Testway U11 Division 1 Match Reports Andover FC 0 Bishops Waltham Dynamoes 'B' 0; Saturday, 4th March 2006 Andover A, sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness, entertained an improved and determined Bishops Waltham. Andover found it difficult to get their passing game going on the hard surface and, with the Bishops Waltham defenders closing down space quickly and massing around the ball, found it hard to get any good balls down the wings. Andover's defence of Luke Holman, Rob Weeks, James Todd and goalkeeper Mike (the cat) Adams had to stay alert as several long balls from Bishops Waltham players kept them on their toes but their goal was never really threatened and the game stayed scoreless. Half time 0-0. The second half saw the nippy Gavin Birrell push further forward, leaving Mike Todd more space to play in the centre, thus allowing Gavin Birrell to support striker and captain James McArthur. A ball was passed wide to Dolton Crompton who hit a peach of a cross to James McArthur who then rifled the ball into the net with his left foot to make the score 1-0. This inspired Andover, who went searching for more goals and a second soon followed with the classy Dolton Crompton finishing his own run with an excellent strike from the edge of the area. Andover were now able to find the space to allow their passing game to get going down the wings. Some excellent crossing helped Andover's man of the match for the second game running, Owen Trapnell, complete a fine hat trick with some very cool finishing. Kieron Reeves came on for the injured Gavin Birrell looking to add to his good goal tally for the season but found the Bishops Waltham boys digging in again to hold the score line down. Full time 5-0. top Barton Stacey 0 Andover FC 0; Saturday, 18th February 2006 Peak Health and Fitness sponsored Andover 'A' put in a good team performance and can consider themselves unlucky to come away with only a share of the points against Barton Stacey. Andover started the game well with good play from the in form duo of Gavin Birrell and Michael Todd. After winning the ball in midfield, Andover's first attack came from a good through ball that released James McArthur to run toward goal only to have his shot on target well saved and pushed wide by the Barton keeper. From the resulting Andover corner, a fine shot from Michael Todd flew just past the outside of the Barton goal. With confidence growing within the team, Andover continued to push forward, creating chances from good play on the wing from Owen Trapnell and Dolton Crompton. However, Andover found the Barton defensive line too strong to break. Half Time 0-0 The second half continued in much the same way with Andover dominating the play. However, they found themselves unable to break the Barton defensive line with their keeper in top form. The best of the chances came from an excellent run down the wing from Dolton Crompton who crossed the ball to the feet of McArthur only for his shot to be well saved. As the game progressed, the Andover defence of James Todd, Robert Weeks and Kieron Reeves, with Michael Adams in goal, all had to be alert as Barton pushed forward. A special mention must go to Kieron Reeves, who made some important tackles and good clearances in a position new to him. Full time 0-0 Man of the match Owen Trapnell. top Alderbury 0 Andover FC 1; Saturday, 4th February 2006 Andover A, sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness, kept up their impressive away form with a well-deserved victory against Alderbury to take them into the semi final draw for the cup. Andover started well with the midfield duo of Michael Todd and Gavin Birrell playing their best football together this season, winning the battle for possession, allowing the team to push forward. Andover's first attack came as a result of some good play from Owen Trapnell, who released an excellent through ball into the path of James McArthur, who ran onto it and put his shot wide. This seemed to spur on the home side, who found their advances stopped by the resolute defensive line of Luke Holman, Robert Weeks and James Todd. Mickey Adams, in goal again, made some good saves and decisive clearances. After soaking up some pressure, Andover pushed forward again. Michael Todd delivered a defence splitting ball through to James McArthur, who ran onto it, only for his shot to be saved well by the Alderbury keeper. The decisive breakthrough came after some good midfield work, allowing James McArthur to run onto another through ball. Whilst his first shot was well saved, he calmly slotted home the rebound. Half time 1-0 The second half saw a determined home side come out trying to push forward only for Andover, showing a desire to win with good team spirit, holding their positions. Michael Todd was playing his best football to date this season, breaking up Alderbury's midfield advances, allowing the attacking formation to push forward. Another fine through ball released James McArthur, who ran clear only, to be brought down in the box. The resulting penalty was well saved. The hard working Owen Trapnell was substituted by Kieron Reeves to give some fresh legs up front, but Andover seemed to sit back and defend too deep, allowing Alderbury to pressurise the defence, who again found themselves equal to their forays. In the last few minutes, Andover were able to push forward. A great run on the right wing from Dolton Crompton resulted in an excellent shot that was tipped over the bar by the Alderbury keeper. Full time 1-0. Man of Match Michael Todd. This was an outstanding team performance against a strong Alderbury side in which the whole team showed a great desire to win with an impressive all-round display. Well-played lads!!! top Andover FC 0 Andover New Street 1; Saturday, 28th January 2006 Andover A sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness entertained local rivals New Street at home. Andover were looking to continue in the same style that saw them win at Tidworth the week before, unfortunately New Street had other ideas and made the game a real battle right from the whistle. New Street had a game plan and stuck to it, giving the Andover midfield of Mike Todd and Gavin Birrell a fight for possession. This stifled Andover and made it hard to get the ball out wide to James McArthur or Dolton Crompton. However, Andover's defence of James Todd, Luke Holman and Rob Weeks played well and marshalled the New Street forward runs comfortably and the ever reliable Mikey Adams in goal never looked too worried. Half time 0-0. The second half started the same way the first half had gone with Andover finding it difficult to find a way through the will drilled New Street lines, making there centre forward of Kireon Reeves almost a spectator. Andover made a change and brought on Owen Trapnell and pushed their Captain James McArthur up front, but New Street stuck to the task and battled for every ball. This game was going to be settled by the one goal and it was New Street that got it with their striker pouncing on a loose ball to slot home the winner from outside the box. Full time 0-1 Man of the match went to James Todd. top Clarendon & Tidworth 0 Andover FC 'A' 3; Saturday, 21st January 2006 Peak Health & Fitness sponsored Andover A continued their unbeaten away form to take all three points against Clarenden & Tidworth. The game started at a steady pace with both teams battling in midfield for possession, with the Andover duo of Gavin Birrell and Michael Todd combining well to break up the home side's advances. Following some good play from the back, an excellent through ball allowed Birrell to run through and coolly slot home for Andover's first. Clarenden & Tidworth immediately came back at Andover but, with the defensive line of James Todd, Luke Holman and the impressive Robert Weeks all playing well and with goalkeeper Adams on top form ever alert in goal making some good decisive clearances, they were unable to break through. With the home side pushing forward, Andover cleared the ball to Dolton Crompton who went on a solo run down the left wing before releasing a stunning strike which flew in to take a half time lead 2-0. The second half saw the home side come out with a determined team spirit, pushing forward once again to find their advances stopped or cleared. Following some good defensive work, Owen Trapnell was allowed space to make a good run down the left wing and put an excellent ball across to Kieron Reeves whose shot on goal forced a good save from the keeper. Andover continued to push forward. The lively James McArthur picked up the ball in midfield and with excellent skill passed a couple of defenders to strike a well deserved goal topping up what was an all round excellent team display. Full time 3-0 Man of the match: Gavin Birrell top Worthies 0 Andover FC 'A' 1; Saturday, 14th January 2006 Andover A sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness travelled to the Worthies looking to get back to winning ways on a wet and awkward pitch. Both teams started very brightly and with Andover playing down the hill in the first half, it was Andover's forwards that made the early attacks. Worthies settled and soon put Andover under pressure and, if not for some fine defending by Luke Holman, Rob Weeks, James Todd and the excellent Mickey Adams in goal, they could have taken the lead with some good passing and moving. Midway through the first half, a great run from Dolton Crompton forced a corner from which Owen Trapnell hit a peach of a kick which enabled Kieron Reeves to stab in from 2 yards to give Andover the lead. Worthies stepped up the pace and again asked questions of the Andover defence which held out for a 1-0 lead at half time. The second half saw Andover playing the kind of football that kept them unbeaten in the first half of the season. Captain James McArthur, playing in centre midfield with Mike Todd, started to open the game up with some excellent running and passing and a solo effort saw him make the Worthies keeper pull off a superb save to push the ball over the bar. From the resulting corner, the big defender Rob Weeks went just over with a strong header. Andover kept pushing forward looking for a second but found the Worthies defence solid and hard to break down. This was a more solid and positive performance all round, even with midfield maestro Gavin Birrell missing. Well done to all! Man of the match was shared by Luke Holman and James McArthur but could have gone to several others. Final score 1-0. top Andover FC 'A' 0 Alderbury 1; Saturday, 7th January 2006 Andover A, sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness, came up against a well drilled and organised Alderbury side in this top of the table clash. Andover were looking to protect their unbeaten start to the season but however straight from the whistle Andover knew it was going to be a hard battle as Alderbury pushed them back immediately and if not for some fine goalkeeping by Mikey Adams and some last ditch defending by Andover they would have gone into the half time break behind. Half time 0-0. The second half started in the same way with Alderbury putting Andover on the back foot again and their persistence paid off with a goal coming from a corner midway though the half. This seemed to spur Andover on and with Kieron Reeves coming on up front allowing the captain James McArthur to drop into the midfield the team picked up the pace and went in search for the equaliser. Unfortunately it was too late and Alderbury run out winners 1-0. This was just one of those games where the lads were just not at the races and so we will put it behind us and get back to the form that saw us unbeaten in the first half of the season. Man of the match went to Owen Trapnell. Full time 0-1. top Andover FC 'A' 2 Andover FC 1; Saturday, 10th December 2005 Peak Health & Fitness sponsored Andover pulled each other out of the cup, so one side had to lose their unbeaten record and it was the "A" side that came out on top. The first half started brightly for the "B" side and Mickey Adams had to be alert on a couple of occasion to stop the on coming Robbie Skeates and Matty Jenkins. This seemed to kick start the "A" side and they took control of the midfield starting to cause the back line of Sam Edwards, Shane Wells and the outstanding Jake Puplett a few problems. This was rewarded when Dolton Crompton beat Wells to the ball and cut it back on to his right foot to score past Connor Guiver. Andover "B" pushed up but were caught out offside on too many occasions from the well drilled Rob Weeks, Luke Holman and James Todd. Trying to get the equaliser, the midfield of Andover 'B' were pushed up too far and when a clearance never made them, James McArthur pounced on the loose ball and was allowed to run to close to goal without being tackled, he struck a great strike to make it 2-0. The half time whistle couldn't come soon enough for the "B" side who were being out fought and over run by the buoyant "A" side . Half Time 2-0 In the second half the "B" team composed there selves and put in a battling effort Ryan Coleman had a good shot well saved and Sam Cook was unlucky not to get the rebound. Andover "B" pushed forward and were always likely to be caught on the break especially from the sprightly Kieron Reeves. Liam Williams scored a great individual goal running from inside his own half around the defence and keeper to slot in from the narrowest of angles. Michael Todd and Gavin Birrell dug in deep for the "A" side midfield and from a great pass from Birrel the "B" side conceded a corner, from which the "A" side thought they had scored from only to waved away by the referee. The "B" side kept going for the equaliser and from one of their corners Skeates had a header cleared off the line. This was how the game stayed until the final whistle. Full Time 2-1. This game was played in a great competitive spirit by all the players ho know each other so well, so WELL DONE ALL. Man of the match: Luke Holman top Andover FC 'A' 7 Littleton 2; Saturday, 3rd December 2005 Peak Health and Fitness sponsored Andover 'A' continued they're unbeaten run with a steady performance against a battling Littleton side. The game started at a fast pace with the midfield of Birrell, Crompton, Todd and Trapnell passing the ball around with great accuracy, enabling McArthur to slot in the first goal quite quickly. Littleton came back hard but the ever ready Adams pulled off a perfectly timed save stopping what was a powerful strike. The Andover defence of Weeks, Holman and Todd were always vigilant and stopped Littleton's advances. Andover's second goal came from a goal kick clearance, which was superbly flicked on by Crompton to McArthur who ran on and with a superb strike slotted home. Half time 2-0. Andover came out for the second half looking more relaxed and some good passing moves sent Birrell in to make the score 3-0. Littleton fought back with a defence splitting run that gave them their first goal, but Andover seemed spurred on by this and quickly came back to get their fourth goal, number two for Birrell. Littleton now picked up the pace and went on a hard push forward that brought them their second goal to make it 4-2. At this point, Andover changed their formation, bringing on Reeves to replace Trapnell. The team continued putting the pressure on Littleton and the chances came. Michael Todd took a fantastic strike from outside the area that hit the bar and was unlucky not to go in. Then Reeves got two goals in quick succession to make the score 6-2, with Crompton finishing the game off nicely with a strong run ending in Andover's last goal of the day. Full time 7-2. A good team performance that the boys should be very happy with . Man of the Match: Michael Todd. top Andover FC 'A' 2 Whitchurch United 0; Saturday, 20th November 2005 Peak Health and Fitness sponsored Andover Youth A put in an excellent team performance earning all three points against a well organised Whitchurch side. Whitchurch attacked from the first whistle, but the Andover defence of James Todd, Luke Holman and Robert Weeks stood strong and looked comfortable as they soaked up the early pressure. The first goal came for Andover from a well taken goal kick from goalkeeper Michael Adams, who cleared the ball fast to Dolton Crompton, catching the Whitchurch side on the back foot. Crompton played a defence-splitting through ball to allow Kieron Reeves to run clear and coolly slot home the ball. With Whitchurch pushing forward, Michael Adams was again called on to make another impressive goalkeeping decision by coming out of his area to clear the ball. Andover started to control the game in midfield and were soon rewarded when Michael Todd, Gavin Birrell, Dolton Crompton and James McArthur, all playing well, pushed forward, putting pressure on the away side's defence. This resulted in a goal mouth scramble which eventually found the back of the net from another great finish from Reeves. Half time 2-0 The second half saw the introduction of Owen Trapnell in midfield and, with the midfield linking up well with the attack, Andover continued their good play. Ever growing in confidence, their runs at goal were thwarted by the steady Whitchurch defence and some fine saves by their keeper. This half showed the excellent team spirit within the squad, as they had to concentrate and battle right up to the final whistle. Full time 2-0 Man of the match: Michael Adams top Bishop Waltham Dynamos 'B' 0 Andover FC 'A' 13; Saturday, 13th November 2005 Andover A, sponsored by Peak Health and Fitness traveled to Bishop Waltham to play a game on a small wet pitch. The game started fairly evenly with Andover playing up the hill. Andover took the lead midway through the first half with a strike from James McArthur. Dolton Crompton netted the second and Mickey Adams pulled off a couple of good saves to make the half time score 2-0. Playing down the hill in the second half Andover took the game to Bishop Waltham and from the restart Owen Trapnell laid a through ball for James McArthur to net his second. McArthur then returned the compliment for Trapnell to score. McArthur then went on to score his hat trick. The ever reliable Gavin Birrell then chipped in with a great finish . Owen Trapnell was then replaced by Kieron Reeves who came on with great effect to score two quick goals, McArthur then went on a solo run to net his fifth and Andover's ninth. Not to be outdone the fleet footed Dolton Crompton netted two more to complete his hat trick and Kieron Reeves got another to complete a hat trick of at tricks. This was a very sporting game conducted with a good attitude and credit to Bishop Waltham who never gave up the fight. Man of the match went to Robert Weeks who stay focused all game aided by the reliable full backs James Todd and the ever improving Luke Holman. A special mention goes to Mike Todd who played despite being poorly with a bad chest. He finally ran out of energy with ten minutes left and came off to enable Raj Hassan-Ali to make his league debut. Full time 13-0 top Andover FC 'A' 2 Barton Stacey 2; Saturday, 6th November 2005 Andover A sponsored by Peak health and Fitness played a very highly motivated and spirited Barton Stacey. Barton battled and harassed straight from the whistle. However, it was Andover who struck first with a well drilled shot from James McArthur going in off the post. Barton put Andover back under pressure straight from the restart winning a corner from which they scored with a header. Barton pushed forward again and caught the Andover defence square to score to take a 2-1 lead at half time. In the second half Andover stepped up their efforts and with the defence of James Todd, Robert Weeks and Luke Holman marshaling the Barton forwards better and with more passion, thus enabling the midfield of Gavin Birrell and Mike Todd more space to be able to push forward and with the two wingers of Owen Trapnell and Dolton Crompton pushing in wider roles this created space for Dolton Crompton to score, leveling the game at 2-2. Andover pushed forward looking for the winning goal and James McArthur going close to wining it with a shot that went just wide. From the resulting goal kick the ball broke over the top of the Andover defence and it took a brave challenge on the edge of the area by Andover's keeper Mickey Adams to deny Barton Stacey all three points. Man of the match award went to Mickey Adams. Final score 2-2 top Andover New Street 0 Andover FC 'A' 4; Saturday, 29th October 2005 Andover A, sponsored by Peak Heath and Fitness Centre, produced their best team performance of the season against locals rivals Andover New Street to come away with a well deserved victory. Andover A started well and looked organised, with the midfield of Michael Todd and Gavin Birrell winning the early battle for possession, allowing the team to push forward. After some good defensive work, the ball was passed out wide to James McArthur who crossed the ball into Kieron Reeves. His excellent first touch opened up the space necessary for him to release a stunning strike that flew into the bottom corner of the goal. This seemed to open the game up with New Street pushing forward only for their forays to be stopped by the Andover defence of Luke Holman, Robert Weeks, James Todd and Michael Adams, ever alert in goal. Again from a defensive position, Andover passed the ball wide to McArthur who used his pace and skill down the right wing to fire his shot into the goal. Half Time 2-0 The second half saw a spirited New Street come out trying to push forward only for Andover, who again as a team looked strong, to stand up well to the advances from the home team. With Andover growing in confidence and passing the ball well, more good play forced a corner which was half cleared before Trapnell controlled the ball outside the area and drilled a powerful shot into the back of the net. McArthur sealed the victory from the penalty spot to give Andover a well deserved win. Full time 4-0 This was an outstanding team performance against a strong New Street side in which the whole team should be proud off the part they played. top Andover FC 'A' 3 Clarendon & Tidworth 1; Saturday, 8th October 2005 Peak Health & Fitness sponsored Andover FC 'A' moved to the top of the table with a hard earned victory over a battling Clarendon and Tidworth team. A tight first half produced no goals. After the break, Andover FC opened the scoring through a cracking goal from Crompton, though Clarendon equalised almost immediately after. An unfortunate handball from a corner led to Crompton thumping home the resultant penalty to give Andover the lead before McArthur sealed the points with a stunning goal after he outpaced the defence before slipping the ball past the keeper. Special mention must go to man of the match Birrell who produced another outstanding display. top Andover FC 'A' 2 Worthies 1; Saturday, 1st October 2005 Peak Fitness sponsored Andover FC 'A' played an unbeaten Worthies looking to protect their own unbeaten record. Andover had to readjust their side at the start of the game by pulling the prolific goal scorer James McArthur into midfield. Both sides made steady starts but it was Andover who found the net first with the excellent Birrell scoring his first goal of the season directly from a corner. Half time 1-0 The second half saw Andover increase the tempo with McArthur back to his former striking role and with some hard running from the Andover midfield line up of Crompton, Birrell, Mike Todd and Trapnell finding space on the flanks. The ball was played to McArthur for him to find the net securing Andover’s second goal. This stirred the Worthies into life and they started asking questions about the quality of the Andover defence. All the defenders stood up to the task with Holman, Weeks and the reliable James Todd having another great game. But the Worthies persistence paid off with a well organised corner catching Andover cold and they pulled a goal back. This stirred the Worthies on even more and with them winning another corner it was down to Adams between the sticks to settle the lads down with some fine keeping. Final score 2-1 This was a hard fought game with Andover edging it and Man of the match went to James Todd. Well battled, lads! top Alderbury 0 Andover FC 'A' 0; Saturday, 24th September 2005 Andover travelled to Alderbury where they played a very tough match in which both teams were evenly matched on the day and came away sharing the points. The game started with a midfield battle with both teams cancelling out each other's attacks. However, it was the Alderbury side whose hard work paid off first with an attack that called upon Michael Adams in goal to pull off what was going to be the first of several excellent saves as he proved to be the backbone of a solid Andover defence. The defence of James Todd, Robert Weeks, and Michael Todd stood up well to the forward advances of the Alderbury attacks and both wing backs combined with the midfield to put some tidy passing football moves together as the team began to pick up the pace and put pressure back onto the Alderbury defence. The midfield of Gavin Birrel, Dolton Crompton, Owen Trapnell and Kieron Reeves continued to battle, with Dolton Crompton putting in his best performance for the team so far with some good all round play. It was due to this hard work that saw Andover producing one of the best chances, coming from an excellent Kieron Reeves header which seemed to cross the line only for the referee to wave play on. The second half saw the team come together in a determined effort to push forward, with constant pressure from Dolton Crompton and Gavin Birrel releasing the hard working James McArthur. However, the defence of Alderbury was equal to these attacks. As both teams seamed to tire, Andover changed formation, putting Michael Todd in to the heart of midfield as Andover tried to push for the win. This seemed to help the attacking formation, as in the last few minutes an excellent through ball released McArthur on the wide right to run towards goal and release a shot that went just pass the Alderbury keeper's post. Overall, this was an all round excellent team performance that took another step forward in playing together as a team, with outstanding performances from Michael Adams and Dolton Crompton. The man of the match award went to Dolton Crompton, but well played everyone! top Littleton 1 Andover FC 'A' 5;Saturday 17th September 2005 The start of their Division 1 campaign Andover FC pull out all the stops to produce an excellent win over a strong Littleton outfit. From the whistle, Andover passed the ball well, creating several chances and were unlucky to find themselves 1-0 down after a well drilled Littleton move split the Andover defence. This proved to be a learning curve and they were soon rewarded, when, having played to the whistle, an unselfish McArthur crossed the ball to Crompton who converted with ease. Half time 1-1 The second half saw the team really gel and play for each other. The movement and the passing football Andover were producing was immense, with Adams ever alert in goal and Weeks commanding his hardworking defensive duo of Holman and Todd(J) in awesome style. Andover's midfield dynamos of Birrell, Todd(M), Crompton and Trapnell were able to take charge in the centre of the park and began to pile on the pressure. Littleton soon succumbed, when great build up play saw a McArthur shot ricochet off of both posts before trickling across the goal line. Littleton still battled well and made Andover work hard until a long defensive clearance by Weeks was collected by the in form McArthur, who rifled the ball home. This saw the opposition's heads drop and Andover capitalised with McArthur hitting his hatrick. With an energetic Reeves chasing everything, it was only down to some great goalkeeping that kept his name off of the score sheet. Andover's fifth came from another great Crompton strike. Full-time 1-5 This was an excellent display, with everyone giving 100% and at times the play was breathtaking, pleasing for all concerned to see the lads playing for each other. Overall, a fantastic team effort to build on, that will make us a force to be reckoned with as the season progresses. Well done lads we're proud of you all. Man of the Match went to James McArthur. top

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