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Alveston Juniors 7v1 Whitley Juniors Match Report 26 September 2010

Alveston underlined their true football credentials with an emphatic 7-1 home victory against Whitley Juniors. The match begun in predictable fashion with both teams competing strongly for possession  but it was Alveston who could have taken an early lead when Roshen Foley's  fierce strike from an Alan Mackinnon cross was parried by the keeper. From a defensive perspective Alveston looked assured. Dan Malone and Jordan Pace were successful with a number of strong tackles that prevented Whitley making any progress down the flanks and once again Jake Greaves put in a commanding performance in the middle,  winning decisive headers at will. 

Despite this pleasing solidity Whitley could have gone ahead had it not been for the alertness of Goalkeeper  Isaac Downes who was quick off his line to dive bravely at the forward's feet and deny a clear shooting chance. But in the 1st half exchanges this was all Whitley really had to offer and the Alveston attacking line sensing this pressed forward. First Billy Dingley was unlucky not to score after running direct at the defensive line only to see his firm shot well saved and  number of half chances created from the right hand side by the weaving runs of Jamie Stephens came to nothing.  However it was third time lucky for Stephens as he managed to evade  tackle after tackle to cross and  Foley gladly  smashed home. 

Surprisingly Alveston surrendered this lead almost immediately when a defensive mix  gifted the ball to the Whitley centre forward who took his chance well. It was to Alveston's credit though that they bounced back from this merely seconds later. Stephens again displaying some deftly control  was able to make a penetrating run down the right and when his near post shot was spilled onto the post by the keeper,  Alex Connor was keenly on hand to score from the follow up.  Very shortly after this Whitley seemed to lose all organisation. Mattie Ricketts found more room than ever and was unlucky not to score on two occasions when his shots narrowly missed. But this was of no matter .When  Mackinnon as able to gain possession and gain a corner , Stephens was on hand to drive high into the net to take the score to 3-1.  The game was effectively over when  Connor made it 4-1  after he was able to profit from the endeavours of Stephens  and Foley in the box and drove hard and low past the keeper and when  Josh Humphries stepped up to take a free kick  that evaded the  defensive wall and hit the net before the keeper had chance to move it seemed the game would offer more goals in the 2nd half.

In the 2nd half. Whitley to their  own credit tried to take the game to Alveston and there were a number of goalmouth scrambles to underlined that this game was not as easy as the score line suggested .But Alveston stuck firmly to their task and on a number of occasions Mackinnon, Dingley and Humphries were able to break free down the right  only to see  their crosses keenly intercepted.  A very industrious Harry Spencer was thwarted every time he made space for himself in the penalty box and debutant Joe Vose was also unlucky  that the ball didn't fall kindlier for him on the left hand side when he made his runs into the box. When the Whitley keeper was able to dramatically save from an incoming Rickett's from 6 yards it seemed the scoreline would stay  5-1.  However in the last 5 mins Alveston were able to add two more goals to their tally when Stephens  was able to scoop the ball over the keeper from 8 yards  for a richly deserved 2nd. In the last minute of the game the Whitley defender turned the ball into his own net from a Rickett's corner. At 7-1 the game was complete and a deserved victory recorded.

Welcome to Alveston 2000

Alveston2000 is for everyone who follows Alveston Juniors Under 11s football team in 2010-11. 

The team now play their matches in The John Bryan Coventry Minor League (Under 11 - Division A) which comprises of: Alveston Juniors, Brinklow Juniors, Chapelfields Colts, Coundon Court, Coventry Copsewood Junior, Coventry Jaguar Youth, Coventry Sphinx Juniors, Mount Nod Junior, Southam United Minor, Stratford Town Colts and Whitley Juniors.

The Southam Saints and their website

It seems that Southam Minors are called Southam Saints. Many thanks to Mount Nod for updating us with this information.

See their website from the teams list to the right of this page. Southam also produce a full league table (with goal difference).

Alveston Juniors Draft Squad Profiles now available

Get to know your Alveston Players - See the new Squad Profile, click here or select from the menu on right (secure login required).

There is a photo, name and squad number, match appearances, goals and an action photo.

Aveston 2-1 Coventry Copsewood from the Stratford Herald

The Stratford Herald has published the Alveston Team photo and match report for the first league game of the season which took place on Sunday 5 September 2010. Full text from the article reads:

Alveston U11s began the new season with a 2-1 win over Coventry Copsewood

Alveston U11s got their season off to a winning start, with a hard fought 2-1 win over Coventry Copsewood. In their first ever game both at 11-a-side and in the First Division of the Coventry League, Alveston started brightly and were soon ahead when a through ball from Roshen Foley sent his striking partner Harry Spencer in on goal, and he coolly slotted the ball under the advancing keeper. 

Copsewood responded strongly, and it took a superb covering tackle from Alex Connor to keep the home team ahead. Alveston struggled to get their passing game going, and were soon punished when from a long ball their defence was caught square and Luke Strong netted. The goal unsettled Alveston, and they were thankful to their defence of Alex Connor, Jake Greaves and Jordon Pace as well as keeper Isaac Downes, that they went in level at halft ime. 

The second half saw a much improved Alveston side as they came to terms with the pace and physicality of the game. Billy Dingley and Matty Rickett started to control the midfield, feeding Josh Humphriss who crested havoc and panic in the Copsewood defence. 

Alan Mackinnon put in some crunching tackles and Jamie Stephens continued to probe down the left-hand side. The home side were now creating all the chances. Dingley split the defence with an exquisite pass which Humphriss only just failed to convert and Aaron Taplin delivered a great cross from the right which Spencer worked the keeper. 

However, it wasn’t long before their dominance paid off. Matty Rickett found Humphriss on the left hand side of the area, and he cut inside before firing an unstoppable shot into the far corner.

Division A (Week One) Results and News

As we know Alveston won 2-1 against Coventry Copsewood on Sunday 5 September. This is how the league table looked a few days ago. Having eleven teams in the league will mean one team is on standby each week.

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To find out the news and results, see The John Bryan League website called  www.coventryminorleague.com. There are a few different menu options, but at time of writing only the FIXTURES, TABLES and MATRIX options give any information.

There two sets of fixtures available. There is a midweek set Wed 8 Sept (which see Alveston on standby) and Sun 12 Sept.

Finally, the draw for the knock out cup was made a while ago seeing Alveston playing Firefighters. Dates to be arranged.