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Match Report: Hype Train FC
Date: Saturday 8th March 2025
Competition: EBFL Division One (Game 13)
Opposition: Caversham United
Location: Waingels College, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4RF
Final Score: Hype Train FC 1-3 Caversham United
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Match Report:
The Train's encounter against Caversham United was our 23rd fixture of the 2024/25 season in the East Berkshire Football League, with the team competing in EBFL's Division One. This was the reversal of the league encounter just 2 weeks prior, with Hype Train running out 3-0 winners due to a Phil Newport hat-trick on the day.
The lone goal of the first-half in a probing encounter from both sides arrived in the 25th minute of the game, when a deep cross was dropped in goal, allowing former Hype Train forward, Leon Mannion, a tap in on his debut.
In the second-half, the team improved and in the 78th minute of the game were awarded a penalty when a Caversham player defended Lucas Coe's cross with his hand. Stepping up to bury the spot kick was Mitchell Saunders, to draw the game level.
Having seized the advantage in the game, we ultimately made two costly mistakes that handed the visitors the win, first when we were robbed of possession on the left, allowing Caversham to net from close range on the third time of asking after blocks from Callum Gibbons and Anwar Mmanga. The 3rd game sealing goal came when another loose pass allowed Mannion to run to the byline on the counter, cutting the ball back for another easy finish.
Next up, The Train travel to Slough Heating FC Reserves in EBFL Division One at The Polish Club in Slough on Saturday 15th March 2025.
Hype Train FC: Matchday Squad
Manager: Robert Austin
Starting 11:
GK: Callum Gibbons
DEF: Anwar Mmanga
DEF: Jon Watkins
DEF: Ashley Rockall (C)
DEF: Leo Pereira
MID: Emmanuel Boateng (Saunders 46')
MID: Lucas Coe (Freemantle 85')
MID: Nadim Gharabli
MID: Connor Anderson (Follington 70')
MID: Conall Gorman (Burles-Nash 85')
FOR: Obeydah Abdulwahab (Awuah 46')
Substitutes:
SUB: Christian Freemantle
SUB: George Awuah
SUB: Mitchell Saunders
SUB: Luke Follington
SUB: Brad Burles-Nash
Goals & Assists:
Goal 1: Saunders (goal), Coe (assist)
nt to know more about The Hype Train?
The Hype Train is an entertainment website founded in 2015, specialising in general football and Fantasy sports reporting, starting with Fantasy Premier League (FPL), before expanding to MLS Fantasy coverage in 2018.
We pride ourselves in providing beautiful graphics, statistics, in-depth analytical reporting and free weekly insight for hopeful players attempting to climb rankings tables. We are also occasional media reviewers, with a keen interest to review games, live sport, and professional wrestling.
In 2019, Hype Train Football Club was formed, becoming the first Fantasy Football website to take to the field. HTFC is a socially active team across social and web channels, providing regular match highlights, match reports, comprehensive player statistics and unique player profiles. We won both Goal of the Season Awards in the Berkshire and County FA regions, with Callum Parr-Jones winning the Berks & Bucks FA award, whilst Martin King won the PlaySport UK award.
In 2021, we formed the Reading Sunday Social League (RSSL), a competitive Sunday League involving 8 teams in its debut season. During the 2021/22 season, we won our first-ever trophy, lifting the East Berkshire Football League's Presidents Cup!
The Hype Train were nominated and shortlisted for the 'Best Football Blog' in 2016 by the Football Bloggers Association at their annual Football Blogging Awards (The FBA's), and were again shortlisted as a finalist in 2019 in the 'Best Fantasy Football Blog' category.
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