Wensleydale U12 vs Ripon Panthers Match report

Score

Wensleydale 8 Ripon Panthers 3
Scorers
Callum Stanger 2, Jake Leigh-howarth 2, Fergus Chapman, Ben Jones, Connor Preston, O.G

Venue Harmby
Man of the Match Bradley Spinks

The match was pretty even for the first 10 minutes with both sides creating chances.
After 10 minutes Ripon opened up the scoring with a well taken goal (0-1)
Wensleydale replied within a few minutes with a cool finish from Jake Leigh-Howarth (1-1)
Ripon again applied the pressure and made it 2-1 to the away team (1-2).
Another quick reply after some great link up play down the left hand side between Paul Harmsworth and Bradley Spinks providing Fergus Chapman with his first (2-2)
Wensleydale continued to apply pressure only for Ripon to counter and make it 3-2 against the run of play (2-3).
More attacking play from Wensleydale down the left hand side with Bradley Spink cutting in a low cross which ended in an own goal (3-3).
Half time
Change around at half time and Wensleydale were putting Ripon back line under pressure and were soon ahead with a goal from Ben Jones (4-3)
The home team continued to pressure and were 5-3 up with a great finish from Callum Stanger (5-3).
Callum made it 6-3 and could have had his hat trick but was denied by the cross bar (6-3).
Wensleydale were awarded a penalty soon after only to be denied by the Ripon keeper.
Good defensive work from Thomas Heyes-Chisnall and John Russell and goal keeping from James Dawson allowed the midfield to counter with Jake Leigh-Howarth getting his second (7-3).
Wensleydale countered again late on with great work from Lewis Moore and Brandon Acton allowing Preston Connor to break and score his first and make it 8-3 to Wensleydale. (8-3)

Final Score Wensleydale 8-3 Ripon

Thanks to Ref Andy Fincham and Linesman Steve Terry, groundsman Brian Fowler