Last updated 08

A late start this morning followed by a tight first half in which Pelton went ahead against the run of play with a well taken strike.

A inspirational half time team talk during which Ian got at least one if the players names right seemed to do the trick.

15 minutes into the second half and Jordan was played in by Stonesy for an equaliser.. The game now changed and Jordan and Macca got involved in a goalmouth scramble which saw the ball break for Stonesy who finished from close range.

3-1 to Blackfyne swiftly followed with a long range shot from Stonesy finishing the scoring for the day.

Pelton had a man sent off for what was later reported to myself to be improper use, "of the B word."We have no independent confirmation of this but our source is impeccable.

This game brought to an end our home campaign for the season and there has been a vast improvement in displays as the season has gone on with a 7th place finish guaranteed and a possibility of 6th if we can win our final game of the season, the much postponed game against Rutherford.

An evening kick off for the short trip to Catchgate. A bright sunny evening where we wisely chose to kick with the wind and the sun in the first half.

After several near misses Connor opened the scoring with a right foot finish across the box into the bottom right corner.

Catchgate then took advantage of a misplaced back pass to round the keeper and level things up.

In a startling display of gamesmanship Mr. Stones then broke the rule we have been following all season, (Nee Blammers), to blast one into the bottom right of the net.

More controversy was to follow. Jordan latched onto a Callum through ball for a simple finish and then Stonsey finished after a fumble by the keeper. He completed his hat trick with a tidy finish following good work on the right from Macca and Jordan.

Mr. Stones' fourth and our sixth was the one that all of the controversy raged over. Was that really a LEFT foot finish past the keeper? Didn't fall over either.

There was still time for Connor to end a trademark run with a tap in goal to make it seven.

Just a quick word about the ref. His no nonsense approach left everyone in no doubt who was in charge. Encouraging the players after good play and strong decisions suffering no back chat.

Especially from the linesman who came up with the rather feeble excuse for waving the flag that, "the sun was in my eyes and I was using it to shield them."

We have agreed not to name Mr. Carlin this time to protect his modesty but let this be a warning to all of you.

A really good game today with lots of incident and some good quality play from both teams. We'll open by sending best wishes to the Gateshead goalie who was unfortunately injured in a 50-50 challenge with Connor, it was great credit to both players that they challenged for the ball and the injury was a shame.

After trailing 1-0 to a tidy finish Ollie skilfully turned in the box to finish with his right foot from the left hand corner of the six yard box. The cross from Jordan having evaded the visitors defence.

We then gained the lead when Stonesy finished from 18 yards into the bottom right hand corner. It was quickly 3-1 with Ollie adding to his tally.

The game was far from over though and a penalty was conceded when Jack was adjudged to have brought down a Gateshead forward. The ref made the correct decision that he was not the last man and allowed him to stay on the pitch much to the relief of his dad who was already counting the pennies for the fine.

There was no stopping the penalty but our lead was soon restored when a defence splitting through ball from Connor played in Stonesy for a calm finish.

Gateshead powered back to 4-3 before Connor burst through the middle seemed to have lost control but then tackled the ball into the net. To make it 5-3.

Jack was awarded man of the match for some solid keeping in an excellent all round team performance with all squad members playing a full part.

The return fixture against a Chopwell side who have struggled a bit this season, but have an enthusiastic coach and parents which will hopefully see their second season prove to be a big improvement.

Adam opened the scoring after Macca had headed towards goal, his vain attempt at claiming it being laughed off on the touchline. This was shortly followed by Connor making it 2 finishing at the second attempt.

Connor thought he had made it 3 but the keeper saved well only to see Adam to knock in the rebound for his second of the game.

Not to be denied though Connor got through for a neat finish after being 1 on 1 with the keeper. This brought a blustery first half to a halt.

The second half continued as the first had finished with Stonesy supplying No5 with a crisp right foot finish into the bottom left hand corner.

Connor was then brought down in the box and Macca miss hit his penalty only for it to sneak in under the keeper. The drama however was only beginning as the ref ordered him to re-take it after encroachment from a Blackfyne team mate. Having fooled the keeper the first time he decided to do exactly the same the second time. Poor Phil on the touchline was convinced that Sky+ had been brought to life.

Jordan got his first with a strong finish from his make shift right wing position before Chopwell got a deserved consolation goal.

Still more to come with Stonsey cutting the ball back for Callum to make it 8 - 1. To round up the scoring Jordan got his 2nd in a man of the match performance, the ball breaking to him after a strong probing run from Chrissie.

So a good strong performance that leaves the team in good heart to play a strong Gateshead Sapipa team in a game one or two of the lads have said they were looking forward to.

A disappointing performance with very little endeavour or application shown to the cause. It was said that it was athletic but the comment from onlookers that it was closer to arthritic was nearer the case.

The lads ran and battled but it wasn't enough against a Consett side that won 3-0. With a little more luck in front of goal the result would have been a lot closer. Ollie put in a man of the match performance despite picking up an injury.

The performance of the season so far, where despite early pressure, the consistency of the day shone through. There were a few narrow squeaks and one or two points where we thought the defences would break down but the final whistle confirmed it. Ian had got through a full match without getting any names wrong.

Down to business. Despite an early disaster of having a brake light out, we found the ground no problem. Due to this surprise improvement in navigation it was quite a wait until kick off.

Chopwell lined up with ten men and were up against it from the start. Despite hanging on stubbornly their defence finally crumbled in the 19th minute when Ollie played a clever through ball to Jordan who slipped it through the keepers legs for the opener.

Less than a minute later and Jordan got his second provided by a good cross from Stonsie. The lads were now attacking at will and a sharp passing move allowed Connor to play in Stonsie who finished with a right foot shot into the bottom left corner.

There was still time for one more before half time when Stonsies' shot was well saved by the keeper but was bundled over the line by Jordan for a first half hat-trick.

All credit to Chopwell who despite being four goals down at half time kept their heads up and continued to play football. The second half was still young when Macca slid in to finish through the legs of the on rushing keeper.

Chopwell then crossed into the box where the number 8 found himself with the space to pull back a well deserved goal. Connor restored the five goal advantage by going on a mazy run down the left ending with a near post finish with his right foot.

Anything Connor can do Macca was going to have a go at and a similar left sided run saw Macca finishing with aplomb for his second of the afternoon.

His hat trick was not long in coming a strong central dribble followed by a shot which the keeper saved but Macca followed up to finish.

Number nine was provided by Stonsie following a good run by Connor, a smart right foot shot into the bottom right corner

Connor got another to make it ten with more maze than Hampton Court now in evidence. There was still time for Macca to cross for Stonsie to complete his treble.

Callum drew the keeper to play in Macca for his fourth in a Man of the Match performance. Connor was credited with a third goal to claim his hat trick our fourth one of the day.

Well done lads for an outstanding performance and congratulations to Chopwell for keeping going to the end. If anyone can provide me with the details for Connor's third please do so as when he claims his cash from his dad he'll need the evidence.

A battling performance by Blackfyne wasn't enough to gain the points against a Ryton team sitting comfortably second in the league.

On a bright morning we had arrived at the ground with no unexpected diversions, despite a few puzzled looks from drivers of our fleet of cars.

An early penalty gave us a chance to take the lead but although well struck the ball snuck past the post from Stonesies' spot kick.

A searching through ball from Macca put Jordan through for our first goal with a clever finish round the keeper. This lead however was short-lived as Ryton came back with some intense pressure and two goals before half time.

A third goal duly followed before Jordan beat the off-side trap to slot the ball in to half the defecit. Despite pushing forward we just ran out of time to secure what would have been a well deserved draw in a thoroughly entertaining game.

The back four put in a particularly tough shift with all of them earning their places with solid tackling and some timely clearances. Steven in particular starting to show good consistency in his form.

More displays like this should see us climbing the table as we have a few games in hand on some of the catchable teams above us.

Special mentions go this week to Rytons' very nice chips. Mr Monaghan was in danger of wasting away until he caught sight of the clubhouse.

The first game of the new year and a bright sunny morning to enjoy. The last time we had been to Blaydon it had been wetter at the pitches than in the swimming baths whose car park borders the fields.

Down to business. Blackfyne took a good early lead when what was described in the crowd as," an intricate passing manoeuvre," between Conner and Macca fed in Jordan for a confident finish.

This was soon followed by Stonesy getting free on the left hand side of the box composing himself for a great right footed finish into the top corner opposite. His calm celebration of running fifty yards arms aloft then sliding the next ten on his knees bringing a satisfied response from the management of, " get on with it."

Blackfyne were dominating by now and a long ball from Macca left Jordan one on one with the opposition keeper. A calm right footed finish into the bottom left hand corner marked a brace for our hard working front runner.

There was still time for one more before the break when Macca played in Ollie for a precise finish again into the bottom left.

After half time Blaydon gritted their teeth and came back into it. Our defence had been rock solid in the first half with some notable displays in the back four, especially once they had taken their girly gloves off. (I'm looking at you Mr Monaghan)

Under quite a bit of pressure Blaydon got three quick goals to leave the match nicely poised. With eight minutes left however the ball broke for Jordan in a goalmouth scramble and he knocked it in to claim his hat trick.

Conner picked up the man of the match award soldiering on despite blisters from a new pair of boots. The whole team played their part with a determined display, Steven and Chris looking solid at the back well supported by Monna and Callum. Adam put in a hard working stint in midfield and Ryan got his foot in to help cement the result.

Gateshead Sapipa up next where a victory would put us above them in the league and see us reaching the heady heights of seventh.

Playing a team in great form, Sundays match against Clara Vale began well, with an own goal courtesy of some excellent chasing down from our striker - Jordan, but then ran fairly true to current form.

Clara Vale put in some great strikes, some went in the back of the net and some screamed wide or over. It was all our defence could do to try to keep them at bay. From the sidelines, however, you always felt that if we could get the ball over their giant of a Centre-Back we had a chance down the middle.

It was a game performance from the lads playing a team with a great deal of unity, that will surely go on to win this league at a canter? There were some fine individual performances to talk of though, with Stephen giving an excellent display at the back and Daniel in the middle trying to chase down everything. Even Jack (the mud monster) managed to pull off a couple of saves that kept the score line within reason. It might also be fair to say that one or two of the lads weren't at their best today. Better to come I expect?

Blackfyne will win more games than we lose in this league this season, the togetherness is definitely coming and there will be more highs than lows to come.

S. Mason

Blackfyne 5 Blaydon 0
Well we really put a show on today
we are improving every week.
the passing was crisp,
the marking was spot on we were really getting in their faces and causing them problems all over the pitch.
The tackling was sharp and precise,
the finishing was superb.
Really lads we looked like a team today, a really good team, and I am so proud of the way you all looked out for each other today
and worked for each other well done!
Goal scorers
Connor Suddes 2
Graham Stones 2
Jordan Donnellan 1

Man Of The Match
Connor Suddes

Well Done Boys Keep It Up We Improve Every Week

I'm very proud of the players for our win against Pelton, they showed the commitment we have been after all season.
They have set the bench mark now and must maintain the momentum and good level of football they showed on Sunday.
Goal Scorers:
Daniel McElhone 2
Jordan Donnellan 2
Graham Stones 1
Kieran Robertson 1
Connor Suddes 1
Man of the Match Oliver Clarke.
Good Luck For Sunday against Rutherford.


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