Season: 2021-22. Game: 62.
Date & KO: Tuesday 26 October 2021, 7:45pm.
Fixture: Needham Market Under-18 v Woodbridge Town Under-18.
Venue: Bloomfields.
Competition: Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties Youth League Central Division.
Needham Market Under-18s hit their Woodbridge Town counterparts for ten in a ruthless display at Bloomfields.
And the young Marketmen wasted little time before breaking the deadlock as Archie Simpson flicked home a good cross into the box just 50 seconds after kick off.
With just ten minutes on the clock, Simpson doubled his own and Needham's tally capping a cleverly worked team goal. Louie McDonagh clipped a clever ball through releasing the attacking midfielder one on one with the keeper to expertly finish cleverly past the onrushing stopper into the bottom left-hand corner, 2-0 Needham.
After Louie McDonagh's good first time volley from Taylor Clark's corner was blocked, Woodbridge halved the deficit in the fifteenth minute as a cross in found the visiting forward free from point blank range to side foot into the bottom near corner.
Back up the other end though, Dimitri Gayle's fierce shot from 25-yards flew into the well positioned 'keeper's chest at his near post five minutes later, whilst Louie McDonagh's low shot from inside the box was creeping in the bottom corner until goalkeeper Jack Robinson got down well to gather after 25 minutes.
Two minutes later, Taylor Clark went close to restoring his side's two goal advantage - the midfielder however shot just wide of the bottom corner from outside the box.
But Needham did regain their two goal lead on 32 minutes as Charlie Warren's dangerous low cross in found Brandon Greenleaf free at point blank range to first time finish well into the bottom far corner.
A good save from goalkeeper Robinson meanwhile denied Needham from adding a fourth goal ten minutes later, doing well to other Dimitri Gayle's powerful strike at a tight angle at his top near corner.
As the half entered stoppage time, it was 4-1 to the young Marketmen, Charlie Warren's shot was blocked as far Louie McDonagh free on the edge of the box who thumped home his first goal of the night into the bottom left-hand corner, despite a hand to it from Robinson.
The second half was more of the same, with Woodbridge rarely venturing outside of their half. McDonagh started off the flurry of second half chances for Needham in the 52nd minute - the forward's header drawing the fingertips of goalkeeper Robinson to earn his side a corner.
And some excellent play from dangerous left-back Charlie Warren won the home side a penalty four minutes later, the defender showcased great skill as he weaved through the defence down the left hand side, cutting inside the box cleverly before being brought down by Whittaker.
Up stepped Archie Simpson, who sent Robinson the wrong way, smashing home his hat-trick goal into the left-hand corner to make it 5-1.
After 62 minutes, Needham raced into a 6-1 lead as Archie Exworth free one-on-one with the goalkeeper chipped a clever finish over the latter from close range into the top corner.
A minute later however, the crossbar denied Needham from extending their lead further, having exploited space well to drive onto the edge of the box, Charlie Warren's pile-driver of a shot grazed the top of the crossbar on it's way just over.
It was soon 7-1 on 69 minutes, forward Louie McDonagh picking up his second goal of the evening with a cool composed finish one-on-one with Robinson into the bottom right-hand corner, having latched onto a great long ball.
Five minutes later, Dimitri Gayle got in on the act with Needham's eighth goal - firing home brilliantly from outside the box into the bottom right-hand corner.
In quickfire fashion it was 9-1 to the young Reds in the 77th minute as Seth Chambers finished off Charlie Warren's pacey low ball on a plate from point blank range.
A good save from Robinson down to his right moments later though denied Needham from making it double figures, whilst an audacious 35-yard curling Needham strike was agonisingly denied by the inside of the right-hand post in quick succession.
Needham relentlessly looked to make it double figures, nearly doing so in the 82nd minute as Dimitri Gayle curled his strike just wide of the top corner from 25-yards out, whilst Brandon Greenleaf's first time strike was thwarted well by Robinson a minute later.
Archie Simpson then looked to add to his hat-trick four minutes from time, but could only fire his great strike just over the crossbar.
Just before stoppage time, Needham went close once more, Taylor Clark's set-piece this time found Seth Chambers in space but the striker could only shoot straight at Robinson.
Two minutes into stoppage time, Clark went close himself, firing low and just wide via the outside of the left-hand post.
With the very last touch of the game, Needham were awarded a penalty for a foul on Dimitri Gayle deep into added time. The forward took the responsibility himself, beating the keeper for power as his spot-kick went in deflecting off and under the stopper into the middle of the net to bring up double figures.
The result makes it the second time Needham have hit ten goals in a game this season and will look to keep their long unbeaten run going next Thursday when they travel to Whitton United.
Needham Market:-
1 Ewan Johnson
2 Harry Blackburn (75' Simpson)
3 Charlie Warren
4 Archie Exworth (74' Shepherd)
5 Ben Smith (64' Shelley)
6 Dillon Olias (c)
7 Clayton Osborn (13' Greenleaf)
8 Taylor Clark
9 Louie McDonagh (74' Chambers)
10 Archie Simpson (74' Barker)
11 Dimitri Gayle
Subs:
12 Seth Chambers
14 Brandon Greenleaf
15 Archie Shelley
16 Euan Shepherd
17 Eddie Barker
Woodbridge Town:-
1 Jack Robinson
2 Benjamin Syrett
3 Harley Stannard
4 Benjamin Whittaker
5 Rory Willis (c)
6 Joshua Howlett
7 Korbyn Hall
8 Thomas Whelan
9 Kristian Read
10 Owen Lockwood
11 Joshua Emmerson
Subs:
12 Samuel McGregor
14 Jorge Nunes
15 Alex Fryatt
Booked: Stannard (67'), Simpson (72').
Goals: Simpson (1', 10', 57'pen), Greenleaf (32'), McDonagh (45'+1', 69'), Exworth (62'), Gayle (74', 90'+5'pen), Chambers (77'); Lockwood (15').
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