Dale Park 8-2 Gainsborough Trinity

Dale Park destroyed rivals Gainsborough.T 8-2, in one of the best performances of the season, where four penalties were awarded two to each team making for a controversial game. Reg Spencer changed the team to 4-4-2 for the game, pairing Lewis Clark with Jack Rhodes up front for the first time this season, and also handed Jordan Merrill his first start of 2011. For all the brilliance that followed we could and should have being a goal down inside the first five minutes when Boro striker's miss-hit shot bounced back off the post and with no Boro players reacting, we survived. Park got the lead when Clark found Rhodes who got in behind the defence, before being pulled to the muddy surface by a defender. The referee made no hesitation in awarding the spot kick, up stepped Lewis Clark to convert coolly for his ninth of the season. We doubled our lead not long after with Kris Collins finishing smartly after some superb build up play between Rhodes and Clark down the right channel, Clark laid it to Collins who made it 2-0. The third again involved Collins who blasted his free-kick at the keeper who could on parry into the path of Jack Rhodes who tapped in for his first goal of the new year. Dale Park continued to dominate with Clark nearly getting his second when his volley just evaded the target from inside the box. The only sour note of the opening half came when, after getting in behind the defence, Boro's striker tried to go past the covering Lacey-Hatton and fell to the floor. Despite little contact the referee took a long time before controversially awarding a penalty to Gainsborough after a number of protests. The penalty was smashed in and Dale Park went in at the break 3-1 up. The second half began with Park once again running the show all over the pitch and it wasn't long before the scoring started again. After neat work on the box, Rhodes got his second slotting the ball beyond the keeper with his left foot. We soon started to turn the game into a thrashing not long after when Kris Collins got two goals in quick succession. The first came when some more quality build up play was  finished by Collins who slotted the ball past the keeper and in off the post. The next was a classic team goal after the original chance looked to have gone when the cross flew past Clark and Collins, Nick Wingate picked up the ball inside the box and nutmegged a defender before crossing too the back post where Clark cleverly headed across goal for Collins to head home his perfect hat-trick. Gainsborough soon started to become typically aggressive, with Dale Park dominating and lost their heads with some stupid tackling. They did manage to get a second consolation not long after when another debatable penalty was awarded after Dawson was deemed to have fouled in the box. The second penalty was also smartly taken, to make it 6-2. However we were not finished there. Clark got his deserved second when he rounded the keeper after running onto a good through ball. He nearly had his hat-trick when his superb free kick bounced back off the crossbar. The final goal of the day came when Ingham who had another good game, ran past a number of challenges before being knocked over. Rhodes stepped up to score to complete his hat-trick and the final score. This result not only settles an old score but seems to hopefully have re-ignited our title challenge. That said though the wins to need to keep coming from now on, nothing less. We face Crosby Wasps away next week in another must win game. As for today: enjoy it while it lasts.

DP Team : Finney, Merrill, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Spencer, Ingham, Harvey, Wingate, Collins, Clark, Rhodes.

Scorers: Clark(2), Collins(3), Rhodes(3).

DP M.O.M: Kris Collins
Blogger M.O.M: Lewis Clark

Recent Jack Kalson Results

Recent Jack Kalson Premierr League 1 Results:

Bottesford Town 3-2 App-Frod Saints
App-Frod Juniors 1-2 Crosby Wasps

League 2:
Barton United 4-4 Bottesford Newey
Brigg Town Colts 6-7 Isle United

Gainsborough Game

This weeks game against Gainsborough was off because they were involved in cup competition.
The game will be re-arranged soon.

Dale Park 2-2 Brigg Town

Dale Park just about kept their title hopes alive after a home draw with Brigg Town, in a game where a decent first half performance was overshadowed by a very poor second half. After Brigg threatened early after Blendall shot straight at Finney Dale Park then started to play like we can and took the lead when Kris Collins stunning volley flew into the net. A definite goal of the season contender. We then doubled our lead just before half time through Collins again after good build up from Clark and Durnian, and looked odds on to hold on for the win. Brigg through have a reputation for not lying down and equalized five minutes before half time after a long ball forward was slotted into the net. The second half is almost not worth writing about  after a shambolic lack of organization and attacking threat (Park did not force one corner in the whole game) Brigg looked likely to score with nearly every attack but an incredible run of missed chances meant we held onto the lead. In truth Brigg could have being out of sight but by the time they did score it was at the cruelest of moments. Despite defending well throughout most of the game it was a sloppy goal to concede after a poor clearance from Lacey fell to a Brigg winger who cut inside Harvey and curled his shot into the net with the keeper unsighted. The full time whistle went not to long after. Hopefully this will be a much needed wake up call, a bit like the defeat to Crosby Wasps at the same point last year. Winning the league is still possible  but Park will need to take nearly maximum points from the next six games to do that. For us this mini-season starts Sunday against Gainsborough. It simply is must win.

DP Team: Finney, Harvey, Spencer, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Ingham, Collins, Wingate, Reeder, Clark Durnian.

Subs:
Rhodes for Reeder
Johnstone for Durnian
Merril for Wingate

DP M.O.M: Ryan Ingham
Blogger M.O.M: Kris Collins

Dale Park V Brigg Town

The only team we have yet to play this season come to Winterton on Sunday in the shape of Brigg Town. We have previously had some classic games with the Zebras, who have kept the bulk of their squad together over the years. As for team news Jack Rhodes is thought to have shook off illness that had made him miss training but is still a doubt. Andy Dawson also missed training, but is expected to take his place in the heart of Park's back four. Town are 5th but could move to fourth if they win. We could move level on points with Bottesford providing other results go our way. As for news from last week's game Gainsborough Trinity Football Club are now expected to ban the player sent off from playing for them again, no further news on that at this time. Back to this Sunday kick off time is an early one, quarter past 10 up at Newport Drive.

Last Four Meetings With Brigg (tournaments not included) :
09/10 : (H) Won 4-1 (Clark(2), Wingate, Merrill)
            (A) Lost 4-2 (Wingate, Reeder[pk])
07/08 : (A) Lost 5-4 (Clark 2, Durnian 2)
            (H) Lost 3-6 (Harvey, Reeder, Clark)

Dale Park Team Photo Jan 2010

Re-Arranged Fixtures

With football back underway, all be it in a disappointing manner on Sunday, most of the other games postponed in the big freeze have now being re-scheduled. These games have being added to the fixture list below. Only the return game with Bottesford still needs to be re-arranged (the 20th of March is possible should Bottesford be knocked out of the David Darby Cup. Also as things stand, the Divisional Cup has being suspended until further notice by the league due to league games taking priority. However we at the blog hope that the divisional cup could be re-arranged, as none of the fixtures re-arranged overlap div cup weekends.

The New Dates Are:

Dale Park V Brigg Town : Jan 17th (This Sunday)

Brigg Town V Dale Park : March 13th

Dale Park V Messingham : March 27th

Dale Park 1-3 Gainsborough (Darby Cup-Round 2)

We lost our 100% home record for the season after sliding to a poor cup defeat to an average and typically aggressive Gainsborough Trinity. Trinity took the lead after winning a header in midfield from a goal kick and nipped in behind Park's defence to put the ball beyond Finney and leave us chasing the game. At times it was almost impossible for us to get out of our own half due, once again, to windy conditions. Trinity playing in their yellow and blue kit at times acted as if they did not deserve to be on the same pitch as us due to their constant fouling and diving. They had the chance to make it two after a penalty was controversially given after Lacey-Hatton was ruled to have followed Trinity's striker, but the Boro number eight screwed his kick wide. Rhodes who put in a good shift as a lone striker came close to equalizing after lobbing the keeper only for the ball to agonizingly hit the post and stay out. Coming out a goal down after the break it was expected Dale Park would control the rest of the game and force the play. This simply never happened as Trinity still had the lion share of possession and looked odds on for the win. However a change of ends did not cause them to change their physical tactics. Their number eight, who had earlier been booked, lost his cool early in the half and lunged in two footed on Johnstone another dangerous tackle. The referee(Tim Hunt) who had an excellent game throughout showed a decent level of courage to pull out the red card and reduce Boro to ten men. However this player was simply not going to go quietly and spat and swore at the ref before then attacking our linesman for the day Paul Finney, another timely intervention from the ref and Dale Park players willingness to keep our cool meant the scuffle was prevented from escalating. That sour incident just about summed up our day. Due to a lengthy break tiredness on our part began to tell and Trinity found themselves two up not long after the drama after a corner was not cleared. Park rallied but still created little upfront and Boro killed the game after a mix up at the back left a simple tap in to confirm the victory. We managed to get a late goal through Clark but it was little consolation on what was a bad day for the team. Hopefully the cup will now be seen as history and we can put a good run together to keep our title hopes alive. However serious training and better fitness levels are needed if this Club is going to win the championship this year. One final word again to Mr Tim Hunt who had a very good game and made this game slightly less sour than the last time we faced this lot. His decision to send off number eight in particular a very good call. Next week we face Brigg Town, although it is unannounced if the game is at home or away.

DP Team: Finney, Johnstone(Merrill), Reeder, Lacey-Hatton(C), Dawson, Ingham, Collins, Harvey(Durnian), Clark, Wingate, Rhodes.

DP M.O.M: Andy Dawson
Blogger M.O.M: Jack Rhodes.
Scorer: Clark

Dale Park V Gainsborough Trinity (Darby Cup Round 2)

Tomorrow we host Gainsborough Trinity in the David Darby Cup with a place in the Quarter Finals at stake. All of the fourteen man squad are available for selection. Earlier in the season we lost some vital points in a controversial 5-4 defeat to the very physical Trinity. The tie will be our first game since November and will be our first home tie since we beat Optis FC 3-0 two seasons ago. In last seasons cup we were knocked out in the first round by Scunthorpe All Stars. KO is 11:30 at Newport Drive Park.

Game On For This Sunday

Weather permitting we are scheduled to return to action at last this Sunday, when we host Gainsborough Trinity in the 2nd Round of the David Darby Trophy. This game was originally meant to be played the week before Christmas but was the last game to be postponed in the recent cold snap. Training is also on for tomorrow night at the AstroTurf. A full preview for Sundays game will follow.

Bottesford Game Footage

There are a short selection of clips from the Bottesford game just to test out recording match footage. No goals were captured and the clips are quite short, but hopefully we will be putting more footage of games on YouTube in the future.

Dale Park- Bottesford(A) video   
This is the YouTube channel link for all the clips.