Broadstone Braves U13's Vs New Milton Robins Broadstone Braves Away to New Milton

RobinsBraves 5 - New Milton 5.

My Ticker can't take much more of this!!!!Before I go on let's just get somethin' into perspective. New Milton are 2nd in the table Division 4 at the moment, they're a strong team with reall potential to do well...

Now, onto the bit I've been waiting to talk about! At half time we had played our socks off and were 4 - 1 up!!! Bloomin' fantastico!!! New Milton clearly didn't know what had hit 'em, with Chris Birrell monopolising on a number of great clearances from Aston in goal and our mid-fielders punching (not literally) the ball forward and beyond their defence . Chris demonstrated some superb pace and control under pressure to drive three into the back of their net. Some good positioning by Ollie Cornelius-Jones afforded him the chance to score and the fact that we dominated the field meant that our defence didn't have to work too hard. That said when they were called upon they worked hard, especially on the wings.

The second half New Milton, perhaps a little embarrased, came back very hard with some good attacking play placing our defence under considerable pressure and as a consequence we conceded 4 goals...a good example of grit and determination on their part (if we were to believe the Braves spectators some dodgy decisions by their Ref)! So what did the Braves do when they were 5 - 4 down? They showed even more courage and dug deep to find that staminar, driving forward down the left wing and across to the mid-field Ben Stocker fought to maintain possesion and put in a lovely cross enabling Jack Williams to get his head to it and score the final goal of the match...excellent!Yet again the Braves put in a truly outstanding performance...and when we consider that Sam Klein and Luke Woodhouse weren't fully fit having had (and still got) the lurgy and Alex Sharp and Joe Jordan couldn't play today; it goes to show what a formidable team we really are when we're fully fit and fielding all our players and substitutes.I've said it once and I'll say it again...we're going to go from strength to strength, pushing our way further up the table.

Man of the Match went to Chris Birrel who demonstrated some great pace, good ball control, communication skills and positioning ....and there was the 3 goals which helped of course!

Well done team!!!

Broadstone U13 Braves...Vs Dorchester Dynamoes

Broadstone Braves U13's

Braves 10 - Dynamoes 1

Fantastic Result for the braves which will enable us to gather momentum as we move up the league table http://www.dorsetyouthfootball.co.uk/fixtures.php?season=2009&league=13&division=4 !!!!

Making it all happen were the defenders; Tristan Jalie, Sam Klein, Matt Lonnen, Mark Donachy and Alex Sharp..keepin' the defensive line tight ensured we caught Dynamoes of side on more than one occasion. Some great clearances by Tristan and Mark up the wings made for some classy game making with Sam, Matt and Alex going in hard and giving no quarter to the oppositions attackers....getting stronger by the match guys, well done!

Despite a few opportunities Dynamoes just couldn't get it past Aston Wright playing as Braves goalee - good communication with the defence by Aston ensured our defence was rock solid being unlucky to concede a goal as a consequence of being caught off guard by the Dynamoes they having been awarded a free kick not far out of the 18 yard box...nonetheless a good goal by the Dynamoes.

Luke Woodhouse's debut saw him score 3 great goals working well with right winger Ollie Cornellius-Jones who also put 2 in the back of the net!!! Excellent use of the right wing fellas with some great anticipatory play...well done!
Chris Birrell and the second newcomer to the team, Ben Blade, covered the mid-field well. We learnt from previous mistakes and ensured the opposition couldn't play into a vacant space in the mid-field...excellent pace demonstrated by both ensured the strikers and defence were well assisted throughout the match...superb! Chris even managed to squeeze in a couple of goals to assist in ensuring the dynamoes fate.
Ben Stocker and Luke were formidable as our strikers, their height and pace had the Dynamoes defence working hard...especially during the second half. Ben Stocker scored a goal..eventually...having missed a number of opportunites....I reckon he did it on purpose just to keep the crowd in suspence!!! Great stuff Ben!
Josh Powley dominated the left wing scoring a couple of long range goals the best of which was as a consequence of a free kick about 40 yards from goal...I still think if it wasn't for Astons mum challenging him to go for goal he might have missed!! Great effort Josh!

Captains comment (Josh Powley);

"Despite being a bit slow to start we progressed in our play as the game went on...eventually we 'owned' em! Lets' keep bangin' 'em in Braves!"

Well Done Team!!!

Broadstone U13 Braves...

Broadstone U13 Braves Vs Weymouth Wyke Victoria (Dorset Cup Match) 04/10/09

6 - 1 to the Braves!!!!

What a fantastic start to the Cup with the Braves hammering home a 6 goal win against Weymouth Wyke Victoria at our home ground.

Joe Jordan continued his good form scoring another hatric, with Chris Birrell, Ben Stocker and Ollie Cornellius Jones planting some superb goals in the back of the net!

The Braves continue to go from strength to strength and with two new additions to the team who will be registered imminently (as of 18/10/09), Ben Blade and Luke Woodhouse, we'll be a formidable team as we progress though the league.

Well done Team! Excellent result!!!!

Broadstone Braves Vs Weymouth Cougars 11/10/09 - Away

Braves 4 - Cougars 5...

Talk about tense!!! The Braves started off well, dominating the possession but conceded an early goal to the Cougars. Undeterred, we came back hard and pulled a goal back shortly afterwards.

Some excellent 'skilling' of the opposing right wing and defence enabled Josh Powley to put in a number of cross balls early on but unluckily we couldn't find the back of the net...OOO's and AAA's abundent from the onlooking parents! Suddenly, we dug deep and despite being 3 - 1 down at one stage Ben Stocker and Josh worked well to draw the ball into the Cougars 18 yard box where ollie Cornellius Jones and Chris Birrell monopolised on their excellent positioning.

The Braves defence worked hard to hold the line and some good positioning saw Cougars caught off-side on more than one occasion. Despite our best efforts we were realy unlucky to concede a final goal in the last minutes of play...again, an outstanding performance by the Braves with some superb goal keeping by Sam Klein.

As we progress through the season we're getting stronger and stronger, our defensive play is becoming more consistent and with some set moves developing from kick off we're applying pressure throughout the match. With some development at both mid-field and defense we stand a very good chance of progressing up the league table.

Well done fellas! Paul.