Goal scorers: James Derry
Match type: League
Man of the match:
Match Location: Away

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A disappointing final Notts Youth  league game of the season saw Hucknall Warriors U16 Reds slide to an unexpected defeat against Keyworth United Green. Warriors were never at the races in the first half and Keyworth were in front after only ten minutes as the ball was lashed into the net following early sustained pressure on the visitors goal.  Ten minutes later the home side added a second as a cracking shot from the right wing left goal keeper Luke Cook with no chance and on thirty minutes Keyworth grabbed a third following poor defending.  Despite the best efforts of hard working Regan Scott in midfield  Warriors were unable to get a foothold in the game in the first half and were restricted to a couple of long range chances to score.

Warriors were all at sea at the beginning of the second half as they conceded a fourth goal as the Keyworth striker  struck from just inside the area and it could have been worse but Cook pulled out another top drawer save to prevent a fifth. Forty six minutes on the clock and Warriors at last got a goal as Liam Burleys low driven corner was met by James Derry who made no mistake.Warriors had now woken up and started to apply pressure to the Keyworth goal and came close as Andreas Kokkinous’ shot  was cleared only to fall to Scott whose  header  was cleared off the line. Warriors who had a penalty shout for hand ball in the first half turned down had another strong claim rejected mid way through the second half as they battled to claw their way back  into the match. Warriors could have grabbed a further consolation goal from a multitude of excellent  long throws and corners but despite coming agonisingly close could not close the deficit.

Despite this defeat Warriors remain top of the division two table with Netherfield Boys the only team that can topple them. Warriors may have an agonising two weeks to wait to see if they will be crowned champions.

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Squad for this match: L. Cook, S. Stewart, T. Stafford, J. Derry, A. Galloway. R. Scott, J. Kitchen, L. Nixon, N. Wright, L. Burley, A. Kokkinou, C. Miller, P. Lees, L. Atter

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Goal scorers: E. Barnes(3), K. Beales(2), D. Diriso
Match type: League
Man of the match: Corey Scothern
Match Location: Away

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YEL Sunday Div 3

A gorgeous day which enabled Warriors to play some really attractive football and come away with all three  points.

Wilford had won their last five games and have three  ex academy players in their ranks, their last defeat was back at the end of January against Warriors. As the game kicked off it was Warriors that set the pace of the game and Corey Scothern controlling the central midfield in his first game in that position. As Warriors pushed forward the first chance of the game fell to Ethan Barnes who hit his shot and rattled the cross bar, a couple more shots came in from Warriors but without anything to show for their efforts, the opening goal came as a corner from the right came in and was only cleared to the edge of the area and Kiren Beale smashed home with a low drilled shot. Warriors continued to press and Sean Bird had an effort from 20 yards that went just over, The Warriors defence was holding steady and the Wilford players began to get more and more frustrated. Warriors were penning Wilford back but could not add to their tally before the half time whistle, so 1-0 Warriors at the break.

The start of the second half brought a bit of an onslaught from Wilford and they pegged Warriors back in their own half but without creating any clear cut chances due to the strength of the Warriors defence. Warriors began to get themselves back into the game and had a couple of shots that went straight to the Wilford keeper. The second Warriors goal came from a free kick expertly whipped in by Scothern which Beales lept like a salmon and headed past the onrushing Wilford keeper, it was soon 3-0 when Dante Diriso hit a shot from the edge of the area and the Wilford keeper could only parry the ball and Ethan Barnes got his first goal of the game with a tap in at the far post.

Wilford then got themselves back in the game with two goals in five minutes that put Warriors on the back foot, However the Warriors class started to tell again and Barnes got his second and third of the game to put Warriors 5-2 up with five  minutes to go. Warriors completed the scoring when Diriso again struck the ball from the edge of the area this time the ball flew in to the roof of the net, giving Diriso his 2nd goal in 2 games since his transfer from Hucknall Sports.

6-2 was the final score and a well deserved win with some great football being played by Warriors. Well done boys we are still officially the only under 13 team undefeated in the league on Sundays.

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Squad for this match: Edward Ridley, Lewis Phillips, Ethan Jacques, Billy Platts, Kai Bramley, Owen Taylor-Parrott, Sean Bird, Kieren Beales, Corey Scothern, Finley Watkins,Dante Diriso, Ethan Barnes, Jacob Day, Tyler Johnstone, Oliver Straw

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Match type: League
Man of the match: team
Match Location: Away

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League leaders Hucknall Warriors u16 Reds were in action against second place team East Valley Utd in the second division of the Notts Youth league. With everything to play for a depleted Warriors side had the majority of possession in a first half that created few clear cut chances as both defences held firm.  Warriors came close with some excellent long throws and corners putting pressure on the home defence but it was ex Warriors player Tom Hall who came close to opening the scoring  as his shot on twenty five minutes just dipped over the bar having beaten the keeper. The defence of Tyler Stafford, Josh Kitchen, Lewis Nixon and James Derry had to be alert against a pacy East Valley side who had been long time leaders of the league up until last weekend. A Liam Burley corner was headed towards goal but Nyran Wrights close range shot just evaded the goal before on the stroke of half time another corner was met by the head of  Derry who could only glance the ball wide to leave the scoreline goal less at half time.

East Valley now had the slope of the pitch in their favour and it was Hall again who tested the Warriors defence with a scintillating run virtually the length of the pitch but his final touch could not beat goalkeeper Luke Cook who bravely claimed the ball at the strikers feet. Cook then made a crucial save to prevent what seemed a certain goal for the homeside. As the second half progressed Warriors got themselves back on the front foot with Wright proving a real handful for the home defence and with set pieces unsettling East Valley it seemed as if a goal would come. Another of Staffords trade mark long throws met the head of Luke Atter but again the ball just went wide of the post just before Derry seemed to have scored but his shot hit the post and a defender managed to prevent it from going over the goal line. Despite both teams committing all to claiming all three points  in the final ten minutes neither side could break the deadlock and the game finished 0-0. A hard fought game played in a good spirit and a draw was perhaps a fair result leaving the title in the balance .

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Squad for this match: Luke Cook, Tyler Stafford, James Derry, Alex Galloway, Regan Scott, Lewis Nixon, Liam Burley, Charlie Miller, Paice Lees, Luke Atter, Nyran Wright, Josh Kitchen.

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Goal scorers: Sam Stewart, Charlie Miller, Luke Atter
Match type: League
Man of the match: Josh Kitchen
Match Location: Home

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Hucknall Warriors u16 Reds climbed to the top of the table after a tough battle against Wollaton Hall Yellow in their last home game of the Notts Youth league season.  Warriors knew that they couldn’t underestimate the opposition who had been unfortunate not to claim all three points when they met only two weeks ago. Luke Cook was the first goal keeper called into action as he made an excellent save as the ball was struck across the box however Warriors should have been in front after only ten minutes as Liam Burley netted , however the goal was disallowed for offside even though the ball had come through to him off the goal keeper. James Derry  then came close from a Charlie Miller cross but his shot just flew wide of the post. With Warriors having had the best of the opening period  they were rewarded with the opening goal on fifteen minutes as Burleys corner was met by the head of  the towering  Sam Stewart. Paice Lees on the left wing was making some telling runs and his cross to Alex Galloway almost produced a second goal.   Defender Josh Kitchen then made a superb crucial intervention to prevent Wollaton levelling as they pressed forward.  Like last week Warriors were working hard all over the  pitch with the defensive partnership of Tyler Stafford, Lewis Nixon, Kitchen and Derry all putting in a shift to thwart the lively Wollaton attack. Warriors were rewarded with a crucial second goal on thirty five minutes as Burleys shot was saved by the goal keeper but Charlie Miller was there to slot the ball into the net from a tight angle. Despite efforts from both teams the scoreline remained 2-0 to the home team at half time.

The visitors came out fighting second half and with them now having the advantage of the slope they began to bombard the Warriors goal. Miller made a important block to keep the score line intact as the Warriors back line fought to with stand the siege with Regan  Scott also making some important challenges in midfield.Wollaton came agonisingly close as two shots just went wide of the post before they were rewarded with a goal on sixty four minutes as Liam Gregory found himself unmarked with only  Cook to beat but despite the goal keeper making a great save  the ball rebounded back to  Gregory who made no mistake. Six minutes later Warriors regained their two goal cushion as Staffords cross was met by Luke Atter at the far post who coolly drove it into the net.  Stewart made an excellent tackle in the dying minutes as Wollaton battled to the end but it was  Josh Kitchen who was  deservedly awarded the man of the match award for some excellent  and committed defending.

Again an all round team performance that sees Warriors overtake long time leaders East Valley in the table with the two due to meet next Sunday in what is likely to be the title decider.

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Squad for this match: L. Cook, S. Stewart, T. Stafford, J. Derry, A. Galloway. R. Scott, J. Kitchen, L. Nixon, L. Burley , C. Miller, P. Lees, L. Atter

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Goal scorers: Nyran Wright(3) Liam Burley (2)
Match type: League
Man of the match: Nyran Wright
Match Location: Away

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Second placed Hucknall Warriors U16 Reds  started this Notts Youth League Second division match against Netherfield Colts Blue looking to secure a vital three points to keep their title challenge on track. Previous games between these two teams have always been close and todays was no exception despite Warriors at one point being 2-0 up and apparently coasting.  Warriors opened the scoring on eight minutes when James Derry’s cross field pass was collected by Regan Scott on the left who put in a pin point cross for Nyran Wright to  beat the goal keeper and blast the ball into the back of the net. The first twenty minutes was all Warriors as they pressured the Netherfield goal with Scott coming close to adding a second  before a Tyler Stafford long throw was tipped over, the resulting corner being punched away to safety by the keeper and from this clearance Sam Stewart must have though he had scored but again the home goalkeeper made an excellent save.  The visitors were solid in defence and with Luke Atter, Scott, Stafford and Charlie Miller working tirelessly in midfield chances were being created throughout the team. Warriors did get a cushion of a second goal on thirty minutes when a Miller corner met Paice Lees whose shot was blocked but fell into the path of Liam Burley who stabbed it across the line. Lees himself then forced two saves out of the Netherfield keeper in quick succession but despite this intense pressure Warriors were made to pay for the missed opportunities as the tricky Netherfield striker waltzed through the Warriors defence in the dying seconds of the first half and took the ball past stranded keeper Luke Cook  to give a half time score of 2-1 to the visitors.

In the opening minutes of the second half Netherfield were awarded a free kick just outside the area and were rewarded with the equaliser with a cracking free kick that beat both the defensive wall and goal keeper. The pressure was now on Warriors not to concede a third as Netherfield upped the ante but it was Warriors who got back in front when Burley’s corner was met in the area by Wright who added his second of the game. Netherfield’s pressure on the Warriors defence of Josh Kitchen, Lewis Nixon, Stewart and Derry was relentless but Warriors held firm, Netherfield coming closest with a powerful overhead kick that flew just past the near post. Stafford’s stinging shot tested the home keeper who could only grab hold of the ball at the second attempt before Netherfield again equalised and despite there seemingly being a foul on a Warriors player the goal was allowed to stand. Only two minutes later and Warriors were back in front as a long range Derry free kick fell to Burley, who was unmarked , and who netted his second of the game. A tense final five minutes of the game and Cook was called upon to make two crucial fingertip  saves and with Derry also clearing off the line Warriors were under the cosh.  Nerves were settled in the final two minutes of the game as a long ball out of defence by Miller was collected on the left wing by Wright who battled hard to beat defenders and earn his third as his shot beat the goal keeper.  A great all round team performance to earn a 5-3 victory but man of the match went to hat trick hero Wright.

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Squad for this match: L. Cook, S. Stewart, T. Stafford, J. Derry, R. Scott, J. Kitchen, L. Nixon, N. Wright, L. Burley , C. Miller, P Lees L. Atter,

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