Village News

After what seems like months due to the postponements because of the bad weather, our 11-a-side teams were back in action yesterday after the Christmas break. Our under 8’s, who play “mini soccer”, have a mid winter break and are not due to play again until February 6th – a sure sign that the weather in January will be ok before being snowy again in February!

A mixed bag of results from our five 11-a-side teams:

The under 12s won 1-0 away to Bures United in the A league. A good solid display which should have warranted a 5 or 6 goal winning margin (according to the Bures manager!). However as usual the boys had left their shooting boots at home and failed to hit the target when it looked easier to score than miss, which made for a much nervier end to the game than it should have been. The goal when it came just before half time was a scrappy affair, Antonio Sabini taping in after the ball had hit the post. Bergholt Heath Man of the Match: Antonio Sabini.

Our under 13s finally got the win they have been looking for, away to Long Melford in the league cup. They ran out 5-2 winners in the end – after being 2-1 down with only 10 minutes to go. The Bergholt heath goal scorers were Cameron Siedlecki x 2, Kier Brown, Callum Sells and Fawas Olyboyee. This result should give the boys some confidence when they move back to A league action.

The under 15s continue to struggle, this week losing 13-1 away to Frinton & Walton Reds in the league. James Dixey scored the Bergholt Heath goal. The good news is that the manager is now able to field a full team of 11 players each week.

Our under 16s lost at home 4-2 to Colchester Athletic, also in the league. Ben Holness and alex Enright scoring the Bergholt Heath goals.

Finally the under 18s also played Colchester Athletic, losing away 6-1. Unfortunately the manager could only field 10 players due to late withdrawals. Dean Bennell scored the Bergholt Heath goal.

Next weeks fixtures Sunday 16/1/2011:

U8 – no game (mid winter break)
Cornard Dynamos Reds v Under 12 Open Cup R1
Brightlingsea Regents v Under 13 Open Cup R1
Under 15 v St Edmunds KO 2
Under 16 v Cornard Dynamos KO 12
Under 18 v Clacton Community KO 2

After all the snow some footie at last and a decent set of results on balance.

Our under 8s didn’t play – the team they were originally scheduled to play are no longer in the league.

The under 12s played Long Melford at home in the league cup and won 3-2 to progress to the quarter finals. The result did not reflect the game which could have ended 10-0 as Bergholt missed at least 3 one-on-one’s against the Long Melford ‘keeper – none of the shots ending up on target – before Long Melford took the lead with their only attack of the first half, with the Bergholt keeper shovelling the ball across his 6 yard box the striker ran in and put the ball in the net with a “if you’re not going to pick it up I’ll put the ball in the net” attitude of a good striker. Having missed at least another 2 or 3 more easy chances, Bergholt scored with a much harder chance, Ronan Gallagher getting in front of his marker at the near post to steer in a low cross from Gianni Sabini. The second half saw Bergholt camped inside the Long Melford for long periods but their ‘keeper continued to keep Bergholt at bay. Antonio Sabini scored a good second and then he slotted home a penalty after Ronan Gallagher was adjudged to have been brought down in the box. Long Melford pulled a goal back with almost the last kick of the game. Bergholt Heath ‘man of the match’: Ciaran Donnellan.

The under 13s were away to Halstead in the league, but lost a close match 3-0 with the first goal coming after less than a minutes from a bad back pass and the third coming in the last minute on the break as Bergholt were trying to grab something from the game.

Our under 15s continue to struggle in the league, losing away to Alresford 10-1. James Dixey scoring the Bergholt goal.

The under 16s won away to Boxford 3-0 in the league cup, Glenn Wheeler x 2 and Adam Bartlett scoring the goals. They also progress to the quarter finals.

Our under 18s completed the fixtures, winning at home to Tolleshunt D’Arcy 5-3 in an entertaining league game despite playing with only 10 men. Jacob Hill lead the way with 2 goals, with others coming from Ben Brice, Ben Flower and Dean Bennell.

Next weekends fixtures, 19th December:
Gt Bradfords v Under 8
Under 12 v Frinton KO 10am
The under 13’s do not have a game
Under 15 v St Edmunds KO 12 noon
Gt Bradfords v Under 16
Under 18 v Feering Blues KO 10.30am

Not surprisingly, all this weekends games were postponed. In fact no games took place in the Colchester and District Youth League! The only surprising thing is that the league itself did not call off the games and left it to the individual teams to do the necessary.

Hopefully things will be back on track this coming Sunday 12th December, with the following games due to take place:

Under 8 v Coggeshall KO 10.30am
Under 12 v Long Melford Colts League Cup R3 KO 10am
Halstead Blues v Under 13
Alresford Reds v Under 15
Bullers FC v Under 16 ECC R3
Under 18 v Tolleshunt D’arcy KO 2pm

Not surprisingly, all yesterdays games involving the village teams were postponed due to frozen pitches. In fact in the end all scheduled league matches in the Colchester and District Youth League were postponed yesterday.

Should the weather improve in time, next weeks fixtures – Sunday 5th December – are scheduled to be as follows:

Marks Tey v Under 8
Under 12 v Heybridge Swifts Youth KO 10am
Harwich & Parkeston v Under 13
Under 15 v Brightlingsea Regents KO 12 noon
Under 16 v Colchester Athletic KO 2pm
Colchester Athletic v Under 18