York Hearts continued their unbeaten start to the new Tuesday season with a hard-fought victory over former league winners Elvington Floorcraft.
Jez returned between the sticks with Daz making his return from Uni. Sam Harrison, Barclay, Cal & Sam Outing retained their places and Dave Warner made his debut for the maroons. Hearts had all the play in the opening stanza, keeping the ball well and forcing six corners, Harrison unlucky on two occasions and Outing forcing a fine save with a volley from 10 yards.
Sam.H, made it third time lucky on 11 minutes when a long-range throw from Jez was chested down and turned on the half volley, and placed in the far corner. Elvington, clearly rattled by the goal picked up their game, and responded almost immediately with the simplest of goals after a man was left spare at the back.
The second half began with Floorcraft having the vast majority of possession, but nothing else was getting past the ever reliable Small in the YH goal. Cal continued his player of last season form with another solid performance at the back and sub Daz got his foot in at crucial points several times. With E.F looking for the winner, YH were twice unlucky on the break, with Barclay's long-range dipping effort inches wide and Harrison's shot being blocked at the last minute.
The JTs thought took their chance with 4 minutes remaining as good build up play resulted in Outing having time to pick his spot before rifling into the far corner from the right. Elvington pressed but the Hearts defence stood firm, Jez making another crucial save. One final break saw Sam.O shoot speculatively from 20yards on the half volley but the shot was off the mark, but that was all that was needed as Nige blew his whistle and ended the game.
York Hearts have now only lost one of their last nine league games, winning 5 and drawing 3, scoring 17 goals and conceding only 7, and are now 3rd in the league with a game in hand. Next week the Hearts face bottom of the table Clive Owen & Co in an 8pm kick-off, all welcome as normal.
Man of the match tonight - Sam Harrison.
7 comments:
Would Sammy please bring his shooting boots on Thursday!!!!!!!!
He doesnt own any. I'm starting to think these Tuesday games are played against local lepers....
...The shooting boots will be out tomorrow night (to add to the 78 goals scored in 165 games - *Any stats available on request!*;-p) and will contribute towards the first win in 23 attempts... The first time infact that both teams will have won in the same week from 49 weeks!!!!!:-o
Glad to hear it Sam, I was beginning to think you had a special locker at Huntington for them. Big game tomorrow night gents, Stampy says he will by you all a beer if we win. (voucher code "it,s my round") needs to be quoted to qualify. This will tell us who reads this blog.
Stampy buying a beer! Methinks he is hedging his bets on Sam forgetting his famous shooting boots
Stampy knows nothing about it. YET!!!!!!!!
...I would love it if someones stupid enough and actually fell for it and went up to steve (who doesn't know about it) and says "its my round"! .....however - not suprised!
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