Wraysbury Youth 0 - 4 Brockham Badgers U16A

Brockham Badgers U16A’s kicked off their league season promisingly with a convincing 4-0 victory away to Wrasbury Youth.  Things could not have started better when after a period of early pressure Michael Cheeseman delivered a wonderful corner that captain Sam Lloyd finished with his head at the front post after just five minutes.

The Badgers dominated possession, comfortable to stroke the ball around at the back and patiently wait for the opportunity to break forward.  Man of the match Lewis Wood was an influential figure at the heart of midfield, breaking up play, and conducting the tempo of the game.  It was two superb assists from Wood that helped Cheeseman cap an impressive league debut for the black and whites.  Both passes were telling through balls between full back and centre half, and both were pounced on and finished with a chip by the confident looking Cheeseman.

Jack Coppin rounded off a pleasing afternoon for the team with some neat footwork in the box, receiving a pass from Lloyd he dragged the ball one way then the other, avoiding three challenges before slotting the ball home from close range with his left.  A clean sheet, great shape, good possession and a disciplined performance can hopefully form the basis for a promising season to follow.

 

Surrey Youth League - Brockham Badgers U16A 5 Ashford Town U16 3

Brockham Badgers U16As played their last ever game for the club on Sunday, securing a win to sign off on a very successful 10 years with Badgers.

 

The win sees the team finish in third spot in the Surrey Youth League Premier Division, and was a fitting end for one of, if not the most, successful teams ever seen at Brockham Badgers.  Not only did the team become the first ever Brockham side to reach the final of the Surrey County Cup, losing narrowly at Under 14 level to AFC Wimbledon, but the side competed at many years in the top Surrey youth league against some of the finest teams in the county and beyond, batting well above their village club, non selective status to mix it with academy-level teams.

 

Coach Simon Coffey said at the end of the game that it had been a privilege to coach the team, many of whom had been with him from Under 7 level, and that the team could be extremely proud of their exploits.  Many of the team could now push on in to high level adult and Under 18 youth football as they enter the next chapter in their football development.

 

Needing a win to be sure of their third spot in the league, behind Farnborough Elite and Royals Elite, a club connected to Reading FC, Badgers went behind midway through the first half, but Brockham hit back within a minute through Mike Richardson to make it 1-1.  Alex Nicholson then headed home a Matt Higgins free kick, before further goals from George Coffey and Nicholson made it 4-1.  Ashford were always dangerous in attack, but even though they made it 4-2 with 15 minutes to go, Brockham were in control and a fifth goal from Richardson settled the game for good.  A consolation goal from Ashford rounded off the scoring

 

Squad:  Dennis Rapson, Connor Baker, Will Mahoney, Matt Higgins, Will Bletso, Alex Nicholson, Josh Brown, Ollie Winter , Mike Richardson, Gecco Navalta, Tom Ball, Harry Morland, George Coffey, Harry Ramsey

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Amy Ticehurst - SLT callout

Hi Nicola,

 

Please would you alert the on-call to the fact that Amy Ticehurst has registered this morning, but has not appeared for her ICT lesson in C21?

 

Thanks,

 

Frank.

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Surrey Youth League U16 Premier Diivision - Barnes Eagles 1 Brockham Badgers U16 1

Brockham Badgers U16As moved back to second place in the league with a comfortable 3-0 win at 3^rd placed Barnes Eagles on Sunday.

 

Badgers had gone into the game after last weekend’s good win at Mitcham in which keeper Dennis Rapson had produced a couple of good saves to provide the platform for Badgers to push on and win the match, and with recent form behind the away team, Brockham were in positive form.

 

Barnes had overcome a slow start to the season to move to the top areas of the division, but Brockham were comfortable throughout this game.  Influential midfielder Mike Richardson was on the score sheet twice, while striker George Coffey scored a third to give Brockham all three points.

 

Squad - Dennis Rapson, Will Mahoney, Connor Baker, Matt Higgins ©, Will Bletso, Tom Ball, Mike Richardson, Josh Brown, Alex Nicholson, Gecco Navalta, Frankie Routlef, Harry Ramsey, George Coffey

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Brockham Badgers U10 Barbarians 4 - 1 Kingswood Falcons A, (Epsom & Ewell Youth Football League), Saturday 17th March 2012

After a strong performance in last week’s draw against league leaders NPL, the Barbarians showed that they truly were back to their best in comprehensively dispatching Kingswood Falcons A.

The promise of a bright, sunny morning was soon dissolved by a steady drizzle, making the playing surface somewhat difficult, however this did not hinder the Barbarians settling into a rhythmic passing game with which Kingswood found it difficult to cope. The speedy back line of William Glenn and Ben Austin comfortably coped with the long ball game of the opposition which was their only means of evading tough-tackling centre-midfielder Bailey Osborne. Defensive solidity enabled left and right midfielders to get forward almost at will, and the deadlock was broken after seven minutes as a right-wing cross from Ben Mackenzie was played straight out to Callum Holder who made no mistake in hitting the back of the net.

Roles were reversed a few minutes later as Holder turned provider for Mackenzie, cross from the right for the latter to show that he could match his colleagues finishing prowess. 2-0 Barbarians.

Finally breaking out from the sustained pressure delivered by the Barbarians, Kingswood finally gave ‘keeper Josh Snow some action by calling upon him to demonstrate his handling skills by meeting and holding a shot just under the bar. Moments later, captain Lily Turner sent in a free-kick from deep which evaded defenders and attackers alike, and flew just past the post.

No let-up for Kingswood, as the introduction of the speedy Tom Ambrose to the right back position to combine down the right with Mackenzie led to the latter shooting from the right corner of the penalty area just inside the left post to give the Barbarians a 3-0 lead at half-time.

Kingswood had the advantage of the slope in the second half, however the Barbarians were in no mood to ease up. On those occasions that the visitors were able to break through from midfield, they were efficiently and effectively marshalled by Glenn and Ambrose and reduced to hurried, off-target shots, and a single scoring chance which was snuffed out by Ambrose’s superb sprint back to block-tackle.

On 28 minutes, Ben Mackenzie was rewarded for his best performance of the season when his high cross to the far post dropped into the net to earn him his hat-trick and player-of-the-match award. There followed a number of further chances for the Barbarians, including a shot over the bar from Ben Austin and from Callum Holder an outrageous Gascoigne-esque lifting of the ball over a defender following by a long-range shot. A re-shuffling of positons gave Lily Turner a run as striker and she was unlucky not to claim a goal as she shot narrowly wide.

Kingswood maintained their fighting spirit throughout, however, and for this earned a deserved consolation goal as they scrambled the ball home shortly before the final whistle, leaving the score at 4-1 to accurately reflect the Barbarians superiority on the day.

Barbarians: Lily Turner (capt.), Josh Snow, Ben Austin, William Glenn, Tom Ambrose, Ben Mackenzie, Bailey Osborne, Callum Holder.

Report by Frank Holder

 

Brockham Badgers U10A 1 - 3 Wolves

The best team on the day lost!  Another enthralling encounter between Brockham and league winners Wolves, saw the Badgers seize the advantage in terms of open play and chances, but the opposition snuck into the sheep pen and ran off with the Sunday roast.

Both teams play some very good football.  They each like to build play from the back and move the ball along the ground with a natural passing style that on occasions gives a display of pass and move one touch dynamism that belies their age.  Wolves are very good at dictating the tempo and as such can take the sting out of the opposition when it comes to pressing and urgency.  A little more of Brockham’s normal style and tempo might have produced a different result.

Brockham were up for this one though and were soon out of the blocks with a couple of attempts on goal from Conan Torpey and Ed Russ that stung the Wolves keeper’s hands.  The Badgers certainly had the lion’s share of possession in the first half but Wolves are an excellent counter attacking team.  They allow their opposition to play in certain areas and wait to press and nip in once the ball reaches their own half.  They then rarely waste it, making accurate passes to quick moving players that mount goal opportunities in a matter of seconds for a clinical forward with a real eye for goal.

Wolves’ first came from an interception in the middle of their own half which was quickly switched outside right.  Brockham were a little slow to cover the threat and a cross came in that was finished well.  A similar second shortly followed.  A wasteful pass in midfield conceded possession, the ball was switched right again and despite some tight marking by Joseph Rabbetts the canny Wolves winger sneaked a cross in from the by-line.  Huw Morgan anticipated well and went to ground to parry the ball with an outstretched hand as it fizzed across his area, but it fell to a Wolf in sheep’s clothing who sharpened his claws from short range.

Against the run of play, two shots had put Brockham down by two goals.  Brockham pushed on.  Torpey hit the post, Russ skimmed the cross bar and fired another into the belly of the very capable Wolves keeper, and William Timmons, who was having an excellent game in left midfield had one shot pushed away by the keeper and another fizz past the post.

The next goal was typical of football , and what makes it such a frustrating but ultimately exciting game.  A long goal kick from Wolves was met by Rabbetts deep in his own half.  The ball spun up off his knee from his half clearance, Morgan and Rabbetts hesitated as the ball dropped between them and the Wolves number 4 was there again to nip over the sheep pen fence and snaffle supper for a third time.  The big bad Wolf licked his lips.

The second half was one way traffic.  Brockham stifled the Wolves counter attacking threat with a little more pressing high up the pitch.  This worked, neutralising threats to the extent that Morgan had nothing to do in the second period.  Sam Church, Ed Russ, and Owen Knowles combined well with some one touch passing that saw a good shot from Russ collected confidently by the Wolves keeper.  Russ then headed another good chance from a Church cross and had a another strong shot from distance pushed over the cross bar.

Harrison Watts and Rabbetts were absolutely solid by now, and this provided a little confidence for Brockham to continue to push for a goal.  Russ on a rampaging run punched the ball at goal from outside the area.  The Wolves defender raised an arm to protect himself and a penalty was given.  Russ drilled it low and hard and the Badgers were back in the game.

Rabbetts had a powerful shot sail over, a great turn on the outside of the box saw Torpey ping another shot which the Wolves keeper saved yet again, whilst Church was finding lots of space on the right to put in threatening crosses in a repeated display of link up play with Russ.  Timmons had another crack, Torpey hit the post for a second time, and the big bad wolf in goal blocked yet another, this time from Timmons.

Twelve shots to none, but it wasn’t to be in the second half.  Brockham tried everything but the Wolves keeper was up to the challenge.  Watts was the Badgers’ man of the match for his perfect defensive display, but everyone agreed that the Wolves stopper must surely have walked away with their own award.

Man of the match:  Harrison Watts

Brockham Badgers U10 Barbarians 1-1 NPL Youth A (Epsom & Ewell Youth Football League), Saturday 10th March 2012

Having perhaps not quite delivered the results of which they are capable during a New Year period which significantly disrupted their match schedule, Brockham Badgers U10 Barbarians finally raised their performance level to that of the first half of the season.

Saturday’s return fixture at home to NPL Youth saw a frenetic opening period, with end-to-end action from the off. Despite the absence of the defensively stoic Tom Ambrose, the gritty determination of the defensive unit saw off in quick succession some penetrating offensive moves from the opposition. Some excellent blocking and covering by the likes of Ben Austin and William Glenn gave protection to ‘keeper Josh Snow who – when he did need to respond – did so effectively and confidently. In their turn, the midfield trio of Bailey Osborne, Ben Mackenzie and Lily Turner gave NPL plenty to worry about, with the latter providing a stunning 20 yard pass to split the defence and provide Mackenzie with a shooting opportunity which went narrowly wide.

The tendency of the Barbarians not to be first to the ball set a counter-attacking pattern to the game. NPL were able to keep the defence busy on those occasions when they managed to evade the strong tackling of man-of-the-match Osborne in centre-midfield. Home supporters and team alike had hearts in mouths momentarily when Snow was called upon to make a stunning point-blank save, and again when a header from an NPL corner was put narrowly wide.

Going forward link play between midfielders Osborne and Mackenzie kept their opponents from complacency by linking well with striker Watkins to create chances, however a lapse in attention further back allowed NPL finally to break the deadlock with the last kick of the first half.

After the break the Barbarians progressively suppressed NPL both in terms of penetration and confidence. The clearance of a Barbarians free-kick fell to Turner who shot narrowly over, before being provided by Watkins with a further opportunity which again failed to find the net. As legs tired the game again opened up into an end-to-end affair, however chances for both teams dried up, the Barbarians fortunate to have in defence the ever-dependable William Glenn who on more than one occasion used his speed and anticipation to sweep up long balls forward from the visitors. In midfield the Barbarians more than held their own, and were defended from the front by Watkins who battled hard to regain possession in advanced positions.

With ten minutes to go and having given everything he had, Watkins was replaced by leading scorer Callum Holder who had been held in reserve following a bout of illness. Fresh pace gave fresh concern to NPL. Holder kept them fully occupied at the back until the last minute when the quick-thinking Mackenzie provided penetrating service to Holder from the flank, and the latter ghosted past the defence to shoot from the corner of the penalty area through the legs of the keeper and into the far corner. Thus was sealed the point the earlier efforts of his teammates so richly deserved.

Team: Turner (capt.), Snow, Austin, Glenn, Mackenzie, Osborne, Turner, Watkins, Holder.

Report: Matt Snow & Frank Holder

 

 

Brockham Badgers U10A 2 - 4 Old Coulsdon Colts

It wasn’t a great day at the office for Brockham Badgers U10s at the Big Field this weekend. The Barbarians went down 4-0 to Ashtead Colts whilst the Assassins missed out on securing 3^rd spot in the Premier Division of the Epsom & Ewell League when they were beaten 4-2 by Old Coulsdon Colts.

It was not for a lack of effort though.  Conan Torpey struck gold on five minutes to score for the third game in succession and give the U10As the lead following a long throw from Ed Russ.  The lead was short lived however when the excellent Harrison Watts was adjudged to have brought down the Colts forward in the penalty area, which he duly converted to level the game. 

Brockham continued to push forward and take the lion’s share of possession but were stunned when Coulsdon caught them on the counter and struck a sharp shot from outside the area.  Coulsdon bagged a third quickly afterwards, winning the ball in midfield they drove forward and switched the ball quickly left to right for a well worked goal.

Somehow Brockham still looked good for the points though and their good work was rewarded when again Russ provided the assist for Torpey to reduce the deficit.

How Brockham didn’t draw level in the second half is anyone’s guess.  Russ and Joe Rabbetts went close from long range, and when the two combined with fifteen minutes to goal only quantum physics can explain how Rabbetts’ header saw the ball drop on the line and then spin of its own accord around the outside of the post.  Will Timmons made two good drives into space from defence and could have scored with either had luck been wearing black and white on the day. 

The Badgers had read the direct and  long-ball goal kicks from Coulsdon all morning, but on the last occasion they failed to deal with it.  Confusion between Timmons and the otherwise excellent Huw Morgan in goal, allowed the ball to bounce over them and the Colts striker to sneak in and bag their fourth.  Fair play to the Colts, but it’s a funny old game!

Man of the Match: Harrison Watts

Molsesey Juniors 4 - 1 Brockham Badgers U15A

Brockham Badgers U15A undid themselves this weekend.  They dominated offensive play, and had they been more clinical in their finishing, the score line may have been different.  But their failure to organise defensively as a unit, combined with some nervous goal keeping, once again lost them the match and places them firmly in a relegation dog fight with only four games of the season remaining. 

The first ten minutes was a pretty even affair, both teams getting to grips with each other and trying to impose their own shape and tempo on the game.  The match ebbed and flowed with some half chances at either end.  Molesey opened the scoring at the end of this spell.  Brockham lost the ball high up the pitch in midfield.  Molesey played the ball wide to their right midfielder.  Brockham’s left winger failed to track and by the time he’d woken up to the threat Oli Gout at left back was two on one.  Molesey’s right midfielder was allowed to advance as Gout tried to cover both the threat and the potential pass inside, and enough space to shoot was all Molesey needed to put the ball in from 15 yards.

Brockham responded well.  Alex Mitrovic and Joe Silver both had chances cleared off the line, and Brockham looked more like the team who would go on to win.  It was a neat ball into Alex Mitrovic from midfield which he smartly switched outside right with his first touch which allowed the Badgers to level the game.  His pass was perfect – a yard or two nearer Jordan Martin than the Molesey goalie, forcing the keeper to advance always in the knowledge that Martin’s pace would get him their first.  Martin took a touch, rounded the keeper and drilled it home.

Brockham were immediately hit by a self inflicted succour punch.  Within two minutes of the restart Molesey went ahead again.  Again the threat came down the Molesey right.  Gout could have met the aerial threat early with his head but did well all the same well to recover and push the danger out wide from where an innocuous cross came in for the Brockham defence to routinely clear.  Inexplicably both centre halves and right back let the ball roll in front of them without an attempt to intercept and an advancing Molesey player cut in from the left and tucked it away.

Brockham looked a little nervous now and started to rush things.  Too much emphasis was being placed on getting the ball forward too quickly and as a consequence possession was being given away cheaply.  The next goal started from losing the ball too easily in an offensive position high up on the left but the result was more a stroke of luck than anything.  A Molesey striker took a speculative shot from 20 yards.  It was a simple collect for the Brockham keeper as the defence and the Molesey front line turned to jog back to the half-way line.  Somehow though the ball slipped through his wet gloves and rolled through his legs and over the line.

To their credit, Brockham didn’t drop their heads.  Two excellent chances to get back in the game were gifted on a plate but neither were taken.  The first came from some excellent combination work on the right from Sam Lloyd and Luke Brightman.  Lloyd put a peach of a cross in from the right, across the six yard box that just begged to be finished.  The ball passed all of the Molesey defence and dropped for Martin who elected to attempt to chest it into the goal rather than direct a simple header into the gaping net.  The ball went wide.  Next, Jack Coppin made an excellent run into the Molesey penalty area where he was brought down and the referee blew for a spot kick.  Coppin shot wide.

Luck just wasn’t helping Brockham’s attacking cause to balance their defensive shortcomings, and so the combination transpired for Molesey’s fourth.  A simple collect on the bye-line was fumbled by the Brockham keeper and the ball somehow rolled out for a Molesey corner when Brockham should have instead been on the counter.  The most obvious Molesey man to mark was the number 10.  He was the tallest, most vocal all match, and was their standout player and captain.  The corner sailed in, and the number 10 was there at the back post totally unmarked to head home.

Brockham have a front line to be feared.  They can score against anyone, but if they don’t defend as a unit and organise themselves on set pieces then no matter how many chances they create they will always be vulnerable even when the possession advantage is theirs.  The team is good enough to be at the opposite end of the table but instead it finds itself in a relegation battle.  The boys can get themselves out of it but it will require them to determine the outcome not the opposition.

Men of the Match:  Sam Lloyd and Luke Brightman

 

 

 

 

 

Surrey Youth League - Brockham Badgers U16A 4 Mitcham Imperials U16 0

Brockham Badgers U16A put their disappointing defeat in the quarter final of the Surrey Cup last weekend against lower league Corinthian Casuals by sweeping a decent Mitcham Imperials side aside at a rain swept Big Field on Sunday.

 

Brockham now sit in 2^nd spot in the division, and with three straight victories without conceding a goal Brockham seem to be on a good spell of form at the moment despite a mystifying loss of form in the Surrey cup clash. 

 

Sitting just 2 points behind Brockham at the start of play, Mitcham are a good footballing side, but Brockham were always on top and the 1-0 interval scoreline courtesy of a Will Mahoney goal was no more than Badgers deserved.  As the rain tumbled down, a second goal for Brockham from a busy Josh Brown set the tone for the game in the early second half.  Harry Ramsey used his pace to punish an indecisive defence 15 minutes from time, and then George Coffey rounded of fthe scoring via a direct free kick that evaded the keeper as players deceived his line of sight in the box.  Tom Ball made a good debut for the Brockham side with an energetic performance.

 

The Brockham clean sheet was almost threatened late on when the otherwise exemplary Brockham defence switched off for a second, but Dennis Rapson was his normal impressive self and he smothered the effort as Mitcham looked destined to score a consolation.

 

Team – Dennis Rapson, Will Mahoney, Connor Baker, Matt Higgins ©, Will Bletso, Tom Ball, Mike Richardson, Josh Brown, Alex Nicholson, Gecco Navalta, Frankie Routlef, Harry Ramsey, George Coffey

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