Under 11B Season 2007/2008

The lads have all shown over the previous years that their playing skills have much improved, and this has resulted in a decision to take part in league and cup football this year. Any one else who wishes to join the lads will be much welcomed to enhance the team.

	              Rangers U11B Squad is pictured with Mahmood Mussain from their sponsors, Bexley Carpets 

From the kick-off Garforth was a side with the bit between their teeth and straight away put together some fantastic passing and good long balls through to put Kirksall on the back foot wondering what had hit them. The sun was shinning and the boys went into the game showing strength in all the positions by been solid at the back and mastering the forward play through the midfield to give the strikers several attempts at the Kirkstall goal. Time after time the game shifted ends with both Garforth and Kirkstall mounting attacks and making the goal keepers work hard to keep the ball from hitting the back of the net, but eventually Garforth was the first team to break the mould and with a massive attack they slotted the ball past the Kirkstall keeper to open the score for Rangers 1-0. The team was made up of Sam Hughes in goals and a 4-4-2 format with Ben, Pablo, Josh and Zak holding the defense and Calum, Haaris, Mathew and Kieran making up the midfield and with James and Lewis opening the game up front, all the lads worked together to be a strong team and was complemented by Danny and Tom who came on in different positions as the game went on. Kirkstall was not going to lie down and take the constant attacks from Garforth without giving back as much as they received which resulted in them leveling the score after a massive attack from all but one of their players been inside the Garforth box and causing a mistake to allow their much deserved goal, this lifted the heads of Kirkstall and they constantly tried the same approach time after time eventually giving them their second goal to go in at half time with a 2-1 lead. With 30 mins football under their belt Garforth sat around the team manager Chris taking on as much water as possible and with some words of encouragement that they have showed that they can take this game they came out in the second half with heads held high and started the onslaught again. Time was ticking by and as they entered the last 10 mins to go the constant effort from all of the players saw Man of the Match Lewis Spence shoot from the edge of the box and straight past their goal keeper to level the score 2-2. From then on both teams entered in to the fact that this game would end as a draw and both played as a defensive team by bringing back the midfielders into their own half and so it was ended with all the spectators saying what a fantastic game of football it was and the result of a draw was the correct score line.

                                                                                      Man of the Match: Lewis Spence

Team ; Zak Amjad, Josh Berriman, Tom Davies, Callum Dickson, Kieran Hampshire, Mathew Harvey, James Holmes, Sam Hughes, Danny Locker, Ben McDermott, Pablo Rosenthal, Lewis Spence, Haaris Stockdale.