Sunday 19 Round up - Part 2

SUNDAY ROUND UP - PART 2

U12-U18

U12 Panthers

Under 12 Panthers continued our fantastic start to the season with a 3-1 win at Winsor United Green.

For the third week running we went 1 nil down and it stayed that way until half time.

The 2nd half saw us pick up the tempo and a brace of set pieces from Sam Warner sandwiched a single from Jake Fluck. Man of the match was a tough choice this week with some brilliant performances but for his tireless running and all round great game it went to Ewan Halliday.

U12 Spitfires

U12 Spitfires had a tough/physical game away to Millbrook, formerly Bush Hill who are our bogey team who we just can’t seem to beat. Boys battled hard but lost 3-1 although score line doesn’t reflect the game as could have been a draw. Harley Marjason scoring our solitary goal following some nice passing and a defence splitting pass from Oliver Drew. Some great defending throughout and Archie McQuiston (Mr Reliable) was solid and deservedly got POM.

U13 Panthers

AFC Stoneham Panthers 4 - 2 Totton & Eling Allstars.

Great team performance from everyone today. We defended well when we needed to and were hard to break down. Fantastic recovery after going 1-0 down with 3 mins. Goals from Jude (2), Teddy and Jacob.

U14 Panthers match report

U14 Panthers lost to a very strong Warsash Wasps side. The boys took the lead through Tomi Mengyi, who was making his league debut for Stoneham, and lead until Warsash equalised just before half time. In the second half Warsash moved up a few gears and the boys were unable to respond. Harry Clark was man of the match for AFC Stoneham.

U14 Knights

U14 Knights drew 4-4 against Romsey Town. Having gone 3-0 up with goals from Elliot (8’), Adrian (15’) and Ewan (37’), Romsey then scored 4. Waseem (63’) scored the equaliser.

The MoM was Brad who was solid at the back and forming a great partnership with Oliver.

In summary the team dropped points but didn't throw the game away.

U14 Royals

2-2 draw for the Royals today. A very tightly contested game - we went 1 nil up, and later 2-1 up. At times it seemed that the opposition just wanted the ball more than we did but we put in some great performances all over the pitch, and some excellent saves from Rex kept us in the game. Player of The Match goes to Greg Rolinson for giving his all and putting his body on the line for the team. Both goals from Harry Noel #UpThePurps!

U14 Wolves

Good solid performance from the boys today after our slippery mistake early in the game saw us 1 nil down within minutes with a great lob shot from luke saw us back level and from that point onwards boys controlled game well. With boys applying constant pressure in second half finally the door opened up and boys comfortably got a nice 4-1 lead in which they controlled the game out for our first win of the season boys have been unlucky in first 2 games but this day was ours and very much deserved.

Goals from luke, Alfie Kyle and an own goal also.

Motm and parents player of match went to Lennon for an all round perfect performance.

Well done Wolves

U15 Spitfires

U15 Spitfires had a tough game which i am still unsure how we lost. Played home against Alresford Lions and lost 5-3. Damage was done from the long ball which we struggled to handle all game. Our 3 goals were scored by Taylor Waters who was excellent today and all over the pitch and deservedly won the POM award.

U15 United - Peter Houseman Youth League

AFC Stoneham United U15s started the new campaign today in the premier division of the Peter Houseman Youth League with a win!

We faced a very strong and physical Oakley Youth side who scored first early on. We didn’t let that phase us at all and the boys quickly regained possession and took hold of the game. Two goals from Stanley Potter helped secure our first win in this new league. New league, new grounds, new teams, new possibilities and new beginnings!!!

U16 United

After a goalless first half, U16 Utd upped their game to take the points away at Follands.

Follands 1 - 4 United U16

Montenegro

Aga-In

Wilcock

U16 Athletic

Athletic 6-1 Sholing

MacLeod

McNulty

Farndell

Scottow

U16 Panthers

Another narrow defeat (1-2) for the U16 Panthers in a game that they should have drawn, and one that but for a couple of missed chances and great saves, they might have won.

One down early on from a disputed free kick, Panthers fought back and deservedly drew equal through a corking finish by Owen Divers, before keeper, Liam Small, brilliantly saved the first of two penalties just before half time.

A momentary switching off on the halfway line, just after the start of the second half, resulted in a second for the opposition, who were strong, aggressive and determined throughout an evenly contested match. Shortly after this, they were awarded a second penalty of the match, but this was once again kept out by Liam, with arguably a better save than the one in the first half.

This spurred Panthers on and they had by far the better of the rest of the match. Owen probed and asked questions time and time again, Cammy had a thunderbolt of a shot amongst many other chances spread throughout the team, but not even a shot/cross that went about 300ft into the air and down onto the keeper’s head found it’s way in.

It’s coming..it’ll happen… and in the meantime, we’ll just enjoy the endeavour, effort and teamwork that this team show.

Special mention must go to Jake Squires who was superb in keeping their No9 quiet throughout the game, but the man of the match award had to go to Liam for his two penalty saves!

Well done to all of our teams on some great performances !

#upthepurps

Mens first team update

Our first team have made a pleasing start to the season which, whilst not wishing to make any excuses, has been effected by injuries and unavailability which probably makes the start even more satisfying.

We have had a couple of “lows” losing 6-1 to Shaftesbury in the FA Cup conceding 3 goals in 4 minutes just before half time and then last week losing 2-1 at home to Cowes Sports. Following the FA Cup exit we returned to Shaftesbury a week later with 11 players missing from our squad and earned a very creditable 2-2 draw having been 2-0 down at half time . Duarte Martins scoring a second half brace.

The boys earnt a very creditable draw with Hamworthy before victories over Hythe and Ringwood in the league cup. The last two weekends have seen us travel to Horndean and come away with an excellent 2-0 win and on Saturday we progressed in the FA Vase with a 4-0 home win over Portland United which has earnt us a home draw v Blackfield and Langley on September 25th.

Our injuries have mounted up with key players such as Scott Hills, Nathan Clements and new signing Jamie Bulpitt not having kicked a ball yet this season. We are hoping that Scott and Jamie may be back within 2-3 weeks all going well. Nathan is going to take slightly longer although is progressing well. Ryan Penny, having missed the last 5 games, should also be returning within 2-3 weeks.

Sadly captain and talisman Alex Welch wont be playing again this season having damaged his ACL against Hythe and now requires an operation to reconstruct the knee. We are working with our fantastic sponsor and supporters at the Nuffield Health hospital to arrange this operation for Alex and all of the injured players have been supported by the Nuffield including undertaking their own rehabilitation programme.

We have lost summer signing Jamie Webber to Verwood however have recently signed Jake Thompson from Horndean and Diego Romero from Hythe. A big welcome to both Jake and Diego.

Still very early days in what we hope will be our first ever full season in the Wessex Premier League.

Ladies first team update

Our Ladies ladies started their first ever season in the womens southern regional league with a great 5-3 win over Surrey based Abbey Rangers on an extremely hot summers day. Goalscorers were Alisha Buckingham(2), Jess Treweek, Madi Payne and Kayden Wood . The girls made a great come back having been 2-0 down early on.

With Buckingham on England duty the girls then travelled to Bursledon in the FA Cup (Sept 12) and came away with a convincing 6-0 win with goals from new signing Mia Inglis(2), captain Abbie Awdas, Madi Payne, Jess Treweek and Chloe Stokes. The girls will now travel to Merley Cobham in the next round.

Manager Tom Forbes said, “We have worked very hard during pre-season and having lost two of our young girls to Southampton FC, coupled with our promotion to a level we have never played at previously, we have had to recruit well and are delighted with our new players. In addition the ethos and culture of the club will always be to promote young players from within having built a very strong player progression pathway from girls youth football to womens senior football meaning our team will always have a youthfulness about it.

We made a slow start to the first league game finding ourselves 2-0 down however I was delighted with the comeback which will stand us in good stead for other battles later on in the season . Our FA Cup win was also really pleasing as Alisha was away with England meaning other girls had to step forward which they did with aplomb along with our experienced leaders such as Abbie, Katie, Chloe, Rachel ,Marie and Sian. All in all a very good start however extremely early days to be making any wild predictions! “

Alisha Buckingham - International Purp !

Our very own Alisha Buckingham has been representing England over the last couple of weeks in the Womens European Beach Soccer finals in Portugal.

The team beat Portugal, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland to reach the final where they eventually lost to Russia.

We managed to catch up with Alisha during the week and she was extremely happy with both her own and the teams progress during the tournament.

“The support and messages from family, friends and everyone at the AFC Stoneham has been amazing and means so much. It is such a pleasure to represent my country playing the sport I love and I am looking forward to giving it everything I’ve got in the final tomorrow”

Well done and keep doing AFC Stoneham proud!

#internationalpurp

Sept 11 and 12 - Weekend update U7-U10

Purps weekend round up

U7-U11

U7 Panthers had another great game this weekend. The man of the match was Logan for his outstanding work and passing of the ball.

U7 Spitfires

showed great team spirit and determination against Windsor United Youth Red U7s in their first EDMSL league fixture of the season going behind early on, to a brace of Windsor goals, Spitfires fought back with goals from MOM performance by Jayden Tribbeck added to by Asher Johnson, Joseph Purchase and Donatello Sserwadda. Great communication, passing and defending shown by the team to overcome a tough opponent!

U7 Hurricanes

Had a great first game !!

Joseph was player of the match 3 goals Reece dribbled from our half and scored an amazing goal

Preston Brooks and Ramsey scored also. Great team win

U8 Panthers

Wow! What a first game to start our league campaign off in Red 1. We started slowly, and at was caught by two long shots. We then composed ourselves and started to dominate. New signing David done well in goal when called upon. James and Oliver were resilient in defence and Oliver also produced a moment of magic the other end after a fine run. Lucas and Ollie were great in midfield, with Ollie also having his moment of magic. Harry was a menace in midfield/attack and managed to score a hat-trick of magical moments.Jenson was again skill full and bagged himself 2 magic moments, but could have been more if it wasn’t for their Gk. But my man of the match today was Henry, his all round work rate, determination and energy was too much for the opponents, and he too managed a hat-trick of magical moments. Well done Henry. Well done to all of you.

What pleased us more than the score, was the passing between each other, the hard work in training is finally showing signs of sinking in! Have a great rest of the weekend Guys.

AFC Stoneham U8 Hurricanes

An eagerly awaited first game of the season and it didn't disappoint, with boys making an awesome start to the season. The boys started slowly, but then it began to click into place. Great movement on and off the ball, impressive effort displayed by each player and some awesome link up play between the team. Very difficult to pick a MOM today with so many strong performances, but today it was given to Oscar for a very strong physical performance and netting himself a brace. Up the purps!

U8 Spitfires got off to a good start to the new season. Great team performance all round with some good goals scored. Henry Polkinghorne and Elliott Finch were deadly in front of goal as were Brody Hibberd, Zachary Curtis & Alfie Bungay. Special mention to Harvey Whyte for his penalty save. POM went to Henry Polkinghorne for a superb display all over the pitch and got to keep the matchball.

Super start to the season.

U8 Thunder

A slow start in the heat but after a 35yard worldy from birthday boy Alex the lads settled down and gained their composure. Tough opponents who battled throughout but after a few more break throughs in front of goals the game settled down.

Player of the day for Thunder was Archie who’s passing and movement was exactly what I ask if the boys. His goal from a short corner rounded of a great display.

Solid start to the season with plenty of areas of work on. C’mon the Thunder.

U9 Panthers started their season off strongly with a great result. Goalscorers Dexter and Jakub ensured we started the season off well. Some great play in parts, and great to see the team starting to gel. Well done Panthers

U10 Spitfires

Under 10 Spitfires got off to a slow start to today’s game. They were on the back foot early on and took their time to get going. The last quarter was a different story as the boys switched on and showed their quick play and slick passing. They dug in deep and honours were even come the end of the game. Bushy found the bet twice and Lomas once. MOM was Zach for his performance in the centre of midfield.

Under 10 Wolves:

There were 11 heroes for the Wolves today with many playing their first ever competitive match and the amazing progress made since our first pre-season friendly was clear to see with much improved teamwork and communication in a close match. From two behind the boys suddenly grew into the game, scored a great goal and were unlucky not to get the equaliser after finishing on top.

Special mentions to Dash for goal of the match during one of his forward runs from right defence, Alfie for leading by example in defence and Oskar P for 100% attendance at everything since day one. Our first 'Wolf of the Week' is Charlie for most improved performance.

Sept 11 and 12 - Weekend update

Purps weekend round up. (part 2)

U11 upwards

U11 Panthers put in another great display this week, gaining a great result against Hamble Club in their second game in Division 1. Some great passages of play in a sometimes physical encounter ensured we were rewarded for our hard work and teamwork. Well done Panthers

U11 Royals had a tough day .

The man of the match was Tom, who made some terrific saves.

U11 Tigers Match Report

Southbrook Pirates 2-3 AFC Stoneham Tigers

A solid test for the first away game of the season for the U11 Tigers, vs a well organised and dangerous Southbrook side.

Despite our hard work, Southbrook took a 1-0 lead, forcing us to battle back into the game and test our desire. An equaliser from Mustapha Suso was followed by a great finish from Vinnie Hamstead, to give us the lead. A third goal came from Zach Simmonds as we created chance after chance. Despite countless superb saves from GK Jack Binns, it was a close final 15mins, with Southbrook scoring a second.

The team all committed defensively to see out the game and earn the victory today. Great effort by all and a good test passed.

U12 Spitfires 1st home game of the season was against Baddesley Park who hit us for 6 last year. This Spitfires team has massively improved and showed today with a 1-1 draw and arguably could of win it. Excellent team performance throughout and so proud of how this team is playing already. Our goal was superbly taken by Harry Halligan rounding the GK to slot home. POM went to Will Lakin for a great performance in defence and his delivery from set pieces was ‘Beckham like’.

Looking forward to the season with this great bunch.

U12 Panthers

Under 12 Panthers had another great win today coming out 6-1 winners against Winchester City Red. We went 1 down but showed great spirit to get back to 3-1 at half-time thanks to a brace from Jake Fluck and a stunning free kick from Sam Warner. Second half started a bit scrappy but Futher goals from Joey Gibson with 2 and a single from Ewan Halliday gave us a 6-1 win. Great effort from the boys and so many could have been MOTM and it was given deservedly to Joseph Westwood for a fantastic display at the back with some great talking too.

Well done to all the boys today

U12 SHARKS 3-2 HAMBLE HAWKS

(HT 1-1)

Harley

Michael (2)

MotM - Ben

A very equal and closely contested first half saw the Sharks score first and the Hawks pull back one to level at half time.

The second half saw the Sharks concede and the defence soaking up a lot of pressure. With a loss looking likely with 2 mins to go, a goal mouth scramble saw a goal for the Sharks. After the restart Hawks pushed forward but Sharks broke down the right wing with the striker scoring a brilliant individual goal to win the game in the final second.

U13 Harriers

The Harriers played against a good Littleton side

Both teams played some great football and was a very close match through out. We started brightly and controlled the the opening half and Littleton had the better of the second half.

Unfortunately we couldn’t see the game out and Littleton equalised in the final minute to end up 3-3.

Overall and draw was a fair result.

Scorers- Billy x3

Mom - went to Josh who kept his shape well and was calm & composed on the ball

U14 Royals vs Hursley

The Royals put in an impressive performance this afternoon and sealed a 3-1 home win. The scoreline doesn’t really do the team justice on the way they played. Being more clinical in front of goal is the next challenge.

Some impressive passing football as well as some disciplined defending was a joy to watch.

Goal scorers today were Harry Noel, Ollie Brading and Finn Hibberd. MOM went to Jack Lowth for his new positive attitude, great work rate and putting in to practice everything we have worked on in training.

Well done Royals, #upthepurps!

U14 Knights

U14 Knights beat Eastleigh in the Community 3-0 on the Stadia pitch. A good team performance with goals from Elliot (41’), Charlie W (63’) and Waseem (67’).

Waseem was MOM for his constant work rate. Well deserved win with big performances all over the pitch.

U14 Wolves

Boys very unlucky today went and played a strong Warsash team. Went 2 nil down very early on before boys managed to pull 2 back before the break, game was very tight throughout with Warsash adding another and we equalised again and then the limited squad list hit in our fitness level dropped in last 10 mins conceding 3 goals. Final score losing 6-3. Score line didn't reflect the game boys played superb and many moments of class just unlucky with our injuries

Parents motm went to George E

Mangers motm went to

Luke

Goals from

Floyd, Archie and Kyle

U14 Panthers match report

U14 Panthers were very unfortunate to go down 4-3 away to Hiltingbury, in a game we really should have won. The boys did go two goals down, after missing a host of chances, but did respond through Matthew Riordan to come in at half time with the score 2-1. The boys then dominated the start of the second half and Matthew added his second of the game, and then took the lead through a superb run and finish by Jared Grant. However, the game turned on its head through a free kick, and then a poor communication error meant the boys found themselves 4-3 down. Despite pushing hard for a late equaliser, but boys were unable to respond. Matthew and Lukah both put in great performances for the team.

U15 Spitfires had a disappointing day losing 4-0 away to Littleton Lightning . We missed a penalty @ 1-0 and game turned on this with 2 quick goals to put us 3 behind. The boys battled hard and the 2nd half was a massive improvement but the damage was done on the 1st half. POM went to Braydon Morgan in goal who made some great saves and unlucky to have conceded 4 as never his performance deserved more.

We go again next week.

U16 Girls JPL

Millwall 4

AFC Stoneham 2

In their first game in the JPL the Stoneham girls were away to Millwall Lionesses and definitely made an impression. The Purps came flying out the blocks and dominated the first 20 minutes with the Millwall keeper pulling off a couple brilliant saves but as another chance was saved it went out for a corner. We took true advantage and scored! End to end thriller of a game, with another goal coming from Izzy. Millwall however played some very good football and fought back hard.

A fantastic game of football, with credit to both teams.

Final score:

Millwall 4 AFC Stoneham 2

U16 United

U16 Utd started their season this morning with a 3-1 home win against Hythe & Dibden. MotM was Tom Clarke.

AFCS Utd 3 - 1 Hythe & Diben

Aga-In

Montenegro

Clarke

U16 Panthers

“How did we lose that?” was all you could hear from every player and parent as the season opener against Winsor ended for the U16 Panthers in a 1-0 defeat.

An evenly contested first half was followed by almost complete domination in the second. Led with determination and drive by new skipper Cammy, with every member of the squad playing their part in a strong, hi intensity performance that shows we have a season to really look forward to.

A team performance that deserved and will achieve more was built on the foundations of an impressive performance by the whole defensive unit, with strong debuts by Liam Roles and Luke, backed up by Oli, Jake Ben and Adam, loudly marshalled by Liam in goal.

And the outcome could and should be have been different if, man of the match Dylan Cross’ shot had gone in off the post instead of rebounding back out.

Looking forward to next week boys

U16 Galaxy

Despite a pretty decent team effort this afternoon, hitting the woodwork 4 times and having 2 cleared off the line, Galaxy were pipped 2-1 by Wyvern. Boyd Mackenzie netted for Stoneham.

Vets

Saturdays game saw us facing Alderbury Vets who were promoted last season. After last weeks disappointing result we had to put it right this week, and we did, winning 11-2. All round good performance and we took our chances. Henry Smith scoring a double hatrick and having to buy the drinks after the game earned himself MOTM.

Our Ladies first team won 6-0 in the FA Cup at Bursledon whilst our ladies development squad drew 1-1 with New Milton.

Great to be back playing and well done to all of our teams !!

#upthepurps

Development squad - Great start!

Hampshire Combination League

Fareham Town 1 AFC Stoneham 6

Our young development squad started their season with an excellent 6-1 away win at Fareham Town on Wednesday .

Goalscorers were Will Hammerton, John Mcormack, Cian Cleary and a second half hat trick from Kevin Ngombi who came off the bench at half time .

The squad of 16 contained 13 current U18 players proving yet again that our structured player pathway is paying dividends at senior level including our current first team squad.

Well done boys on an excellent start to the league campaign .

Saints sign two purples !

The club is delighted to announce that Southampton Football Club have signed two of our young players in recent days.

Kayleigh Buckingham and Mia Flood have joined up with Saints at their world class facilities in Marchwood training most nights during the week and playing matches at weekends

Both girls have progressed through our U16 and U18 age groups whilst Kayleigh is the youngest player ever to score in a senior match for the club just after her 16th birthday.

The girls are pictured below in their new Saints kit with U18 manager ,Ben Pack, and Head Coach Alisia Buckingham.

Whilst we are sad to see them move on we are also immensely proud to have played a part in their football journey which we will continue to follow with great interest .

AFC Stoneham are fully committed to growing and developing female football further with 17 female teams ready for the new season.

We very much hope that Kayleigh and Mias progress will act as an inspiration to all of our young players, both male and female, allowing them to aspire to be the best they can . Anything is possible!

A huge well done to Kayleigh and Mia whilst the whole club wishes you lots of success at Saints .

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#upthepurps

Media person required

The club is currently looking for a media person to support our work across all of our social media outlets ensuring we highlight and promote our club effectively to the wider world.

We may have more than one role depending on interest and would ask that anyone interested please contact:

afcstonehammgmt@gmail.com

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First Team update

Our mens first team only completed 12 league games last season and had not played a competitive game since Dec 15th 2020 prior to our opening league game last Tuesday at Blackfield and Langley a period of nearly 8 months.

During this time they had 3 months of lockdown to endure and did return to training in early April for a month prior to breaking up and returning to proper pre-season training in early June ready for the new season.

The club had the opportunity to apply for promotion to Step 4 via the FA in May and submitted a detailed application as the 3rd best team based on points per game over the last two seasons in the Wessex Premier league despite not having actually ever completed a full season in the Premier Division. The top placed team, Christchurch, declined the invitation and that left ourselves and Lymington Town who did eventually take the one promotion space available. Although disappointed not to get the opportunity of promotion the process and experience certainly whetted the appetite to progress and has enabled us to plan and think accordingly whilst recognising that real progress can only be made in incremental steps and must be sustainable for the whole club.

During the 8 month period without a game we have seen the retirement of both Club Captain Chris Manning and Merl Anteney-Wright. Both Chris and Merl have been very instrumental in our clubs progress over the last few years and have played a huge part in our journey both on and off the pitch. They will be sadly missed but will always be “honorary purps” and we do hope to see them at games on a regular basis whilst hoping that one day their newly born children will wear purple !

Due in no small way to the covid pandemic we have also waved goodbye to our spanish contigent of Sergio Caballero and Edu Jiminez who have returned to their homeland. Sergio has scored too many fantastic goals to mention for our club and has often been our talisman during his 5 years with the club. Likewise Edu was a matchwinner on his day and a fantastic player. Both players were hugely popular with everyone at the club and always had smiles on their faces. They will also be sadly missed however we do hope they will return to see their english friends very soon and some of our players have already made visits to see them in Spain.

For the new season we were delighted to welcome back Cal Laycock from Portchester, Nathan Clements from Gosport Borough and club stalwart Ronan Galloway from Fareham Town. We have also added Jim Orvis from Blackfield, Tommy Barnes from Brockenhurst, Jamie Webber from Bashley and both Jamie Bulpit and Tom Bickley from Sholing along with three or four more new faces who will be promoted from within

We retained the services of all of our squad from last season with the exception of Arty Kerton who moved to Lymingtom, Marcel Laptas to Downton and Sam Woodward to Hamble Club.

The boys enjoyed a good pre-season with a notable win over Marlow from Step 4 and other victories over Ringwood, Stockbridge and Bemerton after losing to a very strong AFC Totton side.

Our season started on Tuesday with a credible 1-1 draw at Blackfield and Langley with a 96th minute equaliser from captain Alex Welch whilst our FA Cup journey this season started with a tremendous 3-1 away victory at fellow Wessex League Premier division Moneyfields who have been playing in the league above for the last few seasons. Our reward is a tough away trip to Shaftesbury on August 14th who also play in our league.

Very early days however , like many others, we are looking forward to a great season and the enjoyment of being able to play again after the pandemic .

CLUB UPDATE

Some four months after returning from lockdown we now prepare for the new 2021/22 season in the hope that we will complete the season. Fingers crossed!

The last 18 months has been a challenge for everyone including all grassroots clubs although during this period we have undoubtedly seen the positives, both from a physical and mental perspective, that sport can bring to communities and the value of being part of a grassroots community club.

Our children and adults were delighted to be able to resume football in April with most completing their league games by the end of June during an extended season. The club were also delighted to see a number of our teams win leagues and gain promotion.

The club took the decision, having missed January-March due to lockdown, that all of our teams would have the opportunity to continue training throughout the summer at our home in Stoneham Lane all on 4g astro as we have decided to give the new grass pitches a rest until late August. Nearly all of our teams have continued training once or twice a week during the summer and are now well into friendly games being arranged.

During this period we were able to hold our first ever summer tournament at our new £10m facility during the weekend of July 3/4 hosting 5000 plus people over the weekend . Some achievement !

The tournament was the first in the local area for some two years due to covid and we had to turn over 80 teams away such was the demand. The tournament including all age groups for both boys and girls was a great success and we very much look forward to seeing everyone again next year.

The club would like to finish with a big thank you to all of our volunteers who have worked tirelessly over the last few months, and continue to do so, to ensure that the “show stays on the road” and that young children can again enjoy the huge benefits of organised sport.

We all look forward to the new season with renewed vigour and enthusiasm.

Ladies First Team - “We are the Champions!”

Our ladies First team took on a very strong Winchester Flyers Res team today. We won both games in the double header, thus taking 6 points and and are now the 2020/21 league champions. Both games finished 3-1 to the purps.

The first game saw goals from Alisha B, Krystal W and Maia G.

The second game saw goals from Alisha B Krystal W and Madi P.

Congratulations to all the girls, the coaching staff and everyone involved within our girls and ladies set up.

AFC Stoneham Development team took the short trip to Southampton University today for a double header which turned out to be 2 very hard fought games.

The first game was a relatively even affair with the Purps looking the most dangerous in the final third. Wictoria W was the only goal scorer but was enough to secure the 3 points.

The second was another hard graft especially after going a goal behind. The equaliser came from Wictoria W and in the dying minutes up popped Leah W (suffering from tonsillitis) scored the winner.

Another superb day for ladies football at AFC Stoneham and hopefully next weekend both our U18s and Ladies Development squad will complete a fantastic hat trick of championships for our ladies teams!

Sunday Update - 13th June 2021

Under 9 Royals

The Under 9 Royals bounced back from last week, with a masterclass performance in hot conditions and remembering our defensive drills from training.

Good passing and strong situational awareness gave us the goals deserved. Marcus with a hat trick. Zain, Tuula, Archie with one each.

The whole team got purp of the match today! Well done.

Under 10 Panthers

Panthers put in an excellent display today in the intense heat today. Great counter attacking play allied with some solid defensive work led to some great chances being created. Ablaye and Jacob with our goals today. Player of the day was Ablaye with special mentions to Tyler and James for excellent battling performances. Well done Panthers

Under 10 Lions

Great result today! Goals from Henry x2, Maisie x3, Olly, Fin & Tadleigh. MOTM Whole Team, brilliant performances all around the pitch

U13 Panthers

Panthers battled to a 6-5 win over a resilient Hythe & Dibden team. The boys went behind very much against the run of play in the first half, but responded to take a 3-1 lead. Defensive issues however lead to the boys coming in at half time with the score 3-3.

During second half the boys were again on top, and added another two goals, and having a further two questionably ruled out to lead 5-3. Again the boys seemed to sleep walk and Hythe scored two quick goals to once again level. The winner came directly from a Will Hosmer corner to lead 6-5 and eventually seal the game. Goal scores were Will Hosmer x3, Brad Chirima, Max Edwards & Kunashe Musonza. Man of the Match was Max Edwards who again was superb in midfield.

Under 15 Galaxy

Galaxy's run of form continued this morning with their performance of the season as they proved too hot to handle for Romsey Youth.

The game finished 14-0 with the scorers: Boyd Mackenzie (6), Will Alexis (3), Ryan Dennis (2), Daniel Beggs (2), and Reece Miller (1).

Up the Purps!

Saturday Update - 12th June 2021

On a day when the incident involving Christian Eriksen illustrates how precious life is and that football is only a game to enjoy. Our Saturday round up follows below:

Under 7 Wolves

Wolves started well and generally dictated the game from the off in what ended up a competitive encounter between the two.

A fantastic control and finish from Caleb got the wolves off to a good start. Then a poor pass was punished against us. Then a fine Team goal put us in control. Then Adriano for the Spitfires with a wonderful solo goal.

Making it level until another fine team goal added by some special play from Chase. Getting our noses in front and we thoroughly deserved it on the balance of play. A special mention to Alfie Bungay who was exceptional for the Spitfires in defence. But our MOM went to 2 players so a big well done to Lucas and Chase.

U7 Spitfires

AFC Stoneham Derby part 2 for the U7 Spitfires today against our very own Wolves. Cracking game that was end to end where both teams matched each other and to be honest never wanted the match to end.

Spitfires played some great football and deserved at least a draw today but so proud of every one of the players. Brody Hibberd continued his hot steak in front of goal and Adriano Philip turned into Messi with a dazzling run from his own half that end with a goal.

Any player could of took the POM trophy today but Adriano Philip took the award for a great solo effort and all round play. Well played Spitfires and Wolves for a great game.

Under 7 Panthers

Today’s game was a very hard game. They really come at us the first quarter and the boys stuck in brilliantly, then we started to push and push with our energy.

We soon started dominating the ball. Ollie pulled off some good saves in goal with Lucas defending brilliantly, even got a ball in his face and that didn’t put him off. Harry’s work rate off the ball was really good with some important defending tackles from midfield as we left ourselves exposed at the back too many times and also gut on the score sheet.

Oliver huffed and puffed and battled throughout and was rewarded with a goal after a determined run. Jenson as always provided the goals we needed with 6 well taken goals and was brilliant all over the pitch. Aryan and Alessandro got stuck in and tackled well when needed.

But my man of the match was James today. He was our human wall and gave everything including some very important last ditch tackles. Well done James well done all of you, two more games to go

Under 7 Jaguars

Another very good game today, the boys are improving every match. The passing and communication today was outstanding and some very good goals.

Goals from Macca (2), Sam Purchase (2), and Louis Purchase (1).

POTD: Louis Purchase. This player improves every game and gives 100% to the team. He has nearly scored a goal in every game he has played and today he finally got his goal. The most improved player this season and the fact he turns up every week smiling is also a plus.

Under 7 Hurricanes

The Hurricanes game was definitely a strange spectacle this week. We were trailing early on and found our self down by a considerable amount by the end of the first half. The players don't lose concentration and continued to battle for everything, eventually in the final quarter all the hard work paid off!

The team completely dominated, with Zachary scoring and brace and Harry also netting one. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough but a huge turn around and some very good football being played all over the pitch. Sam was out POTM with some very strong tackles and a high work rate. Great game to watch, up the Purps!

Under 7 United

An even contest between both sides who played the game in good spirits throughout. Our goal scorers were Harry W, Archie, Alfie scoring a brace and Cooper scoring a great first goal in purps colours which was great to see.

The boys worked really hard in warm conditions and only 6 players available today so well done to all for trying their best and great to see some good passing moves like we have been working on in training.

Under 10 Panthers Girls

Today the girls faced a very strong well organised Portchester side. After a first half that finished 0-0 with the highlights being some great link up play between Lucy,Erin and Meme and a fantastically saved free kick taken by Lucy.

The girls continued the high press and good link up play through the 2nd period and managed to get an early lead from Meme’s Corner with Lucy slotting home in the corner. We then had to dig deep and defend hard together and faced A barrage of attacking play from Portchester. Then after a fantastic save from the Portchester keeper a penalty was awarded for a handball. Up stepped Meme Walters to bury home with enough power to beat the keepers fingers.

2-0 the final score and each and everyone of the girls can be very proud of their performance today. Managers player of the day was Izzy for fantastic defensive play and blocking a certain equaliser. Oppositions player of the day was Lucy, after another solid display in centre midfield

Under 13 Girls

AFC Stoneham 1 - 0 New Milton

It was a well earned 1-0 win for the girls today as they hosted New Milton at home for our final game of the season.

We made hard work for ourselves in the first half, inviting New Milton to the ball first and mis-reading the bounce, although played some beautiful football at times.

The second half saw a completely different side who dominated the game, and we lived in the New Milton half of the pitch creating chance after chance. It was a 45' corner, floated in by Ella and headed home by Eva which clinched the 3 points and a well deserved team win today.

Special mentions to Jorja and Maddie who both stepped up their game today and worked tirelessly in the heat. Also to Phoebe J and Phoebe P who shared the GK role!

All-round fabulous 2nd half performance from everyone, WELL DONE!

Managers POTM: Jorja & Maddie

Supporters POTM: Phoebe J

Oppositions POTM: Lexie

Under 14 Girls

AFC Stoneham U14 girls played Pompey ITC in the last game of the season!

The game was end to end with some outstanding defensive performances from both sides.

Pompey took the lead in the first half, and the girls came off one nil down. In the second half the girls finally broke through Pompey’s great defence with a goal to level up the score.

The girls grew in confidence in front of goal and scored a further 3. Making the the final score 4-1 to AFC Stoneham. Some fantastic performances from both sides and a great way to end the season before we start our new exciting JPL journey.

Up the Purps!

Hampshire FA Grassroots Awards

AFC Stoneham were delighted to learn tonight that from nine awards coaches at our club won two of the awards from across all of the teams and coaches in Hampshire .

The award winners were:

Coach of the Year for Youth

Aaron Rattan (AFC Stoneham)

Rising Star of the Year

Caitlin Morris (AFC Stoneham)

Aaron and Caitlin have both been instrumental in the growth of girls football at our club especially at the young age groups and our girls Wildcats centre.

Caitlin also coaches one of our U10 girls teams whilst Aaron also manages U8 and U10 boys teams whilst running our Saturday Fun Club.

Both awards are richly deserved by two fantastic people who AFC Stoneham are very proud to have as part of our club.

A huge well done to both Caitlin and Aaron from everyone at AFC Stoneham.

Sunday Update - 6th June 2021

U9 Panthers

The Under 9 Panthers put in an exceptional performance today. Of course it was very hot, so a huge effort from the players! Some excellent play, remembering what we have worked on in training recently. Goals from Millie (x3) and Charlie (x2). POTW was Millie for her excellent goals, brilliant assist attempts and fantastic passing down the line. Well done Panthers!

U9 Spitfires

Under 9 Spitfires put in a fantastic performance once again. We were up against Salisbury who are a very strong and good footballing team. Both teams battled from start to finish and played some slick and classy passing moves. Coaching staff from both teams stood back and watched both teams enjoying moving the ball around the pitch. Two goals from Bushy and one for Jenson just wasn’t enough as Salisbury came out on top by one.

The whole team played their socks off especially as we had no subs!!!

U10 Panthers, in lieu of a league game this weekend, played a friendly today against our u11 Spitfires. This was the boys first 9v9 game as they make that move next season, and the boys put in a great display, providing some competitive football against a well drilled, skilled and organised Spitfires. Final score was 4-2 to the u11 Spitfires, with Oliver and Ablaye netting for the Panthers. Well done Panthers on a battling display today, and also a big thank you to Kev and the u11 Spitfires for giving us a game today, and demonstrating the willingness within the club to help and develop teams and players across the age groups ⚽️⚽️⚽️

U10 Tigers

Great performance from the U10 Tigers squad today. We created chance after chance and played some exciting football, quick in transition and dominant in the attacking third. 5 different goal scorers, including two hat-tricks from two wingers. Proud of how adaptable our players were today, with new positions/roles being played by many and great attitude by all.

GK Jack Binns was outstanding, adding 2 assists to another strong performance between the sticks.

Goal Scorers: Mustapha Suso, Louis Howard, Spencer Winter, Vinnie Hamstead, and Dominik Veal.

POTM: Mustapha Suso

U10 Jaguars

Jags had another convincing win today. The lads were at it from the off with Freddy scoring early on twice with his left foot. Daniel then chipped in with the scoring with a lovely low finish. Harry scored next with a long range free kick going in the top corner . Finley the cat was on fine form this afternoon making some acrobatic saves throughout the game. Harry soon had his second goal and Jamie also scored late on. Freddy completed the game with a rocket to get his hatrick. Motm was Daniel with his goal and assists.

U13 Wolves

Today we hosted a friendly, with the new challenges for the boys on the horizon we set ourselves the challenge and invited hiltingbury hawks currently sat 2 division above, boys started fantastic, great positive attitude which showed in their performance. Great discipline, great shape and great football. Boys looked very comfortable out their today and all their hard work paid off. Excellent plays saw the boys go in 3 nil up at half time. Boys continued the second half the same with a great strike from hiltingbury no.9 got them a goal back which could have unsettled the boys however boys stayed strong and organised got themselves another 2 goals, the game was fantastic to watch and the boys done themselves proud today seeing the game out as a 6 - 2 victory.

Goals came from Leyton and Floyd but no motm today as the whole team was fantastic.

Well done Wolves.

U15 Galaxy

Galaxy enjoyed themselves this afternoon putting in one of their better performances as they ran out 5-1 winners away at Hamble Youth.

Yet again Boyd Mackenzie, with his 3rd hatrick in 4 games, and Keiran Kandiah were on the score sheet.

Daniel Beggs also weighed in with a well taken header.

Ladies

This is first team against shanklin

" Battle on the Island".

The 1st of today's double headers saw the Purps take the 3 points with an outstanding free kick from Alisha B.

The hosts equalised with a free header from their 6ft plus midfielder . The 2nd half was a frustrating with Kaylee B striking a post and minutes later crashed a shot against the underside of the bar.

With the Purps gaining momentum a cut back saw Maddison P score a put Stoneham back in front. Six minutes later the game was done as Maddison P grabbed a brace and Stonehams 3rd..

The 2nd game was rather disappointing after Shanklin took the lead from a penalty after Katie P's made minimal contact.

Stoneham huffed and puffed looking for the equaliser but with only 1 outfield sub legs started to look a bit weary. The hosts were content to hold the 1-0 .

The game unfortunately became our 1st defeat of the season.

Lessons learnt and we go again next Sunday.

Development squad

A tough game for our development team after coming away with 1 point from a 2-2 draw against Gosport Borough Ladies. The purps opened the game with Abi V scoring a great goal putting Stoneham 1-0 up.

Into the second half the purps gave away two goals in 5 mins meaning Gosport took the lead. Stoneham fought hard and were awarded with a penalty which was then brilliantly saved by the keeper. Stoneham finally found the net with 15 minutes to go when Maia G scored. Stoneham had a very good shout for a pen for handball but the ref waived the appeals away, keeping the game level with a 2-2 draw.

Well done to all of our teams!

Sunday Update - 16th May 2021

SUPER SUNDAY ROUND UP

Under 9 Spitfires were up against a tough and well organised Salisbury today. It was an end to end match with both teams showing their ability. Both keepers were kept busy and made a string of good saves. There were moments of good play all over the pitch, but unfortunately the boys finished second by a one goal margin. Goals for us today were, Freddie 1, Bushy 1, Adam 1 and Charlie 2.

MOM went to Josh in goal.

U9 Panthers

A massive performance today from the Under 9 Panthers! With only 7 players (no subs!), we controlled the game today. A fantastic second half saw us thrive on the ball and score some great goals. Goals from Stephen, Millie and Will (x3).

POTW went to everyone; Jamie for his excellent concentration and saves, Lloyd for some brilliant interceptions, Stephen for playing in an unfamiliar position so well, Blaise for her constant hard work, Henry for his command of the midfield, Millie for her exceptional communication & passing, and Will for his excellent hat-trick. Well done Panthers!

U10 Panthers battled hard in the rain today, with a great performance against an organised and skilful St Francis team. Following on from a great friendly display mid week, the team continue to build on the hard work they put in to training with excellent displays in all positions. Ablaye, Jacob and Eddie with the goals today. Players of the day were Ablaye and Thierno, with special mentions to Theo Craggs for some great goalkeeping when needed, and Josh Jervis for really taking control and organising the defence and midfield at times. Well done Panthers

U11 Panthers

The Under 11 Panthers put in a decent performance, something the pros would call ‘winning ugly’. Technically we were good today, just a little slow to start. Goals from Alfie, Harry-James and Ethan C (x4). MOTM was Ethan C for his amazing creativity and goals.

U13 Royals

A good 7-0 win for the Royals today. Goals from Bailey Middleton x2, Daniel Wrycraft x2, Harry Noel, Ollie Brading, and Fin Hibberd. They all showed great spirit and team work through out the whole game. Redbridge were left with only 10 players at half time and there was some great sportsmanship from the Royals as we had a couple of players play for them to even out the numbers. No player of the match as there were so many positives from everyone.

Galaxy U15

Galaxy didn't let the weather dampen their spirits today as they ran out 9-0 winners against Botley in the pouring rain.

The goal scorers this morning were

Boyd Mackenzie with a hat trick

and a goal a piece for

Tom Clarke

Daniel Beggs

Oliver Lucy

Keiran Kandiah

Ryan Dennis

with an own goal completing the stats.

Up the Purps

Ladies

First team

Goals galore in a double header against Alton Town. First game saw AFC Stoneham start on top with a goal in the first minute, it continued that way with a relentless Stoneham onslaught resulting in Stoneham scoring another 10 goals. End result 11-1 with goals from Alisha B x3 Kaylee B x3 Madi P x3 and Chloe A x2.

The second game started as a much closer contest but nevertheless AFC Stoneham continued to ravage the Alton goal only to find the home keeper pulling off save after save. The purps finally found their way through and the goals began to flow again with Stoneham running out easy victors again winning the game 10-1 with goals from Alisha B x4 Kaylee B x3 Madi P x2 and Chloe S.

Development team

A very tough game for our development side today against Gosport Borough Ladies, the girls started very slow but managed to get into the game in the second half claiming a well deserved 3 points winning the game 3-1. Goals from Wicky W x2 and Leah W

Finally most will know of the rapid growth and development of female football at our club which will continue to progress even further very soon.

Big shout out today to the five U18’s , three of who are only 16, playing in our first team who not only put in outstanding performances but three of them provided 13 goals between them!

The future is bright !!!

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Saturday Update - 15th May 2021

Todays U7 and Girls Round up

U7 Spitfires

Excellent performance from the U7 Spitfires today in a game that was robust and had plenty of Drama! Every week brings an improvement in passing and moving and working as a team in defensive situations. The result wasn’t what we deserved but the team can be proud of their performance and on another day the result could’ve been very different. Brody Hibberd & Elliott Finch were deadly in front of goal. Player of the day could have gone to anyone, in the end it went to Harvey Whyte for his tireless work ethic at both ends of the pitch.

U7 Stoneham United v Hiltingbury Hurricanes

We started the game very slowly today and fell behind with some quick fire goals. Harry W made some fantastic saves to keep it respectable.

In the 2/3rd quarters it was a very even game with some good listening and work ethic throughout the side.

A special mention to William who scored a great 1st goal for United which was pleasing for all to see, we are made up for him. On the back of his goal and good positional play he deserved Purp of the match today. Our other goal was scored by Archie/build up play with Tayo.

AFC Stoneham Wolves U7

We played against the team of the age group who has set the measuring stick for us all.

So a massive credit to Oakwood for that. Lot's to develop and work on which at this age group you'd expect. Some decent spells in the game from the Team. A fantastic display from Lucas in goal who pulled off some worldies. Reggie for his never ending running. Tom defensively was up against a very strong team and he blocked and tackled to the max!

We do it as a team and look forward to the next Game!

U7 Stoneham Jaguars

Hard game today and the boys gave their best, need to work on our listening skills and the rest will come.

Goals

Macca 2

Sam Purchase

Potd

Louis Purchase great effort today and nearly scored

Panthers U7

What a win boys! I am starting to sound like a broken record, but we just seem to be playing like a team now. The number of passes between each other is getting better and better each week. Alessandro done well in goal with some good saves. Again James and Lucas was solid at the back with Lucas scoring a thunder-strike from just past the halfway line. Harry was excellent with some good passing and scoring 3 times. Oliver was again all over the pitch and got his rewards with a goal. Aaryan gave good work rate. Jenson was again at the heart of the dribbling and scoring, and got 4 goals. But my Man of the Match was Ollie, his work rate and shooting was brilliant. Well done Ollie. Proud of the boys today. Final Score x v x

U18 Girls

A comfortable afternoon for our super U18 girls who ran out 6-0 winners at home to Winchester City. The only sour note was going down to 10 players after Layla C limped off but the girls still managed to score twice after going down to 10. With goals from Jess T, Madi P, Libby S, Kaylee B x2 and Chloe A.

U13s Girls

The U13 girls were hosts to Mudeford today and despite dominating another game, fell victim to a 2-1 defeat.

It was a scrappy first half from both sides, but we were quick to take the lead 2 minutes into the 2nd half through an Annabel header. Despite creating plenty more chances to lead the game more comfortably, we could only find the keepers' hands. Despite an equaliser on 47', the girls kept the pressure on, with Tanesha working tirelessly in the middle to shut down Mudeford play. Lexie turned the defence inside out all game and gave us hope to retake the lead before her powerful shot heading for the bottom left corner was tipped around the post. Mudeford broke late and stole the game 3' from time; an undeserved defeat but we just didn't take our chances. It was that simple.

Managers POM: Lexie & Tanesha

Supporters POM: Annabel

Oppositions POM: Ailish

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Sunday Update - 9th May 2021

SUNDAY ROUND UP

U9 Royals had a slow start to their match but picked up pace and energy as the game went on. The defence was again solid with Harrison again stepping up into goal, Noah and Owen picking up the few attacks that got through and allowed our team to push forward. The midfield battle was tough and our team stood up to some forceful challenges, with Nate finding invisible paths through 3 tackles. Marcus played in some decisive balls setting up Tuula, Jake. Purps of the match go to Tuula and Jake for making space and superb finishing. Well done Royals !

The Under 9 Panthers put in a very solid performance today against tough opposition. Some great passing play and creative runs saw us score some brilliant goals. A huge amount of effort was shown by everyone involved which payed off in the end. Goals from Henry (x2) and Stephen (x2). POTW was Henry for his excellent goals, passing and overall effort. Well done Panthers!

Under 9 Spitfires continue to march on. The boys were up against it today as they played a very good Pace side. The game started quickly and the class from both teams stood out. The spitfires dug in and found themselves 1 by an unlucky OG. Josh was strong in goal, defenders Joey, Adam and Jenson put in a solid shift. The caretaker in midfield AKA Forbes swept everything up. Fred’s and Bushy terrorised the defence out wide and Charlie worked his socks off up top. Bushy hit a brace including a free kick from the halfway line!! Freddie found the net once. Great team performance which saw all the boys collect MOM for the 3rd week running!!

U10 Royals

Played one out best games of the season today, the whole team put a great shift in for the whole game,

Some lovely attacking moves today from Mally who scored 2 goals today unlucky not to get more and a goal from Ben who also provided an assist.

Motm was Mally

Well done Royals

U10 Tigers

Following a very challenging fixture against Littleton, the Under 10 Tigers managed to put in a really hard-fought performance. Whilst goalkeeper Jack Binns made some superb saves at one end, goals from Mustapha Suso, Kristof Hollosy (x2) and Louis Howard ensured the boys were rewarded for their efforts.

The performance is a testament to the team's resilience and continued belief - Louis Howard picked up MOTM for an overall outstanding attacking and defensive display.

The Under 11 Panthers had a tricky game today but did show glimpses of brilliance. Some incredibly good passing play, along with strong and powerful runs, lead to some fantastic goals. Goals today from Ethan C (x2). MOTM was Sam for his brilliant runs and amazing effort throughout. Well done lads.

U11 Spitfires got a good 1-0 win away to Littleton. The effects from yesterday’s game against AFC Bournemouth Youth Talent Centre had took its toll as energy levels not quite as high as normal but a superb team effort from all the boys got them the win. Superb defending when required and a cracking save from Miles towards the end (although was the only save he made but reliable as always). Goal scored by Oliver Drew wiv a looping lob from outside the box. POM went to Charlie Gray who was excellent and even got complimented by our opposition manager.

U13 Royals

After a disappointing result last Sunday, the Royals had the opportunity to have another go against Totton in the home leg. A positive start saw us quickly go 2-0 up and we’re 3-1 at half time. After a few position changes from us and a change of pace from Totton we found ourselves at 3-3. We managed to regain our shape and composure and went on to seal the victory with 65th minute goal that trickled over the line.

Goal scorers were Bailey Middleton x2, Daniel Wrycraft and Harry Noel.

MOM went to Danny Logan at CB, Danny didn’t let one the leagues top goal scorers get a sniff of the ball.

U13 Panthers earned a dominant 4-0 victory against Netley Royals. During the first half, the boys had great shape and produced some great combinations in play, and made a breakthrough after Max Edwards was released to open the scoring. Shortly afterwards Brad Chirima scored his first of the afternoon following a brilliant team move. The same direction of play continued during the second half, and Brad added another goal, and eventually Will Hosmer was released to score the final goal of the game. The boys voted Aaron Loader and Kunashe Musonza as players of the game. Aaron for his solid work in defence, and Kunashe for running Netley ragged in midfield.

U13 Knights completed their last Tyro fixture with an away defeat to Hamble Spitfires. At the end of the first half we were 1-0 down having conceded a penalty. The final result was a 6-0 loss. MOM was Ben. Despite a difficult set of fixtures post the most recent lockdown we are pleased to be guaranteed 3rd in the Tyro Division 1.

U14 Spitfires had a frustrating game where nothing seemed to click against St Francis Rangers who have just won our league wiv a 100% record. We created chances but just couldn’t find the back of the net in our 1st game we have failed to score in all season. POM went to Jack Polkinghorne who was excellent all over the pitch and never gave fighting for every ball. We go again in 2 weeks when we could finish 2nd with a win in what has been a good season.

Under 14 United took on a well organised and hungry Worrhys side who were playing their last game looking for a win. With our boys looking to keep their unbeaten season in tacked they found it hard to shake off off the persistent pressure worthys put them under, but with great grit, determination and togetherness they won the game 2-1 with goals from George s and Aaron c.

Ladies Development

Another 6 points bagged as our Ladies Development won both games in a double header at Bursledon Ladies Reserves.

The Purps took the first game 5-2 with goals from Leah W x 2, Katie S x 1, Wicky W (pen) and Kayden W.

The second game was a more even game with the Purps finally running out 3-1 winners. Goals from Leah W x 2, Katie S x 1

Well done to all of our teams on another superb set of results. !

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Saturday Update - 8th May 2021

Under 7 United

The first quarter was an even match up where both sides played some great football with some good battles and ended level. A good goal from Tayo using the zip of the wet surface scoring our goal.

The boys battled hard until the end in a tough match with Tayo scoring a further goal in the latter stages. Purp of the match was Archie for doing well in goal, good listening and dribbling. We go again next week.

Under 7 Spitfires

The U7 Spitfires played the best they have for some time and a great team effort got a result they thoroughly deserved. Elliott Finch & Cody Walters were deadly in front of goal wiv the latter making some important saves when in goal. POM went to Theo Yaldren who was fantastic, our pocket rocket! Really proud of all the boys today as everyone played so well.

Under 7 Wolves

Against a very good Pace team. We really struggled early on in the game with the passing and movement of the opposition. We had to show heart and fight. In spells, there was some good play that came from Harry who picked out some lovely passes! Also, Lucas for some good hold up play and laid the ball off nicely. Credit to the opposition for their performance.

Under 7 Jaguars

Very good game today against a strong team. We played some good football and a great goal from Mason Russell who ran the who half of the pitch to smash it in. Charlie Macca got a hat trick and didn’t stop running to try and get more.he created 2 more good chance but they went just wide. Special mention to Sam Purchase who turned up injured but still put in 100%,

POTD goes to Raif Clegg who didn’t stop running and made some really good tackles today.

Well done boys!

Under 7 Panthers

I thought this would be a hard game today and it didn’t disappoint. They were a very strong and physical team and had some good players, but thoroughly deserved the win today. Oliver produced some excellent saves in goal. James and Lucas in defence the was tested today and passed with flying colours. Lucas also got on the score sheet. Alessandro and Aaryan got stuck in tackling with some good kicking. Ollie scored 3 excellent goals, with one of them being his first touch after a substitution.

Jenson was brilliant today and scored 4 great goals. There was also a fortunate OG. But my man of the match today was Harry. His confidence is growing week by week and scored his first goal of the season. Well done Harry.

Very proud of the boys again.

Under 13 Girls

The U13 girls put on an excellent thorough team performance today, away to Pace Youth. We installed a positive attitude from arrival, which the girls continued to instil in each other on the pitch, and it shone through in their football. Much more calm and composed on the ball despite the conditions, especially from Maddison who went above and beyond today against her former club.

Every player stepped up today, with extra recognition to Lexie and Tanesha. We forced several great saves from the Pace keeper, with Ailish & Eva also finding the woodwork, but goals finally came from Ella and Annabel to seal the 2-0 win. Well done girls!

Managers POM: Maddison
Supporters POM: Lexie
Oppositions POM: Ella

Well done on some awesome performances!