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U14 RAR Players Records 2007-2008

U14 RAR 2007-2008		Goals	C.C	L.C	M.O.M	C.C	L.C

Aaron	Walker	1	2		2
Alex	Turnbull	2	1	2	1		1
Luke	Sproates	4	3	1	9	1	1
Shaun	Robinson	21	3	10	4
Jordan	Pickford	2			1
Jonathan	Morgan	7	2	3	2
Nick	Ling				1
Daniel	Hindmarch	1	1	2			1
Lee	Harrison	2			4
Adam	Goodyear				1
Michael	Dryden	4	1	1	1
Ben	Cornell	10	2	1
Liam	Hall
Nick	Carris	1		1		1
Mikey	Steele	14		2
Bradley	Davis	2			1
Taylor	Hughes	2

U14 RAR Tables 2007-2008

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts

Fulwell Juniors	26	23	3	0	126	27	99	72
Lambton Street	26	21	1	4	119	31	88	64
Tunstall FC	26	20	2	4	137	23	114	62
Riverside RAR	26	14	4	8	72	45	27	46
Byers Green Youth	26	13	3	10	72	50	22	42
Redby	26	11	7	8	60	45	15	40
Willington Youth	26	11	3	12	57	56	1	36
SAFC 24/7	26	10	5	11	49	45	4	35
Newbottle FC	26	9	5	12	56	90	-34	32
Plains Farm	26	6	5	15	48	91	-43	23
Easington Hawks	26	6	4	16	45	118	-73	22
East Durham	26	6	3	17	44	91	-47	21
Jarrow FC	26	5	5	16	55	75	-20	20
Ryhope Juniors	26	1	2	23	21	174	-153	5

U14 RAR Fixtures 2007-2008

Date	Home	Away	Score	Pts	Kick off	Pitch	League
							Position


sun 2nd Sep	Riverside RAR	Fulwell Juniors	1-2	0	14.00	D	14
Tue 4th Sep	Riverside RAR	Lambton Street	1-3	0	18.30	C	14
sun 9th Sept	Jarrow FC	Riverside RAR	3-4	3	10.30	Away	7
sun 16th Sept	Newbottle FC	Riverside RAR	0-4	3	10.00	Away	4
sun 23rd Sep	Riverside RAR	Plainsfarm	7-3	3	12.00	C	4
sun 30th sep	East Durham United Warriors	Riverside RAR	0-13	N/R		Away
sun 7th Oct	Riverside RAR	Washington fc	9-0	N/R	12.00	C
sun 14th Oct	Riverside RAR	Ryhope Jns	1-1	1	13.00	C	5
sun 21st Oct	Riverside RAR	Redhouse CA	2-3	out	13.30	C
sun 28th Oct	Riverside RAR	Tunstall F.C	1-6	0	12.00	C	6
sun 4th Nov	Riverside RAR	Redby	1-1	1	12.00	C	7
sun 11 Nov	Chester Ath	Riverside RAR	1-7	friendly	10.30	Away
sun 18th Nov	Ryhope Jns	Riverside RAR	0-7	3	13.00	Away	5
sun 25th Nov	Byers Green Youth	Riverside RAR	1-0	0	11.30	Away	5
sun 2nd Dec	Riverside RAR	Birtley Town	6-1	N/R	12.30	C
sun 13th Jan	East Durham	Riverside RAR	2-1	0	10.30	Away	5
sun 27th Jan	Fulwell Juniors	Riverside RAR	5-2	0	10.30	Away	6
sun 10th Feb	Lambton Street	Riverside RAR	2-1	0	10.30	Away	8
sun 24th Feb	Redby	Riverside RAR	24/4/08		10.30	Away
sun 2nd Mar	Plains Farm	Riverside RAR	4-6	3	11.30	Away	7
sun 9th Mar	Riverside RAR	East Durham	2-1	3	13.00	C	7
sun 16th Mar	Riverside RAR	Newbottle FC	4-0	3	13.00	C	6
sun 23rd Mar	Riverside RAR	Willington Yth	0-1	0	13.00	C	6
sun 30th Mar	Tunstall Fc	Riverside RAR	0-1	3	10.00	Away	6
Thu 3rd Apr	Riverside RAR	safc 24/7	1/5/08		18.00	C
Tue 8th Apr	Safc 24/7	Riverside RAR	1-1	1	18.00	Away	6
Thu 10th Apr	Riverside RAR	Easington Hawks	5-0	3	18.30	C	5
sun 13th Apr	Easington Hawks	Riverside RAR	3-6	3	10.30	Away	4
sun 20th Apr	Riverside RAR	Byers Green Yth	4/5/08		12.00	C
Tue 22nd Apr	Willington Yth	Riverside RAR	0-4	3	18.30	Away	5
Thu 24th Apr	Redby	Riverside RAR	2-3	3	18.30	Away	4
sun 27th Apr	Riverside RAR	Jarrow FC	3-2	3	11.00	C	5
Thu 1st May	Riverside RAR	safc 24/7	1-1	1	18.00	C	4
sun 4th May	Riverside RAR	Byers Green Yth	5-1	3	12.00	C	4

U14 RAR Reports 2007-2008

Fixture: Riverside RAR V Byers Green
Date: 4/5/2008
Report :
In a traditionally difficult fixture where both teams are equally matched Riverside looked outstanding from the start and it was.nt long before from a defence splitting ball from Jonny Morgan, mikey Steele raced through to slot the ball through the keepers legs. Riverside were clearly on top in this game and continued to press when Jonny Morgan received the ball from Liam Harrison on the edge of the box turned beautifully and fired passed the stranded Byers keeper 2 – 0. In the second half there was only one team in the game and it showed when Mikey Steele scored his second of the game from a beautiful cross from Aaron Walker he headed home. Byers scored a concellation goal but were still second best in this game. Ben Cornell made it 4 when from a cross from Mikey steele he was at the back post to knock it in. In the dieing minutes of the game Mikey Steele was chopped down in the box by the Byers defender and Luke Sproates stepped up to calmly send the keeper the wrong way 5 – 1. An outstanding display!!!
Man of the match: Lee Harrison
Final Score: Riverside RAR 5 – 1 Byers Green
Goal Scorers: Mikey Steele x 2 Jonny Morgan x 1 Ben Cornell x 1 Luke Sproates x 1
Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR V Jarrow
Date: 27/4/2008
Report :
Riverside needed to get all 3 points in this game to keep pushing for that fourth spot in the premier league, but when Jarrow scored first from a dubious penalty, it looked as if Riverside would have a uphill battle, but as in so many games this season Riverside knuckled down, and caused Jarrow some problems when going forward, the commitment of all the players and goals from Jonny Morgan, Shaun Robinson and Ben Cornell ensured a good 3 – 2 win for Riverside and a good three points.
Manager/ sec -
Man of the match:
Final Score: Riverside RAR 3 – 2 Jarrow
Goal Scorers: Jonny Morgan x 1 Shaun Robinson x 1 Ben Cornell x 1
Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Redby V Riverside RAR
Report: Riverside looked a little flat in this game but had chances to score which were not taken. Halfway through the first half the ball was played through by Taylor Hughes to Mikey Steele who again finished confidently 0 – 1. The two sides continued to be evenly matched and both had chances when near the end of the first half Redby managed to equalize 1 –1. The second half started with Redby on the attack and throughout the opening minutes of half they caused Riverside a lot of problems but were unable to convert the pressure into goals. From a goal kick from Nick Ling Luke Sproates flicked a header through to Mikey Steele who against the run of play made it 2 – 1 to Riverside. Redby continued to look the better side and equalized near the end of the game 2 – 2. With 15 secs left in the game Brad Davis picked the ball up in defence and played a lovely ball through to Shaun Robinson who,s speed took him passed two defenders and slotted the ball passed a stranded Redby keeper. 2 - 3
Man of the match: Luke Sproates
Final Score: Redby 2 - 3 Riverside RAR
Goal Scorers: Mikey Steele x 2 Shaun Robinson x 1
Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Willington Youth V Riverside RAR
Date: 22/04/2008
Report From the first minute of this game Riverside were clearly on top and dominated in all areas, the football was exceptional with some great passing moves. Riverside had some great chances but were foiled by the Willington keeper who did not put a foot wrong. The first half ended 0 – 0. In the second half Riverside continued to press and were rewarded when Brad Davis played a lovely ball through to Mikey Steele who finished convincingly 0 – 1. From this moment Riverside continued to go from strength to strength and quickly made it two nil when again from some good work from Shaun Robinson, Mikey steele latched on to the ball and got his second of the game. Riverside continued to press from the restart which caused Willington to make mistakes. Ben Cornell continued with his habit of coming off the bench to score when he received the ball in the box from Daniel Hindmarch and fired home 0 – 3. Riverside rounded off an excellent performance when Micheal Dryden scored a truly exceptional individual goal when he picked up the ball from outside the Willington box and went on a mazy run beating 5 defenders to slot the ball home 0 – 4. A fantastic performance well done lads.
Man of the match: Micheal Dryden
Final Score: Willington Youth 0 - 4 Riverside RAR
Goal Scorers: Mikey Steele x 2 Ben Cornell x 1 Micheal Dryden x 1
Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Easington Hawks V Riverside RAR
Date: 13/4/2008
Report In heavy conditions Riverside started slowly but took the lead through Mikey Steele when he received a pass from Shaun Robinson and fired the ball into the net 0 – 1. Mikey Steele soon doubled his tally and the Riverside lead when from a good goalkick from Nick Ling ,Shaun Robinson controlled the ball and played Mikey in. Towards the end of the first half from another attack Aaron Walker crossed an excellent ball into the box for Brad Davis to run on to to score 0 – 3. Easington scored a concellation goal as the half ended 1 – 3. Riverside seemed to go to sleep in the second half let Easington get into the game, when Lee Harrison picked the ball up in Midfield and struck a fantastic shot that gave the Easington keeper no chance 1 – 4. Easington continued to battle and scored 2 goals in quick succession to make it 3 – 4, this made for a nervy last 10 mins for Riverside but they kept there heads and managed to catch Easington twice on the break with Taylor Hughes running through the Easington defence to comprehensively beat the keeper on both occasions 3 – 6.
Man of the match: Aaron Walker
Final Score: Easington Hawks 3 - 6 Riverside RAR
Goal Scorers: Mikey Steele x 2 Brad Davis x 1 Lee Harrison x 1 Taylor Hughes x Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Easington Hawks
Date: 10/4/2008
Report Riverside were clearly the better team in this game, it seemed at times to be too easy when Shaun Robinson picked the ball up on the edge of the box turned and fired a good shot into the bottom corner of the Easington net 1 – 0. Riverside continued to attack the Easington goal with Shaun Robinson and Mikey Steele causing the keeper to make some good saves. Riverside doubled their lead when from a big kick from Nick Ling, Daniel Hindmarch flicked a header on to Mikey Steele who finished coolly. The half finished with Riverside leading 2 – 0. The second continued in much the same way as the first with Riverside on the attack. Riverside continued to catch the Easington defence on the back foot with good passes through the center. Riverside made it 3 – 0 when Brad Davis picked the ball up in defence and played a lovely ball through to Shaun Robinson for his second of the game. Riverside soon made it 4 when from a corner Brad Davis caught the ball full on the volley from the edge of the box giving the keeper no chance.Near the end of the game through the tenacious tackling of Aaron Walker, Shaun Robinson found himself with the ball in the box and coolly finished for his hattrick.
Man of the match: Brad Davis
Final Score: Riverside RAR 5 – 0 Easington Hawks

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson

Fixture: Safc 24/7 V Riverside RAR
Date: 08/04/2008
Report
Riverside started strongly putting Safc under pressure from the whistle but were unable to convert the many chances they had. Midway through the first half Riverside won a corner, the ball was chipped in and through a scramble in the Safc box Mikey Steele prodded the ball home 0 – 1.The game continued in the same vein after the re-start with Riverside on the attack.Towards the end of the half Safc were slowly getting back into the game, but the half ended with no more goals.In the second half Safc pressed the Riverside defence and were the better team for long periods when from a throw- in the ball was speculatively hit high into the Riverside box and found its way into the net via the keepers hands 1 – 1. Encouraged by the goal Safc continued to attack but were unable to score hitting the bar on one occasion. The match ended 1-1 with Riverside fortunate to get a point from this game.
Man of the match: Jonny Morgan
Final Score: Safc 24/7 1 - 1 Riverside RAR
Goal Scorers: Mikey Steele
Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Tunstall Fc v Riverside RAR

Date: 30/03/2008

Report Riverside were up for this game and started strongly winning all the battles on the field, they continued to create the better chances and were unlucky not to be in front at half time. The second half started with Riverside continuing to press the Panicking Tunstall defence when from a defence splitting ball Shaun Robinson beat the defender for pace and neatly slotted the ball home 0 -1. Tunstall seeking an equiliser started to press but the Riverside defence stood up to the pressure throwing themselves in front of every shot. Riverside continued to catch Tunstall on the break and could have sealed the victory with chances from Ben Cornell who narrowly shot over the bar with Shaun Robinson and Mikey Steel forcing good saves from the Tunstall keeper. The game ended with a great win for Riverside.
An excellent display of determination and heart from all the boys.

Man of the match: Luke Sproates

Final Score: 0 - 1

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Willington Youth

Date: 23/03/2008

Report The game started quite slowly with both teams struggling to make headway into each others box, when eventually from a long ball over the Riverside defence Willington scored, the game continued with Riverside trying desperately to equalise, it seemed to not be the home sides day coming close on a number of occasions and also causing the Willington keeper to make some outstanding saves. The game finished 0-1.

Man of the match: Jonathon Morgan

Final Score: 0 - 1

Goal Scorers:

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Newbottle Fc

Date: 16/03/2008

Report
Almost straight from the kickoff in this game Riverside were on the attack when Mikey Steel collected the ball on the halfway line turned beating the defender for pace and crossed in a excellent ball which was cleared by the Newbottle defence, only to fall at the feet of Lee Harrison who struck it first time giving the keeper no chance.
1 – 0. The game continued with Riverside having a lot of possession when from another cross by Jonny Morgan the ball found the head of Alex Turnbull who flicked it into the net 2 – 0. In the second half Riverside continued to press when from a lovely bell over the top of the Newbottle defence Shaun Robinson neatly chipped the ball over the approaching keeper 3 – 0. Before the end of the game Ben Cornell found himself with the ball in the Newbottle box beat two defenders and slotted the ball passed the stranded keeper 4 – 0.

Man of the match: Shaun Robinson

Final Score: 4 - 0

Goal Scorers: Lee Harrison x 1 Alex Turnbull x 1 Shaun Robinson x 1 Ben Cornell x 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v East Durham

Date: 9/3/2008

Report Early in this game Riverside were clearly the better team, but were just unable to put the ball in the back of the net, the East Durham keeper was kept busy and it could have been 3 -0 in the first 15 mins. After another attack which ended up in East Durham conceding a corner, Shaun Robinson curled a beautiful ball straight into the net 1 – 0. Riverside continued to attack but still could’nt find the net when East Durham from a breakaway scored the equalizer 1 – 1. The second half continued in much the same way as the first with Riverside keeping East Durham penned in their own box, when from a beautiful move which saw Shaun Robinson play a long ball in Aaron Walker who with his back to goal turned and threaded a slide rule pass into the path of Ben Cornell who fired an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner 2 – 1. A good battling Performance.

Man of the match: Luke Sproates

Final Score: 2 - 1

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson x 1 Ben Cornell x 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Plains Farm Vs Riverside RAR

Date: 2/3/2008

Report: The game started scrappy with both teams giving away possession neither being able to take control of the game, the wind caused both teams problems, but Riverside who were kicking into the wind seemed to cope better, when 10 mins into the game Alex Turnbull found himself in a bit of space on the left ran at the defender turned inside and fired a right foot shot into the bottom corner 0-1, this seemed to encourage Riverside who started to get on top, but still had to keep concentrating as Plains Farm still looked dangerous on the break. Riverside doubled their lead when from a shot from Mikey Steele the goalie fumbled and Shaun Robinson was on the spot to score 0-2. Riverside continues to attack when from a well struck shot from Jonny Morgan the goalie fumbled and Mikey Steele was there to make it 0-3. The game should have been over but lack of concentration from Riverside led to Plains Farm netting twice just before half time 2-3. The game continued to be end to end in the second half with plains farm looking the stronger side and from a corner they leveled the score 3-3. Riverside battled on and two more goals from Mikey Steele and one from Shaun Robinson saw Riverside come out of the game Eventual winners 4-6.

Manager/Secretary,

Man of the match: Luke Sproates

Final Score: 4 - 6

Goal Scorers: M Steele x 3 S Robinson x 2 A Turnbull x 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Lambton Street v Riverside RAR

Date: 10/02/2008

Report:
Games started at a very high tempo with riverside wining most of the possession with the 4-5-1 formation, having the better opportunities to score in the first half but were unable to take them.
First half ended 0-0
Second half started as the first with a battle going on in the midfield for possession as Lambton now using a 3-5-2 formation So we counter acted going 4-4-2 when Lambton scored from a strong attack and making the most of the chances they were given and that followed with another about 18min left of the game riverside dug deep and came on strong taking the shot from a ball sent in from a free kick from brad and Shaun finishing the ball in the back of the net.
Riverside kept on going keeping Lambton under pressure and finding it hard to get out of their half.
But riverside were unable to break them down.
Well done to everyone involved in a great game of football
Lambton’s manager admitted after the game that it was the hardest game they had played this season and we deserved a point from the game as he thought we were the better side.

Manager/Secretary, What was the game like out of 10? 10/10

Man of the match: Luke Sproates

Final Score: 2-1

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson 1

Signature: s walker

Fixture: Fulwell Jnrs V Riverside RAR

Date: 27-01-08

Report
Manager/Secretary, In windy conditions Fulwell won the toss and chose to kick with the wind, Riverside found themselves defending constantly throughout the half, and were unable to stop Fulwell taking a 4-0 lead into the second half, The second half started with Riverside having more of the ball and playing the better football but were unable to break down the Fulwell defence until Riverside were awarded a freekick just outside the Fulwell box, Luke Sproates stepped up to fire a low shot through the wall into the bottom left corner of the Fulwell net 4-1. Riverside continued to be the better side when Fulwell broke through on the right, a were wrongly awarded a penalty when clearly the ball was won cleanly 5-1. Riverside continued to battle when Shaun Robinson was pulled back in the box. Luke Sproates stepped up calmly to slot the penalty home 5-2. A battling performance by all the lads in testing conditions unlucky.

Man of the match: Luke Sproates

Final Score: 5-2

Goal Scorers: Luke Sproates 2

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Ryhope Jns v Riverside RAR

Date: 18/11/2007

Report:
In not the best of weather conditions to start a Sunday afternoon. Riverside kicked off playing up the hill and taking control of the game from the start showing Ryhope that the previous result was a one off. Hitting them on the break Shaun received the ball and struck it home 1-0
Riverside were now showing what they were all about playing great football all across the field ,Shaun and Mikey had ryhope not knowing which way to turn receiving balls from all areas of the field in a matter of 10 min Shaun had slipped another 3 past ryhope the score now 4-0
Alex pushed a ball up the line for Michael Dryden to put a cross into the box for Mikey to hit a great header in the back of the net, half time score 5-0.
The second half continued the same Mikey going one on one with the ryhope keeper and putting it neatly into the back of the goal. In the last ten min of the game the ball was being forced into the ryhope goal mouth when Jonathan picked up a loose ball and slipped it passed the keeper
Final score 7-0

Manager/Secretary, What was the game like out of 10? 10/10

Man of the match: Alex Turnbull

Final Score: 0-7

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson 4
Mikey Steele 2
Jonathan Morgan 1

Signature: s walker.

Fixture: Chester Athletic Lions v Riverside RAR

Date: 12/11/2007

Report: Riverside started strongly and were clearly the better side in this game playing some great football, when Mikey Steele received the ball on the edge of the Chester box turned smartly and fired a left foot shot into the top corner, Riverside continued to press looking for more goals when Shaun Robinson ran through the Chester defence to fire home. The half finished 2-0 with The RAR well on top. The second half started much the same as the first when just after the restart Shaun Robinson ran strongly up the wing and fired a ball into the Chester box for Micky Dryden to get on the end of 3-0, another good run up the wing by Robinson and a great chip into the box saw Mikey Steele head his second 4-0. By this stage there was only one team in the game with Riverside attacking at will, Mikey Steele picked the ball up on the edge of the box and half volleyed the ball into the net for his hattrick,
Two further goals from Shaun Robinson and Jonny Morgan and a consolation goal from Chester saw Riverside win 7-1. Fantastic performance from everybody.

Manager/Secretary,

Man of the match: Mikey Steele

Final Score: 1 - 7

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson 2 Mikey Steele 3 Micheal Dryden 1 Jonny Morgan 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Redby

Date: 4/11/2007

Report After a scrappy start Riverside started to pick up the pace, and put pressure on the Redby defence, but were unable to find the net until Jordan Pickford played a great ball over the Redby defence for Shaun Robinson who coolly fininshed into the bottom right hand corner of the Redby net. Riverside continued to press coming close on occasion to scoring a second with the Redby keeper making some excellent saves, Riverside managed to hold onto the lead for most of the second half until Redby managed to equalize against the run of play.
Manager/Secretary,

Man of the match:

Final Score: 1 -1

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Tunstall Fc

Date: 28/10/2007

Report The two teams were evenly matched for 20 mins with a weakened Riverside team holding their own against a strong Tunstall team, but eventually Tunstall broke through to score the opening goal, Riverside continued to defend well with the offside trap working to perfection, but Tunstall continued to put pressure on the Riverside defence and were rewarded with two further goals, Towards the end of the first half Riverside were awarded a freekick just outside their own box , and Nick Gray flighted a lovely ball over the Tunstall defence to Shaun Robinson who blasted a half volley passed the Tunstall keeper. In the second half Riverside continued to battle bravely but conceded 3 more goals.

Manager/Secretary,

Man of the match:

Final Score: 1 - 6

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR v Redhouse CA

Date: 21/10/2007

Report Riverside started well in this game putting pressure on the Redhouse defence when Shaun Robinson picked up the ball outside the box and struck a hard left foot shot passed the stranded Redhouse keeper 1-0. Riverside continued to attack and were rewarded with a second goal by Shaun who ran on to a fantastic ball played in by Aaron Walker to finish decisively 2 -0. In the second half Redhouse seemed to find a little more space and scored to make it 2 -1, this spurred Redhouse on and it was only some excellent defending from Daniel Hindmarch who seemed to be involved in everything that stopped Redhouse equalizing. But 5 mins before the end of the game a Redhouse attack ended with an equalizer 2 -2. The game went into extra time with Riverside being the better team hitting the woodwork on a couple of occasions, but again Redhouse broke free to score the decisive goal 2 -3.
Manager/Secretary,

Man of the match: Daniel Hindmarch

Final Score: 2-3

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson x 2

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside Rar 1 – 1 Ryhope Jnrs

Date: 14/10/2007

Report: In very windy conditions both teams failed to gain the upper hand, for most of the first half the game was evenly matched, until a Ryhope forward broke down the right, and was able to fire a low shot into the bottom corner of the Riverside net. Riverside urged on by this started to get on top but were unable to equalize, until Shaun Robinson picked up the ball on the edge of the Ryhope box and fired a left foot shot into the Ryhope net 1-1. In the Second half Riverside took control but were unable to score a second.

Manager/Secretary, What was the game like out of 10?

Man of the match:

Final Score: 1-1

Goal Scorers: Shaun Robinson

Signature: Neil Sproates

Sunday 7th October 2007-10-13

Riverside RAR 9 – 0 Washington FC

Riverside started as they did in the previous game with some excellent football when Aaron Walker played an great ball through to Shaun Robinson who beat the defenders for pace and slotted the ball into the net 1- 0 Riverside continued to press the Washington defence when Luke Sproates intercepted a pass in defence and set off down the righthand side saw the keeper of his line and sweetly chipped it over his head 2-0 A further 2 goals from Micheal Dryden and one from Daniel Hindmarsh and one from Shaun Robinson saw Riverside end the half 6-0 ahead, 3 more goals in the second half from Alex Turnbull 2 and Ben Cornell saw Riverside finish the game worthy winners. A fantastic display well Done.

Neil Sproates

Sunday 30th September 2007

East Durham Utd Warriors 0 – 13 Riverside RAR.

The first round of the County cup saw Riverside matched up with East Durham utd, Riverside started strongly and were clearly the more experienced and competitive side.It was,nt long before Riverside made this advantage tell,when Aaron Walker picked up the ball in midfield and from the edge of the box volleyed the ball into the net over the stranded keeper. , From this Riverside continued to press and was soon 2 – 0 up when from a corner from Shaun Robinson Daniel Hindmarsh headed home,Riverside were 3-0 up shortly after when Luke Sproates played a lovely ball through for Ben Cornell to run on to and finish into the bottom corner, Riverside continued to run riot and scored two further goals through Luke Sproates & Micheal Dryden. Second half saw Riverside start in the same way with Riverside scoring at will and totally outclassing the opposition. The game ended 13 – 0 in Riversides favour.

MOM Luke Sproates

Neil Sproates

Fixture: Riverside RAR V Plains Farm

Date: 23-9-2007

Report: In windy conditions Riverside started quickly using the wind to their benefit by playing the long ball over the top of the Plains Farm defence when after 5 mins Jordan Pickford won a strong header in midfield, the ball cleared the Plains Farm defence straight to Shaun Robinson who timed his run to perfection on the edge of the box to run through and score the first goal 1 -0. After the restart Riverside continued to attack when Michael Dryden crossed from the right into the path of Jonathan Morgan who hit it right footed first time into the bottom corner 2 -0. Riverside quickly made it 3-0 when from a corner from Shaun Robinson. Jordan Pickford climbed above everyone else to head the ball home 4-0. Riverside now beginning to enjoy them selves playing some excellent football when from another corner Jordan Pickford headed his second 5-0. In the second half Riverside found it slightly harder kicking against the wind , plains Farm started to get into the game for the first time scoring two quick goals 5 – 2, but riverside remained strong and managed to score once more through Michael Dryden.6-2 when plains farm broke down the riverside defence and conceding a free kick and scoring 6-3 when Ben Cornell made it 7 -3. Another good win!

Manager/Secretary, What was the game like out of 10? 9

Man of the match: Jordan Pickford

Final Score: Riverside RAR 7 – 3 Plains Farm

Goal Scorers: Jordan Pickford 2 Shaun Robinson 2 Michael Dryden 1 Jonathan Morgan 1 Ben Cornell 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Fixture: Newbottle V Riverside RAR

Date: 16-9-2007

Report: Riverside started strongly putting the Newbottle defence under lots of pressure but just failing to add the final touch when after 25 mins from some good play from Micheal Dryden up the right hand side Newbottle conceded a corner, which was floated in beautifully by Aaron Walker , there was a scramble in the box, the ball fell to Ben Cornell who finished well 0-1. From the restart Riverside continued to press and were much the better side, when from his own half Nick Carriss spotted the Newbottle keeper off his line and lobbed the ball over his head 0-2. In the second half Riverside continued to be the better side,with Newbottle only attacking sporadically, when from a riverside attack Aaron walker was brought down just outside the Newbottle box, Aaron himself stepped up to curl the free kick beautifully around the wall into the top corner 0-3. Riverside continued to look for a fourth when near the end of the game Jonny Morgan controlled the ball on the edge of the box turned the defender and fired into the bottom corner 0-4 fantastic display, well done lads.

Manager/Secretary, What was the game like out of 10?

Man of the match: Lee Harrison

Final Score: Newbottle 0 – 4 Riverside RAR

Goal Scorers: Ben Cornell 1 Nick Carriss 1 Aaron Walker 1 Jonny Morgan 1

Signature: Neil Sproates

Jarrow FC 3 – 4 Riverside RAR

Riverside started quickly getting on top from the early moments playing some excellent football, when from a Riverside corner the Jarrow defence failed to clear the ball and Ben Cornell stepped up to fire the ball into the net.Riverside continued to press and were much the better side when against the run of play Jarrow equalized , not disheartened Riverside continued to find weaknesses in the Jarrow defence but were unable to find the net. Towards the end of the first half after sustained pressure Riverside won another corner and after Jarrow again failed to clear their lines Luke Sproates stabbed the ball into the net 1-2 In the early part of the second half Jarrow started to put a little pressure on, but the Riverside defence held strong when from a long ball up front Ben Cornell found the ball at his feet and finding a jarrow defender in his way, played the ball to one side and fired into the net 1-3, again the game continued to ebb and flow with both teams having good chances but failing to capitalize when a long ball through the middle found a Jarrow forward who finished into the corner of the net 2-3 Riverside continued to stretch the Jarrow defence with Shaun Robinson Causing them all sorts of problems up front with his strength and pace when he latched onto a ball played over the Jarrow defence to crash the ball home giving the Jarrow keeper no chance 2-4. In the last 10 mins Jarrow pressed trying to find a way back and scored a consolation goal with minutes to go 3-4. A excellent win well done

MOM Shaun Robinson

2/9/2008

Riverside 1 – 2 Fulwell

Riverside started really strongly in this game winning the battles all over the pitch, which caused the normally strong Fullwell side to panic at times, when a long ball was played into the Riverside box which caused a scramble to clear, when the ball found its way to the feet of a Fulwell forward who fired through a mass of players into the corner of the net.Riverside anything but dishearten kept the pressure on the Fulwell defence but were unable to break through, the half ended 1-0 to Fulwell. The second half started much the same as the first with Riverside making all the play and continued for much of the second half when a long ball was played to Micheal Dryden who turned the defender and fire into the top corner of the Fulwell net, 1-1 still Riverside continued to press and were much the better side until after a dubious corner decision was given to Fulwell which they scored from. The game ended with Fulwell taking all 3 points. Well done to Riverside who were much the better side on the day.

MOM Lee Harrison.

4/9/2008

Riverside 1- 3 Millfield

Again Riverside started off really strongly in the game and took the lead when the ball found its way into the Millfield box and Ben Cornell finished confidently 1 - 0 Riverside, after this Riverside failed to push on and let Millfield into the game and they soon equalized, spurred on by the goal the Millfield team started to gain confidence and knock the ball around scored 2 quick goals 1 – 3 Riverside never gave up and continued to create chances but were unable to find the net.

MOM Shaun Robinson