Under 11's Match Report

Ise Lodge Falcons 3 v Thrapston Town 9

As the season winds down, so it seems that Town are winding up – sharing the goals around and for parts of the first half today it was, as is often heard on the terraces at Rochdale and Halifax “just like watching Brazil” with passing and movement, overlaps and other interplay that when they do it, the side show they are up there with the best.

Although ante post favourites for the match, having clipped the falcons wings just two weeks previously, the side needed to put the effort in today to get the reward out. This they did in the first half in particular racing in to a five goal lead. Firstly, Devante Hodgson doing what all forwards are implored to do and following up to finish when the keeper failed to hold a shot. Then Luke Rivett struck with another well taken brace to leapfrog Tom Alsop as top scorer for the season. However, Alsop got in on the act with number four to level up the race for the golden boot, and the returning Sam Gallagher notched number five just before the turnaround.

In the second half a rejuvenated Falcons side came back at the town. The half time change to go three at the back looked iffy, as several good chances were created. In the end three were taken, but in between times Town extended their lead, preferring to create rather than stifle their attacking ambitions.

Hodgson banged home number six and his second, Alsop grabbed number seven, Lewis Burton converted number eight and Alsop completed his hat trick with number nine just before the end.

A solid performance with moments of real class which created numerous openings for the attacking trio, while the defence largely remained resolute throughout.

So with two games to go there is everything to play for – win the next two games and fifth is possible. Loose on Thursday and we may have to settle for seventh – the difference between first and second division football next season may depend upon such things. Oh how we need the top goal scorer to have to notch 25 goals to win that golden boot, and the whole of the side to battle for everything come Thursday night at the Glebe - let’s see where that takes us!

MOTM – Lots of options again today from back to front, with the back 4 performing well, and the attacking DLT formation again coming up with the goods. However, for a hard working display in midfield topped off with a goal the MOTM was Sam Gallagher.