U12-U18 Weekend round up

U12-U18 Weekend round up

U12 Panthers

AFC Stoneham U12 Panthers vJAM FC at Redbridge Community School

The Panthers set the pace of the game, applying early pressure to the opposition. Within the first 6 minutes, spencer winter and Finn Ashton each had a shot on goal- 1 high and the other wide.

In an exhilarating 10th minute spencer winter took a shot, which rebounded off the post. Oliver haveri positioned perfectly to take the rebound, sent it sailing into net, scoring the first goal of the game.

Whilst unsuccessful, a further 4 shots at goal were taken by Bobby Bennett Oliver Haveri and Spencer Winter in the first half. The Panthers' hard work paid off when Spencer Winter made an impressive cross to Oliver Haveri who scored in the 30th minute, right on the stroke of half time.

Returning to the pitch with a fire in their belly, JAM FC were the first to score after half time, in the 36th minute.

Soaking up pressure, the Panthers' defense showed what they could do when Bobby Bennett and Finn Ashton outskilled the opposition to clear the ball from a dangerous goal mouth scramble. This was followed up moments later by James Wrycraft whose brilliant defense created an opportunity for Stoneham. Oliver Haveri took a shot, unfortunately going wide.

Proving themselves a worthy opponent, JAM FC scored in the final minute of the game, leveling the score to 2 all.

Tensions ran high throughout and both teams' passion for the game was evident. Each week, the Panthers are showing incredible resilience and team work on the pitch. Their effort throughout the game was one to be proud of! Well done, Panthers!

MEN OF THE MATCH

Oliver Haveri & Tyler Callaway

U12 Jaguars

Winchester City Red U12 v AFC Stoneham Jaguars U12

In blustery conditions and on a small pitch, the Jaguars battled gamely against a resolute home team before succumbing to a 3-0 defeat. The Jags started the brighter of the two, and created one or two good openings, with Archie and Freddie working well in tandem down the left. Elliot saw a free kick whistle narrowly wide, and Jamie and Matteo were busy in midfield. The hosts scored their first following a melee in the box which eventually fell kindly for the Winchester striker to slot under Finn. 1-0 quickly became 2-0 when the hosts made the most of a long ball. The Jaguars continued to fight, but couldn’t quite find their rhythm and play the sort of football we have become accustomed to. Another long ball created the third goal, and despite working the ball into some good positions during the remainder of the game, with John performing well out wide, the Jags couldn’t quite find the final ball to score the goal that their efforts deserved. The scoreline doesn’t quite reflect the closely matched nature of the two teams, and we look forward to reversing the result when we entertain Winchester later in the season. Up the Jags!

U13 Spitfires

U13 Spitfires played home to BTC Puma’s in a physical contest and came out deserved 2-1 winners and thoroughly earned the win. Played football the right way and kept their heads on the game. We took the lead from Zach Marshman who followed up an Ethan Cripps shot to finish from close range only to concede almost immediately. The game went a bit stale until Zach Marshman (our defender) fired in a winner with 3 minutes remaining. Boys came together and fought until the end to see the Sun over the line. Proud how the boys conducted themselves in a tough game. Well done boys.

U14 Panthers

Hampshire Cup - 1st round

AFC Stoneham Panthers 5

AFC Hiltingbury Youth Hawks 0

Another good game from the boys and another clean sheet.

We took the lead within the first 2 mins with a nice cross from Will towards the back post and Arron was there to connect with a lofted header to the far corner. Jacob got the 2nd on 25 mins picking up a loose ball after pressure from Olu on the goalie. Fantastic 3rd goal after Olu received a pass with his back to goal and played it wide on the right to Jude to cross and Olu was there to make it 3-0.

In the 2nd half we made it 4-0 after another great move that was started with Tobi playing out from the back through to Frankie down the right who crossed for Olu to score his 2nd.

Jacob got his 2nd to make it 5-0 with 7 mins remaining, slotting home after a fierce shot from outside the box from George rattled the cross bar.

U16 Spitfires

U16 Spitfires played home to Southside Royals in a frustrating game and were on the wrong end of a 8-2 score line. I have to the score flatters our opponents as we controlled the game for large parts but just lacked that killer instinct in the final third and got undone by the ‘long ball’ on too many occasions today. Tom Wilson scored his 1st goal for the team today firing home from inside the box with Samuel Lawrie getting our other goal. POM went to Kai Arme who had a good game at right back which is not his normal position and really got stuck in plus was calm in position.

U18 Athletic

A comfortable 5-1 victory v Thatcham in the Hampshire Cup

Goalscorers were Chalie Shaw, Aidan Farndell, Danny Wise, Leo and Luke Pothas.

U18 Panthers

Game day 4 in the league and U18 Panthers carried on where they left off from last week with a convincing 5-2 win at home against Littleton.

With 5 different goal scorers Ollie, Alessio, Logan, Jacob and with josh scoring the best goal of the game shooting from 25yards which lobbed the keeper, Panthers carried on their good momentum. With some good footballing being played but also showing they can stick together and battle against a physical side.

A clearly united free-scoring squad bodes well for this season. Well done boys!

Another excellent weekend of football!

Well done

AFC Stoneham 4 Blackfield and Langley 0

Matchday delight as Duarte Martins nets his second hattrick of the season and earns his side the three points. A Martins hattrick and Scott Hills penalty earned The Purps the win against bottom in the league Blackfield & Langley on Saturday afternoon.

Stoneham made a second trip of the week to Hythe & Dibden to play their home league fixture against Blackfield & Langley on Saturday, a win for Stoneham would push them to 6th in the league 7 points from top of the league Bemerton Heath however a win for Blackfield would help boost their season and move them bottom of the table.

Stoneham kick off the game and start brightly, and 4 minutes in they record their first attempt at goal when from a corner: which is taken short to Ryan Penny who shoots but it hits the crossbar Ben Clarke gets onto the rebounded ball and shoots himself but goes into the side netting. With the pressure piling on Stoneham were creating more and more chances and arguments could be heard on the pitch from the opposition. Another great chance was made by The Purps when Jim Orvis whips in a great ball into the box Duarte Martins meets but his shot is wide. 17 minutes Stoneham are forced into an early substitution due to an injury with Cade Dyer, off comes Dyer and Adam Pattison makes his way onto the pitch.

The pressure finally paid off as in the 27th minute Stoneham went in front; Duarte Martins finds himself in space and from the edge of the box he shoots and hits it into the left-hand corner of the goal 1-0. A few minutes later it could have been 2-0 and what a goal it would have been, when Jamie Ovington wins the ball and shoots from just in the halfway line, the ball dips but not enough and goes over the crossbar. Just before halfway Stoneham go in front again when the ball is played to Martins, he goes one on one with keeper and he calmly slots it into the back of the net 2-0.

Stoneham started on the front foot in the first half and deserved to be going into the break leading after an overall great performance.

HALF TIME: - AFC Stoneham 2-0 Blackfield & Langley

Blackfield & Langley kick off the second half, but the same for Stoneham as the continue their attack and within 3 minutes register their first attempt for the second half of the game. Stoneham win a free kick in their own half, its take by Jamie Ovington, the ball is played over the top Duarte Martins brings it down on goes forward on goal but he pushed down by the defender shouts for penalty are heard but the referee waves them away and it’s a goal kick.

Duarte Martins is looking to secure his hattrick in the second half, and nearly goes about doing it in the 59th minute when a great ball is played over the top to him, he meets with his head but it’s just over the crossbar. Our second substitution is made a minute later when Nathan Clements comes off and we see Liam Callaghan come on. Another attempt sees Jim Orvis play a through ball to Duarte who wrestles through the line of defenders and he manages to get a shot away but it goes wide of the goal. Bad news of injury front as just being put on 8 minutes later Callaghan makes way due to an injury and in comes Scott Hills to take his place. Another attempt is made to further the score line this time by someone different, Stoneham win a free kick 25 yards out Jim Orvis takes, it rebounds out and Ryan Penny meets he shoots but his shot is just over the crossbar.

It didn’t take long but in the 74th minute Stoneham got their 3rd curtesy of Duarte Martins who secures his hattrick. Jim Orvis plays the play ball from the right-hand side into the box, Duarte gets away from his defender and slots the ball around the keeper who came off his line 3-0. With just 8 minutes to go we make a double substitution, we see George Ockwell and Isaac Evans come on and Jim Orvis and Ben Clarke come off. Going into stoppage time Stoneham win a penalty after a foul was committed on Lewis Nagle. Scott Hills comes up to take it, he shoots, his shot is saved but the ball goes under the keeper and over the line referee blows and points to the centre circle 4-0. Overall is what a great performance by Stoneham and fully deserved to win.

FULL TIME: - AFC Stoneham 4-0 Blackfield & Langley

Line-ups: -

Bruton, Barnes, Dyer, Bainbridge, Ovington, Clarke, Nagle, Orvis, Martins, Penny, Clements

Subs: -

Hills, Callaghan, Evans, Ockwell, Pattison

 

Boys teams - Sat Oct 8th round up

Saturday Round Up

Boys teams

U7 Panthers

Great game today boys.

I thought our energy was brilliant today. From the start to finish, we kept going and most of the time kept our shape, which was good to see. You all didn’t lose your positions just to score. Jacob done really well in goal with some great saves.

Caleb and Morgan were brilliant in defence, with some important tackles and Morgan getting 2 magic moments. Leo and Harley were great in midfield, running, tackling and shooting with both each with a magic moment. Evan and Seth were great today, holding up play, taking players on and scoring. Evan with 5 magic moments and Seth with 4 magic moments. But my man of the match went to Matthew, his ball control, getting into space, shooting and composure in front of goal was outstanding today also having 4 magical moments and even one of those moments was from a cheeky overhead kick!!

Well done Matthew, well done all of you today. One proud manager.

U7 Wolves

The Wolves U7s lived up to their name today with a terrific result against St Francis. They hunted in packs, displayed great vision with their passing and were clinical in front of goal.

St Francis battled back in the second half and made the boys work hard for the result but it was well deserved. The Wolves have worked a lot on their throw ins and goal kicks in training this week and put it into practice perfectly!

U7 Hurricanes

Well done today, we had a great start and held a good lead, the opposing team pegged us back, to level the game, some great 1 touch football from the whole team, in the end we came out on top, everyone played superb today parents player was awarded to Caleb who had his shooting boots on today and Man of the match went to Leo with 3 magical moments.

U9 Rovers JPL

AFC Stoneham Rovers U9s were matched very evenly in the JPL today against Wiltshire RTC U9s. A close game with both teams passing the ball well and working hard in the sun with no opportunity for any changes. With minutes to go it was Henry H and Brody who were deadly in front of the goal to ensure an even game. Man of the match went to Josh for his tireless running and excellent distribution of the ball.

U9 Athletic JPL

AFC Stoneham Athletic U9 extended their winning streak to two games with a strong performance against local rivals Stoneham Pumas. Charlie Catt scoring twice and Donatello scoring from a free kick gave Athletic a 3-0 lead before they conceded a late goal to make it 3-1. Everybody played their part in an excellent game MOTM was well deserved by Centre Back, James Freeman.

U16 Panthers

AFC Stoneham U16 Panthers had an early KO in the sun in their Hampshire County Cup game against Braishfield U16 and started the game on the front foot creating some very early chances to take the lead and

it wasn’t long before Oli Gorniak converted one of the chances and scored his first goal for the team.

From the restart, the boys looked sharp and dominated the play creating openings at will, Louie Puntis was next on the score sheet turning in a low cross to make it 2-0.

As the half progressed, the team began to settle and using the full width of the pitch began to take control. Oli G then scored his second just before George Bell hit a fourth with his first goal of the season, driving the ball from 20 yards out with a well struck shot into the top corner to finish the half 4-0 up.

The second half started a little slower for the Panthers and Braishfield enjoyed some possession but after ten minutes, Stoneham suddenly clicked into gear again and added further goals from Rupert Gray, Fred Young, George Hunt and Jack Bateman to make it 8, however the pick of the goals was saved for the last one, when George Hunt picked the ball up on the left hand side of the box and after taking it past two defenders struck a ferocious shot into the goal. A special shout out to our opposition however who showed absolute respect and never gave up even though they came up against a Panthers side who were on it today, a great advert for youth football.

A good day at the office for the Panthers who now progress into the second round of the cup.

Well done to our boys teams that played so well on Saturday !

#upthepurps

Girls teams - Sat Oct 8th round up

Saturday Round Up

Girls teams

U8 Girls

Girls really had a battle today but the smiles on their faces say it all about the kind of team they are

The girls are playing up a year but I’m proud the girls kept playing their football still, kept trying to find the passes and stuck to their game plan!

Suzy - Excellent performance from our step in goal keeper, with the odd rush goalkeeper tackle just to remind us why she’s such a good defender.

Eliza - battled all game as we’ve come to expect and did some great driving runs through the middle. Also had no issue when I asked her to have a go in goal. Great team player!

Scarlett - see last nights Georgia Stanway performance for England. Well. The U8 version .

Indulge me with a proud mum moment for a second, she was shattered last qtr with a hurt leg but she still went back on and had another go and I’m proper proud of her for that.

Jasmine- some excellent running down the sidelines, but what impressed me most was the tackles Jaz put in. It’s something we’re working on and it was great seeing her steal the ball back in a couple of one on ones. Also scored a lovely first goal

Ellie- incredibly proud that she gave it a go in the last quarter. She was really nervous on the sidelines and didn’t want to come on, but proud that she got over her feelings and came on and gave it a go.

Abbie- really needs to stop scoring goals from impossible angles . Worked so hard the whole match, and the way she chased in the last few moments and pushed the girls on, was great to see.

Well done girls, really proud of your battling performance

U10 Girls Pumas

The newly formed girls U10 Pumas took their 2nd away trip, this time to Gosport Borough Bluebells. Seeking their first goals as a side, they got off to a bright start, with Abi and Sarah making positive runs on the wings, and Mia and Daisy working well to get us forward in the middle. Despite all the positive play Gosport took a first quarter 2-0 lead, and that's how it stayed thanks to strong defending from Ella and Emily, and safe hands from Skylilly in goal.

The 2nd and 3rd quarters saw more great attacking from the girls, this time with Zoe and Emily in midfield with Mia. Naya and Kamillah came on in defence and were absolute rocks limiting Gosport to longe range efforts, but despite that we saw Gosport hit a fluke and then an unstoppable long range drive to make it 4.

The girls didnt give up, and showed their character and spirit in the last quarter and they started bombarding the Gosport goal. With 5 or so minutes left it finally came, a driving run and shot from Mia saw the keeper beaten, and our first goal as a pumas side. All to the loud and excited cheer of the team, the parents and the coaches. The girls were fired now and wanted more, and less than 2 minutes later another run and shot from Mia saw her and the teams 2nd. The last few minutes were played out hunting for thay 3rd but sadly it wasn't to be.

Final score GBYFC Bluebells 4 - 2 AFC Stoneham Pumas and a fantastic performance from all of the girls in only their 3rd ever match

U10 Girls Panthers

Another great away win at Down Grange for the Panthers today, saw them scoring 9. Alisha picked up 4 for the second league game in a row with Grace scoring her first hat trick for the club. Singles for Ngoneh and the ever dependable Imogen completed the scoring. With the midfield competing well and a strong defensive display, Ramona still had to pull off a couple of good saves. Week 4 of our journey and another great team display. Panther of the Week; Freya for bossing the defence. Opposition player went to Grace who ran them ragged.

U10 Pumas

The newly formed girls U10 Pumas took their 2nd away trip, this time to Gosport Borough Bluebells. Seeking their first goals as a side, they got off to a bright start, with Abi and Sarah making positive runs on the wings, and Mia and Daisy working well to get us forward in the middle. Despite all the positive play Gosport took a first quarter 2-0 lead, and that's how it stayed thanks to strong defending from Ella and Emily, and safe hands from Skylilly in goal.

The 2nd and 3rd quarters saw more great attacking from the girls, this time with Zoe and Emily in midfield with Mia. Naya and Kamillah came on in defence and were absolute rocks limiting Gosport to longe range efforts, but despite that we saw Gosport hit a fluke and then an unstoppable long range drive to make it 4.

The girls didnt give up, and showed their character and spirit in the last quarter and they started bombarding the Gosport goal. With 5 or so minutes left it finally came, a driving run and shot from Mia saw the keeper beaten, and our first goal as a pumas side. All to the loud and excited cheer of the team, the parents and the coaches. The girls were fired now and wanted more, and less than 2 minutes later another run and shot from Mia saw her and the teams 2nd. The last few minutes were played out hunting for thay 3rd but sadly it wasn't to be.

Final score GBYFC Bluebells 4 - 2 AFC Stoneham Pumas and a fantastic performance from all of the girls in only their 3rd ever match

U11 Girls Panthers

Whiteley Wanderers Youth U11

AFC Stoneham Panthers U11

The Panthers good form continued against a team who were in the top division last season.

An early Jess H penalty gave the Panthers the lead before she doubled the score with a curling effort from outside the box. Georgia made it three when one-on-one with the keeper before Jess P scored with a nice effort. Jess H secured a hat trick just after half time and then added a fourth. Jess P completed the scoring for the Panthers.

Whiteley scored a consolation late on.

It was an excellent performance from the Panthers - probably their best since the team started last season.

Parents POM - Rosie

Away POM - Lyra

Managers POM - Jess H

U14 Girls

Away to Netley Royals a team we lost 0-1 to a few weeks ago….

First half we started really well, and hit the front after 15 mins, a nice through ball from Cherice found Lillie Banks who shot perfectly into the bottom corner for 1-0. Netley came back into the game late in the first half and found a goal, bouncing off the post, hitting our GK and going in the net.

HT 1-1.

Soon into the second half we conceded again, the ball going through our GK hands and over the line for 1-2.

The effort and determination the girls then showed to try and get back into the game was so great to see. So much hard work and desire to work together. We had a couple of chances to equalise but couldn’t get the goal we deserved.

A tough one to take for the girls. No way did we deserve to lose today. I feel really gutted for them.

Netley Royals 2-1 AFC Stoneham

U18 Girls JPL

AFC Stoneham 3

Mia 2 Dakota

Watford 2

Fantastic performance today!! Huge congratulations to all the girls and coaches on a very impressive win against Watford.

More importantly we had incredible feedback from the opposition, regarding players, coaches and parents! And how welcomed they felt at Stoneham lane (and impressive facilities!!!). And what fantastic football the girls played!! This is a huge compliment!!

Well done to everyone, real credit to the club

U18 Girls Pumas

Puma’s v Moneyfields

League: Home

Today was always going to be a tough test and it was. The first half was a very even affair with Moneyfields being very physical and determined as we expected, the girls didn’t play as they can and went behind to a freak goal when the ball was launched into the area from the right hand side in hope after a scramble and luckily for Moneyfields it flew over the helpless Imani and into our net. But as this team do they didn’t let their heads drop and nearly equalised before halftime when Ella burst through and hit a great strike only to see it cannon back off the bar. H/T 0-1

During the break the girls were honest and agreed they could do more and went out determined to give 100% and set the record straight, we made a few changes which are easy with such a great squad and within a few minutes those changes worked, Skyla played the ball to Poppy who was making her debut after coming on at h/t who beat her player a slipped a lovely ball to Meredith who we’d pushed upfront, Meredith then burst past the last defender and slipped the ball past the keeper at her near post with a very clever finish. The girls continued to press and dominate with Lucy & Jodie taking control in the middle, after a lot of pressure we were awarded a penalty for a clear handball which Jodie steeped up and expertly finished just like the previous week. Not settling for this the girls didn’t let up and Meredith latched onto a mistake by a defender and nipped round her before firing the ball past the keeper high into the net, the girls were in total control and not long after the excellent poppy was put through by summer and she cut inside her defender and then calmly slotted the ball around the advancing keeper, the game was then delayed for sometime with Jodie sustaining a nasty blow to the head( good news as I write this is she has had the all clear from the hospital and home and on the mend). The girls didn’t let it affect them and sealed the win with Meredith running on to a great ball from Eleanor and capping a player of the match performance with another excellent finish into the far corner giving the keeper no chance. The 2nd half was a real statement performance and just shows how strong this group of girls mindset is and how close knit they are as a unit, if they continue like this it could be a very exciting season.

Final Score 5-1

POTM: Meredith

All the girls played their part but special mentions to Poppy for an instant impact and great debut and Lucy for really getting a grip in the middle when she moved their at h/t.

Well done to all of our girls teams who played in some superb games yesterday !

#upthepurps

GIRLS ONLY FOOTBALL - AGES 10-12

Girls only - Introduction to football

Ages 10-12

Friday 5-6pm

These sessions are Fun, Enjoyable and held in a Safe environment with qualified coaches at our ground in Stoneham Lane on 3G pitches.

The aim is to introduce more girls to football with the opportunity to join a team in the future if they so wish to.

The sessions are now taking place on a Friday 5-6 pm and are £3 per session. Carl is the lead Coach.

For more details please contact:

chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk

07900 886783

07841696579

Please do come along and join in!

Thank you

Vitality Womens FA Cup: AFC Stoneham 3 Rushmoor 2

A great win for our Ladies on Sunday saw them progress to the next round of the FA Cup.

They made a dream start with early goals from Madison Payne and Charlotte Gatehouse giving them a two goal lead in 11 minutes however they took their foot off the pedal and allowed a resurgent Rushmoor to equalise before half time.

The game was decided on 56 minutes when speed machine Chloe Andrews beat two or three players and slotted in at the far post to clinch another famous victory.

The girls will now play Eversley and California in the next round at home on Sunday October 23rd.

Well done girls!!

US Portsmouth 1 AFC Stoneham 4

Sat October 1st : United Services Portsmouth vs AFC Stoneham

AFC Stoneham come out 4-1 winners against a resilient United Services Portsmouth side on Saturday afternoon. The Stoneham faithful saw a changed side from Tuesdays Wessex League Cup win, 8 in total. Ben Godwin back in goal and captain Jim Orvis back in the starting line-up.

The Purps kicked the first half off but were very slow to get up and running, because of this United Services Portsmouth (USP) took advantage of this and in the 5th minute they went 1-0 up. Stoneham, however, didn’t back down and showed some fight by having a few attempts at goal, one saw Cade Dyer play a great through ball to Ryan Penny, he shoots but its saved by the keeper. A minute later USP nearly make it 2-0 but some great defending by Ben Clarke with  a goal line clearance sees the score-line stay the same

Stoneham are relentless on the attack and sees Jim Orvis go through on goal, he squares it to Duarte Martins but he slips before he can connect with the ball. Again a ball is played through to Scott Hills he shoots but his shot is well over the crossbar. The hard work paid off and in the 23rd minute Stoneham find their equaliser, when Scott Hills plays the ball into the box Duarte Martins meets and heads it home. The Purps could have gone ahead before half time when Hills was taken down in the penalty box, shouts for penalty were heard but they were waved away by the referee.

HALF TIME – United Services Portsmouth 1-1 AFC Stoneham

The second half gets under way and we see a much more brighter and awake Stoneham side. 6 minutes into the second half Stoneham find themselves 2-1 up when Lewis Nagle plays the ball across into the box, Duarte Martins again is the highest he meets and heads in into the back of the net. Another great chance comes for the team when Ben Godwin plays the ball over the top to Martins who goes one on one with the keeper he shoots but he hits the side netting. In the 73rd minute we make our first change of the afternoon when Ryan Penny comes off and Nathan Clements on. 6minutes later Duarte Martins get his third (hattrick) when a mess up at the back for USP let’s Martins go one on one again with the keeper and calmly slots it home.

2nd substitution sees Lewis Nagle make way and Liam Callaghan come on for the remainder of the game. Duarte Martins, the hero of the day, has a chance to get his fourth when he goes through on goal he manages to get a shot away but it’s over the crossbar. 86th minute Stoneham get their fourth  when Liam Callaghan powers through on goal he crosses it in front of the goal mouth and Nathan Clements taps it into the bottom right hand corner. We make a final double substitution before full time when Jim Orvis and Tommy Barnes comes off and Isaac Evans and Adam Pattison come on. We have the ball in the back of the net curtesy of Liam Callaghan but it’s ruled out for offside.

A much better second half from Stoneham sees them deservedly come out winners on the day.

FULL TIME – United Services Portsmouth 1-4 AFC Stoneham

Line-up:-

Godwin, Barnes, Dyer, Bainbridge, Ovington, Clarke, Nagle, Orvis, Martins, Penny, Hills

Subs:-

 

FA Cup: North Leigh 2 AFC Stoneham 2

North Leigh vs AFC Stoneham – Match Report

AFC Stoneham fought back from conceding 2 second half goals to earn themselves a well-deserved FA Cup replay on Tuesday night. The Purps started really well from the start and looked the more likely to score from kick off. First chance that caused some disturbance for the North Leigh goalkeeper was in the 15th minute when Jim Orvis found himself on the edge of the box, he shoots but it goes inches wide of the goal, keeper just had it covered. 2 minutes later North Leigh had a chance at our goal when they were given a free kick at the edge of the box, the player shoots but Callum Lee pulls off a cracking save that keeps the score-line at 0-0. AFC Stoneham registered more attempts at goal but just couldn’t get the ball into the back of the net. Duarte Martins, 6 minutes before halftime, breaks free from the defence goes through on goal. He manages a shot away but it goes over the crossbar. The Purps deserved to be in-front at half-time, but North Leigh defended well to keep the scoreline 0-0.

Half Time: North Leigh 0 – 0 AFC Stoneham

North Leigh kicked us off for the second half, and Stoneham started brightly just like the first half. 2 minutes in Stoneham are awarded a free kick 20 yards out, Jim Orvis takes, he plays the ball in Scott Hills meets the ball but the keeper is behind to get his hands on to the ball. However, the good luck didn’t last long as in the 48th minute North Leigh got a goal to make it 1-0 after some confusion in the defence which gave them the opportunity to shoot. Quick reaction by Stoneham sees us get an equaliser from Duarte Martins but it gets ruled out by the referee due to a “foul” on the goalkeeper. From a corner Cade Dyer plays the ball in, met by Duarte Martins who heads into the back of the net, with Hills going up for the ball the goalkeeper goes up to but he misses it (fumbles the ball) he goes down claiming that he was impeded by Martins (unfairly judged) referee dismisses the goal. The Purps make their first substitution of the day which sees Liam Callaghan come off and Cian Cleary come on. Stoneham didn’t give up and kept working to get an equaliser, a chance came when Martins plays the ball across to Scott Hills who puts the ball across the goal mouth Cian Cleary dives in but just misses it to slot the ball home. 79th minute sees North Leigh get their second goal of the day, but Stoneham kept pushing and working to get a goal themselves. Stoneham make a double substitution in the 80th minute in which we see Tommy Barnes and Jamie Bulpitt come off and Adam Pattison and Isaac Evans come on. The changes make an impact as 4 minutes later Stoneham get a goal back when Scott Hills hits the ball on the volley and smashes it into the back of the net 2-1, game on. In injury time, Duarte Martins breaks free from the defence and goes one on one with the keeper and calmly slots the ball into the net to make 2-2, and joins in with the celebrations behind the goal. A major achievement by the boys in purple who were the underdogs on the day to come away with a draw, role on Tuesday for the replay.

Full Time: - North Leigh 2-2 AFC Stoneham

Line-up: - Lee, Barnes, Dyer, Bulpitt, Ockwell, Ovington, Callaghan, Orvis, Martins, Clements, Hills Subs: - Pattison, Godwin, Evans, McNulty, Cleary, Thackray.

Hants Cup: AFC Stoneham 6 Cowes Sports 1

AFC Stoneham vs Cowes Sports – Hampshire Senior Cup

AFC Stoneham kicked off their Hampshire Senior Cup journey, by thrashing Wessex League rivals Cowes Sports 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Few changes from Saturday’s win against Blackfield & Langley, which sees Ben Godwin, Cade Dyer, Cian Cleary and Liam Callaghan all in the starting line-up. The Purps started off the better of the two sides, when 6 minutes in they could have gone 1-0 up. From a corner Jim Orvis plays it short to Cade Dyer who whips the ball into the box, it meets Scott Hills who heads it but it goes just wide. Another chance came from Cian Cleary who plays the ball from the right-hand side in to the box, Hills jumps to meet the cross but he narrowly misses the ball, it falls down to Liam Callaghan who shoots but his shot takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. Cowes Sports had a few attempts themselves but Ben Godwin pulled off some great saves to keep the score line at 0-0.

We didn’t have to wait long for the first goal of the game as 17 minutes in Cowes Sports made it 0-1 with the goal being scored by Josh Neale. But Stoneham were quick to respond as 2 minutes later a ball floated over the top to Scott Hills who brings it down and goes through on goal and puts it in the back of the net to make it 1-1. The Purps made their first change early on in the game as Ben Godwin went off and Callum Lee replaced him after it looked like Godwin picked up a knock from a save earlier. Stoneham didn’t stop there as they registered more attempts at goal, and the persistence paid off as just before half time they made it 2-1. Stoneham nick the ball in front of the Cowes defence, play a through ball to Hills who slots it home and gets his second of the night. HT – AFC Stoneham 2-1 Cowes Sport

Stoneham start the second half as brightly as the first, with more attempts registered. Cian Cleary has a chance to make it 3 when he goes through one on one with the keeper, he shoots but his shot is right at the goal keepers far post and knocks it out for a corner. 13 minutes into the second half Stoneham get their third of the night when from great play by Scott Hills sees a pass to the by-line is met by Nathan Clements who shoots and puts it into the back of the net great play by Stoneham. The attack keeps coming from Stoneham, as later on they are awarded a penalty after a foul on Cian Cleary by the Cowes defender, Jim Orvis takes and he makes it 4-1. Cowes Sports never gave up no matter the score line and worked throughout. Stoneham made a double substitution 67 minutes in which saw Scott Hills and Jim Orvis come off and Duarte Martins and Curtis Griffin come on. Stoneham had a few attempts after the substitution but they never really bothered the keeper for Cowes. Stoneham made their final substitution 72 minutes in which saw Liam Callaghan off and Louis Thackray on.

The changes paid off as 7 minutes later The Purps got their 5th goal of the night when Cian Cleary collects the ball on the half way line, travels and puts in a great delivery to Duarte Martins who slips it around the keeper and into the back of the net. Cowes Sports registered a few attempts in the second half but none that really caused any danger for Callum Lee in the end. In added time Stoneham finished off the game when Louis Thackray gets on the score sheet and scores his first senior goal for Stoneham on the night.

FT – AFC Stoneham 6-1 Cowes Sports

Line-up: -

Godwin, Pattison, Dyer, Bulpitt, Ockwell, Ovington, Cleary, Orvis, Hills, Clements, Callaghan Subs: -

Barnes, Lee, Griffin, Thackray, Martins

FA Cup: North Leigh away 3/9/22

We travel to North Leigh of the Southern Premier League on Saturday in the FA Cup first qualifying round.

The club is running a coach for away supporters at £10 per person leaving at 11.15am

North Leigh ply their trade two levels above ourselves and will be very warm favourites for the game as we aim to progress further than we ever have before in the competition.

We are all looking forward to a great game and potentially a historic day in our history as we enter the tie with absolutely nothing to lose and everything to gain!

Aug 27: Blackfield 0 AFC Stoneham 1

Blackfield& Langley vs AFC Stoneham Match Report

Debut delight for Ovington, which sees him score the winning goal and earn Stoneham 3pts on the road.

Stoneham make two changes from their 2-0 win against Newport IW (FA Cup) at the weekend. We see Jamie Ovington and Nathan Clements come jn for Ben Clarke and Lewis Nagle. Purps started the first half brightly and could off gone 0-1 within 5 minutes, when Nathan Clements played a great ball in from the right, Duarte Marion’s jumps to meet but it skims his head and goes out for a goalkick. The attempts kept mounting for Stoneham when in the 28th minute Jim Orvis whips in a ball from the left hand side it meets Scott Hills who shoots but it’s just wide of the goal. Stoneham created enough in the first half but our end product in the final third wasn’t there.

Half time:- Blackfield Langley 0-0 AFC Stoneham

No changes made at halftime by the Stoneham manager and Martins kicks us off for the second half. The Purps were quick off the mark in the second half as we continued where we left off, as 13 minutes in Duarte Martins wins a free kick 30 yards out, which Jim Orvis takes he plays the ball in but nobody there is compete for the ball and its an easy save for the keeper. 59thminutes we make our first substitution of the game, Nathan Clements goes off and Lewis Nagle comes on. The substitution works as 3 minutes later Stoneham win a corner which Mat Bainbridge takes, whips a great ball in into the box Jamie Ovington is the highest and he headers it into the back of the net 0-1. Martins has a chance to make it 0-2 when he goes one on one with the keeper he shoots but it comes off the post and back into play. Martins is on the receiving of a mistimed tackle which sees the Blackfield& Langley player sinbinned and Martins substituted – Cian Cleary comes on. We make one more chance before the full time whistle which sees Lewis Nagle s left-footed drive hits the post and out for a corner.

Full Time:- Blackfield& Langley 0-1 AFC Stoneham.

Lineup:-

Lee, Pattison, Barnes, Bulpitt, Ockwell, Ovington, Clements, Orvis, Martins, Bainbridge, Hills

Subs:-

Godwin, Dyer, Nagle, Cleary.

 

FA Cup - North Leigh away - 3/9/22

We will visit North Leigh from the Southern Premier League in the next round of the FA Cup on Saturday Sept 3rd. Our opponents play two leagues above ourselves.

We have already beaten Southern League South and West Bashley 2-0 in the competition whilst we progressed to the first qualifying round by overcoming Newport IOW on Saturday 2-0 with goals from Jim Orvis and Duarte Martins.

We hope to offer coach travel for the game and will publish details when available.

The Soccer Store - Thank you!

AFC Stoneham receive Mitre Footballs from The Soccer Store

 

The Soccer Store have supplied AFC Stoneham with 30 Training Balls for the upcoming season. The Mitre Training Footballs will be used in our pre-season training sessions as we look to prepare for the upcoming season.

 Jack Hart from The Soccer Store stated “It is great to build new relationships with teams across the country, especially this new partnership with AFC Stoneham. We hope the Mitre Footballs will have a positive impact on their training and preparation for the upcoming season.” 

 Club Chairman , Mark Stupple, said “We were delighted to receive the new Mitre balls from The Soccer Store . As a grassroots community club every bit of support we can get is very much appreciated and well received”,

As well as Mitre Footballs provided to AFC Stoneham, The Soccer Store are the UKs leading supplier of Samba Goals and Football Training Equipment. They provide high quality products along with excellent customer service for teams at Grass Roots level all the way up to the Premier League.

 You can view their full range of Mitre Footballs, Training Equipment and Samba Goals at The Soccer Store.

 

Euro Womens Mascots - England v Northern Ireland

Once in a lifetime !!

UEFA Womens Euro Championships

England v Northern Ireland

On Friday 22 of our youngest girls aged 6-10 enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime as they led the England Lionesses and Northern Ireland onto St Mary's in front of a sold out 32000 crowd.

In addition another 12 of our older girls enjoyed their third game as flag bearers.

This was such a wonderful experience for the girls and parents. As a club we are extremely proud and privileged to be involved in such a huge occasion.

We would like to take the opportunity to send a huge thank you to UEFA, the FA and our sponsors Euronics for making this happen.

Well done girls!

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Under 10 Lionesses - Euro 22 Mascots!

Our U10 Lionesses were matchday mascots last night for the Norway v Northern Ireland game at St Marys in the group stages of the UEFA Womens European championships. The girls had a fantastic night!

Manager Pete said “We had the opportunity of a lifetime to be mascots at the Northern Ireland v Norway game at St Mary's stadium. This is a memory that will live with this fantastic group of girls for ever”.

Well done girls!!

Girls football - another wonderful day !

Another fantastic day for female football at AFC Stoneham.

The day started at 7am with an interview on BBC Radio Solent with U14 Eagles and Womens Euro flag bearer Lexie Hall and mum Claire.

Tonights BBC South programme included live coverage from our ground as 50 of our girls displayed their skills in front of the cameras whilst 4 of the girls held live interviews around their football dreams and aspirations.

Tonight at St Mary's twelve of our young 8 and 9 year old girls, who came through our Wildcats programme, led out the Norway and Northern Ireland teams as player mascots whilst another twelve of our girls age 12-16 were flag bearers as they will be for all three games at St Mary's.

Live radio and tv coverage with 75 of our girls involved!

A wonderful day not only illustrating our clubs 100% commitment to the female game but also highlighting our growth and development which has seen us increase our female teams from one, three years ago, to twenty five next season.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to a fantastic day !

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AFC Stoneham and UEFA Womens Euros 2022

AFC Stoneham are delighted to announce that 50 of our young girls will be involved in the UEFA Women's Euros 2022

The girls will be accompanied to each game by a watching parent and chaperones supplied by the club.

They will be flag bearers for each game at St Mary's during the opening pre-match ceremony, team mascots and tossing the coin pre-kick off in the centre circle.

We are currently hosting the Northern Ireland team and on Thursday at 6.30pm BBC South will be broadcasting live from our ground doing a piece on female football including a number of our girls.

Pictured is Lexie from our U14 Eagles who will be carrying the Northern Ireland flag on Thursday evening when they play Norway at St Mary's. Lexie will also be appearing on BBC Radio Solent with our Chairman at 7am on Thursday to discuss the Womens Euros and female football at AFC Stoneham.

All of the above are wonderful "once in a lifetime" opportunities for the girls and parents.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank UEFA, The FA, Euronics , Hampshire FA , the BBC and the Northern Ireland team for creating these fantastic experiences for our girls.

Northern Ireland - UEFA European Womens Championships.

AFC Stoneham are proud and delighted to be hosting the Northern Ireland team at our ground as they compete in the UEFA European Women's Championships with all three of their group games at St Mary's.

Our main grass pitch has been brought up to the highest possible standard over the last two months to allow the team to train on this superb surface. The pitch has also been enclosed.

Finally we wish the Irish ladies the very best of luck in the tournament.

Girls football - Players wanted!

AFC Stoneham have grown our female teams from 4 some four years ago to 25 next season and are expecting further interest this summer on the back of the UEFA Womens championships.

AFC Stoneham are committed to growing our girls teams further with any interested players who wish to start their football journey and/or continue their journey at our club.

We will have teams at every age group from Under 7 and above for the new season with 3 or 4 teams at some age groups allowing us to ensure that girls can find the right team for their own development level.

We would please ask that any interested parents contact 07841696579 or chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk.

UEFA Womens Championships

As we grow and develop girls football further we are delighted that the UEFA Womens championships will be taking place in England starting on the 6th of July.

Our excitement is enhanced by many of our young girls being involved in the tournament as flag bearers, mascots and tossing the coin for all matches at St Marys including the sold out Northern Ireland v England match giving the girls and their parents an opportunity of a lifetime. We are very proud that they will be involved with the championships and representing our club.

Three years ago the club had 4 female teams and next season we aim to have 25 plus teams which is testimony to our commitment to female football

Any female players who wish to get involved with any of our teams from U7 to Ladies can register interest via chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk.