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Rampant Lions run riot as Bridlington are swept aside
Hessle Rangers U13 Lions 6-0 Bridlington Rovers
Pre-season friendly · Bilsdon Park, Hessle · Sunday 23 August 2026
There are friendlies that ease a side back into the swing of things, and then there are statements. This was firmly the latter, as a rampant Hessle Rangers U13 Lions tore into Bridlington Rovers from the first whistle and never let go, running out comfortable 6-0 winners on a bright morning at Bilsdon Park.
The Lions barely needed time to find their range — and when they found it, they found it in spectacular fashion. Inside three minutes they were ahead, Felix N. collecting possession fully 30 yards out and unleashing an absolute screamer that arrowed beyond the helpless Bridlington keeper before he could so much as set himself. A stunning way to break the deadlock inside 180 seconds, and a statement of intent that Oscar W.’s early probing effort had already hinted at. It set the tone for a first half of relentless pressure, and the second goal arrived just as swiftly — Lewie V. stealing in unmarked at the back post to plant a header home on seven minutes, the inviting delivery supplied by the very same Felix.
To their credit, Bridlington kept probing, but they found goalkeeper Jenson P. in commanding mood between the sticks. He plucked a dangerous corner out of the air with ease and, on 18 minutes, produced a great save one-on-one to preserve the clean sheet — standing tall and spreading himself to block with his feet as a Bridlington attacker bore down on goal, the kind of alert, brave goalkeeping that lets a dominant team stay dominant.
If the opening exchanges belonged to the Lions’ midfield runners, the middle of the half belonged to Mason M. The forward made it three on 20 minutes with the pick of the goals — a whipped Oscar cross met with a header that flew into the bottom corner, unstoppable. Six minutes later he had his brace, this time through sheer force of will, bullying his way through to finish. Two goals, two entirely different flavours, and a centre-forward’s afternoon in miniature.
At the interval it was 4-0, and in truth it flattered the visitors given the chances that had come and gone — Lewie desperately unlucky after a lovely burst of movement opened up a sight of goal, Jax L. denied after a slick one-touch move, and Mason twice more a menace in the air.
The second half brought no let-up — and a tactical tweak that paid off handsomely. Pushed up front for a ten-minute spell, Joseph J., a livewire in midfield all morning, was suddenly the focal point of everything good, peppering the goal with a hat-trick of efforts in quick succession before finally getting his reward on 37 — and what a way to take it. Oscar W., picking his head up on a move Freddie C. had begun from the back, produced a quite magnificent through ball to slice the Bridlington defence clean open, and Joseph swept it home first time. A mega pass and a one-touch finish — straight off the training ground. Three chances and a goal from a cameo through the middle: an experiment the management will happily file away.
The rout was completed late on by the most deserving name of all. Oscar W., provider-in-chief with two assists and a hatful of created chances, at last got the goal his display merited on 64 minutes, Freddie the architect once more with a defender’s pass through the lines.
For all the attacking riches, the individual honours went to the young men who kept the back door bolted. With his gloves hung up for the day, injured goalkeeper Jack H. stepped into an assistant-coach’s role on the touchline and handed his Man of the Match nod to Felix N. — reward for that stunning opener and a tireless, influential display through the middle.
The coaches, meanwhile, had eyes only for their centre-half. Freddie C. took their Man of the Match award for a commanding display at the back, all poise under pressure and clean, incisive passing through the lines — he was, in a word, class. Alongside him, Harry W. was every bit as immense, man-handling Bridlington’s big number nine out of the contest all afternoon in a commanding centre-back performance of his own. Behind the pair, Jenson’s assured handling meant the clean sheet never once looked in doubt.
Tactically, this was a front-loaded Lions side let off the leash, with Joseph dictating from deep and the Oscar–Mason axis simply too much for Bridlington to contain. There was a late reshuffle to weather, too: Samuel dropped out at the eleventh hour, with winger Ben kindly stepping in to help the lads out — and, to his great credit, slotting in seamlessly and putting in a fine shift on the flank. With the bench down to that one guest, this was a game won by the quality of the starting nine rather than squad rotation, but on this evidence, few sides in the age group will live with them.
A flawless morning’s work, a marker laid down for the season ahead — and in Felix’s 30-yard thunderbolt, a genuine goal-of-the-season contender to get the campaign up and running.
Goals: Felix N. (3’), Lewie V. (7’), Mason M. (20’, 26’), Joseph J. (37’), Oscar W. (64’)
Coaches’ Man of the Match: Freddie C. ( #8) · Assistant coach Jack H.’s pick: Felix N. ( #6)
Clean sheet: Jenson P. ( #3)
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