for Kieran Ratcliffe and Bradley moved into midfield as they went for broke. With relentless pressure Lambourn finally got what looked a late consolation from the impressive Luke Plumb. With less than a minute to go Lambourn continued to come forward and then with 20 seconds to go Bradley Skeats broke through into the box and hit a great shot which the keeper got a hand to and Howard Hughes stabbed it home to make sure and send the game into extra time. Full time 2 - 2
5 minutes each way extra time started with Lambourns tails up and it was not long before Declan was found by Bradley in the area and his snap shot unluckily hit the post, a couple more chances for both teams before the end and the dreaded penalty shoot out. AET 2 - 2
Aaron Smillie made 3 great saves in the penalty shootout and with Bradley Skeats and Declan Rackham scoring their penalties to send Lambourn into the final 2 - 1 on penalties.
A great win for Lambourn when we looked dead and buried we kept going, a big thanks to everyone from Highworth who played their part in a brilliant game and were exceptionally gracious in defeat.

Fairford Youth Away

2010-02-22T03:00:00.000-08:00

A very dissapointing game where we were second best in the tackles for large parts of the game, we had the worst possible start as from our kick off we lost the ball missed two tackles and conceded a soft shot to go one behind after 8 seconds!!! Time and time again we got into good situations but the final ball or shot was weak, towards the end of the half Declan scored an eqauliser from a goalmouth scramble. Moments later we hit the post when in a good position and a couple of other shots were saved by the goalkeeper. Half time 1 - 1
The second half started in similar fashion as the first, we conceded a silly free kick just on the corner of the area and from the resulting shot Aaron made a good save but could only push it onto Kieran and the ball fell to the Fariford striker who tapped it into an empty net. The last 15 minutes was spent camped in Fairfords half Daniel did a great job on his own at the back as Bradley was pushed up to get the equaliser. We hit the woodwork a further two times and had numerous great chances including a volley from a yard out that somehow went over but for the last ditch tackles and great saves from the Fairford keeper the score would have been a lot different. Final Score 2 - 1

We need to pick ourselves up and respond with a big win away to Abbeymeads next week. Although the league looks a lot tighter we must not forget that Fairford, Calne and Cirencester all have to play each other in the run in we just need to keep winning and watch who buckles under the pressure.

Away Friendly at Ardington

2010-02-14T10:04:00.000-08:00

Lambourn were looking for revenge against the last team to beat them way back in early August. Lambourn played some really good football and from the off were cutting through the Ardington defence like a knife through butter. It was not long before the pressure paid off and Luke scored the opener after good work first from Harley in centre midfield and then a great ball in from Kieran. Ardington started to come forward more but Daniel and Bradley were protecting Ciarhan in goal superbly and played some really nice balls under pressure out to the wingers Howard and Kieran. Bradley fed the ball out to Kieran who went past 2 players and cut in before hitting a great shot for number 2. After more close misses for a number of players Lambourns dominance payed off with another good goal from Luke to make it 0 - 3. Just before half time Ardington started to apply pressure and after a couple of failed clearances Bradley mis timed his tackle to give away a penalty, Ciahran was very unlucky not to stop the penalty getting both hands on the ball. 1 - 3 Half Time
The second half was one way traffic for long periods and nearly every outfield player had a chance to extend the lead but the Ardington goalkeeper made at least 8 or 9 great saves. Towards the end it was a chance to change the formation around and go 1 at the back and in the last 5 minutes Ardington came back into it more with Aaron in goal making a couple of good saves. Then with about a couple of minutes left a Lambourn break broke down leaving Bradley 1 against 4 and Ardington took full adavantage to score a late consolation.
2 - 3 Full Time A great win against the last team to beat us who are looking like winning their league in the Oxford Mail Boys League, probably one of the best all round team performances with the only dissapointment being that we did not win by more.

Cirencester at Home

2010-02-07T10:59:00.000-08:00

Lambourn started brightly Luke going close early on but after 5 minutes Cirencester scored the opener. Harley nearly equalised shortly afterward but was just wide with his shot, not long afterwards he did equalise from a corner. Cirencester continued to press and nearly took the lead again, the game was end to end and just before half time Kieran hit the post with a great shot, as the second half finished Lambourn knew they were in a game. Half time 1 - 1
The second half started and it was 5 minutes in before Lambourn had there first chance when Brad fired just wide. Cirencester were dangerous on the break and shot over when clean through. Howard came on for Kieran but it was Ciren that nearly took the lead after a goal mouth scramble and were unlucky again but Aaron made a good save. With 5 minutes to go Declan had a good run and shot that the goalkeeper could only parry and Howard followed up to make it 2 - 1. Bradley and Daniel stood firm in defence and Lambourn could of sealed it when Luke ran clean through but shot just wide , it would have been harsh on Cirencester who gave Lambourn there toughest test of the season. Final score 2- 1

Wanborough Wasps at Home

2010-01-24T05:31:00.000-08:00

Two early saves from the Wanborough keeper and a header just over from Declan all in the first minute set the tone for this match. It was not long before a great run and strike from Kieran Ratcliffe opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Declan had a couple more chances before curling a nice shot into the top corner after 5 minutes. Luke then scored a great poachers goal following up a Kieran shot, then a couple of minutes later Kieran got a well earned second with another good long range shot. Then it was Harleys turn to get on the score sheet with a strong run and good finish. Towards the end of the half Luke was substitiuted by Howard and Daniel went up front and soon scored his first goal of the season followed quickly by his second to make it 7 -0 at half time.
Kacey came on for Kieran and Ciarhan Quick replaced Aaron in goal, as soon as the second half started Howard poached a good goal. Bradley replaced Daniel up front and then scored his first of the season with a good run and finish quickly followed by his second. Harley then scored his second with another well taken goal before Bradley completed his hat trick to make it twelve. Harley quickly followed up with another to complete his hat trick. Wanborough to their credit kept going and scored a well taken goal. Bradley was replaced by Luke and Daniel went back up front soon after he completed his hat trick. Luke then had a good run to score his second followed by a second from Howard. Kacey was pushed up front but could not get a touch to score , Harley then wrapped up the scoring by getting his 4th, but there was still time for Wanborough to get a late consolation to make it a final score of 17 -2

We have now scored 72 goals and conceded just 10.

League Cup Quarter Final away to Swindon Robins

2010-01-17T06:32:00.000-08:00

Lambourn were a bit slow to get going after a 5 week break even still they were unlucky not to open the scoring in the second minute as corner by Kieran was hit out to Bradley who saw the goalkeeper make a great save. Lambourn took the lead through Kieran with a well taken goal and they were soon back into there stride. Harley scored a second right on half time after Luke had a shot saved on the line and Harley followed in well to tap in. 0 - 2 Half Time
The second half was more even but it was Lambourn who extended their lead mid way through from Kierans turn and shot before being replaced by Howard. Daniel and Bradley made some great tackles in defence and Aaron in goal made 2 good saves before Declan made it 4 with a nice shot that the goalkeeper could not hold onto and then to cap off a fine performance Aaron saved a last minute penalty to maintain Lambourns unbeaten start to the season. 0 - 4 Full Time

Another great win against higher league opposition sees Lambourn the first team into the last 4.

Hungerford Away

2009-12-13T11:50:00.000-08:00

Same as last week Lambourn took a while to get going, Luke was looking dangerous and was denied by the woodwork and a great save by the Goalkeeper before scoring a great solo goal taking on 4 players before chipping the oncoming keeper. Luke scored another before half time after Howard had hit the post . Aaron had little to do as Brad and Daniel like they have done all season stopped the opposition from creating any chances. 2 - 0 at half time.
The second half saw Lambourn going downhill and it was all one way traffic as hungerford could not cope with the great passing play. The goalkeeper slipped up from a goal kick and Declan took advantage firing the ball back in from outside the area. Ciarhan in goal made a great save from a rare Hungerford corner. Matthew Francis came on for Harley and scored two quick fire well taken goals, Lambourn poured forward and Kieran scored two more goals . Lambourn rounded off another great display with Matthew getting his hat trick to the delight of all the supporters especially his dad who celebrated it like a Premiership footballer.
8 - 0 final score. We have now scored 51 goals and conceded only 8

Home to Hungerford

2009-12-06T12:29:00.001-08:00

Lambourn made hard work of the first 10 minutes with Hungerford looking dangerous on the break , finally Lambourn started to get their passing game going and won a string of corners. Bradley Skeats hit a fierce corner in that hit the post and from the resulting goal mouth scramble Declan Rackham volleyed home the opener. Kieran Ratcliffe was injured after a heavy tackle and was replaced by Howard Hughes.
Hungerford won a free kick and fierce shot hit the crossbar soon after though Lambourn broke away with Harley Brizell and after a strong run he hit a great shot into the corner. 2 - 0 at half time.

Lambourn started the second half strongly and Daniel Bayliss was mopping up any Hungerford breaks. Luke Plumb then scored a quick fire hat-trick with 3 well taken goals. Matthew Francis came on for Daniel at the back and Lambourn continued to pour forward but the hungerford goalkeeper made a string of saves from pretty much all the Lambourn players. Credit to Hungerford they kept battling and deserved a consolation with a well taken long range shot that Aaron saw late. With a few minutes remaining Lambourn scored again through Declan to seal another good victory. 6 - 1 full time.

Abbeymeads A at Home

2009-11-29T12:33:00.000-08:00

This game was originally away but Abbeymeads pitch was unfit so it was switched to Lambourn. The lads struggled to get going and made hard work of the first 15 minutes with Abbeymeads going close a couple of times but some good defending by Daniel and Bradley and a couple of saves from Aaran kept them out. Lambourn started to get on top with Daniel going close and then Harley scored a the opener after a corner caused a goalmouth scramble. We continued to come forward and another scrappy goal was scored this time by Declan, Luke had a couple of good chances before half time but the first half finished 2 - 0
The weather turned at half time and the rain got heavier which made the ball like a bar of soap and stopped either side from getting there passing going. Howard came on for Luke and went into midfield and was soon in the action with a couple of strong runs down the left one resulted in the keeper making a great save to keep him out. The resulting corner saw Declan score one of the goals of the season with a superb volley that the keeper did not even see. Matthew came on for Harley and put in some strong tackles on the right and when the ball broke he hit a good shot which the keeper saved well. Luke came back on for Kieron and soon after added a fourth with a well taken goal. Bradley hit a fierce free kick which was cleared off the line and also had another long range effort pushed around the post.Abbeymeads pushed forward at the end and credit to Aaran who had been a spectator for long periods but made a great save low down to keep a clean sheet.
Final score 4 - 0, probablythe poorest overall performance of the season but we still won easily to keep the run going we have now scored 37 goals and conceded just 7.

Purton Youth A Away League Cup 2nd Round

2009-11-22T08:10:00.000-08:00

Purton Youth A 0 - 4 Lambourn Sports

Lambourns impressive start to the season continues, unbeaten in the league and with confidence high they played Purton A from the division above them in the second round of the League Cup. Lambourn poured forward from the off and quickly raced into a 3 goal lead through a brace from Luke Plumb and a well taken goal from Kieron Ratcliffe . Aaron Smillie in goal was just a spectator as Purton only really had 2 shots on goal first half. 0 - 3 half time
The second half started like the first but with the wind behind them Purton offered more of a threat but the back pairing of Daniel Bayliss and Bradley Skeats were awesome and it was from a throughball by Skeats that he found Plumb who rounded the defender and struck home his hat trick. Declan Rackham in midfield made some great runs that the Purton defence had no answer to and with Harley Brizell whipping crosses in from the right the Purton goalmouth was leading a charmed life. The Goalkeeper in the second half made 3 great saves near the end as Purton pressed but Lambourn made sure of the win by bringing on Howard Hughes for Ratcliffe and he made some great tackles in difficult conditions.
Final Score 0 - 4 Fantastic result and the lads are growing in confidence week on week bring on whoever in the next round.

Fairford at Home

2009-11-16T12:00:00.000-08:00

Lambourn anticipated a hard game against Fairford who were one place above us in the league but from the off the lads were on top. Some good passing early on between Harley, Decland and Kieran lead to some good chances but the goalkeeper made some good saves. Fairford threatened a couple of times but Bradley and Daniel protected Ciarhan in goal from having to make any meaningfull saves. A pass out of defence from Bradley found Kieran who passed to Luke he shot well which was defended but the ball fell to Declan who stroked it home. Howard came on for Harley and he was straight into action with a good run that was stopped just before he was about to score and the ball went out for a corner. Bradley whipped in the resulting corner and Declan headed home to make it 2- 0 at half time.
The second half was one way traffic with Luke and Kieran being denied on at least 5 occasions by the goalkeeper. Harley came on for Howard half way throught the second half and Lambourn continued to pour forward, from another corner Kieran knocked the ball to the edge of the box where Bradley smacked a fierce shot first time which whistled past the post. Towards the end of the game a momentary lack of concentration allowed Fairford to attack with 4 against 2 and they got a well taken goal back with 3 minutes left. After another couple of spurned chances from Lambourn the last minute saw Fairford press forward and in the last minute they won a corner which resulted in a goalmouth scramble that saw Bradley clear off the line before the whistle blew for a good win the only dissapointment was that it was not by a bigger margin.
Final score 2-1
Still unbeaten and back to the top of the league, we are back to the cup next week with a tough game away to Purton from Division 1 but with only Lambourn and Swindon Rangers in Div 1 now being the only unbeaten teams in all four divisions confidence is high.

Away to Cirencester

2009-11-08T13:21:00.000-08:00

After finally finding the venue at the second attempt we were presented with a very poor surface it was also so small that it was probably Under 6 since the lads had played on such a small pitch.
From the first whistle you could tell this was always going to be an awkward game as there was no room on a compact playing area for the lads to get any sort of passing game going. The ball spent more time off of the pitch during both halves but when it did stay on Lambourn had the better chances with Bradley and Kieron going close. At the other end Aaron had little to do and even had to take power off of his kicks so that he would not clear the other goal. Half Time 0 - 0
The second half was exactly the same as the first although with the wind against Aaron could kick full power. Declan , Harley and Kieron could not get there passing game going as there was no width and Luke did not have the normal space to run into when Daniel and Brad found him with balls over the top. The second half finished without any real meaningfull attempts on goal for either side.
Full Time 0 - 0 . A game ruined by a ridiculously small pitch

Away to Stratton A League Cup Second Round

2009-10-18T08:40:00.000-07:00

Lambourn came out of the blocks quickly and were over running Stratton in all areas, Luke Plumb was put clean through in as early as the first minute but the Stratton goalkeeper made a great save. After a period of sustained pressure Lambourn finally took a deserved lead from Kieran Ratcliffe who hit an unstoppale shot from the edge of the area. It took Stratton until 15 minutes in before mounting there first meaningfull attack but stout defending by Bradley Skeats and Daniel Bayliss kept them at bay and some good saves from Aaron Smillie who was a spectator for long periods. Another attack from Lambourn broke down and the ball fell to Keiran who shifted the ball and lobbed the keeper from well outside the area. Declan Rackham was breaking the play up in the middle of the park and some great runs from Harley Brizell continued to put the pressure on Stratton. Half time Stratton A 0 - 2 Lambourn
The second half saw Stratton come out with a bit more fight and they then started to get on top Howard Hughes came on for Kieran to try and shore up the midfield. Matthew Francis came on for Luke who had run himself into the ground up front instead of settling for 2 nil Lambourn continued to press forward for a third but on one of these attacks the ball broke and Stratton had 3 on 2 and Aaron could do nothing as the Stratton forward finsihed well. Matthew had a great chance to make it 3 late on and was then replaced by Luke who came back on and Harley made way for Howard. The referee found 9 minutes of injury time but Bradley in defence was determined no one was going to get through and then finally the whistle went for a great win against a team in the league above us.Full time Stratton A 1 - 2 Lambourn

Home to Calne

2009-10-11T10:53:00.000-07:00

Lambourn 1 - 1 Calne

A fantastic advert for the Under 9 Div 2 league , a very fast flowing hard fought game between two very good sides who were joint top. Both teams cancelled each other out although on the balance of play Calne had the better first half even though Lambourn missed a penalty. The second half Calne took an early lead with a long range effort after this Lambourn attacked relentlessly with the Calne goalkeeper making 3 great saves and the home team hitting the post. Then finally in the last 30 seconds of the game during a goalmouth scramble the ball found it's way to Harley Brizell who did not panic and stroked it home.

Wanborough Away

2009-10-04T13:44:00.000-07:00

Wanborough 0 - 11 Lambourn

Lambourn continued there great start to the season after a slow start on a poor pitch. It took 10 minutes for Lambourn to get into their stride but once Luke plumb opened the scoring it was all one way traffic. Luke scored 3 more in quick sucession all well taken strikers goals after great approach play by the midfield of Declan, Kieron and Howard. Bradley and Daniel never looked like letting Wanborough through which let the midfielders flood forward, Kieron was fed the ball by Declan and he finished well. Harley came on for Howard and from a Harley shot the defender deflected it into his own net, Kieron scored the best goal of the game just before half time with a great strike from the edge of the area to make it 7 -0 at half time.
Matthew came on for Luke at half time and went up front soon after the re-start he had a number of chances which the keeper saved well. Declan then scored two great solo goals with some neat finishes, Matthew then had another great chance which hit the bar then the rebound he hit against the post and it looked like he was not going to get his goal but soon after the ball found its way to Matthew who finished well. Aaron who had been a spectator for most of the game made a couple of good stops towards the end before Harley rounded off a great team display with number 11.

Top of the league with a goal difference of +20 after 3 games we just need to build on this great start.

Shaw at Home

2009-09-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

Lambourn 7 - 2 Shaw

Lambourns impressive start to the season continued with an emphatic win against a dangerous Shaw side. The opening five minutes were very even with Shaw putting us under pressure but some great defending by Daniel Bayliss and captain for the day Howard Hughes kept them at bay. Lambourn started to grow in confidence and a through ball to Luke Plumb saw him finish well, from that point on it was all one way for the rest of the first half. Declan Rackham workingly tirelessly in centre midfield got a deserved solo goal and soon after a corner from Declan was flicked on by Bradley Skeats and Kieran Ratcliffe made sure with a back heel on the line. Another corner shortly after from Bradley was cleared to the edge of the area where Howard Hughes hit an unstoppable shot in off the crossbar. Just before half time Aaron Smillie in goal who had little to do picked the ball up and launched a massive kick which bounced once outside the Shaw area and then went up and over the goalkeeper for an unbelivelable goal. Half time 5 - 0

Ciaran Quick came into goal for second half and soon busy as Shaw started the better side finally Shaw made the breakthough with a well taken goal from outside of the area. Lambourn were stunned back into action and started to pass the ball well again and after a period of domination Luke Plumb got his second goal. Matthew Francis came on for Daniel and went into midfield with Bradley dropping back into defence and soon after Luke was replaced by Kacey Lane the changes seemed to effect the flow of Lambourns passing and for a 10 minute period Shaw were on top which resulted in them scoring another well finished long range effort. The last five minutes saw Lambourn on top again and good work from Bradley found Matthew who passed to Declan to finsh for his second goal from the edge of the area.

A great effort from the whole team who all did their jobs well sees Lambourn top of the league with a game in hand and a goal difference of +9 after 2 games WELL DONE

write up in the Swindon Advertiser ; Keeper Smillie nets a scorcher!

Ramsbury Away

2009-09-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

Lambourn under 9’s played their first game of the season away to Ramsbury, which can only be described as a confident and compelling start. Ramsbury took an early lead against the run of play with a well taken goal, Lambourn continued to dominate and after several good chances Declan equalized. After more squandered chances Lambourn deservedly took the lead through Luke. Ramsbury were being restricted to the odd half chance with some solid defending by Bradley and Daniel. Harley was making some great runs down the wing and on one of these he crossed the ball for Declan to score his second. Kieron started to come into the game more and more and hit a great shot from outside the area which hit the crossbar and then finally he got a goal just before half time to make it 4 - 1 at the break.

The second half started like the first with Ramsbury scoring with their first attack, Lambourn then took control again and soon score a fifth through Luke. Luke made way for Lee and Lambourn continued to dominate then on a rare break for Ramsbury they won a free kick on the edge of the area, the Ramsbury defender hit the ball right in the top corner only for Aaron to make a great save to push it away for a corner.Howard came on for Daniel at the back and after hitting the post Declan got his hat trick for Lambourns sixth. Towards the end the lads started to pass the ball from back to front and finished the game the stronger side. The game was a great start to the season let’s hope we go from strength to strength!

Final Score Ramsbury 2 - 6 Lambourn

Friendly Against Radley Youth

2009-08-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

Game 1 - Lambourn 2 - 2 Radley(Luke Plumb 2)

The game started well and with some great passing from both sides who were very evenly matched. Daniel and Bradley at the back were having to do more and more defending as the half went on but with the midfield of Declan , Harley and Kieran battling for every ball Lambourn started to come into the game more and Luke had his first chance at goal. Radley made the break through before half time Ciaran in goal was unlucky not to stop the effort but it sneaked in. The second half started with Howard on for Declan and Lambourn soon equalised through Luke, Radley then had a period of pressure which led to a second goal. Matthew came on for Harley in midfield with Bradley and Kieran and some good passing between those two and Luke sent him free and cooly slotted home the equaliser . Kacey came on for Bradley and there were further chances for both sides but the entertaining game ended all square.

Game 2 - Lambourn 3 - 2 Radley(Declan Rackham 2, Luke Plumb )

Another entertaining game saw Lambourn go behind from a corner with a bullet header the team kept going well and equalised through Declan. The second half again saw Lambourn fall behind and were lucky not to fall further behind but a couple of good saves from Ciaran kept Radley out. Luke scored another poachers goal to equalise and Lambourn were finishing the stronger side , another period of pressure saw Lambourn finally take the lead through Declan with almost the final kick of the game.

Friendly versus Ardington

2009-08-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

Lambourn 2 - 3 Ardington

Ardington started the brighter of the 2 sides and were quickly 1 up, as the first half went on Lambourn grew in confidence and started to pass the ball around better. After some good work in the midfield by Declan Rackham the ball broke to Bradley Skeats who took the last defender on a side footed past the goalkeeper. Just before half time Ardington got a corner and somehow the ball found the back of the net from the corner kick.
Second half started brightly for Lambourn with Howard Hughes and Matthew Francis defending stoutly, Declan was working tirelessly in midfield with help from Harley Brizell and Lee Blundell. A good passage of passing between Bradley and Declan set Declan free and he cooly fired home. Aaron Smillie made some good saves as Ardington pressed but an interception from a throw out lead to a third goal for Ardington with only a minute to go.