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March 2003

News Summary

31 Mar 2003 - Weekend Review - highlight of the weekend was definitely the 4s' SAL Cup winning performance at HSBC Sports Ground in Beckenham against Winchmore Hill.  The boys didn't panic when they went behind to an early penalty and equalised before halftime.  They ran riot as Winchmore tired and wrapped up a comfortable win with 3 unanswered second half goals.  We've been promised a Steve Winton report on the game and you can link to a couple of photos from the 4th XI page or the right hand column of this page.  Well done to Danny and the boys for an excellent performance.

Elsewhere, the 1s and 5s finished off their season with disappointing defeats on their travels.  The 2s dropped more valuable home points following a 0-0 draw with Broomfield and the 3s also fought out a 0-0 draw.  The 6s and 7s both had damaging defeats, while the 8s ran riot against Norsemen. 

24 Mar 2003 - AFA Surrey Senior Cup Final - this game is being hosted by Carshalton FC on Saturday 29th March with a 3pm kick off at Beddington Park.  Old Wokingians and Nottsborough will contest the final.  The Committee requests all members to extend a warm welcome to players, officials and supporters of these clubs.
24 Mar 2003 - SAL Intermediate Novets Cup Final - the SAL has ordered this to be replayed after Norsemen FC disclosed that the player who came on in the second half and scored their final 2 goals was in fact a 1st XI player.  We thank Norsemen FC for their integrity in this matter and hope that the replay is played in the correct spirit by both sides.  Date and venue are to be advised by the SAL.
16 Mar 2003 - Weekend Review - at last the 1s seem to have made sure of their place in the division with a fine 2-0 win at Lloyds TSB Bank -  Matt Wigham and Ryan Polley were the scorers.  The 2s also had an important win to keep themselves at the top of division 2.  The 3s drew with Civil Service and seem destined for a mid table finish.  The 4s lost for the 3rd week in a row and Danny Glennister will be keen to arrest the slump before their SAL Cup final.  The 8s won comfortably at EBOGs and the Vets turned over an impressive Nat West Bank side.

The 6s failed in their bid to retain the SAL Intermediate Novets Cup when they lost 2-4 at West Wickham to Norsemen.  It was a good game in very difficult conditions and credit to both teams for trying to play football.  Both teams hit the bar with rasping drives and it could have gone either way, but Norsemen proved to be the stronger team on the day.  It looks like these 2 team will also be battling it out for the league title as well, though Poly are also in close contention.

10 Mar 2003 - Youth Cup Finals - the U15s have reached the final of the League Cup, but their opponents are not clear, as the other semi final had to be abandoned because of fighting on and off the pitch.  Rumour has it that they may be awarded the cup as the other semi finalists have been thrown out.  As the picture clears, we'll let you know.

The U14s reached the final of the Surrey Cup with a stunning 4-3 win over a much fancied Whyteleafe side.  The winning goal came with 2 minutes to go and was a thunderous free kick.  They will play Predators in the final and we'll let you know of date and venue once we are informed.

7 Mar 2003 - Get Well Soon - to Michael Winyard who was badly injured during the 1s game at Old Stationers.  This week he underwent an operation to reconstruct his face after a nasty clash last Saturday.  All his friends at Carshalton FC wish him a speedy recovery.
3 Mar 2003 - Weekend Review - things are looking increasingly precarious for the 1s as they suffered another defeat against lowly opposition.  Large numbers of unavailable players certainly does not help their cause and we still need at least another win from the remaining 4 fixtures to be safe.  

The 2s managed to snatch another draw from the jaws of victory, after being 3-0 up with half an hour to go.  The 3s returned to winning ways with an excellent 3-1 victory over a skillful Old Esthameians side who scored after 10 seconds!  The 4s and 6s seem to have cup finals on their minds as they both lost surprisingly in the league.  The 5s also lost in a very close game with Old Esthameians, eventually settled by a very soft goal.

The 8s upset the form book by defeating the 7s in as local a derby as you can get, and finally the Vets lost to a very strong HAC side.

On Sunday, the U12s lost ground on the leaders with a 1-1 draw with Surrey Rangers after the game had to be switched because of waterlogged pitches at Beddington Park.

3 Mar 2003 - AFA Surrey Senior Cup Final - the AFA have moved this game to Saturday 29th March with a 3pm kick off at Beddington Park.  Old Wokingians and Nottsborough will contest the final.  The Committee requests all members to extend a warm welcome to players, officials and supporters of these clubs.