Welcome aboard the home of Hype Train Football Club. Here, you can read the match reports from the Train's outings across Saturday League action throughout the 2024/25 season, with the team competing in the East Berkshire Football League (EBFL). All aboard.
Match Report: Hype Train FC
Date: Saturday 14th December 2024
Competition: EBFL Division One (Game 6)
Opposition: Prospect FC
Location: Waingels College, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4RF
Final Score: Hype Train FC 0-1 Prospect FC
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Match Report:
The Train's encounter against Old Windsor was our 13th fixture of the 2024/25 season in the East Berkshire Football League, with the team competing in EBFL's Division One for the first time since early October. This was our first encounter against Prospect, who are formerly known as Reading Tigers.
In a one goal game, Prospect took the lead just after the half hour mark when we gave the ball away at the edge of the penalty area, allowing an easy goal for the visitors, who throughout the game hit the bar several times and had the bulk of chances - with the team thankful for Jamie Halsall in goal for the team on the day.
It was an off day for us at The Train, though a lob attempt by Jon Watkins, and a late chance by Mitchell Saunders, were our most dangerous moments alongside several top set-piece deliveries by Lucas Coe.
The result means that it is our first loss in the league, and we will be returning to playing on Saturday 11th January 2025, hoping to bounce back!
Hype Train FC: Matchday Squad
Manager: Robert Austin
Starting 11:
GK: Jamie Halsall
DEF: Anwar Mmanga
DEF: Josh Robertson
DEF: Ashley Rockall
DEF: Robert Austin (Zaky 81')
MID: Jon Watkins (Saunders 46')
MID: Nadim Gharabli
MID: Mark Bush (Burles-Nash 75')
MID: Lucas Coe
MID: Luke Follington (Gorman 43')
FOR: Phil Newport
Substitutes:
SUB: Brad Burles-Nash
SUB: Walid Zaky
SUB: Conall Gorman
SUB: Mitchell Saunders
Want 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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