Thursday, 18 December 2008

London Cup - Under 14's

The 4th round of the London Cup saw Dartford FC beat Millwall Albion 4-0 to book a place in the semi final along with Wingate & Finchley who beat Bridon Ropes 2-1.

The other semi finalists are to be decided between

Tulse Hill Juniors v Blackheath Wanderers
South East Lions v Valley Valiants

Whilst not all teams from the Kent Youth League have entered the London Cup due to the amount of matches to be played, it is good to see the League represented by Dartford FC in the semi final with the other hopeful being Blackheath Wanderers.

Under 14's Kent County Cup

14th December 2008, held 3 fixtures of the 3rd round of the Under 14's Kent County Cup.

Dartford FC convincingly beat VDC Athletic who are currently undefeated in the North Division of the Kent Youth League with a 6-0 win.

Ashford Borough also of the South Division beat Blue Eagles 4-0 and the unknown to the kent Youth League Anchorians beat Dover Athletic 3-2.

Under 14th Kent Youth League

Due to a weekend of torrential rain the 14th December 2008 saw only one fixture in the Kent Youth League North Division, this was due to the third generation pitch used by Glebe FC.

A superb surface to play football on saw a shock result of Glebe FC 3 - 5 Tonbridge Angels. This is Tonbridge Angels only 2nd win of the season and for a Glebe side that has consistently achieved over the years a tough season ahead of them.

VCD Athletic retain top of the league position and the only team not to of dropped any points so far.

Selkent C League - Under 12's

14th December 2008 St More Juniors welcomed Orpington FC to the Erith Rugby Club for the return fixture. St Mores previously beat Orpington 3-0 in the opening day fixture, however Orpington had obviously been working hard on their game and were holding their own at 0-0 a good way into the first half. The goals did start to fall in place for St More Juniors with the final score ending up as St More Juniors 7 - 1 Orpington FC.

The only other fixture of the weekend was top of the league Darenth White taking on Phoenix Lions. Phoenix Lions claimed the points on the day with a 3-1 win taking them to 3rd in the League with games in hand over the teams above.

Phoenix Lions have only lost one game so far this season and have beaten both teams above them and must be firm favourites to win the League

Monday, 8 December 2008

Kingfisher JFC Under 10's - Bexley League

Kingfisher JFC Under 10's travelled away on the weekend of the 7th December 2008 to play top of the league Dartford Town.

In a close match Kingfisher JFC outplayed Dartford Town but did not manage to convert this into goals.

Dartford Town have claimed full points out of eight games, the only team not to of dropped any points and must be favourites to win the league this early in the season. Kingfisher JFC hold onto 2nd position, a point above Invicta Lions White who have a game in hand.

Thamesmead Town Under 14's

7th December 2008 Thamesmead Town welcomed Corintians to Bayliss Avenue. Thamesmead Town entered this game going 7 games undefeated and Corinthians sitting mid-table. The pitch whilst playable was never going to be conducive to a flowing game of football, with a few challenges and mistakes to be expected.

Thamesmead took the lead in the first half and generally dominated play only for one of the Thamesmead players to slip onto the ball after a challenge in the box, judging to of handled it the ref awarded a penalty. The ref then promptly issued the player with a yellow card - a bit harsh given the conditions.

The ref having already issued a further yellow card managed to keep himself centre of attention, in the second half both teams were unsettled by the interrupted play whereupon the ref issued a straight red to a Thamesmead player for something said on the pitch ???

Down to 10 men and most of the second half left to play this was a game for Corinthians to take, but Thamesmead Town showed character and took the lead 2 - 1. Corinthians managed to equalise only for Thamesmead to press on and nearly take all the points but could not finish on the day.

This game left Thamesmead 2nd and Corinthians 8th in the League



To the ref's mum can he have a new whistle for Christmas as he wore his one out !!

Tuesday, 2 December 2008

Kingfisher JFC Under 10's

Kingfisher JFC Under 10's entertained Darent River Green at home on the 30th November 2008 and turned out a magnificent 15 - 0 win to take them back up to 2nd in the League just one point above Invicta Lions White who unfortunately had their game postponed.

The only other fixture of the weekend in the Bexley B League East saw Hexley Rangers take the points with a 6 -2 win against Ebbsfleet United White.

Dartford Town are 7 points clear at top of the league who play Kingfisher JFC next week. Dartford & Kingfisher have already met this season in the cup with Dartford coming out on top 4 - 3, so this has all the makings of a good game to watch.