Under 12 Select

Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date: 17th January 2010
Versus: Whyke
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Max, Ethan, James, Josh,
Thomas (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Ben M, (midfield)
Robbie, Jordan, (strikers)

1st Half
First game back after almost a month off for the Christmas break and the boys appeared a little rusty. This was proven not the case as Robbie scored in the first minute of the game to give us an early lead. Things slowed up a little then, and despite some good simple passes and the majority of play at the oppositions goal side, a mistake in mid-field allowed the ball through, and was too quick for our defence, gaining Whyke an equaliser. Things hotted up again minutes later when a goal kick from George found Jordan in the attacking box who shot and scored. 2-1. Tony appeared to command his line of defence well and both Ethan and James seemed to get stuck in and play a good game. Another goal from Jordan a while later, saw us to the half time whistle 3-1 up.

2nd Half
Again within 30 seconds of the second half commencing, this time Ben received the ball from the halfway line he then took it around 5 Whyke players, and into the box, he shot and scored. Well-done Ben. 4-1 lead. Moment later a foul was made on Robbie in the penalty area and Jake took, scoring Now 5-1 up. We then saw the rangers relax a little and play the football that we know they can play. We saw Max and Thomas tackling to win the ball well. The pressure was always on the opposition’s goal in the second half and a great string of simple passes between Jake Shaun and Robbie. A cross-made by Jake to Ben who shot and another goal was scored now 6-1. The final goal was scored by Jordan from a shot from Jake that got deflected off the keeper making the final score 7-1.

Well-done boys



Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date: 21st November 2009
Versus: Chichester Colts
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Max, Ethan, James, Josh,
Thomas (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Ben M, (midfield)
Robbie, Jordan, (strikers)

1st Half
We made a bright start, kicking uphill and into the strong wind. After a few minutes, a good move down the left wing released Ben who calmly put the ball into the back of the net! The game then got a bit scrappy, which included the second goal for the Rangers. After a scramble with the goalmouth, Jordan was at hand to finish off, for a 2-0 lead. Just before half time a good long shot from Chichester, gave George no chance. 2-1 at half time.

2nd Half
Into the second half and the boys, who for some reason did not seem to be playing there usual football, soon found themselves drawing with Chichester 2-2. This caused more panic across the pitch, which inevitably resulted in another goal. Now 3-2 DOWN!!!! Things were not going well. Chichester’s heads were up at this time. Slowly the boys managed to gain possession in midfield, and a shot from Josh found its way into the back of the net. Now with their tails up they started passing, moving the ball around but they could not find the goal. Then with just a couple of minutes to go, a 20 yard shot from Shaun gave the keeper no chance as it flew into the top corner!! 4-3 Rangers Final score. Not the best game but 3 more points which was what we were after.

MOM: Josh and Spike.



Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date: 6th September 2009
Versus: Rustington Otters
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Alex, Ethan, Josh, Ben, Max (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Callum, Ben M, Thomas (midfield)
Robbie, Jordan, (strikers)

1st half
The first match of the season and the boys were up against Rustington Otters. Rangers made a convincing start but Rustington managed to gain the lead after only a few short minutes. With rangers heads held high they made defiant attempts to win the ball and equalise. Great defending by Tony, Ethan and Alex ensured that the ball was available for the midfielders Ben and Callum. After a few scrappy shots on target the goal came thanks to new boy Jordan. George as always made some great saves, Captain Shaun made some cracking runs and there was some good recovery work by Jake. A great through ball for Ben, who placed it in the back of the net; 2-1Rangers. Play went back and forth in this very tense match and a further 3 goals were scored, 2 by Rustington and another for Rangers, by Jake (on the 3rd attempt)! 3-3 at half time.

2nd Half
Just like the first half, Rustington scored early, giving them a 4-3 lead. A twenty yard free kick from Shaun just missed the near post. Then a corner ball for Rustington was pushed out by George and kicked out and cleared by Jake. Taken down the pitch by Josh who passes it to Thomas, then to Robbie and a shot by Ben is deflected by the goalie. Another shot make by Jake again, is finally in the back of the net care of Jordan (4-4). With Robbie getting the final goal for Lancing Rangers, a 5-4 win was a great start for the boys and a fantastic debut for our three new players, Jordan, Max and Robbie.

MOM: Jordan.
Final score 5-4

Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date: 20th September 2009
Versus: High down Saints
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Alex, Ethan, Josh, Ben, Max (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Callum, Ben M, Thomas (midfield)
Robbie, Jordan, (strikers)
1st half
The match against High down was very much in two halves. The first half saw some of the team half heartedly trying to play football. When they had the ball they were just kicking it away rather than applying their skills and techniques practised week after week during training. They came off the pitch at half time 2-1 up courtesy of a cracking goal scored by Ben and a header from Robbie. But coach Steve was not impressed and felt they were lucky to be ahead. He gave one of his infamous stern half time talks and the team went back on the pitch keen to do better. 2nd Half
The Rangers put High down under pressure from the off. There was a good early strike from Shaun and great defending by Tony and his team of defence (Max, Alex, Ethan and Callum). A throw in by Jake to Josh was taken up the pitch and our third goal scored courtesy of Jake. Minutes later a corner ball found its way to Jordan and the Rangers were 4-1 up. Lancing seemed to dominate the half and we could all see the improvement. Another chance for us, which Robbie took but Jordan, finished off, giving Rangers 5-1 lead. Manager Pete decided to ensure everyone had a good game today, so effectively substituted the players fairly. The last 5 minutes saw another 2 goals scored by Jordan, making his total 4 just in this game!

Final score 7-2
MOM: Max
Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date:11th October 2009
Versus: Middleton Diamonds
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Callum, Ethan, James, Ben, Max,Thomas (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Alex, Ben M, (midfield)
Robbie, Jordan, (strikers)

1st half
It would seem that this seasons matches are played in two halves and today’s, was certainly no exception. During the first half the boys were playing up hill and against the wind and they struggled. They played well but Middleton were always one step ahead. Within minutes Rangers were a goal down and a little despondent. The whole team seemed unable to cope with the game and were put under immense pressure. Despite great defending by James, Tony, Alex, Ben spike, Callum and Max, another goal was scored, making the half time score 2-0. The half time talk was a positive one, which lifted the boys’ spirits a little.

2nd Half
They stepped out for the second half a different team. The pressure was now placed in Middleton’s defence and there were shots on and off target made by Ethan, Ben, Jordan and Robbie. A great sequence of passes started with Thomas passing it wide to Jake, who in turn knocked it back into mid-field to Shaun who played it out to Ethan, forward to Jordan and a great shot went wide. Shaun finally got the Rangers their first goal and it was only then that the boys began to believe in themselves. There were a number of corner balls taken valiantly by Ethan and a number of shots made until finally another great goal from Jake equalling the game at 2-2 with approximately 20 minutes to go. Play was still dominant in Middleton’s defence and the goal keeper made a couple of good saves before Jordan, our new little striker got the winning goal, finishing the tense game 3-2 to the Rangers giving them the well deserved 3 points and ensuring they, for now remain at the top of the table!

MOM: Shaun
Lancing Rangers Under 12 Select Report.
Date: 25th October 2009
Versus: Chichester Colts
Squad: George (GK), Tony, Callum, Ethan, James, Josh,
Thomas (defence)
Jake, Shaun, Ben M, Max (midfield)
Alex, Jordan, (strikers)

1st Half
Today’s cup match draw was against Chichester Colts, who the boys had a previous away victory over. Almost within seconds due to lack of concentration, they were 1-0 down, and not playing their usual football but panicking with the ball, which contributed to simple errors. There were some good runs on the wing made by Ben and a shot by Alex was saved. Corner balls taken by Ethan, were then snatched by Chichester’s defence and taken out of the danger zones, and down to our defence. A corner for Chichester was headed out well by Tony, up to Callum who passed to Max and then to Jordan who was unfortunately off side.

2nd Half
The second half started slow until the ball found Jake in Chichester’s defence. He made a run down the wing to the penalty area and crossed it through to Alex and Jordan. The ball then came out again to Jake who took a shot and scored. With renewed confidence, the whole team seemed to play better. There were some good football by Thomas and Josh and some great defending by the determined James. Chichester was awarded a penalty for a handball by Ben and a great save was made by George, which kept the score at 1-1. Minutes later a free kick, 25 yards from the goal, was awarded to the Rangers which was taken by Shaun, but the ball went wide. In the last few minutes of the match, the Rangers seemed determined to get a winning goal, which they did courtesy of Ben making the final score 2-1.

MOM: George