Village News

Our under 8s were away to Lexden Saints and played really well.  Unfortunately they didn’t score any goals.

The under 12s had a friendly away to Bures whilst they wait for the quater finals of the League Cup. They won 4-2 with goals from Jake Adams x 2 and Gianni Sabini x 2.  Bergholt Heath man of the match: Jake Adams.

Our under 13s were at home to Ransomes from Ipswich in the Open Cup.  Ransomes are unbeaten this season and are in the final of the Essex County Cup, so it was no real surprise that they ran out 7-0 winners.

The under 15s did not have a game this weekend but will be playing again soon as they are entered into the end of season trophy competition.

Our under 16s played Gt Bradfords at home in the league, and convincingly won 5-1.  The Bergholt Heath goal scorers were Alex Bartlett with a hat-trick, and Ben Holness with two.

The under 18s rounded off the weekend away to Feering Falcons Reds, losing 5-1. Unfortunately the manager could only field 10 players this weekend.

Fixtures Sunday 6th March:
Gt Bradfords v Under 8
Holland Blues v Under 13 League Cup QF
Under 16 v Stanway KO 10 Open Cup R4
Gt Bradfords v Under 18

Unfortunately our under 8’s didn’t manage to score a goal away to Stanway Villa Yellows.

Our under 12’s have finished their league season and other results this weekend meant they finished 3rd in the ‘A’ league, on goal difference from Heybridge in 4th place.

The under 13’s played the postponed Open Cup match away to Bodecia Dynamos, winning 9-1, with our goalkeeper getting a run out for the last 10 minutes and scoring 2 goals! The full list of goal scorers: Liam Donnelly, Keir Brown, Callum Sells x 3, Edward Quilty, Fawas Olaboyee, James Ardley x 2.

Our under 15’s have finished their league season.

The under 16’s have one league game left, and didn’t play this weekend.

Our under 18’s match at home to Lawford Junior Reds was postponed by the groundsman at West Bergholt FC due to an unplayable pitch.

Next Sunday’s fixtures 27th February:

• Lexden Saints Vs Under 8
• Bures Vs Under 12 – friendly kick off 10am at Bures
• Under 13 Vs Ransomes SCC Open Cup R3 KO 12 noon
• Under 15 – no game
• Under 16 Vs Gt Bradfords KO 10am
• Under 18 Vs Feering Falcon Blues KO 2pm

Our under 8s are back into the swing of things after their mid-winter break. Although they played much better this weekend at home to Clare Town lions than they did in the away fixture, Bergholt didn’t manage to score a goal.

The under 12s finished off their A league campaign with a 0-0 draw (first time they have ever had a 0-0 result!), at home to Heybridge Swifts. It was a hard fought match and possibly the most entertaining of the season, but although Bergholt had more chances than Heybridge, they just couldn’t get the ball into the net. The under 12s needed to win the match to guarantee a third place finish in the league, so now they need to rely on Coggeshall preventing Heybridge – who are sitting behind in 4th place – from winning by more than 2 goals in their final match. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Jamie Bowden.

Our under 13s were also at home, to the likely A league winners, Holland Blues. Holland were out for revenge after losing at home to Bergholt last month, and duly ran out 7-1 winners. The game was close for the first half which ended 2-1 to Holland. However Holland ran way with the second half, scoring 3 times in the last 10 minutes. Edward Quilty scored the Bergholt Heath goal.

The under 15s have finished their league season and did not have a game scheduled this weekend.

Our under 16s were away to Feering falcons and scored all 7 goals in a 5-2 win! Callam Drage, Tom Hodder, Alex Bartlett x 2 and Jack Gatland scored the 5 that counted for Bergholt.

Despite being 4-2 up at the end of the first half, our under 18s eventually lost 6-4 away to Reed Hall, who exposed some defensive frailties (from the night before?) in the second half. Dean Bennell x 2, Ben Rout and Jacob Hill scored the Bergholt Heath goals.

Next weeks fixtures 20th February:
Stanway Villa Yellows v Under 8
Under 12 No game
Boadicea Dynamos v Under 13 Open Cup R2
(rearranged from a few weeks ago)
Under 15 No game
Under 16 No game
Under 18 v Lawford Junior Reds KO 2pm

Our under 8s are still on their winter break, but did start training again on Saturday. Their first match back should be 6th February.

The under 12s were at home to Wivenhoe Youth Blues in the A league and won 2-0 in a close competitive match. Bergholt survived a scare when Wivenhoe hit the bar after only a few minutes, and generally Wivenhoe had the better of things in a tight first half. However Bergholt went into the break 1-0 up after Antonio Sabini was credited with a goal after a scramble in the box – the Wivenhoe linesman signalling that the ball did cross the line before being cleared. The second half saw a more composed Bergholt Heath performance and it was no surprise when the second goal was scored – Leo Tiffney wiggled his way past the right back and crossed for Ronan Gallagher to slot home from the edge of the six yard box. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Harry Dixon.

Our under 13s played the league leaders, Holland, away. Proving that confidence is the key to success, following a couple of wins in the cup competitions against opposition from lower divisions, the team put in their best performance of the season to date. Bergholt found themselves 4-0 up before Holland pulled 2 goals back, but the players did not fold and managed to score 2 more goals on the break, running out 5-2 winners!

The under 15s did not have a game scheduled this weekend.

Our under 16s were in Open Cup action, losing away to Broomfield Youth 2-1. The team were 2-0 down but kept battling away finally scoring with 5 minutes to go. Had they scored a little earlier then they could well have gone on to win, but it was too late and Broomfield held on for the win.

The under 18s were in league action at home to Reed Hall, the match finishing 2-2. Bergholt took the lead through Jacob Hill but 10 minutes lack of concentration saw them concede 2 quick goals. However they got back on track and scored a deserved equaliser through Leo Reid.

Next Weeks fixtures, Sunday 30th January:

Under 8 No game
Under 12 v Frinton & Walton, KO 10am
Under 13 v Brooklands, KO 12 noon
Under 15 v Brightlingsea Regents, KO 2pm
Gt Bradfords v Under 16
Under 18 No game