'Stubb' Saved By Weather!

Chandlers Ford looked set to be on course for only their second win of the season this morning against strugglers Stubbington who have yet to grab a point.

The Blues led 2-0 at half time against the team they beat 7-4 a short while back, on a very poor pitch. The referee, who was late starting the game by half an hour decided that the rain was bad enough to abandon the game when really it was no worse than the conditions at the start of the game. In all fairness, the safety of the players must come first.

Michael Sawbridge notched up another goal with a lovely finish from outside the box ten minutes into the half. Left back, Michael Wall made the goal with a wonderful interception before the big front man slotted home with a curling left footed effort.

On the stroke of half time, a dangerous corner from Sawbridge came back off the cross bar where Jozef Montigue laid it on for David Bromhead. David calmly took a touch before smashing the ball against the bottom of the post and in.

Having played so well, keeping a clean sheet and playing some nice football going forward it was a shame to have come away with no result. The game will now be re-scheduled for a future date when we will have to start over again to try and get the win.

A BIG Improvement

CHANDLERS FORD 2-2 WARSASH WASPS
11.11.06 – MID SOLENT B LEAGUE

Chandlers Ford put last week’s performance behind them with tremendous effort and desire against the same opponents, helping them to come out with a very different result.

David Harris returned to the side, having missed the best part of a month for various reasons. Josh Harragan, however was missing from the centre of defence forcing Michael Sawbridge to slot into the back line.

Early on, CFY looked good both at defending and going forward. Their was effort and dedication all over the pitch from the Blues, none more so than the defence who got stuck in, won the challenges and cleared their lines well.

In particular, Michael Wall did very well winning the ball at left back, Michael Sawbridge brought confidence to the rest of the defence not to mention Robbie Hurst who gave his all once again getting some important interceptions. In the midfield Liam Godfrey and Ahmed Sfagsi managed to do exactly what the team couldn’t do last week and that was close down and not give Warsash any time on the ball. Not to mention Karthik Basker who made yet more breathtaking saves.

Most of the possession and play came from Chandlers Ford and their pressure finally paid off when a perfectly weighted through ball by man of the match David Harris, was met by a tidy left foot finish by Thorsten Tramishcus into the bottom corner. Having gone 1-0 up CFY didn’t stop here but continued to play confident passing football.

Jozef Montigue was unlucky not to have had a penalty when he was brought down by a heavy challenge in the box by the Wasps goalkeeper. And then shortly after, goalscorer Tramischus bundled his way through doing well to keep the ball in play. He then laid it back for Montigue who perhaps could have pulled the trigger a little earlier, however due to close marking it was not possible and the referee decided against awarding a back pass in the action that followed.

With just two minutes to go until the break, Warsash grabbed an equaliser totally against the run of play. A long ball down the right flank caught Michael Wall out of position and for the first time in the game CFY let sloppiness creep in costing them dearly. A sweet strike from Warsash’s midfielder was drilled hard and low leaving Karthik Basker no chance.

HALF TIME – CFY 1-1 Warsash Wasps

Despite being on top of the game for the most part of the first half and looking in control, Chandlers Ford went behind for the first time in the game.

This time it was a quick break down the right and with Karthik Basker rushing out of goal to snuff out the danger, the ball was lofted over the out-rushing goalkeeper and into the roof of the net – just like the first goal they had conceded a moment’s sloppiness led to their own downfall.

All credit to the boys for the way they battled back and didn’t let the setback get to them. At the heart of earning the point was David Harris who never stopped battling away and he got his just reward mid way through the half with a well-taken goal.

Montigue played it through for Harris who jostled with the Warsash centre half managing to squeeze his way through smashing past the goalkeeper from close range with an excellent finish to set up an interesting end to the match.

Warsash had the ball in the back of the net but this was quickly ruled out for two players interfering with Basker in an offside position as the cross/shot found it’s way to goal.

After this brief let off Chandlers Ford had their own chance to win the game. David Harris, who was involved in the first goal and then scorer of the equaliser, ran down the right before cutting in and smashing it hard towards goal. The power on the ball saw it bounce off Montigue’s outstretched left foot sitting up nicely for the Warsash goalkeeper to collect the ball to safety on the goal line. On another day Jozef would have taken this chance in an instant, but the player himself will tell you it was one of those days for him in front of goal.

In the end CFY will be more than happy to have held on for a well-fought, and thoroughly deserved point considering just seven days earlier they had lost heavily to the same team. It was a major improvement, the only disappointment being they couldn’t quite get all three points in a game where all the boys did so well.

FULL TIME – CFY 2-2 Warsash Wasps

Stung By The Wasps

CHANDLERS FORD 1-6 WARSASH WASPS
04.11.06 – MID SOLENT B LEAGUE

After a very impressive win against Stubbington last weekend, Chandlers Ford let their good work go to waste as they came out second best to the Wasps this morning.

The opening stages of the game were positive for CFY as they looked lively going forward creating a number of chances. Michael Sawbridge came close to adding to his scoring form early on but couldn’t find a way past the inspired Warsash keeper.

Similarly, Jozef Montigue created a chance out of nothing on the edge of the area with good control and skill as his turn and shot looked destined for the top right hand corner only to be denied by a superb diving save.

Despite this pressure, they soon found themselves behind to a very well taken goal. A throw in from the left looked harmless but soon resulted in the ball ending up in the back of the net. Warsash’s midfielder Sam Wiltshire turned his marker with ease before chipping from the edge of the area scoring with a lovely finish.

From this point, Chandlers Ford started to lose belief in themselves and were on the back foot more and more. Warsash doubled their lead soon after and the confidence from CFY was now wore down completely. Instead of fighting their way back into the game, many heads went down allowing the visitors to come at Karthik Basker’s goal far too often.

The usual suspects still gave their all and on rare occasions Chandlers Ford still had a few chances to score. Michael Sawbridge had a couple of free kicks off target along with Josh Harragan blasting wide from a tight angle.

On the stroke of half time, Warsash went 3 up as a long ball down the field saw the defence split in two leaving an easy finish to give the Wasps the upper hand going in at the break.

HALF TIME – CFY 0-3 Warsash Wasps

Barely ten seconds of the half had been played, when just three passes led to a brilliant goal for Warsash. CFY were completely torn apart with a wonderful move that led to goal number 4.

When Warsash went 5-0 ahead, the game was now dead and buried. However Chandlers Ford’s best move of the match saw them score from excellent passing football. Thorsten Tramishcus won the ball in the centre of the park tremendously well to gain possession. Substitute Ryan Chinn then delivered a peach of a cross for Michael Sawbridge who nodded home his fourth goal in two games to round off a well crafted build up.

Chandlers Ford conceded again towards the end as they ran out 6-1 losers at home. With the same fixture scheduled for next week, Chandlers Ford will now know what to expect against a good Warsash side.

FULL TIME – CFY 1-6 Warsash Wasps

Match pictures by Neil Sawbridge

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CFY 7-4 Stubbington

CHANDLERS FORD 7-4 STUBBINGTON
28.10.06 – MID SOLENT B LEAGUE

Chandlers Ford picked up their first three points of the season with a good all round performance. Defensively things perhaps could have gone better, but the lethal partnership of Jozef Montigue and Michael Sawbridge proved to be more than enough to see off a Stubbington side that have not won all season.

The blues couldn’t have got off to a better start with Liam Godfrey netting after just 25 seconds as he reacted quickest to the ball bouncing off the inside of the post from a Montigue effort.

Stubbington promptly bounced back as they made the most of some sloppy defending shortly after the opening goal.

CFY were still on top and looked like scoring every time they came forward. It wasn’t long before the ball was in the back of the net once again. Michael Sawbridge swung in an inch perfect corner from the right hand side, which Jozef Montigue sprang out of nowhere to meet with a fantastic header that had power and direction.

Just like the first goal for the home side, they conceded again almost instantly to let their lead slip. The ball came across from the right and was met by a side-footed finish past Karthik Basker for the second equaliser of the game.

Despite, the set back – Chandlers Ford showed good character to get back on top. A high ball up the field was handled just outside the area by a Stubbington defender, gifting Michael Sawbridge with a chance to pick his spot from the free kick. Michael stepped up and buried it to send CFY 3-2 ahead.

Just before half time, Montigue sprinted down the right wing beating the left back before being chopped down by a dirty challenge in the penalty area. Ryan Chinn casually chipped the ball over from 12 yards, but the whistle was not blown as the referee was still getting people outside of the box. Jozef took the retake and looked for the top left hand corner but was denied by a good diving save. Like all good strikers he followed the shot in and made no mistake the second time of asking.

HALF TIME – CFY 4-2 Stubbington

Stubbington were on the back foot just as they had been for the majority of the first 35 minutes.

Montigue completed a fine hattrick by getting on the end of a good through ball. Even though, Jozef was held back by two defenders he managed to hold off the challenges with good strength planting the ball in the bottom corner.

The visitors managed to pull a goal back through a penalty kick. Karthik Basker rushed out of goal and as he did the Stubbington winger went down under the challenge. CFY may have felt the decision was a little harsh, but the goal stood and it was now 5-3.

Back at the other end Michael Sawbridge found his range as he netted another two to complete a quality treble. Having played so well throughout the game it was no more than deserved. His second saw good link up play between the two strikers result in Michael chipping the keeper from distance with a sweet strike and his third was scored in a similar fashion with another brilliant finish.

Just when Chandlers Ford were well on top at 7-3, they conceded another soft goal that was scored by the Stubbington centre back who was shoved up front to cause problems for the defence.

All in all it was fantastic to get off the mark in the league with a positive win, but as mentioned before we cannot afford to give away silly goals especially when we come to play the bigger teams. Jozef Montigue just edged man of the match for his all round display. Now for a win against Warsash next week!

FULL TIME – CFY 7-4 Stubbington

CFY win the FA Cup - We Wish!!!

CFY players, Liam Godfrey, Miles Hodge, Thorsten Tramischus, Michael Sawbridge and Jozef Montigue pose with Lawrie McMenemy and the FA Cup at Eastleigh Football Club.

CFY beat Dougland

After last Thursday's training session, Chandlers Ford were challenged to a friendly game against Dougland Under 12's.

After being 3-0 down, Jozef Montigue pulled a goal back with a 'Brazilian' swerving shot into the bottom corner before half time.

In the second half more goals were exchanged between the two sides with Thorsten Tramischus adding to CFY's tally, Jozef scoring two more to complete his hattrick and Michael Sawbridge sealing a 7-6 victory with a fine hattrick, including a stunning back heel flick from the edge of the box and one straight from kick off. This was a good run out for most of the boys especially as the Saturday game against Crofton 'B' was cancelled.

Meanwhile, for the second consecutive week, our league game scheduled for this Saturday is now postponed due to East Lodge having a Hampshire Cup game. This will give the boys a chance to have a training game.

Superb 2nd Half Against League Leaders

CHANDLERS FORD 0-5 COLLEGE YOUTH B
30.09.06 – MID SOLENT B LEAGUE

Chandlers Ford started this match very brightly and were more than a match for College in the opening stages of the game. It was always going to be difficult against the top of the table side that have scored goals for fun in their first couple of games in the league already this season.

With Joshua Harragan unavailable for selection this week due to not being registered in time, CFY welcomed back David Phillips who gave his all as ever.

Michael Sawbridge came closest to scoring within the first two minutes as he got on the end of a David Phillips through ball, with David Harris also doing well in the build up play. Michael didn’t quite hit it cleanly but he certainly caused a lot of problems for the College defence as he burst past them creating an opening for the shot, which went just wide of goal.

After holding the visitors for at least ten minutes, CFY began to crack under the pressure on their goal. Former Portsmouth striker Leroy Rudd grabbed a first half hattrick including a penalty that he won in the first place. Karthik Basker ran out of goal to try and stop the College striker but Rudd managed to get the ball past Basker and as he did was brought down by the feet of the Chandlers Ford keeper.

HALF TIME – CFY 0-4 College Youth B

The second half saw a vastly improved performance from the home side as they defended superbly well with captain Robbie Hurst at the heart of it as usual along with Michael Sawbridge who dropped in at centre half to keep things tight.

Jozef Montigue worked tirelessly in the centre of the park, creating chances for Thorsten Tramischus on several occasions.

The only goal of the half came from a corner ball on the right hand side. Rudd was quickest to react and somehow squeezed the ball into the top corner with an amazing overheard kick leaving Basker standing.

Other than this College rarely looked like scoring, as the determination of the Chandlers Ford players were quite evident for all to see.

Tramischus could have grabbed a consolation as he got on the end of chipped passed from Montigue but it fell on his weaker left foot and the keeper came out well to push it wide for a corner.

In the closing stages of the game, there was yet more controversy following last weeks friendly match being abandoned. The College Youth linesman brought it to the attention of the referee that CFY’s Liam Godfrey had supposedly spat at the College keeper. This left the referee no option other than to show the red card although it has been suggested that the keeper made more of it than met the eye.

All in all, CFY can be very pleased with their excellent second half display where they showed a lot of passion and belief in themselves as they kept a very strong side very quiet for near enough the whole half and probably should have had a goal or two for themselves. The boys can take heart from this as things are getting better and it should give them the confidence to go into the next game thinking that they can get a win.

FULL TIME – CFY 0-5 College Youth B

Match pictures by Neil Sawbridge

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Bridgemary Friendly Abandoned Before End

After a very impressive display against A Division side Bridgemary Colts, the game was cut short by the referee due to the horrific insults made by Bridgemary management. CFY played some very good football and defended really well against a strong, competitive side. They conceded late in the first half when Daniel Hines slid the ball past stand in goalkeeper Thorsten Tramischus and then made it 2-0 in the second half with a scrappy goal. A long throw from the right came in and the ball was not cleared allowing a tap in after a goal mouth scramble. Bridgemary were awarded a penalty following Aiden Chandler's trip in the area but the visitors failed to make it count as they struck the bar. The game then came to an abrupt end following the abusive and insulting comments towards the referee.

Josh Harragan made an impressive debut at centre half alongside the excellent Robbie Hurst. Aiden Chandler and Ahmed Sfagsi also had good games but the man of the match award went to goalkeeper Thorsten for keeping the score down to only two goals and for making some excellent stops.

First League Game Ends In Defeat

PORTCHESTER 'B' 6-1 CHANDLERS FORD
16.09.06 – MID SOLENT B LEAGUE

In our first game back in the B League since our promotion to the A League two years ago, Portchester showed Chandlers Ford that it could be a tough season ahead and that no game will be easy.

CFY began the game well enough with David Harris threatening down the right wing and Thorsten Tramischus holding the ball up well. An early corner caused Portchester a bit of trouble with Jozef Montigue coming close.

However despite this early pressure, the visitors were caught out by the pacy attack of Portchester. A quick break down the right saw both Chandlers Ford full backs out of position and this was quickly exploited. A switch of play led to a cross being headed home by the number 9 for the opening goal.

Michael Wall had a go from distance moments after the goal and his effort flew jsut over the bar.

Today's game also saw the return to action of Michael Sawbridge who had been out for months with broken bones in his foot. He came on midway through the half and caused a few problems for the Portchester backline but CFY still couldn't find a way through.

HALF TIME – Portchester 1-0 CFY

After a well disciplined, fairly solid first half performance things went down hill immediately as the side began to lose their shape and confidence.

In the same way that Portchester scored their first goal, they again got the ball down the wing and and were able to have free shots at Karthik as another five goals went in. Each of these were the almost identical with the root of the problem being the full backs not sticking to their position therefore leaving the defence wide open and not a lot of protection for the keeper.

Towards the end of the game Chandlers Ford looked more lively and a Jozef Montigue free kick led to CFY pulling a goal back, but by this time it was too little too late. David Harris was brought down outside of the box and from the free kick Joe swung the ball in only for it to be cleared but only as far as Ryan Dennis who looped in a high ball which Harris got on the end of with a brave header.

This will probably be one of the toughest league games of the season, and with this first fixture out of the way we can now look to finding a win. Positives to come out of the game were man of the match Robbie Hurst who had yet another solid game, and of course the first half of play where we made Portchester look ordinary!

FULL TIME – Portchester 6-1 CFY

Ford Crash Out Of Hants Cup

College Youth 16-0 CFY

Chandlers Ford were completely outplayed from start to finish in a game that everyone will want to forget as quickly as possible. It was a tough game against very strong opponents, however we will do a lot better against the teams in our league - bring on Portchester 'B' (next Saturday 16th September) !

CFY 3-2 Winchester

CHANDLERS FORD 3-2 WINCHESTER
09.09.06 – FRIENDLY

Jozef Montigue helped Chandlers Ford to an early lead as he latched onto a wayward goal kick by getting the ball out of his feet and chipping over the keeper into the bottom right corner.

Winchester rarely threatened however their first attempt on goal pegged CFY back only one minute after the opening goal. The visitors raced through on goal and a fluke long distance lob found its way over Karthik Basker and into the top corner for the equaliser.

CFY could have taken the lead once more as Robbie Hurst burst forward from defence smashing the ball against the cross bar.

It was soon 2-1 through Thorsten Tramischus who reacted quickly in the box from a David Harris corner. The looped in hitting the post before Thorsten poked the ball in from the rebound.

HALF TIME – CFY 2-1 Winchester

In the second half Winchester had several chances to pull the game level, and it wasn’t long before they came close. Karthik Basker was kept busy making some good saves but with the defence playing too deep it meant their opponents could run free on goal and not be offside.

The equaliser came mid-way through the half through a headed goal. It looked like it would end this way until the last moments of the match. With some of the first half players being given a rest Chandlers Ford all of a sudden looked brighter when captain David Phillips and strikers Montigue and Tramischus returned to the pitch.

Right at the death, Jozef Montigue brought the ball down with his chest laying it off for Liam Godfrey who belted the ball low and hard which proved to be too hot to handle for the Winchester keeper as it crept over the line for the winning goal.

FULL TIME – CFY 3-2 Winchester

CFY suffer heavy defeat to Locksheath

CHANDLERS FORD 1-7 LOCKSHEATH
02.09.06 – FRIENDLY

TEAM: Karthik Basker, Robbie Hurst, David Phillips (c), David Bromhead, Liam Godfrey, David Harris, Ryan Dennis, Michael Wall, Ryan Chinn, Thorsten Tramishcus, Jozef Montigue

SUBS: Ahmed Sfagsi, Tom Pope, Gavin Hawkins, Aiden Chandler, Miles Hodge

After a late cancellation from Stoneham Park, Locksheath Lions, champions of the B League last year, agreed to play us at short notice.

For 30 minutes, Chandlers Ford were more than a match for the newly promoted side. They held their own at the back against a side that played good passing football.

In the opening moments of the game, CFY could have taken the lead through Michael Wall who had a go from 20 yards but his effort flew wide of goal.

Robbie Hurst and David Phillips marshalled the defence very well and some good saves from Karthik Basker ensured the scores remained level - for the time being at least.

One moment of lost concentration caused Chandlers Ford to concede the opening goal of the game as Liam Godfrey got turned on the right wing before the ball being whipped into the box and then a firm header flying into the corner leaving Basker no chance.

On the stroke of half time, the visitors won a corner which CFY failed to deal with and as a result this cost them as they conceded a second goal in the space of a couple of minutes.

HALF TIME – CFY 0-2 Locksheath

Having made a number of changes at the break, CFY looked more vulnerable at the back, leading to an onslaught from the Lions.

A combination of pace, quick and accurate passing, and lethal finishing led to Chandlers Ford not being able to cope defensively. A further five goals went Locksheath's way although if it were not for the brilliant Karthik Basker, the scoreline would have looked an awful lot worse and probably would have been in double figures.

Chandlers Ford did grab a consolation through Thorsten Tramishchus with a lovely headed goal. David Harris swung in an inch perfect free kick from the right that was confidently despatched into the back of the net with a glancing header from new signing Tramishcus.

Thorsten went on to win the man of the match award for a good display all round display up front, which he capped with a goal but not only did he score he brought others into play and led the line well alongside Jozef Montigue.

It was slightly disappointing to concede so many soft goals in the second half after playing so well in the first 35 minutes of the game. However there were some good performances against a strong A division team.

Lets make sure we bounce back with a win on Thursday as we continue our preparation for the new season, which kicks off against College Youth in the league cup a week today.

FULL TIME – CFY 1-7 Locksheath

Ranville 2-3 CFY - Pre Season Friendly

RANVILLE RANGERS 2-3 CHANDLERS FORD
26.08.06 – FRIENDLY

TEAM: Karthik Basker, Robbie Hurst, Ahmed Sfagsi, David Bromhead, David Phillips, David Harris, Ryan Dennis, Michael Wall, Ryan Chinn, Jozef Montigue (c), Thorsten Tramischus
SUBS: Tom Pope, Aiden Chandler, Liam Godfrey, Miles Hodge

Chandlers Ford got off to a winning start as they began their preparations for the coming season with a strong performances all round. This was the third times the two clubs had met a pre-season friendly, Chandlers Ford winning 6-1 and 2-0 in previous matches.

It has been a summer of ins and outs at CFY with Matt Lucas deciding to leave, along with Jack Goodeve, Reece Middleton and Lee Robertson who all followed in the footsteps of Ronan Galloway and Sabri Elmasri, who quit half way through the 2005/2006 season. However, despite some quality players making way, there are a number of good additions to this years squad including a number of trialists from last year signing on, Thorsten Tramischus returning and Tyro Rep winger David Harris joining, also from St. Francis.

Ranville started the game brightly making a lot of chances down the right hand side forcing some excellent saves out of Karthik Basker.

Despite all of the home sides possession, Chandlers Ford took the lead through Michael Wall who added another long range cracker to his name. The ball came out to Wall 25 yards from goal after Ranville failed to clear a corner kick, and the midfielder struck the ball cleanly into the roof of the net to give CFY an undeserved lead.

Before this goal, Thorsten Tramischus could have and probably should have opened the scoring as he pounced on an awful headed back pass that was way short of the keeper, however Thorsten was denied by the Ranville goalie who rushed out of his goal well.

Ranville ended the half strongly with a number of efforts coming close but Basker once more was at the heart of keeping his side in the game.

HALF TIME – Ranville 0-1 CFY

After perhaps being lucky to go in 1-0 up at half time, Chandlers Ford soon found themselves two goals to the good. New signing David Harris took the ball past his opponent skilfully before crossing the ball. Tramischus flicked it on for Jozef Montigue who did the rest with a lovely well-taken goal. Montigue skipped past the last defender, rounded the goalkeeper with ease and finished off what was a great team move to double Chandlers Ford’s lead.

Ranville eventually got a goal, which it has to be said was deserved for the amount of chances they had, as they pulled themselves back into the game punishing some weak defending.

David Phillips was denied a great goal as he came up for a free kick, not only by the post but also the offside flag. Montigue swung the ball in and it fell for the centre back who lashed a good volley goal bound.

Another free kick from Montigue led to Thorsten Tramischus scoring on his return for the club as he calmly slotted the ball into the bottom right hand corner as Chandlers Ford continued to show their attacking threat.

David Harris had a very impressive debut on the right wing, not only was he good going forward but he also got back well to defend. Harris very nearly capped off the performance with what would have been a fantastic goal as he took on defender after defender before losing the ball in the six yard box.

Chandlers Ford then conceded a soft goal after a mix up in the defence led to Ranville’s second goal. All in all it was a good win!

FULL TIME – Ranville 2-3 CFY

August Update

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES

Saturday 26th August 06
Away friendly to Ranville Rangers 11.30am kick off meet at Magpie Lane 10.30am

Saturday 2nd September 06
Friendly against Stoneham Rangers either away at Doncaster Farm or home at Crestwood 10.30am kick off

Thursday 7th September 06 (to be confirmed)
Friendly against Winchester ‘B’ at Magpie Lane 5.30pm meet for 6pm kick off

Saturday 9th September 06 (season officially starts)
Hampshire Cup First Round - Away to College Youth FC (Meet times and kick off to be confirmed)

CLICK HERE FOR LEAGUE FIXTURES 06/07 SEASON

Player News:
Lee Robertson has now left the club after three good seasons, thanks to him and to Viv for their time and effort. We are pleased to announce that the club have signed on David Harris a Tyro Rep. player that is a quick and skilful winger. David has signed from St. Francis and is a friend of another CFY new signing Thorsten Tramischus.

New Kit:

Squad 2006/7 Update

INS AND OUTS

(MATT LUCAS - Quits after 3 fantastic seasons)

As we say godbye to four more players joining Sabri and Ronan by leaving the club, we welcome six new players to Chandlers Ford Youth Under 13's. These include five trialists that have been taken on and the return of one familiar face after two seasons away from the club.

We say thank you to Matt Lucas who finished his career with us with figures of 150 appearances and 88 goals and to Reece Middleton, 140 appearances with 90 goals. Both tremendous records and achievements, making major contributions to the team over the last three years - having joined the club when we formed back in Mini Soccer.

We would also like to thank Jack Goodeve who made 34 appearances in his only season at the club last year (05-06), scoring a couple of goals.

The sixth player to leave is Dale Hansford, thank you also. Dale leaves the club after three seasons of playing when he was available as other commitments such as swimming and playing for the Southampton Rep. team prevented the talented winger from playing as often as Richard would have liked. He notched up 22 appearances with 2 goals.

Now looking to the positives, we welcome five successful trialists, Ryan Dennis, Aiden Chandler, Gavin Hawkins, Miles Hodge and Ahmed Sfagsi. All of which have done well in friendlies, six a sides and training and fully deserve their places in the squad.

The sixth recruit to the side is Thorsten Tramischus. A very big welcome back to the club after his return following two seasons away from CFY. Thorsten will bring strength, skill and experience to the squad (as his five goals in training last week proves!!), he has already played 74 games and scored 45 goals from the 2003/2004 season in Mini Soccer Football.

Six A Sides 2006

SIX A SIDES 2006 REVIEW

EVERTON TOURNAMENT – 27TH MAY

BLUE
CFY 1-0 EVERTON
CFY 0-2 BASHLEY
CFY 1-1 HORDLE
CFY 1-2 SOLENT UTD

RED
CFY 0-1 EVERTON
CFY 0-0 BOURNEMOUTH YOUTH
CFY 0-3 FAWLEY
CFY 0-2 HORDLE
CFY 0-3 KINGSWOOD

TESTWOOD TOURNAMENT – 3RD JUNE

BLUE
CFY 0-0 LITTLETON
CFY 1-1 WYVERN
CFY 0-0 SHANKLIN
CFY 3-0 TESTWOOD

2ND ROUND –
CFY 1-0 MARCHWOOD

QUARTER FINAL –
CFY 1-0 BADDESLEY

SEMI FINAL –
CFY 0-6 WINSOR ‘A’

3RD/4TH PLACE PLAYOFF –
CFY 1-4 WINSOR ‘B’

RED
CFY 1-1 TESTWOOD
CFY 1-3 WINCHESTER
CFY 0-2 WINSOR ‘A’
CFY 1-3 BTC

WHITELEY TOURNAMENT – 1ST JULY

BLUE
CFY 4-0 GOSPORT BOROUGH
CFY 0-0 LANGSTONE
CFY 2-0 WIMBLEDON

QUARTER FINAL –
CFY 0-1 GOSPORT FC

RED
CFY 0-1 WHITELEY
CFY 0-1 CROFTON ‘B’
CFY 0-2 RANVILLE RANGERS

For the team and Player Stats - Click Here

Presentation Evening 2006

Awards:

Karthik Basker - Parents Player of The Season

Matt Lucas - Players Player of The Season

Tom Pope - Most Improved Player of The Season

Michael Sawbridge - Managers Player of The Season

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CFY 15-0 Botley

After a poor performance only two days before against Colden Common, CFY more than made up for it with a totally dominant and emphatic win. It was a great way to end the eleven a side matches and hopefully we can build on this and do well in the six a side tournaments.

Matt Lucas got the ball rolling after only 30 seconds when a quickly taken corner by Reece Middleton found Matt and he took a couple of touches before picking out the top corner with a great strike.

It was soon to be 2-0 when Jozef Montigue scored with a first time volley from the edge of the area to keep up his recent goalscoring form.

Reece Middleton lofted the ball nicely over the keepers head to make it 3-0 before Jozef Montigue went on to score three more goals to complete his hattrick and to grab four well taken goals before half time showing a good strikers instinct around the area.

The Chandlers Ford players were in complete control and had lots of chances playing some good attacking football.

CFY made it 7-0 when Montigue flicked the ball on for Lucas who fired into the bottom right hand corner for his second goal of the day.

HALF TIME - Chandlers Ford 7-0 Botley

Botley did well for the first five or ten minutes as they fought well at the back and competed for every ball but eventually they wore down and the goals just kept coming.

Michael Sawbridge scored with another trademark left footed finish as Montigue unselfishly squared the ball to tee up Mike who took one touch to beat his man before firing into the corner leaving the keeper with no chance. 8-0.

Moments later the ball was in the back of the net again. Michael Sawbridge let fly from the edge of the area once more only to be denied by the post. Fredi Stinson however followed up well to pick up the pieces to tap home from two yards to make it 9-0.

A penalty was rewarded to Chandlers Ford following a blatant shove in the area from the Botley centre back on Reece Middleton. Matt Lucas stepped up to take it and coolly despatched it to the keeper's left to complete his hattrick. 10-0.

Next, Tom Pope played the ball over the top to find Montigue who neatly lobbed the keeper with a first time finish from just outside the area for goal number 5 and Chandlers Ford's 11th of the day.

Centre back David Phillips joined in the action as he was pushed up front. He showed he is not only a quick player that can tackle but he can score goals too! His first was a one-two between Phillips and Montigue before David let fly for his first goal of the season slotting the ball past the keeper. 12-0.

Before David scored his second goal, he turned provider setting up Michael Wall who turned the ball in with a sweet strike from 18 yards as he swept the ball home with his right foot. Even better though was his celebration!! 13-0.

David Phillips sprinted past the Botley full back and skillfully rounded three defenders before sidestepping the keeper and bagging his second goal and CFY's 14th of the day.

The game was wrapped up with moments to go when Jozef Montigue volleyed home from a corner for his double hattrick as no defender bothered to pick him up.

Well done boys this was a great performance.

FULL TIME - Chandlers Ford 15-0 Botley

CFY 1-5 Colden Common

Colden Common Under 13's showed Chandlers Ford that they were no pushovers after being beat 3-0 only two weeks ago.

They found themselves 3-0 up at half time and added a fourth shortly into the second half. CFY were gifted a goal when a mix up between the Colden Common centre back and goalkeeper led to a the ball being lifted over the keepers head for an own goal.

Towards the end of the game, CFY substitute Nathan Feltham brought down a player inside the area and a penalty kick was awarded which was converted to bring to an end a game that showed no real effort or desire from Chandlers Ford.

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Stoneham Park 2-4 CFY

Chandlers Ford get back to winning ways after a very strong first half performance. A great hattrick from Jozef Montigue and a stunning free kick from Michael Sawbridge from distance coasted CFY into a healthy lead at the break however in the second half they conceded and didn't make their dominance in possession count. A great team performance todayt with every player doing well for the team.

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Winchester 1-0 CFY

CFY lost out by just the one goal to a well organised team that passed the ball around between them nicely. It was a good effort from Chandlers Ford but hopefully a wake up call.

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CFY 3-0 Colden Common

CHANDLERS FORD 3-0 COLDEN COMMON
14/04/2006

FRIENDLY

Goals from Matt Lucas, Robbie Hurst and Jozef Montigue.

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Locksheath 6-0 CFY

Not the best of performances from Chandlers Ford as they experimented with different players in this friendly match against a strong Locksheath side from the B division.

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Locksheath - Friendly Details

07/04/2006

Friendly Away to Locksheath Lions on Saturday 8th April. Hopefully the rain will hold off!

Dates and Other Info

Dear Parents,

Just a quick remider of up coming dates

Next week, 6th April, we will switch back to Magpie Lane, Eastleigh (by the old golf course car park) for our training. This will run from 5.30pm - 7.00pm.

Today we were supposed to be playing Warsash Wasps but that was cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch.

Next Saturday (8th April) we will be playing Locks Heath away - venue and kick off still to be confirmed.

Saturday 15th, we will be playing Winchester Under 11's at Peter Symonds college in Winchester, 10am kick off (map to follow).

We are in the process of arranging possibly three other friendlies to be played in April, maybe one on Saturday April 22nd and the others on Thursday evenings instead of training. I will let you know dates as soon as they are confirmed.

Once we have played these then we will concentrate on training for the Six A Side Tournaments. All three have been entered with two teams in each for the following dates:

Saturday May 27th: Everton - Morning Tournament

Saturday June 24th: Warsash - Afternoon Tournament

Saturday July 1st: Whiteley - Afternoon Tournament

I have paid out of my own money in the region of £150 to enter these, as the Sixes are self funding for each team, if you have not already forwarded your money to Viv as per the note in the last magazine, could you please give to her £10 if your son is playing in all three tournaments, £7 if playing in two or £3.50 if just playing one. Could you please do this ASAP, thanks.

On the subject of money training fees will continue at £2 per week again please see Viv.

Finally a reminder of our Presentation Night on Saturday May 27th at Eastleigh Football Club, all players and their families are invited (there will be no charge for this evening as the club have sponsorship for the night. After the presentation of trophies there will also be a disco. Please come and support the evening.

I am also pleased to announce that our Chairman Colin Peters and his wife Sharon who is our Club Secretary are now both going to stay with the club for the foreseeable future which is great news for us all in view of the great work and support that they give.

Finally well done to the all the boys over the last few weeks, they have finally finished the League and Cup season on a high with a great performance in the semi final of the cup and great performances against East Lodge especially last weeks draw (a game that we could and probably should have won, but well done to there keeper for some fine saves).

Thanks again to all players and parents, lets enjoy the friendlies and Sixes and training of course!!

RICHARD MONTIGUE

P.S. please let me know of availability for the above dates.

CFY 2-2 East Lodge

CFY 2-2 East Lodge - 25/03/2006

Another good performance from Chandlers Ford. After going 2-0 up through goals from Ryan Chinn and Reece Middleton, the visitors fought their way back into the game with two second half goals to snatch a point when probably CFY deserved more.

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East Lodge - Match Details

24/03/2006

CFY v East Lodge

9:30am meet @ Crestwood School
10:00am kick off
Last League Game of Season

CFY v Portchester - League Cup Semi Final

18th March 2006

CFY 1-1 Portchester (Portchester win 4-1 after extra time)

League Cup Semi Final

A great effort from the boys, click here for the match report:

http://cfyfc.tripod.com/0506_portchester_lc_sf.html/

Saints Under 18's v Liverpool Under 18's

I'm sure all of those who came to the game will agree with me that it was a good night of football.

Here is a picture of the boys enjoying themselves at the game (taken by Joe):

East Lodge 3-0 CFY

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Next Match - East Lodge

Versus East Lodge - Saturday 11th March 2006

Although the fixture is supposed to a home game it will now be played at East Lodge's pitch due to both Crestwood and Doncaster Farm being unplayable.

LAST MEETING:

http://cfyfc.tripod.com/0506_eastlodge_away.html

Testwood v CFY

TESTWOOD 3-6 CFY

Goals from Matt Lucas (2), Reece Middleton, Fredi Stinson, Michael Sawbridge and Jozef Montigue

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Important Dates for your Diary

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

4th March – Friendly v Testwood United 10am kick off

Saturday 11th March – League Match v East Lodge at Crestwood 10am kick off

Saturday 18th March – League Cup Semi-Final v AFC Portchester ‘A’ at Crestwood kick off TBA

Saturday 25th Match – League Match v East Lodge at Crestwood 10am kick off

Saturday 1st April – Friendly v Warsash Wasps venue & kick off TBA

Saturday 8th April – Friendly v Locks Heath Lions venue & kick off TBA

Saturday 15th April – Friendly v Winchester Under 11’s venue & kick off TBA

(Please note April 1st, 8th and 15th will all be away, not at Crestwood)

Training

Our last training at Crestwood 5.30pm to 6.30pm is on Thursday 30th March. From Thursday 6th April training will be back at Magpie Lane 5.30pm to 7pm.

Team Outing

On Friday 17th March we would like to take the boys to St Mary’s to see the FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg game between Southampton and Liverpool, parents are welcome, price is £3 for an adult and £1 for a child.

Six A Sides

As last year, we would like to enter three tournaments with two teams in each, one in May, one in June and one in July. The proposed dates are as follows:

Saturday 27th May – at Everton in the New Forest, morning tournament

Saturday 24th June – at Warsash Wasps, afternoon tournament

Saturday 1st July – at Whiteley, afternoon tournament

Club Presentation Night

Our club presentation evening will be held on Saturday 27th May, 7:30pm at Eastleigh Football Club, it is intended that we have a disco this year. We have sponsorship for this evening and the club would like to put a planning committee together to organise this evening, they have asked for two parents from each team to form the committee. Viv has kindly agreed to be one of the parents, if anyone else is willing to help please let me know by tomorrow evening as I have to attend a club committee meeting on Monday 6th March.

Next Years Club Committee

As I have already told most of you, Colin Peters (Chairman) and his wife Sharon (Secretary) will be stepping down from their roles after the presentation night, they have both worked tirelessly for the club since it was formed and have carried on for the last three years, despite their son not even playing for the club over that period. They both played major roles in this club achieving FA Charter Standard, a great achievement for a club of this size and age group. I would like to thank Colin and Sharon for the great work that they have done. We now have the task of finding replacements for them and possibly for the position of treasurer. If any parents feel they can fill these positions, please let me know. Next year the club will possibly have an Under 18’s, us at Under 13’s, possibly an Under 12’s, an Under 11’s and two Under 10’s teams. Colin and Sharon have said they will not just walk away but are prepared to help the new people settle into the roles.

Thanks to everyone for your support and commitment so far this season, lets hope we can finish on a high and do well in the Six A Sides again!!

RICHARD MONTIGUE

Trip to St. Marys

St. Mary's trip:

We would like all the boys and parents if possible to come and see the Saints Youth team play Liverpool in the FA Youth Cup semi-final second leg on Friday the 18th March.

Last year we did a similar event watching the Saints under 18's play Ipswich and it was good for the team to get together.

The cost will be £3 for an adult and £1 per child.

Testwood Friendly

Testwood Friendly

This Saturday - 04/03/2006, away to Testwood

Match Details:

10:00am kick off at Testwood School

9:00am meet at Magpie Lane or if you are going straight there please be at Testwood School for 9:30am.

East Lodge 2-0 CFY

CFY BATTLING PERFORMANCE FALL TO TWO LATE GOALS

Chandlers Ford played exceptionally well to keep the game level for so long and fully deserved a point.

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Rescheduled Fixtures

23/02/2006

Rescheduled fixtures:
25th February - League, Away to East Lodge

4th March - Friendly, TBA (to be arranged)

11th March - League, Home to East Lodge

18th March - League Cup Semi-Final, Home to Portchester

25th March - League, Home to East Lodge

OTHER FRIENDLIES WILL BE ARRANGED AND DATES FOR SIX A SIDE TOURNAMENTS WILL APPEAR HERE SHORTLY

Changes to Fixtures

After Saturday's postponement, it was thought we would replay the game this coming Saturday (18th).

However there have been a few changes.

We will now try to take on East Lodge on the 18th February at Crestwood, 10am kick off. The League Cup Semi-Final against Portchester is now due to be played on the 25th February which again will be at Crestwood.

Frozen pitch!

Due to the Crestwood pitch being unsafe because of frost. The league cup semi-final tie against Portchester will now go ahead next Saturday (18th Feb).

Hopefully the match will go ahead next week otherwise it will have been three weeks without a match.

The East Lodge game has now been re-scheduled. Come back here shortly for the new fixture dates.

League Cup Semi Final

CUP PREVIEW - CFY v Portchester
09/02/2006

Chandlers Ford will play Portchester in the semi-final of the league cup this Saturday.

MATCH DETAILS:
Home (Crestwood), 10:00am kick off, 9:30am meet

LEAGUE CUP RUN SO FAR:

CFY 6-0 Lee Rangers - 12.11.05
http://cfyfc.tripod.com/0506_leerangers_lc.html

Crofton 'B' 2-10 CFY - 17.12.05
http://cfyfc.tripod.com/0506_lcqf_croftonb_away.html

Lodge a No Show - Once Again!

TRAINING MATCH
04/02/06

East Lodge fail to turn up yet again, and so we had another training match.

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TRAINING MATCH PICTURES

Crofton Saints 6-0 Chandlers Ford

CROFTON SAINTS 6-0 CHANDLERS FORD
29/1/2006

Crofton Saints won the game comfortably in the end despite the visitors giving it a good go.

Jack Burns was probably the only difference between the two teams, not only did the Crofton midfielder chip in with four good goals but he brought others into play and was at the heart of every Crofton move.

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Injury Problems

INJURY ADDS TO THIN SQUAD WORRIES

Lee Robertson has broken his arm leaving him out of action for six weeks. This only adds to the already slim squad that Richard has available for selection. With Galloway and Elmasri moving on and Dale Hansford very rarely available due to other commitments there are only thirteen players currently signed on that are fit and well!

We hope that Lee can recover sooner rather than later but the most important thing for the players to do despite these problems is to have fun and to enjoy their football. Anything on top of that is a bonus.

CFY 0-6 College Youth

CFY 0-6 COLLEGE YOUTH
21/01/2006

Karthik Basker was in fine form today with a string of top drawer saves. A massive improvement on the previous meeting!

Everyone played their part to make the champions sweat for victory. A great first half performance where only two good finishes gave College the advantage.

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League Cup Semi Final Draw

Chandlers Ford will have to come up against the Portsmouth side for the fourth time this season after being drawn against Portchester in a home tie for the semi-final of the league cup.

Having already beaten Lee Rangers and Crofton B in this competition in previous rounds, the clubs toughest test will come up in February when the two sides meet again.

Looking back to last season, when we played Portchester in the semi-final of the Hants Cup where we probably played our best agaisnt them out of all our previouis meetings, where the 5-1 scoreline flatted them.

The game will be played at Crestwood on the 11th February.

CFY 2-4 Stubbington

14/01/2006

David Bromhead scores his first of the season with a great chip as CFY slip up against a Stubbington side that fought for every ball.

Reece Middleton scored the other goal for the home side, but Stubbington it seems have now secured safety as there win leaves us needing at least a win and a draw from our remaining games which unfortunately is looking unlikely.

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MATCH PICTURES

Elmasri Quits

14/01/2006

After several hints already this season, Sabri Elmasri has now quit the club after claiming he is “no longer into football”. We would like to thank Sabri for the way that he has performed for the club over the last three seasons. He has scored some truly memorable free kicks and he is one of the players from this team to have gone past 100 games for the club. His record too is superb for a midfielder, 123 appearances, 69 goals. Once again thank you.

Galloway Completes Move to Bishops Waltham

05/01/2006

We can now confirm that CFY's top striker Ronan Galloway has signed for Bishops Waltham Dynamoes under 13's. Hot shot Ronan has scored an incredible 126 goals in 122 appearances over the last three seasons.

We would like to thank him for his service and the massive part that he played in getting Chandlers Ford to where they are now – the A Division. His record from last season speaks volumes for how key Ronan was in our promotion campaign in 2004/05 with a fantastic 40 goals for the league campaign in just sixteen league games.

Add to that a tally of five goals of our thirteen league goals this year in a much harder division, this demonstrates what a tremendous, lethal finisher Ronan is and how hard he has worked for the club. Lets not forget he started off as a centre back in mini soccer (and even then he scored goals) before being nurtured and coached into what has made him so well known in Mid Solent Football a deadly striker that will give any defender a run for their money.

We wish you every success for the future.

CFY 2-1 Clanfield

5.2.05 – LEAGUE

Clanfield started this match the brighter side, and for long periods of the game they had CFY pinned back in their own half. The visitors created a number of attacks on goal, but keeper Lee Robertson and the back three of Godfrey, Bromhead and Phillips soaked up the pressure and dealt with everything that was thrown at them.

Chandlers Ford began to find their feet towards the end of the half when they strung some good attacking moves together with Matt Lucas at the heart of it. Lucas made a great run past two players before picking out Jozef Montigue who was free in side of the penalty area on the right hand side, but Montigue’s strike was off target.

Neither side could find a break through in a very close first half between two sides that were evenly matched, despite the difference in position in the league table.

HALF TIME – CFY 0-0 Clanfield

It was Clanfield who made a good start to the second half, when they broke the deadlock minutes after the interval. CFY gave away a free kick on the right hand side by the half way line, which was taken quickly and pumped forward into the feet of the skilful Clanfield striker Leroy Rudd who neatly chipped the Chandlers Ford keeper from a tight angle from range.

The home side were then awarded a penalty when Galloway was brought down in the box. Matt Lucas stepped up and converted the penalty with a neat finish into the bottom right hand corner to grab the equaliser for Chandlers Ford.

Both sides battled away and both sides had chances to win the game, but it was CFY and top goalscorer Ronan Galloway who grabbed a dramatic winner with seconds to play. After another good move by Chandlers Ford, a great counter attack saw Galloway put through one on one with the Clanfield keeper which he coolly placed into the back of the net from distance.

FULL TIME – CFY 2-1 Clanfield