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Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
26 Nov 05
Waltham
Cross Youth / Home / League
Goalscorers
Man of Match
Postponed due to
unplayed round 2 Cup fixture
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
3 Dec 05
Broxbourne
Rangers / Away / League
Lost 5 - 0 (W2-0&B3-0)
Goalscorers
Man of Match
PA, LM
The Raiders first
league game was against a very well organized and pacey team. The White Team
started and played a good game but unfortunately conceded a goal on 12mins
with the 1st Half finishing 1 - 0. The 2nd Half started with the Raiders
playing quite defensive and again conceding a goal on 42mins, they then
organized themselves and created a couple of goal scoring opportunities
which were saved by Broxbourne's Keeper. Raiders new signing TS played on
the Left Wing in the 2nd Half and showed some promise. Game finished 2 - 0
The Blue Team found themselves out
passed and paced by Broxbourne's 2nd Team and conceded a goal on 18mins with
the 1st Half finishing 1 - 0. The 2nd Half was pretty similar to the 1st
with the Raiders on the back foot but the defenders NM & LM dug in and
cleared the box several times from Broxbourne's quick attacking play.
Unfortunately 2 further goals were conceded on 45 & 49mins. There were
hardly any goal scoring opportunities for the Blues and the Game finished 3
- 0.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
10 Dec 05
Southgate
Adelaide / Home / League
Goalscorers
Man of Match
Postponed due to
round 3 Cup fixture
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
17 Dec 05
Panathinaikos Youth / Away / League
Goalscorers
Man of Match
Postponed due to
round 3 Cup fixture
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
31 Dec 05
Minchenden
Youth / Home / League
Lost 1 - 10 (W1-2&B0-8)
Goalscorers
PA
Man of Match
WT, NM
The White Team
started well against Minchenden and were the better team but unfortunately
found themselves 1 - 2 down at half time. They dug even deeper in the 2nd
half and created several good goalscoring opportunities but could not find
the back of the net. This game finished 1 - 2.
The Blue Team were outplayed by a strong
Minchenden Team from the kick off and conceded the first goal in under a
minute gone. They struggled through out the game to control Minchenden's C
Mid player (No.10) who ripped holes through the midfield and defense to
either set up goals or score himself. The Blues struggled to create any good
attacking situations and conceded 4 goals in both halves. The Game finished
0 - 8.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
7 Jan 06
Park View
Rangers / Away / League
Lost 9 - 1 (W8-0&B1-1)
Goalscorers
AW
Man of Match
TS, AW
The White Team found
themselves defending from the whistle and unfortunately conceded two early
goals against a very strong Park View Rangers side. They settled down and
held PVR's attackers back only conceding one further goal with the 1st Half
finishing 3 - 0. In the 2nd Half they seemed to lose there determination and
due to some basic defensive errors, leaving PVR top striker unmarked on the
far post, conceded 5 more goals. The Game finished 8 - 0.
The Blue Team took the bit between their
teeth from the whistle and put PVR 2nd team on the back foot but could not
find a way through there defense. The Raiders were awarded a penalty after
about 20min but unfortunately AW placed it straight into the Keepers hands,
He made amends for this with a beautifully struck free kick on the stroke of
half time to put the Raiders in the lead (0 - 1). The Blues seemed to sit
back at the beginning of the 2nd Half allowing PVR more possession and
eventually they leveled the game. They then picked themselves up but could
not find the winning goal that they deserved. The game finished 1 - 1
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
14 Jan 06
Enfield
Colts / Home / League
Won 3 - 2 (W1-2&B2-0)
Goalscorers
SB, JC, AW
Man of Match
SB, JR
The White Team
started well against Enfield Colts and found they had most of the
possession. Then on 20mins Enfield Colts attacked and found a player
unmarked on the far post, who headed the ball home to put them ahead 0 - 1.
The second half found the Raiders attacking Enfield Colts at all
opportunities. SB picked up the ball in his own half and sprinted toward
Enfield Colts goal and calmly slotted the ball past the keeper to level the
game, 1 - 1 on 30mins. Then on 40mins there was confusion in the defense and
the ball did not get cleared and Enfield Colts striker got his foot to the
ball which he knocked past NT who had come out to close him down. The
Remaining 10mins had the Raiders attacking Enfield Colts from all directions
but unfortunately the goal evaded them. The game finished 1 - 2.
The Blue Team settled down quickly and
took control of the game and JC opened his league goal account with a
beautiful strike on 6mins to put the Raiders ahead 1 - 0. The remainder of
the first half was a physical end to end match but the Raiders had the upper
hand. The first half finished 1 - 0. Enfield Colts came out stronger at the
start of the second half and DJ had to make a few finger tip saves to keep
the Raiders in the lead and drawing the match overall. Pulses raised on
40min when JC was hacked down in Enfield Colts penalty area and referee
announced "play-on" which then saw Enfield Colts breaking towards the
Raiders goal but the Raiders defense closed them down to prevent them from
conceding. With only 5mins to go AW, in possession of the ball tussled with
Enfield Colts defender and broke towards their goal and scored the winner,
that earned the Raiders their first 3 points in the league. This game
finished 2 - 0
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
21 Jan 06
Cheshunt
Youth / Away / League
Lost 6 - 2 (W3-0&B3-2)
Goalscorers
AW, JC
Man of Match
SB, LM
The White Team had to
play the first half very defensively and contained Cheshunt Youth most of
the half apart from an error on 14mins, which allowed Cheshunt to score to
make it 1-0 at halftime. Cheshunt started the 2nd half very strong and
within 8mins opened up the defense and scored. The White Team found
themselves in their own half most of the game conceding again on 35mins.
There was very little attacking opportunities created by the White Team and
the game finished 3-0.
The Blue Team were the better team in
the first half and all players showed hunger to get the ball but
unfortunately they did not create any goal scoring chances and the score was
0-0 at halftime. The Blue Team seemed to start the 2nd half flat and the
hunger had gone, which allowed Cheshunt to score on 29mins. Cheshunt scored
their 2nd goal when the blue team passed across their own box. After this
the Blues hunger came back in full force and they attacked Cheshunt at all
opportunities, causing confusion in their defense which allowed AW to score
on 40mins and JC to poach the 2nd goal on 42mins. Unfortunately the hunger
returned to the blue team too late and when they conceded a scrappy goal on
49mins the game was beyond their reach finishing 3 - 2.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
28 Jan 06
Abbey Youth
Warriors / Away / League
Lost 0 - 10
(W0-8&B0-2)
Changed
to Home Game
Goalscorers
Man of Match
CC, DJ
The Raiders found themselves out played by
a very strong ex-super league team, who's set pieces from corners and
general play opened up the raiders defense very easily. Although in total 10
goals were conceded and there were no scoring opportunities for the Raiders,
the players kept there heads up and kept going.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
4 Feb 06
Abbey Youth
Warriors / Home / League
Lost 6 - 1
(W2-0&B4-1)
Changed
to Away Game
Goalscorers
JC
Man of Match
PA, JC
This weeks performance was an improvement
on last week.
The White Team started with the sub
goalkeeper AMC who made some good saves to keep the Game 0 - 0 at half time.
Unfortunately there were two soft goals conceded in the second half and the
game ended 2 - 0, but the Raiders played with more passion and hunger this
week and made Abbey Yth work harder for their goals.
The Blue Team found themselves under extreme pressure from
the kick off and conceded the first goal in under a minute. The Raiders
conceded another goal in the first half after 16mins, but did have a few
goal scoring opportunities, and the first half finished 2 - 0. The Raiders
started the 2nd Half hungry and put Abbey Youth under pressure and
eventually JC broke free on the left wing and squeezed a shot into the net
for the Raiders first and only goal in this double header. Unfortunately
they conceded 2 further goals and the Game finish 4 - 1.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
11 Feb 06
Waltham
Cross Youth / Away / League
Won 2 -
3(W2-1&B0-2)
Goalscorers
CC,RA,JR
Man of Match
LH, DG
Both Raiders teams were under strength
today due to illness and holidays.
The White Team found themselves on the back foot to start with and
unfortunately conceded an early goal when a Waltham Cross player was not
closed down outside the box. They picked themselves up and took the goal to
the opposition but unfortunately couldn't find that final ball to level the
game. Then midway through the 1st Half Waltham Cross's Winger lobbed the
ball into the box which DJ did his best to control but the Refs decision was
that it crossed the line and the 2nd Goal was awarded. CC then decided to
test there keeper from the resulting goal kick and found the back of the
net. The remainder of the half found the Raiders attacking Waltham Cross, it
looked as though WM was going to level the game when there keeper spilled a
shot from LH but unfortunately it found the keepers hands. the 1st half
finished 2 - 1. The 2nd Half was end to end but both defenses closed the
game down quickly and no further goals were scored and the game finished 2 -
1.
The Blue Team took control of the
first half from the whistle which saw a couple of shots saved by a skillful
Waltham Cross keeper. The Raiders had all the possession and at the close of
the 1st Half RA squeezed a shot across the goal mouth which deflected off
the keeper into the net to put the Raiders 0 - 1 up. The foot came off the
pedal at the beginning of the 2nd Half and sub keeper AMC pulled off some
nail biting saves. The game seemed to level out for the rest of the match
and looked destined for a draw until in the dying minutes AW broke down the
right wing and managed to cross the ball into the path of JR who nut-megged
the keeper to win the game. The game finished 0 - 2
The Raiders ground out a spectacular win and the spectators
were gifted with a thrilling game of football from two equally matched
teams.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
18 Feb 06
Broxbourne
Rangers / Home / League
Lost 0 -
6(W0-0&B0-6)
Goalscorers
Man of Match
TS, JR
The Raiders were again a few players down
due to illness and half term.
The
White Team played an excellent game against Broxbourne closing them down
quickly when they had possession and passing the ball well to attack them.
The Raiders seem to have earned there just deserts when they were awarded a
free kick for hand ball on 6 mins on the half way line, which was powerfully
struck by CC straight into the net only to find the Ref disallowed it, as in
his opinion it should have been indirect. The Raiders continued through both
halves to pressure Broxbourne and the only thing missing was a goal. The
game finished 0 - 0.
The Blue Team struggled in every situation
against Broxbourne conceding goals on 12 & 16mins as they found themselves
chasing shadows. The First Half finished 0 - 2. There was high hopes for the
Raiders in the 2nd Half but it seemed there hunger was not there as they
found themselves 2nd to every ball and conceded another 4 goals within the
first 12mins of the 2nd half. There was a glimmer of hope for a consolation
goal when DG lobbed the keeper only to be saved by the cross bar. The Game
finished 0 - 6
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
25 Feb 06
Southgate
Adelaide / Away / League
Won 1 -
3(B0-2&W1-1)
Goalscorers
AW(2), SB
Man of Match
DJ, CC
The Raiders gained there third win in this
strong performance against Southgate.
The Blue Team started with a new line up which saw AW, SM &
JC starting on the bench. The Raiders contained the game well and pressed
Southgate at all opportunities. It looked as though the Raiders were to go 0
- 1 up when LM struck the ball and lobbed Southgate's keeper only to be
denied by the crossbar. The 1st Half finished 0 - 0. The 2nd Half saw the
introduction of the benched players which opened up the game into more
attacking from the Raiders. The Raiders scored the first goal from a shot
from AW on 39mins which was followed up from on 44mins when AW connected
with a corner from SM to bury the ball with a half volley. It was not always
plain sailing as DJ had to stretch across the goal to pull off some super
saves to gain a clean sheet. The game finished 0 - 2.
The White Team as with the Blues contained the ball well and
pushed forward at Southgate but could not seem to find the final ball to
pressure Southgate's keeper. WM had a good opportunity to put the Raiders
ahead on around 20mins but unfortunately didn't connect with the ball. The
Raiders defense held solid to deny Southgate in several situations. The 1st
half finished 0 - 0. The introduction of SB at half time gave the Raiders a
huge advantage in attacking Southgate with his pace on the right wing. Then
on 42mins Southgate managed to strike a lob towards the Raiders goal which
NT got his finger tips to, only to find it dipped under the crossbar. The
Raiders determination grew and on 48mins PA pressured Southgate's defender
who nervously passed the ball back to his keeper which was cleared straight
into the path of SB who slotted the ball home for the Raiders goal. The game
finished 1 - 1
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
4 Mar 06
Cheshunt
Youth / Home / League
Lost 0 - 7
(W0-3&B0-4)
Goalscorers
Man of Match
WM, AB
The day started bad for the Raiders Home
leg when just before kick off they were informed that the League Referee
would not be there but luckily Tom stepped forward to undertake the
challenge.
The Whites played first
and controlled Cheshunt in the first half and had handfuls of scoring
opportunities, unfortunately CC missed a penalty, awarded as Cheshunt
deliberately handled the ball in the box. The half finished 0 - 0 but the
Raiders should have been 3 or 4 goals ahead. At the half time break AMC, who
had a great first half in goal, finger mysteriously started to swell as was
unable to continue so CC put his gloves on. The 2nd Half again saw the
Raiders attacking but they allowed Cheshunt strikers to drift behind their
defense when they pushed up and the Raiders were punished with 3 conceded
goals. The game finished 0 - 3.
The
Blue Team did not fair as well as the Whites and Cheshunt had their first
shot on goal straight from the kick as the Raiders did not close them down.
Cheshunt skillfully passed around the Raiders midfield and with 4 attacking
players, ran havoc with the Raiders defense which resulted in the Raiders
conceding 4 Goals in the first half. In the 2nd Half the Raiders started to
play and chased back to prevent any further goals being conceded but all was
too late. The Game finished 0 - 4.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
11 Mar 06
Panathinaikos Youth / Home / League
Lost 10 - 1
(W4-1&B6-0)
Changed to Away Game
Goalscorers
SB
Man of Match
RA, NT
The White Team started against
Panathinaikos and dominated the 1st Half and with a poach goal from SB on
7mins the Raiders went into the 2nd Half 0 - 1 up. Panathinaikos came out in
the 2nd Half with total determination to change the result and the Raiders
found themselves on the back foot. Due a lack of tracking and closing down
the Raiders conceded 4 goals, losing the game 4 - 1.
The Blue Team also didn't fair too well against Panathinaikos
Youths strong second team and found it difficult to keep possession. The
Raiders found themselves 3 - 0 down in the 1st Half. The 2nd Half was pretty
similar and the Raiders conceded a further 3 goals, losing the game 6 - 0.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
18 Mar 06
Minchenden
Youth / Away / League
Lost 7 - 1
(W2-1&B5-0)
Goalscorers
RA
Man of Match
RG, AMC
The White Team showed their determination
from the start against Minchenden in and end to end battle, but then on
19mins one of Minchenden's Players found an extra yard in front of goal,
struck and put them ahead. The 1st Half Finished 1 - 0. The Raiders fighting
spirit was even stronger in the Second Half but unfortunately DJ made a
mistake with a bread & butter save and Minchenden were 2 - 0 up. The White
Team's grit doubled and created several goalscoring opportunities. Then on
40mins CC cleared his area up to TS, who lobbed the ball towards the keeper,
which RA attacked to score for the Raiders. The game had draw written all
over it but Minchenden's defense held tight. The game finished 2 - 1.
The Blue Team's determination was also high as they tried to
control Minchenden's strong midfielder (10) but only achieved this after he
had scored 2 super goals. The Raiders looked as though they had pulled a
goal back on 22mins with a trademark AW lob to the far post but the Raiders
were denied by a finger tip save from Minchenden's keeper. The 1st Half
finished 2 - 0. The Raiders kept their heads high throughout the 2nd Half
and both teams were evenly matched. The Raiders conceded a further 3 goals
only due to Minchenden having the upper hand when it came to the finish. The
Game finished 5 - 0.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
25 Mar 06
Park View
Rangers / Home / League
Lost 1 - 8
(B0-7&W1-1)
Goalscorers
CC
Man of Match
AW, DG
The Blue Team started against a strong
attacking side and found themselves under extreme pressure from the kick off
which resulted in a goal being conceded on 2mins. They then settled and held
back the onslaught for 20mins with some good defensive play and goalkeeping.
Then a few cracks appeared and they found themselves punished with 2 more
goals. The 1st Half finished 0 - 3. PVR started even stronger in the 2nd
Half, with the Raiders struggling to gain possession and hesitating in
closing down which resulted in a further 4 goals being conceded. There were
a few signs of the Raiders attacking and passing skills at the end of the
half but unfortunately the final ball didn't materialize. The Game finished
0 - 7.
The White Team set out to
pull the game back, closing down every ball to give PVR no time at all. They
attack PVR relentlessly but a solid defense held them back. The 1st Half
finished 0 - 0. A break for The Raiders finally came 2mins into the 2nd Half
when the Ref awarded them a corner, which was sweetly struck by DG straight
into the path of a hungry CC who smashed it into the net. The game became
more physical and the Raiders rose to the occasion with the game looking set
to finish with a win for the Raiders. Then on 45mins the Ref awarded PVR a
free kick due to a late tackle, PVR struck the ball into the goal. The
Raiders kept the pressure on but could not find the 2nd goal they deserved.
The game finished 1 - 1.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
1 Apr 06
Enfield
Colts / Away / League
Lost 5 -2
(B3-1&W2-1)
Goalscorers
AW, DG
Man of Match
NM, TS
The Blue Team started against Enfield
Colts but seemed to be 2nd to every ball, which put them under extreme
pressure. This was compounded when they conceded two early goals. The first
half finished 2 - 0. After the half-time team talk, the Raiders transformed
into a different team and turned the tables on Enfield Colts. Then 7mins
into the 2nd Half the Ref awarded a penalty to Enfield Colts, when the ball
was handle by LM in the box. DJ pull off a great save to keep the Raiders in
the game. The Raiders luck seemed to change when Enfield Colts keeper
handled the ball out of the box and AW drilled the ball, from the free kick,
into the top of the net. The Raiders kept the pressure up and pushed up
looking for the equalizer. Then with 5mins left to play Enfield Colts
striker gain possession and with the Raiders struggling to get back he
scored the 3rd Goal. The Raiders kept attacking right up to the final
whistle but could not break down Enfield Colts defense. The game finished 3
- 1.
The White Team also found
themselves under pressure early and had trouble controlling the Colts
striker who poached a goal on 4min when the ball fell to him after a great
save by NT. The Raiders upped their game after this goal and had a lot of
shots at Enfield Colts goal. Then the Colts took a shot on 13mins which hit
the post and ricocheted straight to a Colts player who scored their 2nd
Goal. DG shot at goal from the kick off, which took the Colts keeper by
surprise and he fumbled it into his own net. The first half finished 2 - 1.
The Raiders had most of the possession through the 2nd half and deserved the
equalizer but unfortunately it was not forthcoming. The game finished 2 - 1
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
8 Apr 06
Waltham
Cross Youth / Home / League
Won 1 - 0
(W1-0&B0-0)
Goalscorers
TS
Man of Match
WM, SM
The determination to win showed from the
kick off with the White Team pushing Waltham Cross Youth into a defensive
stance. With only 7mins gone TS made one of his trademark runs up the left
wing and crossed the ball towards the goal, which took Waltham Cross's
keeper by surprise and ended up in the net. Waltham Cross seem to settle
after this and the game became more end to end action. It look as those
Waltham Cross had equalized when a corner clearance from LH head lobbed DJ
and fortunately hit the post, which DJ quick reactions stopped it ending up
in the net. The first half finished 1 - 0. The Raiders kept the pressure on
Waltham Cross Youth all the way through the 2nd Half but could not find
anymore goals that they deserved. The game finished 1 - 0.
The Blue Team kept the spectators hearts in their mouths as
they found themselves having to defend as often as they attacked. There were
several goal scoring opportunities for the Raiders to put the game to bed
but they could not score. The game eventually finished with a 0 - 0 draw.
Date
Opposition / Home or Away /
Type
Result
25 Apr 06
Panathinaikos Youth / Away / League
Lost 3 -
9(B3-2&W0-7)
Home Game but Played Away
Goalscorers
AW(Pen),LH 2
Man of Match
JC, DJ
The Blue Team were the better team in the
first match and were awarded a penalty on 5mins when LH was hacked down in
the area. AW powerfully struck the ball into the net to put the Raiders
ahead. Unfortunately they then seemed to sit back to defend the lead and
found themselves under pressure from the Panathinaikos attack and eventually
conceded a goal on 15mins when a pass found their striker unmarked in front
of the goal. The 1st Half finished 1 - 1. The Raiders came out in the second
half determined to change the result but again Panathinaikos found extra
room down the left wing and lobbed NT to put them ahead 1 - 2 on 29mins. The
Raiders increased the pressure and equalized the game on 33mins when LH
poached a goal in a goal mouth scramble. Then on 45mins LH chased a ball
that looked set to go off for a goal kick and turned it towards goal with a
super strike which won the game for the Raiders. The Game finished 3 - 2.
The White Team didn't fair as well as they were playing
against Panathinaikos stronger and more skillful team who opened up the
Raiders defense with there accurate one touch football. The Raiders struggled
throughout the first half to close them down and gain possession which
resulted in them conceding 5 goals. The Raiders came out
with more determination in the 2nd half and finally created a few goal
scoring opportunities only for them to be saved or go wide of the target.
The Raiders conceded another 2 goals in this half but battled on with the
heads held high. The game finished 0 - 7.
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