The U10 Falcons just got the better of Bradford Town B in a very tight match in the Preliminary Round of the Mid Wilts League Cup at Winsley on Saturday, 29 September. After a very keenly contested game, the Falcons came out on top, 1-0 thanks to a second-half goal from Peter Bowen.

Much of the game was played in steady rain, which sometimes made it difficult for both teams. However, the Falcons managed to play some good passing football and competed really well for the ball all over the pitch. In the first half, things were pretty even, with Larkhall creating some dangerous attacks and were unlucky not to score once or twice.

With Peter putting in an energetic performance with lots of strong tackles and Kean showing some great touches on the ball, including the ability to lose defenders easily with brilliant stop turns, the Larkhall midfield had lots of possession, with Peter and Harrison always trying to thread passes through the Bradford defence for Ryan to run on to. George too, produced some great passes and he, Matthew and Austen worked hard in defence to limit the shots Bradford Town were able to create. However, they couldn’t stop Bradford hitting the bar of Joe’s goal, which was the closest either team came to scoring in the first half.

In the second half, there was lots of end to end football with both teams having opportunities to score. On one occasion with the Larkhall defenders losing the players they were marking, a Bradford Town player broke free and was one on one with Joe. Surely Bradford were going to score and go one up……….? No! Thanks to a brilliant save from Joe, the score stayed at 0-0. Kean also hit a post for the Falcons after a great bit of attacking play. Not long afterwards, some strong defending by George saw him win the ball from his opponent and he played a fantastic pass down the line for Peter to run on to. Peter raced into the penalty area and with the goalkeeper coming out, hit a brilliant, hard shot into the corner, to put the Falcons into the lead!

Bradford created several more chances and forced some corners, but Larkhall managed to stop Bradford scoring with some very committed defending and another really good save from Joe, when he tipped a long-range shot over his crossbar.

This was a really good performance by all the boys and a fantastic result, especially as Bradford Town are in a Division two higher than the Falcons. Well done guys, you can now look forward to the next round on 4 November!

Larkhall Falcons: Joe Dennis, Matthew Le Butt, Austen Davis, Harrison Davis, Ryan Musgrove, Kean Hayward, Peter Bowen, George Williams

                                                                          Tony Day