WBB v BUCKLAND ATHLETIC

U8 Rooney, Sunday November 15 2009
WBB...5
Buckland Athletic...4

Buckland suffered their first defeat in the league in a thrilling encounter at WBB.

The home side took the lead with a fine solo goal capped with a curling shot which gave glovesman Evan no chance.

But Buckland were back on terms when Mason won a loose ball on the edge of the box and rifled in a ferocious dipping effort, the kind of strike more usually associated with superstars of world football like Torres, Ronaldo and Jimmy Bullard.

For the second week in succession, Mason's corner delivery resulted in another goal - this time Harry powering in a well-directed header after making a clever near-post run.

A sustained period of Buckland pressure resulted in a third goal when Georgia held off two defenders before playing a great ball to Beck, who slammed the ball into the roof of the net to give the visitors a 3-1 lead.

But Wattsy's fought back with two well-taken goals to level the scores at 3-3 despite Buckland having the majority of possession.

All of Buckland's players were seeing plenty of action as manager Wayne rotated the squad to good effect. Declan and Jamie were dealing with the difficult conditions well, Josh took over between the sticks after going close in attack, while Adam was causing problems up front.

Joey saw his effort saved after stealing the ball with some great footwork, but Beck finally restored Buckland's lead with another excellent goal, beating the keeper at the near post with a shot that was too hot to handle.

But despite sustained pressure which saw Harry, Joey and Mason all go close, it was WBB who first levelled then took the honours with a late goal, a great strike right into the corner that just evaded Josh's beave dive.

Buckland never gave up trying to play their passing game despite the knee-high grass and more than played their part in an excellent encounter against a good WBB side.