Source: Bournemouth_Echo
Cherries: Youth team deserved win says Roach
JOE Roach felt his side fully merited their comfortable win after he watched Cherries' youngsters make their lengthy trek to Hereford worthwhile.[LNB] In Saturday's Puma Youth Alliance clash, Roach's under-18s recorded a 3-0 victory.[LNB] Alex Parsons opened the scoring by converting a cross from Tom Green. After the break, Paddy Hester doubled the advantage before Matt Oldring applied the finishing touch to a Murray Holmes free-kick. The winning margin could have been even better for Cherries, had Tom Strong not missed a second-half penalty after Jayden Stockley had been pushed.[LNB] The pitch was heavy, thick and difficult to keep your feet on, said Roach. And there is always a wind down the pitch because of the racecourse.[LNB] We worked for the past couple of weeks on a change of emphasis for the lads' development and we felt they produced that.[LNB] In the second half, we totally dominated the game and were pleased with the scoreline and to keep a clean sheet as well.[LNB] Roach added: We left at 7am and got back at 6pm. It's not nice to come back after a poor result, so we were pleased.[LNB] Cherries: Murphy, Bell, Stephenson (Strugnell, 63), Oldring, Hester, Green (Strong, 70), Magookin, Hill, Holmes, Kemble (Stockley, 55), Parsons.[LNB]
