Rangers Host U18’s Games

Rangers hosted a three team U18 tournament at The Training Centre this afternoon, the games were played over two thirty minute halves.

Bournemouth emerged winners by wining both games, while Rangers and Middlesbrough shared four goals.

Rangers were probably second best in both their games but i would qualify that with the fact that Rangers used two different starting XI’s in each game.

Rangers 0 Bournemouth 2

The first chance came from Bournemouth when Lewis Brown delivered a corner from the right Max Kinsey-Wellings rose to head and Sam Kane dived to his left to make the save. The visitors then took the lead from the penalty spot when Toure Williams was fouled inside the box. Daniel Adu-Adjei took the penalty and despite a valiant effort from Sam Kane who got a hand to the ball diving to his left it found the net via the inside of the post.

A couple of minutes before the break Lancelot Pollard sent Zak McKay to the left hand byline and his low cross was cut out by the diving Ollie Camis. Bournemouth doubled their lead on the stroke of half time from a bizarre Own Goal their was little danger with Kristian Webster in possession on the left side of his own box but when he passed the ball back Sam Kane wasn’t where he though he was and the ball rolled into the net.

Rangers 0 Bornemouth 2

Ten minutes into the second half some good play from Ryan Duncan on the right makes space to play the a ball across goal and Jack Roberts flicks just wide of the far post. Less than five minutes later Jack Roberts is played through inside the left side of the penalty area but Mack Allan stands up to parry the shot.

Jack Roberts then turns provider, his pass sending Lancelot Pollard through but a heavy second touch closes the distance between him and Mack Allan which allows the keeper to make the save.

Full-Time:- Rangers 0 Bournemouth 2

Rangers:- Sam Kane; Jack Wylie (Niall Rogerson), Trialist No.5, Kristian Webster, Zak McKay; Kerr Robertson; Paul Nsio, Souleyman Mandey; Ryan Duncan, Jack Roberts, Lancelot Pollard.

Bournemouth:- Ollie Camis (Mack Allan HT), Finn Tonks, Ollie Morgan, Toure Williams, Max Kinsey-Wellings, Baylin Johnson, Lewis Brown, Daniel Adi-Adjei, Michael Gonzalez, Charlie Osborne, Remy Rees-Dottin

 

Footnote:- Another Daniel Adu-Adjei penalty was enough to make it two wins in two for Bournemouth against Middlesbrough. It was a deserved win although Middlesbrough came close to an equaliser towards the end of the game.

 

Rangers 2 Middlesbro’ 2

Middlesbrough took the lead in the ninth minute, breaking quickly following a Rangers corner through the centre into the box before shooting past Mason Munn. The clock had reached eighteen minutes when Leyton Grant brought down an attacker inside the left side of the box, Mason Munn producing a superb save diving to his left from the resultant penalty.

The Rangers keeper was called into action again on a couple of occasions before the break. Making a save after Middlesbrough broke into the left side of the penalty area, Then following another attack on the left when the ball was played a cross goal Mason Munn blocked the shot at the back post with a foot.

Half-Time:- Rangers 0 Middlesbrough 1

The visitors doubled their lead three minutes after the break, a corner from the right was headed down into the box and Mason Munn was beaten by a spectacular overhead kick. Rangers reduced the deficit four minutes later, Finlay Curtis executing a fine reverse pass to release Trialist No.19 to shoot past the keeper.

With twelve minutes remaining Rangers levelled, the Middlesbrough defence were hesitant in clearing Cameron Bell’s ball into the box from the left and Archie Stephens pounced to score from around the penalty spot. Five minutes later Bailey Rice’s cross/come shot from a free-kick wide on the right bounced of the face of the crossbar.

The final goalmouth action was another dangerous Bailey Rice free-kick this time from the left had no takers as the keeper dived forward to gather.

Full-Time:- Rangers 2 Middlebrough 2

Rangers:- Mason Munn; Zander Hutton, Leyton Grant, Bailey Rice, Cammy Scott (Connor Campbell); Christian Mulindwa; Trialist No.19, Cameron Bell; Archie Stephens, Finlay Curtis, Kieron Willox.