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News Reports | 06.02.10

Guilsfield FC v BTFC | 06.02.10 | Match Report

The away trip to Guilsfield is one that off the field you look forward to each year. It is a straightforward run south from Buckley down the A483 and always seems to accompanied by sunny weather for our visit to this small rural village in its picturesque setting (despite foul foggy weather inbetween).

Year on year in this small club that sits just to the north of Welshpool in mid Wales seems to develop that little bit more each year. Since the club was able to make use of the newly built community facility, they have not rested on their laurels. A small but keen committee have developed the ground. They have plenty of room for future development and it does not take much imagination to picture what this facility could become.

This season has seen the addition, at pitch side, of a portacabin to provide refreshment facilities. Fencing has been installed at the far end of the ground to prevent all but the most wayward of shots on goal from going over. The pitch is still uneven but over the coming seasons this will level out and if the club adds lights and more seating it will become one of the best grounds in the Cymru Alliance.

On the pitch Buckley found Guilsfield a test and both sides had chances to win the game.

Buckley will especially look at their first half performance and rue the many clear cut chances that fell to their forwards. More than once you felt here comes a goal only for the shot to be blazed over, wide or into the arms of Guilsfield's keeper. Strikers will be strikers and at times a simple squared pass to a colleague would have better served the team than taking the direct shot on goal. Desormeaux, Hughes, Molyneux, Quirk and Wynne were all as guilty as one another. You can't blame them though as all have found the back of the net in recent weeks and the side continues to make chance after chance in a fairly healthy unbeaten run.

The cost of those misses was that the opposition took the lead. A bobbling pass back wide of the goal gave keeper Jamie Hulse problems with his clearance. It cannoned off an opponent and allowed Guilsfield to square the ball across the box to the centre forward position and a simple Ross Frame tap in. A set back but you still felt it was only a matter of time before Buckley scored.

Twenty minutes passed in which both sides had more chances to score. Buckley changed to 4-3-3 with Quirk playing more centrally and Molyneux and Wynne either side. Hughes, Desormeaux and Darlington were all prominent as Buckley strived for an equaliser. They clearly began to get on top in terms of possession.

Buckley worked the ball well and Phil Molyneaux managed to lay the ball off near the edge of the box for the oncoming Mark Orme to get a strike in on goal. They continued to press and on 34 minutes gained their reward.

Again the ball was worked forward to Molyneux and his headed flick on in central midfield fell kindly at the feet of Neil Wynne. Back to goal he shielded from the two defenders that closed him down and then laid the ball to his right, through the legs of a central defender, for John Leonard breaking forward from midfield. Leonards momentum carried him forward leaving former Buck Mike Sawtell for dead. He calmly slotted past Mike Barton from 11 yards for 1-1.

Leonard created a further chance not much later on but Neil Wynne could not finish it. Mark Orme from a long throw and David Hughes from a Rees Darlington cross both forced Barton into further saves. Darlington also had a long strike on goal, as the ball fell to him on the edge of the box but the sides went in level at the break.

The second half did not create as much in the way of clear cut chances as the first as Buckley went looking for the lead. Sam Roberts had headed and shooting chances from corners as did Mark Orme and Joe Desormeaux. In one incident the post was rattled and in another Barton was forced to turn the ball around the post.

As the game wore on Guilsfield came back into it and had a number of chances but none bore fruit.

Buckley shuffled their pack with Calder, Hardstaff and Caddick all coming on and Buckley again pressed for a winner. Mark Orme rose tall from a set play but could not steer his header down into the goal.

Guilsfield won a free kick on the edge of the box when Hardstaff clattered an opponent but the kick bent over the wall and into the waiting hands of Jamie Hulse.

Try as they might Buckley could not force a winner and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Gareth Thomas will have been happy enough that the unbeaten streak goes on, especially away from home were no point gained is easy. The win would have been nice but the lads can still go into Wednesdays important clash with Lex full of confidence given the number of chances that his team continues to create. With Llandudno not playing Buckley can again go third and exert a little pressure on their rivals for that third spot.

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Guilsfield FC v BTFC | 06.02.10 | Preview

In this week's match preview Gareth Thomas said, "Firstly, can I say a big thank you from all the management team and players to the committee and supporters who worked tirelessly last Saturday morning to get our home game on against Penrhyncoch. I couldn't believe me eyes when I rolled up at the ground around 11:45am to see the pitch covered in snow and the area around the changing rooms frozen. It was a superb effort by everyone concerned and I'm glad the lads got the 3 points to make it a worthwhile exercise."

"Onto last weeks game and I thought that this was going to be one of those games where we would be beaten by an outstanding performance by the Penrhyn keeper but fair play to the players they showed a great deal of patience and character to keep playing and dig out a deserved victory that I felt we deserved overall. I also think that at times it was a credit to the players for trying to play the ball on the deck in testing conditions. The result keeps the lads on a decent run and one we must extend again this weekend if we are to pursue the top 2 and challenge for the title. I feel there are still a lot more twists and turns to go this season so we must concentrate solely on what we as a club do and not get distracted by other clubs results."

"Saturday sees us visit Guilsfield, who I feel on their day, are a match for anyone in the league. I have a lot of time for Mike Barton a manager who I have played and managed against on several occasions. The lads will have to be on top of their game for us to pick up 3 points but we will go there in confident mood following our recent run and again this week the players worked hard again in training. This is the first game of a busy week for us as Wednesday we entertain Lex at home before travelling to Gresford next Saturday in the North East Wales Challenge cup. It is more pleasing that as we reach the crucial part of the season, the treatment table seems to be easing up and apart from long term injury victims only forward Stu Hayes is likely to miss out this weekend. Hopefully he will be ready for midweek."

"On the injury front, Anthony Williams is now off his crutches following his operation. Good job really as I thought that summed the current playing squad up last week seeing him forking the pitch and clearing ice a couple of days after losing those crutches."

"This weekends team news and we could finally see left back Stuart Wood finally make his Buckley Town 1st team debut. Signed pre season from Mynydd Isa,  Stu (Crusher) had a knee operation in the summer but is now fully fit and will be a superb addition to our squad. Also Barry Calder returns after being unavailable last week and hopefully Dean Hardstaff will have recovered from a neck strain. The only absentee is defender Gareth Edwards who is away doing a teaching exam.

Squad from: Jamie Hulse, Alan Tyrrell, Barry Calder, Wes Brereton, Rees Darlington, Stuart Wood, Sam Roberts, Mark Orme, Colin Quirk, Joe Desormeaux, John Leonard (C), Dean Hardstaff, Dave Hughes, Phil Molyneaux, Neil Wynne, Liam Caddick.