Christmas/New Year

Not too much pud over Christmas as our next match is 6th Jan. Training
will restart on 7th. We have a busy start to the year with matches every
week until 3 Feb.

Wanborough 5 - AK 4

A thrilling match today with goals from Johan (2), Tom H (2) and Jay,
and near misses from Jonathon and Arthur. Well done to the whole team
who went 4-1 up as a result of good defending and passing. AK did well
to come back to 4-4 before Johan scored in the last minute to ensure
Wanborough took all three points.

Sunday 15th AWAY at AK

Match is ON. Meet at 10.10 at Ashton Keynes. Full squad this week except
those who are unavailable. Thanks.

Last training session on Monday as normal.

Sunday 16th Away

We were due to be at home this week vs Ashton Keynes. Wanborough School
is still unplayable so we have agreed with AK to try to switch our away
match with them. Provisionally kick off is at 1030 (meet 1010 in match
kit) at Ashton Keynes (High Road Playing Fields).
There is a possibility that it will get called off depending on the
pitch inspection on Saturday - we will let you know as soon as possible
by email and here

Sunday 9th

No match this weekend, due to the weather we have not arranged a
friendly. Training on Monday as usual (6-7pm).

Sunday 2nd - POSTPONED

Match on Sunday is postponed as both Wanborough and Penhill pitches are
unfit to play due to the wet weather.

Sunday 2nd Home vs Penhill

Kick-off is 10:45 so meet at the school at 10:25am in full match kit.

Friendly Match Report

A great game against Stratton Juniors today. Lots of goals and exciting
football from both teams. We scored some good goals (Johan, Tom and
Charlie), but the big learning point for Wanborough is to ensure the
midfielders get back to help the defenders. We lost a couple of goals
when it was 4 attackers against a lone defender and the goalie and
everyone else standing and watching. Overall we need a bit more effort
and players wanting the ball. We are hoping to play another friendly
against Stratton later in the season.
Captains MoM: Tom H for good work and smashing goal.
Coaches MoM: Johan for working the hardest and deserved goals.

Friendly Sunday 25th - home vs Stratton Juniors

We have a friendly on Sunday 25th at home vs Stratton Juniors B. Meet at
10.30 for a 10.45 kick off in match kit.

Crossbar challenge

Click the link above to see last years crossbar challenge!

Sunday 18th

Match on Sunday is against Stratton Youth in Cirencester. Week off for
Charlie, Jonathon and Harry.
Kick-off is 10:30am so can we be there at 10:10am in full match kit.
They play at Baunton Lane in Cirencester. Link to map below.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Baunton+Ln,+Cirencester,+GL7,+UK&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title
Please let Helen know ASAP if you are available so we can bring in other
players if needed.

Friendly Sunday 11th

Friendly match on Sunday 11th 10.30 meet for 10.45 ko at home. Open to
whole team.

Wanborough 1 - 1 Marlborough

Marlborough played much better than might be expected from their league
position in an exciting match. A solid defence meant Wanborough had few
clear chances. Johan scored just before half time to take Wanborough
into the break 1-0 up. Marlborough broke free and scored in the second
half to tie the game and despite some thrilling end to end football
neither team manged to score another goal. Man of the match for
Wanborough was Samuel playing in goal. Some remarkable saves including
one tipped over the bar from a well taken free kick earnt him both the
Captain's and Coaches' MoM awards.
Positives: Good possession and challenging for the ball. Newer players
making a good contribution.
Learning points: We still need to see much more passing the ball. No-one
should ever be standing and watching on the pitch (even the goalie!)

[Fwd: Footy on Sunday]

We are at home to Marlborough on Sunday 4th. Kick off is 10:45am so can
we meet at 10:25am at the school in full match kit. (Week off for Shay
and Ewan)
Our matches before Christmas are 18th Nov, 2nd Dec and 16th Dec. If you
are away/unavailable for any match before Christmas please let Helen
know now so we can plan around it. We will try to arrange a friendly in
between these dates.

Wet wet wet

A good training session today in the rain. Everyone played well and in
a good spirit. Thanks for Toby and Gareth for goalkeeping and to Andre
for the extra coaching.

Training at Liden as usual on Monday 29th.

Friendly on Sunday 28th

We will definitely have a friendly on Sunday 28th 10am k.o. at
Wanborough school to get some match practice. Match kit, meet at 9.45am
(don't forget clocks change!).

South Cerney 4 - Wanborough 3

Wanborough created more chances in this game than they have done all
season! Charlie, Johan and Tom all scored well taken goals. South
Cerny's goalkeeper kept them in the match with some good saves and big
kicks. South Cerney benefited from an unlucky own goal and an
unfortunate penalty. The last ten minutes saw Wanborough having at
least 10 good chances and just not being able to finish. Everyone tried
hard and there were some good passes and crosses.
Well done team (we'll be practising shooting on target at the next
training session!). Man of the Match was George for subduing their
dangerous forward and Ewan's Captain's man of the Match went to Johan
for another good performance.

Half Term

No Training on 22nd as Liden and coaches unavailable!
No Match on 28th.
Training as usual on 29th.

Sunday 21st South Cerney

Away at South Cerney. Team list is on email. Kick off is at 10:30am at
South Cerney Sports ground. Turn off A419 onto Spine Road - at first
crossroads turn right into Station Road and enter South Cerney. Drive
through village until you come to a sharp right hand bend - the playing
fields are here.

Training 15 October

normal time and place.

Oops, that's 21 October (not 12th!)

12 October Away at South Cerney

We will take a squad of 9 players to South Cerney. The 9 will be
selected will be those who show the best effort, attitude and behaviour
at training in the next two weeks. Full k.o. details etc nearer the time.

Home defeat to Cirencester

A first minute penalty for handball and a soft goal in the first seconds
of the second half gave Cirencester far too much confidence and they
ended up winning 9-nil. We can learn a lot from their game - they
challenged for every ball, passed superbly and had many shots on target.
Captain's man of the match was Ewan who made some good saves and kept
his head up despite the goals. William got the man of the match award
for smiling through a tough first game

The Team

Training at Liden from mow on

Due to the rapidly fading light we will be training at Liden from 8 October.
Remember astros/trainers (no studs/blades) and long trousers to avoid skinned knees on the asphalt surface.
No training over half term.

Sunday 7 October (Home)

Home match vs Cirencester.
K.O.1045. Please meet for warm up by 1025am.
Full yellow match kit.
Please let Helen know ASAP if you cannot play.

Concentrating on the League

Wanborough U9 0 - Lydiard 7 (Cup)
Wanborough put on a better show than the score line suggests. We are now
concentrating on the league!

New Team Blog!

Welcome to your team blog!

This is your own space on the Wanborough Wasps website to put up information about your team, including:

• Match reports
• Announcements
  
• Photos
• and anything else that you can think of!