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champions

southeast84 — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:58:01 +0000

a massive well done to all the boys for winning div2 with 2 games to go,it has been an unbelievable effort from all the boys to do it and myself , mike , rich and phil are all exceptionally proud of all of you

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wyvern V sarisbury sparks 07/03/10

southeast84 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:19:43 +0000

both teams began the game well with some good passing and moving ,wyverns forwards were a constant threat but we managed to deal with them fairly well ,denying them any early opportunities,sarisbury forced a number of corners which were well defended by wyvern,it was a tough battle in midfield as both teams cancelled each other out,the first real chance of the game came to wyvern who scored through their ever reliable centre forward,we managed to reply quite quickly with a headed goal from aiden sherlock,moments later we increased our lead when george robinson fired home from 25 yards,half time 1 – 2.second half began as the first ended with both sides playing good football with little end product,chances came our way which were not taken before weasel beat the keeper to a looping ball to head in and make it 1-3,wyvern were always dangerous on the counter attack,but solid defending prevented any wyvern goals,nick yeomans then beat the offside trap to slot under the keeper to make it 1-4 and right on full time nick beat the keeper with a left footed lob from 30 yards to complete the scoring.many thanks to the ref and to paul bannister for running the line,also many thanks go to all the supporters for turning up to watch,well done to all the boys for a good performance against a strong side.

yours in sport

ian m

sarisbury sparks V pace panthers 21/02/10

southeast84 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:57:15 +0000

todays game was a cup match against probably the best team in southampton,we told the boys not to let them have any time on the ball and to pressurise high up the pitch but instead we seemed quite happy to watch them play the ball around with ease,it must have been a while before we actually got hold of the ball and tried to play,pace were attacking well down both flanks and their first goal came from a cross which was bundled home at the far post,we continued to stand off them and their next goal was the result of us not dealing with another cross which came in and the ball was knocked in off the post and bar,it was soon 3 when they were queueing up in the middle to tap home,half time couldnt come quick enough for the lads although we did have one half chance which was cleared off the line . half time 0-3.some strong words were needed and this seemed to do the trick as we came out a different team and got into them from the off,we were winning every tackle and nick yeomans pulled one back with a fine shot from the edge of the area,a couple of half chances came our way before george robinson scored another with a 25 yard free kick,we were so much on top it was unreal and we piled forward looking for the equaliser,nick had a header which clipped the top of the bar and harry osman had a header cleared off the line,the pace keeper then made a fantastic save to push a jack bannister header around the post,as we bombed forward we were nearly caught on the break as george taylor pushed a fine shot onto the post,we could not find the equaliser that our second half performance deserved and the final result was 2-3,i must say well done to pace who’s first half display was excellent and good luck to them in the next round.a massive amount of work was done in the middle of the park by chas and jb so well done to you,and the second half performance was superb from all of the boys,myself mike rich and phil are all extremely proud of you,

many thanks to the ref who was excellent and to phil for running the line and a big thankyou to all the parents for coming to support the boys

yours in sport

ian m

sarisbury sparks V bashley youth 14 / 02/ 10

southeast84 — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:15:24 +0000

we began the game quite well and we were soon awarded a penalty after weasel was brought down in the area,george robinson smashed the penalty into the top right corner,we managed to do further in front when nick yeomans fired home from the edge of the area.the game did not have much flow to it as both teams battled for possession but from a corner we went further in front when jack bannister cooly lobbed the keeper with a left foot shot,bashley began to play some nice stuff and they pulled one back when their number 3 darted between two defenders to slot home and then he come up with a strange celebration which made me laugh,sarisbury went straight up the other end and got another one when weasel beat the keeper from close range.half time 4 – 1.we told the lads at half time to keep it tight and pick up your markers so they completely ignored us and let bashley back into the game with some poor defending,george taylor preserved our lead with some outstanding goalkeeping again but was finally beaten when bashley had a queue of players to tap in a cross,we finally got hold of the ball and played it around and this lead nick yeomans to beat the keeper with a fine shot from the edge of the area,this seemed to settle us a bit but bashley still poured forward in search of a goal and they probably should have had a couple more as we just sat back and let them play,but we managed to hold on and win the game 5 – 2,so well done to all the boys but hopefully we can learn from this and try to see out the games in a stronger fashion.

many thanks to the ref who was excellent,and to the linesman(me) and to all the supporters who turned up to watch.

yours in sport

ian m

sportstars V sarisbury sparks 07/02/10

southeast84 — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:18:18 +0000

hooray after three months of waiting we had a game,and it was a toughie against a very good sportstars side,we began the match well with some tough tackling in midfield and nice interplay,we soon had the ball in the net after a good cross by aiden sherlock was only half cleared and the ball fell to nick yeomans to fire home from close range,we began to on top with sportstars only occasionally troubling our back line,nick then doubled his tally when he lobbed the keeper from 25 yards,sportstars began to get a foothold in the game but our defence stood firm against their attacks,half chances came for both sides but the half ended 0-2,the second half was a game of many chances for both sides,we played with good width and got in behind their defence on many occasions but we failed to take the numerous chances we had,and sportstars were stopped from scoring by some excellent defending and probably the best goalkeeping display that i have seen in a long time,as we continued to miss chances this put more pressure on our defence and with a couple of minutes left sportstars pulled a goal back with a ferocious shot from the edge of the area so that made it a nervy finish but we hung on for the win.many thanks go to the ref who was excellent and to ian yeomans for running the line,also many thanks to all the supporters for turning up to watch a very good match between these sides,

i do just have to mention that the performance of george taylor in the sarisbury goal was absolutely brilliant,both sets of supporters commented on how good he was so well done george,keep it up

yours in sport

ian m

sarisbury V allstars

southeast84 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:58:11 +0000

as todays game was called off we managed to draft in some top quality opposition to give the lads a game,this was definitely their toughest match of the season,the allstars kicked off and straight away they played with skill and flair as they tore sarisbury apart,chances were flooding in for the allstars as sarisbury hardly touched the ball,sarisbury luckily took the lead through cheating but it was shortlived as allstars replied with a quality finish,all of sarisbury’s goals came against the run of play,and all of allstars goals were superb,allstars eventually decided to let sarisbury win seeing as it is nearly xmas.many thanks go to the referee(denise) and to the two referees assistants (heather and claire),we can only hope that the boys learnt something from todays game and that it makes them better players

yours in sport

ian m

Sarisbury Sparks V Manor Colts Vultures

southeast84 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:43:53 +0000

Todays game was a hampshire cup match and manor colts were a north hants youth league premier division side so it was going to be a tough one,we started brightly and soon took the lead when jack weaver darted between defender and keeper to steer into the bottom corner,this seemed to wake manor up and they started to play some neat football down both flanks and an equaliser soon came through their right winger with a neat finish,it got worse for us when they soon took a 2-1 lead,george taylor made a superb save to tip it onto the post but their forward was left with an easy tap in,nick yeomans hit the bar with a fantastic effort as we searched for a way back into the game,a couple of half chances came our way but these were not taken so at half time it was 1-2,the second half began badly for us as their playmaker was allowed to run the length of the field with the ball before setting up the striker for an easy finish,both teams still tried to play football in search of more goals and harry osman then reduced the arrears with a cool close range finish,we went after the equaliser as manor dropped further back and we should have had a couple more but we just did not finish the chances we had,then right on full time jacob scoates picked up a failed clearance and smashed it home from 20 yards to take us into extra time,this was just a little bit too much for us as we let manor dictate play and they soon regained the lead when a good through ball was picked a up and fired home from a tight angle,almost immediately they scored another when some excellent forward play brought their player one on one with george taylor and he fired home from the edge of the box,still chances came our way but we just could not finish,this has been our downfall in this game,we have to be more ruthless in front of goal,especially against teams from a higher level such as manor colts .final score 3-5 aet.

many thanks go to the referee and to rich and phil for running the line,also a big thankyou to all the parents who helped out with all the food and drinks for both teams,it was really was lovely,but the biggest thankyou must go to all the boys who ran their socks off for 80 odd minutes and played their part in an excellent game of football,good luck to manor in the next round.

yours in sport

ian m

Bashley youth V Sarisbury sparks 08/11/09

southeast84 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:47 +0000

todays game was played on a massive pitch which we hoped would help our wide players but from the first whistle the game was a midfield battle wth very little composure on the ball from both sides,we did have a couple of half chances but these were not taken,the bashley right winger was causing a few problems but all in all we dealt quite well with any threat they posed,going forward it just was not clicking but the game wore on until half time with very little goalmouth action half time 0-0.we seemed to start the second half much more positively and put bashley under pressure,we managed to force several corners but no one was on hand to finish,as the game wore on we felt like we would never score but from another corner bashley only half cleared out to george robinson who curled it over the keeper from 25 yards,we continued to pressurise the bashley defence but they managed to get an equaliser on the counter attack when harry ball neatly lobbed george taylor in the sarisbury goal,this stung us a little and we soon regained the lead when a 30 yard free kick from george robinson flew straight in,chas steele and lewis keeling were dominating the midfield battle and this allowed us to increase our lead when a sharp turn from harry osman beat his marker and he fired into the bottom from 15 yards,we managed to hold out for the rest of the game without any further incident and the match finished 1-3.well done to all the boys for their efforts,many thanks to all the supporters who turned up to watch and to the young ref who i thought was excellent as was the linesman(me).see you all next saturday

yours in sport

ian m

sarisbury sparks V Hedge end rangers 01/11/09

southeast84 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:17:00 +0000

after a weeks break we played hedge end in the league and the way we started we were still on holiday,there was no energy or cutting edge to anything the boys done and it was no surprise when hedge end took the lead with a fine header after an excellent run and cross,we hoped for some sign of a wake up from the boys and there was none but we managed to get to half time without conceding an more,some strong words were needed to get the boys going and they came out much more up for it in the second half,this soon told when a corner was neatly headed in by jacob scoates to equalise,our midfield was winning tackles and preventing the hedge end playmaker from running the game and we began to play some good stuff,a superb free kick from george robinson was met at the far post by jack weaver to make it 2-1,som,e smart goalkeeping from george taylor prevented any equaliser from hedge end before a brilliant pass inside the full back allowed aiden sherlock to fire home to make it 3-1,the game then slowed down with both sides trying to create chances but never finishing them.final score 3 – 1

many thanks to john sherlock for running the line and to the referee,also to all the supporters who came along to watch,a big thankyou must go to mike and dickie for all the effort they put into getting the pitch ready,eventually it was worth it

yours in sport

ian m

Winchester Youth V Sarisbury Sparks 18/10/09

southeast84 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:09:36 +0000

Our toughest game of the season saw us take on winchester in a top of the table clash and we could not have got a better start when some neat inter play set up aiden sherlock to cross in,the keeper fumbled the cross and harry osman was left with a simple tap in.the game was quite a close affair with both defences on top but we managed to increase our lead when aiden sherlock burst down the right after a good jack bannister pass and he fired into the top corner from twenty yards.we both had goals disallowed before half time and a couple of half chances came our way which were not taken.half time 0-2.we started well in the 2nd half and played some good stuff before a superb through ball from bradley morris set up nick yeomans to make it 0-3,this seemed to deflate winchester and we began to dominate play in the middle of the park,winchester were still dangerous on the counter attack and our defence were excellent in dealing with that,the game worn on to a very satisfactory result with sarisbury keeping their first clean sheet of the season.it was an excellent performance from the boys so well done,a big thankyou must go to chris osman for running the line and to all the supporters for turning up to watch,i hope you all have a nice half term break

yours in sport

ian m