COLCHESTER & DISTRICT YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE FIXTURES / RESULTS FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY 30-9-07

 

Match Reports are at the foot of this page. Any incorrect results / Goal scorers -Please contact the age group fixture secretary.

 

Under 8s Longman Blues League

Tempest blues  2 Lawford Juniors blues 1 ( O Kensdale 2 )( J Fifield )   

Colchester Ath blues 0 Colchester Villa blues 0  (-)(-)

Oyster Youth blues  0  Cornard Dynamos blues 3  (-)( K Chance 2 D Wilson )

Wivenhoe Youth blues  1 Brightlingsea Regents blues 1 ( C Sparrow )( K Radford )

Gt.Bentley blues  7 Long Melford blues  0 ( H Ince 2 T Grey K Jones H Broomfield L Hollidge H Beaney )(-)

Clacton Utd blues  0  Stanway Rovers blues  0 (-) ( A Mehmet M Grimes &1O.G. )

 

Under 8s Longman Reds League

Tempest reds 1 Lawford Juniors reds 0 ( O.G )(-)

Colchester Ath reds 1  Colchester Villa reds 2  ( S Jackson )( J Prior W Alden )

Oyster Youth reds  1 Cornard Dynamos reds  3 ( C Green )( O Dinnell D Brand T Gore )

Wivenhoe Youth reds  4 Brightlingsea Regents reds 1 ( A Sharples 2 G Beard D Richards )( P Radford )

Gt.Bentley reds  0 Long Melford reds 4 (-)( S Nixon 2 L Skipp 2 )

Clacton Utd reds  0  Stanway Rovers reds  3 (-)( R Fosker 2 B Taylor )  

 

Under 8s Gurney League

Elmden Rovers 0  Feering Falcons 1 (-)( J Stevens )

Lexden Saints  11 Clare Town Lions 0 ( T Seaton 3 K Enwistle 3 D Kienan 2 H White A Atkinson O Payne)(-)

Stanway Villa  1 Gt.Bradfords 1 ( B McCoroy )( L Beivan )

FC Clacton  5 Marks Tey  0 ( C Needs 2 G Lakey G Wells H Davis )(-)

Rowhedge Juniors  3 Boxford Rovers  0 ( F Hughes J Tatum R Luckman )

 

Under 9s Andrews League Blues

FC Clacton blues 0  Wivenhoe Youth blues 5 (-)( B Harrison 2 C Watts A O’Brian  A Simmons )

Brightlingsea Regents blues  6  Lawford Juniors blues  0 ( D Hatch 4 G McDonald H Harvey )(-)

Colchester Ath blues  3  Long Melford blues  0 ( J McDermott A Clifton J Bailey )(-)

Stanway Rovers blues  3  Holland FC blues 0 ( S Bennett 2 B Regan )(-)

Cornard Dynamos blues  3  Feering Falcons blues 0 ( O Martin T Reynolds R McNicholas )(-)

 

Under 9s Andrews League Reds

FC Clacton reds  5 Wivenhoe Youth reds  4 ( J Harvey 2 G Lester 2 J Cholomondeley )( H Brooks 2 L McIntosh L Lei Rooney ) 

Brightlingsea Regents reds 0 Lawford Juniors reds 3 (-)( J Boydon 2 A Lanham )

Colchester Ath reds  2  Long Melford reds 3  ( O Poore 2 )( C Porris 2 H Shaddock )

Stanway Rovers reds 0 Holland FC reds 2 (-)( A Smyth A James )

Cornard Dynamos reds  12  Feering Falcons reds 0 (  J Palmer 5 T Baker 3 T Beer S Clarke S Ashby C Smith )(-) 

 

Under 9s Weller League East

Oyster Youth  5  Clacton Utd 0 ( M Stephenson 2 R Thiel C Marshall B Marchant )(-) 

Reed Hall  1 Rowhedge Youth 0 ( H McDonald )(-)

Gt.Bentley  0 Brooklands 1 (-)( C Simpson )

Lexden Saints  3 Stanway Villa 0 ( S Hardy 2 J Gilbey )(-)

 

Under 9s Weller League West

Boxford Rovers  3  Hedingham Hawks 0 ( O Abbott W Milsom T Parlour )(-)

Bergholt Heath  1 Marks Tey 1( A Marley )( M Cousins ) 

AFC Sudbury  0  Halstead Town 5 (-)( L Gill 3 H Parkestone L Jones )

Bures Utd  7 Feering Falcons yellows 0 ( D Baxter 2 T Mitchell 2 C Jackson B Welsh A Baxter )(-)

 

Under 10s Andrews Blues League

Little Oakley blues  3  Brightlingsea Regents blues 0 ( J Murray 3 )(-)

Clacton Utd blues 1  Holland FC blues 6 ( B Twig )( A Taylor 3 K Sorrell J Williams J Wilden )

Tempest blues  7  Wivenhoe Youth blues 0 ( E Goodall 2 O Karatay 2 J Wright R Callan  B Martin )(-)

Frinton &Walton blues 1  Colchester Villa blues 3 (B Cox)( J Hartnet J.Bartlett  K Ayling )

 

Under 10s Andrews Reds League

Little Oakley reds  0  Brightlingsea Regents reds 3 (-)( R Cox C Aldridge J Alexander )

Clacton Utd reds 0  Holland FC reds 9 ( H whitehead 4 E Turner 3 M Webb E Brown )

Tempest reds  4  Wivenhoe Youth reds 0 ( J Donnachie 2 M Cutter C Elvy )(-)

Frinton & Walton reds  2  Colchester Villa reds 4 ( L Belli 2 )( S Forester J Hawes L Bardell G Sleigh )

 

Under 10s Weller Blues League

Stanway Villa blues  3  Gt.Bradfords blues 0  ( C Anthony 3 )(-)

Lexden Saints blues  0  Cornard Dynamos blues 2 (-)( J Pilgrim J Roberts )(-)

Colchester Ath blues  0  Brooklands blues 2  (-)( E Ward C Lindoe )

Halstead Town blues  0  Stanway Rovers blues 2 (-)( R Slack 2 ) 

Long Melford blues  1 AFC Sudbury blues 4 (  TFrench )( C Lewis 2 E Gartland  SLingard )

 

Under 10s Weller Reds League

Stanway Villa reds 5  Gt.Brdfords reds 2 ( G Strutt 3 J Bush C McNair )( O Evans C Bagwell )

Lexden Saints reds 1  Cornard Dynamos reds 0 ( H Osborn )(-)

Colchester Ath reds  1  Brooklands reds 0 ( J Seemster )(-)

Halstead Town reds  1   Stanway Rovers reds 0 ( D Day )(-)

Long Melford reds  3 AFC Sudbury reds 4 ( B Kemsley 3 )( M Float 3 L Kindell )

 

Under 10s Newman League

Feering Falcons  2  Bures Utd 1  ( L Ward 2 )( B King )

St.Edmunds 7  Boadicea Dynamos 2 ( J Innocent 2 D O’Mahony 2 R Heading B Makin D Hojchechowski )( Cc Vangas J Carley )

Witham Nomads  3  Hedingham Hawks 1 ( G Ball 2 J Baker )( D James )

Earls Colne 1  Oyster Youth 3 ( R Heaney )( R Green S Bethall J Hitchman )

  

 Under 10s Goldsmith League

Lexden Saints yellows  0  Stanway Rovers yellows 4 (-)( E Quilty D Crouchman R Freak C Petit )

Holland FC yellows  1 Team Player Youth 1 ( J Scott )( G Lamb )

Lawford Juniors yellows  2  Harwich & Parkeston 6 ( A Fairley 2 )( M Wilmot 2 H Stokes B Finney R Heather C Mathison )  

Elmden Rovers  0 Gt.Bentley 0 (-)(-)

 

Under 11’s A League

Stanway Rovers Blues 3 Stanway Villa 0 (C Gilbert 2, J Johnson) (-)

Rowhedge Juniors 5 Halstead Town Reds 0 (G Green, L Dunningham, C Murphy 3) (-)

Elmden Rovers Reds 0 Lawford Juniors 3 (-) (H Mann)

Stanway Rovers Reds 0 Halstead Town Blues 7 (-) (M Waight 3, J Ward 2, R Yates, C Kennedy)

 

Under 11’s B League

FC Clacton 2 v Earls Colne 3 (C Gibbs, C Morgan) (H Lee-Alan, A Hanks, C Arkle)

Cornard Dynamos Blues 0 Long Melford 14 (-) (H Liskus 4, G Day 5, T Wingfield 2, N Willemsen, S Bayliss, J Arthers)

Stanway Rovers Yellows 0 Frinton and Walton 10 (-) (C Lowe 4, A Nicholas 3, L Ambrose, J Rowe, L Snow)

Holland Blues 4 Colchester Athletic Blues 1 (B Pigeon, J Anselmi, G Gage, T Williams) (D Cook)

Team Player Youth P Wivenhoe Youth Blues P (P/P)

 

Under 11’s C League

Colchester Villa Blues 7 Wivenhoe Youth Reds 1 (J Savory 2, L Dyble 2, D Baker, E Cryne, J Wheatstone)

Clacton United Blues 3 Holland FC Reds 0 (L Meecham, A Stacey, R Sneddon) (-)

Great Bradfords 1 Colchester Villa Reds 0 (G Butcher) (-)

Boadicea Dynamos 1 Colchester Athletic Reds 1 (K Moorse) (R Joyce)

Frinton and Walton Reds 4 Cornard Dynamos Reds 3 (C Perryman, M Payne 2, J Panton) (J Lane, E Moore, S Dowse)

 

Under 11’s D League

Brightlingsea Regents 3 Boxford Rovers 6 (D Jess, J Bees, C Durling) (R Abbott 2, Y Benchikh 2, L Mulzy, J Archer)

Feering Falcons 2 Tempest 4 (G Chappell, B Catchpole) (J James 2, B Western, L Richardson)

Bures United 4 Clacton United Reds 0 (G Pacey, D Kelly-keane, L Evans, H Fryer) (-)

Oyster Youth 3 Brooklands 1 (L Phillips 2, E Spurgeon) (F Nightingale)

Lexden Saints 4 Halstead Town Yellows 1 (G Towndrow, F Coe, J Allstone, O Burch) (S Chinnery)

 

Under 12’s Essex County Cup - Round 1

Great Bradfords 3 Down Hall Youth A 2 (J Newlove 2, R Addison) (D Brunt, D Logan)

Colchester Villa 3 Jets B 1 (S Bird 2, T Rogers) (T Weatherall)

Clacton United 0 Thurrock Youth B 16 (-) (??????)

Woodford Town Youth A 2 Lexden Saints Blues 3 (??) (R Clarke 2, A Everitt)

Heybridge Tigers 1 Ongar Juniors 3 (L Rogers) (???)

 

Under 12’s A League

Long Melford Blues 1 FC Clacton Blues 3 (T White) (L Barnard 3)

Little Oakley 2 Stanway Villa 1 (H Burkett, R Smart) (T Kemp)

Brightlingsea Regents Blues 1  Halstead Town Blues 8 (R Bevis) (A Fuller 2, C Storie 2, C Turner 2, M Hill, J Wiffen)

 

Under 12’s B League

Halstead Town Reds 4 Earls Colne 0 (J Challis 2, J Lewis, L Musson) (-)

Stanway Rovers 0 Tempest 8 (-) (J Undrill 3, C Hunt 2, L Olymbios, J Tolhurst, A Wojtkiw)

Bergholt Heath 2 Long Melford Reds 3 (J Dixey 2) (Gates, Prall)

Frinton & Walton Blues 4 Boadicea Dynamos 4 (J Charles 2, J Johnston, J Martin) (J Davis, S Goodyear, C Pittway, B Regan)

 

Under 12’s C League

Colchester Athletic Blues 7 Wivenhoe Youth 5 (N Wares 2, J Bedford, M Carman, C Hynes, S Inns, J McQuoid) (K Tuffour 3, S Alley 2)

Lawford Junior Reds 0 Frinton & Walton Reds 2 (-) (B Ager, S Fletcher)

Reed Hall Sentinels 1 Lexden Saints Reds 4 (T Williams) (L Dove 2, M Wrathall 2)

St Edmunds 3 Cornard Dynamos Blues 2 (J Gregory, C Martin, L Webb) (C Holmes 2)

 

Under 12’s D League

Brightlingsea Regents Reds 3 Cornard Dynamos Reds 0 (J Barnard, S Burrida, D Turner) (-)

Colchester Athletic Reds 4 AFC Sudbury Youth 2 (W Parker-Wilson 2, M Pyatt, D Wright) (B New, H Payne)

Bures United 3 Layer Colts 1 (D Livens 3) (J Boyton)

Team Player Youth 5 Marks Tey 2 (R Irving 2, B Smith 2, D Scanu) (J Denny, T Wingate)

Clare Town Lions 4 The Crusaders 0 (B Clark 2, A Feeney, A Jeffery) (-)

Alresford Colne Rangers 0 Hedingham Hawks 2 (-) (T Heather, D Jarvis)

 

Under 13’s A League

Boxford Rovers 3 Little Oakley 1 (R Waugh B Hazel D Holton) (J Crosby)

Stanway Rovers 5 Cornard Dynamos Blues 2 (A Smith 4 R Charles) (C Wiles C Ross)

New Latchingdon 1 Frinton & Walton 5 (J Simms) (B Ward Cockran 3 J Tucker J McCarthy)

Heybridge youth 4 Brooklands 1 (W Harrison 3 J Coltart) (R Ellis)

Lexden Saints 7 FC Clacton 1 (J Bullock 2 C Barrlett 2 M Farthing J Kenmore S Moore) (L Condon)

 

Under 13’s B League

Clacton United Reds 11 Boadicea Dynamos 1 (B Austin 2 H Johnson 2 C Russell 2 J Tillbury 2 N poole J Lenard B Thompson) (H Boss)

Colchester Athletic 4 St Edmunds Blues 6 (R Taylor 3 J Dore) (B Davy 2 N Finnan 2 D Galoway M Kayayasa)

Notley Youth 1 Lawford Juniors 0 (R Hyshyden) (-)

Great Bradfords 0 Stanway Villa 1 (-) (J Doe)

Clacton United Blues 1 St Edmunds Reds 5 (Chamberlin) (R Laidler 3 J Plain T Clarke)

 

 Under 13’s C League

Wivenhoe Youth 8 Brightlingsea Regent 0 (B Orman R Hart A Ling D Carter C Harding T Gladwell J Gambell OG) (-) 

Tempest Reds 2 Oyster Youth 5 (C Conner R Brown) (J Mathews 2 T Madden 2 J Claydon)

Cornard Dynamos Reds 3 Stanway Villa reds 3 (T Wright J Smith J Irwin) (H Ayton 2 J Welfare)

Earls Colne 12 Feering Falcons 2 (C Lewis 2 M Cross 3 H Hollins 2 J Bugby O Green E Purp A Barker OG)  (A Barker S Woodward)

 

Under 13s D League

Hedingham Hawks 11 Colchester Villa 2 (J Hird 5 Harry Willett 3 S Little 2 D Shreeve) (L Oniel R Pettitt)

Halstead Town Reds 2 Rowhedge Juniors 8 (Z Coppin E Mourse) (D Eagle 3J Patern 2 C Pearce J white E Goslin Clarke)

FC Clacton 5 Clacton United Yellows 1 (D Hurst 2 J Hazell 2 H Boston) (C Brooks)

Bergholt Heath 1 Elmden Rovers 7 (B Porah) (L Hockley 3 B Doherty J Gregory C Kyriacow B Halsmart)

 

Under 14’s ECC

Colchester Athletic Reds 0 Risden wood 5

Lexden Saints Blues 7 Catholic United Minors 0 (R Harrison 2 L Bailey D Garner A Rutter A Boots C Mcleane) (-)

Maypole Colts 8 Clacton United Blues 0

Romford Royals 8 Colchester Villa. 2

Little Oakley Blues ! Romford Brough Youth A 0 (G Roberts) (-)

Baddow Spartak  0 Little Oakley Reds 0 After extra time Little Oakley won 4-3 Penalties.

Colchester Athletic Blues 0 Colebrook Royals. 3

FC Clacton 1 Uplands Rangers 3

Tempest 6 Barking Colts B 2 (Z Wilson 2 J Heyley J Needham J Bubolge) (-)

Stanway Villa 4 Thames Sports 0 (N Elliott 2 D Hunt J Bottjer) (-)

Romford Youth Brough B v Lexden Saints Reds  Lexden Saints Reds Won. Romford

 

Under 14’s A League

Lawford Juniors 3 Boadicea Dynamos 2 (L Rogers T Simpson S McFarland) (-)

Cornard Dynamos 3 Brooklands 4 (C Gyan 3) (N Nydgam 2 J Barker L Wilce)

 

Under 14’s B League

Frinton & Walton 3 Feering Falcons 1 (J Wallice 2 N Brown) (T King)

Bergholt Heath 2 Halstead Town 1 (R Redhead J Wright) (-)

Wivenhoe Youth 2 Community United 2 (L Dadds K Hipkin) (K Henshaw C Pound)

Brightlingsea Regent 0 St Edmunds 4 (-) (C Cranfield G Clarke J Smith L Ayton)

 

Under 14’s C League

Long Melford 2 Bures United 2 (C Barber K Hibble) (O Tozer T Roberts)

AFC Sudbury 8 Hedingham Hawks 1 (N Cooper 3 B Rennalds 2 J Steed  B Spark J Elliot) (B Smith)

Earls Colne 4 The Crusaders 3 (K Dixon 2 L Cobbold G Buckland) (N Rasid J McKenna T Hayter) 

Clacton United Reds 0 Holland FC 6 (-) (L Lazone 5 I Burn)

Marks Tey 1 Reed Hall Sentinels 7 (J Young) (D Rice N Lee J Bradley 3 J Briggs OG)

 

Under 15s A League

Colchester Villa 0 Great Bradfords Blues 5 (-) (S Jones 2, C Lipman 2, C Brown)

Valley Green 0 Broomfield 3 (-) (B Hastings 2, M Medici)

Boxford Rovers 1 Colchester Athletic 7 (C Whiffen) (R Scillmoe 3,  G Galloway 2, A Chatman, D Clemmence)

FC Clacton  Blues 5 Brooklands 5 (B Wales, S Randall,  D Baldwin, G Cullen 2) (-)

Little Oakley 1 Halstead Town  2 (C Bomando) (Cook, Patrick)

Lexden Saints P Tiptree Minors P

 

Under 15s B League

Coggeshall Town 5 Stanway Villa 2 (M O’Connell 3, L Thorndyke, J Heap) (R Scott, B Wilkes)

Reed Hall Sentinels 5 Cornard Dynamos FC 1 (Z Harris 3, S Muir 2) (Ashby)

Tempest 0 FC Clacton  Reds 3 (-) (B Barnes, J Wood, S Alwin)

Boadicea Dynamos 2 Great Bradfords Reds 4 (R Davidson, K Spalding) (C White 2, T Amos, J Faith)

Lawford Juniors 1 Frinton & Walton 2 (R Whyaccs) (S O’Bryan, N Johns)

Long Melford 5 Clacton Yellows 0 (J Bell 3, D Anderson, C Lallcment) (-)

 

Under 15s C League

FC Clacton Whites 15 Community United Yellows 0 (B Lione 4, T Moore 2, T Straight 2, 1og, K Stammers, R Haynes, A Keaney, J Wooler, C Perkins, H Trotter) (-)

Feering Falcons 2 Bocking Juniors 8 (C Harbison 2) (L Dyson 3. L Diss 3, N Toosi, J Warren)

Community United Blues 1 Brightlingsea Regents 5 (B Ross) (D Drown, L Auer, G Bryan, W Horsnell, J Olymbof)

Layer Colts 2 The Crusaders 3 (A Wilkes, 1og) (N Rudd, J Howell, J Badnall)

Great Bradfords Yellows 3 Oyster Youth 6 (-) (B Cirne, J Dillion 2, J McKinley 2, L Craig)

 

Under 16’s Essex County Cup 1st Round

Westward Boys B 5 Clacton United 0

Gt Bradfords 6 Upland Rangers 1 (C Moss 2, R Appleby, J Gilder, R Spalding, R Cole) (-)

Chelmsford City Youth 7 Tempest 0

Ilford 6 Colchester Villa 0

Felsted Rovers 7 Hedingham Hawks 0

 

Under 16’s A League

Wivenhoe Youth Blues 3 Frinton & Walton1 (R Pearson 3) (J Bettany)

Boxford Rovers 6 Witham Nomads    1 (S Mays 2, J Curran, J Smith, D Alexander, C Browning) (S Harris)

Harwich & Parkeston Blues 0 Cornard Dynamos Blues 3 (-) ( J Hutchings, J Newman, C Harrison)

 

Under 16’s B League

Harwich & Parkeston Reds 2 Brooklands Blues 5 (S Carter, A Eades) (C Aitken 3, C Palmer, D Mullard)

Stanway Villa 0 Notley Youth 2 (-) (S Freeman, D Cutts)

Halstead Town Youth 4 Wivenhoe Youth Reds 2 (C Simmon 2, J Banyon, J Root) (M Green 2)

Brightlingsea Regents 1 Braintree Town  5 (S Hills) (J O’Hare 2, M Ballard, J Martin, D Murphy)

Boadicea Dynamos 3 Lawford Juniors Blues 1 (R Wicks 2, J Huggan) (C McDermott)

  

Under 16’s C League

Rowhedge Juniors 0 Marks Tey 3 (-) (M Swinnerton 2, R Ager)

Holland FC 4 Oyster Youth 2    (J Albone, Z Simmons 3) (M Killen 2)

Clacton United Reds 2 Kelvedon Social 3 (L Rowland, J Lever) (E Down 2, S Richardson)

FC Clacton 5 Long Melford 2 (S Green 2, A Willden 2, A Fenton) (W Mills, A Taylor)

Cornard Dynamos Reds 0 Brooklands Reds 5 (-) (L McGowan, S Sims, J King, K Raphael 2)

 

Under 18’s A League

Heybridge Youth 3 Clacton United  0 (B Rodwell 2, B Da Costa) (-)

Harwich & Parkston P Great Bradfords Blues  P

Marks Tey 0 Colchester Villa Blues 6 (-) (R Bansropen 2, R Alford, D Gasson, T MacMillan, B Murphy)

Brightlingsea Regents 2 Stanway Villa 3 (L Gould, L Holyman) (D Fagg, B Poole, D Smith)

Coggeshall Town 2 Colchester Villa Reds 0 (A Smith 2) (-)

                       

Under 18’s B League

Clacton Valley 1 Wivenhoe Town  8 (K Ellis) (A Holloway 5, M Cracknell, M Dorin, W Howell)

Tempest 3 Colchester Athletic  4 (M Pash, J Thurston, J Vitelli) (W Lamb 2, W Hunt, J Moon)

Boadicea Dynamos 5 Hadleigh United 2 (J Bremner, M Collins, G Ennew, T Murrison, A Pryke) (S Bassett, A Leathers)

Halstead Town 6 Coastal Rangers 0 (J Murray 2, C Bacon, L Cunliffe, M Huwes, J Preston) (-)

Earls Colne 2 Hedingham Hawks 5 (R Knight, A Mansfield) (L Jones 2, H Wright 2, L George)

Great Bradfords Reds 2 Feering Falcons 1 (S Drake,L McCormack) (D Scott)

 

 

 

Under 10’s

 

Long Melford Blues 1 AFC Sudbury Blues 4

Both sides were ready for this local Derby and started off with good attacking play from each team. The AFC midfield trio of Captain Christopher Lewis, Liam O Mara and parents nominated Man of the Match Seb Lingard started to exert controlled pressure with a number of good attacking runs from all 3, with a number of chances to take the lead going wide.

Against the run of play, Long Melford went 1 up with AFC’s defence stalling on commitment.

The boys kept their spirits up well marshalled by their captain, with shots from Chris, Seb and a very well taken volley drive from Liam O,Mara just passing the cross bar. After a good driving run from Chris Lewis and good interplay with Seb lingard. AFC won a corner and from the resulting corner kick Evan Gartland headed the ball home for the equaliser.

After half time the boys dominated the game with and a well taken volley from Seb Lingard, cleared the keeper to put the boys 1-2 up. Chris Lewis scored the third from a corner and despite Long Melfords efforts, a number of saves from keeper Max Horkan, kept them at bay. AFC scored the 4th  when Chris Lewis slotted the ball home from another well won corner.

A good game by both teams with AFC the deserved winners.

 

 

Long Melford Reds 3 AFC Sudbury Reds 4 

Long Melford put AFC under pressure from the start, but the boys, well marshalled by Capt. Tommy Malone who, along with defender Fred Standley helped to keep Melford at bay. Daniel Parrett made a number of good strong driving runs from the left, and was unlucky not to score. AFC started to control the midfield and both Tommy Malone and Lewis Kindell were unlucky with their shots just going wide.

AFC’s pressure began to tell and after a number of controlled passages of play they won a corner. From the resulting kick a well flighted pass from Lewis Kindell was headed home by parents nominated Man of the Match, Matthew Float.

AFC went 2 nil up just before half time from a penalty, slotted home by Matthew Float.

New signing Jamie Cowley showed good promise in his first game with some good attacking play.

After half time AFC started to dominate the play and the pressure was converted in to a well taken third by Lewis Kindell.

Melford then started to control the game and fought hard and after some well worked midfield play scored a goal of their own.

AFC were awarded another penalty for another handball and went 1-4 up. The penalty being converted again by Matthew Float getting his hatrick.

Melford kept their heads up and scored their second from a well taken corner move. AFC Sudbury concentration began to wane in the latter period of the game coming under concerted pressure eventually conceding a third making the final 3 minutes a nail biting affair for everyone. AFC held on to win 3-4.

 

Colchester Athletic Blues 0 Brooklands Blues 2

After a heavy defeat last week against Halstead Town, Booklands Under 10's Blues needed to pick themselves up against Colchester Athletic. Murray Lane's first attempt at goal in the opening minutes took a deflection from the goalie and the game was on! Charlie Lindeo then intercepted a goal kick and passed the ball on to Ethan Ward who turned the Col A' defender taking the ball to just yards outside the box and unleashed an unstoppable shot into the top corner.
Colchester Athletic fought back and Josh Moore made some excellent saves. Brooklands continued to miss chances to increase their lead and when they regained control Murray's cross into the col A' half and bad clearance from them gave Charlie the chance to score and he smashed the ball into the net ending the game 0 - 2 Brooklands Blue

 

Lt Oakley Blues 3 Brightlingsea Regents Blues 0

A comprehensive display saw Little Oakley take all the points on Sunday, maintaining their one hundred per cent home record.

Little Oakley dominated from start to finish in a very one-sided game. It was a case of not if, but when, they would score. Jack Murray duly obliged with 10 minutes played, when he hit a rasping shot, that the opposition keeper could do little about. After the break, the Little Oakley midfield of Sullivan, Selwyn and Murray continued to boss procedures, creating chance after chance. However, Oakley could not kill off the opposition whose keeper was making save after fine save. And with this, the home side almost paid the ultimate penalty when a rare Brighlingsea attack almost led to an equalising goal. This seemed to spur the Oakley team on, and almost immediately, Murray was there again to push the ball past the outstretched Brightlingsea keeper. With the Oakley team continuing to play some attractive, incisive football, more chances were created, which culminated with Murray, being allowed to run at the Brightlingsea keeper and he completed his hat-trick with five minutes to spare. A good all round footballing display by the Oakley team, especially Murray who was awarded man of the match by the opposition coaches.Man of the match: Jack Murray

 

Under 14’s (County Cup)

Baddow Spartak 0 – 0 Little Oakley Reds (aet) Little Oakley won 4-3 on penalties. Oakley made the trip to Baddow for the first round of the county cup. The first half both teams matched each other with neither side testing the keepers. The second half saw Oakley take the game to Baddow, but still couldn’t turn the pressure into goal changes, Baddow got back into the game but they couldn’t break down the Oakley defence. Full time 0-0. The extra time went the same as normal time, so it went down to penalties. Oakley went first Oli Freke scoring, Baddow scored theirs, Rob Young scored his kick, Baddow missed the next , Harry Bradley stepped up to score his, Baddow scored, Jamie Partridge had his kick saved, Baddow scored now the score is 3-3, Lewis Collins had his kick saved, Jordan Bull saved Baddows next kick. The score now 3-3 so it went down to sudden death. Up stepped Oakley keeper Bull to put Oakley in front. Bull then saved Baddow’s kick to win the Match. Well done lads our first success in the county cup. Man of the match Shane Routledge.

 

Lexden Saints Blues 7 Catholic United Minors 0

Playing at home in the cup for the early rounds is always an advantage, but you have to make that advantage tell to progress.  Making changes rather than sticking religiously to the plan, the Saints came out easy winners against the Catholics in at times a hellfire and brimstone encounter. 

  In the game Lexden dominated play for most of the time and cruised through 7-0 looking dangerous at every attack.  To start, United took the game to the Saints and flattered with their approach, but were two down within ten minutes.

  Lexden were looking sharp up front with Deasko Garner and Josh Harrison combining well with skill, pace and power.  The midfield competed for every ball and were moving the ball around well.  United were looking to get the ball forward quickly to capitalise on their own pace up front, but had to make changes when two down and not getting any change out of the Saints defence.

  The first came after seven minutes when Harrison put Garner through and his shot was saved by the keeper but the rebound fell to Harrisons feet and he stroked the ball past all into the far corner of the net; 1-0.

  Lewis Axell finished a through ball from Ed Field after nine minutes but was adjudged offside.  Within three minutes of the first though, it was 2-0 when Garner finished well from Harrisons cross from the right.  This quickly became three as the shell-shocked United wobbled.  On sixteen minutes when Harrison challenged the keeper for a ball in the air.  Dropping it at his feet, Harrison accepted the gift from the United keeper and banged it into the top of the net from eight yards; 3-0.

  The Lexden defence was coping with the sporadic attacks and the midfield was on top in the engine room.  The wings were not quite going but several moves further up the pitch allowed Williams and Axell to show their skills getting involved at the right moments.

  On thirty two minutes Aaron Boots made his mark with a well taken goal from twenty five yards out; the ball was half cleared from a cross on the left and Boots moved onto it centrally.  Checking that the keeper was off his line, he clipped a shot over his head which nestled in the top of the net; 4-0.

  Half time came and changes were made, but the general flow of the game was uninterrupted with the Saints dominating the better exchanges.  It became 5-0 on forty four minutes when Jake Hughes shot from within the box when the keeper palmed a crossed corner out to sixteen yards.  The keeper saved but the ball fell to Alex Rutter who took his chance well.

  On fifty eight minutes a chipped freekick over the United defence, who were rooted to the spot, allowed four Lexden players to up the tally and it was Lewis Bailey who gleefully took the opportunity and finished in the bottom corner from seven yards to make it 6-0.

  There were a few flying tackles coming in but both teams managed to keep a lid on it and the wind was truly ebbing out of the United sails as the game progressed.  Gallifant was called upon when a freekick was placed high to his right but he clawed it away and the glimmer of hope was just that.

  The final score was made by Callum Mclean in the seventy first minute when his well struck freekick from twenty yards curled high into the corner above the unsighted keeper; 7-0.  They had made it difficult for themselves by putting two men on the posts, which allowed the Saints to have players in the six yard box.  This same situation was almost capitalised on again by Mclean from a near identical position, but this time the ball was cleared.

  The game ended soon after and Lexden progress to the next round with another good win under their belt.  Three games played, sixteen goals scored and one conceded.  Tells it’s own story really.

 

Under 14’s League

 

AFC Sudbury 8 Hedingham Hawks 1

AFC Sudbury Under 14's who are a new team this season, came back from a bad defeat against The Crusaders with an excellent display at home against Hedingham Hawks. All the AFC players played their hearts out and beat Hedingham 8 - 1 with great goals scored by: Nathan Cooper 3, Jack Steed 1, Ben Sparkes 1, Jordan Elliott 1, Brandon Reynolds 2. 
The man of the match award went to Nathan Cooper.
AFC Sudbury's defence and midfield dominated and controlled the game and played with a lot of guts and strength to make it a very well earned win, well done lads
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Under 18’s

 

Halstead Town 6 Coastal Rangers 0

 Halstead Town under 18’s did a reverse from last weeks 6 nil hammering to beat Coastal 6 nil at Rosemary Lane this morning.

 The game started very slow for both teams, looking to find rhythm of play. Halstead began to pick up the tempo and it paid off, as Craig Bates was on hand to crash home after James Murray scuffed his shot into Bates path.

 Bradley Halstead’s keeper made a brilliant save from a free kick that was tipped forward by a striker. Bradley got a strong hand on it to parry it away to keep the match at one nil.

Halstead began to control the match and were again rewarded with a goal from Josh Preston, after the Coastal keeper was unable to keep hands on a shot, Preston closed down and tapped home to make it 2 nil just before half time.

Half time

Chris Charlton made some tactical changes at half time, bring James Murray into centre midfield and putting Dan Sakal wide right, within a minute it had made a difference as James Murray skipped through the defence and tapped home a superb goal. Halstead began to dominate from here on in.

Lewis Cunliffe added to an impressive second half display thanks to a great cross from James Murray, Cunliffe got up above everyone and headed powerfully past the keeper. Michael Huwes was brought into the game and added to the score line, after the keeper had come out to clear Huwes managed to tackle and slot home. Halstead were well on top by this stage although all credit to Coastal who battled and played some good football.

Great displays from Steph in defence who worked hard all game as well as James Clarke in centre back who was strong as always.

Final score Halstead 6 Coastal Rangers 0 Goal scores: Craig Bates, James Murray 2, Josh Preston, Michael Huwes, Lewis Cunliffe