Wakefield v Bradford: 2-0
The tournament unfolded with a game against Bradford whos keeper was found in awesome form twice thwating Grainger and Dent in a matter of minutes whilst Moorhouse looked to open his account but blazed over the bar from an acute angle. The Wakefield keeper never in action during the opening game due to the composed display of James, Parker and Stothard in defence, Wakefield soon took the lead which was then doubled as Wood ghosted through to slot in from the top of the D.
Wakefield v Sheffield: 1-0
Two evenly matched sides battled hard to earn the advantage and take maximum points from the game. But a swift short corner routine left the Sheffield defence split open as Cockerill slid home for an early lead. Chase, Grundy and kellogs worked the wings but Wakefield found space hard to come by in a scrappy second game and due to some fine goalkeeping by Richmond it pushed Wakefield on to take the points.
Wakefield v York: 2-0
A rejuvenated Wakefield side played their finest game of the tournament so far against York. The forward line with the ever impressive Ventom and Moorhouse leading a high line allowed O'Neil to stamp his authority on the game backed up by the hard hitting backline of Cockerill and James. Just before the lead Moorhouse latched on first time to a 60 yard aerial from James nearly nicking the paint off the cross bar. Grainger showed some delightful touches but it was to be Chase who against his old club sent a 'tommahawk' blazing past the keeper with a little help from the York defender, this inspired Wakefield further and Kellogs then tour apart the defence time and time again as he first worked with Stothard and then Bottomley before the lead was doubled again by Ventom.
Wakefield v Rotherham: 3-1
Maturity, teamwork, leadership! This game had it all as Wakefield cruised into a 1-0 lead it seemed the floodgates were about to open but Rotherham inspired by a decisions going their way for the next 15minutes struck back with 5 minutes left of the clock! Wakefield were not affected, they rose to the challenge presented and a triple substitution of Grainger, Moorhouse and Wood with instructions still ringing in their ears affected the game instantly and Wakefield scored two in quick succession to leave no one thinking they could affect the game by themselves the work rate and determination by the boys was excellent.
Wakefield v Driffield: 2-1
Richmond made sure Wakefield clung on to this slender lead. Grundy found his touch to continually release the forward line with an excellent display from the young Dent as he teased the Driffield defence with Grainger and Ventom. The narrow lead of one was again help by certain decision making processes but the boys worked well again with Chase and Moorhouse combing again and again but a big thanks to Richmonds heroics!
Wakefield v Leeds University: 1-0
It had all come down to this, both teams on 15points but Wakefield had no fears against an older more experienced University side. This was shown in matter of minutes as Chase and Parker hounded down the quick skilled midfield. Again the rotation of the front four proved fruitful for Wakefield as the clinical finishing continued to work wonders. It was then a University onslaught but Cockerill and James took no prisoners as they continually battled back against everything Leeds came with and then Wakefield exploited the space with quick counter-attacking play by Kellogs and Moorhouse. Eventually time ran out and Leeds out earning Wakefield with a forth clean sheet! Wakefield was crowned champions presented to Captain James O'Neil.
Kind Regards
Tom
