U7 Tigers

The Tigers had their first game in the League above,and what a game it was end to end goal fest .The whole team played their part and played some good football.We are going in the right direction

MOTM Finn

AFC Stoneham U8 Panthers

Great game under floodlights today for the Stoneham Under 8s Panthers against our U9 opposition.

The Panthers worked hard to close them down and joined up some lovely passes and finding space.

Fraser and Oscar were strong in goal as always. Freddie and Logan were determined in defence and midfield. Jack made some lovely runs and was unlucky not to convert.

Billy and Manny scored hat tricks while Oscar, Hayden and Cooper found the back of the net. The highlight had to be some beautiful play from Hayden through to Jack, assisting Logan for a great goal!

U9 Hurricanes

Hurricanes had a great day despite going into the last quarter behind.

Great fighting spirit and resilience from the whole team, some brilliant team goals were scored playing out from the back!

U9 Panthers

Unlucky today boys. That draw felt like loss to me as the performance deserved the win. I personally thought it was a dominating performance from start to finish. Our passing and link play was brilliant today. And on another day the score could have been double figures. Just didn’t get the rub of the green again!! You all played brilliant but my man of the match went to Ollie, his footwork, passing and strength was outstanding today. Well done Ollie. Well done all of you for your workrate. Special mention to Jenson, Jake, Lucas and Ronnie for their magical moments.

U9 Spitfires

U9 Spitfires played a superb game against Bursledon Stars but had our trademark slow start. The boys grew into the game and scored in each quarter and thoroughly deserved the win. Brody Hibberd was on fire in front of goal and kept the matchball. Some superb finishing from Elliott Finch, Mazen Ismael and Alfie Bungay after a sweeping move.

The boys were a pleasure to watch today and played some amazing football at times.

POM couldn’t be decided by us coaches as all deserved it but in the end went to Jackson Neve after voted for by his younger brother (no favouritism there )

U11 Wolves

U11 Wolves v Baddesley Park

Development football teaches us to be better players! And so it was today as the resilient Wolves learnt how to deal with physicality in a magical second half.

Dylan was exciting down the left in the early stages but overall the Wolves were out-battled in the first half and forced to play too deep.

In the second half the Wolves learnt that the way to play against aggression was not to fear it and to play to their own strengths of skill and pace. This increase in tempo transformed the Wolves! Alfie became a fortress in defence, Muhammed and Harry were dominant on the right, Dylan was still rising to the challenge on the left, Rayane pushed play further forward through the middle making wide forward passes and Wolf of the Week Frankie was incredible in his skill and determination.

Chances were created, the team had come together in adversity and the smiley faces we have become used to seeing at the end of the game will very soon return!

Eleven heroes today! Well done boys.

U11 Jaguars

AFC Stoneham U11 Jaguars vs Colden Common Youth U11 Rangers

Both teams had chances in the 1st quarter but it was Rangers who scored first.

Jags pushed and created openings but just couldn't get the goal they deserved.

The defence stayed organised with Charlie solid as ever at the back.

In the 2nd half the Jags produced some fantastic football, with Sammy picking up the ball and driving up the wing before feeding the ball to Wezi to equalise.

Both keepers were on top form and made great saves before Wezi broke forward to score a second and put the Jags 2-1 up.

The 3rd started well with Egit working hard up front for the team, creating chances and testing the Rangers keeper.

2 quick goals for Rangers would put them back in the lead.

In the 4th the Jags knew they were still in the game but it was Rangers who scored a crucial goal to extend their lead.

Determined, the Jags fought on and pushed for goals, shots from Will, Charlie and Egit just missing the target. Wezi added 1 more goal but it was not to be as the Jags would lose 3-6

Tough game but lots of lessons to be learnt.

Parents player of the week goes to Charlie who worked hard in defence and was instrumental in getting the ball forward to start attacks. (Special mention to Sammy who narrowly missed out on the Parents vote for his efforts on the wing today)

Coachs player of the week goes to Egit who keeps working hard for the team and once again unlucky not to be on the scoresheet.

Jag of the week goes to Louie, great attitude in training and on match days. Even when injured he came along on crutches and supported the team from the sidelines

U11 Spitfires

An excellent team performance today from the U11 Spitfires saw them score 9 goals against Winchester. The boys scored some of their best goals of the season so far with some great passing and movement. The goals came from Freddie who scored 4, Ethan and Charlie who both scored 2 each, and Bushy. The man of the match trophy went to Charlie who scored two great goals, and made some excellent runs and passes.

U12 Panthers

After a cup game last week, it was back to league action today with trip to Arlesford. The Panthers came away with a 6:3 win against Arlesford Town U12 Lions.

The battle of the big cats was an exciting one to watch! The end to end action was brilliant and both teams had to dig deep! The first half saw 2 goals scored by Spencer and 1 by Travis. Panthers conceded their first goal in the 24th minute, taking the half time score to 3:1.

The excitement continued in the 2nd half. A penalty was awarded to the Lions after a player was brought down in the box. Spectators held their breath as the ball hit the cross bar and ricocheted away.

In the 40th minute, Carl took a shot which rebounded off the post. Travis was there to take the rebound and sink it into the net, scoring Stoneham's 4th goal of the game.

Spencer went on to score in the 53rd minute. Just a few minutes later, Tyler led with a great pass to Spencer, crossing to Bobby who scored the Panthers' final goal of the game.

Well done to Travis this week whose effort was outstanding; scoring 2 goals and having a further 3 shots on goal.

True to form, Spencer impressed with another hat trick.

Ben's relentless defending forced the opposition into tricky situations, allowing Stoneham to regain possession on multiple occasions.

Man of the Match was awarded to goal keeper, Fletcher, who covered evey inch of his goal and made save after save. A top bins save from a free kick was a real stand out!

Well done on a deserved win! Bring on next week!

U12 Jaguars

Hythe and Dibden Cobras 3

AFC Stoneham Jaguars 6

The Jaguars responded superbly to a tough result last week to take all the points in a goal-filled encounter.

The Jaguars started brightly, putting the hosts under early pressure though pressing all round the park, and were rewarded with an early lead when Elliot’s corner was flicked in by the foot of a Cobra defender. One goal quickly became two when Elliot pressed the central defender into an error, held him off strongly and finished into the bottom corner. The Jaguars eased further ahead and scored their third when Charlie, who had been on the pitch a matter of seconds, ran onto Elliot’s smart through ball to shoot low past the goalkeeper. Then followed a period of control by the visitors, with the Hythe and Dibden danger players - their two wide players - being kept quiet by our wide forwards, with Owen being particularly industrious.

The final five minutes saw a real drop in levels of defensive application and a return to long ball habits, and the hosts made the most of a Stoneham midfield that had clocked off early for the half to twice pull back byline crosses for two easy tap ins.

To the boys credit, they took on board the half time instructions, and emerged for the second half back to the levels expected of them. Early in the half, Elliot chased down a dinked ball through the middle and forced a mistake from the goalkeeper to put Stoneham 4-2 up. The visitors’ two goal cushion was reinstated five minutes later when Matteo burst through the centre with a well timed run to finish with aplomb. The hosts continued to ask questions of the Jaguars at the back, with the Cobras captain proving a real threat on the right. However, defensively, Stoneham shone in the second half, as they repelled attack after attack. Isaac proved an obdurate barrier in the centre, and either side of him, Jamie and Archie demonstrated an excellent reading of the game with a series of last ditch blocks and covering tackles to snuff out the danger. When the Cobras did manage to shake off the Jaguars’ defensive shackles, they found Finn in magnificent form between the sticks, providing some outstanding saves. Just two minutes from the end, Elliot smashed the ball high into the net to complete his hat trick and ensure the Jaguars wrapped up three well-deserved points with a sixth goal. A great away win for the Jaguars and an equally important lesson learned about never switching off. Up the Jags!

U13 Spitfires

U13 Spitfires played away to Alresford Town today were world class today after a few down weeks. A positive training session on Friday showed on the pitch today as the boys came together and a thoroughly deserved 5-0 win. From the 1st whistle the boys were on it and took the lead through Harley Marjason followed by a 2nd by Ethan Cripps and went in 2-0 at half time.

2nd half was the same with the boys dominating and playing some great football and scoring a 3rd through Ethan Cripps who chased a lost cause to finish past their keeper. Moment of the game then happened from a corner when Harley Marjason scored an overhead kick in the ‘top bins’ which had to be seen to be believed and summed up the boys performance! George Polkinghorne then added a 5th with a left footed half volley into the bottom corner giving the boys the win they thoroughly deserved.

Superb support from all our parents and POM went to the whole team (parents included) for coming together and showing what a great team we have.

Well done Spitfires.

U13 Panthers

Under 13 Panthers didn't play as well as we could today but came away with a slightly lucky 2-0 win.

It was 0-0 at the break and we gave away a penalty that could have put us a goal down but were relieved to see it go wide.

Soon after after a bit of pressure we opened the scoring with a fine finish from Ewan Halliday slotting it in first time from the edge of the box having read a pass played by the opposition keeper.

Some fine saves kept us in the lead and then we managed to score a 2nd from a cross by Ewan that deflected off a defender into the net.

Not too many candidates for Man of the Match today it went to Ewan as he kept trying to make things happen and got his reward with the 2 goals

U18 Panthers CSYL 2 Eastleigh 3

AFC Stoneham Women 3 Selsey 2

Well done to all of our teams !

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