Sunday Round Up
U7 Panthers
Well done today boys against a good Alresford Town U8 Lions. Thought you all battled and fought for each other, even when they had the extra two players on.
Jacob was superb in goal today with some important saves and great distribution. Morgan defended brilliantly today, with some great tackles and great passing out from the back.
Evan and Edison was brilliant in midfield, controlling the game, driving with the ball, with Evan grabbing himself 2 magic moments. Matthew and Seth worked tirelessly up front against some strong defending. Seth grabbing 2 magical moments. But my man of the match went to Harley, his workrate, passing and shooting was outstanding today, and grabbed himself 4 magical moments. Well done Harley, well done all of you today.
U8 Panthers
Tough match for the Panthers today v Stoneham Jaguars U9. The opposition were strong and defended well while finding some good passes.
The Panthers battled throughout the match, never giving up, making some great plays and working together as a team. Billy, Oscar, Vinnie and Logan were brilliant breaking up play and looking up to find their teammates.
Lots of shots on target were stopped by the oppositions goalkeeper who made a number of great saves whilst at the other end Fraser made some amazing stops.
Goals came from Freddie with a great assist from Jack, Hayden and Cooper.
Man of the match went to Manny for sticking to the plan he was given by Chris before the match.
U9 Spitfires
U9 Spitfires came up against a very good FC Salisbury side and played on another level from the start.
Early pressing resulted in winning possession back and some great passing resulted in a free kick being awarded which was excellently taken by Brody Hibberd and this was followed by some great pressure from Mazen Ismael to double the lead with a sweet strike in the corner. The Spitfires continued to move the ball well and from another free kick Leo Duncalfe found the bottom corner.
FC Salisbury pulled a goal back just before half time but immediately as the 2nd half started Elliott Finch got on the end of a corner to strike in the corner to extend the lead. FC Salisbury did fight back with 2 goals but the boys defended superbly.
POM was tough as everyone played their part today but Brody Hibberd took the accolade as chased and pressed all game.
Great performance boys and with just 1 sub today aswell.
U9 Panthers
Unlucky today boys against a very good Millbrook side. I thought you matched them for nearly 3qtrs. It was just their overall passing was a bit better than ours. That’s what we keep saying use the ball, get into space, pass and move. All these will help you be a better team. That’s why we concentrate on this at training. The work rate and energy was great most of the time, but you have to keep up the energy in every Qtr. On the positive side, as we did have chances and unluckily hit the woodwork on two or three occasions, so if they went in, things could have been different. Man of match went to Henry, apart from his goal, his passing, tackling and overall work rate was outstanding today, never gave up and kept their midfield very quiet today. Well done Henry, well done all of you today. Special mention to David, his saves again, kept us in the game.
U11 Jaguars
AFC Stoneham U11 Jaguars vs Romsey Town Youth U11 Panthers
The Jags knew today's game would be difficult having lost to Romsey Town earlier in the season.
After a bright start the Jags took the lead after a corner from Billy fell to Egit who hit home
2 minutes later, a well worked run and finish from Harry B extended the lead for the Jags.
Romsey had chances, but the Jags defence stayed strong. When the ball did get through goalkeeper Riley was on hand to make a series of saves including rushing off his line to make a fantastic 1v1 block.
In the second half the Jags midfield and defensive players worked hard to win every ball and push for another goal.
Some great corners and runs from Alex created chances but the Romsey defence stayed strong.
At the other end Riley continued to keep Romsey out with some impressive saves.
It was a very tight half, both teams could have scored but the next goal didn't come until 5 minutes before the end when Harry B would score his second.
Parents player of the week goes to Riley thanks to a fantastic display in goal making sure of the well deserved cleansheet 🫷
Coaches player of the week goes to Alex.
Worked hard all game, pushing the team forward but also tracking back to help his defensive teammates when needed
Jag of the week goes to Will who's attitude towards training and matchdays and willingness to ask questions of the coaching team to improve his game is a good example to the rest of the team.
U11 Spitfires
A blistering start to this cup game against PACE saw the U11 Spitfires 1-0 in the first minute with a great finish from Ethan.Stoneham then went on to control the game, defending well and playing some good football to score a further two goals . Goals today came from man of the match Ethan x 2, Alfie B and Alfie L x2.
U11 Wolves
U11 Wolves v Hythe & Dibden Cyclones
In games such as these when it's the attack that draws all the attention, it's easy to forget those with a defensive role who today put in a faultless display. So it's a huge 'Well Done' to Dominik, Dylan, Frankie, Harry, Dash, Rayane and Jude for being disciplined. keeping concentration and making good decisions.
Further forward, it was Hot Shot Harrison who remains our leading scorer for the season, but for shooting power and accuracy it's midfielder Evan who leads the way and becomes our latest Wolf of the Week. Both players have pushed hard for a starting place and both took full advantage of their opportunity today.
Wide players were full of running with Dylan and Dash both providing quality crosses from good positions.
Muhammed was once again a key provider and finisher and his confidence continues to grow. Fuku showed his combination of strength and touch that makes him so difficult to play against, while Adam was rewarded today for once again taking up excellent positions in the front line.
Congratulations Wolves!
U12 Jaguars
AFC Stoneham Youth Jaguars 2
Baddesley Park Youth Templars 1
The Jaguars finally got back to winning ways with a hard fought victory over the obdurate Templars in the most dramatic fashion.
Perhaps it was the early morning kick off, but the hosts lacked the energy and intensity of previous weeks in the first half. Chances were at a premium and both keepers remained largely untroubled for the first quarter. Both teams greater threats were down the Jags left side, and so the game became a battle for supremacy along that channel. Freddie began to make serious inroads against an extremely physical defence, and was hauled down on several occasions when he had beaten his man. Isaac and Daniel proved to be their normal stoic selves when questions were asked of the Jags defence, whilst Matteo began to find his feet in the centre of the park, threading through to Elliot and Krish some really intelligent balls that couldn’t quite be capitalised on. Then, the breakthrough. Some lovely combination play down the right saw Charlie released out wide, whose perfect cross from the byline picked out Elliot to finish calmly into the corner. It was fair reward for the Jags probing attacks and growing level of ascendancy in the game. Freddie continued to prove problematic to the Templars right back and went close on several occasions, Krish, Rob, Ramesses and Fred worked hard to gain physical superiority in the centre, and Jamie defended skilfully on a number of occasions to snuff out the threat of the left winger. However, just before half time the visitors caught the hosts napping, and a lack of defensive structure saw the visitors burst through the centre to equalise.
The goal was against the run of play, but actually served as a wake up call at half time. The Jaguars returned to the field to produce a much improved performance in the second half. Every player stepped up their intensity and the chances began to flow. Neat footwork from John provided Elliot with a chance which was snuffed out, and the visiting No.6 saved the Templars on countless occasions with last ditch blocks and tackles when a goal seemed a certainty. When the No.6 wasn’t in the way, the Templars goalkeeper was, tipping Elliot’s free kick onto the bar, and blocking several other of his shots. Fred blasted wide, Freddie continued to beat his man but found the defence in determined mood, and Matteo timed a run perfectly into the six yard box only to see his header rebound off the post and to safety. Sniffing blood, the Jaguars moved in for the kill. Whilst Archie and Isaac kept things tied up at the back, Charlie was switched to right back to provide a further attacking option. He made numerous runs and overlaps, and just missed out on connecting with a dangerous cross when free in front of goal. Finally, in the dying seconds, Freddie took the ball out wide, beat his man, lost the ball to second defender but then won it back before cutting inside to blast underneath the visiting goalkeeper with the aid of a slight deflection. It turned out to be the last kick of the game.
Having been on the other end of a last minute loss last week, the relief and happiness was palpable. Respect is something the management team have been working hard to imbue in to the players, and so, arguably, the finest moment of the game was seeing several of the Jaguars not celebrating the victory but commiserate with the disconsolate visiting goalkeeper. A very well done to those boys, and to the team for a never-say-die attitude. Up the Jags!
U13 Panthers
Under 13 Panthers continued our good run today.
We started the game quickly with the right attitude and went into half time 4 goals to the good.
We made lots of changes and tried a few players in different positions in the 2nd half and became a bit sloppy at times needing Ryan to pull of a few important saves in goal. We ran out 9-2 winners and our scorers today were Ewan Halliday with 3, Sam Robinson with 2 and singles from Liam Holloway, Isaac Webb, Joe Taylor and Alfie Weldon.
Man of the match went to Ewan for another good display.
U13 Spitfires
U13 Spitfires played away to 2nd in the league Sholing in great game of football played in the right spirit by both teams.
Some great early possession/passing by the Spitfires found them deservedly ahead through Ethan Cripps striking in the corner followed closing by Zach Marshman doubling the lead with another good strike. Sholing came into the game and pulled a goal back and then just before half time got an equaliser.
2nd half the boys started with the same intensity and went back ahead when Harry Halligan looped the ball over their keeper to make it 3-2.
Sholing then got level after a long ball split open our defence followed closely by a similar ball to put us 4-3 behind. The boys pressed for an equaliser which their performance deserved by against the run of play another through ball left us exposed at the back and somehow we were 5-3 down which was the final score.
I couldn’t have asked anymore from the boys today and so proud of them all. POM was shared between Harley Marjason & Harry Halligan who were both at the centre of all our attacks today.
Well done to all of our teams!
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