Thornhill B v Canton 6/2/10

Sorry this write up is so late, I'm afraid work is manic at the moment.

Thornhill started the game well with plenty of skilled play and this was a tight game throughout. Canton were playing well but our defence was solid and the football aws surprisingly good after such a long break. it was 20 minutes before the deadlock was broken by a Canton goal, luckily this didn't cause thornhill heads to drop and we kept going well. some great moves on the wing from Jake led to a close miss by Adam before the second by Canton.

The second half led to a Goal by Chris after a real goalmouth scramble. Canton got 2 more at the end but we played well for the full 80 minutes, well done to all of you.

Training

There will be no Football training on thursday 7/1/10 due to the schools closure.

New Year

Happy New Year to all of you, the fixtures are through and it looks like an interesting month for Thornhill Football (If any get played in this weather!!). Remember training on Thursday. Simon

Pentwyn Dynamo v Thornhill B 12/12/09

After last weeks success Thornhill went out bouyant. The game started well with some good passing by Thornhill, however Pentwyn's A league credentials soon started to show. We held on well in the first half keeping the score line respectable, but in the second half frustration got the better of us.

Well done lads for giving it your all in tough circumstances. Just remember that the reason why we came up against these guys is that we won in the first round. something that has not happened before, this is still our best ever cup run!

Thornhill B v Maindy Corries 5/11/09

A wet day but a deluge of goals for thornhill with our biggest win of the season. The game started positively with nice passing leading to a great chance for Chris Juggessur who rose well for a great header that hit the bar. Chris quickly made up for this miss with a goal in the first 10 minutes. James Doyle soon took the score to 2-0 with another great shot that the Maindy keeper who had made some great saves stood no chance against.

The score remained unchanged at half time, but Maindy were starting to tire and Thornhill were playing some of their best football. Jake Evans and Andrew Peckham both scored from accute angles, Chris got one more and James Makin scored twice, one from nearly the half way line. But Maindy never gave up and eventually got a deserved goal from a great run by their striker. Andrew then finished the game with a final ball that bounced awkwardly for the Maindy keeper and took the score to 8-1.

A superb team performance with the whole squad giving 100% and great defensive play at the back not allowing Maindy to get going. The man of the match goes to Sean Leonard for coming back from injury and performing so well.

South Wales Echo 11/11/09

Just thought you'd all like to know that we had a mention in tonight's South Wales Echo.
It's in the centre pages if you've got a copy.

The quote being:-

"Dan, Sohi, Chris Jugessur and James Makin Scored the goals that secured Thornhill Athletic their third win of the season beating Lisvane 4-3."

Thornhill B v Lisvane Panthers 7/11/09

A wet start on a slippery pitch for this local derby match. Despite this the game started as it was to go on at a terrific pace. Both teams were very well matched and both clearly wanted the win. Thornhill were playing some good football with Evan and the defence clearing the ball from the Thornhill end well. Eventually Dan Sohi saw an opportunity with the lisvane keeper off his line and fired a long shot from the centre circle to open the scoring for Thornhill. This was followed by a great header by Chris Juggessur to take the half time score to 2-0. Unfortunatly Jake had to come off at half time with an injury and loosing his great football skill on the wing was unsettling. Lisvane took advantage with two goals early in the second half the second of which was an unstoppabe shot from their striker.

Thornhill refused to give in and James Makin scored a well deserved goal for Thornhill, followed by another for lisvane. With the score at 3-3 the intensity of the game was unbearable for the fans. But neither team gave up, Adam Salamon kept producing great attacking moves as did James Doyle and the central defence partnership of Andrew Peckham and David Evans was rock solid. With only a few minutes left James Makin struck again to give a final score of Thornhill 4-3 Lisvane. Well done lads a great day and a well deserved victory. Man of the match goes to James Makin for winning the midfield battle in the swamp of the centre circle and the two goals.