Match Reports 2008/09- second team

League

Trinity II 6 Gildersome Spurs III 1

Ryan O'Donnell scored a hat-trick as Trinity II thrashed Gildersome Spurs III 6-1 to ensure Division Two survival.  Stevie Travers, Ian Duggleby also scored in the victory with a Gildersome own goal completing the scoring.

Trinity went into the half-time break 3-0 up courtesy of an own goal, Stevie Travers and Ryan O'Donnell.  In the second half  O'Donnell added two more goals to secure his hat-trick.  One of the goals was a tremendous half volley from the edge of the penalty area that found the top corner of the net.  Midfielder Ian Duggleby completed the scoring for Trinity before Gildersome grabbed a consolation goal.  Final score 6-1.

Team: Yates, Fox, Buckle, Kilsby, Hussain, Hussain, Hobbs, O'Donnell, Duggleby, Martin, Wray, Travers

Subs: Ritchie (for Martin), Higo (for Hobbs), Prior (for Travers)

League

Centralians II 1 Trinity II 4

Sylvan Hussain scored his first goal as Trinity as they beat bottom of the table Centralians II 4-1 in their vital match at the foot of the table.

After a scrappy opening twenty minutes Triniy took the lead.  Graham Fox's cross from the right cross was headed into the Centralians' net by one of their own defenders.  1-0 to Trinity which is how the first half ended. 

Paul Wray's shot from edge of penalty area which found the bottom corner of the net gave Trinity a 2-0 lead early in the second half.  Centralians cut the deficit when a long range shot found the back of the net to make it 2-1.  Trinity restored their two goal lead through Sylvan Hussain.  After a corner was partially cleared Hussain's well struck shot from edge of penalty area found the top corner of net. 3-1 to Trinity.  Ryan O'Donnell wrapped up the scoring when he lobbed the keeper to give Trinity a 4-1 victory.

Team: Queen, Higo, Buckle, Martin, McAulay, Hussain, Fox, O'Donnell, Duggleby, Wray

Subs: Prior (for Higo)

League

Amaranth 3 Trinity II 0

Trinity II lost 3-0 against Division Two title chasers Amaranth.  Forward Luke Grant opened the scoring for the home side with a neat finish in the first half to put the home side 1-0 up.  Then a miss-hit cross resulted in the ball looping into the net to make it 2-0 before half-time.  In the second half Grant scored his second of the game from close range to make it 3-0, leaving Trinity in the bottom two of the division.

Team: Yates, Fox, Kilsby, Mullowney, McAulay, Curran, Duggleby, Ryan, Pearson, Prior, Wray

Subs: Higo (for Prior)

League

Bramley Juniors II 4 Trinity II 0

Trinity II lost 4-0 in their vital relegation battle against Bramley Juniors.  After going into the half-time break 1-0 down they conceded three late goals while chasing the game in the defeat.

Bramley opened the scoring in the first half courtesy of a Trinity defensive mistake.  Trinity keeper Jimmy Yates, who found himself of the right side of the penalty area passed the ball inside to Pete Compton.  Unfortunately the ball went over his foot and into the path of Bramley's Steven Cooper who passed the ball into the open net.  1-0 to Bramley.  Trinity thought they had scored a goal when the Bramley goalkeeper appeared to carry the ball over his own goal line.  However the referee didn't think the whole ball had crossed the line.  Half-time score 1-0.

Both teams created opportunities to score in the second half. When Trinity kept the ball on the ground they were able to create a few chances.  In addition they also forced a number of free-kicks and corners with Dean Holloway causing problems for the Bramley defence with his set-piece deliveries. However with Trinity chasing the game they gradually became open to the counter attack.  With fifteen minutes remaining Bramley scored their second. Phil Fletcher's neat left foot shot found the corner of the net after a Bramley breakaway to make it 2-0.  Then Trinity's JIm Mullowney unfortunately turned the ball into his own net after a cross from the left evaded Trinity's goalkeeper Yates.  3-0 to Bramley.  Phil Fletcher wrapped up the scoring for the evening with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.  Final score 4-0 to Bramley Juniors.

Team: Yates, Compton, Buckle, Ritchie, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Holloway, Hussain, Curran, Wray

Subs: Mullowney (for Hussain), Hobbs (for Gillott), Higo (for Compton)

League

Trinity II 4 Centralians 4

Trinity II scored four times but still shared the points as they drew 4-4 with fellow Division Two strugglers Centralians II.

Within fifteen minutes of the kick off Trinity were 2-0 up.  Paul Wray finished off a good move with a low shot from eight yards out to make it 1-0.  Then Pete Ritchie scored his first goal for Trinity, tapping the ball into the net from close range after a Dean Holloway cross.  Centralians narrowed the deficit when a shot from the edge of penalty area found the net after a corner was partially cleared.  2-1.  Then they equalised with a shot from their right winger to make it 2-2.  Ian Duggleby scored for Trinity before half-time to give Trinity a 3-2 lead at the break.

In the second half Centralians scored two goals in quick succession to take a 4-3 lead.  Their fourth goal was a forty yard shot that bounced over the head of Trinity goalkeeper Tim Stockwell, who was deputising for the injured Lee Field.  With ten minutes to go Trinity equalised with an Andrew Cavell shot from the edge of the penalty area.  Although Trinity had a couple of half chances to win the game finished 4-4.

Team: Stockwell, Fox, Martin, McAulay, Hussain, Ritchie, Duggleby, Gillott, Holloway, Cavell, Wray

Subs: Prior (for Ritchie)

League

Gildersome Spurs III 1 Trinity II 0

A first half goal was proved to be enough for Gildersome Spurs III as they beat Trinity II 1-0 in a closely fought game.  A Trinity clearance reached a Gildersome player outside the penalty area.  Spotting the Trinity goalkeeper out of position his speculative shot found the back of the net to give the home side a 1-0 lead.  Trinity pushed forward and even changed formation in a bid to break down the Gildersome defence.  However despite hitting the bar in the final minutes of the game Trinity couldn't make the breakthrough and the game finished 1-0.

Team: Queen, Martin, Buckle, McAulay, Fox, Holloway, Duggleby, Ritchie, Hussain, Cavell, Wray

Subs: Higo (for Ritchie)

League

Trinity II 1 Bramley Juniors II 0

Andy Cavell scored the only goal of the game as Trinity beat Bramley Juniors II in their bottom of the table clash in Division Two. 

Cavell scored what proved to be the winning goal after twenty minutes.  His shot which found the top corner of the net from twenty yards finished off a good move involving Graham Fox and Ryan O'Donnell. The goalkeeper got his hand to the shot but couldn't stop it from going in.  1-0 to Trinity.  Fifteen minutes later Trinity's keeper Lee Field fell badly and broke his ankle, meaning he'll miss the rest of the season.  Centre back Colin Buckle replaced him as goalkeeper for the remainder of the game.

In a game of few chances Trinity forced plenty of corners but couldn't force another goal.  Likewise Bramley applied plenty of pressure themselves though they struggled to create many clear cut chances.  With ten minutes remaining they thought they had equalised.  However the goal was ruled out for offside.  Trinity hung on to clinch their 1-0 victory.

Team: L.Field, Martin, Buckle, McAulay, Fox, O'Donnell, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Hussain, Cavell

Subs: Holloway (for Field), Higo (for Gillott), Prior (for Ritchie)

League

Huddersfield Amateurs II 3 Trinity II 3

Trinity equalise three times as they drew 3-3 with Huddersfield Amateurs II in their relagation scrap.

The home side took the lead in the first half when Lee Thirlwall scored with a goal from close range to go 1-0 up.  Andrew Cavell equalised for Trinity, finishing off a good move with a fine finish from inside the penalty area.  1-1.

Five minutes in to the second half Huddersfield Amateurs regained their lead with another Thirlwall goal , who scored from close range to make it 2-1. Trinity then equalised through Ryan O'Donnell, who found the top corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-2.  The home side took the lead for the third time with a good finish from forward Hennigan to make it 3-2.  Then Trinity equalised for the third time when Paul Wray fired home from close range to make it 3-3.  Trinity nearly grabbed all three points when Ian Duggleby struck the bar with five minutes to go.  Final score 3-3.

Team: L.Field, Fox, Martin, Ritchie, Hussain, Curran, O'Donnell, Duggleby, Holloway, Wray, Cavell

Subs: Higo (for Holloway)

League

Ealandians II 2 Trinity II 0

Ealandians II scored a goal in each half as they beat Trinity II 2-0.  The first goal was headed in by a midfielder following a cross from the right.  Then in the second half the home side doubled their lead when one of their forwards fired home from ten yards.  Despite some good football Trinity couldn't force a goal.  Final score 2-0 to Ealandians.

Team: L.Field, Martin, Buckle, McAulay, Fox, Duggleby, Mullowney, Gillott, Hussain, Wray, O'Donnell

Subs: Holloway (for Wray), Ritchie (for Hussain), Higo (for Martin)

League

Trinity II 0 Dewsbury Rangers 4

James Goodall scored a hat-trick for Dewsbury Rangers as they thrashed Trinity II 4-0.   His first goal gave the away side a 1-0 lead at half-time.  In the second half he scored two more to complete his hat-trick before Chris Pearson completed the scoring in the 4-0 victory.

Team: L.Field, Higo, Buckle, McAulay, Martin, Hussain, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Holloway, O'Donnell

Subs: Prior (for Higo), Ritchie (for Gillott), Rowe (for Buckle)

League

Trinity II 1 Leeds City OB II 1
 
Adam Gillott scored for Trinity as they drew 1-1 with Leeds City II.  Despite creating further chances Trinity couldn't force a win.

Playing at Bedquilts due to St Theresa's being unavailable Trinity opened the scoring.  Following a goalmouth scramble Adam Gillott scored to give Trinity a 1-0 lead.  Leeds City equalised before half-time with a free-kick from just outside the penalty area.

In the second half Trinity looked the stronger side but couldn't force a winner.  With five minutes remaining the referee sent off Trinity's Ryan O'Donnell and a Leeds City full-back for an altercation that he didn't actually see.  However he assessed that the reaction shown to the incident warranted both players being sent off.  Final score 1-1. 

Team: L.Field, Higo, Buckle, McAulay, Martin, Hussain, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Holloway, O'Donnell

Subs: Prior (for Higo)

League

Trinity II 0 Amaranth 1
 
A solitary first half goal proved to be enough as top of the table Amaranth kept their unbeaten league record intact with a 1-0 victory over Trinity's second team.  In a close game with few goal scoring chances, Amaranth scored after twenty minutes when forward Luke Grant scored from a goal mouth scramble following a corner.  Trinity goalkeeper Lee Field made a few good saves in the second half to keep Trinity in the game but they couldn't force an equaliser.

Team: L.Field, Buckle, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Holloway, Martin, O'Donnell

Subs: Higo (for Martin), Hussain (for Ritchie), Prior (for McAulay)

League

East Leeds Trinity 1 Trinity II 2
 
Ryan O'Donnell and Paul Wray scored the goals as Trinity II beat top of the table East Leeds Trinity 2-1, to record their best result of the season so far.

Playing on a boggy pitch Trinity defended well in first half restricting the home side to very few chances on goal.  Trinity had a of half chances to take the lead but couldn't convert them and the first half ending goalless.

In second half, Trinity started better and took the lead.  Ryan O'Donnell rounded the East Leeds goalkeeper and though he was tripped on the way past he managed to keep his balance to score.  1-0.  Pete Ritchie then found Paul Wray at the edge of the penalty area.  Wray's soft shot was fumbled by the goalkeeper and dropped into the net.  2-0 to Trinity.  It was Wray's first goal of the season, which is surprising as he finished last season as the second team's leading scorer with thirteen goals.  East Leeds then launched into all out attack managed to pull one back with a good header from Paul Phipps.   Towards the end of the game it was a case of backs to the wall for the Trinity's defence and goalkeeper Lee Field who managed to prevent an East Leeds equaliser.  Final score 2-1 to Trinity.

Team: L.Field, Buckle, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Holloway, Wray, O'Donnell

Subs: Prior (for Duggleby), Hussain (for Connolly), Higo (Ritchie)

League

Dewsbury Rangers 5 Trinity II 4
 
Ryan O'Donnell scored a hat-trick but Trinity II went down 5-4 to Dewsbury Rangers in an action packed game.

Going uphill in the first half Trinity went 1-0 up.  New signing Stuart Dove beat the Dewsbury keeper near the corner flag and crossed it to Ryan O'Donnell to head into an empty net.  The home side equalised shortly afterwards.  After a throw was partially cleared the ball was crossed back into the area and it found the back of the net before anyone could touch it.  1-1.  Dewsbury went 2-1 when a forward found the top corner of the net with a mis-hit shot.  But Trinity equalised almost straight away.  A Dove shot was saved by the keeper.  Ian Duggleby was first to the ball to slot home the rebound making it 2-2.  Just before half-time O'Donnell scored his second of the game, converting from six yards after being set up by Dove.

Dewsbury started the second half the stronger of the teams but went 4-2 down after a Trinity break.  Dove's shot was fumbled by the keeper and the ball dropped to O'Donnell who tapped it into the net.  Hat-trick for O'Donnell and 4-2 to Trinity.  Dewsbury narrowed the deficit shortly afterwards.  A right wing cross found the top corner of the net to make it 4-3.  Then five minutes later the home side equalised.  A corner was unfortunately deflected by Trinity's Adam Gillott into his own net.  4-4.  Dewsbury then took the lead.  A short corner which took Trinity by surprise found a Dewsbury player twenty yards from goal.  His well struck shot found the back of the net to make it 5-4.  With Trinity then chasing the game to try to equalise Dewsbury managed to breakaway on a couple of occasions.  On one occasion Trinity keeper Lee Field thwarted the attack with a couple of tackles, but was booked when the ball struck him on the arm when he was outside the penalty area.  Then in another breakaway Field found himself thirty yards from his own goal facing up to an advancing forward who tried to lob him.  Field instinctively prevented the ball going over his head with his hands and was awarded the red card.  Trinity couldn't recover from that.  Final score 5-4 to Dewsbury Rangers.

Team: L.Field, Wray, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Holloway, O'Donnell, Dove

Subs: Hussain (for Holloway)

League

Trinity II 4 Huddersfield Amateurs II 0
 
Trinity II got back to winning ways with an excellent 4-0 victory over Huddersfield Amateurs II. 

Graham Fox opened the scoring for Trinity with a good finish from a tight angle, following a well taken McAulay free-kick.  1-0. Ryan O'Donnell's volley from fifteen yards following a good move made it 2-0.

In the second half centre-back Jamie Connolly scored twice to secure victory for Trinity.  His left foot shot from ten yards which found the bottom corner of the net made it 3-0, following a corner which the away side failed to clear.  Then Connolly scored his second of the game with a header at back post following an Adam Gillott corner.

Team: L.Field, Martin, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Holloway, O'Donnell, Wray

Subs: Prior (for Ritchie), Higo (for O'Donnell)

League

Trinity II 0 Modernians II 3
 
Trinity II went down 3-0 to bottom of the table Modernians II, who earned their first league points this season with the victory.  Despite creating several chances Trinity failed to convert them as they were beaten by the visiting side.  Tony Mullin, Richard Houle and Josh Williams were the scorers for Modernians.

Team: L.Field, Buckle, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Wray, Martin, Brown

Subs: Prior (for Buckle), Higo (for Ritchie), Woodhead (for Martin)

League

Trinity II 1 East Leeds Trinity 6
 
Top of the table East Leeds Trinity demonstrated their potential to be Division Two Champions with a 6-1 victory of Trinity II.  Dean Holloway got Trinity's goal from the penalty spot in the second half when they were four goals down.  But the the East Leeds side scored two more goals as Trinity tired to secure a convincing victory.

Trinity again fielded a much-changed side from the previous week and paid the penalty for this with some early confusion in the defence allowing East Leeds Trinity to go into a quick 2-0 lead. Trinity gradually got themselves back into the game with some good play from the midfield helping to create a number of excellent chances. Sadly these were not taken and Trinity reached half-time still 2-0 down.

Within seconds of the re-start Trinity conceded a killer third goal after the whole team switched off to allow a very slack goal which effectively sealed the game for East Leeds. Trinity continued to produce some good chances but were unable to take any of them. A good headed goal by the East Leeds substitute striker, with his first touch of the game, made it 4-0 before Trinity pulled a goal back through a Dean Holloway penalty to make it 4-1. Trinity then made a number of glaring misses including at least one chance that was easier to score than miss, before East Leeds finished the game strongly with a further two goals to make the end result a very disappointing 6-1.  Kean Varley with a hat-trick, Steve Sheridan, Craig Baker and Lee Capitano got the goals for East Leeds.

Overall it was not as bad a performance by Trinity as the scoreline suggests, however some poor finishing and moments of slackness at the back cost the team dearly.

Team: L.Field, Stockwell, Martin, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, Ritchie, Hussain, Holloway, Brown

Subs: Higo (for Ritchie)

League

Trinity II 1 Agnes Stewart 1
 
After losing 7-0 to Agnes Stewart the previous week Trinity managed to get a 1-1 draw.

Midway through the first half Ian Duggleby scored with an excellent volley from thirty five yards out to put Trinity 1-0 up.

With ten minutes to go Agnes Stewart equalised.  A corner was punched into his own net by the unfortunate Lee Field in the Trinity goal.  This was a shame as Trinity had put in such a good performance after the previous week's defeat.  Final score 1-1.

Team: L.Field, Stockwell, McAulay, Connolly, Fox, Duggleby, Gillott, O'Donnell, Hussain, Wray, Prior

Subs: Higo (for Prior)

League

Agnes Stewart 7 Trinity II 0
 
Trinity II suffered their biggest ever defeat as they were thrashed 7-0 by Agnes Stewart.  After conceding three first half goals Trinity improved and had chances to score in the first period.  However they failed to convert their chances and went into the break 3-0 down.

Confident of getting back into the game in the second half Trinity were unfortunate to concede what was seen as a dubious penalty.  This was converted to put Agnes Stewart 4-0 up.  After that Trinity were never in contention and they conceded three more goals.  Final score 7-0 to Agnes Stewart.

Team: L.Field, Fox, Stockwell, Connolly, Hussain, Ritchie, Wray, Duggleby, Gillott, Martin, Brown

Subs: McAulay (for Hussain), Prior (for Ritchie), Higo (for Martin)

League

Leeds City OB II 3 Trinity II 1
 
Peter Brown scored for the third successive game but ended on the losing side as Trinity II went down 3-1 at Leeds City OB II.

After going 1-0 behind in the first half to a Jarred Hancock goal Trinity equalised through a fine solo effort from Brown, who cut inside before beating the keeper from inside the penalty area.  However the home side went into the break 2-1 up when they scored again through Nathan Smith.

In the second half Leeds City scored another through Rob Harrop after Trinity struggled to clear their lines following a free-kick.  Final score 3-1 to Leeds City.

Team: L.Field, Fox, Buckle, Martin, Hussain, Prior, Ritchie, Gillott, O'Donnell, Brown, Wray

Subs: Stockwell (for Buckle), Duggleby (for Prior), Holloway (for Ritchie)

League

Modernians II 2 Trinity II 6
 
Adam Gillott, Peter Brown and debutant Kieron Young all scored twice as Trinity II grabbed their second win of the season with an excellent 6-2 victory over bottom of the table Modernians II.

With at least five regular starters missing, including captain Dean Holloway and last year's leading scorer Paul Wray, Trinity arrived with the bare minimum eleven players. Modernians made the brighter start but were unable to break through.  Trinity gradually got into the game and midway through the half, dubutant striker Kieron Young fired his first goal for Trinity. After beating a defender in the six yard box he coolly slotted the ball into the back of the net to give Trinity a 1-0 lead.  Modernians equalised just before half time.  The unfortunate Trinity centre half Tim Stockwell turned the ball into his own net after a scramble in the Trinity penalty area.  1-1 the half-time score. 

With Trinity going down hill in the second half a long punt down the pitch from keeper Lee Field fell to Young, who put Trinity back into the lead.   2-1 to Trinity.  Modernians equalised shortly afterwards to make it 2-2  After that it was all Trinity.  Peter Brown added to his goal on his debut last week with Trinity's third.  Adam Gillott made it 4-1 after a scramble in the Modernians area.  Brown then scored his second of the game to make it 5-2.  Then Gillott got the goal of the game.  After dribbling round four Modernians' players and he beat the keeper to make it 6-2.  This completed an excellent performance.  Lets hope this is the kick start the team needs for the rest of the season.

Team: L.Field, Fox, Buckle, Stockwell, Hussain, Prior, Ritchie, Gillott, O'Donnell, Brown, Young

Hancock Cup (First Round)

Ealandians II 6 Trinity II 1
 
Ben Charlesworth scored all six goals for Ealandians II as they thrashed Trinity II 6-1 to progress to the second round of the Hancock Cup.  Trinity found Charlesworth, who is signing for Unibond side FC Halifax this week, in fantastic form as he scored four first half goals to give the home side a 4-0 lead at the break.

Charlesworth added two more goals after the break while debutant Peter Brown scored a consolation goal for Trinity.   Final score 6-1 to Ealandians II. 

Team: L.Field, Fox, Buckle, Holloway, Hussain, Ritchie, Fowler, Gillott, Duggleby, O'Donnell, Wray

Subs: Wanless (for Hussain), Prior (for Fowler), Brown (for Ritchie)

League

Trinity II 1 Ealandians II 0
 
Adam Gillott scored on his debut as Trinity II grabbed their first points of the season.  His second half goal allowed Trinity to defeat Ealandians II 1-0.

Team: Queen, Fox, Buckle, Martin, Hussain, Ritchie, Fairhead, Gillott, Duggleby, O'Donnell, Prior

Subs: Hunton (for Fairhead), Holloway (for Prior)

League

Trinity II 0 Moortown OB 6
 
Moortown beat Trinity II for the third consecutive week hammering them 6-0.  With eighteen goals conceded against Moortown in the last three games, Trinity will be pleased to play against different opposition next week.

Team: Hammond, Fox, Buckle, C.Field, Ritchie, Fowler, Holloway, Duggleby, O'Donnell, Wray, Wanless

Subs: Halls (for Fowler), Prior (for Wanless), Jacob (for Ritchie)

Leeds & District Cup

Moortown OB 7 Trinity II 3
 
Neil Higgins scored two goals on his return to Trinity colours.  However it couldn't stop Trinity being knocked out of the Leeds & District Cup, as they went down 7-3 to Moortown OB.  Danny Rogers and Danny King both scored hat-tricks for Moortown with Al Slatter scoring the other goal in their victory.

Moortown were two goals up within the first ten minutes.  A free header from a corner and a converted penalty gave Moortown a 2-0 lead.   Then Higgins scored his first of the game for Trinity, rounding the keeper and slotting the ball home to make it 2-1.  He then scored his second, latching onto a poor back pass before placing the ball past the keeper.  2-2, which was how the first half finished.

In the second half Moortown scored five goals, including a further two penalties, to put them firmly in control of the game with a 7-2 lead.  Graham Fox scored a consolation goal for Trinity with ten minutes remaining to make it 7-3. 

Team: Hammond, Fox, Buckle, Compton, Ritchie, Holloway, Duggleby, Lambert, O'Donnell, Wray, Higgins

Subs: Fowler (for Compton)

League

Moortown OB 5 Trinity II 1
 
A new look Trinity II side struggled in their first game of the season, going down 5-1 at Moortown OB.  Trinity found themselves 2-0 down at half-time and then conceded shortly after the restart as Moortown extended their lead.  Substitute Jonny Halls reduced the deficit for Trinity, scoring on his debut.  However two more goals for Moortown gave them a 5-1 victory.  Moortown's scorers were Danny King (two), Danny Rogers, Phil Smith and Anthony Hussey.

Team: L.Field, Fox, C.Field, Ritchie, Matthews, Martin, Compton, Holloway, O'Donnell, Wray, Fowler

Subs: Chris Prior (for Compton), Halls (for Ritchie), Collins (for Martin)