Tonights games discussion thread

[Lato]

not sure really. They have defenders who like to try and wind players up but can't take it themselves. Quite a physical side without being overly aggressive. They knock the ball round well but sometimes over elaborate. I still think on what I have seen this season they are the best team in the division despite you putting 13 past us and Edgware being top. Edgware are maybe a bit more functional as a unit than Harefield and more capable of grinding out results on an off day.

[NeutralFan]

Just back from Langford... will comment tomorrow! Arrggghhhhh! (With St Mags head on)

[blues06]

Great win for us tonight, we played really well but london colney have gone to pot to be fair!!

We were so happy after the game that we have planned a night out on thursday night as its bank holiday weekend!!

We are now sending the whole u18's squad and 3 fringe players to the game on thursday night to see wat the future holds!

We all wait in the club with our phones in hand to hear how we have got on!

Come on Herefi...i mean Broxbourne!!

[Jonno]

Hoddy drew 0-0 with Cockfosters tonight. God knows how! Ive never seen such a one sided game in all my life but the ball just wouldnt go in for us tonight. Toski could have had 4 as well as others.

 

Cockfosters must have forgot to put a pound in the meter cos the lights failed just b4 half time! Ref blew for half time and they managed to get them back on after a 10 minute delay.

 

Anyone got a full results round up for tonight (or is it on another thread somewhere?)

 

 

[Rhodes]

Originally Posted By: MIKO

but we need to get a few more points, just in case Royston and Haringey start to put some results together. As we know Haringey have done it before

This must be the understatement of the year, surprising though that they only drew 2-2 tonight. As for our game at Buckingham Athletic I have to echo Jonno's post about Hoddesdon at Cockfosters, we took the lead on 68 minutes following a one sided first period and should have hammered a number of nails in their coffin after that however fair play to the Stratford Fields Club as they battled away and managed to equalise through a hotly disputed penalty, they must have been over the moon with a draw.

[Rhodes]

This thread seems to have run its course already which surprises me slightly, here's our match report from the Buckingham Athletic game:

Tuesday 3 April

Spartan South Midlands League Division 1

Buckingham Athletic 1 Kentish Town 1

 

Town were asked to make the 120 mile midweek round trip to leafy Buckingham for a league fixture following two Saturday postponements at Stratford Fields earlier in the campaign and perhaps unsurprisingly arrived less than half an hour before the scheduled kick off time due to traffic difficulties.

A blood and thunder opening on a cold night saw the early skirmishes just about even with both sides making forays into the opposition half of the field without creating any clear cut opportunities.

Daniele Quattromini made a trademark run leaving defenders trailing in his wake and was unfortunate to see his shot go just wide of the mark. Buckingham then had a good opportunity themselves that produced a good save from keeper Paul Williamson who had replaced regular keeper James Noonan in the side.

Town had a let off when Williamson failed to collect on the edge of his area and the ball trickled past the far post with the net gaping, much to the relief of Town’s players and connections in the sparse crowd.

Town were huffing and puffing without giving any indication that they were about to blow the Buckingham house down and the home defence were doing a good job in keeping the prolific Richard Lucas at bay. The teams went in even at the break following an entertaining first period.

The second half started as the first finished with both sides going at each other hammer and tongs, Referee Mr Chidley was being surprisingly lenient when other officials may well have brandished yellow cards like confetti. Both keepers were having busy evenings without really having to pull out all the stops however on the 68 minute mark the deadlock was finally broken when Lucas collected the ball out on the left before embarking on a penetrative run and unleashing a fierce low drive that flew into the back of the Buckingham net.

Town were fortunate to escape immediately following the goal when Buckingham proceeded to hit the bar with a well timed lob with Williamson off his line. With Town trying to defend their lead with fifteen minutes left on the clock a forward was harshly adjudged to have been upended in the box and Mr Chidley pointed to the spot. Dave O’Dell stepped up to the mark and sent a crashing drive to Williamson’s right, indeed the Town keeper made an excellent attempt and may have got a finger tip to it.

The game continued in somewhat of a cat and mouse fashion with both sides afraid to make the mistake that would give the other the points, in the end the honours were shared in what was a fair outcome to the pulsating contest.

 

Town Team: Williamson, King, R Quattromini, D Quattromini, Kanaris, Butler, D Dawson, Stanfield, Lucas, Ellis, Zanre.

Sub: Noonan

 

Buckingham Team: Reynolds, Howkins, North, Dedman, M O’Dell, D O’Dell, Hodges, Dart, Booden, Bennett, Prentice.

Subs: Hammond, Simonds, Dickinson

 

Referee: Mr J Chidley (Flitwick)

Assistants: Mr K Leach (Bicester), Mr V Micallef (Dunstable)

 

[Jonno]

To answer a previous post by NF, Roger plans to stage another game in Stewarts name during the pre season. I'm sure someone will be in touch NF. I may even have another run out myself!!