Millmoor Juniors Under 21’s 3-3 Caribbean Sports Under 21’s

County Senior League Under 21 Division; Saturday 19^th December 2015

 

Two goals in the final five minutes from Caribbean Sports ensured the visitors a share of the spoils as Millmoor Juniors were held to their first league draw of this season.

The visitors had opened the scoring on twenty four minutes. A beautifully struck free kick from Josh Sugden from the edge of the box nestled into the bottom corner and beyond the diving Millmoor goalkeeper Brandon Greeves.

It wasn’t until midway through the second half when the ball hit the back of the net for the second time. A deep free kick from Sam Stacey was met by the head of defender Alex Scesby who nodded the ball home for Millmoor Juniors’ equaliser.

  The turnaround was complete six minutes later as Corey Cresswell capitalised on poor Caribbean Sports defending and slotted the ball calmly into the net.

The hosts made it 3-1 with eight minutes to go, with Stacey’s mid-range effort going through a crowd of players and into the top corner, leaving Tom Morgan in the visitor’s goal helpless.

With three points seemingly sealed, Juniors began to take their foot off the gas. Aaron Williamson slotted in a one-on-one to make it 3-2 before Andre Redhead’s neat turn and shot ensured a point for the Ecclesfield-based side.

Despite the credible result and performance, Caribbean Sports remain just one point ahead of bottom-placed Bawtry Town and are still in search of their first win of the season.

The competitive tone of the fixture was set almost from the first whistle. Within the opening five minutes Liam South suffered an injury, believed to be concussion and was sent to a nearby hospital.

The first chance of the game occurred on seven minutes. Millmoor’s Corey Cresswell was cleanly tackled in the penalty area, with the loose ball falling to the feet of Joe Yates who narrowly missed the target.

It was an end-to-end match throughout; moments later Nathan Owen’s dashing effort looked destined for the top corner, only to spectacularly tipped over by the Greeves.

  Sports continued to press. Aaron Williamson produced a powerful low shot from the edge of the box which was parried by Greeves. The striker reacted quickest, sending the rebound beyond the grounded goalkeeper but narrowly wide of the post.

On twelve minutes Sam Stacey almost opened the scoring with a shot of high quality; his half volley drifting inches wide of the post.

Chances continued to be created. Mitchell Osbourne’s cross for Caribbean Sports was met by substitute Connor Brady, who sent his glancing header wide.

Aaron Williamson’s low cross then found Hamza El Yogou, but the shot was straight at the goalkeeper, Greeves.

However the visitors opened the scoring with their next attack. A stunning free kick from just outside the penalty area floated over the wall and past the outstretched arms of the keeper.

At the other end of the field Millmoor appealed for a penalty after Stacey was tackled by Luke Allinson, only for the referee to wave away the protests.

Greeves’ blushes were spared when he slipped taking a goalkick. The ball fell to Williamson who sent his first-time effort just wide.

The second half continued to be a lively affair with chances aplenty continuing to be created by both sides.

Yates was inches over with a header from Sam Stacey’s corner before Scesby netted the equaliser on 55 minutes.

It was 2-1 on the next attack; Cresswell found himself in aches of space and slotted a fine shot into the corner of the goal.

Millmoor were oozing with confidence. Stacey latched onto a through ball from Cresswell only for the half-volley to disappear wide of the left post. 

Soon after Yates attempted a cheeky lob from the halfway line which was smothered by Morgan, before Cresswell’s effort was parried by the goalkeeper and hoofed away from the goal-line.

Morgan’s reflexes were soon called into action again. Cresswell played the ball through to Yates who fired a low shot which was required to be parried round the post, before Stacey made it 3-1 one minute later.

However a frantic final few minutes ensured. Williamson spotted Greeves off his line and his first time effort was smoothly slotted into the bottom corner for 3-2.

With virtually the last kick off the game, Redhead found himself with his back to goal. Neat skill allowed the striker to turn and escape the challenge from defender and goalkeeper before slotting the ball into the net to end the match at 3-3.

Millmoor Juniors Under 21’s team: Brandon Greeves, Alex Scesby, Luke Bann, Josh Wainwright, Joe Morgan, Liam South, Spencer Hunt, Corey Cresswell, Joe Yates, Sam Stacey, Jordan Beard. Substitutes: Danny Mould, Hussien Hadhrami, Billy Jackson.

Caribbean Sports Under 21’s team: Tom Morgan, Nathan Owen, Josh Sugden, James Whittaker, Luke Allinson, Mitchell Osbourne, Callum Sugden, Tiago Carvalho, Andre Redhead, Aaron Williamson, Hamza El Yogou. Substitute: Connor Brady

Millmoor Juniors Reserves 0-2 Caribbean Sports

County Senior League Division One; Saturday 5^th December 2015

A quickfire early brace from Caribbean Sports’ striker Rayon Ramsey gave visitors Caribbean Sports a deserved victory over Millmoor Juniors Reserves and sent the hosts slumping to the foot of Division One.

The away side took the lead with their first shot on target. Ross Barrow’s tricky run down the left was followed by a pinpoint cross to the head of David Heffernan who was denied by the crossbar, only for Ramsey to slot home the rebound.

Their second goal, a moment later, stemmed from a Daniel Harriot long throw and was neatly finished by Ramsey who was in the right place at the right time.

Barrow almost added a third Caribbean goal, cutting inside from the left and manoeuvring into space before thrashing an effort against the crossbar on the stroke of half time.

The same player was denied by the woodwork, shortly after the interval too. The attacker dispossessed Charlie Pocock in the area before drilling his effort against the right-hand upright.

The victory moved Caribbean Sports to third in the league table, above Denaby Main and within three points of Wombwell Main.

Millmoor were undone almost from the kick-off. Ramsey opened the scoring after under three minutes, tucking in Heffernan’s rebound before doubling the lead two minutes later.

Caribbean continued to dominate for long spells; Anthony Holmes’ low cross was met at the far post by Ramsey but the effort was denied on the line by a defender.

The visitors showed excellent link-up play throughout the game. Luke Parwana found Ramsey who fed a neat through ball into the path of Stacy Sharif whose shot required the excellent reflexes of Brandon Greeves to keep it out.

On fourteen minutes Barrow was played through one-on-one. His effort was parried by Greeves, but the ball continued to slide towards the goal-line and required a covering defender to keep it out.

 Caribbean pressed and pressed, Ramsey’s low cross from the left was met by Heffernan but the one-on-one effort fell wide of the right post.

Millmoor had pace amongst their ranks and looked dangerous on the counter attack. At the end of a clever move, Ben Jordan fired a long range effort wide of the post.

Holmes then produced a curling free-kick from the left and Sharif’s resulting header denied by the goalkeeper.

Millmoor captain Chriss Howard then played a perfect ball onto Thomas Daredes who spirited clear one-on-one in a central position, but Thomas Parker was quick off his line to narrow the angle and the Junior’s striker placed his delicate lob just wide of the post.

Four minutes later Howard then released a curling shot from the edge of the box into the goalkeeper’s grateful hands.

Caribbean’s Barrow was in fine form. Upon receiving the ball from Gavin Davis down the left flank, he cut inside, bypassing two defenders before whistling a shot wide of the right post. He then crashed an effort against the bar on the stroke of half time.

In the second half Sports continued to be the better side. Barrow snatched the ball from Millmoor’s Charlie Pocock before drilling his shot against the post. He then sent a long range effort wide after a neat build-up with Stacy Sharif.

In the 58^th minute Harriott’s free-kick breezed just over before Barrow was denied by Greeves once again.

Barrow then intercepted a loose ball which sent the attacker clean through but the shot failed to hit the target.

Substitute Lewis Turnbell almost added a third goal at the death for Sports, but his powerful effort was pushed behind by a busy Greeves, to end the game at 2-0.

Millmoor Juniors Reserves are now winless in the league since the 31^st October, whereas Caribbean Sports haven’t suffered defeat since their loss at Wombwell Main at the very start of October.

Millmoor Juniors Reserves team: Brandon Greeves, Jordan Beard, Spencer Hunt, Charlie Pocock, Josh Walsh, Chriss Howard, Billy Jackson, Ben Jordan, Jake Duckenfield, Thomas Daredes, Mused Saleem. Substitute: Liam Hannah.

Caribbean Sports: Thomas Parker, Dan Tourzani, Anthony Holmes, Robert Shelly, Daniel Harriott, Gavin Davis, Ross Barrow, Luke Parwana, Rayon Ramsey, Stacy Sharif, David Heffernan. Substitute: Lewis Turnbell.