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Bergholt Heath YFC – Results 17th SeptemberThe 4 matches on 24th September produced 3 wins and 1 draw. Next week sees 1 home and 3 away matches.
This week, Bergholt played their first home game of the season hosting Stanway Rovers Reds, with whom they shared a good 11-a-side friendly game at the end of last season.
With a few players unavailable, including Continue reading “BHYFC Results 24th September”
Results 15th SeptemberOur Under 9s continued their excellent start to the season coming out best of three goals away to Bures in the West League.
The Under 11s started their 9vs9 C League campaign at home to Stanway Villa Greens. The visitors took the lead but a gritty and determined display by the hosts saw them come out on top with a 2-1 victory.
The Under 15s also started their season in the A League this weekend, away to Notley Youth. Notley, who Bergholt narrowly beat in the semi final of the cup a few months ago, started in determined fashion and took the lead after just a few minutes when a long high cross caught in the wind and sailed into the top corner with the Bergholt ‘keeper stranded. Bergholt gradually worked their way back into the match and played the better football without creating much until Ollie Sanderson sent James Holden away with a perfectly weighted through ball. James raced clear of the Notley defence and coolly slotted the ball past the ‘keeper. Half time: 1-1.
The second half saw Notley kick off and score without Bergholt touching the ball, with the Bergholt right back seeming not to realise the game had started – watching as the player took the ball past him. Despite a desperate attempt by the central defenders to cover, the ball was passed to the other striker who finished easily. This knocked Bergholt back and mid way through the half Notley scored their third when a corner was headed back into the 6 yard box, hitting another Notley player and looping up onto the underside of the bar and down over the line. A change of tactic by the manager saw Sam Clark move up front with just three at the back. The added physical presence paid off and James Holden scored his second with a close range finished from a Sam header. This really spurred Bergholt on but it was too little too late and a couple of minutes later they fell to their first competitive defeat of 2013.
Final result: Notley Youth 3-2 Bergholt Heath. Bergholt ‘man of the match’: Jamie Bowden.
Results 8th SeptemberSunday 8th September saw just one of our three teams in action as the Under 9s took on Tempest at home in their first “West League” fixture of the season. Looking to score more goals than the opposition for the first ever time, which they duly did, they scored three goals. Daniel in the Bergholt Heath goal also saved a penalty in the last minute to cue some very happy scenes on the Poors field at the final whistle. The boys passed the ball really well and made some very good chances throughout the game. They have clearly learnt a great deal from their first season together when they were Under 8s. Well done boys.
The Under 11s were due to play their first ever fixture in the new 9vs9 format of youth football (hence the new size goals installed on the Poors field), but unfortunately their scheduled opponents in the C league, who also happened to be Tempest, could not field a team and so a friendly was arranged instead.
Our Under 15s had a blank weekend as there is an odd number of teams in the A league this season due to the withdrawal of Brooklands, and their number came up to miss the very first week. Instead they played a friendly on Saturday away at Hadleigh against a combination of Hadleigh, Ipswich Wanderers and Woodbridge players, which they lost 4-2.
Subject to having some decent weather now we are in ‘summer time'(!), the fixtures this coming Sunday 7th April, will be as follows:
The Under 8s travelled to Lexden Saints hoping to break their duck and finally get their first win of the season. Whilst this didn’t quite happen, the boys came away with a creditable 0-0 draw, and with a bit more luck could have scored the winner with almost the last kick of the game – the ball going agonisingly just wide of the post! It was a great game to watch with good football played by both sides – a draw being the right result on the balance of play. Bergholt Heath player of the match: Sam Doubleday
Our Under 10s were away to second in the table Colchester Athletic – a team who won convincing 8-0 on the Poors Field in the last meeting. However this performance showed just how far the boys had come since then, and the result, whilst going the wrong way, was a creditable 1-0 defeat this time.
It was League Cup action for the Under 14s away to FC Clacton (Reds). For a variety of reasons, there were quite a few players unavailable this week with just 12 players making up the squad. However the lack of options did not really affect the teams performance. With a combination of some last ditch tackling, clearances off the line, and an inspired performance from the Clacton captain / keeper, the score was kept to a respectable 3-1 final result – the Clacton consolation coming in the last couple of minutes after a hat-trick from Ollie Sanderson, the last being a penalty after two superb goals: the first an individual effort and the second the result of a brilliant team passing move cutting the home team open. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Ollie Sanderson.
The Under 18s completed a full set of away fixtures, at Frinton & Walton. Unfortunately they could not compete with their top of the table hosts, who ran out comfortable 5-0 winners.
On on very cold Sunday morning, the Under 8s played their last game of a tough February, at home to Feering Falcons. The visitors made the better start and by half time they were 4 goals to the good, including a superb solo effort. The second half saw Bergholt finally get going, and they took the game to the visitors and started making their defence work, whilst remaining largely untroubled. However another cracking effort saw the visitors add one more to their half time tally. Bergholt Heath player of the match: James Pomphrett.
The Under 10s were away to Long Melford and came away with a hard earned 2-1 victory, courtesy of goals from Jonah Murray and Thomas Whitlow.
Our Under 14s were at home to Halstead Town in a “A” league clash on a bumpy and hard Poors field pitch which made football quite difficult. Bergholt ran out comfortable, if not somewhat underwhelming 2-0 winners, with both goals coming in the second half of this uneventful match: one goal each for James Holden and Sam Clark. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Sam Clark.
The Under 18s had a spare weekend with no scheduled fixture.
Our Under 8s were away at Eight Ash Green who have a host of players being chased by professional academies – they start this young! Unfortunately the gulf in class did tell and Bergholt did not manage to score a goal, but did concede a fair few. Luckily these two clubs should not be in the same league next season.
The Under 10s were at home to Reed Hall Sentinels, but they too lost, although by only 3-1. Two of the away teams goals were scored in quick fire fashion within a couple of crazy minutes.
Our Under 14s were away to Brooklands in Round 2 of the Open Cup, in what was likely to be a close game with both teams sitting comfortably mid table in the A league. The first half was scrappy but what football there was, was played by Bergholt who came up against a very hard working Brooklands defence that limited Bergholt mainly to half chances. However two defensive mistakes in quick succession saw Brooklands take the lead with almost the last kick of the half. The second period saw Bergholt up their game and a long ball over the top from defence saw Owen Bernhardt race clear on goal, only to be brought down from behind for a penalty. Ollie Sanderson strode up to hammer the ball into the net confidently for the equaliser. Apart from a couple of corners Brooklands didn’t threaten the Bergholt goal and as the half wore on it was the visitors who had all the chances, just missing the target several times. Just as extra time beckoned, Owen Bernhardt escaped his marker in the box to finish of a good passing move for the winner – the final whistle being blown immediately after the restart. Final result: Brooklands 1-2 Bergholt Heath. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Sam Clark.
The scheduled Under 18s match away to Reed Hall Sentinels was postponed by the home team due to lack of players being available.
All teams were scheduled home matches this week on the Poors Field, on an extremely wet and cold day!
First to kick off were our Under 10s versus Halstead Town Yellows. Bergholt passed the ball extremely well and ran out very comfortable 6-1 winners with Richard Frost scoring 5 of their 6 goals.
Next up were the Under 14s on the main pitch, in a League Cup round 3 match against Frinton and Walton. The game, especially in the first half, was scrappy, as both teams tried to find their touch after several weeks of postponed games. In a largely uneventful first half both teams had half chances and periods of possession that came to nothing. In fact the only noteworthy event was Bergholt’s central defender Sam Clark going off with concussion after being stuck in the face by a shot hit from just 2 yards away. He went off to be checked out at hospital after feeling dizzy and sick – but, thankfully, was feeling much better by the evening. The second half saw Bergholt playing with the wind and they started to impose themselves on the match. 10 minutes in and Bergholt were awarded a penalty after Owen Bernhardt was pushed in the box: Ollie Sanderson stepping up to blast the ball hard into the corner of the net. 1-0. In what seemed an extremely long half for the supporters, stood frozen on the touch line, eventually (but actually only about 10 minutes later), Mickey Whittle got himself free inside the box to side step the final defender and slot the ball past the visiting ‘keeper. Following a goal mouth scramble with around 5 minutes to go, the ball again fell to Mickey Whittle who hit a powerful shot from the edge of the 6 yard box against the underside of the bar. The ball dropped down and hit the ‘keeper for an unfortunate own goal. The rest of the match was played out in midfield – in fact the visitors didn’t really have a clear shot on the Bergholt goal in the second half. Final score: Bergholt Heath 3-0 Frinton & Walton. Bergholt ‘man of the match’: James Hirst.
Back to the ‘mini soccer’ pitch and the Under 8s also hosted Halstead Town. The Bergholt manager was pleased with their first half showing and in fact for the first time this season the Bergholt Under 8s finished a half in a winning position. Unfortunately they couldn’t keep it up and by time full time came around they had conceded a few goals to lose the game. At least they know the feeling of winning a half and this will give them encouragement for next season.
The final home match was our Under 18s at home to Layer Colts. By this time the rain had turned to sleet and then snow, and the wind had also picked up. In atrocious conditions it was the visitors who adapted better and they ran out 3-1 winners.