U8 Tigers v AFC Totton
Another Sunday afternoon thriller for the parents today in a very close 3-3 draw with a talented AFC Totton team. A game that swung back and forth ended up with us scoring a last-minute equaliser and even nearly nicking it at the death. Boys showed unbelievable character to keep going after a lot went against them throughout. The boys are showing a great togetherness at the moment, keep it up Tigers! 🐅
MOTM: Finn Western, some unbelievable saves at an important time for the team today and is improving week by week into a top keeper. Well played, Finners! 🧤
U8 Panthers v Colden Common
Well done today boys. It was a great team effort against a decent Colden Common team. The boys are really starting to pass the ball around now even on that poor pitch. The most pleasing thing is the link up play starting from the GK, through defence, to midfield and then up to the forwards. You are all getting your head up and passing.
Man of the match was Jacob. His footwork was excellent today, passing out to the wings and nearly scored from a Goal Kick. Well done, Jacob. Well done all of you. Special mention to Evan with his hat-trick and Edison, Harley and Matthew all with magical moments.
U8 Jaguars v Chamberlayne Youth
On an unseasonably hot day, the Jaguars returned to play on the grass at Stoneham. Samuel started in defence making solid tackles as usual. Within a couple of minutes of the start, he passed to Lucas and onto Captain Cooper to score the Jaguars’ first goal of the game. Lucas continued to make great runs past a couple of players with the ball and got through to Joseph whose attempts were blocked at close range by the Chamberlayne defenders. Freddie, who was taking his turn in goal, was a safe pair of hands taking the ball calmly at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter, Walter started the half by making some great tackles winning the ball back on several occasions. Cooper took a strike from out wide, which screamed across the goal. Harry made some confident saves both from open play and corners. Harry’s goal kick ended up in the opposition’s box and Freddie was almost on hand to knock it home. Walter and Samuel showed great resilience under pressure and both were unlucky not to score in this quarter – both just going wide of the post.
The third quarter saw Walter in goal. Harry was going end to end, making brilliant runs down the line. When Walter got stranded, Harry cleared the ball off the goal-line and then took the ball almost the whole length of the pitch to cross to Freddie who scored the Jaguars’ second. Harry not only powerfully scored the Jaguars’ third goal in this half, but he was also getting back to defend well. Samuel was strongly tackled by a Chamberlayne player leaving him temporarily on the floor, but he managed to keep the ball, got up, ran past two players and smashed the ball home. The Jaguars’ conceded at the end of the quarter swiftly followed by Lucas on a fabulous run, then striking just wide of the post.
The last quarter of the game, saw Joseph in goal and having to face a penalty not long into the quarter. The shot hit the crossbar and Joseph managed to get a knee to it and then stopped the next shot a few seconds later. Chamberlayne pulled one more goal back, which was sent top-corner.
A great team performance today for the Jaguars. Man of the match was Samuel!
U8 Wolves v Stoneham Falcons
After a competitive start to the season, the Wolves have found it tough the last couple of games but a setback is a setup for a comeback. Stoneham derbies are always special and the Falcons have been trying to find their way in this league too so both teams were highly motivated to find that win.
An attack of Ollie, Harry and Fyfe opened the match, playing some good combinations and running at players with intent and reacting fast to the action. Harry put in a real warrior's display, winning the ball and driving into space.
Ollie's skilful dribbling made him a handful and he twice twisted into a shooting position and finished well both times. Fyfe's passing range gave us a terrific weapon enabling him to bypass the Falcon press. Shay was a wall at the back in first quarter and took care of multiple Falcons attacks. The Falcons played some good football and posed a threat from distance, outlined by an outrageous strike from halfway.
Jacob took over in defence and kept things simple, clearing his lines well but also recovering the ball for his team on several occasions in a typically solid display.
Jack and Louie provided the culture and energy in midfield, whilst Vinnie pressed brilliantly from the front. His finish when the chance came was absolutely clinical. The whole team worked brilliantly in triangles to create chance after chance. Louie's aggressive running down the wing was devastating and he provided two fantastic assists for Jack who had probably his best game in a purple shirt, scoring a fantastic hattrick, the third from a great through ball from Jacob. Jasper in goal pulled off some great saves throughout including a world class dive to his left towards the end.
A genuinely superb match that neither team deserved to lose and so it was with seconds on the clock the Falcons pressured and got the equaliser. The Falcons boys look very tidy and well organised and no doubt they'll keep getting better from here. We're really delighted with that performance, everything we've worked on in training was applied brilliantly.
Players of the Match could have been every single player but Jack and Louie were top class for the Wolves today.
U9 Panthers v Winsor United Red
A tough game for the Panthers today. After a tight first quarter, both teams battled throughout.
The opposition pressed hard and didn’t give the boys much time on the ball. They took their chances and defended well.
A lovely goal scored by Luca today with Freddie taking Man of the Match for his grit and determination throughout the game.
Stoneham U9 Eagles v Littleton Cosmos
The Stoneham boys came out strong from the get go. Scoring several brilliant goals in the first quarter. The Eagles dominated the field in all 4 quarter, even when Littleton had all their players on the field in 2 of the quarters, our 7 players still made spaces, defended well and scored goals!
James had a great game scoring 4, Freddie got a hat-trick which was well deserved, then Kian coming up with 2 great goals in the last quarter.
Albert scored an absolute powerhouse goal, plus Leo and Billy scored crackers as well.
Littleton scored 2 own goals that took Eagles to 14 goals. Littleton came back with 2 goals and their team were gracious in their defeat - not letting it get the team down, very impressive boys!
As always, our defence was strong with special mentions to Jenson who worked hard near the back with Wali and Quinn for support at all times.
Harry had a clean sheet this week and Leo made some great saves when it was his turn in goal. Julius assisted some of the goals and ensured he was an annoyance to their defence by finding spaces and making great crosses.
Kian won man of the match, which was well deserved and as always the boys worked as a unit and it showed on the pitch throughout the game.
We done boys, up the purps !!!!
U10 Hurricanes v Hamble Club Typhoons
Our Winning streak in Blue 2 continues with a win against a very good Hamble team. A great hat trick from Frankie secured the win of our last game in Blue 2… White 2 here we come! 💜⚽️
The boys have managed a fantastic 22 goals so far this season… GK Cedric is a machine 💪🏼
4 league games … 240 minutes of football… only 3 goals got past him.
Proud what the boys have accomplished so far this season.
U12 Wolves v Future of Football Wizards (home) Hants Cup Rd 1
Wolves are out of the Hampshire Cup but the scoreline of 1-6 does not reflect the incredible effort from all the boys, both in preparing for and during the game, against an unbeaten Wiltshire side from five divisions above our current level, and in which a shock result was still a possibility until midway through the second half.
In 23c heat, the boys closed down and pressed at every opportunity to restrict the magical Wizards to a single first half goal, with Talal and Adam working especially hard in supporting both the defence and the attack from their wider positions while Ahmed was once again a battler in the middle of the pitch.
Dominik was on top form in goal including making four incredible saves to keep us in the game, making him our Wolf of the Week.
In the second half it was a long kick from Dominik that set Ahmed free to create a goal for Muhammed bringing us to 1-3, after which we threatened another before the Wizards finally found more tricks up their sleeves to see the game through.
Every Wolf can be happy with themselves today for their work rate and commitment, for learning and applying a more defensive system in the first half, adapting well to their more familiar system in the second, and for staying determined to the end in what will have been a great and worthwhile experience for our boys. We are proud of you all!
U12 Spitfires v AFC Totton
The U12 Stoneham Spitfires showed good character today to come from behind twice to beat AFC Totton 2-5. A competitive first half was goalless with chances for both teams. In the second half after a bright start from Stoneham, AFC Totton took the lead after their striker was put clean through on goal. The Spitfires replied straight from kick off with a goal from Alfie Lomas. Totton then had a long range effort expertly saved by keeper Carmel before they then went 2-1 up with another long range effort, this time dipping below the crossbar. After a good spell from Totton, captain James took control with a powerful run forward into the box to hit the ball into the corner of the net to equalise. Another penetrating run from James soon after resulted in a penalty after he was taken down in the penalty area. A powerful shot from the spot by Alfie L was saved well by the Totton goalkeeper, but Freddie followed up well to make it 2-3. Ethan then scored a great goal, smashing the ball into the roof of the net with a one on one with the keeper. The match was secured near the end after a pin point cross from Bushy was well headed in by Charlie. The Spitfires battled well with no subs against a good AFC Totton team. Man of the match went to captain James for turning the match with two powerful runs forward from the back.
AFC Stoneham Jaguars U13 3-4 Littleton U13 Galaxy
The Jaguars provided a hugely improved performance on the previous week, despite the disappointment of losing to a late goal in a seven-goal thriller.
Perhaps it was the early kick off time, but the home team seem to start in sleepy fashion. Regardless, they took the lead through a really well-worked routine: Archie floated in a free-kick, Taylor flicked the ball on for John to run on to, who then intelligently played the ball across the six-yard box for Tiago to tap in at the back post.
The visitors hit back almost immediately and then within the space of a few minutes took the lead, capitalising on some slack marking. That goal seems to finally waken the Jaguars who began to implement the game plan of utilising the wide men, and Tiago, a thorn in the side of the visitors all game, found Harry in the box who finished coolly to level the scores, capping an outstanding personal performance. Despite the momentum generated by the equaliser, it was Littleton who retook the lead when a long shot through a sea of bodies left Fin with no chance. With the half time whistle in the referees’ mouth, the Jaguars showed their resolve by equalising yet again: great work from Tyler saw him thread a ball through to Tiago who grabbed his second of the game with a deft finish.
The second half was a dominant display by the Jaguars who took almost complete control of the game. Daniel and Isaac shored up the defence, Josh and Harry were tenacious in the tackle and intelligent with their use of the ball with quick transitions, and the forwards, led by Freddie, asked questions that the visitors struggled to find answers to. The home team created chance after chance with Tyler, Freddie and John unable to finish off good team moves. Jamie fashioned a chance for himself by pressing the full back, only to see his shot cannon off the bar, and a wonderful corner by Archie somehow evaded everybody to skim past the far post. Unfortunately, the Jaguars profligacy in front of goal came back to bite them when just before the end a defensive error saw the Littleton forward put the ball into an empty net for the winner. It was a tough result to take, but the performance has set the standard for the coming weeks.
Hampshire Cup
Hythe & Dibden Sharks U14 Vs AFC Stoneham Spitfires U14
A complete performance from the Spitfires saw us run out 7-0 winners in the Hampshire cup.
A first half hat trick from Harry Halligan which included a 25yrd free kick. Ethan Cripps won’t score many easier goals as he pressures the goal keeper into a mistake to poke home from a few yards out. Oliver Drew unselfishly puts the ball on a plate with only the keeper to beat for Charlie Gray to finish from 5yrds. HT 0-5.
Second half was a more fiery affair, but the Spitfires continued, or at least tried to play actual football, the same cannot be said about the opposition. Rohan Raj brilliantly followed up a Charlie Maguire free kick to tap home before Ethan Cripps grabbed his second of the day and probably the pick of the bunch. Dribbling from deep past several players forcing the keeper into a good save only for it to fall kindly back to Ethan who stroked home with his left foot.
Player of the match was Oliver Drew who seemed to enjoy his more attacking role from midfield, a great assist in the first half and a consistent outlet for which we built our attacks from. A proper captain’s performance.
U14 Panthers v Baffins Milton Rovers
Under 14 Panthers played away against a very strong Baffins Milton Rovers team this morning in the Hampshire cup and although we played well and battled hard, we fell to our first defeat and we have to admit Baffins deserved it.
Hamble United U18 vs Spitfires U18
The boys travelled to Hamble for our 1st away game if the season and put in great performance as a team.
Missing our goalie and only having 1 recognised CB in the 2nd the boys worked hard for each other in the heat. Against the run of play we found ourselves behind midway through the 1st half from a long ball. The boys kept the heads up and got back to playing our style and a great run then finish by Aaron Batista got the boys deservedly level for half time.
The second half was much the same in that we controlled the game but again we fell behind only to respond with an equaliser when Taylor Waters cooly slotting home to put us level. It seemed a matter of time until we went in front and a few shots going close in a stop/start spell but just could not find that goal, until……….a scramble in the box and the ball fell to William Drew who got his 1st goal in purple to put us in front which the boys fully deserved.
The boys defended well to see out the victory and deserved the win. Special mentions to Taylor Waters & Sam Lawrie for playing a half each in goal and Aaron Batista for a make shift CB for the 2nd half. All were excellent. POM went to Harry Rasor who was solid in defence and calm on the ball throughout.
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