Conejitos 0 - Peña Compadres 7

After a tight first 10 minutes, the Compadres Alevín A team took control of the match after Sergio Esteban's opening goal.  A tidy game, which saw every member of the squad contribute to the effort.  As well as goals by Sergio, Yousef, John (2), German, Juanpe and Manzano, the scoreline was again well protected by some good saves by the two goalies Benitez and León.

Half time : 0-3
Full time : 0-7

John warms up in his No. 6 shirt

Warming up for the first league match of the season, John puts back on the favoured No. 6 shirt!

News Flash - almost 900 keepie uppies

Sunday morning, 10:00am and John is out in the garden.  The rest of the family can hear the unmistakable sound of keepie uppie practise going well ..... so well in fact that he did 897!  Nearly 900 and not many more for a 1000.  Great stuff John!

Marbella Paraíso 2 - Peña Compadres 8

A well fought match between these two well respected Alevin teams. John opened up the score sheet in the first half with a great left footed shot, and then contributed a second goal from a fantastic cross by Sergio Esteban in the second half. Sergio himself scored 3 crackers, and Herman scored 2 goals, including a great header, and Jorge added one more to make 8. A fantastic performance by all the team, including both goalies Benitez and León who between them contributed in no small way to the large goal difference. “¡Uno, dos, tres….los Compadres!”

Short video of a few keepie uppies

Now John seems to have mastered keepie uppies with both feet, it is time to try a few headers - not bad for a first attempt!  See it on You Tube by clicking here.

One of John's other hobbies is fishing....

What a catch!  This fish was landed with a little help from Steffi....












oh, and here's another one!

Peña Compadres 9 - Nueva Andalucia 2

Half time score : 4-1

Full time score : 9-2

Goal scorers: John, Antonio Manzano, Sergio Esteban x 3, Antonio, Javi, Propia meta x 2

John's goal was with his left foot!

First Round Fixtures - Primer Alevin 2009-2010 season

27/09 Conejitos (fuera)
04/10 Costa Únida (casa)
11/10 Las Lagunas (casa)
18/10 Los Boliches (fuera)
25/10 El Palo (casa)
01/11 CF Malaga (fuera)
08/11 Tiro Pichón (casa)
15/11 Marbella Paraiso (fuera)
22/11 Atl. Estación (casa)
29/11 San Pedro (fuera)
06/12 Torremolinos (casa)
13/12 Alhaurino (fuera)
20/12 Benamiel (casa)
10/01 26 febrero (fuera)
17/01 Nueva Andalucia (casa)

Second Round Fixtures - Primer Alevin 2009-2010 season

24/01 Conejitos (casa)
31/01 Costa Únida (fuera)
07/02 Las Lagunas (fuera)
14/02 Los Boliches (casa)
21/02 El Palo (fuera)
07/03 CF Malaga (casa)
14/03 Tiro Pichón (fuera)
21/03 Marbella Paraiso (casa)
11/04 Atl. Estación (fuera)
18/04 San Pedro (casa)
25/04 Torremolinos (fuera)
02/05 Alhaurino (casa)
09/05 Benamiel (fuera)
16/05 26 febrero (casa)
23/05 Nueva Andalucia (fuera)

10 year old John Wallace makes 749 keepie uppies look easy!

John beat his keepie uppies record on the beach today, 13th September 2009.  749 is the new number to beat, and guess what, we happened to get it on video, so you can see it on You Tube.

John Wallace practises his football keepie uppies

Football keepie uppies become more interesting as John decides to include a few tricky moves into the mix.... see a short sample of a warm up here on You Tube.

Peña Compadres 4 - San Pedro 4

A pre-season match between Peña Compadres and San Pedro Alevin A teams was drawn 4-4, a well-contested football match.  Both teams had their fair share of chances, and both showed great skills and fitness despite the hot and humid weather.  John scored the third goal for Compadres, a sneaky one from a difficult angle with his left foot.

John beats his keepie uppie record!

627 keepie uppies in the garden on Tuesday, 8th September 2009.  Well done John!!

Peña Compadres 6 - Costa Unida 2

The fitness of the Peña Compadres team led them to a convincing win against the Costa Unida team, who had only been training together for a short time.  John Wallace contributed 2 goals, and the usual abundance of energy!

John and Yousef

Trying to keep cool on a very hot day

Peña los Compadres - Alevines pick up the trophy!

It was a very hot day.  John and team faced Puerta de la Torre in their first match, who had only had a short rest after losing a tough game against Benamiel.  Peña los Compadres beat Puerta de la Torre 9-0 (John scored 2 - one with his left foot, and the other a diving header from a corner cross), and then played a great game against Benamiel, which they won 4-3 to take the trophy.

Team ready for action on 29th August 2009

John with the Peña los Compadres Alevin A team getting ready for their first friendly tournament at home.  The three teams competing were Peña los Compadres, Benamiel and Puerta de la Torre.

Wallace - No. 6

John tries out his new personalized Glasgow Rangers football kit!

Cricketer John

John loves cricket, but there isn't much chance to play at home, as this sport isn't very popular in Spain and he is also too busy playing football!  Here he is getting ready to hit some sixes against his cousins in England.

Fishing is another favourite sport!

Unfortunately John didn't catch any fish in Scotland, but it was fun (?) using multi-coloured maggots as bait!

Nacho Novo and John at Ibrox Park

Lucky Nacho gets to meet John.... or is it the other way around?

Pedro Mendes

John meets with Pedro Mendes of Glasgow Rangers.

Jock Wallace - A man of character

Jock Wallace's portrait at Ibrox Park

Rangers 3 - Man City 2

5th August 2009
A magical night to remember ... and Rangers won!

First visit to Ibrox Park

John's grandfather, Jock, is very famous at Ibrox as he was the manager of Glasgow Rangers for many years.  John was invited to visit the Trophy Room and also watch the Rangers vs. Man City friendly in August 2009 from the prestigious directors box!  He also got to meet lots of famous footballers from many years ago, and also some of the current Rangers and Man City players.

Visit to the ground of Berwick Rangers FC

John's grandfather Jock Wallace used to be the goalkeeper and player manager of Berwick Rangers.  He first made the headlines when Berwick Rangers beat Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers in 1967 to knock them out of the Scottish cup.  Jock later went on to have a hugely successful career in football management, mostly at Glasgow Rangers, as well as several other important clubs such as Motherwell, Colchester, Leicester City and Sevilla CF.

Jagger the ridgeback devoted fan!

Jagger the ridgeback ready for action in his football kit.

Training on the beach

Training is fun - taking a jog on the beach with Jagger the dog. 
A couple of small sharks were seen here in the water on 31st August 2009!  Apparently no threat to bathers, but the authorities forced them far out to sea, to be on the safe side.