Saturday 5th Feb round up

Saturday round up

U7 Spitfires played Totton Youth Tigers in the Saturday morning early fixture, and the team was still half asleep at KO and were 2 goals down within 3 mins, the shock soon woke everyone up and the boys battled hard to go in at the break on level terms and after a pretty uneventful second quarter the game really got going after the half time break Asher scored a great goal from outside the box with his weaker foot before Totton managed to grab another couple of goals the turning point of the game was the rocket of a shot by Donnatello that the Stoneham first team keeper would not have stopped, to bring it back level..... Jayden managed to grab the winner after some great passing play! Alfie and Archie were immense and battled for everything with Joey and Charlie the teams main outlets. MOM went to Wilf, though, for saving a number of one on ones, great diving saves, and managing to tip a great freekick onto the crossbar! We are all so proud at how far these boys have come in their first season of football.... Go Spitfires!

U9 Girls

Under 9 girls played away at sunny Ringwood this morning, almost tropical compared to our last trip down.

The girls played amazingly and after a goalless first quarter clicked into gear as the game went on.

Our goalscorers today were Seren with a treble and Matilda.

When we got the ball down and play our football we looked brilliant.

Girl of the game went to Chloe for her all action display in midfield, some amazing passes and great tracking back and tackling too.

Opposition girl of the game went to Millie H in goal for some fine saves to keep a clean sheet.

Well done girls you were as brilliant as always.

Hampshire Cup Semi Final

Mudeford 1 - 9 AFC Stoneham U10 Pumas

Great result for the team today, securing our third consecutive Hampshire Cup final appearance and the opportunity to be Hampshire champions three years in a row.

In the end it was a comfortable win and an opportunity for several players to play in new positions. In the end 6 players got on the scoresheet today (Abbi, Erin, Lauren, Layla & Phoebe), a semi final goal is always a nice memory. Abbie grabbed herself a hat-trick plus 1 despite mainly playing on the wing.

However, the performance wasn’t just about goals, we passed really well and moved the ball really quickly. Our best phases of play started with our defenders being decisive in possession. Roxy & Amelie kept making great decisions which secured them the MoM trophies.

Sophie and Phoebe both showed great composure in possession and in midfield Nancy and Layla put in great performances and were a constant threat.

Our wide players were really dangerous today and our delivery out wide was superb, well done Martha, Aaliyah and Abbie. We targeted scoring goals from crosses and 5-6 came from this

In attacking areas we played loads of combinations with Erin and Lauren combining well, scoring and making goals.

Felt like last season with such a comprehensive win, we are used to really tough battles in the league, so it was a nice relaxed Saturday morning.

Well done Pumas, finalists again, time to get the job done

AFC Stoneham Panthers U10 2 Waltham Wolves 2

Panthers won on penalties

Against opposition from the Division above, the Panthers worked really hard as a team and kept their concentration against a team that played some really good, passing football.

After a goalless first quarter, the Panthers took the lead when a Jessica H corner went into the goal with a deflection off the keeper.

The Panthers went 2-0 up seconds into the 3rd quarter when Jessica H won the ball from the opponents kick off and found the top corner from outside the box.

Waltham Wolves pulled a goal back when a weak effort was judged to have crossed the line and then equalised in the final quarter with an unstoppable shot.

A thoroughly enjoyable game and in the penalty shootout at the end, the Panthers won after Abigail saved a penalty and Jess P netted the winner.

Special mention to a Mirela’s who got off her sick bed to play half the game.

Away team POM - Jessica H

Parents POM - Rosie

Managers POM - Georgia

Tornadoes U11 Girls

Semi Final Plate Cup

AFC Stoneham Tornadoes 9

Chineham 1

Well that’s us through to the Final of the Plate Cup! well done team!

A lovely opposition to play today who were a credit to their club!

The first quarter saw a slow start and level ish playing field although we were dominating and had most possession…

Into the second and third quarters we picked up pace with fresh legs and the opposition with no subs so they were tiring quickly up and down the pitch trying to catch our girls…

The pitch was tough going today and was basically solid mud with a few shoots of green substance on top which made our girls really work hard..

A well deserved win with almost double figures but off side disallowed.

Millie and Pheobe players of the day! Well done!

U14 Girls Eagles

U14S EAGLES

CUP SEMI FINAL v WCF KITES

UNBELIEVABLE effort and performance from our girls, who went into this game as massive underdogs.

We absolutely dominated the first half, first to every ball and quick to press and shut down WCF play. With a player short in our usual attacking formation we were still able to threaten the WCF goal and eventually got our deserved reward on 33' after a crucial interception from our keeper Leya and throughball caught the WCF defence napping, and Priya striking home to take us in at half time 1-0 up.

WCF came at us with everything 2nd half, forcing some magnificent saves from Leya. We held them with only 10 minutes to go but couldn't stop them finding the back of the net and equalising on 60'. 1-1.

It was Stoneham who looked like finding a second goal thereafter, with Elvin coming close and being denied a penalty after being pushed and pulled off the ball by 2 WCF defenders right in front of goal.

The girls NEVER quit and deserved a full time result, but were now facing their first ever penalty shoot out.

WCF were able to put away one more penalty than us to see them through to the final, counting their lucky stars no doubt! So proud of our girls who stood up to a very strong County 1 team and turned plenty of heads today!

We wish Wayne and the WCF Kites the best of luck in the final!

Managers POM: Leya

Supporters POM: Gabby

Oppositions POM: Polly

U14 Knights

The U14 Knights beat Braishfield Bees away 9-0 playing up a year in the Testway League Div 2. Goals were from Brad (10’), Waseem x 4 (12’, 15’, 17’, 20’), Jared (23’), Elliot (40’) and Brandon (57’ and 68’).

Great first half performance, dominating the ball, creating chance after chance. Second half the intensity dropped but continued to dominate possession and came out clear winners. Will S given MOM for his determination and quality of his deliveries into the front 2 which made it a nightmare for the opposition to defend against.

Well done to all of our teams especially those girls teams who progressed to cup finals and our U14 Eagles who sadly lost a penalty shootout to higher league opposition

#upthepurps


Match round up - 30/1/22

Junior teams

Sunday Round Up

U7 Panthers

Clean sheet for the U7 Panthers today, best performance since they moved up. Again, the whole team made it on to the score sheet including hat-tricks from Jack and Hayden, and further great goals from Freddie, Cooper, Manny and Logan. Fraser kept some goals out from the opposing team and utilised the players that had space around them when passing back out to the field. During the 3rd/4th quarter break spectators were privy to some ball juggling skills from the Referee. Player of the Match went to Jack today for not only his goal scoring in the first quarter but also his disciplined performance when asked to go in defence. Great game for Panthers!

U10 Spitfires

A great performance by the U10 Spitfires today who remained positive and disciplined throughout their 4-2 win. They continued to stick to their passing game and were rewarded with three goals from Bushy and a great individual goal from Freddie. Man of the match was again very difficult to decide with everyone playing so well, with Zach being awarded the trophy for positive runs forward with the ball.

U8 Spitfires

U8 Spitfires continued their recent good form in an excellent performance against Hedge End Rangers. Some really great passing by all the boys today and a couple of goals scored with slick passing and unselfishness. Some good individual performances but generally pleasing team performance. Brody Hibberd, Theo Yaldren, Adriano Philips & Elliott Finch were all on fire in front of goal. POM went to birthday boy Harvey Whyte who was excellent and tried so hard to score which included hitting the bar. Well done ‘mini Spitfires’.

U8 Panthers

Great game today boys. We asked for a high tempo, passing, running off the ball and shooting. And that game had it all. I don’t think Hiltingbury knew what hit them from the start. We were better all over pitch, and thoroughly deserved the convincing win. David pulled off some good saves when required. Oliver and James defended well, with some crunching tackles. Birthday boy Ollie and Henry was excellent in midfield with some great passes and shots, with both getting on the scoresheet. Harry worked his socks off and was unlucky not to score. Jenson was on fine form with some great runs and shooting, and grabbed himself 4 goals. But my man of the match went to Lucas. His tackling, passing and moving was a delight to watch and he also scored from a pass and move drill. Well done Lucas. Well done all of you. You all deserved the trophy today.

Final score 7-3 win!

U9 Spitfires

Another dominant performance from the boys today against the AFC Stoneham Panthers. The team welcomed back a couple of players who had been off with Covid.

We were quickly in to our passing game and as the match progressed, the goals flew in.

A tough decision for man of the match, as everyone played well, in the end the honour went to our superb keep Jake.

Goals for Jakub 2, Tomo 2 and Alfie 1. Well done boys!

U10 Wolves

Just nine weeks ago we suffered our heaviest defeat of the season to today's opponents. Seven of the Wolves who played that day played again today and this time we won!

This is great development.

It was class on the grass as the Wolves showed that teamwork wins matches. Midfielders were the key to this by supporting both the attack and defence in a formation that most of today's players are now suited to. Tyler continued his good form by making himself available, attacking down the wing, beating defenders and creating chances with low passes or crosses, Oskar Z covered well behind the overlapping runs of Dash, Charlie is reading the game well by covering behind defenders Jude and Dash and supporting the attack with effective dribbling and improved positioning, while Rivers is enjoying life on the left providing box-to-box support.

Another hat-trick! Another different player!

Today it was Noah who kept the scorer busy with an outstanding performance that included accurate shooting, high pressing, tracking back to defend inside his own area and a strong display of stamina in covering most areas of a very heavy pitch.

Whenever his fellow defender was advancing, "indomitable Dominik" was holding everything together at the back against good strikers. Helped also by Reuben's excellent save from a free kick, defending from the front by Oakley and a captain's performance from Finn who also seemed to cover every blade of grass, the Wolves went 59 minutes without conceding until the last kick of the game.But Noah is still our hero of the hour and proud Wolf of the Week. Congratulations Noah and to all the Wolves for 3 wins in a row.

U10 Jaguars

AFC Stoneham Jaguars v Hedge End U10's

A steady start today against a very good Hedge End side saw the Jags go in level after the first quarter. Our defence holding solid with everyone doing exactly as we had practised in training.

Going into the 2nd quarter the whole team started to gel together and with increased effort it wasn't long before we had taken the lead with 2 well taken goals from Sammie and Egit.

Onto the 2nd half and again we continued to push forward and were rewarded with more goals from the mighty duo.

This was backed up with outstanding performances from Anderson between the sticks who totally owned his area with great communication along with some fantastic stops and a clean sheet and Riley B in defence who didn't stop running throughout the game and made numerous interceptions then provided great outlet balls up field.

A great game from the Jags who continue to impress with every game.

MOM Charlie

Joint Coaches Players Anderson and Riley B

U12 Spitfires

U12 Spitfires played away to Whiteley Wanderers in the Tyro Cup on a very frozen 4G pitch. After an excellent couple of performances today was not just our day as we lost 6-1. Score line flatters our opposition but credit to them for taking their chances. Our solitary goal was scored by Harry Halligan with a looping shot from outside the box. POM went to Harley Marjason who kept battling to the end and very vocal on the pitch in trying to lift the boys.

U12 Panthers

Under 12 panthers progressed to the next round of the Tommy Traynor Tyro Trophy with a 5 nil win at home to Winsor White.

It was a comfortable game for the boys whole got a bit lazy at times.

When we got the ball down and kept moving it about we did well.

Goalscorers were Isaac with 2 and singles for Jake, Sam Warner and Liam.

Shout out to the Winsor keeper who played a blinder.

Man of the match went to Joseph who put in a good shift and proved his versatility in playing 3 different positions and doing very well in all of them

U14 Knights

U14 Knights lost 6-3 away against Hurstwood Rangers in the Hampshire Cup. Goals were scored by Adrian and Ewan x 2.

The MOM was Adrian- he won his midfield battles all game, composed on the ball, played some great passes and scored a quality free kick.

A frustrating game for the boys as we were always in the game but errors on our side cost us goals in the end. Boys battled really well, hung in there, played some good football at times and worked for each other wherever they had to play. Just got to learn from today and we go again next week.

U15 Spitfires

U15 Spitfires had a tough day at home to Hamble Club Royals and just lacked a cutting edge going forward. Although we lost 4-0 defensively was good and some great saves from Braydon Morgan in goal. On another day we could have gone in at half time level but just not our day today. Fitness played its part today only have 1 sub but we will look to bounce back stronger next week. POM went to Owen Leece for a captains performance and chose to push forward into midfield instead of defence and put in a solid display!

Well done to all of our teams and thank you to those who sent match reports in

#upthepurps


Girls match round up - 29/1/22

Today's Girls round up

U9 Girls

Under 9 girls played our first game since 4th December and were back with a bang.

We welcomed Down Grange Sapphires to Stoneham Lane and it was a fantastically enjoyable game.

Our scorers today were Matilda, Diya and Seren. Clean sheets for the 2 girls who played in goals too.

All the girls were amazing, girl of the game went to Edith for her all energy display on pitch and a quarter in goal.

Chloe was give oppositions girl of the game.

Thanks to the supporters from both teams who were encouraging both teams throughout the game, it was lovely to see such a busy touchline of smiles.

Well done girls

U10 Panthers

AFC Stoneham Panthers 0-1 Gosport Borough Whites

You know it’s not going to be your day when two of your own players collide heads while jogging across the pitch in the warm up leaving one with a lovely black eye. Hoping Aimee recovers soon.

The game itself was a really tight affair with neither team creating many chances. Georgia made a wonderful save before the Panthers conceded the only goal from the penalty spot.

Away team POM - Mirela

Parents POM - Imogen

Managers POM - Ilyse

U11 Girls

Pumas u11s 3-2 Stubbington u11s

Brilliant result today and some great football in the second half. If the players focus on passing the ball then good things happen. I thought we were comfortable, showed great patience and scored 3 great goals to win the game.

Lauren’s in-swinging corner got us level, a sweeping penalty kick from Erin put us in the lead before a wonderful finish from Martha secured the victory.

5 different defenders today, 5 different strikers and all but 1 played in midfield. Superb versatility. We also saw plays excelling in different roles which all supports their development.

Trophies today, Abbi J cool & calm in possession, great in the tackle. Managers Player.

Lauren was all-action today in midfield and up front, key role in 2 goals. Opposition player.

Thank you again to our sponsors Parchow Groundworks. We play the best football and look the part

U13 Girls Report

Home vs AFC Portchester

1st half was a scrappy affair, neither team really in control, however Portchester we’re working harder, winning more 50/50 duels and had the better of the final 10 minutes. Chances were at a premium and it finished in a stalemate.

For the first time this year, the girls received some harsh but fair words at half time. They had to work harder out of possession and be calmer in possession, why did Portchester want it more than them…?

Second half, different game, the girls were buzzing, all of sudden we were sprinting, battling and the fight was back! Iris Wakely was there at the right time following up a shot as all good centre forwards do to make it 1-0. It was all Stoneham, the girls were bright and the confidence grew. A cross on from the right found it’s way across to Sophie Freeman, who converted from close range for 2-0. From there we were dominant and it could have been 3 or 4. The girls saw out the game solid as ever at the back and tenacious in midfield. A tremendous second half display.

FT AFC STONEHAM 2-0 AFC Portchester

12 unbeaten… well done girls, a great reaction at half time.

U16 Hampshire League

Another league win under the scorpions belt. A very even match v kingsworthy. Started rusty after no games for 4 weeks. Girls put heart and soul into the game after sitting at 2-2 for a while. Coming away winners at 4-2.

2 Goals from Mia Garwin, one from Katie Babahami and one from Hannah Webb. 6 from 6 now.

A well earnt MOM by Victoria Johnson playing out of position as centre back.

Up the purps!”

Under 16 JPL

Bitton AFC (Bristol) 1

AFC Stoneham U16 JPL 6

Todays weather conditions were tough to deal with for both teams with the wind gale force influencing the match throughout,

Stoneham lost the toss and had to play against the severe wind in the first halve but handled it superbly by scoring three goals and keeping a clean sheet playing good short passing football, the second half with the wind gave more challenges and made it very difficult to control possession but the girls managed to finish the game 6-1 winners on the road onwards and upwards up the purps

Well done girls !

New Girls U15 team (22/23 season)

The club is creating a new U15 Girls team for next season with the group already holding training sessions on a Monday night.

The new team will supplement the existing two girls teams we already have in the age group.

If any new players are interested in joining please do make contact and come along .

Please contact: chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk or 07841696579

Thank you

AFC Stoneham v Portsmouth - New date 9/2/22

Our eagerly awaited Hampshire Cup game with Portsmouth will now be played on Wednesday February 9th with a 7.45pm kick off at Stoneham Lane.

In an effort to attract a good attendance we will be keeping admission prices at £6 including a matchday programme with £3 for concessions. Payment can be made at the turnstile on the night.

We would please ask all supporters to arrive as early as possible with gates opening at 6.15pm.

Girls Wildcats

Our girls wildcats sessions are held every Monday from 5-6 pm on our main stadia pitch.

These sessions for girls only are an introduction to football in a fun, safe and enjoyable environment.

From the wildcats sessions girls may then progress to one of our young teams at either U7,U8,U9 or U10 if they so wish or simply stay with the wildcats group which is £3 per session on a pay as you play basis.

AFC Stoneham are currently recruiting for the young girls age group teams and wildcats , If interested please contact : chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk or 07841696579. Alternatively please just turn up on a Monday evening 5-6 pm.

Round up - Sunday 23/1/22

Sunday Round Up

U7 Panthers

A tough start to today's game as we went a goal down early on, however, this didn't affect the boys motivation and the score was quickly levelled out by a goal from the Panthers. It was evident the strong passing between the Panther players was a challenge for Littleton Juniors U8 Cyclones, as the Panthers continued to score further goals. Some great goals came from Logan, Jack, Hayden, Cooper and Manny. Fred battled with the opposition across the pitch and made some great assists. Our keeper Fraser kept goals at bay with some fantastic saves and some great goal-keeping decisions, which led to him getting Player of the Match.

U8 Panthers

Great game by the boys today.

We played a strong Salisbury side and it was an even match.

It was end to end with both teams having chances. I thought the boys worked their socks off and made up for the last two game performances. And snatched the winner in the last kick of the game.

David was outstanding in goal with some fingertip saves. James and Oliver defended well with some important tackles. Lucas and Ollie worked hard in midfield with some great link-up with others. Ollie also getting on the scoresheet with an accurate penalty.

Henry was back on form and was the driving force in midfield. Harry worked hard with some great crunching tackles defending from the front. But my man of the match went to the matched winner Jenson, he never stopped running and was a nuisance all over the pitch and bagged himself a hat trick inc that last min winner. Well done Jenson, well done all of you for picking yourselves up and the determination.

U10 Wolves

Jubilant January continued for the Wolves as we tamed the Lions in style today.

This encounter always had the potential to be special with the improving Wolves up against a team who are used to playing at a higher level. But confidence has arrived in bus loads! The Wolves now believe in their ability to win and twice came from behind to earn a deserved result.

The boys were regularly overloading both the midfield and attack with passing options from supporting players. The outstanding Fuku was settling quickly into a new central midfield role using both Finn on the left and Adam on the right to set up the hard working Oakley for good attempts at goal.

This was one of Finn's best performances, not just because of his two goals, but for his creativity in attack and the support he gave to Alfie behind him who in turn would venture forward down the left giving excellent support to Finn. On the right, a similar partnership, with Dash whose work in creating havoc every time he approached the Lions' den was always reinforced by the excellent Harry.

Special mentions also to Rayane who has developed calmness and dependability in defence, Reuben who made some key interceptions outside his area, Dominik who was strong as ever and whose positioning was much improved and Oskar P who is now at the top of his form in both midfield and attack.

A knee injury to Dash suddenly allowed Harry an opportunity in right midfield which he grasped with everything he had. The scores were level, play came over from the left, Harry received the ball centrally, dribbled forward taking the goalkeeper to the right before cleverly sliding the ball back across the goalie into the net. Scenes of joy! A winning goal and a winning performance from our Wolf of the Week, Harry!

U10 Royals

The U10 Royals extended their unbeaten run to 8 consecutive games, winning 7 of the games. After conceding our first goal in 5 games, we bounced back with a great goal by Marcus, sliding in and poking it under the diving goalkeeper. We continued to press the opponents, and prevented them from having many clear cut chances. A spectacular corner taken by Harrison ricocheted off of the far post and then off of a defender to put us infront, followed by another quick goal by Zain sealed the deal, taking us to 3/3 wins in the new league! Player’s POTM went to Marcus for his resilience and got his deserved goal, Managers POTM went to Nate for his constant press, and incredible support play when out of possession, as we worked on in training! Up the purps

U10 Spitfires

A battling performance today saw the U10 Spitfires fight back from 3-1 down to win 4-3. The boys showed character after going 3-1 down, trying to maintain their passing game on a tricky pitch, with goals coming from Bushy x2, Charlie and Freds. There were strong performances from Alfie and Zach, with MoM going to goalkeeper Charlie for important saves from several free kicks.

U12 Panthers

Under 12 panthers played a friendly today away to St Francis Rangers who play in the division above us. We played 11 a side in preparation for moving to this next season.

This was the first time the boys have tried it and we haven't worked on it in training but they played fantastically and came out 2-1 winners, and it could have been more comfortable with a little more composure at the right time.

We took the lead early following a goalmouth scramble and the last touch unfortunately came off a St Francis defender. St Francis pulled a goal back but Jake scored a 2nd for us.

The boys showed real grit and determination to get over the line and Ryan made some fantastic saves in goal. The back 4 in particular all played well as did the rest of the boys.

Many of the Match went to Liam for his fantastic positional play at left back, tucking round when needed and being an outlet to help drive us forward.

Well done boys.

U12 Spitfires

U12 Spitfires had a faultless performance at home to BTC Shark winning 2-0. From the start you could see the boys were up for it and battled hard for every ball and the passing was excellent. The boys dominated the 1st half and got the goal their play deserved when Mikail Field sweetly struck from outside the box into the top corner. 2nd half was played much the same in which we dominated but BTC did create the odd chance which we defended well and looked solid. Our 2nd goal came from out of nothing but full credit to Ethan Cripps for chasing down the ball causing both the defender and keeper to panic leaving an open goal which Ethan finished well with his left foot. Every player has a great game today and POM was shared between 2 players today, firstly Ethan Cripps who chased every ball and got a goal he so deserved and secondly to Mikail Field who was all over the pitch and scored a cracker. So proud of these boys today who worked hard with a depleted squad but all round pleased with what a great team they have become.

U13 Panthers

Southside AFC Youth Wolves 2

AFC Stoneham Panthers 5

One of our best games of the season. Some outstanding performances but more importantly a fantastic team effort. We went 2-0 down within 11 mins from Southside’s first real attack of the game and then a penalty.

We then scored two within 5 mins to bring us back to 2-2 by half-time with goals from Jude and Jack.

We went on to another three in the 2nd half - one from Harry, the other two from Jude for his hat-trick!

What a game!

U14 Panthers

Incredibly proud of the 10 boys who battled to 2-2 draw at home to Blackfield & Langley. Despite being well in the game, we came in for half time at 0-2. The second half the boys dominated the majority and scored through Tomi Mengyi. Shortly afterwards Brandon MCclory found an equaliser to earn a well deserved point.

U14 Wolves

Fantastic away day for the boys today, first half was very close either team could have come in on top but was 0-0. After the break and a few changes boys started to turn through the gears and quickly took a 2 goal lead good strong head from Alfie W from a corner quickly followed by 1st for Jayden. Romsey got themselves back in the game from a corner before a fantastic press from up top saw the ball drop to Max to lob the goalie from 35yrds out, boys continued to press well and some lovely through balls spilt Romsey open and allowed Jayden another 2 to complete his hat trick, boys continued to work hard right up to the final whistle which allowed another late goal from Floyd to seal a great victory for the boys. Full time 6-1

Men of the match went to Jayden and Max.

Great team spirit today and some great football played very worthy winners.

U14 Knights

U14 Knights beat Upper Clatford away 12-0 in the Quarter Final of the Testway League Cup. With 6 goals scored in each half there were Hatricks for Ewan & Ben braces for Elliot, Waseem & Will S.

MOM goes to Ewan for a well earnt hatrick. His movement, timing of runs plus some great finishing was brilliant to watch today. Thoroughly deserved.

U14 Royals

U14 Royals got off to a slow start and found themselves 2-0 down at halftime to 2nd in the league Whiteley. We started the second half with a better work ethic and improved attitude. Goals from Daniel Wrycraft and Ashton Pitter saw us back in the game. We continued to create chances but lost our shape and had tired legs in the closing minutes of the game. A goal 3 minutes from time, saw Whiteley take 3 points. A disappointing result after getting back level.

A great team effort, well done Royals.

U16 United

U16 United 3 - 0 Follands

Hindley (44)

Finch (48)

Wilcock (62)

Gayton

U16 Panthers

The U16 Panthers returned to action after a 6-week break, picking up where they left off with a 5-0 romp against Southbrook, but it could have been so different.

After the boys started strongly, having a goal ruled out for offside and missing an array of chances, everybody watched, as on a rare attack, the Southbrook forward rounded Liam Small in goal and seemed guaranteed to simply stroke the ball home. However, he hadn’t accounted for Adam Lee, who appeared from nowhere with a phenomenal block; a match saving block, keeping the scores level. Such moments define games and seasons and truth be known, there was only one result from that point onwards.

Positive, free flowing football ensued, and once Sam Holder opened the scoring with a clever back heeled finish, the goals flowed and the eventual score line could have been double what it was. Goals followed from Dylan Cross, Billy Tierling, Jude Cowan and Luke Collins Smith, but just as notable was the effort, attitude and style of play that the whole squad showed until the final whistle. Not the first time that’s been said.

Man of the match could have been awarded to an array of players, but deservedly went to Adam Lee for THAT block.

Well done to all of our youth teams today.

#upthepurps


Girls round up - 22/1/22

Girls round up

Saturday

A superb day for female football at AFC Stoneham with many great victories!

We have shown the results of our older teams below with our U16 Girls beating Eastleigh 7-1 and our U14 Eagles defeating Stubbington 3-1 to both reach the semi finals of the Hampshire Cup.

The Purps also beat Eastleigh at U14 level with our Lionesses winning 2-0 whilst our U18s defeated Romsey 5-0 both in league matches.

We have highlighted two other great games from Saturday which illustrate yet again the huge progress the club is making around girls football.

U11 Girls

AFC Stoneham Tornadoes 3

AFC Stoneham Pumas 2

WOW!! SUPER proud of both sets of girls is an understatement today…

A Stoneham derby today Tornadoes V Pumas…

AFC Stoneham is fortunate to have two girls teams both playing top division football for their age and both sets of girls dedicated to the game putting in 110%…

The game was a mixture of halves, some missed opportunities, great tackles, superb passing, banging shots and to top it off great sportsgirlship afterwards with high fives and fist pumps

Superb parent interaction and coaching cuddles afterwards

Best wishes to both teams next week against different opponents!

Club view:

We have received many reports on the above game all wishing to let us know how super proud we as a club should be of both teams.

This was a wonderful game with exemplary behaviour from every player, manager,coach and parents.

Everyone involved brought huge credit to our club. Thank you .

U13 Girls

Home to Winchester City who sit top of the league. A game we had to win to stand any chance of pushing for the Div 3 title….

A very evenly matched first half saw both teams giving everything. Not many chances on offer. With 25 minutes on the clock Winchester broke free off the left and fired a low shot past Flo to make it 0-1. The girls took a while to recover, when a shot hit a high Winchester hand in the box and we won a penalty. Cherice Johnson stepped up, and stroked it home in the bottom corner! 1-1… all to play for. The half finished that way.

We asked the girls for an extra 10-15% in the second half, my word they gave it…. the game was end to end and all of a sudden very open. Iris Wakely, through on goal… hit the post! Goal mouth scramble, shot block, shot block…. how have we not scored?!!

Then Winchester won a free kick on the edge of the box, they struck it in the top corner…. BUT super Florence Page leaped high to deny a certain goal! Outstanding.

End to end, when Iris has laid Lillie Banks through 1 on 1… could she…. ?? ….. Go on Lillie…. The crowd held their breath ….. 2-1!!!!! Limbs everywhere in the sideline!!!

But then backs against the wall, under pressure defending for our lives and the ref has given a penalty to Winchester for handball…. But the girl has put it wide! Still 2-1….

Corner after corner for Winchester… we stood firm… and there was the final whistle!

FT AFC Stoneham 2-1 Winchester City

11 unbeaten, we march on… up the Purps

Club view:

Our U13 girls only started playing football in the summer and have been formed into a super team now enjoying great success with a manager ,Steve, who should undoubtedly be a sports reporter with his wonderful match reports !

As a new team the U13 girls epitomise what our club is trying to achieve with girls football .Fantastic!

A huge well done to all of our girls teams on yesterday's superb set of results.

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Girls Round Up - Saturday Jan 8th

Girls Saturday Round Up

AFC Stoneham Panthers U10

Romsey Town Lionesses U10

The first time the girls have met up since the Christmas break and the game was played in the cold, heavy rain.

The Panthers took the lead early in the first quarter through Jessica H but were pegged back to 1-1 by Romsey.

Jessica H then added a further six goals in the next 2 quarters with Mirela also scoring a well deserved goal.

The parity rule evened things up at the end with Jessica P scoring in the final quarter.

Well done to Abigail (twice), Jess P and Georgia for going in goal in the weather.

Away team POM - Jess H

Parents POM - Jess H

Managers POM - Mirela

U11 Panthers

Portsmouth 0

AFC Stoneham 2

Momentous result today, beating the league leaders and keeping a clean sheet.

I was proud of the level of play in the first half but we found another level in the second half. I’ve never seen us so calm in possession and with our unrivalled ability to transition from defence to attack and vice versa, we were able to dominate a very good team.

Our players must be proud of their achievement. We are now the highest placed team in our league and into the cup semi finals

It’s also important to acknowledge that we played a different formation today, we explained it in the warm up. The switch to wing backs was designed to nullify their wingers and relied on our central midfielders creating with movement and 1-2s. I honestly cannot believe that 9 & 10 year olds can take on and execute that level of tactical information

In one phase of play we won 12 consecutive 1v1s. I saw defenders making incredible choices, playing safe or breaking lines with passes. We look comfortable with a proper goalie. Our wing backs were outrageously good, dominating defensively and clever in possession. Our 4 midfielders today did everything, won it, shared it and were a constant goal threat. Our quality of decision-making in possession is incredible. In attack we have varying threats, and we saw some great link up play as well as a desire to run in behind and lead the press.

I feel like mentioning individuals would detract from what was the best team performance I’ve seen. Considering we were missing 2 important players, everyone had to deliver, and did, big time. That said, our trophy winners Roxy and Phoebe, often unsung heroes, will get a name check. They were an unbreakable foundation for the team today.

As managers we expect a lot and it was pleasing to see them exceed expectation over and over again.

U16 Girls JPL

AFC Stoneham 3

Bridgewater Blacks 0

On a cold very wet Saturday afternoon Stoneham U16JPL girls hosted Bridgewater Blacks. Stoneham dominated the first quarter with plenty of shots on target but failed to beat a very good Bridgewater keeper. At half time the result remained 0-0.

However second half the girls came out with an assertive determination which paid off with Stoneham’s first goal coming from a brilliant curling left foot from Molly Gladwell. Bridgewater fought hard however they were unable to break down the home teams solid defence. Second goal came from Ede Buchele after a powerful run and taking it round the keeper to place the ball in the back of the net.

Third goal came from Kayleigh Maishman after a great delivery from a corner for her to score. Another great win for the PURPs

Well done girls for three great results in awful weather !!

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Round Up - Sunday Jan 9th

Sunday Round Up

U7 Spitfires

U7 Spitfires' first game back after the Christmas break was a cold and wet one vs. Hamble Club Youth Typoons. The first quarter saw both teams having lots of the ball but both unable to score. The second quarter Hamble grew into the game quicker, switched on, and scored a brace before halftime. Spitfires were looking to get back into the game, but a mix-up at the back gave Hamble another. Spitfires did not give up, though, and managed a fine solo goal through Charlie Liburd with a rasping finish from outside the box and also converting a penalty. Archie R also had a great game marshalling the defence and getting stuck in, and Joey showed great link up play! All players showed character and gave some great ideas on what to do! Playee of the match to Charlie for his goals and fantastic movement on and off the ball!

U8 Spitfires

Spitfires started 2022 off in style with an excellent performance against Pace Panthers. Some really nice passing and great finishing made for a faultless performance. Every player played their part and everyone of the boys had a great game. Henry Polkinghorne and Brody Hibberd where on fire in front of goal and Harvey Whyte done something today for the 1st time this season. POM could of gone to anyone today but awarded to Theo Yaldren who battled hard for the team and the determination to win every tackle. Really proud of all the boys today, well done ‘mini Spitfires’

U8 Panthers

Unlucky today boys. We played some really good football at times and could have easily been the reverse score if it wasn’t for their great defending and goalkeeper’s. We created so many chances, and just need to remember to shoot on site. The boys never gave up and kept going which was a please to watch. It was just one of those days we wasn’t going to win. Taking nothing away from Southside, they deserved the win.

David done well in goal with some great saves. Oliver and James defended well, and made some good interceptions and passes. Lucas was great in midfield, battling and passing and managed to get on the scoresheet. Ollie and Harry played well in both midfield and attack, and were both unlucky not to score. Jenson was a menace up front and also scored a goal. But my man of the match went to Henry.

His drive, determination, tackling and passing was a pleasure to watch. He never gave up, and also scored. Well done Henry. Well done all of you.

U9 Spitfires

A great performance from the boys today against a spirited Hythe & Dibden team. The team went one down in the first few minutes of the game but didn’t concede again until a penalty was awarded against us in the 4th quarter. All the boys were really on their games today. Everyone could have been man of the match, the honour went to Reuben, who did some great tackling and popped up with a goal as well. Blake, Marley & Myles were great in defence. Tomo and Sam showed some great speed on the wings and nice passing with Jakub in the middle.

Goals for Jakub 3, Reuben 1, Blake 1 & Sam 2. Well done boys!

U9 Royals

AFC Stoneham U9 Royals

The boys got off to a slow start on a frozen slippery pitch, Archer was brought into action and made a few good saves to start the game. The 2nd quarter saw a great attacking display with Mikaile, Lucas, Aron and Dexter combining brilliantly throughout to break down the Marchwood defence. The Royals continued to dominate the game, a few stand out moments were Henry and Leo’s long range goals as well as couple of perfect slide tackles from Danny. Jafha and Aron also scored as well as an own goal from a great Dexter corner. MOTM went to Leo for silky skills, an assist and two superb goals. A top start to the year, well done boys!

U10 Spitfires

A great start to the new year for the Under 10 Spitfires with a very strong performance and convincing win. The first quarter saw Charlie pull off two great saves, with the team really coming alive in the second quarter with 5 goals. A further 3 goals came in the remaining quarters with today’s goal scorers being Bushy, Alfie and Zack. The defence stood strong throughout, achieving a well deserved clean sheet, and being involved in several of the goals and chances by playing it out from the back. Man of the match was a tough decision after such a good passing team performance, with Alfie being awarded the trophy. Well done boys.

U10 Jaguars

AFC Stoneham Jaguars v North Baddesley.

Great to be back and an excellent start to the new year for the Jags.

Right from kick off every player was energised and enthusiastic about the game.

From a solid defence along with great passing and holding the Jags completely dominanted this game from start to finish.

A hatrick from Sammie and a brace from Alex and 1 for Ollie was only bettered by 4 goals from Egit which included a great solo effort form one end of the pitch to the other to finish the game.

MOM Alex

Coaches Player Egit

U10 Wolves

The Wolves started the second half of the season with a first class team performance.

After learning our final new formation, there was once again the mid-game switch, but this time during play rather than during a break, meaning on-field decision making and communication were crucial and fortunately these were carried out well.

There were some outstanding performances, notably in goal from Reuben who commanded the area by often coming off his line to bravely dive at the feet of attackers, from Dominik who showed determination in defence combined with good positioning and firm tackling, from Oskar P who adapted well to his first game in midfield giving him more space to run with the ball as well as an opportunity to show off both his shooting and marking abilities, and from Dash who successfully switched when needed from right defender to right attacker and then to left midfielder.

Wolf of the Week is the ever reliable Adam who is starting to enjoy his move from midfield to attack. He tracked back effectively, covered more of the pitch than ever before and was rewarded today in his shooting.

From a winning position we partly closed the game out, but not completely so as to still prioritise player development over the result. This meant mistakes could still be made - and were - but this in turn meant it was those who made mistakes who became today's true winners.

U10 Royals

The U10 Royals got off to the dream start in their new division after their recent promotion. They brushed off the cobwebs from Christmas very quickly through Jake, and took a lead midway through the first quarter. From there it was simply onwards and upwards, with goals from Marcus, including a great header from a corner, to give us our 3rd consecutive game without the opposition scoring! The team were happy to be back playing again after the break, and their performance showed how much they missed it all.

Player’s player of the match went to Marcus for his goals and for never giving up

Coaches player of the match went to Hari, who did not make a single mistake in that game, keeping us with a clean sheet for today. Up the purps!

U11 Tigers

The Tigers had a fully-fit squad for the first time since November with Covid hitting the boys hard in the lead-up to Christmas, with a perfect surface down in Fawley to kick-off 2022 -despite the disastrous weather the last few days

Both teams created chances in the first half with Stoneham Tigers arguably on top but it was the home team who took the lead first. A string of amazing saves from Jack Binns kept the Tigers in the game.

However, Fawley quickly scored a second and it would have been easy for the Tigers' heads to drop. The boys' positive attitude and eagerness to continue sticking to our principles enabled Oliver Lewandowski (yes that is his real name!) to find a reply and we went into the interval just a goal behind.

Shortly into the second-half and Fawley grabbed two in quick succession. Stoneham Tigers managed to earn themselves a number of corners in rapid fashion and scored from both, courtesy of Miles Griffiths to narrow the gap.

The last ten minutes was all purple as the boys searched for an equaliser but a late goal from Fawley, after a superb initial save from Jack Binns, rounded the game off.

Despite the result, the Tigers can truly be proud of themselves with a can-do attitude from the first whistle to the last and always stuck to our team principles.

Special shout-outs for Zachary Simmonds, Alfie Talbot and Jack Binns. Our matchday leader was Vinnie Hamstead.

U12 Panthers

Under 12 Panthers finished our league fixtures to with a 4-1 win away at Baddesley. We had a good start to the game and played football I the right way. It then became more of a battle as the pitch started to cut up more and get boggier in places. Goalscorers today were Jake, Sam Warner, Ben and Isaac. Player of the match went to Liam at left back who put in some great tackles, was always an outlet on the left and helped drive us forward.

We will finish in the top 2 but where depends on the results in the last couple of games for Hamble, who have 2 games left to play.

We now just wait to find out what the league are doing to create more fixtures as it must be too early for the season to finish.

U16 United

Hythe and Dibden 2 - 4 United

Clark (13)

Wilcock (49)

Rich (54)

Ngombi (65)

Spencer (MotM)

U16 Athletic 10

U16 Winchester City 0

Well done to all of our teams !!

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Forthcoming first team fixtures - January

Saturday 8/1/22 Hamworthy United - away 3pm - Wessex Premier League

Tuesday 11/1/22 Portsmouth FC - away 7.30pm - Hampshire Senior Cup

Saturday 15/1/22 Shaftesbury FC - home 3pm - Wessex Premier League

Wednesday 19/1/22 Baffins Milton Rovers - away 7.45pm - Wessex Premier League

Saturday 22/1/22 AFC Portchester - home 3pm - Wessex Premier league

Tuesday 25/1/22 Brockenhurst - home 7.45pm - Russell Cotes Cup

Saturday 29/1/22 Horndean - home 3pm - Wessex Premier League

Happy New Year !

Happy New Year!

AFC Stoneham would like to wish all of our players, parents ,managers and coaches a very happy new year We would also like to take the opportunity to thank our sponsors , supporters and every club volunteer a prosperous new year as well.

Through a challenging year for everyone our club has continued to grow, develop and flourish. Without all of the above fantastic people that would not be possible and we are extremely fortunate and grateful . Thank you !

Have a wonderful 2022.

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A great Xmas present - U10 Spitfires

U10 Spitfires Xmas presents !

A great Xmas present to each one of our U10 Spitfires from team manager Jon.

A football with club badge ,players name and a wonderful powerful message on: "I want you to believe deep in your heart that you,re capable of achieving anything you set your mind to, that you will never lose you either win or learn".

Well done Jon and all of the Spitfires !!

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Sunday 19th Dec Round Up

Sunday Round Up

U8 Panthers

Panthers U8 Report What a game to finish the year off with, against our wolves team, both teams played well but we never looked like losing after the 2nd period. Our evergy, determination and drive was too much for them. David was again brilliant in goal, with some fine saves and good kicking out. Oliver and James defended brilliantly with some good passing out from the back. Ollie and Harry were both in fine form, tackling and passing the ball and both of them scored. Henry, bossed the midfield, with some crunching tackles and powerful shots, and got got the scoresheet twice. Jenson was all over the pitch today, bagged himself a hat trick and was tackling when needed, especially with the last ditch tackle against their player, But my man of the match went to Lucas today, even though he didn’t score, his all round football was a pleasure to watch, tackling, passing through, shooting and moment was excellent today. Well done Lucas, well done all of you today, one proud manager. Final score 8-3 win.

U8 Spitfires

U8 Spitfires ended the year against Bursledon Stars and played some excellent football. Dominated possession and scored 2 great team goals. Elliott Finch & Zach Curtis scoring the goals. Superb performances by all the boys and a great end to the year. POM went to Zach Curtis got great defending and a well taken goal.

U10 Royals

U10 Royals had an amazing game to end off the year.

Through implementing the work from training, the royals didn’t allow the opposition to have a proper shot on goal and caused their defence nothing but trouble and scored plenty of goals, including a hat trick from Nate and a wonder goal from Jake, who took a fantastic touch, turned past a defender and lashed the ball top bins!

Purp of the match was a very difficult choice, with 10/10 performances from everyone on that pitch but it went to Jake today for his goal. Special mentions go to Marcus and Noah for their incredible team play and plenty of assists between them.

U10 Spitfires

A strong team performance today from the Under 10 Spitfires with a hat trick from man of the match Bushy, and also a goal from Freds. The boys played some great football, passing it around well and having several chances being saved or hitting the bar. Wishing everyone at the club a wonderful Christmas.

U10 Wolves

U10 Wolves report:

We almost saw a Christmas thriller as the Wolves were swarmed into first half submission by the Warsash Wasps, before providing a sting of their own to win an end-to-end second half.

It was a slow start with players not keeping to roles or positions. Dominik gave us reason to cheer with some good saves in his first game as goalkeeper before the boys did finally settle, although there was a second half mountain to climb that was very nearly scaled.

It was time for more width and more running, and with this came more spirit and flair. Fuku was excellent as he began to dominate the left side, first scoring himself then setting up Oskar P for his much deserved first goal of the season (although he still claims an earlier one as well). Then it was Adam, now charging down the right, who finished well to score our third before Fuku cut inside and shot with composure for his second and the Wolves' fourth.

Special mention to Dash who produced the defensive moment of the game, chasing back from half-way to reach then tackle their excellent centre forward as he was about to shoot, before bringing the ball calmly out of defence. His speed and skills are always a joy to watch but his additional passion and determination today in the face of some adversity makes Dash our Wolf of the Week.

Well done everyone on a gutsy second half and nearly an amazing comeback.

U11 Lions

Really good performances today in spite of the result, a good fight to end 2021 from the Lions.

Man of the match goes to Olly for his brilliant performance. Positives definitely to be taken today, but first a well deserved break for the team. Bring On 2022, Up The Lions!

Totton and Eling Allstars v AFC Stoneham Spitfires U13.

We arrived for our top of the table clash against Totton, with only a bare 11 players. It was a closely contested first half with chances at both ends. Sadly, a minute before half time Logan received an injury and was unable to play any further part in the game. 0-0 half time and we were down to 10 men. The second half proved how deep the boys can dig when under pressure. The whole team were awesome , defending wave after wave of attacks. Unfortunately we conceded in the 68th minute losing 1-0. This was sadly the last game for Sean Light as he moves on to a new challenge. Sean and his family will be greatly missed.

U14 Wolves

Much better performance from the boys today another very hard thought Derby day but same result.

Boys battled hard and had to handle multiple moments of pressure throughout the game. Boys took the lead from a great back post header from George B before Panthers equalised in second half. Both goalies pulled out some fantastic saves today a cracking shot from Alfie p saw a fine save from Panthers. Game continued to be end to end before Kyle sneaked a late goal in to finish a great move. George E continued to pull of some good saves before deep in deeper injury time we unfortunately conceded again.

Game finished 2-2

U14 Panthers match report

U14 Panthers played out a tight 2-2 draw vs the Wolves. The boys went behind in the first half, and despite missing a number of opportunities came in 1-0 down. During the second half Will Hosmer equalised before the wolves added a second. Will scored however scored again to level up the scores. The players voted Kunashe Musonza as man of the match. Managers man of the match was the excellent Thomas Cole. A huge thank you also to Fin Morgan for keeping goal in the second half.

U13 Panthers

AFC Stoneham Panthers U13. 3

Romsey Town Cougars U13. 2

3 league wins in a row, so really pleased with how the boys have worked over the last few weeks.

Romsey took the lead on 8 mins from a corner. We then pulled the game level on 16 mins from a throw-in through to David who took on a couple of players before smashing it in the top right corner. Great goal! Romsey took the lead again on 33 mins with a break down the left to make it 1-2 at half-time.

We were awarded a penalty for handball on 43 mins which was saved by the goalie but nicely followed up by Karlos to make it 2-2. The game then descended into a bit of a scrappy affair but the boys kept going and we were awarded another penalty with 2 mins to go when David broke down the left and was fouled through on goal. David calmly stepped up to take it with a controlled placement into the bottom right-hand corner to win the game 3-2!

We've played better this season and not come away with anything so it was great to pocket the three points and another win. Well battled today boys.

U14 Knights

An injury & illness depleted U14 Knights lost at home 3-4 to Salisbury. Goals were from Sam B, Ben and Adrian.

MOM was Will. Exemplary performance from a player that wouldn't give up and continually wanted more from everyone in the team. Deserved more today but have to swallow the loss and move on.

U15 Spitfires

Spitfires ended the year at home to Netley Royals and spent majority of the 1st half defending but the boys defended so well which was topped off by a penalty save from Braydon Morgan. 2nd half the boys offered more threat going forward and Harry Cull put the boys ahead with a sweet strike. Game then turned into a defending master class and looked like the win was ours but in the space of 2 mins went from being 1 up to 2-1 down and this being in the last few mins. Gutted for the boys as deserved more. POM went to Braydon Morgan who was outstanding in goal with not only his penalty save but 3 excellent saves at 1 nil keeping the boys ahead.

U16 United 3 - 1 Salisbury

Pietrzyk (17)

Wilcock (51)

Gayton (79)

Clark (MotM)

Well done to all of our teams who were playing their last game of 2021

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Saturday 18th Dec - Girls Round Up

Girls Saturday Round Up

U10 Panthers

AFC Stoneham Panthers 4

Romsey Town Lionesses 0

The Panthers last game of the year was arranged by the league against a team from the league above to assess the level of both teams.

The Panthers played some of their best football of the season and ended up comfortable 4-0 winners thanks to a hat trick from Jessica H and a lovely top corner finish from Jessica P.

Away team POM - Georgia

Parents POM - Georgia

Managers POM - Emily

The girls then had their Xmas party at Ninja Warrior. They’ve come so far from three players at the start of August to the team they are now!

U11 Girls Tornadoes

AFC Stoneham Tornadoes 6

Whiteley 0

An excellent performance by the Tornadoes this morning away to a Whiteley squad.

Tornadoes dominated both halves and created their own opportunities with no luck given to them and fought for every chance they made.

We had three further chances by way of alledged offside and a further disallowed penalty due to a blatant foul so the score line could have been higher but a pre Christmas win keeps the girls motivated over the festive period!

U11 Girls Pumas

Stubbington 4 - 5 Pumas

What a great way to sign off 2021, with a hard fought win away to 3rd place Stubbington. They are always tough opposition and today the girls dug in, battled, and the game was decided by a few moments of genuine quality in the final third. It’s important to say we won despite missing 2 talented players today.

The opposition managers were effusive in their praise ‘your girls go from strength to strength’ and ‘technically your players are another level, some of them should play for academies’. I’m sure one day they will!

It’s been a disruptive year but John, Waca and Nick have held the team together, and we’ve finished up joint top, with players developing both technically and tactically. Admittedly, we’ve lost some coaching attributes but we’ve gained others, and i think that means that when the girls are confronted with a challenge now, they just dig deep. Bravo

Layla N, you’ve been the busiest keeper we’ve ever had, and you’ve stepped into the team brilliantly.

At the back, Sophie started slowly but made vital tackles in the last 10 minutes, it could’ve been 5-5. Believe in yourself, limitless potential.

Roxy, still on the mend but showed her usual tenacity in the tackle.

Abbi J. What A Performance. Absolutely exploded as a player in the last month or so, quality of passing, bravery on the ball, great decision making. Vital today.

Phoebe. Roy Keane-esque performance. You

don’t win tough away games like that without players who are willing to put it all on the line. Real rock today at CDM.

Nancy. Your ability to deliver performances like that at the moment are a testament to your mental strength. Driving midfield display, one of the best I’ve seen from any player, wonderful range of passing and a vital goal . Managers Player , your mum will be very proud

Lauren. Played centrally today, gave us heart and fight in the middle, and recognised by the Opposition Always looked to create and showed some great awareness defensively.

Martha. Up against their strong RM you gave us stability and shape and never gave up.

Aaliyah. The only player who could compete with their No 7 for pace. Really dynamic performance on the wing, you were a threat and one of the few players who won their 1v1 when attacking

Erin. You don’t half moan when you don’t get the ball but when you had it, you made things happen. Scored from the edge of the box and the corners were on point today.

Abbie. Scored twice, played 5 different positions and was influential in all. Training on Monday was one of the best training displays I’ve seen, carried that into the game and I was stood right behind your top bins finish for the 2nd. Enjoyed watching that fly in

2021 has been a bit up and down for us all but the one thing that doesn’t change is the commitment and quality of our daughters performances on the pitch.

I’ve seen some magical moments and look forward to what the NY will bring. Enjoy your success Pumas but remember ‘hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’ so make sure you get the football out over Christmas

U13 girls report

Long drive away at Bognor Regis.

A game we dominated from start to finish however there were times we needed our ever reliable goalkeeper, Flo, to step up and she did with some high quality saves.

We came in 1-1 at HT with an opening goal from Grace Davie.

Grace Davie then scored again for 1-2. Hetti Webb scored a cracker from 25 yards for 1-3 and then Cherice Johnson topped it off with a nice turn and finish from 18 yards.

FT Bognor Regis 1-4 AFC Stoneham

A convincing win to finish 2021 on an 8 game unbeaten run. These girls are improving every game and we are up to 3rd in the league!!

Purps U14 girls Lionesses 2

Eastleigh ITC 2

A game reminiscent of my school report, ie 'could do better & doesn't work hard enough' just about sums up the Purps performance today. Most of the team appearing to be in self isolation for long periods of time.

A scrappy game throughout, played to Eastleighs strengths, and they deserved to be 1 up at half time.

The Purps started the 2nd half better, and a Chloe assist set up Amy to equalise after holding off defenders well. Then, as if by magic, the Purps reverted back to the 1st half performance, letting Eastleigh bully them around, and within 2 mins the Purps were behind again. A well taken goal by Essex with 10mins to go felt like a robbery and more than we deserved (but we'll take the point)

A couple of girls stood out, Annabel was tireless in midfield, and Brewer was excellent at the back, constantly in the right place at the right time.

So the year ends with another draw, but it won't take much to turn these games around into wins.

Happy Christmas everyone

COYP

Well done to all of our girls teams !!

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Portsmouth away - Hants Senior Cup

Portsmouth v AFC Stoneham

Hampshire Senior Cup

Tuesday January 11th 7.30pm

Fratton Park, Portsmouth.

We have now agreed pricing for our visit to Fratton Park on Tuesday January 11th.

This will be pay on the gate and admission prices are as follows :

Adult: £5

Senior/Young Person/Junior/Disabled: £2

Please note this is a re-arranged date from December 21st.

The club would love to see as many of our young players and parents, along with club managers and coaches, supporting the team on the night.

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