Match Report

Curzon reserves won their first game in the league since beating Stalybridge Celtic way back in September which may seem an age ago but it was good to get back on track and move up the table.
The Reserves have been playing well producing some good football which is pleasing and the big squad is getting used to its limit. Against a poor Rylands team Curzon dominated this game and where never in trouble with Rylands forcing their 1st corner mid way through the 2^nd half.  This game was won in the first half an hour and a brace from Johnny Sarcevic ensured all three points came Curzon’s way. His 1^st came when centre back Jordan Gill won a powerful header in the middle of the park and his header went over Rylands back four for Sarcevic to run onto and slot past the out-coming keeper into the left hand side of the net. 
That goal came on 14th minute the next goal was a penalty on 30 minutes which was awarded after a fantastic move by Curzon was stopped with a Ryands defender for some unknown reason raising his hands to stop the cross. The ball starting on the left found Captain Stuart Ball (Left-Mid) on the opposite flank, Ben Blease made a run from deep calling out to Ball who looked up and played Blease in with a great 30 yard cross field ball, Blease latching onto it played a lovely cross into the two incoming forwards but it failed to reach them as the defender stopped it with his hands.  Sarcevic then with the penalty sent the keeper the wrong way to tuck the ball into the right hand side of the goal.
Obviously Rylands knew that in the 1^st half they had been out-played and they were now playing for pride, they only way they knew how was to try and stop Curzon from playing with some hard tackling and at times horrendous tackling and referee Paul Wilcox had to be strong to stop the game from over-spilling into a brawl. 
Curzon knew that they just needed to be patience and keep the ball moving quickly and they created some great moves which should have ended with a goal.  But with 15 minutes to go Ben Richardson killed the game off with a tremendous strike from just inside the box, seeing his strike smash into the top of the net with great controlled power. It was again from a good move down the left and Ben Richardson playing at right back joined the play and when it came across the box he took a touch and then let fly with his right foot. 
It was a good win and also team Captain Adam Buckley out for the past few weeks managed a good 20 minute run out to again strengthen our forward line. This Tuesday Curzon play in the Charter Standard Cup against Manchester Rovers at the Manchester County HQ, Salford Village Littleton Rd KO at 7pm. With the U18’s playing on Wednesday in the FA Youth Cup a great chance for some of the squad players to stake a claim for a shirt. Then next Saturday they travel to the same venue to Play Beechfield Utd in the next round of the Manchester County Challenge Trophy, KO at 1.30pm. 
Team: (Goal Scorer(s) in bold), Keith Jones, Ben Richardson, Sam Hinchcliffe, Jordan Gill, Daniel Toft (Xavier Riedo), Chris Ball (Jordan Leach), Ben Blease, James Ogoo, Jamie Byrne, Jonathan Sarcevic (2) (Adam Buckley), Stuart Ball (c).
Subs not used: Muses Tahir.