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BHYFC Results 3rd November and Fixtures 10th November

Bergholt Heath Youth Football ClubBergholt Heath YFC – Results 3rd November

Reed Hall Sentinels vs BHYFC Under 9s

After the past couple of weeks where Bergholt Heath Under 9’s had hit the self-destruct button, the manager gave the boys a stiff talking to before the game about this and how to avoid repeating it for a third week.

With this fresh in their minds Bergholt started well, playing against the wind in the first half. Both teams were cancelling each out in the middle of the pitch and clear cut chances were limited to one each, with Sentinels hitting the side netting whilst Theo nearly got his birthday goal but was denied by an excellent block by the Sentinels defender. Sentinels probably just shaded the half due to having the advantage of the wind. HT 0-0.

Bergholt then had the wind in the second half and were asked to use this to shoot on sight. This they did but found the Sentinels keeper in good form saving well from Theo, Thomas and James. Meanwhile the defence were having a really solid game and Daniel’s handling and command of his area was excellent. The midfield were also doing their duties in defence as well as in attack, something that had been missing recently, demonstrated by James who, when the Reed Hall player wriggled through the defence, came in with a brilliant goal saving tackle.

Bergholt had the lion’s share of possession and goal-scoring chances in the second half but just couldn’t score and the game ended goalless. FT 0-0. A good result which steadied the ship!

Bergholt Heath player of the match: Daniel Jackson – super handling and distribution of the ball.

BHYFC Under 11s vs Colchester Villa Blues

The under 11’s were the only team at home this week, to second in the table Colchester Villa Blues. It was a open game with plenty of chances, but both keepers were in excellent form with neither team able to find a way past their opponents. The only goal came with Colchester Villa were awarded a dubious penalty for hand ball and the striker stepped up to score leaving the Bergholt players down hearted at the end of a match they did not deserve to lose.

Player of the match: Matthew Sanderson.

Elmden Rovers vs BHYFC Under 15s

Our Under 15’s, currently bottom of the A league, were looking to end their miserable start to the league season away to second bottom Elmden Rovers. Bergholt won the toss and chose to play with the strong wind that was blowing almost straight down the pitch.

The team were pumped up for the match following some strong words from the manager after last weeks loss to Bures, and the early exchanges were almost entirely in the home sides’ half, where they were defending manfully against a fluid Bergholt attack, aided by the wind. Bergholt took the lead after 15 minutes when Owen got free on the left and after dummying the defender, rolled the ball back for Ben to coolly place in the corner of the net. Just over 10 minutes later Ollie got on the score sheet when he waltzed through the home defence to place another shot low into the net. Bergholt were clearly on top with the manager calling for more goals to capitalise on the wind, and they had further chances with Luke hitting the angle of crossbar and post with a cleaver flick from outside of the area, and Jamie having a shot cleared off the line following a corner. In addition there were two claims for penalties that the referee strangely gave as free kicks to the home team. HT: Elmden 0-2 Bergholt Heath.

The second half started with the away supporters wondering whether Elmden could use the wind advantage to change the flow of the game, which had been decidedly one sided. Within a few minutes of the restart this idea was dispelled, as Ben was given the freedom of the home penalty area – so much so he looked round for the offside flag – to place another shot low into the goal for his second of the match. Another few minutes and Bergholt scored their fourth goal – a free kick from Max finding the top corner. Elmden were trying to use the wind by clearing the ball long and high then chasing behind, but the Bergholt defence was fairly comfortable throughout, although there were a few anxious moments from two Elmden in-swinging corners. With 10 minutes remaining, Bergholt scored their 5th and final goal when Max hit another shot from the edge of the area, picking out the other top corner!

Full time: Elmden Rovers 0-5 Bergholt Heath.

Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Max Booth – all action display both in midfield and then up front.

Next weeks fixtures – Sunday 9th November:

  • Under 9 vs Colchester Villa Yellows KO 11.00am
  • Wivenhoe Town vs Under 11
  • Under 15 vs FC Clacton KO 12 noon
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BHYFC Results 27th October and Fixtures for 3rd November

Bergholt Heath Youth Football ClubBergholt Heath YFC – Results 27th October

BHYFC Under 9s vs Long Melford Colts

The Under 9s were at home to Long Melford Colts and after last week’s 6 minutes of madness lost them the match, they were hoping history wouldn’t repeat itself. However despite a promising start 3 goals in quick succession in the first half killed this game as a contest.  However the boys battled hard to get back in the game and created a number of chances with James and Ollie in particular spearheading the attack.  However the visitors defence, together with their goalkeeper, held firm.

The second half saw Bergholt continue to try and get on the score sheet and they came close on two occasions when both Thomas’ having shots well saved by the Colts ‘keeper.  Once again though, Bergholt fell to the sucker punch when a pile driver of a shot seemed to go straight through Daniel in goal.  Full time: Bergholt Heath 0-4 Long Melford Colts.

Bergholt Heath player of the match: James Pomphrett – some super attacking play.

Halstead Town Reds vs BHYFC Under 11s

The Under 11s completed their double header away to Halstead Town Reds looking to continue their play from last week’s game.

Bergholt started well and had good possession and the only thing missing was the final ball as the Halstead defence closed the Bergholt boys down very quickly.  At the back the Bergholt defensive trio of Nathan, Dan and Ben didn’t let anything past them making Harvey in goal a virtual bystander. Eventually the pressure paid off and after a good through ball from Jonah, Tyler raced through and poked the ball home. Not long after and Tyler had another attempt and scored another goal to make the half time score 2-0, although the manager was apparently not too happy with the passing.

Instructions for the second half were clear: pass to Bergholt team mates!  The pattern of play generally followed the first with the Bergholt defence communicating well and pushing up to add weight to the attack. Fred had a chance when the ball was played up to him in the box but unfortunately he took too long and the chance went. Then another great through ball by Matt found Tyler in space but the keeper quickly came out to save. However the ball rebounded nicely to Jonah who made no mistake to make it 3-0.   There was not long to go in the game when Ben pushed up on the left, collected the ball and coolly finished for 4-0.   The Under 11’s first clean sheet of the season!

Bergholt Heath man of the match: Jonah for some good passing and his efforts in the last few matches.

BHYFC Under 15s vs Bures united

Finally, our Under 15’s were at home to top of the league Bures United. Unfortunately yet again Bergholt started slowly and the visitors scored with their first attack when the visiting winger left the Bergholt right back for dead and, with the Bergholt midfield static watching the game, the cross was easily converted against an outnumbered Bergholt defence.  1-0 in the first minute!  However with their own first attack of the match, Bergholt equalised. A long diagonal ball forward caught the Bures defence out at it carried in the strong wind, and James was left all alone at the far post to easily finish against a stranded keeper.  Everyone expected the equaliser to spur Bergholt on, but they were looking very shaky and Bures seemed to manage to capitalise on every little error and from a series of small errors they took the lead again in the 10th minute when a misdirected pass spun into the path of the striker who surprisingly beat Connor at his near pot from the edge of the area.  Despite Bergholt’s best efforts, nothing seemed to fall right with the final ball always seeming to go the opposite place to where the Bergholt player was.

Half time 1-2.

The second half was only a few minutes old when Bures increased their lead when a speculative effort from outside the box seemed to catch Connor unawares and the ball, aided by the increasingly strong wind, sailed over him into the roof of the net.  The home side were now looking a little disjointed as nothing seemed to be going right, and despite having a few half chances, it was no surprise when Bures scored their 4th mid way through the half.  The Bergholt manager immediately made a change, going to 3-at-the-back and pushing Sam into midfield. Almost immediately the extra man further up the pitch worked as Owen got free to play a ball across the box for James to score his second from close range.  However, against the run of play yet another miss-placed pass at the back saw the visiting striker put through to beat Connor easily for Bures 5th goal from just 6 shots! Back came Bergholt who were increasingly finding the passion that had been lacking earlier in the match, and the Bures goal appeared to be under siege for minutes at a time.  Max scored the Bergholt third from a free kick but despite play being camped inside the visitors half, there was no further way past a resolute, if panicky, Bures defence.

Final score Bergholt Heath 3-5 Bures United.

Bergholt Heath man of the match: Max Booth – all action midfield display

Next week’s fixtures Sunday 3rd November:

  • Reed Hall Sentinels Vs Under 9
  • Under 11 Vs Colchester Villa Blues, k.o. 10am
  • Elmden Rovers Vs Under 15
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Tom Bowdidge – BHYFC mark their respect on 20th October

Tom Bowdidge
Tom Bowdidge – passed away Friday 18th October

Tom Bowdidge – sadly missed

Firstly this week it is with great sadness that Bergholt Heath has to report that one of our ex-players, Tom Bowdidge, passed away on Friday morning after a brave fight against cancer, at just 19 years old. Tom will be greatly missed by all those that knew him around the village and beyond.  As a mark of respect all three Bergholt Heath teams wore black armbands during this weekend’s matches.  Tom started a cancer charity “Teens Against Cancer Baby” last year and spent the last year of his life bravely raising money for his charity at every opportunity. Should anyone wish to donate to the charity in Tom’s memory, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/Tom-Bowdidge.

The following message is on Tom’s Facebook page (linked above and from picture):

We have organised Tom’s funeral now. It will be on Wednesday 30th October at 12 noon in St Mary the Virgin Church, New Church Road, West Bergholt, Colchester, CO6 3JF.  It was Tom’s wish that he had a massive funeral so we would be delighted to welcome as many of you as are able to attend.  We would like it to be a time when we mourn his loss but also celebrate his life. Dress code will be dark but we hope people will wear a touch of blue which was Tom’s favourite colour.
With our love as always xxxx

On to the football:

BHYFC Results 20th October

Brooklands vsBHYFC Under 9s

Bergholt Heath Under 9s faced their toughest game of the season today against unarguably the best team in the league, Brooklands.

Before the game started the Bergholt team put on black armbands in respect of Tom. After the torrential rain that preceded it, the game kicked off in sunshine and began brightly for both teams with Bergholt matching the hosts for possession.  Brooklands then started to take charge of the game, but try as they might they could not break through the Bergholt defence with the boys battling for everything and if they did get any shots on target, then Daniel’s handling was faultless.

For all their performance Bergholt fell behind with a well-taken goal.  This didn’t get the boys disheartened and they tried to get back on level terms and Thomas L, with his usual once-a-game long range effort, came close to finding the net but the keeper got down well for the save. With the half-time whistle imminent, Brooklands went further ahead when a powerful long range fizzed right through a crowded penalty area and with Daniel unsighted, found the corner of the Bergholt net.  HT 0-2.

As with the first half, the beginning was fairly even with Bergholt almost getting on the score sheet but James’ effort was just held by the Brooklands keeper.  However, minutes 30-36 will be 6 minutes that Bergholt will want to forget.  Once again, Bergholt’s luck deserted them as Brooklands extended their lead when a deflected shot caught out an unlucky Daniel.  From this, another 3 goals rattled in quick succession as Brooklands tried their luck from outside the box – each shot gave Daniel no chance.  The last 4 minutes, Bergholt managed to regroup themselves and see the game out without further loss.  FT 0-6. Although Brooklands were the better team and deserved their win, the scoreline was particularly harsh on Bergholt who played really well.  Credit should go to the defence today who were superb and didn’t deserve to be on the end of that scoreline.

Bergholt Heath player of the match: Thomas Lloyd – a captain’s performance with some excellent tackling and energy.

BHYFC UNder 11s vs Halstead Town Reds

The Under 11s were the only team at home this week and comfortably beat Halstead Town Reds 5-1 with goals coming from Jonah Murray and Richard Frost with two each and one more from Tyler Webb.

Stanway Rovers vs BHYFC Under 15s

Following last weeks league cup win, the Under 15s were in round two action of the Essex Cup, but luckily  – with the whole of Essex to be drawn against – their away match was only a couple of miles up the road to play Stanway Rovers, their local rivals in the A league!

Bergholt started slowly, which seems to be a trend so far this season, and in the first 10 minutes they allowed the home side to have several tester shots at goal – but luckily Connor comfortably handled anything that came his way.  Just before the quarter of an hour mark Bergholt got forward to create something for the first time in the match.   Stanway gave away a free kick on the left, Ollie Sanderson played the ball diagonally into the box, James Holden got a flick on and Sam Clark finished at the far post – only to find that the linesman had raised his flag!

However Bergholt were not to be denied and within a minute another attack saw a corner conceded and Sam rose high at the far post to loop his header back over the Stanway ‘keeper and into the roof of the net.  These two quick fire attacks and the goal spurred Bergholt into life and they restricted the hosts to long range attempts for the rest of the half.  Half time: Stanway Rovers 0 -1 Bergholt Heath

The second half started in completely the opposite manner to the first and within 2 minutes Bergholt were further ahead.  Leo Tiffney picked the ball up centrally just outside the Stanway area.  Owen Bernhardt ran in from the right and called for the ball to be played through, Leo picked him out superbly and Owen comfortably slotted the ball into the far corner.  A brilliantly worked goal.  Within 2 minutes Bergholt scored their third goal.  James chased a long ball into the left of the area and under his pressure the defender handled the bouncing ball. Penalty.  With Ollie now off the pitch resting having been ill during the week, Captain Jamie Bowden took the spot kick and sent the ‘keeper the wrong way to score his now customary goal against Stanway Rovers.

The game was now being controlled by Bergholt, however the hosts got on the score sheet with around 10 minutes remaining.  An attack was cleared into the midfield but was stopped by an alert Stanway player who immediately played it back.  The ball evaded the Bergholt midfielders and as Sam came across to cover the obvious gap, the striker flicked it though to his partner who had the run on the blind side of Jamie and he finished well as Connor tried to close the angle. However this was the one and only clear cut opportunity for the hosts and Bergholt saw the match out comfortably to move into round three of the Essex cup, when they will be at home to the Romford Flyers.  Final score: Stanway Rovers 1 – 3 Bergholt Heath.  Bergholt man of the match: Jamie Bowden.

Next week’s matches Sunday 27th October:

  • Under 9 vs Long Melford, KO 11am
  • Halstead Town Reds vs Under 11
  • Under 15 vs Bures, KO 10.30am
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BHYFC Results 6th & 13th October and Fixtures for 20th October

Bergholt Heath Youth Football ClubBergholt Heath YFC – Results 6th & 13th October

Apologies for two weeks’ combined reports this week, hopefully normal service will be resumed next week.

6th October – Colchester Villa Yellows vs BHYFC Under 9s

Bergholt Heath Under 9s made the short journey to the Gilberd to play league newcomers Colchester Villa Yellows this week.  The hosts made the brighter start and put the Bergholt defence under pressure and they nearly scored when it would have been harder to miss. Miss they did as the hard pitch caught the striker out and the ball bobbled at the wrong time and his mis-cued effort hit the post.  Bergholt, spurred by this let off, went on the attach themselves and Oliver’s long range lob nearly deceived the Villa ‘keeper who managed to claw the ball out just before it bounced into the top corner.

The game was free-flowing with both teams pushing for the opening goal – Oliver again and Thomas L coming close for Bergholt before the deadlock was finally broken. The ball was crossed into the Bergholt box which they failed to clear and the Villa striker slotted the ball past Daniel.  The hosts then had the chance to double their lead when they had a free kick on the edge of the area.  The ball was well hit but Daniel did exceptionally well to push the ball onto the crossbar.  Bergholt were determined to hit back but just as they got clear through on goal the referee blew of half time.

At half time the Bergholt manager told the boys just how well they had fought back last week and that they had to do the same again.  They did that and had the balance of the second half.  Bergholt had the ball in the back of the Villa net but the referee blew his whistle to stop the game for an injury just before the ball went over the line – the second time Bergholt’s luck had run out. Try as they may, Bergholt could not find a way through and no more goals were scored.

Bergholt Heath player of the match: Oliver Baker – some excellent long range efforts and a great midfield battling performance.

13th October – BHYFC Under 9s vs Oyster Youth

Bergholt Heath Under 9s were back on home soil after three weeks on the road. The goals and pitch were prepared in heavy rain but it stopped just before kick-off. The pitch itself was wet and in the warm-ups the ball was zipping along the ground giving the keepers extra to think about……

From the kick-off, Bergholt started the brighter of the two teams continuing to pass the ball around well as they had the previous two weeks. Oyster Youth stood firm and the half looked like it would end goalless. However, a break from Bergholt saw Tommy get free from the Oyster defence and his powerful shot whizzed past the stranded keeper. Bergholt looked to stretch that lead further when Theo tried his luck from distance but his lob just cleared the crossbar. Oyster were still in the game and got a heavy slice of luck when from a corner and despite the best efforts of Daniel to stop it, the ball was turned into his own net by the unfortunate Billy at the near post. HT 1-1.

With the rain still holding off, the second half kicked off with the visitors slightly on the ascendancy. They got another slice of luck when a long range shot squeezed under the body of Daniel and just rolled over the line before he clawed it away. With their tails up, Oyster then stretched their lead further when a couple of minutes later the striker got free of his marker and slammed the ball into the back of the net. Despite these setbacks the Bergholt team continued to press and try to get back into the game. Daniel made up for his mistake with a fantastic catch from a free kick whilst long range efforts were the name of the game with various team members all having a go. However, they were either going just wide of the post or into the keeper’s arms and even when he was beaten, the defender cleared off of the line. FT score 1-3.

Bergholt Heath player of the match: Billy Sutton – another solid game from the Aldham Ace!

6th October – Feering Falcons Reds vs BHYFC Under 11s

The Under 11s were also away, at Feering Falcons Reds, and started the game as if they were still on their school holidays!  Within a few minutes the players decided that rather than tackle they would let the home forward run through and score.  Things were not helped when Bergholt  cleared their box but the referee stopped play. It was unclear why he had blown his whistle – and even more puzzling when he gave Feering a penalty, which was scored.  Things were not looking any better going forward, with miss-placed passes, but then Bergholt pulled a goal back just before half time when Matthew headed forward to Jonah who put it away.

The second half started much better and Bergholt equalised when a shot from Matthew bobbled its way past the keeper.  Although Bergholt were still not playing too well, they were battling much better and were having far more shots than the home team but most were going wide or high.  However the Feering keeper did make one excellent save. Bergholt scored what seemed to be a good goal but it was ruled out for off side, although the boys insisted afterwards that the cross went backwards not forwards – which is likely given the number of incorrect throw in and offside decisions given during the game. Feering were not out of the game though, and from a poor clearance they scored what proved to be the winner when a shot back at goal hit the underside of the bar and spun into the net to make the final score Feering Falcons Reds 3 – 2 Bergholt Heath.

Bergholt ‘s man of the match: Nathan.

13th October – Wivenhoe vs BHYFC Under 11s  (League Cup)

After last weeks horror show this was a complete turnaround in performance terms for the Under 11’s, away to Wivenhoe in the League Cup. Bergholt only had nine for this cup match but all of the boys had a great game. Wivenhoe started the better but Bergholt managed to curtail them. Indeed after a great through ball from Tyler Bergholt should have taken the lead. Jonah just had the keeper to beat, but then suddenly pulled up. One of the players called offside and, rather than listening for the whistle, he stopped. Harvey made a couple of great saves to keep the scores level. Ben and Alex playing at full backs were having fantastic games with some excellent counter attacking clearances. Bergholt were passing far better this match and the tackling was much better with Dan working hard at centre back. A small lapse in concentration led to the away team going into the break one down.

The second half was even better, with the midfield putting several great balls through to Tyler and Jonah. Jonah latched onto one and thumped it in to make it level GOOOAAALLL!!!  Bergholt should have taken the lead but Jo and Ty when clean through several times hesitated just a tad too long instead of pulling the trigger. The guys at the back worked hard and restricted Wivenhoe’s chances. Full time 1-1 and onto extra time.

The first half was a bit of stalemate in midfield but the second half saw a couple of chances as both teams went for it to avoid penalties. Again Bergholt had a half chance but failed to convert and with a couple of minutes to go, a goal mouth me-lee saw the ball rebound off the post for a Wivenhoe player to score the winner. A great game by both sides and a fantastic performance by the boys.

MOM went to Alex for a terrific display.

6th October – FC Clacton vs BHYFC Under 15s

Our Under 15s completed the hat-trick of away fixtures.  After last week’s first win of the season at East Thurock United (CYFL) in the Essex Cup, coming from a goal down to win 2-1 with goals from Ben and Max, they were away to FC Clacton this week.

As there was a full squad for the first time this season, a new team photo was taken, but after a delayed kick off Bergholt got off to a very slow start and fell a goal behind early on. However the equaliser came quickly when a handball resulted in a free kick on the edge of Clacton’s area that Sam fired into the bottom right hand corner.
Whilst not playing well, Bergholt did manage to get quite a few crosses in the box although none found any players in blue. However Bergholt fell behind again midway through the half when a free kick was cleared and the follow up shot was blocked only for it to fall kindly for an unmarked player to shoot from 20 yards out and find the top corner.

Bergholt looked a bit shell shocked and within 10 minutes Clacton made it 3-1 when they latched onto an under hit attempt to head back to Connor and they scored again.

The half time whistle came and the Clacton players and management seemed confident that the points were in the bag against a Bergholt team that looked 2nd to everything and had no answers as to how to turn it around. How wrong they were.  After a team talk that wasn’t quite a Fergie’s Hairdryer, but stern enough to let the lads know that the 1st half performance was not good enough and after a bit of a shake up, they went out for the second half in determined fashion.

Within 10 minutes Ollie played a through ball to James Holden and he sped away then coolly beat the Clacton keeper to reduce the deficit. Bergholt were flying now and allowed Clacton no time on the ball smothering most attacks before they developed. It wasn’t too long before James returned the compliment, squaring the ball for Ollie to score through a crowded penalty box and the game was level.  The subs went on again and continued the hard work of those that they replaced and it looked certain that James had scored another as he hit a screamer that was heading for the top left hand corner only for the keeper to acrobatically tip the ball over at full stretch. An incredible save!

With around 10 minutes to go Mickey went on a mazy run down the left wing beating 3 or 4 players before cutting the ball back to Luke who’s shot took a kind deflection and nestled in the bottom left corner to make the score 4-3 and put Bergholt in front!

Bergholt had completed a remarkable comeback and showed exactly what they are capable of when the everyone plays at 100% and work hard together as a team. It wasn’t just the closing down and winning the ball back that won the game though, some of the football played in that second half was excellent.

All 16 were excellent for the 2nd half and they deserve a lot of credit, however Man of the match was Mickey, mainly for his jinking run and assist, but he also had a solid game at left back too.

13th October – BHYFC UNder 15s vs Rowhedge Juniors (League Cup)

Our Under 15s were at home, also in the League Cup Round 1, against C league Rowhedge Juniors.  In a first half characterised by strong wind and driving rain, Bergholt lost the toss and had to play against the conditions. Against lower league opposition, Bergholt were given time and space on the ball and with a better final ball into the box, even against the wind and rain, they should have been comfortably ahead by half time.  As it was, the only goal of the first half was via a penalty after Luke had been taken out by the visiting ‘keeper when clean through on goal.  Ollie stepped up to coolly finish from the spot.

The second half saw the sun come out and the wind drop – just as the Bergholt boys were looking to enjoy the advantage of the conditions!  Bergholt were much more direct this half and a relatively one sided match saw further goals from James – a shot into the far corner after cutting in from the left, Luke from a tight angle – also from the left, Owen with a shot under the ‘keeper and finally from Max in the last couple of minutes from just inside the area.  Connor in the Bergholt goal was relatively untroubled all match. Final score: Bergholt Heath 5 – 0 Rowhedge Juniors.

Bergholt Heath man of the match; Birthday boy Sam Clark.

Next weeks fixtures Sunday 20th October:

  • Brooklands vs Under 9
  • Under 11 vs Halstead Town Reds, KO 10am
  • Stanway Rovers vs Under 15 – Essex County Cup R2
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BHYFC Results 15th September and fixtures for 22nd

Bergholt Heath Youth Football ClubResults 15th September

Our 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.

Next weeks’ fixtures, Sunday 22nd September:

  • Rowhedge Junior vs Under 9
  • Under – 11 No game
  • Under 15 vs Wivenhoe Youth Blues, KO 10.30am
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BHYFC Results 8th September & Fixtures 15th September

Bergholt Heath Youth Football ClubResults 8th September

Sunday 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.

Next weeks fixtures, Sunday 15th September:

  • Under 9 vs Bures KO 11.30am
  • Under 11 vs Stanway Villa Greens KO 10am
  • Notley Youth vs Under 15
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Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 3rd March 2013

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.

 Next weeks fixtures, Sunday 10th March (Mother’s Day!):

  • Under 8 vs Rowhedge KO 11am
  • Bures United vs Under 10
  • Under 14 vs Bures United KO 10.30am
  • Under 18 vs Reed Hall Sentinels KO 2pm
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Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 24th February 2013

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.

Next weeks games – Sunday 3rd March:

  • Lexden Saints vs Under 8
  • Colchester Athletic vs Under 10
  • FC Clacton Reds vs Under 14 – League Cup R3
  • Frinton & Walton Blues vs Under 18
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Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 17th February 2013

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.

Next weeks fixtures, Sunday 24th February:

  • Under 8 vs Feering Falcons KO 11am
  • Long Melford vs Under 10
  • Under 14 vs Halstead Town KO 10.30am
  • Under 18 – No game
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Bergholt Heath YFC – Results & Fixtures 10th February 2013

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.

Next weeks fixtures Sunday 17th February:

  • Eight Ash Green vs Under 8
  • Under 10 vs Reed Hall Sentinels KO 10
  • Brooklands vs Under 14 – Open Cup Round 2
  • Reed hall Sentinels vs Under 18