Recap

Frenchfield ParkFrenchfield Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8UA

Penrith Reserves
Penrith AFC Frenchfield Park Penrith Cumbria CA11 8UA Telephone: 01768 895990
Workington AFC Development
3 - 6
Final Score
James Hooper - 1 (6')Jordan Palmer - 1 (37')Reuben Jerome - 2 (50', 55')Jack Brown - 1 (71')Matty Foster - 1 (90')
Game Statistics
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
0 Corner Kick 0
0 Saves 0
0 Shots on Goal 0
0 Shots 0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%
Shot Accuracy
OFF
0
F
0
SH
0
0%
Pass Accuracy
0%
Shot Accuracy
0
OFF
0
F
0
SH
Game Timeline
KO
James Hooper
6'
Jordan Palmer
37'
Louis Webster
46'
Aaron Lister
46'
Bobby Carroll
50'
Reuben Jerome
50'
Reuben Jerome
55'
Ben Wade
60'
Owen Birkett
60'
Shaun Askin
60'
Jack Brown
60'
Coby Bell
60'
Matty Foster
60'
Lewis Monkhouse
60'
Jack Brown
71'
Matty Foster
90'
FT

Recap

Danny Grainger hijacked this second-string friendly to give much needed game time to several members of his first team squad with Penrith sportingly agreeing to the arrangement.

It worked out well for both clubs with Reds able to give valuable minutes to players who haven’t featured frequently enough of late and Penrith testing themselves against stronger opposition.

The outcome was an entertaining ninety minutes for the healthy crowd with some cracking goals netted on the night.

As well as mixture of first team and Development Squad players, Reds fielded a trialist who played the full game.

Steven Rigg

Steven Rigg skippered the side against one of his former clubs and came through the first half unscathed.

Also included in the line-up were three recent signings – Tom Mahone, Jordan Palmer and James Hooper, all making positive contributions during their sixty minute stint.

Hooper actually opened the scoring with a well taken goal after six minutes and could have had a couple more had he shown a bit more composure when through on goal.

Palmer doubled the lead after thirty-seven minutes as Reds dominated much of the first half.

They squandered several decent opportunities with Penrith ‘keeper, Kyle Strand, thwarting Reuben Jerome, Bobby Carroll and Rigg.

Alfie Brunskill came closest for the Blues in the first half but was denied by Scott Paden-Gale’s competent save.

James Hooper

Two Jerome goals doubled Reds’ lead in the first ten minutes of the second half.  The first a delightful lob over the ‘keeper, via  Carroll’s assist, and the second a powerful finish after the player cleverly got behind two defenders in the box.

Both sides made wholesale changes in the second half but the entertainment level was maintained.

Penrith reduced the arrears after sixty-five minutes with Ben Rebanks finishing well following a free kick.           

But six minutes later, Reds restored their four goal advantage when a flowing move down the right culminated with a far post finish from Jack Brown.

The hosts scored twice in ninety seconds in a second half purple patch.  Nathan Kerr bagged their second with a good finish in the seventy second minute but Max Owens’ goal soon after was a ‘Route 1’ cracker.  He volleyed home in one swift movement after receiving the ball from Lewis Newton’s long up-field clearance.

It was end-to-end stuff and Matty Foster saw a fine shot rattle the Penrith crossbar whilst Craig Hay (post) and Ryan Smith (bar) went just as close at the other end.

Foster concluded the scoring, seconds before the final whistle, with a fine solo effort.  He got beyond the last two defenders before sending the ball into the opposite corner of the net, scoring the goal his second half performance deserved.

Penrith: Strand, Fleming, Arnold, Robley, Henderson, Hunter, Digby, Prentice, Whalley, Smith, Brunskill.  Substitutes – Newton, Wilson, Rebanks, Kerr, Owens, Ellis, May (all used).

Workington: Paden-Gale (Lister, 46), Lowrie (Wade, 60), Whitehead, Mahone (Birkett, 60), Trialist, Carroll (Askins, 60), Trialist (Brown, 60), Hooper (Bell, 60), Jerome (Foster, 60), Rigg (Webster, 46), Palmer (Monkhouse, 60).

Referee: Simon Voigt

Details

Date Time Season Full Time
27/07/2022 19:30 Development Friendlies 22/23 90'

Ground

Frenchfield Park

Frenchfield Park, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 8UA

Results

Club1st Half2nd HalfGoals
Penrith Reserves033
Workington AFC Development246

Workington AFC Development

1Scott Paden-Gale 21 Goalkeeper
2Elliot Lowrie 12 Midfielder
3Dan Whitehead Defender
4Tom Mahone 14 Midfielder
5Trialist 1 Defender
6Bobby Carroll 15 Midfielder 50'
7Trialist 2 16 Midfielder
8James Hooper 17 Midfielder 6'
9Reuben Jerome 18 Forward 50', 55'
10Steven Rigg 19 Forward
11Jordan Palmer 20 Forward 37'
12Ben Wade 2 Defender
14Owen Birkett 4 Defender
15Shaun Askin 6 Midfielder
16Jack Brown 7 Midfielder 71'
17Coby Bell 8 Midfielder
18Matty Foster 9 Forward 90'
19Louis Webster 10 Midfielder
20Lewis Monkhouse 11 Forward
21Aaron Lister 1 Goalkeeper
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