WAKEFIELD UNITED

HEMSWORTH MINERS

SUNDAY 16^TH SEPTEMBER 2007 – AWAY 
 
United played at home for the first game of the season against worthy opponents Hemsworth Miners.  The home team although only fielding 9 players gave a good account of themselves with excellent goal keeping skills from Cameron Dye and a brilliant defensive performance from debutant Bhavin Patel.  Other solid performances of note came from Robert Bottomley, James Murphy, Jake Tolson and James Bree.  Connor Playford went near a few times with attempts over the net however it was Matthew Peel who was on target for United with a superb header.  All in all a great team effort with plenty of potential for the future.  The player of the match was awarded to Joe Howard for 100% effort throughout the match with the final score being an 8-1 win for the visitors

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WAKEFIELD UNITED

STANLEY UNITED

SUNDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2007 - HOME 
 
Wakefield United played some good football from the start with some super balls through laid on by Joe Howard.  Connecting first for the hosts was a superb ball into the top corner from Connor Playford.  The visitors fielding a full strength team soon overpowered United however the player of the match Bhavin Patel showed excellent tackling skills throughout and was likened to a terrier with a bone chasing the Stanley strikers.  Goalkeeper Cameron Dye also had a superb game with solid performances also from Robert Jukes, James Murphy, Robert Bottomley and Jake Tolson.  During the second half Matthew Peel came into his own and struck home an excellent shot to bring the hosts tally to 2 however it wasn't enough to stop Stanley who came out overall winners 11-2.

FINAL SCORE - WAKEFIELD UNITED  2 - 11  STANLEY UNITED

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WAKEFIELD UNITED

ACKWORTH

SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2007 - HOME 

First round of the cup saw a plucky Wakefield United fall to a 13-2 defeat at the hands of visitors Ackworth.  United could only muster a team of 8 however each and every player showed their determination and spirit shining through to the end.  The two United goals came from Joe Howard with a superb shot wrong footing the visitors keeper and Robert Jukes powering a cracking volley into the top corner.  An excellent performance from Goalkeeper Cameron Dye earned him the Player Of The Match.

FINAL SCORE - WAKEFIELD UNITED  2 - 13  ACKWORTH

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