Midweek Fixtures & Results (Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st March)

[Karen Browne]

Tuesday 20^th March

(kick off times 7.45pm unless stated)

PREMIER DIVISION

Berkhamsted v Hillingdon Borough

Haringey Borough v Hertford Town

Holmer Green v Hatfield Town

Leverstock Green v Oxhey Jets (Kick Off 7.30pm)

 

BEDS SENIOR CUP Semi Final

Dunstable Town v Leighton Town

 

CAMBRIDGESHIRE INVITATION CUP Semi Final

Ely City v Royston Town

 

HINCHINGBROOKE CUP Semi Final

Deeping Rangers v Stotfold

 

DIVISION ONE

Amersham Town v Chesham United Reserves (Kick Off 7.30pm)

Buckingham Athletic v Crawley Green

Harpenden Town v Hoddesdon Town

Langford v Ampthill Town

 

DIVISION EWO

Winslow United v Bletchley Town

 

RESERVE DIVISION ONE

Kings Langley Reserves v Hatfield Town Reserves

London Colney Reserves v Royston Town Reserves

Stotfold Reserves v Hadley Reserves

 

SOUTH MIDLANDS FLOODLIT CUP (RESERVE SECTION) Second Round

Hoddesdon Town Reserves v Oxhey Jets Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION TWO

Sun Postal Sports Reserves v London Lions Reserves

 

 

Wednesday 21^st March

(kick off times 7.45pm unless stated)

PREMIER DIVISION

Aylesbury United v Tring Athletic

 

DIVISION ONE

Kentish Town v Bedford

London Lions v St Albans City Reserves

Wodson Park v Sun Postal Sports

 

HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY FINAL

London Colney v Kings Langley (@ County Ground, Letchworth)

 

SOUTH MIDLANDS FLOODLIT CUP (RESERVE SECTION) Second Round

Inter Hoddesdon v St Margaretsbury Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION TWO

Ampthill Town Reserves v Harpenden Town Reserves

[bicknell]

Fingers crossed its a good night for us and other results go our way

[Winslow Boy]

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/winslowutd/news/bletchley-town-match-preview-540203.html

[Winslow Boy]

http://www.sportsshots.org.uk/Latest_News.htm

[Winslow Boy]

http://www.sportsshots.org.uk/Latest_News.htm

[Karen Browne]

Ely City 0 Royston Town 1 - A thumping header from Martin Standen off a Joe Clemo corner gets the Crows off to a great start.

Haringey Borough 0 Hertford Town 1 - Kick off 5mins late, but within 3mins The Blues have taken the lead. Ryan Wade the scorer

Berkhamsted 1 Hillingdon Borough 0 - Own Goal.

Dunstable Town 1 Leighton Town 0 - Lee Roache 13th minute.

GOAL 36': Leverstock Green 1 Oxhey Jets 0 - Lee Bircham floats a free kick from the halfway line and Ross Miller heads home.

Hoddesdon Town Reserves 1 Oxhey Jets Reserves 0 - Craig Hinton.

Holmer Green 1 Hatfield Town 0 - penalty, saved by Lacey, only for ref to order a retake for some unknown reason!

Ely City 1 Royston Town 1 - Penalty

Dunstable Town 2 Leighton Town 0 - Lee Roache 23rd minute.

Winslow United 1 Bletchley Town 0 - Unbelievable goal from Phil Martin dribbles round 2 defenders then takes the ball back and beats them again for fun assist by ainge.

GOAL 45': Leverstock Green 2 Oxhey Jets 0 - Keeper loses hold of the ball on the edge of the box and Lewis Pritchard puts it into the empty net.

Haringey Borough 1 Hertford Town 1 - As expected, gave away silly free kick on goal line just outside area. Crossed and headed in.

Holmer Green 1 Hatfield Town 1

Hoddesdon Town Reserves 2 Oxhey Jets Reserves 0 - Jamie Curtis.

Edited March 20, 2012 by Karen Browne

[Karen Browne]

HT: Leverstock Green 2 Oxhey Jets 0.

Half Time. Ely City 1 Royston Town 1

HT Winslow United 1 Bletchley Town 0

HT Harpenden Town 0 Hoddesdon Town 0

Half time: Haringey Borough 1 Hertford Town 1

Edited March 20, 2012 by Karen Browne

[Karen Browne]

Holmer Green 1 Hatfield Town 2 - Horrible bounce and over Holmer keepers head, North just heads into empty goal

Berkhamsted 1 Hillingdon Borough 1

Hatfield down to 10 men after Sam Perrin sees a 2nd yellow card

Harpenden Town 1 Hoddesdon Town 0

GOAL 86': Leverstock Green 3 Oxhey Jets 0 - Bekim Culaj drills home a superb shot from a narrow angle!

Harpenden Town 2 Hoddesdon Town 0

Berkhamsted 2 Hillingdon Borough 1 - Chamberlain 73 mins

70mins GOAL! Haringey Borough 1 Hertford Town 2 - Tedje shoots from edge of area. Takes deflection into corner.

Berkhamsted 2 Hillingdon Borough 2

Dunstable Town 3 Leighton Town 0 - hat trick for Roache

Holmer Green 2 Hatfield Town 2 - goal scored following a penalty area scrap

Holmer Green 3 Hatfield Town 2 - Holmer go ahead after a fine strike from distance!

Winslow United 1 Bletchley Town 1 - goal comes from a great free-kick

Harpenden Town 2 Hoddesdon Town 1 - Dean Barker

Hatfield Town down to 9 men after another dubious ref decision!!

Edited March 20, 2012 by Karen Browne

[Karen Browne]

FT: Leverstock Green 3 Oxhey Jets 0. By no means the most exciting game, but three very good points

FT Berkhamsted 2 Hillingdon Borough 2

FT Ely City 2 Royston Town 1

FT Winslow United 1 Bletchley Town 1

FT Stotfold Reserves 2 Hadley Reserves 3

FT Harpenden Town 2 Hoddesdon Town 1

Full time: Dunstable Town 3 Leighton Town 0 - Through to Beds Senior final against either Luton Town or Biggleswade Town on 8th May.

FT Hoddesdon Town Reserves 2 Oxhey Jets Reserves 0

FT Haringey Borough 1 Hertford Town 2

Edited March 20, 2012 by Karen Browne

[Winslow Boy]

Never gonna beat them. They have one shot all game! #bletchleycurse lol

[ref off ref]

Langford 3-1 Ampthill.

Another below second half performance unfortunately, only good news was Hoddeson not being able to take advantage

[Karen Browne]

Tuesday 20^th March

PREMIER DIVISION

2-2 Berkhamsted v Hillingdon Borough

1-2 Haringey Borough v Hertford Town

4-2 Holmer Green v Hatfield Town

3-0 Leverstock Green v Oxhey Jets

 

BEDS SENIOR CUP Semi Final

3-0 Dunstable Town v Leighton Town

 

CAMBRIDGESHIRE INVITATION CUP Semi Final

2-1 Ely City v Royston Town

 

HINCHINGBROOKE CUP Semi Final

2-3* Deeping Rangers v Stotfold

 

DIVISION ONE

2-1 Amersham Town v Chesham United Reserves

0-1 Buckingham Athletic v Crawley Green

2-1 Harpenden Town v Hoddesdon Town

3-1 Langford v Ampthill Town

 

DIVISION EWO

1-1 Winslow United v Bletchley Town

 

RESERVE DIVISION ONE

3-1 Kings Langley Reserves v Hatfield Town Reserves

1-3 London Colney Reserves v Royston Town Reserves

2-3 Stotfold Reserves v Hadley Reserves

 

SOUTH MIDLANDS FLOODLIT CUP (RESERVE SECTION) Second Round

2-0 Hoddesdon Town Reserves v Oxhey Jets Reserves

 

RESERVE DIVISION TWO

0-1 Sun Postal Sports Reserves v London Lions Reserves

[bicknell]

We got what we deserved we was not good enough at all from start to finish . It's been coming the way we have been playing , it's how we bounce back is the one

[Karen Browne]

CAMBRIDGESHIRE INVITATION CUP Semi Final

2-1 Ely City v Royston Town

 

A groundhopper's view

Cambridgeshire Invitational Cup - Semi Final

Ely City 2 Vs. 1 Royston Town

Admission: £6

Attendance: 117

 

Utter rubbish. Royston started the match by diving all over the place and kicking Ely about in between. Ely didn't take long to follow suit. At half time with the scores at 1-1 (header for Royston, then a penalty for Ely), I hoped things would improve but they didn't. I found the game got worse as players continued to throw themselves about and kick their opponents. Probably the worst game I've seen this season. Frankly, I expected better from these two teams given their high status in their respective leagues. Good attendance with Royston fans making the trip and even a bit of 'singing' (if you can call it that) from Ely fans.

 

The Unwin ground is decent enough, but wholly unremarkable. There's nothing special to justify making the visit just for the ground. If you do visit though, take note that the ground was not designed to be walked to - at least as far as I could tell. There's two A-roads to cross if you come from the city centre and then you have to walk along an unlit road with traffic and no footpath. Not exactly practical. However, there are plenty of sports played in the vicinity, with Ely Rugby club and tennis amongst them.

Ely itself is a beautiful city and the cathedral is nothing short of stunning (are cathedrals ever anything but?), there looked to be a few nice pubs in the centre, though I didn't go in as I wasn't drinking.

[Winslow Boy]

Sports shots reports of ours and Buck Ath games

http://www.sportsshots.org.uk/Latest_News.htm

[Rhodes]

Langford 3-1 Ampthill.

Another below second half performance unfortunately, only good news was Hoddeson not being able to take advantage

It's going to be squeaky bum time between now and 28 April isn't it

[former no 9]

Langford 3-1 Ampthill.

Another below second half performance unfortunately, only good news was Hoddeson not being able to take advantage

It's going to be squeaky bum time between now and 28 April isn't it

I don't see why we should worry,we have to lose at least 4 matches and Hoddesdon would have to win all of their games,and they are running out of games fast. No, we are not worried, all we have to do is start to play our simple passing game again and we will be fine.

[bicknell]

Everything will be put right at training . We have only lost 4 league games all season that's the same as Conley so I am not worried at all

[Rhodes]

I don't see why we should worry,we have to lose at least 4 matches and Hoddesdon would have to win all of their games,and they are running out of games fast. No, we are not worried, all we have to do is start to play our simple passing game again and we will be fine.

Former No.9 - Well stranger things have happened in football haven’t they, I remember Leeds were miles clear of Arsenal in 1970/1971 going into the last month of the season and Arsenal won the league by a point. Hoddesdon should walk their remaining five games against Amersham, London Lions, Kings Langley, Stony Stratford and Sun Postal Sports and you won’t have it all your own way at Wodson Park, London Colney and St Albans City Reserves.

 

[Rhodes]

Tuesday 20th March

PREMIER DIVISION

4-2 Holmer Green v Hatfield Town

A report on this one from another Forum:

 

Holmer Green 4-2 Hatfield Town

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division

 

They say that cheats never prosper and thankfully last night Hatfield Town didn't.

 

First half fairly even until Homer were awarded a penalty, the Number 2 went straight through the man to get the ball, whioch he complained vermently for the next five minutes, he was booked, lucky it wasn't red as the Holmer dstriker was on to a scoring opportunity. Penalty ready to be taken with the referee shouting three times "stay out of the area", guess what happened next, three Hatfield players encroached and the kick saved. Re-take. Second time of asking spot kick scored, only one Hatfield player running in followed by a Holmer player.

 

Harfield then equalised just before half time with a free kick from 20 yards into the top corner. Six minutes into the second half hatfield went in front, the home keeper making a massive misjudgement and the ball bouncing over him and the Hatfield 11 had the easy task of heading it in.

 

Now for the fun part. Hatfield "6" cleared the ball from the by line out for a throw in, nobody else touched it, but he claimed otherwise, then came a volley of effs and this to the referee, who rightly booked him. Within minutes though, he had received his marching orders. The ball was crossed from the right and was heading out of play, a Holmer player slid in to prevent the throw and took ball and man, to which "6" took exception, he then stood nose to nose with thw Holmer player and then dived on the floor as if a sniper was in the bushes. The linesman on my side had a clear view of what he did, so Hatfield were reduced to 10 men, richly deserved as he no more than a cheating bar steward.

 

Holmer then pressed for the equaliser, this came on 88 minutes as a corner wasn't cleared, they then got what I would have thought a winner in the 90th minute as it was fired in from 25 yards into the top corner off the bar and post. Two minutes into injury time and Hatfield are reduced to 9, a simple foul on the half way line, Hatfield's 14 retaliated and the same linesman saw it. Straight red card. From the resulting free kick, Holmer Green broke and added a fourth deep into injury time. As the 14 was sent off the Number 2, remember him, shouted "this ref is s**t" a bit like his teams behaviour.

 

I always watch these games as a neutral but after the number 6's antics, I have never wanted a side to lose so much.