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WCFC Big Orange Mens 1sts (1) v Massey (8) Well we traveled to Massey Uni on Saturday to take one the Massey 1st team on the back of two good sessions this week we were confident of being better than the week previous. Within the first two minutes we were one down but Dan Aplin answered back in the 3rd minute and finished a good header at the far post to level up the scores . James Barnes did a hamstring chasing back their quick centre forward and his day was over. Whilst chasing we also conceded another goal and the flow of goals against kept coming 3 then 4 all from long balls which the forward was able to get hold of and finish none for us, although we were trying our best, no chances seemed to fall our way and another PK among the goals. Second half we continued to press but they were just on us too quick and shut down anything we tried, meanwhile we were still leaking goals 5,6,7,8. Not great but I must say that the back four were doing their best, the communication was better than last week but we couldn't keep them out, we created our own chances and on another day Ants could have bagged a hat-trick but not today. We spoke at length after the match about what went wrong and everyone was given the chance to say what they felt and we will address the issues to overcome the last few weeks slump in form and get back on the horse and continue to fight and battle to improve. Next weekend sees us take on Massey again but in Cup football at Wembley 2pm so get along and cheer on the boys we need your support now more than ever. Coach Kel WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers (6) v Rivercity Chiefs (0)Last Saturdays game saw the table topping hammers up against one of the competitions early wooden spoon contenders, the Rivercity chiefs, and it was business as usual for the hammers who swept aside their less fancied opponents with a 6-0 win. Dan Prujean opening the scoring for the day and his goal count for the season with a well taken shot powered into the back of the net. It took 2 of the hammers back 4 to get the next 2 goals with Dylan Howells' left boot proving too strong and then the crowd erupted as one of Wembley parks favourite sons, Scott Ruby, latched on to a perfect back heel pass from Josh Annabell to calmly slot the ball past the rivercity keeper much to the delight of his adoring fans on the sidelines. A second half much like the first with the hammers dominating territory and possession. 3 further goals to macca, kees and callum and the hammers train just keeps rolling onwards WCFC Repac Thirsties (1) v Athletic Cosmos (3)This week saw a strong opposition in the Cosmos come our way. With all their experience and knowledge, it was definitely going to be a hard game, and it proved to be that way, as for most of the first half it was a battle in midfield for possession. Archie Smith hadn’t missed out on leg day, as every long ball that was going his way was met by Archies head, clearing it away. A couple of chances from Sunny Kumar and Russell Fergusson went begging, but it was the Cosmos who got first blood, making it 1-0 at half time.
In the 2nd half played resumed with much the same type of play as the first half, until finally a piece of magic from a couple of the team young boys, Sunny Kumar and Josh Rod made the score 1-1. However as time went on the Cosmos experience became very apparent, and mistakes were made on our half as well, with the final score being 3-1 to Cosmos. Next week we have a tough challenge ahead of us in the form of Marist Celtic. WCFC Big Orange 1sts (3) v Hokowhitu FC (6)The defensive issues in Big Orange Wanganui City 1sts' back field were painfully evident at Palmerston North's Memorial Park, as they blew a two goal lead for a gutwrenching 6-3 loss to rivals Hokowhitu FC of Saturday. To read the full article click here WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers (10) v Athletic Weekenders (2) In what was being billed as a blockbuster top of the table clash between the 2 unbeaten sides in the Roly Taylor Championship, the WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers took the field expecting a tough game...unfortunately for the masses of fans on the sideline somebody forgot to tell Athletic Weekenders to show up. The Hammers picked apart their younger fitter opposition piece by piece as the goals stacked up for the yellow team. 5-0 up at half time and showing no signs of slowing. 2 second half goals to Athletic salvaged a shred of respect but Hammers answered back with another 5 of their own, final score 10 - 2 to City Hammers who now sit alone at the top of the league ladder. WCFC Repac Thirsties (12) v Marist Casuals (2) (Jake Lockett 8, Russell Fergusson 2, Archie Smith 1, Josh Rod 1) The Thirsties came up against the Marisrt Casuals this week. With some fresh faced recruits from the youth league making their mens league debuts. For the first 20 minutes we dominated the possession, until finally Jake Lockett broke through to make it 1-0. What followed on from there was the Jake Lockett show, as he scored 4 more times to make it 5-0 at half time. Come 2nd Half it was Marist casuals who scored first, catching us a bit sleepy. But then after a few pieces of magic from Jake Lockett and Russell Fergusson, the score was then 10-2. Archie Smith opened up his account for scoring, leaping up high to head in an absolute beauty of a cross from who else but Jake Lockett, and then Josh Rod made his debut into mens league a memorable one as he scored as well, assist from you guessed it….Jake Lockett. Final score 12-2 to the Thirsties. Next up is the Athletic Cosmos, which looks to be a good game! WCFC Women (24) v Castlecliff Saints (1)Rose Davidson (13)
Courteney Nixon (4) Eva Thompson (4) Mel Moore Carly Cvitanovich OG This weekend saw the city girls up against CC saints who had come off a 9 nil loss the previous week, so City knew they wouldn't be too much of a threat.. That proved correct when within a couple minutes from the starting whistle Mel had already found the back of the net, followed closely by a multitude of goals from last years Central Football Women's Golden Boot, Rose Davidson, who managed to bring her total tally of goals into double digits only after playing just a handful of games.. Courteney in the midfield showed she also knows how to play an attacking game, after spending most of last season in the backline, by scoring some outstanding top corner powerful goals! No doubt she will prove that she has the potential to be valuable in any position you put her. Eva, our new and youngest addition to the team, who also happened to win last years Central Football's Youth Female Player of the Year, managed to bag her 4 goals and show Wanganui what she's made of! Briar was making some probing runs along the left wing and was unlucky not to score along with Kayla who was making some threatening attacking runs right from the back of the field all the way to the top, she again was unlucky not to get her name on the scorecard. Carly with her signature left foot added to the scoresheet with Castlecliff also helping to citys goal tally by scoring an amazing header unfortunately into the wrong net.. luckily for the same girl she also had an unstoppable shot scoring into the correct goal at the other end bringing the final score to 24-1. Next week sees a bye for City as the Kelly Hiroa competition starts bringing the college girls into the tournament. Their next game sees City away to High school on 12th May. WCFC Big Orange 1sts (3) v New Plymouth Rangers (2)Dan Aplin Ants Bell (2)  Saturday saw the Big Orange Wanganui City FC 1st team take on league leaders New Plymouth Rangers at Wembley Park. With the suspension of Thomas Sinton we brought Marcus Jones into the starting line-up and gave new Goalkeeper Brent Slight a debut start in goal ,right from kick off we were all over them creating chances to score and putting them under pressure but in the 15th min they played a long ball between the defence and opened us up like a can of DB and finished well. From the kick off we attacked again to no avail and again a long ball this time wide saw them put in a cross which was finished well leaving Brent no chance to do anything about either of them. Two nil after 17 mins, Wow, whats happening! But never fever City Supporters the lads continued to attack and put them under pressure and we finally got rewarded with a goal from Dan Aplin off a Kyle Graham-Luke cross in the 23rd min and then again on the back of us controlling the league leaders. Ants Bell finished a slick series of one twos down the middle by rounding the keeper and tapping home the equaliser in the 28th min, the rest of the half saw a flow of attacking football from the boys in Yellow and Black but unable to get another we finished off the half 2-2 The Second half was more of the same as we looked to finish off the job and keep them out, just after the hour mark we brought Eli Fleming into the game for Barnesy and he had a great impact on controlling the backline and keeping the attackers at bay all the while we continued to pile the pressure on looking for the winner. In the 70th min we brought on Cameron Hussey for a battle scarred Marcus Jones and put the ever so Versatile Max Davidson into left back to see the match out and Cam at right half and after some more great team interplay Ants got the winner we so richly deserved in the 80th min . The lads showed fantastic heart and desire to come from two down and back the game plan to win again playing some Champagne Football. Im extremely proud of them. A tough battle was proven with Young Marcus going to hospital on Sunday to discover that he has a suspected fractured ankle but hes a tough lad and we will see him back as soon as he has healed. Again Thanks SO much for the sideline support I know the lads really appreciate Coach Kel WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers (6) v WCFC Repac Thirsties (0)Bryan Mackie (2) Matt Smith (2) Chris Annabel Cameron Hussey  Round 3 of the Roly Taylor championship saw the big City club derby, hammers vs thirsties, mate vs mate, even family pride going on the line as the Mackies and Morleys looked to square off against each other. The first half was a real battle, while the hammers dominated possession they were unable to find the back of the net. Some solid defending and with Matthew Morley in goal for the thirsties making some outstanding saves kept the scores locked at 0 - 0 at the half time break. With hurricane Katrina like winds in their face in the 2nd half the hammers came out and started to play the beautiful passing game they are renowned for. Solid build up play though the midfield from Chris Annabell and Matt Smith, making his first appearance for the season, led to the breakthrough goal from Macca who latched on to a perfect cross on the penalty spot to slot home the first of the hammers 6 second half goals. The brave Thirsties fought hard with 10 men for the remainder of the game but the hammers showed the same killer instinct as David Bain to put the game out of reach with another goal to macca, 2 to Matt Smith and one each for Chris Annabell and Cam Hussey. Hammers now sit on top of the league table with their biggest test this weekend against the only other unbeaten team WAFC weekenders. WCFC Womens (12) v Whanganui Combined (0)Rose Davidson (7)
Paris Moore (3) Samantha Harrison Mel Moore Up against the newly formed Whanganui combined team, who had just come off a 9nil win the previous week, the city girls weren't too sure what to expect. One thing they did know was for them to have any chance in the winning the senior cup is that it likely comes down to goal difference at the end of the rounds. So going in to this game the strategic plan was to score as many goals as they can. The 1st half was played at a rather slow pace with so many opportunities in front of goal but nothing making its way on target or past their handy keeper. The talented Rose managed to break the deadlock which was then followed by 2 well finished goals by Paris. 2nd half and City were up 3 nil. The girls had a quick chat at half time. Noting that we should be playing our game and stepping up the tempo. Paris and Rose proved if they work well together up font then the goals will come and sure enough, Rose ending up on 7 goals and Paris getting a hat-trick. Courteney was unlucky not score after having so many shots on goal. City won a free kick just outside the box with rose sending it high into the box for Mel to header into the back of the net. Sam also added to score sheet after smashing the ball straight into the goal from outside the box. Brenda in goal barely touching the ball and final score ending up 12 nil. Up next City face Castlecliff which should be another encounter of plentiful goals. Wanganui City Big Orange 1sts (3) v North End AFC (4)Jordan Joblin-hall (Chops) 2 Kyle Graham-Luke Saturday 14th April saw The Big Orange Wanganui City 1st team take on Palmerston North End AFC 1sts. Buoyed from last weeks solid start to the year although a loss we played well enough, the lads were keen to step up the intensity and not let an experienced North End dictate terms with players coming back from Central league and handy players like Zane Robinson and Willy Hodge in their ranks we knew we were in for a good old battle and this was proven correct . We opened the scoring with Jordan Joblin-Hall(Chops) heading home after some good lead up play and a fine cross from Ants Bell in the 10th min. Then after winning his team a corner with typical battling fashion Zaneo headed home said set piece in the 23rd min, we pushed the ball around well and made them chase shadows for good periods of the half but were unable to get another until on the back of a backline switch Max Davidson drove a great ball in for Kyle Graham-Luke to chest down at full speed, carry on running into the box and slot it past the keeper in the 44th for a well deserved halftime lead. In second stanza we came out with the same intent in mind to push it around, open them up and kill off the fixture but they had other ideas and only 2 mins in after what we appealed for offside Zaneo was away on goal leaving Thomas Sinton who had stepped up to turn and chase and Zane being smart slowed and Thomas Collided with him on the D and in the laws of the game that's a Big RED card (three more steps and in the new rules its a PK and a yellow card) Oh No your kidding two weeks running down to 10. Nathan Cooksley knocked in the free kick with a healthy deflection leaving Glenn Graham stranded... 2 all we dropped Kyle into CB to sure up the line and he did an outstanding job but with one less in the middle it made everyone work hard to maintain the High press which had worked so well for us up to then then another deflected goal down 2-3 on the hour mark. The lads showed super heart and drive to continue to play some of the best Football I've seen them play in a longtime and we got a well deserved equaliser in the 89th min with an absolute rocket from Chops which brought the grandstand to their feet cheering and clapping OMG had we pulled it off a draw against the odds ....................... In the 90+3 we gave away a silly free kick out wide and the resulting goal mouth scramble they toed in a winner ............NOOOO Gutted the lads were. But from my point of view I'm so proud of the way they played and the High press and the ball movement all things we talked about and we did we will continue to look for the points we deserve and hope to see all those supporters at the park this Saturday as we take on New Plymouth Rangers 2.45 on No 1. Thanks so much for Your Support Kelvin And the Lads WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers (5) v Castlecliff Utd (3)Dylan Howells Mark (Knuckles) Hetherington Bryan (Macca) Mackie Chris Annabel Eli Fleming Coming off last week's impressive opening day victory, the Wrightway Design Hammers juggernaut rolled on on Saturday making it a perfect 2 - 0 start to the season. Playing with just the bare starting 11 and an injury to Shaynne Thompson which forced him to pull on the goalie gloves shortly after kick off, the boys were going to have to work extra hard for the 3 points. First half goals to three Wanganui City journeymen - Dylan, Macca and Knuckles saw the Hammers up 3-2 at the break, after conceding a couple of soft goals through defensive errors. An injury early in the second half to Bryan Mackie - who looked every bit his 49 years and then some, but still managed to battle away - meant the other 10 guys had to move up a gear. A textbook Chris Annabell slide tackle sparked up a bit of a tussle on the field when the Castlecliff player retaliated. The following few minutes resembled scenes from Gladiator, as players from both sides were coming from all over the field. Shirts ripped and bloodied, this fired the boys up and goals to Chris and Eli finally put the Castlecliff boys out of their misery. Next week, the club derby against WCFC Thirsties, is sure to be another unmissable game. Repac Wanganui City Thirsties (2) v Athletic Weekenders (5)Connor Piercy Blair Davidson 2nd weekend back and a low numbered Thirsties team (8 players) went up against a young and confident Weekenders outfit, who were full of players, all eager to come on. After the weekenders opened the scoring, Connor Piercy channeled his inner Messi and went on a terrific run, scoring a goal and surprising our opposition. But as time went on the numbers game became apparent with the score being 4-1 to the weekenders at half time. Come the 2nd half we were reduced to 7 men for a while but kept our form. The weekenders scored again and after a clear penalty was given to the weekenders, Matthew Morley pulled off an amazing save with the athletic player sending the rebound over the bar from 5m away. Blair Davidson then struck at the other end with a thunderous free kick which found its way into the back of Athletics goal. Final score 5-2 Wanganui City Womens (1) v Wanganui Athletic (2)Eva Thompson
This weekends game saw the City girls up against the defending Women's senior cup winners, Athletic. City started off all guns blazing, playing some nice possession football and passing the ball around seamlessly. They were creating some really good chances and with our new signing Laura, showing her pace and determination up front, City were unlucky not to have scored already. Courteney was working hard in the midfield and the back line seemed to have everything under control, but after Nikki went down early with an injury and a lucky break from Athletic saw them get the 1st goal. City went into the 2nd half 1 nil down but still feeling positive with the way they were playing, you could sense the frustration when all their hard work wasn't getting anywhere. Athletic managed to get a runaway goal, bringing the score to 2-0. Rose dropped back into the midfield to get a bit of structure there and to help out with defending. With about 20 minutes left, Mel ran on to a lovely throw from Paris along the left wing, got behind the defense of Athletic and played the ball into the box for Eva to run on to and score. The girls were pushing for an equalizer but time was against us and the final whistle blew at 2-1. Up next week City have the newly formed Whanganui combined team, which is a mixture of players from Athletic and Rivercity.  WCFC Big Orange 1sts (2) v Wanganui Athletic (5)
Kyle Graham Ants Bell Saturday saw the start of the 2018 football season kick off with The Big Orange Wanganui City First team back in the Federation league taking on the Wanganui Athletic on number one at 2:45. We went down early conceding a penalty. We played some entertaining and enterprising football but were unable to find the back of the net. Shortly before halftime we conceded another from a free kick a deflection that had come directly off a city players boot. 0-2 going into halftime. The second half saw us again press on and put pressure on Athletic but conceded another goal. Showing heart and desire the boys pressed Athletic into their half and won a free kick which Kyle Graham-Luke put in the top right corner over the flapping goalkeeper from a fair distance out (if you haven't seen the video check it out here). Again within four minutes Ant's Bell stole the ball on the back of a team press and put Matt Calvert the keeper on the ground, then went round him to slot home 2-3 and looking good. Unfortunately a second yellow to James Barnes saw us down to 10 and still keen to press for the draw. We conceded two late goals to lose 2-5 which wasn't really a true reflection of the game but we proved that we can and will foot it in this league again. Also check out the latest chronicle write up here WCFC Wrightway Design Hammers (3) v Marist Shamrocks (2) Shaynne Thompson Eli Fleming Mark (Knuckles) Hetherington Coming off the back of a successful 2017 "Champions League" campaign the newly named Wrightway Design Hammers were looking to start the 2018 Roly Taylor Championship with a statement. Instead, in classic Hammers fashion we just managed to limp over the finish line against an unassuming Marist Shamrocks outfit who were clearly out to upset one of the league's big dogs. With the scores locked at 1-1 at half time the Hammers looked to their sizable new summer signing Eli 'gouty' flemming to put them ahead 2-1 but the Shamrocks weren't done yet, sneaking one through the usually impenetrable Hammers back 4 to level the scores with 10 to go. But the Hammers never panicked and called upon all their superior experience and fitness when Mark "knuckles" Hetherington calmly slotted home the winner after some world class lead up play through the middle. Final score hammers 3 - shamrocks 2. WCFC Thirsties (1) v Rivercity Chiefs (0) Conner Piercy The Thirsties enjoyed a good return to football with a 1-0 win over Rivercity Chiefs. Connor Piercy scored the only goal with the whole team putting in a game winning performance. WCFC Women (6) v Marist Women (1) Rose Davidson (5) Courteney Nixon The women started out the season looking sharp in their new strip, proudly sponsored by Gonville Garden Center. After losing a few valuable players but gaining some handy talent, the girls had a tidy win over Marist women's team. It took about 15 minutes for the girls to settle in, and after stringing some nice passes together, it eventually payed off, with Rose opening the score sheet. The city girls were dominating possession and Marist were struggling to get past our defence line with our new signing Eden Proctor calmly cleaning up any ball past the half way line. The majority of play was in Marists half and before long, our handy striker Rose put away another goal. Courteney also added to the score card bagging a nicely placed goal off Rose's corner Going into the 2nd half 3nil up there were a few changes to the lineup, with our other new addition to the team, Eden Dalton, putting on the goalie gloves to let Briar have a bit of a run. There were some awesome runs along the right wing with Eva (another new signing and our now youngest player) playing some handy balls into the box, she was unlucky not to get her name on the scorecard. Paris also unlucky not to score after some awesome chances just going wide by millimeters. Rose bagged a hat-trick in the 2nd half and Marist scoring a runaway goal brought the final score to 6-1. A promising start to the season, and an enjoyable game. Up next week we've got the defending senior cup winners, Athletic, so will be a good tough match. Once we get into the 2018 season fixtures this is where you will find all the match reports from Senior and Junior teams as well as a few action shots from the game.  Saturday 3rd March vs Defence Force 1sts:
Time: 3pm Place: Wanganui Saturday 10th March vs Hokowhitu FC: Time: 1pm Place: Wanganui Saturday 17th March vs Defence Force: Time: TBC Place: Palmerston North Saturday 31st March: TBC |
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