HAYFIELD RETAIN ONLY 100% RECORD IN HOPE VALLEY LEAGUE

PILSLEY COMMUNITY 1 HAYFIELD 6

HOPE VALLEY LEAGUE B DIVISION AT RUPERT ST

30 OCTOBER 2021 --- 2PM

GARETH LEWIN GETS A COMMITTED TACKLE IN VERSUS HAYFIELD

Hayfield retained the only one hundred percent record in the Hope Valley League with this victory over a fast improving Pilsley who had secured three wins from their four games so far in October.  Their only loss had been the away game against todays opponents and today would see a similar route for the three points as the High Peak visitors were three goals to the good inside the first fifteen minutes and from there on it was an uphill struggle for Pilsley. 

HAT TRICK HERO JACK HOWELL SETS OFF TOWARDS GOAL

Thankfully the mornings heavy rain had not left the pitch at Rupert Street in an unplayable state like so many around the area from leagues higher up the grassroots structure who had posted 'game off' signs on social media, there was still though the caution of taking an umbrella.

KIERAN CONNELL [19] OPENS THE SCORING FOR HAYFIELD

The visitors from the top north west corner of Derbyshire where connections are often more with Stockport and Greater Manchester arrived with nothing other than wins showing on their CV for the 21/22 season.  Hayfield village is a pretty little affair and somewhere sadly I have only visited on a handful of occasions, the village is separated by the wide Chapel Road.  The clubs base is at Bank Vale however due to the requirement for changing facilities at present unfortunately they play at Chapel High School, I was hoping in future to visit the village but by the time I get round to it they will maybe back home.  The over riding Kinder Scout became famous in 1932 for the Kinder Mas Trespass to force walking rights across swathes of the country that people were denied access to.  Alongside this the village is also famous for the birth of and you need to be of a certain age here, Arthur Lowe famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dads Army the TV comedy that still goes round on TV replay even now.  A brief overview which I look forward to adding to with chippy and pictorially when I make it to the High Peak settlement.

EARLY HAYFIELD ATTACK

Todays game would give Pilsley the chance to enforce their recent improvement that has seen them move to mid table with a collection of victories with just the away game against Hayfield a blot on their record.  For the visitors their energy would be spent on maintaining a superb start that has seen them set the pace along with 19th Hole.  It looked to be a clash of a mixed experience and age side in the lads in tangerine whereas the visitors looked a young set up who would challenge some of the more mature in age home players.  

THANKFULLY THE HANDS DIDNT COME INTO PLAY HERE

[Thank here to Andy Bird from the home side and Isaac Young and Peter Chadwick from Hayfield for assistance with the names for this report]

The opening stages give hope of a balanced game but as we clocked up eight minutes that all disappeared Kieran Connell cut through the right hand side of the penalty box and fired past the out of retirement Pilsley manager Andy Bird to give Hayfield the start they had hoped for.  They doubled their advantage within four minutes when Oliver Wyatt fancied his chances launching a high curling shot which found the top left hand corner of the home goal.  The game was wrapped up by the quarter of an hour mark when a ricocheting ball close in to the Pilsley goal saw Bird pull off two stops to deny the visitors but the final effort could not be denied when Jack Howell fired the ball over the line to make it three.

CLOSE UP ACTION HEADS UP ACTION

To further secure the score line Howell got his second with a tap in that sent the visitors into comfort zone at 4-0 up with the half time interval beckoning.  Referee Glanville signalled for half time much to the relief of Pilsley and the chance to regroup, while for Hayfield they were clearly now going to make use of their squad and would start to ring the changes to give a wide selection of their match day team an outing after this long journey to the eastern tip of the league

JACK HOWELL IN A TUSSLE FOR THE BALL

The second period started how the first had gone when Howell accepted his hat trick with a sweet finish at the back post that went between defenders and past the keeper on the line as five came up on the running tally.  The game saw a dip in goals as Pilsley started to gain some possession and the chance of some consolation goals came to the forefront of their mind.  However the visitors were coasting through the game and would make it half a dozen with eight minutes remaining when Kieran Sharp drove into the left side of the penalty box and fired sharply past Bird.

Pilsley would secure a consolation goal in the closing stages courtesy of Hayfield, a free kick floated tantalisingly in off the left wing found a collection of players attempt to get to the ball but it found the head of the unfortunate left back Joseph Wyatt who diverted past Young who had left his line coming towards the ball.

WITH THANKS TO ISAAC YOUNG HAYFIELD KEEPER FOR HIS HELP WITH SOME NAMES

Hayfield with age on their side will continue their progress and with the continuing threat of Jack Howell upfront will not be far of the title by the end of the season and one would guess the silverware will probably come down to their games against 19th Hole.  For Pilsley they knew this would be a hard afternoon but have to return to picking up points from the clubs around and below them in the league to keep the recent improvement going.  Manager Andy Bird at 44 years young has now made two appearances out of retirement and as he commented 'may not be able to move for a week again'.  He pulled off some smart saves that kept the score line down and the club has a collection of players that can see the side return to stability again soon.

JOSEPH WYATT HEADS IN THE PILSLEY CONSOLATION GOAL