Monday/Tuesday 30/31 August - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

I am surprised there are not any old fashioned 11.00am kick off's tomorrow on a Bank Holiday:

Monday 30 August  (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Division Two
Berkhamsted Raiders v Berkhamsted Comrades (kick off 2.00pm)
New Bradwell St Peter v Bovingdon
Old Bradwell United v Milton Keynes College Football Academy
Risborough Rangers Development v Aston Clinton
Sarratt v Totternhoe
The 61 FC (Luton) v Codicote

Tuesday 31 August (kick off 7.45pm unless stated)

Premier Division
Ardley United v Leighton Town (kick off 7.30pm)
Dunstable Town v Hadley
Flackwell Heath v London Colney
Harefield United v Leverstock Green
Harpenden Town v New Salamis
Oxhey Jets v Arlesey Town (kick off 7.30pm)
Risborough Rangers v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Tring Athletic v Holmer Green

Division Two
Eynesbury United v Buckingham United

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 30 August  (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Division Two
Berkhamsted Raiders v Berkhamsted Comrades (kick off 2.00pm)

This is showing as a 3.00pm kick off on Berkhamsted FC's website but here's confirmation is a 2.00m start. I assume the game is in the stadium and not the adjacent pitch where Old Bradwell United were forced to play last week, at least they made Berkhamsted Raiders pay with a 5-0 win:

[Karen Browne]

0-0 Berkhamsted Raiders v Berkhamsted Comrades Attendance: 55

1-0 New Bradwell St Peter v Bovingdon Attendance: 78

3-0 Old Bradwell United v Milton Keynes College Football Academy Attendance: 77

1-0 Risborough Rangers Development v Aston Clinton Attendance: 45

1-2 Sarratt v Totternhoe Attendance: 55

3-0 The 61FC (Luton) v Codicote Attendance: 53

[tringarmy]

Tonight’s match programme Tring Athletic vs Holmer Green

https://issuu.com/tringafc/docs/2021.08.31_holmer_green

[Rhodes]

On 29/08/2021 at 23:57, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division
Risborough Rangers v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

The match programme, the score at Horsenden Lane is currently 4-0 to the home side after seventy minutes:

files.pitchero.com/clubs/64064/LiiGUkYvQlSFJjIN0TjE_Aylesbury+Vale+Dynamos+SSMFLP+31+08+21.pdf

[Rhodes]

On 29/08/2021 at 23:57, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August

Premier Division
Harefield United v Leverstock Green

The match programme, the score at Preston Park is currently 2-0 to the visitors after eighty minutes :

HAREFIELD UNITED V LEVERSTOCK GREEN TUESDAY 31ST AUG PROGRAMME   DOWNLOAD

Edited August 31, 2021 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

This evening's results:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division
Ardley United 1 Leighton Town 1 
Dunstable Town 0 Hadley 1
Flackwell Heath 0 London Colney 1
Harefield United 1 Leverstock Green 3
Harpenden Town 2 New Salamis 0
Oxhey Jets 4 Arlesey Town 6 
Risborough Rangers 4 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0
Tring Athletic 1 Holmer Green 2

Division Two
Eynesbury United 4 Buckingham United 0

Edited August 31, 2021 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

5 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August

Premier Division
Harefield United v Leverstock Green

The match report:

(A) Harefield United – Leverstock Green F.C. (levgreenfc.co.uk)

[Daily Dose]

Strange one but first casualty Mr Atkins. Looked to have built quite the side over the last couple of seasons at Oxhey.

[Rhodes]

Daily Dose - Yes, obviously it had something to do with the 6-4 home defeat to Arlesey Town and perhaps things were said in the dressing room afterwards, it will be interesting to get View From The Boundary's view as Stuart was only appointed Manager in May last year.

[Rhodes]

On 31/08/2021 at 22:44, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division
Dunstable Town 0 Hadley 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at Creasey Park:

Spartan South Midland Prem
Dunstable Town 0 Hadley 1
Adm £8 att 100ish with some singing away fans with flags. Paper prog
This was almost like watching a different sport compared to the Step 5 'football' served up at Erith Town on Monday. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the ground which is bizarre because it's just atcosts. But it's clean, bright because of decent floodlight lux and lighting coming off the building, it's tidy, and has an excellent pitch for teams to play on.
Parking is/was at a premium between 6.30-7 as kids got dropped off to play on the various 3G pitches, but come HT it was fairly empty again.
Dunstable Town recently became the 46th club in the UK to take on the fan ownership model.

[Rhodes]

On 31/08/2021 at 22:44, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division
Ardley United 1 Leighton Town 1 

A groundhopper from another Forum was at this one:

SSML Prem
Ardley United 1 Leighton Town 1
Adm £6 inc Prog. Att - 106.
Original plan was to go to the Elmbridge XCel, but on spotting that Ardley were at home, changed direction and headed north into Oxpetefordshire and, more specifically, Kingsmere Country instead. I can leave the Waltons for another day.
Liked the ground, the way the pitch runs down the hill reminded me of Laverstock & Ford. An Atcost stand behind the top goal, the Clubhouse in the corner and the seated stand straddling the far halfway line. The sound of the M40 added to the atmosphere. For those Ardley regulars, the programme 'shop' is still there and 1 attendee spent a lot of the first half pursuing the progs, coming away with a stash.
The game? A penalty in each half with each offence appearing to take place around the same spot.
Ardley in front, Osbourne-Ricketts twisting and turning in the box and was brought down; the resultant penalty tucked away into the bottom left hand corner.
Leighton's equaliser, Parkinson raced into the box and was brought down by Willoughby; the resultant penalty was tucked away into the bottom right hand corner.
Both sides had penalty appeals turned down.
Of note, Ardley had a free kick tipped over the bar and a Leighton effort was headed off the line.
Game got niggly as it wore on and the entertainment value plummeted. Plenty of bookings dished out for dissent and ungentlemanly conduct (overreaction to being fouled). Leighton at one point were down to 9 men, Frederick in the sin bin and Silcock sent off for a 2nd bookable offence.
Honours even. Home in 90 mins via the A34 and A343.

[Rhodes]

On 31/08/2021 at 22:44, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division
Flackwell Heath 0 London Colney 1

This was a surprise result, a groundhopper from another Forum was in attendance: 

Flackwell Heath 0 London Colney 1 SSML
Admission £3 old codgers rate
Programme £1 28 pages
Cheeseburger £3
Not a game that will live long in the memory as Colney scored early then tried to out whinge Flackwell for the rest of the game which they managed to do.
Colney went down to 10 men in the 2nd half when their number 5 picked up 2 needless bookings in quick time, laying on the turf holding his face from a seemingly vicious attack invisibly performed by a Flackwell player not saving him from a 2nd yellow card. More histrionics when the Colney keeper collapsed injured, received treatment, then collapsed again despite him having dribbled the ball halfway across the area. Ref so impressed he asked for the keepers name then booked him.
Having read the programme and seen quite a few signs about minding your language it was ironic that the Flackwell keeper kept up a last 20 minute rant at the referee, assistant and just about everyone else, using various severe words that the ref either didn't hear or chose to ignore.
A head injury requiring treatment meant a 9.45 finish but still home at 10.20 and with another printed programme to read.

[Savagebee]

On 01/09/2021 at 03:02, Rhodes said:

The match report:

(A) Harefield United – Leverstock Green F.C. (levgreenfc.co.uk)

Early days but Leverstock Green FC are going great guns ?

[Savagebee]

On 31/08/2021 at 21:44, Rhodes said:

This evening's results:

Tuesday 31 August 

Premier Division

Tring Athletic 1 Holmer Green 2

Two away 2 1 wins on the bounce for Holmes Green FC ?

[Rhodes]

6 hours ago, Savagebee said:

Early days but Leverstock Green FC are going great guns ?

Savagebee - I wonder what GRS67 is thinking

[Rhodes]

On 31/08/2021 at 22:44, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Division Two
Eynesbury United 4 Buckingham United 0

Eynesbury United's match report, they will be a force to be reckoned with in Division Two this season:

Spartan South Midlands League Div 2

Eynesbury Utd (2) 4 Buckingham Utd (0) 0 (Fox 2, Dixon, Humphrey)

Att: 83

United picked their third win up in a row with a good performance against a very good Buckingham Utd side.

After their 4-0 win over Tring at the weekend United came into the game full of confidence, but failed to get out of the traps early and allowed Buckingham to get on top.

Their pace and quick counter attacking caused the Bulls all kinds of issues and as of Saturday it was good defending and goalkeeping that kept the United goal intact.

However against the run of play a ball out from Scotney found Fox who raced clear, won a challenge with the Bucks keeper and rolled the ball into a empty net.

Buckingham though one down remained a threat but did not really trouble the Bulls goal.

And United then stretched their lead further when Owen Dixon scored a great 25 yard free kick around the wall to give United a 2-0 lead at half time.

The second half saw the Bulls slowly get the upper hand and the moment of the night (and probably a contender for early goal of the season) saw Shae Humphrey rattle one in from 25 yards, his first competitive goal for the club.

On 74 minutes Lee Bassett was then felled and the referee gave the Bulls a penalty. Fox stepped up and scored his second and the Bulls fourth.

United then controlled the final 10 minutes though Buckingham did have a spell towards the end where the Bulls clean sheet was at risk.

But the Bulls won through in the end in what was a very tough, competitive game and gained another well earned three points. On to another away game this weekend when they play Ashton Clinton. Man of the Match .. Sammy Routs .. just quality.

[Rhodes]

On 04/09/2021 at 11:19, Rhodes said:

Tuesday 31 August 

Division Two
Eynesbury United 4 Buckingham United 0

The Cold End was also at this one:

https://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2021/09/four-goal-victory-for-bulls-over.html