Under 11's Archived Match Updates 2007/08 season

Hollingworth 5 Hillgate Boys 3 Saturday 8/09/07
The U12 went 1 down when in the first game of the season when Hillgate forward lobbed keeper Liam Percy. Ryan Murray soon equalised with a lovely finish in the top corner to give the keeper no chance it was 1-1 at half time. Hillgate went in front just after the interval but the Hollingworth heads didn’t drop and they were playing better football. Ryan Murray scored after a corner wasn’t cleared; Murray then put the home team upfront for the first time running onto a delightful ball from Danny Ogden. Frank Donald then bundled the ball home from a yard out when the keeper failed to hold a cross Elliot draper then scored with his right foot ( first time ever!) smashing his shot in the top corner. Hillgate scored a late consulation but Hollingworth ran out worthy winners Ryan Murray and Danny Ogden were men of the match

Woodley Albion 1 Hollingworth 1 Weds 12/09/07
First midweek game of the season. A game of two halves. We went 1-0 down in the 1st half after a long punt up field caught the defence napping. The 2nd half was all Hollingworth with Max White getting his 1st of the season.
After that we hit the woodwork no less than 4 times. Only time will tell if it will be a point gained or a point lost!

Stockport Vikings 3 Hollingworth 4 Weds 19/09/07
These midweek games are a nightmare trying to get into Didsbury for a 6-30 kick off!!!
The under 12s should have had this game won in the 1st half. We had that many chances we could have won 2 games! Max White with 2 and a goal from Ryan Murray put the visitors in control.Hollingworth seemed to get complaicent and let the vikings draw level. It was left to Ryan Murray to head the winner with 10 minutes remaining. The game ended in total darkness which is ridiculous as we have a couple of free weekends later in the season.

Hollingworth 6 Chapel town Juniors 1 Weds 26/09/07
On a cold and blustery morning the under 12s were convincing winners. Ryan Murray opened the scoring firing through the keepers legs. Chapel were soon level when a mix-up in the home defence left the forward with a tap in. Elliot Draper restored the lead when he rounded the keeper to score with his right foot (his first 1ever!) after Frank Donald had played him in. The second half was one way traffic as Hollingworth played some lovely football. Murray was fouled in the box and he dusted himself down to smash the penalty into the top corner.He then scored again lobbing the stranded keeper from the edge of the area. He still wasn't finished scoring after a defence splitting pass from Josh Baines. That's 9 goals in 4 games and he deserved to take the match ball home. Connor Simpson scored the final goal from the spot to leave the visitors shellshocked. Chapel's manager said his team could not cope with hollingworths slick passing.

Apollo Juniors 2 Hollingworth Juniors 4 Sun 30/09/07
Manager Pete Donald was forced into a change before the game had started when Connor Clarke was taken ill. Elliot Draper taking his place in the defence. Hollingworth were up and running quickly with Ryan Murray playing a superb pass to Alex Ball who smashed his shot past the keeper. Bradley Rawlinson soon increased the lead with a tap in after a mix up in the home defence. He then added another beating two defenders to fire past the overworked keeper. Apollo scored just before the break. They increased the pressure in the second half and were rewarded with another goal when the forward beat the offside trap to set up a tense finish. Hollingworth were still the better side but needed another goal. It came when little Alex Ball skinned the full back, his cross found Max White who's shot rattled the bar. Simon Hallam was there to lash the rebound home. It really shouldn't have got to fingernail biting but we will take the points anyway!

Hollingworth Juniors 3 Stockport Dynamos 4 Sun 8/10/07
Hollingworth have only themselves to blame for this defeat. They lost because they couldn't cope with route 1 football. Credit to the dynamos who play to there strengths. With a centre forward who towered over everybody else on the pitch, there was only one way they were going to play. Hollingworth were 2-1 up at the break with goals from Alex Ball and Ryan Murray who scored his 10th of the season. With 15 minutes to go and Hollingworth still the better team the away side scored the equaliser somewhat against the run of play. Panic set into the home defence and two big punts upfield were to be there downfall as the dynamos went 4-2 infront with the big lad scoring a hat-trick. There was still time for Alex Ball to score again, beating three defenders to fire in at the near post. Hollingworth will have to put this first defeat of the season behind them and move on to the next game which is Reddish athletic away.


Reddish Athlietic 1 Hollingworth Juniors 4 Sun 14/10/07
Hollingworth got back to winning ways with an emphatic victory. The win would have been more comfortable but for the heroics of the home keeper. Ryan Murray got Hollingworth on there way after a superb ball from Frank Donald split the defence, Murray firing past the helpless keeper. Donald then got in on the act scoring a quite brilliant goal. He beat three defenders before shooting into the bottom corner of the net. Just after the break Murray scored again this time tapping home after Elliot Draper's shot was parried into his path by the overworked keeper. That put the striker on twelve goals already for the season. Reddish kept going and scored a consolation goal when a free kick wasn't cleared. Donald scored the final goal, reacting quickly to a knock down from Josh Jackson. Special mention to Danny Ashton who marshalled the defence superbly well.

Metro cup peliminary round Priory county 1 Hollingworth Juniors 8
The first cup match of the season resulted in a resounding win for Hollingworth. On a superb pitch the u12s were out of the blocks early with Alex Ball scoring after only five minutes. He left two defenders in his wake before smashing a lovely shot into the bottom corner. Max White then took over the goalscoring with a first half treble. His first was a tap-in when Ball set him up. The second from a corner, hooking the ball home from ten yards. His hat-trick goal was his best playing a 1-2 with strike partner Frank Donald before rounding the keeper for a clinical finish. Priory then scored a scrappy goal from a corner that wasn't cleared with there only attack of the half. Frank Donald scored the fifth just after the break, heading home a superb cross from Alex Ball. He didn't have to wait long for his second when Josh Jackson played a delightful pass that beat the off-side trap to lob over the stranded keeper. Danny Ogden then scored the goal of the game.Volleying home from 25 yards to give him his first goal in over a year. Bradley Rawlinson lobbed the final goal after another superb pass from man of the match Alex Ball for a convincing victory.

Hollingworth 3 Whaley Bridge 3 Sun 04/11/07
The under 12s were up against there bogey side Whaley bridge. They have failed to beat them in the previous five games. Mind you they've drawn four of the games. Hollingworth scored first when Alex Ball beat a couple of defenders to cross for Max White to lash home from six yards. The u12s were playing some lovely football and it was no surprise when Elliot Draper scored a beauty after Ryan Murray and Danny Ogden had made the opening for him. Whaley netted just before the break after a defensive mistake. Alex Ball soon restored the two goal advantage just after half time, scoring at the keepers near post. The next ten minutes were going to be vital, the home side just needed to be steady and see it out. They didn't and another long ball upfield saw a missed header and a goal out of nothing for Whaley. Hollingworth were having problems with route one football and the away team could sense this. Hollingworth had a corner that was headed away and the defender launched the ball upfield, a slip from a home defender and Whaley bridge equalized. The draw felt like a defeat! Hollingworth stay 2nd in the league. They looked superb going forward but will have to defend better if they want promotion.

Hollingworth 5 Bramhall North Lions 1 Sun 11/11/07
The top two in the division were up against each other and they put on a great show. Hollingworth were up for the game and went 1 up after only five minutes. Elliot Draper scoring from the edge of the area. The u12s were flying and creating lots of chances, they won a penalty when a defender hand balled a shot from Simon Hallam. Ryan Murray stepped up to score in the corner. Bramhall were having a few chances but they were mainly long range shots. The third goal was a great team goal involving five players ending with Ryan Murray heading home Connor Simpsons wonderful cross. Bramhall kept going and scored a good goal, the forward beating two defenders before slotting past Liam Percy in nets. Hollingworth scored again just before the interval. Alex Ball firing home the loose ball after the keeper parried Josh Jacksons wicked shot. The second half was end to end and a great advert for the Stockport metro league, The only surprise was that there was only one more goal. Elliot Draper netting his second, scoring at the keepers near post after bulldozing his way past the defence. The final action was Liam Percy making a breathtaking one-handed save from a header, clawing the ball back from behind him.