Match report

Westwood Jets 8 - 0 Kirkheaton
Sunday 14th February 2010

The Jets made an explosive start as the first move of the game ended when Jake Dawson looped the ball over the Kirkheaton keeper. The visitors fought back but found it hard to break the Jets down. A Westwood corner landed on a defender's head and went in for an own goal. Kieran Walton collected the ball from a throw-in, travelled round defenders and the goalkeeper then finished from a tight angle. Two almost identical goals rounded off the half. Both were well-struck shots from the left that dipped a little before going in. The first came from Callum Armitage, who made an overlapping run from left back. Central defenders Patrick Henry and Matthew Wardman established a well-coordinated partnership that also allowed Matthew to add his physical presence further up the field, and good positioning led to him scoring the second.

There were fewer goals after the break but some great entertainment. Jake Dawson and Lewis Goldsborough showed vision to pick out spaces and players then found them with some neat flicks and passes. Ross Kelly and Elliott Gelder used power and speed to beat defenders. The ball rattled around the Kirkheaton back line until Kieran picked it up and fired it at the goal. Jake Dawson and Adam Perry worked a short corner through to Dominic Anderson who confidently found the net. Then Adam sent a ball through to Jake in the penalty area; the goalkeeper got there first but was unlucky to see the ball trickle over the line after his attempt to smother it. He had been busy and had made a number of good saves. In the Westwood goal, Jacob Ashbrook also had work to do but a commanding performance ensured another clean sheet.


close window