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30/04/2023

Not the best end to the season. Match Report to follow shortly.

No es el mejor final de temporada. Informe del partido a seguir en breve

27/04/2023

Final game of the season this Sunday away vs league leaders Torrevieja

Último partido de la temporada este domingo fuera de casa ante el líder de la liga Torrevieja

25/04/2023

OCV welcomed the visitors A.V.Petrer to CDM on a nice hot Sunday morning missing a few key players through injury and a couple being out of the country. Missing out were Ziri, Brian, Rich, Hamed, Gary and Pablo. The return of Adrian after a long injury was welcomed though.

So OCV lined up in a 352 formation as below

GK - Emilio
CB - Aitor
CB - Phill
CB - Leo
RM - Michael
CM - Manu
CM - Maty
CM - Ricco
LM - John
CF - Liam
CF - Jona

Subs, Steven, Adrian.

The game started very well for OCV with the ball falling to John on the left edge of the opposition penalty area, he volleyed it across the area where it reached Michael on the other side, who played it back in where it was handled by a defender resulting in an early penalty. Liam stepped up and confidently dispatched it into the corner, 1-0.

A few minutes later the ball broke to Liam in the centre of their half who unleashed a shot from 25 yards into the corner of the net, 2-0.

Mid way through the first half, a lapse in concentration on the OCV right let the opposition in to dispatch a shot making it 2-1.

Then the scores were level when from a corner the marking was static and the forward got to the header first making it 2-2.

Just before half time the visiting stroker was breaking with Phill coming back but tripping over the striker which left the striker one on one with Emilio, who confidently made it 2-3.

Half Time and the manager changed it to a 442 system with Adrian coming on in Central defence, Aitor going to right back, Leo left back.

The second half also started well for OCV, with Liam picking up the ball 35 yards out and carrying it into the opposition box, and shooting from 18 yards into the bottom corner. 3-3

Then OCV thought they had took the lead when Michael in the box had a shot, which went in but the defender kicking his foot after the ball had gone, the referee inexplicably ruling the goal out and giving a free kick against Michael, astonishing everybody.

Within the final two minutes Petrer were pushing forward and a cross came in to that back post with their attacker clearly offside, as we saw from a fan recorded video, he put the ball in to the net which was allowed to stand to make it 4-3 to the visitors.

Mark Halsey said again it was individual errors and poor positioning which caught us out and the players need to be more proactive rather than reactive. However there was some great football played and the team has come a long way, and with two or three new players for next season we will be a lot better.

Next Sunday, 30th April is the final game of the season, away to league leaders Torrevieja, time to be confirmed.

23/04/2023

Match Report to follow....

22/04/2023

Penultimate game of the season and our last home game this weekend, come and join us.

Penúltimo partido de la temporada y nuestro último partido en casa este fin de semana, ven y únete a nosotros.

26/03/2023

OCV travelled the 45 minute journey to Aspe looking to bounce back after the previous poor performance and manager Mark Halsey decided on a change of formation to 3-5-2, which he felt would give a solid defence, an extra man in midfield and allow the two wing backs to get forward and put crosses in for two strikers.

So as usual between the sticks was Emilio. A back 3 of Aitor, Phill and Leo. Wing backs were Mikey and Brian. In the centre of the park were Ricco, Ziri and Manu and the strikers were John and Liam. On the bench we have Rich, Gaz and Hamed.

The game started well with both teams evenly matched, the formation seemingly working well for the away side. For 35 minutes the score stayed 0-0 with both sides playing well and only a couple of half chances for each team. This changed when Aspe won a corner which they converted with a towering header at the back post, their scorer simply rising higher than any other player to convert. 1-0.

Play continued in much the same way for the rest of the first half until just before half time after a poor clearance fell to their left winger who put a speculative shot from distance in with Emilio scrambling back across the goal, the shot beat him and snuck in to the back of the net. 2-0.

That changed the half time team talk as the balance of play didn't reflect the scoreline.

The second half was much the same, two teams battling and playing some good football and cancelling each other out, not much in the way of clear cut chances for either team until with 10 minutes remaining, the Aspe right winger hit a deep cross which unintentionally flew in to the OCV net off the back post and caught everybody by surprise. 3-0.

And that is how the game ended which was a tough game in 28°C heat and all players did well. It was very unfortunate for OCV as the scoreline definitely did not reflect the story of the game, with individual errors and pure luck changing the score, but a good performance and a lot of positives to build on for the last 3 games of the season for hopefully a strong finish.

A few players put in a good performances and a lot of effort with stand out performers arguably Brian and Phill but the manager decided to give the man of the match award to Phill Dewhurst.

Next up for OCV after the Easter break is league leaders Guardamar at home on 16th April.

26/03/2023

OCV viajó los 45 minutos hacia Aspe buscando recuperarse después de la mala actuación anterior, y el entrenador Mark Halsey decidió cambiar la formación a 3-5-2, lo que según él, brindaría una defensa sólida, un jugador extra en el mediocampo y permitiría que los dos laterales subieran al frente y enviaran centros para los dos delanteros.

Así que como de costumbre, Emilio estuvo en la portería. Aitor, Phill y Leo conformaron la defensa de tres. Los laterales fueron Mikey y Brian. En el centro del campo estuvieron Ricco, Ziri y Manu, mientras que los delanteros fueron John y Liam. En el banquillo se encontraban Rich, Gaz y Hamed.

El partido comenzó bien, con ambos equipos igualados, y la formación parecía funcionar bien para el equipo visitante. Durante los primeros 35 minutos, el marcador se mantuvo en 0-0, con ambos equipos jugando bien y solo unas pocas oportunidades para cada equipo.

Esto cambió cuando Aspe ganó un córner, que convirtió con un cabezazo imponente en el poste trasero, su anotador simplemente se elevó más alto que cualquier otro jugador para convertir el gol. 1-0.

El juego continuó de la misma manera durante el resto de la primera mitad, hasta poco antes del descanso, cuando un despeje deficiente cayó en los pies del extremo izquierdo de Aspe, quien lanzó un disparo especulativo desde lejos mientras Emilio retrocedía hacia la portería. El disparo lo venció y se coló en la red. 2-0.

​Esto cambió la charla del entrenador en el descanso, ya que el equilibrio del juego no reflejaba el marcador.

La segunda mitad fue muy similar, con ambos equipos luchando y jugando buen fútbol, cancelándose mutuamente, y no hubo muchas oportunidades claras para ninguno de los dos equipos hasta que faltando 10 minutos, el extremo derecho de Aspe envió un centro profundo que voló accidentalmente dentro de la portería de OCV desde el poste trasero, sorprendiendo a todos. 3-0.

​Y así terminó el partido, que fue duro en el calor de 28°C, y todos los jugadores lo hicieron bien. Fue muy desafortunado para OCV, ya que el marcador definitivamente no reflejaba la historia del juego, con errores individuales y pura suerte cambiando el marcador, pero fue una buena actuación con muchos aspectos positivos para construir en los últimos 3 juegos de la temporada, esperando un final fuerte.

Algunos jugadores tuvieron buenas actuaciones y pusieron mucho esfuerzo, con destacadas actuaciones de Brian y Phill, pero el entrenador decidió otorgar el premio al hombre del partido a Phill Dewhurst.

El próximo partido para OCV después del descanso de Pascua es contra el líder de la liga, Guardamar, en casa el 16 de abril.

22/03/2023

17/03/2023

San Isidro 4-0 OCV
12 de marzo de 2023

La OCV viajó a San Isidro para jugar un partido de copa con un buen plantel. Un equipo casi completo viajó con solo un par de jugadores que se perdieron, como Brian Flaherty, Adrian Embrey y Shane Butlin.

OCV comenzó en una formación de 442 con Emilio en su lugar habitual en la portería, Gaz y Leo laterales, Ricco y Aitor en el corazón de la defensa, Mikey y Hamed mediocampistas con Liam y Manu centrales y John y Jona en la delantera.

El juego comenzó rápido y bastante accidentado, con la batalla a menudo encerrada en el medio campo, con San Isidro jugando 3 en la parte de atrás muy bien organizado y no realmente amenazado por OCV en las etapas iniciales. El empate se rompió bastante pronto cuando, después de 15 minutos, su extremo rompió la banda derecha en una posición de fuera de juego muy obvia, tan clara que la defensa de OCV solo esperaba que sonara el silbato, lo cual no sucedió y superó a Emilio para un abridor polémico.

Luego, el manager Mark Halsey comenzó a hacer cambios con 3 sustituciones. Mientras que la semana anterior cada cambio que hizo funcionó muy bien, hoy sucedió lo contrario, hizo cambio tras cambio tratando de obtener una ventaja en el juego, pero nada funcionó aquí, con San Isidro demasiado fuerte y bien organizado para ser molestado por un OCV. que no se hacían ningún favor, cediendo mucho el balón y fallando numerosos pases. Fue un mal día en la oficina por todos lados para la OCV y le dieron crédito a San Isidro por una buena actuación.

Un segundo gol siguió en la primera mitad donde San Isidro rompió después de un fuerte desafío sobre Steven Slock que lo dejó en el suelo con una lesión en la cabeza, OCV argumentó que el árbitro debería haber detenido el juego por una lesión en la cabeza, pero el juego continuó y el gol se mantuvo. . En la segunda mitad, los locales sumaron un 3° y un 4° cuando la OCV trató de recuperar algo, metiendo a tres delanteros centrales que tiraron la amonestación al viento sabiendo que era una eliminatoria de copa, pero el partido de San Isidro lo ganó en mediocampo con brechas abriéndose cuando OCV trató de obtener una ventaja en el campo que lo dejó en inferioridad numérica en la parte de atrás.

Así que un día para olvidar para OCV y el técnico Mark Halsey, que ahora tiene que recoger a sus jugadores, ver qué salió mal y organizarlos para un partido muy duro contra el Aspe.U.D el 26 de marzo.

17/03/2023

San Isidro 4-0 OCV
12th March 2023

OCV travelled away to San Isidro for a cup game with a good squad. A near full strength squad travelled with only a couple of players having to miss out such as Brian Flaherty, Adrian Embrey, and Shane Butlin.

OCV started in a 442 formation with Emilio in his usual spot in goal, Gaz, and Leo full backs, Ricco and Aitor in the heart of defence, Mikey and Hamed wide midfielders with Liam and Manu central and John and Jona upfront.

The game started quickly and fairly scrappy, with the battle often locked in midfield, with San Isidro playing 3 at the back very well organised and not really threatened by OCV in the opening stages. The deadlock was broken fairl early on when after 15 minutes their winger broke down the right wing in a very obvious offside position, so clear that the OCV defense just expected the whistle to go, which it didn't and they slotted past Emilio for a controverial opener.

Then manager Mark Halsey started making changes with 3 subsitutions. Wheras the week before every change he made worked really well, the opposite was here today, he made change after change trying to get an advantage in the game but nothing worked here, with San Isidro too strong and well organised to be troubled by an OCV who were not doing themselves any favours, giving the ball away a lot and misplacing numerous passes. It was a bad day at the office all around for OCV and creit to San Isidro for a good performance.

A second goal followed in the first half where San Isidro broke after a strong challenge on Steven Slock which left him on the floor with a head injury, OCV arguing the referee should have stopped play for a head injury, but play continued and the goal stood. In the second half, the home side added a 3rd and 4th as OCV tried to get something back, putting three central strikers on as they threw caution to the wind knowing it was a knockout cup game, but the game for San Isidro was won in midfield with gaps opening up as OCV tried to get an advantage up the pitch which left to being outnumbered at the back.

So a day to forget for OCV and manager Mark Halsey, who now has to pick his players up, look at what went wrong and organise them for a very tough away game against Aspe.U.D on 26th March.