Junior Premier League National Cup
Semi-Final - 30/04/2016
Hereford FC U15s 2 vs. 1 Newport County
U15
Hereford U15s played Newport County
U15s in the Semi-final of the JPL National Cup. The game was played at
Edgar Street, home of Hereford FC and was a great experience for both teams who
all thoroughly enjoyed it with a good crowd cheering both teams on.
Hereford U15s have come on a great
journey this season to reach the semi-final which has seem them compete in 11
games to reach this far in the competition. They were really looking forward to
the opportunity to play at Edgar Street.
Hereford had a poor first half with the
whole occasion (Ground, spectators, competition) getting to them mentally
causing a number of nervous moments. They did take an early lead through Liam
Bishop but the goal was ruled out for offside. Newport had a spell where they
were in control and after a defensive mistake, they broke away to make it 0-1
to the visitors.
Half time 0-1.
A good, productive half time team talk
saw Hereford come out with much more confidence; they knew they needed to
score. Second half saw them play some much better football and looked
more likely to score than Newport. They controlled the game for long periods
and restricted Newport to minimal time on the ball. It didn’t take long for
them to equalise when Jake Spink received a pass from Luke Marston, then broke
into the box and fired the ball into the bottom corner to make it 1-1. Hereford
restricted Newport to few chances but did give away some silly free kicks in
and around the penalty area which caused problems with some excellent set
pieces from the visitors. These were dealt with by the Hereford defence and
goalkeeper.
Hereford who were having a lot of the
possession started to create a number of chances to score and with 15 minutes
to go, Liam Bishop put the young bulls 2-1 ahead, firing the ball into the top
corner of the meadow end goal and celebrating in style!!
Overall, both teams took a while to
settle down in the environment but produced an exciting, very competitive game
and for Hereford, a great comeback to win 2-1. They battled hard, had to adapt
their style of play and ensure they did what was needed to win the game.
A fantastic achievement for a team who
didn’t even qualify for the cup competition last year… A year on and their in
the Final!!! The final will be played Saturday 14th May at Lilleshall, kick
off time and opposition TBC. We
hope to see as many of you as possible supporting the boys!!
Team: 1.Regan, 2.Godsall, 3.Hayes,
4.Baycroft, 5.Edwards, 6.Vanstone, 7.Marston, 8.Greenhouse, 9.Bishop, 10.L
Marston, 11.Mellars, 12.Spink, 14.Mcleod, 15.Gauci, 17 Davies (Capt)
Goal Scorers: Spink, Bishop
Manager: Liam Brewer
Coach: Luke Brimfield