18-07-2024, 07:42
BAMBER BRIDGE 0 PNE 3
The first victory of the season on our way to world domination or more than likely League 1
Preston North End earned their first victory of pre-season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bamber Bridge.
Layton Stewart got PNE off the mark in the 24th minute and Ryan Ledson then doubled the scoreline in the early stages of the second half.
Theo Mawene – a half-time change – rounded off the scoring with 12 minutes to go, courtesy of a superb left-footed strike off the woodwork.
Duane Holmes – lively in his cameo against Southport on Tuesday night – had the first chance at Irongate, but he couldn’t quite keep his effort down after skipping past a defender.
Kacper Pasiek, who was arguably North End’s brightest spark in the first half, probably should have given his side the lead 16 minutes in, although credit must go to the trialist goalkeeper for getting across to make an unlikely stop.
The left wing-back was involved eight minutes later as his cross was touched into the air by Will Keane, and Stewart was in the right place to slam it into the bottom corner.
Pasiek was denied well by the goalkeeper again just before the half-hour mark and the home No.1 will have been thankful on the stroke of half-time that Stewart didn’t make contact on the end of Ched Evans’ low ball across goal.
There weren’t many opportunities in the opening stages of the second half, until PNE doubled the lead in the 55th minute when Patrick Bauer’s header from Pasiek’s free-kick was parried only to Ledson, who finished it off from six yards.
Following two changes made at half-time, nine more took place in the 63rd minute and one of those introduced, Sam Greenwood almost scored his first goal for the club, only to be denied by the post.
The woodwork was soon to help PNE and Theo Mawene, though, as he showed great skill to cut onto his left foot and send a powerful strike in off the post.
He tried his luck once more in the closing stages of the game, but his effort was sent wide and North End left the SFC Stadium with a 3-0 win.
PNE starting XI: Woodman (Pradic, 63); Seary (Potts, 45), Bauer (Lindsay, 63), Whatmough (Hughes, 63); N.Mawene (Storey, 63), Ledson (Thórdarson, 63), Holmes (Frøkjær, 63), Pasiek (Brady, 63); Keane (Greenwood, 63); Evans (T.Mawene, 45), Stewart (Riis, 63).
Attendance: 1,238.
Fantastic's view
Ryan Lowe was happy to see “special talent” Theo Mawene get on the scoresheet in the 3-0 victory over Bamber Bridge.
The 17-year-old rounded off the scoring at the SFC Stadium with a superb strike which went in off the woodwork, following goals from Layton Stewart and Ryan Ledson.
Having impressed with the youth team last season, Theo earned his chance towards the back end of the campaign by being called up to the first team and went on to make his professional debut. So far this pre-season, he’s featured in all three friendlies.
He played alongside his brother Noah in the match against Bamber Bridge, with the older of the two showing his versatility by starting at right wing-back before moving to the right of a back three.
Ryan said: “They’re fantastic, aren’t they? They’re two excellent kids who’ve been brought up the right way. They’ve got some good qualities.
“Noah’s one of them who can play everywhere and anywhere, and he gives his all. It’s about finding that position for him. We’ll hopefully get him some games out somewhere in the near future.
“Theo’s a different type of character and he’s got a different type of quality. He chops in the area and it hits the post and goes in. I just said to him, ‘Did you mean that?’ and he said, ‘Well I just wanted to score.’
“The two of them are fantastic, along with the rest of them. All the kids are doing a good job. Eventually some of them will go and play some games.
“Theo’s a special talent as you’ve seen, and when he’s playing with better players he becomes a better player himself. I thought Kacper [Pasiek] was excellent as well up and down that left-hand side.”
It was young Pasiek’s cross which created the opening goal of the game, as a loose touch from Will Keane fell kindly for Stewart to slam home.
Ledson then doubled the lead ten minutes into the second half, before Theo Mawene made it three with his well-positioned strike.
Having played on back-to-back evenings, PNE will now prepare for a behind-closed-doors friendly against Premier League opposition on Friday.
“It’s just about getting fit,” the manager added. “It’s good to see some patterns of play, some little moments. Young Theo getting his first goal for North End in a first team game, although it’s pre-season.
“There were some good performances. Layton getting on the scoresheet. I thought Kacper was excellent; all of them. The application to it was better.
“We know we don’t want to get any injuries throughout the course of pre-season, but we’ve just got to keep going. We’re two and a bit weeks in. We’ve had this game, we’ve got a tough game on Friday and lads will play more minutes in that if they’re fine after tonight.
“Then we’ll have more minutes next week so it’s about building up to where we want to get to. The most important thing is Sheffield United at home on that Friday night and that’s what we’re building up to.”
The first victory of the season on our way to world domination or more than likely League 1
Preston North End earned their first victory of pre-season with a comfortable 3-0 win over Bamber Bridge.
Layton Stewart got PNE off the mark in the 24th minute and Ryan Ledson then doubled the scoreline in the early stages of the second half.
Theo Mawene – a half-time change – rounded off the scoring with 12 minutes to go, courtesy of a superb left-footed strike off the woodwork.
Duane Holmes – lively in his cameo against Southport on Tuesday night – had the first chance at Irongate, but he couldn’t quite keep his effort down after skipping past a defender.
Kacper Pasiek, who was arguably North End’s brightest spark in the first half, probably should have given his side the lead 16 minutes in, although credit must go to the trialist goalkeeper for getting across to make an unlikely stop.
The left wing-back was involved eight minutes later as his cross was touched into the air by Will Keane, and Stewart was in the right place to slam it into the bottom corner.
Pasiek was denied well by the goalkeeper again just before the half-hour mark and the home No.1 will have been thankful on the stroke of half-time that Stewart didn’t make contact on the end of Ched Evans’ low ball across goal.
There weren’t many opportunities in the opening stages of the second half, until PNE doubled the lead in the 55th minute when Patrick Bauer’s header from Pasiek’s free-kick was parried only to Ledson, who finished it off from six yards.
Following two changes made at half-time, nine more took place in the 63rd minute and one of those introduced, Sam Greenwood almost scored his first goal for the club, only to be denied by the post.
The woodwork was soon to help PNE and Theo Mawene, though, as he showed great skill to cut onto his left foot and send a powerful strike in off the post.
He tried his luck once more in the closing stages of the game, but his effort was sent wide and North End left the SFC Stadium with a 3-0 win.
PNE starting XI: Woodman (Pradic, 63); Seary (Potts, 45), Bauer (Lindsay, 63), Whatmough (Hughes, 63); N.Mawene (Storey, 63), Ledson (Thórdarson, 63), Holmes (Frøkjær, 63), Pasiek (Brady, 63); Keane (Greenwood, 63); Evans (T.Mawene, 45), Stewart (Riis, 63).
Attendance: 1,238.
Fantastic's view
Ryan Lowe was happy to see “special talent” Theo Mawene get on the scoresheet in the 3-0 victory over Bamber Bridge.
The 17-year-old rounded off the scoring at the SFC Stadium with a superb strike which went in off the woodwork, following goals from Layton Stewart and Ryan Ledson.
Having impressed with the youth team last season, Theo earned his chance towards the back end of the campaign by being called up to the first team and went on to make his professional debut. So far this pre-season, he’s featured in all three friendlies.
He played alongside his brother Noah in the match against Bamber Bridge, with the older of the two showing his versatility by starting at right wing-back before moving to the right of a back three.
Ryan said: “They’re fantastic, aren’t they? They’re two excellent kids who’ve been brought up the right way. They’ve got some good qualities.
“Noah’s one of them who can play everywhere and anywhere, and he gives his all. It’s about finding that position for him. We’ll hopefully get him some games out somewhere in the near future.
“Theo’s a different type of character and he’s got a different type of quality. He chops in the area and it hits the post and goes in. I just said to him, ‘Did you mean that?’ and he said, ‘Well I just wanted to score.’
“The two of them are fantastic, along with the rest of them. All the kids are doing a good job. Eventually some of them will go and play some games.
“Theo’s a special talent as you’ve seen, and when he’s playing with better players he becomes a better player himself. I thought Kacper [Pasiek] was excellent as well up and down that left-hand side.”
It was young Pasiek’s cross which created the opening goal of the game, as a loose touch from Will Keane fell kindly for Stewart to slam home.
Ledson then doubled the lead ten minutes into the second half, before Theo Mawene made it three with his well-positioned strike.
Having played on back-to-back evenings, PNE will now prepare for a behind-closed-doors friendly against Premier League opposition on Friday.
“It’s just about getting fit,” the manager added. “It’s good to see some patterns of play, some little moments. Young Theo getting his first goal for North End in a first team game, although it’s pre-season.
“There were some good performances. Layton getting on the scoresheet. I thought Kacper was excellent; all of them. The application to it was better.
“We know we don’t want to get any injuries throughout the course of pre-season, but we’ve just got to keep going. We’re two and a bit weeks in. We’ve had this game, we’ve got a tough game on Friday and lads will play more minutes in that if they’re fine after tonight.
“Then we’ll have more minutes next week so it’s about building up to where we want to get to. The most important thing is Sheffield United at home on that Friday night and that’s what we’re building up to.”
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