WEEKEND ROUND UP: SAT SEPT 30

Saturday Round Up

By Georgia - Chief Saturday Reporter

First month of the season… completed

Firstly a massive well done to every single one of our Saturday teams (and of course all our AFC Stoneham teams)

Starting the show is…

U7’s

AFC STONEHAM SPITFIRES V CROFTON SAINTS TIGERS

The boys started off with a flying start with Joel, Percy & Arlo showing excellent saves.

Joel the captain for our spitfires today certainly loved the bottom corner of the net with amazing shots being scored which was followed by Percy sharing great passes which lead into a fantastic goal being made. Jackson’s calm approach to the field has shown through from last week keeping the game a smooth run for all the boys.

Second quarter soon came round which gave Eli the run of the pitch which lead him to scoring two incredible & smooth goals.

Not forgetting Teddy who lined up every pass he had the opportunity to complete which helped our scorers get the ball in the back of the net

Arthur certainly wasn’t taking his eye off the ball when he noticed a poachers finish and Joel smashing the ball into the roof of the net!!

Second half didn’t start off quite the way the first half had, the boys faced a slightly different challenge with a well packed opposition which didn’t define Spitfires great team work. The boys showed their individual skills throughout which soon shined through with the ball being in the back of the net again. Arthur shown a tidy goal to be scored whilst Eli wrapped up the last goal for the boys from his powerful hat-trick.

Excellent performance all round boys, and very well deserved player of the match went to the one and only Arthur, for showing great dribbling skills followed through with great passing

Boys your going to go far keep going!!!

AFC STONEHAM OWLS V CHAMBERLAYNE ATHLETIC YOUTH

A month into the season and our Owl boys are still as enthusiastic as they were on their first game of the season and even more so for their next game!

Finley taking ownership of the captains band today the boys stepped foot onto that pitch as if they were in battle with a very well matched opposition.

Finley, Lucas & Luca taking the opportunity to bag a goal under the belts each today. Whilst the most regular goalies being Max, Vinnie and our defender Archie making some superstar stops today and Charlie owned the goalie gloves for his first amazing stint as a goal keeper today, sorry Jordan Pickford who?

Ted being the middle man today showed great passes to all his team mates.

A huge well done to Vinnie today for getting the man of the match for his great colossus efforts throughout the whole game.

Well done boys

Now onto our..

U8’s

U8’s AFC STONEHAM SCORPIONS V BISHOPS WALTHAM DYNAMOS RED

The boys may have walked away with the result not being in their favour the overall outcome from the boys was far from a disappointment by their performance & team work makes them winners all round!

All the boys played exceptionally well considering their opponents were a very well set up team.

The boys put their weekly training sessions to the test today and showed their positional work they have learned which resulted in a great battle for the opposition.

The half way line certainly didn’t expect top scorer Rafferty whilst Seb made some incredible saves in goal today which lead him to earn player of the match.

Captain Leo got two goals under his belt today with a great team player Maksim working the pitch incredibly well across the whole pitch which lead him to be a target for the opposition.

Raphael played in 2 different positions today and showed some fantastic football confidence in doing so.

Were tackles a problem for any of the boys? Nope especially for Jack who made some cracking tackles throughout the game and worked incredibly hard today.

Alex well done today for playing brilliant and showing the opposition you weren’t afraid of giving them pressure throughout

U8 AFC STONEHAM PUMAS GIRLS V STUBBINGTON YOUTH U8 BLUEBIRDS GIRLS

What an absolutely amazing game played by all girls this morning!

An early kick off and went straight in with no nerves! The girls were up against a very strong great team of girls!

None the less they gave it their all and showed great listening from training and this morning to keep together as a team.

Fantastic talking from our captain Ruby who earned the band this game after a great training session. Rosie holding back in defence by her natural agenda to the game whilst giving it her best when she was moved into the position of the wing!

Lilly coming back into the game after missing her first game of the season from being poorly and giving the girls their first goal

Our two newest members Penny & Sofia gave it their all in the game today by showing great skills on the ball and doing their best to get the ball across the pitch to their team mates.

Olivia showing great team work & keeping their spirits up especially in the first half whilst she was running across the field to do her best to get the ball out of their end of the pitch!

Our opponents gave their player of the match to our one and only Number 8 Lilly which we agree was well deserved!

Whilst lastly Harper becoming the next Mary Earps and showing no fear when it came to saving the ball & guarding the goal as if she was hiding the treasure & receiving the parents player of the match

incredibly proud of you Pumas girls and I cannot wait for our next game next week! Growth is there and keep it coming

Running into our..

U11’s

AFC STONEHAM LIONESSES V CLANFIELD

The girls grabbed their first win of the season and what an incredible game it was

Amelia & Sophie our goal scorers of the game and bringing home the victory!!

Manager Lewis is super pleased with the girls continuous development over their current season!

Well done girlies!

Now are U12’s..

AFC STONEHAM LIONESSES V WARSASH WASPS

The journey may have been a little short & sweet on the M27 to Warsash but the girls journey back home was sure a bright & sweet one by bringing a 2-0 win home

Being in Div 3 they sure were going to encounter a challenge, saying this, this did NOT phase the girls in the slightest & were on command from the early fixture.

Great football was played all round, a break through goal was pushed in the first half but this didn’t materialise leaving the girls at a 0-0 stand.

The girls took over the half time chat and showed determination of what they wanted from one another from this next half, whilst praising one another for their great efforts.

This being said this made the lionesses more hungry for the ball to get in the back of the net for the second half The girls half time chat was sure shown on the pitch the ball was moving up the pitch at great speed which resulted in their opposition to be overwhelmed from their great intensity.

The affect the girls brought to the pitch gave Lola the time to get space within the box to get to the end of a cross from Elisha whilst moments later the were gifted a penalty

Madison who has ice going through her veins landed a powerful shot resulting the ball to hit the back of the net with no hesitation and bring her FIRST competitive goal

Keeping control of the second half they ended on a 2-0 win!

player of the match was pleasantly awarded to Elizabeth for battling through an intense game for a whole 40 minutes against players twice her height and still came out on top.

player of the week was awarded to Leah due to her continuously impressing every single person around her due to her great defence capabilities and not allowing anyone to dribble past her yet this season!

Well done girls be proud of your hard work!

Going into our U13’s …

AFC STONEHAM SPITFIRES V BAFFIN MILTON ROVERS

The boys walked onto the pitch today with nothing but determination which was built off of their last monument victory from last week leaving them to walk off the pitch with a great 6-0 win

Resulting in 3 wins out of 4 so far this season - how incredible!!

Joey having nursed an injury recently he joined the boys as if he has never been away and still resulting in pulling together and showing what a great team spirit they hold with one another.

Freddie our amazing striker lead us up the ladder with a 1-0 result by the end of the first half by making sure the ball was out of the opponents goal keepers hand and slotting it nicely in the of the bottom right corner of the goal.

The second half the boys showed great determination to make sure the ball was there’s and there’s only resulting the opponents to be pinned to their half of the pitch working hard to try and get that ball out.

The opponents keeper wasn’t going to allow Freddie to waltz a goal in if he could help it which resulted Freddie to line up a clear path for bushy to calmly hit the ball into the next

The one and only Alfie Lomas made three goal burning shots in the net from the penalty spot

The 4th goal was landed by us unfortunately but an OG by the opponents after receiving the ball perfectly directly in front of goal which was accidentally knocked in by their defender.

The spitfires certainly live up to their name and sure pilled the pressure onto their opponents and receiving several more chances for the ball to get in the back of the net.. resulting in the ball being shot off the post by Alfie L and the opponent goal keeper sure was determined not to let the hat-trick hit the net by Freddie.

Our goalie Johnnie showed great work throughout and his determination allowed him not to let a goal get past him. Alfie L securing his second goal of the match by scoring a fantastic goal in the bottom left corner.

Jessie the left back player showed great tackling skills & play out throughout the game and was awarded the man of the match.

Well done everyone and a fantastic result

Our delightful U14’s..

AFC STONEHAM UNTIED

The boys may have not come home with the result they wanted, but there’s plenty of room to get that result boys!

Coming together as one and dreams and determination bounce off one another the boys really did but their best efforts into todays game and this is all we could ever ask for as a football club. The boys stood up for one another where it was needed and were also quick enough to tell one another where things were needed to be improved but not allowing this to dull their sparkle.

The boys showed possession and chances were created throughout the game, but the team lacked on their pass and shot from the final moment which is just a lesson to be learnt and they all know if this was a different day this would have turned the game around immensely but don’t let this define you all as a team

A positive was greatly shown from Ed on the pitch today with his first minutes of the season were played and he was clean and tidy throughout the game and especially in the second half creating fantastic 1-2-1 saves.

The man of the match was well deserved to Harry for his commanding performance in the middle and showing the biggest voice on the pitch which were sure matched to his tackles on the pitch

And finally our U18’s

AFC STONEHAM KNIGHTS V BRAISHFIELD BEES

The young lads were drawn away in the first round for the U18’s for the Testaway League this didn’t stop the lads from giving the game their absolute best!

The division was too much for the opposition leaving the Knights leading the way with a grand finish being 18-0

Leyton leading the way with 9 incredible goals, Ewan & Fred scoring 3 goals each with another goal each from Elliott S & Ben and unfortunately and OG for Braishford Bees

Massive well done and Thankyou to Ben and Elliot stepping into the Goal keeper position and the whole team meeting the game objectives.

Man of the match goes to Leyton for his treble hat-trick

Well done to Braishfield who kept going and showed great spirit in defeat.

So pleased for the above teams and all of our other Saturday teams

Roll on another month of the season !

Well done to everyone

#upthepurps

WEEKEND ROUND UP:SUN SEPT 24

U8 Jaguars v Baddesley Park Knights

In much improved conditions from last week, the Jaguars were well-matched straight away. Walter, in goal, had a few saves to make in the first quarter. Archie, strong in defence, went on a few runs and linked with Freddie who just missed with his shot. The Jaguars conceded soon after with some nice passing from the opposition, but got straight back into the game when they earned a corner resulting in a goal from Cooper. Samuel was also having a cracker at the back making some key tackles. Freddie got another shot on goal but ended up colliding with the keeper.

 

In the second quarter, Freddie took his place in goal and again, some precise finishing from the opposition resulted a couple more goals. The Jaguars did get some great opportunities driving forward with Lucas and Samuel combining well. Samuel had two shots in quick succession – one narrowly missing the post.

 

Joseph was in goal in the third quarter making multiple crucial stops from the unrelenting attack. He was unlucky to let a goal in after an initial save fell into the path of the oncoming forward. Cooper and Lucas were again making intricate runs and putting the opposition defence under pressure. Freddie, too, was in on the action making a great run but shooting just wide.

 

For the last quarter, Cooper was in goal. He was called upon early on to make a save, but Baddesley Park were able to add a couple more goals to their tally. Towards the end, the Jags won a corner and it looked certain that they would get their second goal, but it bounced off the post and the opposition were able to get it away. The Jaguars conceded a penalty in the closing moments which was converted.

 

Man of the Match was Freddie.

Not the result they would have liked, but they go again next week!

 

 

 

 

 

U8 Wolves v Salisbury

 

After a high scoring draw in the midweek friendly vs Littleton, the Wolves made their first trip out to Ganger Farm for a clash against Salisbury.
We expected a tough game but Salisbury hit us hard and fast and before we knew it the result was already gone.

With 20 minutes on the clock we had 7 players on the pitch and a chance react to a different challenge - keeping the score down.
With a 2-3-1 shape we battled and gained a foothold into the game. Jacob and Louie worked as a pair with Harry fighting for every ball in front. A combination of Jack, Fyfe, Vinnie and Ollie pushed Salisbury back and we managed to carve out chances. The Salisbury keeper pulled off some good stops and all the forwards had opportunities. It was Ollie that took his and he'll be very happy with his hattrick.

Jasper had a busy afternoon in goal and never let his head drop, even after taking a knock, requiring Harry to step in between the sticks. Jasper's bravery made a massive difference to the scoreline as did the countless tackles Jacob put in in defence and those two earned the Players of the Match awards.

A difficult game for the Wolves but we showed amazing mental strength, team spirit and resilience to stay in the game. Credit to Salisbury, they were a cut above but we'll be back next week for another challenge 💜🐺

 

 

U8 Tigers

 

An end-to-end thriller for the parents today as we come out victorious in a very tight game against a talented Hiltingbury team.

A slow start from the lads saw us go behind but as the game progressed the lads grew in confidence and played some great football eventually taking control and going on to get the deserved win. Another fantastic team display.

MOTM: Brooklyn Helm, box to box, grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck… scored a brace and an assist Foden would be proud of.

 

U8 Panthers

 

Well done everyone today.
That was a tough match against a very good AFC Totton Youth side. It was a very physical game and played in good spirit. Those are the games I love watching us play. Still need to get our head up and pass, but that will come.
Man of the match went to Seth. His energy and work rate was excellent today. Well done Seth. Special mention to Evan and Henry with 2 magical moments each and Matthew adding another.

 

 

U9 Wolves v U9 Panthers

The Panthers played a great opposition today who closed them down and didn’t give them much time on the ball.
Fraser made impressive saves as always including a penalty, Vinnie bossed the defence with Billy, Freddie and Cooper controlling midfield with lots of possession through to Manny and Oscar pressing upfront.
Goals came from Billy, 2 for Manny and hat trick hero Oscar!
Man of the match this week was Manny.

 

U9 Eagles

Hosted Hedge End Falcons today where both teams started strong. The game was an absolute blinder with lots of goals and excitement.
Eagles showed some excellent defending with brilliant foot work particularly from Kian and James. We scored first with Albert rocketing the ball in the goal. The Falcons came back with another to match.
Albert scored again and then Freddie got another with James' assistance.
The last 2 quarters were a battle with Hedge End coming back into the game so the Eagles had to step up their game. The Eagles managed to come back with another from James.
Leo and Harry made some excellent saves and there was plenty of solid defending from both sides including Jenson, Quinn, Wali and Julius making crucial tackles and interceptions. Billy worked hard and nearly got a goal several times. All in all and excellent game and great football - well done U9 Eagles.
A special mention to Freddie who ran his socks off at both ends to make an unmissable contribution to an excellent team performance.

 

U10 Panthers

Well done today boys. We played our very own Wolves team today. It was a great team effort. Not the result we wanted but Considering we only had ONE sub and you all played nearly the whole game, you all battled so well. We knew it was going to be hard but the boys done themselves proud.
The boys were shattered at the end but didn’t give up. The additional players were the difference today.
Man of the match went to Hugo, apart from his 3 magical moments, your awareness and work rate was excellent today. Special mention to Ollie for his 60yd magical moment too!  👏

 

 

 

U10 Hurricanes v Hedge End Rangers Kestrels

The AFC Stoneham Hurricanes Under 10’s had a fantastic game today against a very tough organised Hedge End Rangers Kestrels. A great performance from all the players to secure a 3rd win.

Key passes were made from the back by Toby, Olivier and Callum. Some great corners from Oscar as they were taken with perfection. Alex was a machine in the centre of midfield, and didn’t stop running all game!  Said and Luca played well on the wings, taking the ball wide to get some key crosses into Frankie to bag another couple of goals. Cedric played well in goal with some superb shots being saved.

Joey earned himself player of the match and scoring the first hat-trick of the season.

Great performance by all, and we go again next week! 💜⚽️

 

 

 

 

U10 Wolves

 

After a slow start, we still played well in some areas of the pitch with how we moved the ball. We got on top of the opposition early in the second quarter and took the game away from them from that moment onwards! Some fantastic team work scoring at will and opening out spaces. The opposite team will be thankful for the mercenary rule!!!
Fantastic work from the Wolves in the Stoneham derby!! MOM went to ADRIANO whose work ethic and team play created plenty of chances along with bagging himself a brace.
Well Done Wolves

 

U12 Wolves v Warsash Wasps Green

A last minute equaliser got Wolves a well deserved point in a 3-3 top of the table clash today.  A heavy ball on long wet grass did not suit our style and we were two down after 14 minutes against a strong and well-drilled Warsash team. But from that moment on, the players tigether learnt how to adapt to their circumstance and discovered a different way of becoming successful by showing pure strength and resilience. Before half time a thumping free kick from Muhammed was only parried by the goalkeeper but Wolf of the Week Jude was there in position to smash the loose ball into the roof of the net. Jude's work rate was outstanding today and he twice made crucial tackles inside our own area to prevent a shot on goal. Adam also had a good day often moving deeper than before to collect the ball and hit the post after getting onto the end of a great cross from Dash.
More despair early in the second half as a quality Warsash cross together with pressure from the on-rushing forward resulted in an own goal.
But there was no sign of anyone giving up. Talal was always creative with his short passes but it was Ahmed who scored his second of the season to bring it back to 2-3 before Frankie almost equalised hitting a well struck penalty that was brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar before bouncing down onto the line.
But in the final minute, it was Muhammed who finally managed to find space in the box and fire home to set off the wild celebrations!

U12 Spitfires

 

The U12 Stoneham Spitfires won their match comfortably against Winchester Blue this morning. The boys dominated territory and possession, with goals coming from Bushy (3), Freddie (2), Ethan (2) , James (2) and Alfie L. The Spitfires battled well and created many chances, with man of the match going to captain James for his drives forward from the back and 2 goals. It was also good to see Joey return from injury.

 

 

U14 HYTHE & DIBDEN CRUSADERS 0-3 AFC STONEHAM SHARKS


Naderi (2)
Dube

MotM – Beck

PMotM - Bhadry



Three games played, three games won! Cracking start to the season.

Another fantastic team performance. A huge shout has to go out to the keeper (Whitelock) and his defence. Whitelock was injured on Friday and had a black swollen finger. Despite that, he wanted to play. As it turned out we needn’t have worried as, due to solid defending, he only made 2 saves despite keeping a clean sheet.

The work rate across the pitch and throughout the game was fantastic. We only had one sub today and by the end of the match it was obvious that lots of players were tired but despite this they worked hard until the final whistle.

Bhadry won Parents' Man of the Match for his work rate and determination, chasing down half chances and lost causes resulting in lots of turnovers. He also hit the bar and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet.

Similarly, Beck worked his socks off and was determined to get back on the pitch after being hurt in the first half. He showed classic winger play by repeatedly getting down the wing and putting in fantastic crosses, one of which resulted in a goal.

The opening goal came from one of Crofton’s (also known as Rory Delap) huge throws that beat the keeper and the whole defence allowing Dube the easiest of tap-ins - a classic poachers goal.

The second goal came on the break with Naderi using his pace to get clear of the defence and power a shot into the back of the net.

The third goal was made by Beck on the right wing, sending in a perfect cross which Naderi was able to get on the end of for a tap in.

We welcomed Adu-Gyamfi in his debut game today, well played Adu-Gyamfi.

A big thank you to our hosts H&D Crusaders for a game played in good spirits. We wish you well for the rest of the season.

WEEKEND ROUND UP: SAT SEPT 23


SATURDAY ROUND UP

Drum roll…

What a great day for our teams!!

U7 Age Goup

Lee Rangers V Spitfires

The game started off physically tough for the Spitfire boys as the Lee Ranger boys wanted to show them the challenge ahead. The Spitfires rose to the challenge and showed them they are up for anything. Strikes happened early from Teddy, Ollie & Joel who are a great reward to the team

Throughout the game Jackson stayed calm with excellent passing dictating the play all whilst commanding the backline!

Joel and Eli added commitment to the boys whilst Joel was full of a full on action display with 2 great goals after his hat-trick with Eli clinically finishing another goal!

Percy may have not got a ball in the back of the net this time, but the lead up was shown by brilliant passing!

Second half and Eli was nothing but showing his top gear speed followed by a couple of great goals to complete his Hat-trick. Whilst bagging a brace Ollie got the ball in the roof of the net- great work!

Captain Cameron showed amazing goal saves throughout the game with great stretches to keep the opposition away and not forgetting Arlo showing a great goal attempt by striking the post!

An amazing game and a game to be super proud of. Well done to Jackson for earning the Player of the match today by showing nothing but calmness throughout whilst assuring great play at the back.

U8 Age Group

AFC Stoneham Pumas V Whiteley Panthers

The girls first game of the season and what a game it was. Did I see any nerves in the girls throughout the game not one but nothing but smiles and giggles!!

Whiteley Panthers gave it there all and certainly kept the girls on their feet but the Puma girls done nothing but shined through the whole 40 minutes!

Penny and Sofia have only trained with the girls once but shown great communications and dedication throughout and it was like they’ve been there from the start.

Captain Penny may have been full of cold but she done put on a great performance on pitch and in goal!

Ruby sure wasn’t shy getting in a tackle and was adamant to get the ball and get it away from their goal keeper.

Rounding the game off with nothing but positivity the player of the match went to Rosie for showing nothing but dedication and keeping positive when times got tough you truly deserved it this week Rosie so well done!

AFC Stoneham Scorpions V AFC Stoneham Sharks

Our very own Derby day for our two new U8 AFC stoneham boys

A fantastic day all round showing great passing whilst showing what they’ve learned throughout the training sessions!

Starting off his first ever game today Seb lead the way in goal showing some cracking saves along with his team mate Rafferty showing nothing but showing what a strong defender is!

Leading the way Jack made his first goal of the season whilst Leo worked his socks off running up and down that pitch todays

Any position needed or wanted Milo worked extremely hard alongside his team mates so well done Milo!!

Maksim performed fantastic crossing into the pitch for his team mates throughout the game making.

And a massive well done Alex bagging player of the match today after showing growth in his confidence!

AFC Stoneham Eagles V Crofton Saints Youth

What a performance today boys

Second game of the season and they only brought the win home! So well done!!

The start of the match was great especially when Marcus S joined the game and scored us a goal and changed the whole dynamic of the game making it a draw!

Whilst Crofton were nothing short of organisation on a physical perspective the Eagles done nothing but match that energy at any given turn!

The game may have changed for a short moment in the second half until Mitchell showed great thinking with an early throw, Junior was able to convert this with only a first touch into a volley leaving both teams “equal”

With Louis and George joining in the last 10 minutes nothing but positivity and looking for a win, Louis broke through after a moment of feeling like eternity to take that shot on 1V1 which resulted into him taking that winning point of the game and showing nothing but an ice cool attitude.

Special mention for Joshua today for taking position in goal and doing a fantastic job at it to whilst Milo kept himself and Joshua safe with his rock solid defence.

Overall, all the boys deserved the player of the match today due to showing great determination and desire to work together, showing a truly worthy performance!

Well done Eagles

U11 Age group

AFC Stoneham Sharks V Porchester Vikings

Superb game with fabulous conditions which was strongly followed with excellent attitudes from both teams!

Could there have been more goals made? Of course, but with both the teams taking the lead throughout this game.

Proud of this game is an understatement from the attitude through to the performance was superb for the results made but an excellent opposition!

Our special moments for todays game goes to our excellent goal keeper Charlie and Spencer who played a new position for centre back which resulted in him being the winner for the hero

Our captain Eesah held a great example for the team by keeping control of the back line whilst the player of the match was rewarded to Daniel who not only scored a goal but also assisted two or three goals for the Sharks. Not only did he give his team mates an assist for goals he also worked incredibly hard in defence creating new challenges for the opposition team all whilst staying persistent through out.

Well done team!

U11 AFC Stoneham girls Tigers

For the U’11’s our girl Tigers are one of the most recent foundation teams within the club & today was followed by their first ever game which was an away game! Were the nerves there? We’re let you take a guess..

Limited training, new faces the game plan was to get out there and enjoy every minute on the pitch this morning and if they could follow at least one or two things mentioned by the managers then even better, but if not there’s plenty of time!

The first quarter showed a couple of challenges but nothing the girl tigers couldn’t deal with. A few learning curves were given but expected. Resulting in some goals being made in these early stages the spirits stayed, whilst the second half resulted in a draw due to Lylah took this final result as a draw for an opening goal.

Ellie’s first match let alone first time in goal and what a great performance had by Ellie especially those saves.

Half times team talk was nothing but positive and simple form for the girls to stay and enjoy the game and reflect what they’ve learnt. Lylah added to her goal tally by having a hat trick whilst our last goal was done by Naya who has a slight advantage due to previous relations to her old team Pumas.

Even thought today wasn’t ended for what they wanted they made one another and all those supporting proud, especially as their first game with the team.

Player of the match for Sharks has been rewarded to Lylah for the 3 goals she managed to score this afternoon.

Naya only went and got the opposition player of the match by showing her determination to run the girls ragged and getting the ball in the net

AFC Stoneham Tigers girls you all deserved player of the match by showing what grassroots is exactly about in your first game!

JPL V Pompey

The boys may have not brought the win home, but it doesn’t mean it’s a loss it’s a lesson learnt.

Overall the game was good and no matter the result the score line won’t reflect the match had.

Did times gets a little tough 100% the league overall is competitive and will keep everyone in their toes whilst the football clubs are strengthening week by week and players coming from academy’s.

It’s early days with the season having only been started, but the team will keep showing up giving it their best and will soon iron out they will be fine!

Our stand out players for this game goes to Zack, Logan, Joe, Baden whilst player of the match goes to the well deserved Alan!

U13 Age Group

AFC Stoneham Spitfires V Meon Milton

A well deserved 4-2 win to bring home, shown by nothing short of grit, skill and excellent team work.

Meon kept the boys on their toes with bagging two goals in the net before half time. The boys could have easily allowed this to knock their confidence on the pitch and heads dropped.

Roll into the second half and the Spitfires showed all those there how dominant they can be on that pitch as a team they faced challenges but they battled through it giving everyone there a great game to watch.

The penalty spot was Alfie L’s favourite area to score his two goals from early on in this second half these goals brought both teams level with a draw

The amazing performance from spitfires sure raised a few frustrations on the pitch with fouls being which only made Spitfires become galvanised.

Break through when Bushy brought in another goal leading us a point up, with the finishing goal being made by Freddie who made the game nothing but safe making Spitfires finish with the 2-4 win

The one and only Freddie throughout the game showed his manager Jon relentless pressing and running at Meons defence which resulted in Freddie receiving player of the match

A massive well done to Spitfires, football won out in the end!

U14 Age Group

U14 AFC Stoneham United V Newbury

A fantastic performance made today by the united boys!

The result being 4-1 which flattered Newbury, but to give it to United for the better play being made throughout the game.

Boys you really deserve to be proud of yourself throughout this game, you picked yourself up with 2 early goals being made. The passion from you all today was amazing we just want to see it from the minute you hear that first whistle!

For a team that’s brand new, hardly know one another let alone their names whilst learning how each of them play, the overall points of

6/9 really isn’t something to be put down about.

Kian you deserved the player of the match today by showing great commanding of the middle of the pitch whilst playing some positive forward balls

Well done!

AFC Stoneham Athletic V BRS

BRS were hungry for the win from the moment they stepped foot on that pitch which caught Stoneham Athletic out early on leading to 4-1 up within half hour of play.

Come half time the boys could have lost all determination but from a great team talk followed by a tactical tweak, the Athletic team were back and back in full force and they weren’t there to mess around. SIX unanswered goals were made which brought the winning game home for the boys leaving them with a 7-4 win

Well done lads

U18 Age Group

AFC Stoneham Knights V Downtown.

Division 1 league for the U18’s Testway League the lads showed dominated possession within the first half of the game, there were a couple of close calls made in the first half to take the lead.

Come the start of the 2nd half and the lads continued to be a threat to the opposition not allowing the first half to take their spirit away from their game.

2 long range goals were made quickly in the 2nd half by Ewan & Blake who are incredible strikers & a great asset to the team!

The knights conceded a goal before Ben making the final score on 90 minutes before the final whistle went, allowing the Knights take the 3 points home

Josh our goalkeeper for the Knights truly deserved man of the match by being him outstanding self his overall positional play and reading of the game was superb. Josh mopped up a few threats he was faced with when he was caught out at the back but didn’t allow this to determine his outlook on the fame.

Overall your manager today lads is really really pleased with your performance & agrees you played a lovely match today!

Well done

Can’t wait to hear all about your games next week!

UPTHEPURPS

Finally, well done and thank you to Georgia, our new match reporter, who has taken on the role after the old reporter was retired after many years (sacked!).

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A FANTASTIC DAY - FA CUP V YEOVIL TOWN

FA Cup v Yeovil Town

The result was not what we wanted although we knew that against a full time team of professional footballers that was realistically always a possibility.

The result though was the only small blip on a truly wonderful day which made many lifelong memories for a lot of people both young and old

To see our boys enter the pitch in front of over 2000 people with our marvellous little mascots was emotional.

The boys played their hearts out and left nothing on the pitch, as we knew they would.

The support from 208 away fans was truly unbelievable.

We all celebrated our goal as if we had scored the winning goal in the FA Cup final!

The boys applauding the fans at the end of the game is a picture which will be etched in the memory forever.

Yeovil Town could not have made our special day any better and were outstanding hosts. A wonderful club full of warm, respectful and fantastic people from top to bottom.

Yesterday was never about the score. The day was about people, memories and in

our own small way putting our great club on the map.

Everyone played their part in ensuring that we all made that happen in abundance on possibly the greatest day in our clubs history.

Thank you to every one of you.

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YEOVIL TOWN - OUR AWAY SUPPORTERS

The Fans - 208

The club took 208 away fans to Yeovil Town yesterday for our FA Cup tie.

To say they were unbelievable, awesome and just fantastic does not do them justice.

One only has to look at the comments on social media from Yeovil supporters to see the impact they made.

They sang their hearts out from start to finish and this led to a superb atmosphere and lifted our boys when their heads could possibly have dropped.

To watch the team and supporters acknowledge each other at the end of the game was a wonderful emotional experience.

It was one of those days when in years to come people will say "I was there".

To those 208 fans our club salutes everyone of you and cannot thank you enough.

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WEEKEND ROUND UP: SEPT 9/10

Weekend Update

It is great to be back !!!!

U8 Girls

Pumas v Phoenix

Our two new U8 Girls teams played a friendly for their first ever game

Both teams were brilliant although very warm in those temperatures!!

Well done girls!!

AFC Stoneham Tigers U8’s:

After missing a few chances to take the lead ourselves, we conceded a couple of quick goals which swung the game millbrooks way, who were clinical from then on. We Always take the positives but also plenty to practice on in training. Roll on next week to try put it right.

MOTM: Brooklyn Helm: covered every bit of grass today and great organisation input on the pitch.

AFC Hiltingbury Hurricanes U8 v AFC Stoneham U8 Jaguars

The Jaguars had a cautious start to the match until, out of nowhere, Walter scored an absolute screamer from a free-kick. At the back, Samuel and Walter were putting in the tackles and winning the ball back to allow Cooper and Lucas to go on weaving runs. Harry, in goal, was called upon for this quarter, to make a couple of solid clearances. Towards the end of the quarter, Lucas made an intricate run and took a powerful shot, but it was saved by the Hiltingbury keeper.

In the second quarter, Samuel continued to make crunch tackles in defence – winning the ball with grit from the attacking side. Freddie had a powerful shot saved by the opposition’s keeper and then Archie got a taste of the action, taking aim at the Hiltingbury goal. Soon after, Samuel smashed top bins . At this point, the Jaguars were coming under a bit of pressure. A free-kick was given away, but was calmly cleared away by the Jaguar’s defence. Hiltingbury came back and were awarded a penalty kick after a big tackle at the top of the box. Joseph, in goal, responded with a confident save and then managed to sweep away the rebound shot. At the end of the quarter, Walter had a couple of strikes at goal in quick succession.

At the start of the third quarter, Harry soon got in on the action striking just wide of the post. Samuel showed his resilience once again when attacking and being surrounded by opposition. Lucas was in goal this half and was called into action making an important save 1 on 1 with the Hiltingbury forward. Cooper struck a beautiful corner and the resulting strike went just wide of the post.

The final quarter started with the Jaguars continuing where they had left off, this time with Freddie going on darting runs toward the goal. The first one of the half resulted in a Jaguars’ corner which allowed Harry to smash the ball just wide into the side netting. Some great build-up play between Harry, Freddie and Walter resulted in Archie scoring an absolute belter. Freddie made the most of an error and got the Jaguar’s fourth. Some great work in defence towards the end by Archie and Freddie nearly got another, but it wasn’t to be. Well done Jags on another great team performance!

Man of the Match - Joey

AFC Stoneham Panthers U8 Report

Well done today boys.

Thought the passing and team work is getting better each week. You are starting to look up and slowly you are making the right choices when to pass and when to shoot. Some of the goals was unbelievable.

But my man of the match went to Jacob, he kept us in the match when it was 0-0 with some important saves. Well done Jacob. Well done all of you. Special mentions to Evan with 3 magic moments, Henry 2 moments with Matthew, Seth and Edison with 1 each. A thorough team performance.

So proud of you all.

U9 Panthers

Another sunny Sunday (with some showers) at Stoneham saw lots of goals in todays match. �It was a hat trick of hat tricks! �Super Luca scored 3 goals in the 1st quarter, adding a 4th in the last quarter while Cooper and Vinnie both scored hat tricks too! Vinnie even scored from the half way line and Cooper great shots from distance. �Billy and Oscar added to the score sheet with 2 each plus 1 from Manny. �Freddie was brilliant out wide, finding passes, winning tackles and clearing off the line. Fraser played high up the pitch, making some fast runs back and saves. �The Panthers linked up some beautiful passes whilst working on some new plays and tactics. �Todays Captain was Oscar contributing important decisions and Man of match went to Vinnie.

U9 Eagles Match Report

The boys continued their excellent start to the season today. After a slow start, they adapted well and began to play the aggressive flowing football that we all enjoy watching.

With James(1), Freddie(1), Quinn(1), Billy(1) and Albert(4) all on the scoresheet, this showed a strong team performance and very positive for more players to open their account for the season this early on.

The flowing passing play was obvious for all after seeing assists from James(1), Albert(1), Jenson(1), Kian(1) and Billy(2)

Julius and Leo were full of energy on return from illness/holiday and worked tirelessly to help the team.

All topped off by the resolute work at our own end from Wali and Harry to complete an assured team performance.

Special mention for Albert delivering a Man of the Match performance with 4 goals and 1 assist.

AFC Stoneham Panthers U10 Report

Today we played our very own Spitfires in a scrappy game. Not the result we wanted and just wasn’t meant to be. Apart from having more of the possession, thought we controlled the game. The passing was really good. There were a few individual errors that costed a few of the goals. But that’s how we learn.

We just didn’t take our chances, on another day, we could have had 4/5 more goals but for their brave keeper.

Put this game behind us and move on to next week.

Man of the match went to Gabi.

Apart from his 2 magical moments, thought his teamwork was excellent.

Well done Gabi, well done all of you for not giving up.

Special menton to Henry for his two magic moments also.

U12 Wolves

Manager's Report: Stoneham U12 Wolves

v Romsey Cougars (a) Tyro div 7

The Wolves were at their very best today in a 4-0 win for our first ever competitive league match.

Building on a successful summer, it was a quiet start before Ahmed opened the scoring mid way through the first half, making his Wolves league debut in central midfield alongside the non-stop box-to-box Rayane.

Quality crosses had been coming in from both flanks, especially from Dash and Frankie who were both full of running throughout the game. Adam is quickly learning how to link play between midfield and attack and Muhammed was often in the right place to either run, create or shoot and made one reverse through pass to Adam that was pure delight.

Dominik then showed agility to tip a quality Romsey cross just over the head of their forward while leaning backwards to prevent a certain equaliser. Dominik was to make one other incredible save and tip away another good cross to keep us in the lead before a moment of magic from Dylan ten minutes into the 2nd half when he lobbed the keeper from 30 yards (he will say he meant it) to double the score.

Then, enter sub Evan! Talk about making an impact! Firstly, a perfectly placed curled shot from the edge of the area, and then a well struck penalty put the Wolves beyond reach. During this time, Harry had also come on to make the extra back and ensure the clean sheet.

Everything was led by captain Jude who had an excellent game at the back and together with first Dylan then Alfie, the distribution from the back was of a good standard.

Key to this win was the passing and movement between all the players that, at times, was a delight to watch.

Frankie becomes our Wolf of the Week for an energetic performance down the left in which he was a continual threat to the Romsey defence.

Well done to all the boys!

U12 Girls

AFC Stoneham Jaguars 5

Bursledon Phoenix 1

The Jaguars played their first ever match together against a team from their new division and finished up comfortable winners.

The start of the game was very equal and only solid defending from Jasharna, Elyssa and Isla prevented the opponents from opening the scoring.

At the other end, both Aimee and Annabelle had chances to score before Izzy got the teams first goal with a tidy finish after a strong run.

Anaya, in goal, had very little to do but her distribution was very good and she had no chance when Bursledon made the score 1-1.

Evie restored the Jaguars lead with a long range strike.

Belle and Zara both had good runs that were stopped by last ditch tackles before Izzy made it 3-1 with another good goal.

Pippa and Amy both played defence, midfield and upfront which really helped the team.

Evie scored her second of the game to make it 4-1 before Masey lobbed the keeper to seal the win.

U12 Jaguars

Sholing red vs AFC Stoneham Jaguars

Match Day 1

The mighty Jaguars couldn’t wait to get their season underway.

The first half we came out all guns blazing Harry Blanchard running the show with a faultless performance.

We pushed and pushed and Sholing goalkeeper some how kept us out for 15 minutes until Harry managed to unlock the defence and set up his teammates to open up the scoring goals from Egit x2 Harry x1 Zohair x1 in the first half.

Second half was pretty much the same from the Jags but their goalkeeper was still keeping us out.

We conceded a goal from a long ball that somehow managed to bounce in the box and evade Riley that was the only thing that Riley had to do for the whole game was to pick the ball out of the net.

We pushed for the next goal and good link up play from Harry to Egit crossing the ball to the back post for Alex to get his well deserved goal.

Man of the match by a country mile Harry Blanchard.

Amazing first match from The Jaguars

Final score Sholing Red 1 AFC Stoneham Jaguars 5.

U12 Spitfires

The U12 Spitfires started their season strongly with an excellent 7-1 victory against Romsey. The first half was tight, offering chances to both teams. Stoneham were the more clinical in their finishing, with man of the match Freddie scoring two great goals, the second following a quick break and brilliant ball through by Ethan. The Spitfires’ keeper Carmel produced a great save to tip a long range Romsey shot onto the crossbar, and Romsey also had a header hit the post. In the second half Romsey scored early on to make it 2-1, but this didn’t phase Stoneham whose team spirit and ruthlessness really shone through to dominate possession and create chance after chance. A further 5 goals were scored with Freds getting his well deserved hat-trick, and goals from Ethan, Bushy, Charlie and Alfie. All of the boys played their part today, being strong in the tackles and some great passing, however striker Freddie’s performance really stood out with his tenacious and skilful play. Well done boys.

U13 Spitfires (Mid Solent)

A great start to the season for the U13 Spitfires with a victory against a strong Gosport Blue in the Saturday mid solent league.

The Spitfires were slow out of the blocks with Gosport pinning the Spitfires back early on. Once the boys had settled they started to create chances with Freddie scoring to put the Spitfires 1-0 up. Gosport replied quickly as the boys failed to clear their lines from a corner. Man of the match Bushy then lashed the ball in the back of the net with his trusted left foot to give the Spitfires a 2-1 lead at the break. Stoneham played some great football in the second half in very hot conditions, making Gosport Blue work hard and result to long balls from the back. Freddie secured the win with his second. A few more chances were created and keeper Johnnie pulled off a spectacular save at close range late on. All in all the boys gelled well and worked hard for each other for a deserved victory.

U13 Knights

U13 Knights vs Alresford

After a summer of much change to the team personnel, the Knights got the season off to a great start against Alresford Town.

The opening 10 minutes saw us pass the ball brilliantly well and make a couple of chances for dynamic forward Travis to narrowly put wide.

The break through came when CB Milo won the ball high in our half, calmly play a pass to Ryan who in turn played an excellent ball through to Travis who had spun on his defender and ran on to stroke the ball home.

We continued to pass and play well, we came close to a 2nd through shots from Charlie and Taylor. Winger Carl showing what a brilliant deadline day signing he was, being a constant pain to the opposition RB.

Alresford to their credit grew into the game and managed to find an equaliser after us just failing to clear our lines.

At Half time we spoke about keeping our passing game going and being brave on the ball.

We did that and continued to pass and probe and made more chances, hitting the bar and not quite finishing off moves.

In the end our winner came after some great work by Trey allowed him to slip Travis in again to hit home.

We saw the game out well, Alresford having a couple of corners but we stood firm.

Everyone played their part today, all working hard for the team and giving commuted displays.

Players of the day go to Carl and Travis, both were tenacious and brave and Travis getting two goals.

Well done boys

U14 Spitfires vs Lymington

Our 1st game of the new season was against a team we have never played before in Lymington.

A very close end to end game and a good watch for the neutral. Both teams were trying to break each other down and the deadlock was broken midway through the 1st half when Lymington took the lead. The response from the boys was superb and within minutes were level after Charlie Gray’s shot came back off the bar but ended up at the feet of Harley Marjason who fired into the roof of the net.

2nd half was much the same but feel we looked the most likely to score and when we were awarded a free kick just outside the box Zach Rutherford curled the ball over the keeper on his Spitfires debut to put us ahead.

Boys battled hard to keep the lead and Josh Beadsworth made some great saves in goal to retain the lead but in the last couple of minutes a penalty was awarded against us for handball and game ended 2-2.

Really impressed with the performance and a great start to the season. Was certainly a team effort and as a result the team all shared the POM award.

U18 Spitfires vs Hythe & Dibden Thunder

A fantastic start the season with a thumping win in the rain.

Boys got off to a flyer with Tristan Sparkman putting the boys ahead early on quickly followed by a 2nd from an unfortunate own goal then Jack Polkinghorne added our 3rd which put us in full control. Ollie Payne then added a 4th from spot after being brought down. Hythe managed to pull a goal back from a corner but the boys then took complete control of the game when Aaron Batista added a 5th and Taylor Waters our 6th to end a dominate 1st half.

2nd half was pretty much the same with the boys in complete control when Ollie Payne got his 2nd with probably goal of the match then Tristan Sparkman, Aaron Batista & Taylor Waters all getting their 2nd goals of the game. Our final goal was scored by Samuel Lawrie to complete the rout winning 11-1 but on another day could easily have been 20 but could not have asked anymore from the boys and a great start to the new season.

POM was between a number of players but Aaron Batista took the accolade as was an instant threat all game.

U18 Knights Match report:

AFC Stoneham Knights lost at home 1-3 to Champion Sports in their first fixture of the season playing in Testway U18 Div1.

In sweltering conditions the boys got off to a great start playing some good football and dominating possession. We had several chances in the first half, Ewan closest after hitting the woodwork. Unfortunately, against the run of play we conceded and went in at half time one nil down. In the second half, again we created chances but couldn't find the net. Opposition took their chances to go 3 up. Finally, Blake was able to stick one away with his head. Decent performance against what could be the strongest side in the league.

MOTM goes to Blake for his work rate, determination and scoring our only goal.

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SUPPORTERS COACH TRAVEL TO YEOVIL

Supporters Coach Travel confirmed

The club can now confirm that we have booked a supporters coach for the FA Cup match at Yeovil Town on Saturday September 16th

Return journey will be £15 per head and the coach will leave Eastleigh at 11am. Pick up point to be confirmed.

Thank you to those supporters who have already booked and we currently have 15 seats remaining.

To book onto the coach please use the following form - https://forms.gle/ptExqLT3QkSsdmJdA

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THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

As we briefly draw breath the club would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday to support the team and are now looking forward to cheering them on at Yeovil on Sept 16th

Saturdays remarkable game and Mondays fantastic draw has led to a lot of interest in the club especially on social media culminating in a Twitter post having currently 250,000 views and a Facebook post at now over 700,000 views. These figures are normally 50 or 60 on a good day!

Nine years ago our club were in the Hampshire league and our players paid to play. Yeovil Town were in the championship.

The magic of the FA Cup is most definitely alive. We are humbled to feel a very small part of that magic and for the wonderful support the club is currently receiving.

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FA CUP INFORMATION : YEOVIL TOWN AWAY

FA Cup information

Second Qualifying round

Saturday September 16th

3pm kick off

Yeovil Town v AFC Stoneham

Ticket prices

Adults £10

Concessions £7

65 and over, those aged 16-21, armed forces with a valid forces card.

U16s £2

Further details of how supporters can purchase tickets ahead of the game will be available later in the week.

Ticket purchase will also be available on the day from the ticket office at Yeovil Town.

Colours

Yeovil Town will play in all green and AFC Stoneham will be in all purple.

Travel

We are hopeful of arranging a supporters coach and will give more details this week.

Replay date

If a replay is required the game will take place on Tuesday 19th September at Stoneham Lane with a 7:45pm kick off.

Our normal ticket prices will apply:

Adults £7

Concessions £4

Children U16 Free

Programmes £1

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AFC STONEHAM 8 CHRISTCHURCH 1

AFC Stoneham 8

Christchurch 1

Scorers: Martins(4), Callaghan (2),

Batt and Jenkins.

Christchurch scored first with a tremendous strike from the edge of the box on seven minutes before the boys recovered from a slow start with five goals in eighteen minutes before half time.

Three further goals in the second half sealed a good three points after the drama of the weekend.

We wish Christchurch the best of luck for the season ahead.

Well done boys !

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SEPT 3 WEEKEND ROUND UP

Weekend Round Up

Some of our teams returned to action this weekend and below are their match reports

AFC Stoneham Tigers U8’s:

First league game and a great game to get us back into it drawing 2-2 against a good hamble side.

Boys worked really hard in that heat today and played some lovely stuff at times. With our first league goal of the season being total football counter attack, finished off perfectly by Alex shows the progression these boys are making. Showed great character again to not give up and get that equaliser we at least deserved. Roll on next week and the rest of the season.

MOTM Alex Pietras! Goal, assist and all round brilliant performance.

U8 Lionesses

The girls entered the Braishfield Tournament and had a great day out!

Panthers U8 Report

What a game to start the season with against a strong Totton & Ealing side. It was our typical slow start but once the boys got into their passing groove, we looked unstoppable. There was some great goals, great tackles and great saves from both teams. We kept the ball superbly at times and also the strength from the boys was outstanding. Man of the match went to Henry. Apart from his 3 magical moments, his hold up play and passing was excellent.

Special mentions to Evan with two magic moments with Harley and Seth adding a further moments of magic each. Well done all of you today, with your never give up attitude. One proud manager.

U9 Panthers

A beautiful sunny Sunday for the first match of the new season saw a great performance from the Stoneham U9 Panthers. ��They started the match well, sticking to the challenges set by their coaches in each quarter. ��Billy was on fire with assists, a goal and lots of shots from distance while Luca made some important tackles and scored an amazing hat trick! In defence Copper and Oscar were solid, making some great passes forward. Upfront, Copper converted 2 goals, Manny adding to the score sheet. �There were brilliant saves as always from Fraser in goal and attacking passes from the back. Freddie was on a mission, winning ball after ball in midfield. ��Every player fought for the ball and it was a great team performance. Man of the match this week goes to Oscar. �Perfect start to the season!

U9 Spitfires

Won the Braishfield tournament. Well done boys!

Panthers U10 Report

What a great start to the season, against a good Hythe & Dibden Dynamite. I know it’s going to take time for the boys to gel, but after looking at that performance, you wouldn’t think we were half a new team. You all worked together collectively, Attacking, defending and closing down. You were everywhere today.

So proud of you all. Man of the match was a tough one, but went to the hat-trick hero Henry. Your skill on the ball, shooting and just getting into the right positions were excellent today. Special mention to Jake, for his hard work and engine in the middle of the pitch. Also to Gabi, again, your footwork and distribution was excellent today. Well done Henry and all of you, a great team performance.

U18 Girls

First time the u18 girls played together at the Winchester tournament and they went 5 from 5, scored 11 and conceded just 2 to bring the cup home, and we tested them with playing a different line up every game and some players in new positions, couldn’t be prouder

Well done to all of our teams!

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AFC STONEHAM 5 BASINGSTOKE TOWN 4

FA Cup

AFC Stoneham 5

Basingstoke Town 4

Scorers: Martins(2), Welch,Clarke, Callaghan.

It is very difficult to sum up todays game in a Facebook post. One actually had to be there to believe it! Wow!

The boys were three down in 28 minutes and went in 3-1 down at half time against a very good team from two leagues above. We were always huge underdogs for this game.

We were 4-1 down on 49 minutes.

What then happened in the remaining 41 minutes of normal time and nearly 12 minutes of added time will live in the memory for evermore!

The boys somehow found added belief and energy to score 4 goals and miss a penalty in a truly unbelievable last 41 minutes of normal time. The added time seemed endless as the boys literally threw their bodies in front of every shot as we defended as if our lives depended on it.

We progressed to the 2nd qualifying round of the FA Cup and beat a Step 3 club for the first time ever with probably the greatest result in our 103 year history.

A truly wonderful and momentous day for our club which will never be forgotten and we would like to thank everyone who came along to support the team.

The magic of the FA Cup lives on !!

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FA Cup Saturday Sept 2: AFC Stoneham v Basingstoke Town

FA Cup - Saturday 3PM

AFC Stoneham v Basingstoke Town

We entertain Basingstoke Town on Saturday in the FA Cup and are hoping for a large crowd.

We would please ask that all supporters are in the ground by 2.30pm to help our turnstile operators and stewards.

Entrance to the match will be via our main turnstile only where there will be separate cash and card payment entrances. Tickets will not be sold before the game.

Admission prices:

Adults £7

Concessions £4

U16. Free

Everyone will need to register and obtain a QR code to enter the facility using the below link please:

https://hampshirefa.first-sports.com/StonehamLane

There is an option to register at our reception on arrival although this will take a few minutes to complete.

If a replay is required the game will take place on Tuesday September 5th with a 7.45 kick off.

Thank you and we hopefully look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday.

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New Managers and Coaches wanted

New Managers and Coaches required.

The club is still looking to recruit some new managers and coaches for the new season.

If interested in volunteering to support young peoples football journeys whilst having a very positive effect on their lives please contact:

chairman@afcstoneham.co.uk

07841696579

We look forward to hearing from both males and females.

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Club Tournament - Thank you.

We would like to send out a huge thank you to all of the players, managers, coaches and parents who joined us at our home ground over the weekend for our annual summer tournament.

We had over 5000 people join us over the weekend.

The tournament was a huge success with some great football but most importantly thousands of smiles on young and slightly older faces.

Finally, we would like to send a massive thank you to our army of unpaid volunteers who were brilliant on registration, parking, selling programmes, co-ordinating pitches and of course officiating. You were all outstanding.

Once again, thank you for a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone again in a years time.

AFC Stoneham Vets - What a Season

AFC Stoneham Vets - What a season!

Our Vets had to play in the 3rd tier of 6 in the Open Age Junior 1 City of Southampton league this season as they were deemed slightly too good for the Vets league.

Despite having at least 20 years on some of their opponents they won the league !

They also won two cup competitions just to add to this awesome achievement !

However the "icing on the cake" was recently being awarded The Southampton League "Team of the Season ".

Led by their Spiritual Leader Stewart Beck ,aka Becko , they have enjoyed an outstanding season and brought huge credit to our club.

We are all hugely proud of our Vets!

Well done guys on a superb season

Adam Lee - New Ladies Manager.

Welcome back Adam !!

The club is delighted to confirm that Adam Lee has returned as First Team Ladies manager.

Adam will oversee the first team and ladies structure including the progress and development of our young players.

The two senior squads have already enjoyed some excellent pre-season sessions and very much look forward to the new season.

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