So with one point in the bank, a win would be needed in the second game to put pressure on the other teams in the group, but what could we do against a side rumoured to be the best in Qatar outside of professional football?
Evo kicked off and immediately got into their passing game, knocking the ball nicely around the back four. But, the Hulme players who had been drilled in keeping their banks of four kept resolute and showed great concentration. Laurence "Nivelle" Guard and Kyle Clegg controlled the back four with Bradley Cruse and Jack Flanagan. Ross "Hugo" Whitworth bossed the midfield with Ellis Forshaw and Ben Walton. On the flanks Hamzah Aslam and Danyaal Naeem held their defensive positions superbly, but also added a threat going forward, so much so that when a cross from Ben Walton found Hamzah on the edge of the box a great flicked first touch took him past the defence and then he fired into the bottom corner beyond the 6ft 4 Evo keeper - a "norty" finish forged on the fields of Chapel Road. Hulme remained calm and kept great shape. The movement of the Evo front three was excellent, but Hulme remained un-phased making the score at half time 1-0.
With a couple of forced changes at half time the message was simple, concentrate and do exactly what you are doing. An early scare from the kick off saw Hulme pushed back, but some last ditch tackles and big blocks kept Hulme's goal in tact, but then disaster - penalty to Evo. Their best player stepped up to take it; gave Will Brown the eye and played the ball with pace to Will's right. Will "Inspector Gadget" Brown sprang and palmed the ball away, with Hanaan Awais making sure the ball was truly cleared. At that point Evo began to lose heart, the Hulme system was frustrating them and they couldn't get beyond the defensive lines. Aaron Rogers and Declan Dabrowski added fresh legs in the middle of the park and Adam Wilk continued to run his legs off upfront. As Evo pressed for the equaliser Ryan Hall found space on the left and could run the clock down with his bursts down the flank, on the opposite side Saif Ansari did the same. The referee put whistle in mouth and blew - 1-0 Hulme!
Scorer: Hamzah Aslam
Man of the Match: Ellis Forshaw
Manager's comment: The boys demonstrated their resilience and played superbly on the counter attacker. Such a good result after making four changes to the starting line up shows the strength in depth of Hulme's touring party.
Get in!!!!!!!!!!
Other results: MGS 6 QESS 1 Shrewsbury 11 (Eleven) American School 1
Evo kicked off and immediately got into their passing game, knocking the ball nicely around the back four. But, the Hulme players who had been drilled in keeping their banks of four kept resolute and showed great concentration. Laurence "Nivelle" Guard and Kyle Clegg controlled the back four with Bradley Cruse and Jack Flanagan. Ross "Hugo" Whitworth bossed the midfield with Ellis Forshaw and Ben Walton. On the flanks Hamzah Aslam and Danyaal Naeem held their defensive positions superbly, but also added a threat going forward, so much so that when a cross from Ben Walton found Hamzah on the edge of the box a great flicked first touch took him past the defence and then he fired into the bottom corner beyond the 6ft 4 Evo keeper - a "norty" finish forged on the fields of Chapel Road. Hulme remained calm and kept great shape. The movement of the Evo front three was excellent, but Hulme remained un-phased making the score at half time 1-0.
With a couple of forced changes at half time the message was simple, concentrate and do exactly what you are doing. An early scare from the kick off saw Hulme pushed back, but some last ditch tackles and big blocks kept Hulme's goal in tact, but then disaster - penalty to Evo. Their best player stepped up to take it; gave Will Brown the eye and played the ball with pace to Will's right. Will "Inspector Gadget" Brown sprang and palmed the ball away, with Hanaan Awais making sure the ball was truly cleared. At that point Evo began to lose heart, the Hulme system was frustrating them and they couldn't get beyond the defensive lines. Aaron Rogers and Declan Dabrowski added fresh legs in the middle of the park and Adam Wilk continued to run his legs off upfront. As Evo pressed for the equaliser Ryan Hall found space on the left and could run the clock down with his bursts down the flank, on the opposite side Saif Ansari did the same. The referee put whistle in mouth and blew - 1-0 Hulme!
Scorer: Hamzah Aslam
Man of the Match: Ellis Forshaw
Manager's comment: The boys demonstrated their resilience and played superbly on the counter attacker. Such a good result after making four changes to the starting line up shows the strength in depth of Hulme's touring party.
Get in!!!!!!!!!!
Other results: MGS 6 QESS 1 Shrewsbury 11 (Eleven) American School 1
I look forward to these match reports! Well done hulme! Nice one. Mr Leng
ReplyDeleteFantastic! Well done lads. Onwards and upwards x
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