Final Match for Young Bulls - Newport County (U16) vs Hereford FC (U16)
Saturday, 7th May,
The Under
16s travelled to play Newport County for their last match of the season,
producing a fantastic team performance to run out winners 3-2.
The team
dominated the first half for long periods with the midfield and defence
dominant. They took the lead through a fine through-ball down the left from
Harry Franklin to Charlie Meek who then delivered a pinpoint pass into the
area for strike partner Greg Preece to finish with aplomb.
H/ T: 1-0
The team
started off the second half strongly with Jamie Davies adding a second goal
early on with a neat header before Newport got a goal back following a
defensive mix-up. However, this was later compensated with the Bulls making it
3-1 through Alex Lancett who cut in from the left and produced an excellent
strike to beat the Newport goalkeeper. Following a long layoff with only
two matches in the past six weeks the U16s began to tire with Newport
scoring again with ten minutes to go.
F / T: 3-2
Speaking
after match, Colin Preece, Under 16s Head Coach, said: "This was a great
win from a squad of a very talented players who have proved a real pleasure to
manage."
The Board of
Trustees at UITC would like to express their sincere thanks to Colin
for coming in at the end of last year to manage the team. It has been a
very tough season for this age group with a very disjointed fixture list and
change in management halfway through the season. However, the players have come
through extremely well and throughout their time with UITC have been an
enormous credit to us.
Colin took
on this challenging role very willingly as did his
Assistant Coach Ben Archer.
We are also
very grateful to the parents who have again provided unstinting support
throughout the season.
Finally, we
would like to wish all the players the very best of luck in their
GCSE’s that start next week.