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Tuesday 29th May<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong> finally played their League Cup final on an immaculate Grange Park playing surface, deservedly recording 4 wins out of 4 to lift their second cup of the season.<\/p>\n

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Sunday 20th May<\/p>\n

U17s<\/strong>\u00a0topped the division after beating Garforth Villa 1-0 in a nerve-wracking title decider. Hearts were in mouths in the final minute when we gave the ball away in our penalty area and withstood a frantic goalmouth scramble to deny Garforth the goal that would have handed them the title.<\/p>\n

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Saturday 19th May<\/p>\n

Peter Arnett’s last match as U13s Dynamos<\/strong> manager saw us struggle in a scrappy first half but turn things around after the break and produce a stellar performance to win the game 2-0.<\/p>\n

Friday 18th May<\/p>\n

U15s<\/strong> finished the season with a 3-3 draw away at Wigton Moor. In an entertaining game we opened the scoring only to concede to a free header from a corner and then a breakaway goal to go into half time 2-1 down. A defensive error helped us back into the game, only to see Wigton Moor almost immediately restore their lead. With 10 minutes remaining we scored a deserved equaliser to end our season on a run of three games unbeaten.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 8th May<\/p>\n

An unusual Tuesday evening fixture for the U15s<\/strong>, at home against Ripon. Two own goals by the opposition helped us to a 5-3 victory, our first league win since March 17th.<\/p>\n

Sunday 6th May<\/p>\n

Silverware for the U16s<\/strong>, who beat Garforth Rangers 2-0 in the Final of the Barkston Ash Cup.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong> completed their season with a 2-1 win against Knaresborough Celtic to secure 3rd position in the League table.\u00a0Although having the majority of the possesion in the first 45 minutes, Deighton only really tested the keeper once when a low shot from Jake Swift was pushed round the post.<\/p>\n

However, KDR improved after the break and were rewarded when Sam Monaghan converted a penalty after Miles Lowson had been brought down in the box.\u00a0Deighton extended their lead when Alex Diggle found Callum Unsworth on the right wing who played a superb diagonal pass for Jacob Hann to score against his former club. There were several other clear\u00a0chances for Rangers to extend their lead but Jake, Miles and Harry Clinker all missed great opportunities to score.<\/p>\n

Typical of KDR U18s this season, the last few minutes were tense as firstly goalie Rowan Bentley kept out what seemed like a certain goal only for Knaresborough to then score with 5 minues remaining.\u00a0With composure recovered, Deighton were able to see out the match and win 2-1. The Kirby Builders Merchants man of the match award went to James O’Sullivan with Rowan\u00a0Bentley the runner up.<\/p>\n

Saturday 5th May<\/p>\n

U10s Girls Kangaroos<\/strong>\u00a0played their first 7 a side matches against Clifford. Missing a couple of strong players, we lost one game and drew the second.<\/p>\n

Sunday 29th April<\/p>\n

Gala day at Grange Park. U8s<\/strong> fielded two teams, with a combined record of 6 wins (3 each), 3 draws and a solitary defeat. Despite this neither side made it beyond the group stage.<\/p>\n

U14s<\/strong>\u00a0finished the season with a 0-0 draw in a well matched game at home to Beckwithshaw.\u00a0U15s<\/strong> lost 5-2 away at Pannal Sports, picking up a yellow card in the process. This gives us the dubious record so far this season of 2 points, 3 yellow cards and a red card from 11 games. U17s<\/strong> played Guiseley in the Styan Cup. 3-0 down after 20 minutes, we pulled it back to 3-3 at the break, and eventually ran out 9-5 winners. Knaresborough Celtic await in the final.<\/p>\n

Saturday 28th April<\/p>\n

U10s Girls Kangaroos<\/strong>\u00a0took part in the monthly league gala, held on Ilkley’s astroturf pitches. The girls looked a little rusty, but gave a good account of themselves, scoring some cracking goals in the process.\u00a0U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons <\/strong>included a couple of debutants in a friendly away at Scarborough. We recorded our first victory over our opponents, coming back from 2-1 down to win 3-2.<\/p>\n

Sunday 22nd April<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong> played Wigton Moor in the League Cup semi-final. Against very tough opponents we recorded two wins and two draws, scored 10 goals and conceded just one, and progressed to the final.<\/p>\n

In a complete reversal of yesterday’s performance, U12s<\/strong> played some good football against Bardsey. We peppered their goal with shots, but to no avail, and went down 1-0 to a deflected cross. In their first match since the beginning of February, U13s Dynamos<\/strong> faced the unbeated league leaders Pannal Ash Hawks. We trailed 2-1 at the hour mark, but then wilted in the heat and conceded three goals in the last 10 minutes.\u00a0U14s<\/strong> lost 5-0 away at Wigton Moor. Despite some good performances (goalkeeper Jake Levine saved a penalty, and man of the match Arthur Marshall never gave up chasing the ball), a spell early in the second half when we conceded three goals in quick succession was our undoing. .<\/p>\n

U15s<\/strong> beat Tockwith 4-0 in a friendly fixture. Unfortunately our first win for over a month was marred by a red card and some poor on-field behaviour from some of our players. U16s<\/strong> played some excellent football in a 4-1 win over Yorkshire Amateurs.\u00a0U17s<\/strong> played against Garforth Villa, the only team who can prevent us winning the league. A slow start saw us 2-0 down after 20 minutes, but we then woke up to level the game by half time. In a dominant second half performance we scored three without reply. Final score 5-2, and only one game remaining, away at Garforth Villa!<\/p>\n

Saturday 21st April<\/p>\n

U9s<\/strong>\u00a0played some good football at home against Pannal Sports, but we failed to convert our chances and lost all four games.\u00a0U12s<\/strong> played high-riding Ilkley. Too many below-par performances saw us succumb to a 9-0 defeat.U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong> played a friendly against Garforth Rangers from the West Riding League. The first half looked to be ending in stalemate until we opened the scoring just before the break. We played much better in the second half, cantering to a 7-0 win.\u00a0U14s<\/strong> played Beckwithshaw on a poor playing surface. In an end-to-end game a good fighting performance saw us get a 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n

Thursday 19th April<\/p>\n

A rare midweek match for the U9s<\/strong> away at Leeds City Juniors, on one of the hottest days of the year so far. The tropical temperature and our lack of match fitness (this was only our second competitive match this year) contributed to a lack of urgency on the field, but we still came home with four wins from four games. U16s<\/strong> were also catching up on postponed fixtures, with two consecutive games against Knaresborough, winning 1-0 and losing 3-1.<\/p>\n

Sunday 15th April<\/p>\n

U8s<\/strong>\u00a0played Pannal Sports Tigers at the Stray in Harrogate, on a ground that was so wet that it was not possible to take corners on one side of the pitch. The ensuing water polo match resulted in two wins for us and two for the opposition.<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0worked hard against Leyburn but were unable to turn effort into goals. A couple of mistakes saw us go down to a 3-1 defeat.\u00a0U14s<\/strong> gave their all against second placed Tockwith, but were beaten 3-0 by the better side. U17s<\/strong> played Ripon in a friendly, went 3 goals up and then lost focus, allowing the opposition to come back for a 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong> were far from their best in losing 4-1 away to Wigton Moor U17s in the Styan Cup.\u00a0After a fairly even start, Wigton took the lead after 16 minutes when KDR could not clear a freekick into the area and the ball was prodded home from inside the box. However shortly afterwards, James O’Sullivan produced the best goal of the match when cutting in at pace from the right wing and blasting an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net.\u00a0Wigton retook the lead after 33 minutes when a cross along the 6 yard box line was unfortunately turned into his own net by Tom Pearson.\u00a0The second half belonged to Wigton who capitalised on defensive errors by Deighton to finish as deserved winners.<\/p>\n

The Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match award for KDR went to Tom Megginson for a determined display at centre half.<\/p>\n

Saturday 14th April<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Brayton Belles in the League Cup semi-final, a team we had previously beaten 2-0 and 1-0 in the league encounters. It was a terrifically entertaining and competitive game, and once again our defence was unbreached, with Brayton failing to register a single attempt on goal. Unfortunatly we failed to convert any of our chances, and the dreaded penalty shoot-out ensued. We converted 3, but Brayton scored from 4 of their penalties, so no cup final this season.<\/p>\n

Sunday 25th March<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Pannal Ash in their second cup competition of the season. Two wins, two draws, no goals conceded, and a game agaisnt Wigton Moor in the semi-final to come.\u00a0U11s<\/strong> were on a high after a shock victory against the U12s the previous day. Unfortunately they failed to take the winning mentality to Knaresborough, and were soundly beaten 8-1. Our goalkeeper was the Man of the Match. U12s<\/strong> responded more positively, playing some good football to beat Beckwithshaw 1-0, having lost twice to the same side already this season.<\/p>\n

U16s<\/strong> played their second and third games of the weekend away at Pool. A 1-0 defeat in the cup was followed by a 2-0 defeat in the league.<\/p>\n

Saturday 24th March<\/p>\n

U9s<\/strong> played competitively for the first time in over a month away at Pannal Ash, and it took a couple of games to get back up to speed. The second set of games were closer, but some defensive errors saw us come home with four defeats out of four.<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons <\/strong>played a friendly against Carlton Minniott. It was an opportunity to give some of the newer girls a run out, and to field some players in different positions.\u00a0We lost an entertaining game 1-0 to a late goal, but could have come away with a win had we converted some of our half dozen one-on-ones with the Carlton keeper.<\/p>\n

U16s<\/strong> dominated against Nidd, but could only manage a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n

Sunday 11th March<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong> produced some outstanding football against Pannal Ash in the Cup, progressing to the next round with three wins and a defeat. U17s<\/strong> played only their second competitive fixture in eight weeks against Ilkley. Despite having only 10 players and facing a stubborn Ilkley defence for an hour, eventually the floodgates opended and we ran out 4-1 winners.<\/p>\n

Saturday 10th March<\/p>\n

U11s<\/strong> lost 8-1 away at Pannal Sports in the Cup, undone by a combination of poor discipline, poor defending and poor shooting.<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons<\/strong> welcomed South Park Rangers from Teeside for the League Cup quarter final. The opposition belied their lowly league position and took the lead after 4 minutes with a near post header from a\u00a0 corner. They were much stronger opponents than expected, but our girls battled hard and scored two quick goals \u2013 both from close range following up parried saves form the South Park keeper.\u00a0It was a really entertaining end to end match. Both teams hit the crossbar, and as time ran down South Park pushed more and more bodies forward and it needed some solid defending and a flying fingertip save with minutes to go to keep KDR in front for the 2-1 win.<\/p>\n

Sunday 25th February<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong> won three and lost one game against Otley, who turned up with just 11 players for two 7 a side games.<\/p>\n

U13s Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0ended the league season, and also their 9 a side career with a 4-2 win away at Beckwithshaw. We hit the bar three times and forced the Beckwithshaw keeper into some great saves.\u00a0U14s<\/strong> played Wigton Moor in the League Cup on a very cold and windswept Soldier’s Field. A poor start saw us gift the opposition three goals before half time. After the break a fine long range effort reduced the arrears, and we spurned a couple of good chances before conceding again. Final score 4-1 to Wigton.\u00a0U15s<\/strong> lost 4-1 to Collingham in a Cup match at Grange Park. In a mad five minute spell around the half hour mark we conceded three times, then pulled a goal back before half time, only to concede again early in the second half. Both teams then managed to miss numerous chances. Also in the Cup U16s<\/strong> beat Helperby 4-0. U17s<\/strong> went out of the Cup with a 3-0 defeat against table-topping and unbeaten Grassington. It was the first game for six weeks and it showed.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong> drew 1-1 away at Nidd Utd.\u00a0Although\u00a0dominating\u00a0possession in the first half, Deighton failed to capitalise and missed three glorious chances to score (including a ‘miss of the season’ contender)\u00a0to leave the game\u00a0goalless\u00a0at half time.\u00a0KDR started the second half promisingly and scored soon after the restart\u00a0when Alex Diggle collected the ball in his own half, dribbled past two players and played a\u00a0through pass\u00a0for Colum Fletcher to calmly finish.\u00a0However a controversial equaliser followed when Rangers goalkeeper Rowan Bentley was barged whilst attempting to catch a cross with the ball ending up in the net and a goal given. The dispute about this unsettled KDR’s composure and gave motivation to Nidd who finished the stronger of the teams with Deighton grateful to Tom Pearson for a goaline clearance to keep the scores level at full time.<\/p>\n

Saturday 24th February<\/p>\n

U7s<\/strong> played in a friendly tournament with Wetherby and Clifford. Despite being without three of our stronger players we won four games , drew two and lost twice.<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons<\/strong> played their last league game of the season, a dead rubber against 2nd placed Wigginton. Lacking four regular key players we started poorly and after 10 minutes Wigginton took the lead with a simple ball over the top. This woke the girls woke up and they began playing football, but despite being the better footballing team we snatched at our chances and didn\u2019t force the Wigginton keeper into a meaningful save. The second half was much better until we thought we were Man City and tried to pass our way out from defence. A scramble ensued and they got their second. And so our unbeaten run came to an end.<\/p>\n

Sunday 18th February<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong> won 5-0 at home against Nidd Utd. Although Deighton dominated possession in the first half, clear goal scoring chances were few, with the only goal coming from a quality piece of play as James O’Sullivan sprinted past two defenders on the right wing and delivered a perfect cross for Colum Fletcher to volley home from close range. KDR were lacklustre at the start of the second half until a missed chance for Nidd to equalise seemed to spurr Rangers into life and Greg Moodie in particular as from his own half he went on a solo run and unleashed a powerful shot to score from the edge of the penalty area.<\/p>\n

Shortly afterwards, Nidd were unfortunate to concede a 3rd when a shot from Greg that was going wide was deflected into the net by a defender. Deighton’s control of possession now started to tell, with Alex Diggle hitting the crossbar and then Jack Townsend unlucky to see his shot come back off the post. The pressure told however when Tom Pearson added a 4th goal with a shot to the corner of the net and then shortly before full time, another shot from Greg hit the crossbar, bounced down onto the goalline and KDR striker Harry Clinker was quickest to react to poke the ball home.<\/p>\n

The Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match award went to Callum Unsworth.<\/p>\n

Sunday 11th February<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0played Catterick in a ‘must-win’\u00a0bottom of the table clash. We took an early 2-0 lead courtesy of a couple of sublime goals, only for Catterick to fight back and take a 4-3 lead just before half time. The boys dug deep, scored an excellent equaliser, then two more to record a 6-4 victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite\u00a0hitting the bar twice and forcing some good saves from the goalkeeper,\u00a0U13s Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0performed well below par, going down 4-0 to Wigton Moor.\u00a0U14s\u00a0<\/strong>played away at Burley in Wharfedale in\u00a0a cold, biting wind\u00a0and\u00a0a very heavy pitch.\u00a0Despite being reduced to only 11 players due to late (half term related) player withdrawals we\u00a0took the lead early in the game. Unfortunately we then contrived to\u00a0award the opposition three very charitable goals. Add to that a heavy tackle leaving us with just\u00a010 fit\u00a0players.<\/p>\n

The boys pulled their fingers out\u00a0and deservedly clawed the game back to 3-3 at the break. In the second half our injured player returned to the\u00a0fray, albeit sore, and bolstered our midfield.\u00a0But then\u00a0another goal\u00a0given away, and\u00a0we were\u00a03-4 down.\u00a0\u200bWith only a few minutes to play, a good team move presented a \u2018must-score\u2019 opportunity, but the ball went wide of the goal, and 3-4 the score remained.<\/p>\n

Sunday 4th February<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0won 4-2 at Ilkley in a lively match.\u00a0From the start, Deighton had the clear majority of possession but missed two good chances to score within the space of a few minutes, when first Jack Townsend blazed a shot over the bar when clean through and then Josh Quinn could not beat the keeper in a one on one. To compound this, Ilkley responded with a quick break down their left wing and a cross to the far post was headed in to put KDR 1-0 down.\u00a0Greg Moodie was unlucky to see his long range shot tipped over the bar by the Ilkley keeper before Deighon’s pressure finally told in the 37th minute when an unselfish square ball by Sam Monaghan was finished by Colum Fletcher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KDR started the second half well and scored three times in just 10 minutes. A perfect cross from James O’Sullivan was powerfully headed home by Colum, Sam scored with a curling shot from the edge of the box and then Alex Diggle headed home from James’ corner.To their credit, Ilkley battled back and pulled a goal back in the 70th minute with a long range shot that flew into the Deighton net. For a while, Ilkley threatened to score more goals and KDR were indebted to Callum Unsworth for a goal-line clearance and keeper Rowan Bentley for a great one on one save.\u00a0However the introduction of substitutes Harry Clinker and Jordan Nugent swung the match back in Deighton’s favour who finished the stronger of the teams.The spirit of the match was marred by two red cards in the final minute, an Ilkley player for landing a punch to the face of Deighton’s Miles Lowson and (harshly) Miles himself for retaliation.<\/p>\n

\u200bThe Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match was Colum Fletcher for 2 goals on his return from a lengthy absence.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday\u00a028th January<\/p>\n

U11s\u00a0<\/strong>played their first 9 a side matches away at Ripon, and struggled with the larger pitch, larger goals and offside rule, going down to a heavy defeat.<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0Dynamos<\/strong>\u00a0climbed off the bottom of the league with a gritty 2-0 win over Ilkley at Grange Park.\u00a0A superb long range strike and a half volley from six yards out did the damage. The added bonus was a clean sheet from our man of the match in goal, but a great performance from all 9 lads who gave it their all.\u200b\u00a0U13s Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0played Ilkley at home, and\u00a0went in 4-0 up\u00a0at half time with four excellent goals.\u00a0We lacked the same sparkle and cohesion in the second half and conceded a goal. Final score 4-1.\u00a0U15s<\/strong>\u00a0were away at Burley, a team that beat us 12 – 0 at home in November. Got off to a poor start\u00a0conceding\u00a0a 25 yard wind assisted screamer after just two minutes. We equalised to go in 1-1 at half time, but\u00a0unfortunately \u00a0conceded a good individual goal and then a third when we were chasing the game. Despite losing\u00a03 – 1 it was a massive improvement\u00a0on November’s scoreline.<\/p>\n

Three teams in Cup action this weekend.\u00a0U12s<\/strong>\u00a0fought\u00a0hard to get 2 goals ahead, only for\u00a0Beckwithshaw to\u00a0score\u00a0from a cross that came off one of our players to leave us 2-1 ahead at half time. The second half started with their left back hitting a\u00a0wind assisted\u200b\u00a0screamer from the halfway line into the top corner. Then in the last few minutes they managed to bundle the ball over the line to take the win.\u200b\u00a0U1\u200b6s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bmatch away at Beckwithshaw was played on a pitch\u00a0that rapidly turned into\u00a0a mud bath. Despite the\u00a0Passchendaele-like conditions we\u200b\u00a0managed to progress to the next round with a 4-1 win.\u00a0U18s\u00a0<\/strong>were far from their best and lost 5-1 at home to Harrogate Railway.\u00a0KDR started particularly poorly conceding three times in the first 25 minutes. Thereafter, Deighton did have a reasonable proportion of the play, including winning a succession of corners but failing to create clear cut chances to score.\u00a0\u200bIt was a similar story in the second half, Railway scoring a futher two goals before a consolation for KDR when a Callum Unsworth corner was headed down by Alex Diggle for Jack Townsend to score from close range.\u200b<\/p>\n

Saturday 27th January<\/p>\n

U7s<\/strong>\u00a0played Pannal Ash Reds in a bit of a breeze. A win, a draw and 2 narrow defeats and more than one example of good\u00a0passing moves.\u200b\u00a0U8s<\/strong>\u00a0got off to a flying start against Pannal Ash Blues, storming into an early lead. However they were unable to maintain the momentum, but still came away with two wins, a draw and a defeat.<\/p>\n

U13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girls<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0travelled to bottom club York RI knowing a win would put them in an unassailable position at the top of the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n

KDR took the lead within the first two minutes and were two up after ten. York RI adopted a very attacking formation which put us under pressure for the rest of the first half but the defence remained resolute. We changed formation in the second half – a half we completely dominated – playing some sublime attacking football. The third was scored with 15 to go and we got two more in the final few minutes to win 5-0. Cue dancing and spraying champagne (well lemonade) as the girls celebrated becoming KDR’s first ever female league champions. They have won 12 and drawn one, scored 56, conceded only 4 and kept 10 clean sheets.<\/p>\n

They are a brilliant group of girls who really deserve this success. Thanks to everyone in the club who has supported the development of girls football.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 21st January<\/p>\n

U9s<\/strong>\u00a0played against Knaresborough and won all games convincingly. A great effort from all the boys.<\/p>\n

Sunday 14th January<\/p>\n

U8s<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Knaresborough Celtic and after a long break from active duty the boys got off to a good start with a win and a\u00a0draw in the first two matches.\u00a0Good passing and width down the wings\u00a0was apparent in these games. Unfortunately the boys then decided to forget all this and lost\u00a0the next 2 matches.\u00a0U10s<\/strong>\u00a0produced their best performance of the season against Clifford, with four wins from four matches\u200b.\u200b\u00a0U11s<\/strong>\u00a0were not helped by player absences and lost all four games against Beckwithshaw.<\/p>\n

After a poor performance the\u00a0previous weekend\u00a0U12s<\/strong>\u00a0played some really good football to draw 1-1 with Pannal Sports.\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0played\u00a0Pannal\u00a0\u200bat home, having lost the previous encounter\u00a09-1. Two well matched teams played an entertaining match. We were solid at the back and everyone gave 100% effort. Some good football saw us win 3-1.\u200b\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0fell behind three times against Wigton, but eventually prevailed to win 4-3. The first half of the\u00a0U17s\u00a0<\/strong>game\u00a0against\u00a0Wetherby saw our worst performance of the season. Down 2-1 at the break, the second half saw a vast\u00a0improvement, with the final score 7-2 in our favour.<\/p>\n

Saturday 13th January<\/p>\n

A rousing fightback gave\u00a0U13 Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0a 2-1\u00a0victory against Poppleton and kept their unbeaten record for the season intact.\u00a0The girls have now played 12 games this campaign, winning 11 and drawing only one, leaving them clear at the top of the City of York Girls league.<\/p>\n

But things did not go all their own way as they kicked off 2018 against a well-organised and determined Poppleton side.\u00a0Despite playing some nice football, KDR’s rustiness of not having had a match for six weeks showed as they wasted a number of early chances.\u00a0Poppleton made the most of their early fortune and took the lead against the run of play when the ball broke kindly for their striker to slot home.\u00a0The lead did not last long however, and KDR top scorer Eva Jenkins levelled matters when she pounced on a poor goal-kick to smash the ball into the net.<\/p>\n

KDR continued to create chances and dominate possession but were thwarted by some dogged defending and the width of a crossbar as Poppleton survived to half-time.\u00a0The second half continued in much the same vein as the first with KDR providing most of the running going forward and looking strong at the back.\u00a0However, Poppleton held firm and their goalkeeper made a number of good saves to deny the home side.<\/p>\n

With minutes ticking away, KDR finally found their winner with a goal worthy of winning any match.\u00a0Girl of the match Bethan Holmes picked the ball up in midfield and drove at the Poppleton defence before checking back inside and smashing a fierce low shot into the bottom corner.\u00a0Tough on Poppleton’s resolute defence, but the deserved victory ensures KDR stay at the top of the table with two games to go.\u200b<\/p>\n

It was a very frustrating morning for\u00a0U13s Boys Dynamos<\/strong>. The boys went a goal up\u00a0against Wetherby with a thumping header and dominated the first half with shot after shot just going wide or being saved. Wetherby equalised through a disputed goal. The second half saw us smash one against the post and then\u00a0against the crossbar before a series of unreal deflections from a Wetherby\u00a0shot saw the ball hit the post and just make it over the line with our keeper and defender both lunging at a ball that\u00a0evaded\u00a0the pair of them.<\/p>\n

Sunday 7th January<\/p>\n

U17s<\/strong>\u00a0travelled to Bishop Monkton to face Nidd in\u00a0a potential difficult game. In the end we won 11-1, and could have easily scored twice as many.\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 17th December<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0lost 6-0 away at Ilkley but the scoreline was harsh and does not reflect the match which was actually a feisty, competitive game.\u00a0Ilkley had the benefit of some marginal refereeing decisions and were 2-0 up after 20 minutes but Deighton responded well and were unlucky not to score before half time, particularly when a cracking shot from James O’Sullivan hit the bar and a header from Alex Diggle came back off the post.<\/p>\n

In the 2nd half Ilkley’s finishing for two more goals was top class (curling shot into the corner and powerful shot that flew in) whereas KDR’s was not – and with the game lost a couple of formation reshuffles to try and get a goal didn’t work out to leave the end result 6-0.\n<\/p>\n

Kirby Builders Man of the Match was Callum Unsworth but honourable mentions to the ‘volunteer’ (sic) stand-in goalkeepers – Jacob Hann, Tom Pearson and Luke Kilby who all did very well.\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 3rd December<\/p>\n

U14s<\/strong>\u00a0played their first match as a single squad since the merger of the Whites and Blues teams, overcoming Leeds Maccabi 5-1 at Grange Park.\u00a0U17s\u00a0<\/strong>beat Wigton Moor 7-2.<\/p>\n

U16s and U18s were both in County Cup 3rd round action.\u00a0U16s\u00a0<\/strong>were on the receiving end of an 8-1 defeat against Rothwell.\u00a0U18s<\/strong>\u00a0lost 4-2 against Harrogate Railway. KDR had the better of the first half with three clear cut chances to score but none of these produced a shot on target. Deighton’s bad luck was compounded in the last minute of the first half when a strong tackle from a KDR defender led to a ricochet off a team mate into the net for an own goal.<\/p>\n

That seemed to inspire Railway who performed much better in the second half and raced into a 4-0 lead but to their credit Deighton fought back with the last two goals of the match, a penalty by Alex Diggle after he had been brought down in the box and then a precise low shot into the far corner of the net by Jake Swift.<\/p>\n

The Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match was Alex Diggle.\u200b<\/p>\n

Saturday 2nd December<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Pannal Ash Blues in the cup semi-final away. The boys stepped up and did the business, winning two games, drawing one and losing one by a single goal.\u00a0 They are now through to the final, having knocked out Wigton Moor, Pannal Ash Reds and Pannal Ash Blues along the way.<\/p>\n

U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0beat Fulford 6-0. They played some really lovely attacking football and scored thrice in each half. Our striker continued her run of scoring in each game with yet another hat trick. She now has 27 in 11 games and that was our 9th clean sheet of the season.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 26th November<\/p>\n

U8s\u00a0<\/strong>were not at their best against Killinghall, missing too many chances to score, losing twice, drawing twice and recording only a single win.\u00a0U13s Dynamos<\/strong>\u00a0celebrated their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Knaresborough Celtic. 2-0 up at half time, the second half saw Knaresborough halve the deficit after a superb move, then they were awarded a penalty which was brilliantly saved by our keeper at full length. A quick break later, one touch football, a dazzling bit of wing play found our striker at the back post and two goal advantage restored.\u00a0U13s Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0beat Ripon 4-1 to jump above them in the league.<\/p>\n

U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0started poorly at home against Bedale, going in three down at half time. The second half only got worse, and we ended up losing 10-0.\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0came back from a goal down to win 3-1 at Ilkley, taking us up to second place in the league.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0drew with Ilkley Town Blues in a thrilling 4-4 game at Grange Park. Deighton had the better of the early play and got the goal they deserved after 10 minutes when Sam Monaghan shot low into the bottom corner of the net. But Ilkley were level just 5 minutes later when a long ball into the KDR box was spilled by the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

Rangers then again took the lead when a pass from defence by Luke Kilby found Jake Swift who released Sam to calmly curve his shot into the far corner.KDR increased their lead after just 2 minutes of the second half when James O’Sullivan broke down the right wing and his shot was deflected into the goal.\u00a0However with the wind behind them, Ilkley came roaring back scoring three times in quick succession to take the lead. It looked as though Deighton had thrown it away until in the final seconds of the match, Jordan Nugent robbed the ball from the Ilkley full back and crossed for Sam to equalise with his hat-trick.<\/p>\n

The Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match award went to Sam Monaghan.<\/p>\n

Saturday 25th November<\/p>\n

U7s<\/strong>\u00a0were away at Pannal Ash. It took the boys until the last two minutes of the last game to warm up and spring into life with a five-piece passing move and a shot onto the top corner. It was a tiny goal and only our first (and last) of the day but nevertheless celebrated by all boys.\n<\/p>\n

U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0were away in Selby against a very good Brayton Belles team. We chose the first half to put on our worst performance of the season and we were fortunate our opponents didn’t have their shooting boots on. We scored right on half time and to their credit the girls listened to the team talk and were much better in the second half defending resolutely. A nerve wracking but very pleasing 1-0 win.\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 19th November<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong>\u00a0played a very tough fixture against Pannal Ash in the quarter final of the cup, winning the first two games, losing one and then drawing the last game despite peppering the Pannal goal with shot after shot. On to the semi-final next week.\n<\/p>\n

Mixed results for the\u00a0U13s<\/strong>.\u00a0Dynamos<\/strong>\u00a0lost 8-0 to the league leaders Pannal Ash Hawks,Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0won 4-0 away at Pannal Sports Panthers. A really good performance from the whole Kinetic side, showing excellent attitude and fitness. Star player was Matty Harman, who switched from left back to striker, scored two and almost got four more.\n<\/p>\n

\u200bU15s<\/strong>\u00a0lost 12-0 at home against Burley.\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0played really well and won by the only goal in a fairly even match with Wigton to go third in the league.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0won 4-2 at Guiseley.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0drew 2-2 away at league leaders Bedale in a\u00a0game of two halves. Deighton dominated the early play and got the goal they deserved after 19 minutes when\u00a0Luke Kilby intercepted the ball in defence and played a long diagonal pass to the right wing where James O’Sullivan controlled with a great first touch, sprinted past the full back and crossed for Jack Townsend to score from close range. But the lead lasted less than 3 minutes as\u00a0Bedale equalised with a header from\u00a0their first corner.\u00a0KDR continued to have the clear majority of possession but could not score and were disappointed not to be ahead at half time.<\/p>\n

However the second half saw a spirited fight back by Bedale who took the lead with a long range shot which flew into the roof of\u00a0the net. It was now the home team\u00a0who dominated\u00a0and Deighton were indebted to goalkeeper Rowan Bentley on several occasions for keeping the lead to just one goal. KDR finally began to rally in the closing stages and after Greg Moodie had a seemingly goal bound shot tipped round the post by the Bedale keeper, from the resultant corner\u00a0Alex Diggle headed powerfully into the top corner of the net to earn the draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match award went to Rowan Bentley.<\/p>\n

Saturday 18th November<\/p>\n

U9s<\/strong>\u00a0suffered their first defeats of the season against Clifford. Both teams were asleep for the first five\u200b\u00a0minutes and then started to play some good football. By this time it was too late as our defence had already been breached. The last two thirds of the games saw us throw away chance after chance, plus Clifford had two fantastic keepers who made terrific saves.<\/p>\n

U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0hosted second placed (and last year’s champions) Stamford Bridge. In what was a terrific advert for girls’ football we took an early lead and had quite a few chances with their keeper making some good saves. We were also indebted to our keeper for a flying fingertip save pushing a long range shot onto the crossbar. After half time Stamford Bridge came out blazing but we withstood the pressure and tucked in a fine second goal. We were then forced to make a substitution that changed the game as Stamford Bridge really went for it and now found space in midfield. They pulled one back but we were standing firm until with five minutes to go we contrived to score an own goal. To their credit the girls responded magnificently and had chances to win it but it ended 2-2. Probably a fair result against a very good team but the girls palpable sense of disappointment at the end shows how far they have come. The result keeps us 6 points clear at the top of the league.\u200b<\/p>\n

Sunday 12th November<\/p>\n

U8s<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Clifford, one of the better teams in our league, and came away with 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.<\/p>\n

U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0were at home against Burley. A poor first half saw us 3-0 down at half time but we came out fighting in the second half and got back to 3-2 with two goals from Matt Hill. More goals looked on the cards, but a breakaway saw Burley get a fourth with minutes to go.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0played in bright sunshine at a chilly Ilkley. Our football was laboured in the first half with a host of missed chances but we still managed to go in 2-0 up at half time. \u00a0A better second half saw us canter to a 9-0 win.<\/p>\n

\u200bU18s<\/strong>\u00a0played away at Harrogate Railway on a poorly marked pitch with a 2:30 kick off and very low sun. A closely fought contest throughout saw the scores level 2-2 until the 85th minute when a disputed free kick to Harrogate led to a third goal, after which our heads went down and we conceded a fourth from a weakly defended corner. The goals were scored by Josh Quinn and Miles Lowson with the\u00a0Kirby Builders Merchants Man of the Match\u200b\u00a0award\u00a0going to Greg Moodie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday 5th November<\/p>\n

U7s<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0U8s<\/strong>\u00a0both\u00a0played in tournaments at Leeds United’s Thorp\u00a0Arch training ground. U7s came away with a few wins under their belt, U8s won some, drew a couple and lost some, but more wins than defeats. A great effort from both groups.\u00a0U10s\u00a0<\/strong>played\u00a0previously unbeaten\u00a0Wigton\u00a0Moor in their first ever cup game, and produced a fabulous team performance to win 3 out of 4\u00a0games, only losing the fourth game to a single late\u00a0goal. Also\u00a0in the cup\u200b\u00a0U11s<\/strong>\u00a0played Beckwithshaw at home. Despite missing a number of players for various reasons, the boys gave their best but were unable to win any of the four games.<\/p>\n

County Cup 2nd round action for a number of\u00a0teams today.\u00a0U12s<\/strong>\u00a0lost 3-2 to Skipton,\u00a0U14s Whites<\/strong>\u00a0went down 8-0 away at\u00a0a very good Ossett side.\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0weren’t at their best but still managed to overcome\u00a0Ilkley 5-0.\u00a0U18s<\/strong>\u00a0also progressed to the next round without kicking a ball, after their\u00a0opponents withdrew from the competition.<\/p>\n

In the league\u00a0U13s Dynamos\u00a0<\/strong>\u200bfaced Pannal Sports Lions with some trepidation, having lost 8-2 to the same team at the beginning of the season. A much improved\u00a0performance today saw us get a 2-2 draw, and it could have been a win as we hit the post and forced the Pannal keeper to make a great save with only\u00a0minutes left to play.\u00a0U13s Kinetic\u00a0<\/strong>were drawing 1-1 at half time\u00a0away at Wigton Moor, but eventually lost 4-1 to a team that will be in contention for the title.\u00a0U15s<\/strong>\u00a0game against Pannal Sports was an evenly matched contest for the first 55 minutes. Then with the scores at 1-1 we capitulated and gave away a number of silly goals to finish lose\u00a06-1. It took 40 minutes and the loss of a goal to wake up the\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0away at Wetherby. A much improved second half saw us dominate and take the match 3-1.<\/p>\n

Saturday 4th November<\/p>\n

U12s Girls Rockets\u00a0<\/strong>beat Beckwithshaw 4-2 to remain unbeaten in the league so far this season. The score was 4-1 at half time but we were unable to add to our tally in the second half, and conceded a soft goal with the last kick of the match.<\/p>\n

U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0played second bottom Scotton Scorchers, and despite dominating the game and missing chance after chance\u00a0the score was still 0-0 with 15 minutes left to play. But then we finally breached the Scotton defence\u00a0and the floodgates opened. Six more goals in the last 10 minutes gave us a 7-0 win. Played 7, won 7, 32 goals scored, none conceded, top of the league and playing some really good football.<\/p>\n

Sunday 29th October<\/p>\n

Another frustrating weekend for the\u00a0U12s<\/strong>, losing 4-1 to Nidd.\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0were overrun by a stronger, faster Pannal side, losing 9-1.\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0gave away a two goal lead against Pannal Sports, losing 3-2.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0were 2-0 and cruising against Amaranth, but went to sleep to allow the opposition to get a 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u00a022nd\u00a0October<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0lost\u00a03-1 to Ripon.\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0dominated the game against Ripon, with some good passing. But an inability to finish cost\u00a0us dearly, and we lost 3-0.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0had only 9 players available for the game against Guiseley, but a dogged performance helped us draw 2-2.<\/p>\n

Sunday 15th October<\/p>\n

On a perfect day for football\u00a0U8s\u00a0<\/strong>played Beckwithshaw at Grange Park. A determined performance resulted in one win, two draws and a defeat.\u00a0U9s<\/strong>\u00a0took on Scotton Scorchers in a friendly fixture, coming home with two convincing wins to maintain their 100% record this season.\u00a0U10s<\/strong>\u00a0were not at their best but still managed to get 3 wins and a draw against Ripon Panthers at home.<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0were roundly beaten\u00a010-0\u00a0in the Barkston Ash Cup\u00a0by a very strong Garforth team, but can count themselves unlucky not to have scored on more than one occasion. Despite the scoreline the boys never stopped chasing the game.<\/p>\n

U13s Dynamos\u00a0<\/strong>produced their best football of the season, but in spite of that went down 9-0 to Pannal Eagles. Similarly,\u00a0U15s<\/strong>\u00a0played well at home to Wigton\u00a0Moor\u00a0but were undone during a poor 10 minute spell where they conceded 3 goals, losing the match 6-3.\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0were worthy 5-2\u00a0winners in a bottom of the table clash with Nidd.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>produced a great team effort to beat league\u00a0leaders\u00a0Grassington 4-1 away\u00a0in a full-bodied\u00a0friendly.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0won 2-1 away at Knaresborough Celtic to record their third consecutive victory.\u00a0Despite Deighton having the clear majority of the possession, it was Knaresborough who opened the scoring midway through the first half when a long ball into the KDR penalty box was headed down for a Celtic striker to score. It took Deighton until the 40th minute to equalise but what a goal it was as Luke Kilby smashed a powerful shot from the centre circle into the roof of the Knaresborough net. KDR then took the lead with almost the last kick of the half when a Jack Townsend shot was palmed out by the goalkeeper and Jake Swift followed up to score from close range. The second half was generally a scrappy affair with Deighton continuing to have the majority of the ball but unable to score from several chances. KDR’s Man of the Match went to Luke KIlby for a solid performance in defence and a fantastic goal.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Saturday 14th October<\/p>\n

U12s Girls Rockets<\/strong>\u00a0got their league campaign off to a winning start with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at Ripon. A good all-round performance from the team, and we could have scored more goals.<\/p>\n

It was a straightforward 4-0 win for\u00a0U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u200b away at Poppleton Tigers. Six wins out of six, no goals conceded, and five points clear at the top of the table.<\/p>\n

Sunday 8th October<\/p>\n

U7s\u00a0<\/strong>played their first ever competitive matches against Wigton Moor at Soldiers Field, losing all 4 games.\u00a0U9s\u00a0<\/strong>played a hard fought derby against Wetherby Juniors. Some great football and plenty of goals saw us win all 4 matches.\u00a0U11s\u00a0<\/strong>lost 4 out of 4 away at Clifford Juniors.<\/p>\n

Despite playing some nice football and creating some good chances in the first hour of the game\u00a0U14s Whites\u00a0<\/strong>lost 4-0 to a physically stronger\u00a0New Park Bulldogs side.\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0played a good passing game away at Bedale, but were let down by poor marking and allowing the opposition too much time on the ball. Final score 4-1 to Bedale.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>beat Wigton Moor 13-0 away.<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0won 3-2 at Grange Park to end league leaders Bedale’s 100% start to the season. Deighton dominated the early stages of the match and after several missed chances, finally got the goal they deserved on 35 minutes when a perfect diagonal ball from Sam Monaghan found James O’Sullivan on the right wing who crossed for debutant Jack Townsend to open the scoring. Just 3 minutes later, a powerful low shot from Jacob Hann was well saved by the Bedale goalkeeper who pushed the ball out towards the touchline but James followed up to shoot and score from a seemingly impossible angle. Despite appearing to be in control of the game, KDR then conceded 2 minutes from half time when a shot somehow found it’s way through the legs of two Deighton players to roll into the net. This goal galvanised Bedale who equalised mid-way through the 2nd half from a penalty arising from a Luke Kilby challenge in the box. It now seemed that the match could go either way but KDR eventually recovered their composure and with 15 minutes to go, took the lead again when Sam won and scored a penalty to bring the score to 3-2.\u00a0 Deighton’s Man of the Match went to Sam Monaghan with runners up being Jack Townsend and James O’Sullivan.\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n

Saturday 7th October<\/p>\n

U10s Girls Kangaroos\u00a0<\/strong>took part in the Scotton gala. Playing four 15 minute\u00a0matches in a variety of formats (5 a side, 7 a side, 8 a side) we won two, drew one\u00a0and lost one.\u00a0U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0played bottom club York RI at Grange Park. After going two up in the first five minutes the girls relaxed, eventually scoring again to take a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n

Sunday 1st\u00a0October<\/p>\n

U18s<\/strong>\u00a0progressed to the 2nd round of the County Cup thanks to an entertaining 4-2 win against Ossett Town U18s at Grange Park.<\/p>\n

Deighton opened the scoring after 18 minutes when Josh Quinn scored a ‘goal of the season’ contender with a glorious shot from 25 yards that flew into the net just under the crossbar.\u00a0\u00a0Josh then scored again 10 minutes later\u00a0when he collected a fine through ball from Sam Monaghan and calmly chipped the Ossett goalkeeper. Callum Unsworth made it 3-0 before half time with a goal to rival Josh’s first, scoring with a 20 yard shot from his left foot.<\/p>\n

\u200bHowever, Ossett rallied well in the second half and scored twice to leave a tense last 15 minutes – until a precise pass from KDR midfielder Greg Moodie found Colum Fletcher who calmly finished to secure the vctory. Deighton were indebted to goalkeeper Rowan Bentley, who having suffered a calf injury during the week was able to return to the squad and contribute to the win.<\/p>\n

\u200bSunday 24th September<\/p>\n

U10s<\/strong>\u00a0played some lovely football against Knaresborough Celtic, recording four good wins out of four.\u00a0U11\u200bs<\/strong>\u00a0were bolstered by a couple of last minute signings, but\u00a0unfortunately the new players were unable to prevent us going down to\u00a0three defeats, with a solitary win to our credit.\n<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0were away at Pannal Ash. A good start led to an early goal, but we failed to capitalise on \u200b\u200bour advantage, and lost 4-1.\u00a0U13s \u200bKinetic<\/strong>\u00a0started strongly against\u00a0Beckwithshaw. 2-1 down at half time the boys chased the equaliser\u200b only to concede\u00a0a third. As a result of injury we then went down to\u00a0\u200b\u200b8 players for the last 10\u00a0minutes,\u200b\u00a0and the\u00a0\u200bextra player helped Beckwithshaw grab a fourth.\u00a0U13s Dynamos<\/strong>\u200b went down 1-10 against Lawnswood.<\/p>\n

U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0\u200b\u200bwere away at Pool\u200b and spent the game under sie\u200bge. Despite some brave goalkeeping\u00a0we went\u00a0down 12-0.\u00a0U15s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200b\u200bled on four occasions away at Tockwith,\u00a0\u200bbut conceded a penalty, then a last minute goal to go down\u00a06-5. A double whammy for theU16s\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0U18s<\/strong>\u00a0– both lost 5-2 to Ilkley, and both teams had a player sent off.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>played\u00a0\u200b\u200bAmaranth away\u200b, performing solidl\u200b\u200by\u00a0\u200bto win 4-1. With more composure in front of goal we could have scored more.\u200b<\/p>\n

Saturday 23rd September\u200b<\/p>\n

\u200b<\/strong>U9s<\/strong>\u00a0kicked off their season at Grange Park\u00a0with 4 wins out of 4 against Ripon.\u200b\u200b Great performances and determination from all players, especially in one game where we scored twice in the last two minutes to turn defeat into victory.\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

U10s Girls Kangaroos<\/strong>\u00a0\u200bhosted Scotton Scorchers in their first non gala matches, winning two, drawing one, and losing one.\u00a0U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0continued their excellent start to the season with a 10-0 win against Fulford, a team we haven’t beaten in\u200b\u200b three seasons.<\/p>\n

Sunday 17th September<\/p>\n

U8s\u00a0<\/strong>\u200b\u200benjoyed their first ever home competitive game against Ripon. A good KDR win was followed by three very close matches, one was\u00a0drawn and a couple went\u00a0Ripon’s way.\u00a0U10s<\/strong>\u00a0played well and came out on top against Pannal Ash, with two thumping wins, a goalless draw, and a defeat to a single goal, the last game being our opponents first win in three years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0were away at soggy Beckwithshaw. Coming back from two down to level at 2-2, the boys attacked the opposition goal a little too eagerly, leaving the defence exposed and allowing Beckwithshaw in to score four more goals for a 6-2 win.<\/p>\n

U13s Dynamo\u00a0<\/strong>tough start to the seaon continued with an 8-2 defeat to Beckwithshaw.\u200bU13s Kinetic<\/strong>\u00a0drew 4-4 with league newcomers\u00a0North East Leeds. Despite a number of injuries the boys’ commitment was excellent, and it was only a couple of unfortunate errors that saw us miss out on the victory.<\/p>\n

After starting the season with a 6-2 win last week,\u00a0U14s Whites<\/strong>\u00a0fell back down to earth with a 9-0 defeat to Guiseley. It was only\u00a0heroic performances from Jake Levine in goal and Josh Thompson in defence that kept\u00a0the score down.\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0worked on their\u00a0passing game in training this week, to good effect in a much improved performance at Leeds Maccabi. Johnnie Binner scored in the second half to put Blues a goal up. Leeds got the ball in the net in the third minute of stoppage time, only to see the referee rule it out for offside. A hard fought 1-0\u00a0win, in a game of end to end football.<\/p>\n

U15s<\/strong>\u00a0were level at 1-1 with Bardsey\u00a0until midway through the second half. Alas, we conceded\u00a0a soft goal and subsequently crumbled, going down 7-1.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0won 9-2 away at Hambleton, a fine passing performance that earned praise from the opposition.<\/p>\n

Saturday 16th September<\/p>\n

U10 Girls Kangaroos<\/strong>\u00a0played in a gala at Boroughbridge. Five matches saw lots of goals scored, only a few conceded and happy players at the end.<\/p>\n

U13s Girls Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0continued their tough series of opening fixtures at home to last season’s runners-up\u00a0Brayton Belles, who beat us three times over the year. In a\u00a0tough game against a tough team we scored a goal in each half for\u00a0a 2-0\u00a0win.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday 10th September\n<\/p>\n

U10s\u00a0<\/strong>faced\u00a0a strong Wigton Moor team away from home.\u00a0After shaking off the cobwebs we came home with 3 wins and a draw.\u00a0U11s<\/strong>\u00a0shared the spoils at home with Wigton Moor, both sides winning two games each.\u00a0<\/p>\n

U12s<\/strong>\u00a0were away at Nidd. In a very even match with good football played by both sides the\u00a0boys managed to come away with a 3-1 win.\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bU13s Dynamo<\/strong>\u00a0\u200b\u200blost 8-2 in their first match in Division A. The score line fails to reflect the number of chances we had, especially in the first half.\u00a0\u200b\u200b\u200bU13s Kinetic\u00a0<\/strong>beat\u00a0\u200bPannal Ash Raptors 3-2.\u200b<\/p>\n

U14s Whites<\/strong>\u00a0played away against newly promoted Lawnswood and came away with a comfortable 6-2\u200b victory.\u200b\u200b\u200b At home to Wigton Moor\u00a0U14s Blues<\/strong>\u00a0failed to convert a number of first half chances, going in 1-1 at the break. We fell away after a good start to the second half\u200b, conceding too much possession to go down 5-2.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

U15s<\/strong>\u00a0played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Ilkley. Very much a game of two halves; we should have been out of sight at half time but the opposition had the better of the second half.\u00a0\u200b\u200bDespite playing well\u00a0U16s<\/strong>\u00a0lost 6-4 at Beckwithshaw. It might have been closer had we not scored two of the goals for our opponents.\u00a0U17s<\/strong>\u00a0just held on to beat Nidd 3-2.<\/p>\n

Saturday 9th September\u200b\u200b\n<\/p>\n

\u200bU13s\u00a0<\/strong>Girl<\/strong>s<\/strong>\u00a0Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0had a daunting opener playing away to last season’s\u00a0double winners\u200b Stamford Bridge,\u00a0who only lost one game during the entire\u00a0campaign.\u200b A\u00a0sensational display saw us\u00a0take the spoils with a fine\u00a04-0 win.\u00a0We scored early with a fine individual goal and then were under pressure for a lot of the first half, but defended well to restrict them into only forcing our keeper into a solitary save. The girls dominated the\u00a0second half\u00a0and scored three really fine team goals. The third goal began from a short goal kick, involved six of the team passing quickly up the pitch to our striker who bagged her hat trick on her team\u00a0debut. None of the opposition touched the ball in that move.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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