Prep Sports

Football Match Reports

Monday26^th March

St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’ @ Wix County Finals

Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2

The boys’ first game started brightly, with the boys taking a one goal lead into half time through Gus Lawrence. The second half, however, saw the opposition attack much more directly and after sending several long balls into our box, a chance was finished off to level the scores. A similar goal was scored soon after to condemn us to a narrow first defeat. In the second game of fifteen minutes each way, with little rest and nursing a few injuries, our boys again did very well to establish a one goal lead, taken impressively by George Demosthenous, and hold it to half time. Unfortunately, in the second half the opposition again applied lots of pressure and managed to score two goals despite some heroic goalkeeping by Dylan Cusack. Although we suffered two narrow defeats, the boys should be commended for reaching these tough later stages of the competition, especially as many of the team were playing one year group ahead of themselves. Well done boys, you should be very proud of your efforts!

Friday 16^th March

St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’ @ Forest Tournament

Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 3

After drawing their first game against Chigwell school 0-0, the boys then lost their next game, 1-0, to the eventual winners, St Aubyns despite several outstanding saves from our young goalkeeper Joshua Charsley. In a must-win game against Loyola to finish the group stages, our boys scored a superb opener when Thomas Christie spun and finished with a well-taken goal after a corner. Loyola hit back strongly though and scored two more goals to win the match, 2-1, in the closing stages. The last match was against a good side from Daiglen who won 2-0.

Thursday 19^th January
St Edmund’s Prep U7’s Football ‘A’	6	Duncombe U7’s Football ‘A’	0
The U7’s Football Team were in fine form again with another super display of attacking football. Hazar Matur opened the scoring with a goal after a great run down the flank. Jack Davies, majestic in his role as a midfield enforcer and playmaker, scored two fantastic goals showing superb balance and dribbling skills en route. Mackenzie Mace also added a brace of goals in his predatory role as the lone striker. However, it was Junior ‘JooJooBerry’ Nyanteki-Owusu that stole the show with a long range thunderbolt of a shot, sending the crowd into scenes of joyous (and noisy) adulation! Well done to all players involved.

Saturday 14^th January

St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’ @ ESFA County Finals

The A team were joined in their group, on a bitterly cold winter morning, by the district winners of St Albans- Garden Fields and the district winners of Royston- Greneway. The first match against, the eventual winners, Garden Fields was a very close encounter and ended in a 0-0 draw. We had to rely on some last-ditch defending in the first half as Dylan Cusack, Edward Hanley and Matthew Kiwanuka combined determinedly to clear two goalbound shots from our goal line. Then, in the second half Gus Lawrence was only inches away from connecting with a cross that would have surely won the match after making a great break from midfield. The second match was against Greneway, after a close first half where we had hit the post after a good run by George Demosthenous, we set up after half time in a more attacking formation. Unfortunately, whilst searching for the goal that would have sealed us a place in the final, we conceded two goals on the break and ended up losing 2-0. Fine margins decide games in these close matches and on this occasion the boys were quite unlucky.

Friday 25^th November
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	5	St Joseph’s In The Park U11’s Football ‘A’	3
St Edmund’s U11’s Football ‘A’ team were caught three times on the break as St Joseph’s in The Park stormed into a three goal lead with only fifteen minutes left. However, George Demosthenous led the fightback with a quickfire hat-trick, whilst Phoenix Healy and Joshua Brody added a goal each to complete the win.

Friday 25^th November
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	9	St Joseph’s In The Park U11’s Football ‘B’	0
St Edmund’s Prep B enjoyed a more than comfortable win against St Joseph’s in the Park B in a one sided game. Straight from the kick off the Prep opened the scoring when Freddie Knight scored the first of his three goals in the game. Further goals before half time were scored by Alvaro Rodriguez, Hugo Abramson and Freddie Knight. In the second half Hugo Abramson added another to his tally, as did Freddie Knight. Joseph Walton got on the score sheet as did first half goalkeeper Will James. The Prep School continued to press for more goals and hit the post on three occasions and the St Joseph’s goalkeeper made a number of very good saves. Towards the end of the game though he was unable to prevent Jack Ratledge from scoring his first ever goal for the school team.

Wednesday 23^rd November

St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’ @ Wix Trophy

On Wednesday 23^rd November, our U11’s football team travelled once more to Howe Green to take part in another district qualifier. After winning the ESFA district finals, our boys were competing to become the district winners of the Wix Trophy. They were successful and probably played even better than the last time, winning another trophy and qualifying for the County Finals of the Wix Trophy. The first match was won 2-0 against Thorley Hill with Gus Lawrence scoring a crackerjack from long-range and with George Demosthenous also getting himself on the scoresheet. Howe Green were the next opponents and they were beaten 4-0, with Morgan Davies scoring twice (one of them was possibly goal of the tournament as it completed a great flowing move that started from our goalkeeper), George Demosthenous scoring once and Gus Lawrence adding the other. We then beat St Andrew’s 1-0, with Gus Lawrence again finishing well to score our goal, before a thrilling match against a very good Northgate saw us come from one goal down to win 3-2. George Demosthenous, Morgan Davies and Gus Lawrence got our goals. The final match was lost 0-1 to the runners’ up, St Joseph’s RC, although by then we were victorious and completely exhausted. Well done boys, another medal to add to your collections!

Wednesday 23^rd November
St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’	1	Duncombe U9’s Football ‘A’	3
The U9’s football team came up against a stronger and more determined team from Duncombe and lost by 3 goals to 1. The Duncombe team were quick to adjust to the underfoot conditions and took an early lead when their captain scored from distance. They increased their lead before half time from the penalty spot. Shortly after the second half began they were awarded another penalty which they converted. The Prep School then started to get into the game and scored when James Rose scored with a long range shot. He almost did it again moments later only for an opposing player to block it on the line with his hand. Unfortunately, the Duncombe goalkeeper made a great save from the resulting penalty. The Prep continued to create chances to score but missed a number of gilt edged opportunities when one on one with the goalkeeper.

Thursday 17^th November
St Joseph’s In The Park U9’s Football ‘A’	0	St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’	9
St Edmund’s Prep U9’s team gave a great performance to win by a large margin, but it was their performance that was most pleasing. Joshua Charsley, captain fantastic, scored five super goals to help his team to victory. Alejandro Rodriguez, Thomas Lewy and James Rose also scored, but Callum McGurk took all the plaudits after scoring with a thunderbolt of a shot from long range. Thomas Christie was excellent in a lone striker role, making several intelligent runs off the back of the defence and showing some silky skills when in possession. Whilst the impressive James Rose played a number of incisive through balls and switch balls to create scoring opportunities.

Wednesday 16^th November
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	1	Duncombe U11’s Football ‘A’	4
After falling behind to an early goal, St Edmund’s battled back to gain an equaliser after George Demosthenous’ dazzling run set up Matthew Kiwanuka for a good finish at the near post. George Demosthenous had to leave the field of play shortly after and the team struggled afterwards to have fluency in their attacking play. Duncombe then scored just before half time and added another two after half time. Alex Watts and Hugo Abramson defended well, whilst Joshua Brody tried his best to link play from midfield and showed some good touches.

Wednesday 16^th November
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘C’	1	Duncombe U11’s Football ‘B’	7
The ‘C’ team put in a gritty performance with Alvaro Rodriguez and Willem Van de Ven putting in a solid performance in central defence and Christos Michaelides making many outstanding saves. James Boyling surprised himself and found a new role as a central defender, not being afraid to make at least two tackles preventing the loss from getting further out of hand. Harrison Cooke and Bryn Couser also worked tirelessly down the line tracking back to support the defensive line. Robert Cook and Jack Ratledge combined to score an excellent goal in the second half. A disappointing score line, but the whole team worked hard on the day and showed a great deal of character.

Friday 11^th November
St Edmund’s Prep U7’s Football ‘A’	4	Hormead U7’s Football ‘A’	0
The U7’s football team gave another fantastic performance to win by four goals in an exciting match. Jack Davies was outstanding again and scored two super goals from midfield. His passing and dribbling were great and he demonstrated great awareness by linking play to involve his team-mates. Hazar Matur and Mackenzie Mace were the other scorers for the home side, whilst Bella Uzoka and Grace Couser also played very well indeed.

Thursday 10^th November
Kingshott U9’s Football ‘A’	3	St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’	0
This match was quite evenly matched, although Kingshott managed to convert their chances into goals. Our U9’s team did create a number of chances to score and started to pass and move with more fluency. However, Kingshott scored one goal in the first half and a further two in the second half as they began to overpower our team a little. Callum McGurk was excellent in midfield and defended with vigour.

Wednesday 9^th November

St Edmund’s Prep U10’s Football ‘A’ @ Kingshott Tournament

The U10’s played very well all afternoon and passed the ball around confidently. Unfortunately, a combination of penalty shootouts to decide matches and the size of the goals meant that our final position did not really reflect how well we had played. Our first game against Heath Mount ended 0-0, despite dominating and creating several excellent goalscoring chances. Unfortunately, we lost the match on penalties. We then drew 2-2 against Westbrook Hay after another good performance, with the opposition equalising with the last kick of the match from a thunderous free kick from long range. Morgan Davies and Phoenix Healy were our scorers. We won this deciding penalty shoot-out, but did not make the top group despite all 3 teams being level on points and goal difference. This was a real shame as our U9’s A team were clearly superior in the way that they played, but could not quite convert their many chances. We drew our next match 0-0 versus Kingshott and then lost on penalties before beating St Joseph’s in The Park 5-0. Matthew Kiwanuka, Josh Brody (x2), Phoenix Healy and Morgan Davies scored our goals in the final match.

Sunday 6^th November

St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’ @ Kingshott Tournament

The U11’s football ‘A’ team won 2, lost 2 and drew one of their games at the Kingshott Tournament. After narrowly losing the first game to Heath Mount, our boys were extremely unlucky not to score against their next opponents, Kimbolton, with George Demosthenous going very close towards the end. This game ended 0-0. The final game of the group was against the eventual finalists Edge Grove. Their superior passing and excellent understanding of how to switch play was a pleasure to watch and their 3-0 victory was well warranted. We won our next two games by three goals to nil against Kingshott and Kimbolton again. George Demosthenous scored five and Joshua Brody claimed the other. Morgan Davies was exceptional as a lone striker and his lay-offs to bring others into play were excellent. Dylan Cusack also caught the eye in goal and was in great form.

Friday 4^th November
Duncombe U7’s Football ‘A’	4	St Edmund’s Prep U7’s Football ‘A’	5
In a thoroughly enjoyable match, full of high spirits and interesting interpretations of the role of a substitute by our fledgling football stars, we managed to claim a hard-fought victory by scoring the winner in the last few moments of the game. Jack Davies, our excellent captain, scored twice, Mackenzie Mace also claimed a double and Hazar Matur struck the other goal. Liam Mays also did very well in goal for the first two periods. Well done!

Tuesday 2^nd November
St Nicholas’ U11’s Football ‘A’	1	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	4
In a very close first half, St Nicholas took the lead after bursting through on our goal. We quickly equalised after half-time and then went on to score three more goals before the end of the match as our superb passing football began to reap its own rewards. Phoenix Healy was outstanding and scored twice, whilst Morgan Davies and George Demosthenous also managed to get onto the scoresheet. Matthew Kiwanuka was excellent in defence and is really blossoming into a fine player.

Tuesday 1^st November
St Nicholas’ U11’s Football ‘B’	6	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	6
An enthralling game was enjoyed by all when the B team played against St Nicholas’ B. We soon found ourselves trailing by 3 goals to nil but when Hugo Abramson scored his first of the afternoon the comeback was on. Subsequent goals from Alex Watts and Henry Warburton ensured the scores were tied at half time. In the second half St Nicholas’ went into the lead again with 2 well taken goals but Alex Watts and Hugo Abramson scored to bring the scores level again. St Nicholas’ scored a sixth goal towards the end but Alex Watts completed his hat trick when he tapped in from close range.

Thursday 20^th October
Bishops Stortford College Junior U11’s Football ‘A’	3	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	1
After trailing to two first half headed goals, St Edmund’s Prep began to play much better in the second half of the match. Some of the passing movements were a joy to watch as a number of opportunities were created to get back into the game. Joshua Brody was excellent in the centre of midfield whilst Matthew Kiwanuka also looked good breaking forward from the back. Gus Lawrence gave a typically committed and skilful display, but it was Phoenix Healy that got our goal with a good finish from just inside the box. The boys went on to hit the crossbar numerous times and despite having lots more of the possession and opportunities to score, the match was lost. Unlucky boys, but a great second half performance!

Thursday 20^th October
Bishops Stortford College Junior U11’s Football ‘B’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	3
The B Team came from behind for the fourth match in a row and battled hard against a well organised Bishops Stortford College team. In an end to end game the Prep school equalised through Freddie Knight. They then took the lead when left winger Alex Watts scored his first ever goal for the school team. The second half was a tense encounter and the Prep School took the lead when Joseph Walton fired in from distance. For the rest of the game the Prep School defence worked hard and they held on for victory.

Thursday 20^th October
Bishops Stortford College Junior U11’s Football ‘C’	10	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘C’	1
The St Edmunds Prep 'C' team presented an energetic performance against a towering BSC side. Not a side to ever give up, James Rose and the mid-field sent an excellent ball over the keeper in the second half to send the visiting side home with one goal, not reflective of the effort and chances they had on the day.

Tuesday 18^th October
Ralph Sadleir U11’s Football ‘A’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	4
St Edmund’s Prep took an early lead after a thunderbolt freekick was scored by Phoenix Healy from long range. George Demosthenous then added a second with a neat piece of skill and powerful finish from just outside the box. Phoenix Healy and George Demosthenous added a further goal each after some excellent passing movements involving the whole team. Edward Hanley was outstanding in defence and Fabian Plunkett was also immense as a holding midfielder. Ralph Sadleir scored two late goals, although St Edmund’s Prep could have added a number more themselves. Performance of the season so far, well done!

Tuesday 18^th October
Ralph Sadleir U11’s Football ‘B’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	1
Ralph Sadleir scored two early goals in the first half to establish a lead. However, the lightening quick Matthew Kiwanuka scored a goal in the closing stages of the match to ensure a tense finish. Unfortunately, a second goal proved elusive.

Thursday 13^th October
St Mary’s U9’s Football ‘A	2	St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’	2
Thomas Christie scored a super goal in the first half after some fine passing movements to give our U9’s team the lead. However, the hosts soon equalised before James Rose restored our lead after following up a saved shot to score from the rebound. Lucian Wou-Smith then performed his own heroics by saving a penalty. However, just as it seemed like luck may have been on our side, St Mary’s U9’s scored a late equaliser to level the match!

Tuesday 11^th October
Bishops Stortford College Junior U9’s Football ‘A’	7	St Edmund’s Prep U9’s Football ‘A’	2
In a game that was played in thirds, our U9’s started a little slowly in the first period. James Rose scored a fine goal but we found ourselves down by five goals to one. Thomas Christie then scored a great goal, but just as it looked like we were going to claw our way back into the game, our hosts scored another two goals before the end. The team started to play with more structure and positional awareness as the game went on.

Friday 7^th October
St Mary’s U11’s Football ‘A’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	2
In a match refereed by ex-Tottenham Hotspur legend Tony Galvin, our footballers quickly took the lead after Morgan Davies finished well from just inside the area. St Mary’s battled back and equalised shortly into the second half, before the fleet-footed George Demosthenous scored from close range to restore our lead. However, a slip at the end of the match enabled the hosts to grab a draw in the closing moments.

Wednesday 5^th October

St Edmunds Prep Football ‘A’ @ County Cup Qualifiers

The U11’s football A team were victorious in this County Cup qualifier that awarded them the accolade of becoming district champions 2011! The boys’ first game was against Thorley Hill where a goal from Morgan Davies ensured a well deserved 1-0 victory. A 2-0 victory against St Joseph’s RC followed thanks to a brace by George Demosthenous and then a 5-1 victory against last year’s winners Northgate with George Demosthenous (2), Phoenix Healy, Joshua Brody and Morgan Davies all adding their names to the score sheet. This set up a tense match against the tournament’s other unbeaten team, St Andrew’s. Some excellent football early on saw our boys take the lead with a well-taken goal by George Demosthenous. However, St Andrew’s battled back with a long range strike to level the game. However, our boys dominated the rest of the game to ensure the game finished as a draw. This was enough to win the tournament and qualify for the County Cup as Bishops Stortford’s representatives at the County Cup. An excellent achievement, well done!

Friday 29^th September
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	1	Loyola U11’s Football ‘A’	1
Morgan Davies scored our goal early in the first half to put the finishing touches on a good passing move. A second half penalty levelled the scores, although the Prep A team did have a chance to win the game with a penalty of their own in the closing stages. A draw was the final result, despite some excellent passing football and the creation of some good scoring opportunities.

Friday 29^th September
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	1	Loyola U11’s Football ‘B’	1
The B team battled against a very physical Loyola B team and despite going a goal behind they continued to press for an equaliser. This came when Hugo Abramson scored a fine individual goal, which was celebrated in style! Both teams had chances to grab a winner, but a draw was probably a fair result.

Wednesday 28^th September

St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’

Ralph Sadleir U11’s Football ‘A’

St Edmund’s came up against a typically physical opposition from Ralph Sadleir. The boys battled well and deserved their one goal lead at half time after George Demosthenous finished off a good passing move. Morgan Davies battled wholeheartedly in a competitive second half, although the visitors grabbed two goals to condemn St Edmund’s Prep to a narrow defeat.

Wednesday 28^th September
St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	1	Ralph Sadleir U11’s Football ‘B’	1
In an evenly contested match these teams couldn’t be separated and a draw was a fair result at the end of the game. Ralph Sadleir opened the scoring midway through the first half and despite the Prep B having a number of chances to equalise they held on to that lead until half time. In the second half the B team had much more of the possession with Alex Watts and Jack Ratledge creating a number of excellent chances. Finally one of these chances was taken when Hugo Abramson scored and despite further chances to snatch a win the Ralph Sadleir goalkeeper managed to keep them at bay.

Friday 23^rd September
St Joseph’s In The Park U11’s Football ‘A’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	7
After a sluggish start the A team soon exerted their dominance and they found themselves with a 4 goal lead thanks to goals from Phoenix Healy and a hat trick from George Demosthenous. Despite conceding an early second goal they quickly responded with 2 more goals of their own from Freddie Knight and Morgan Davies. St Joseph’s scored a second goal before Joshua Brody complete the scoring to give the Prep School a convincing 7-2 victory.

Friday 23^rd September
St Joseph’s In The Park U11’s Football ‘B’	2	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	6
The B Team also had a resounding victory against St Joseph’s in the Park thanks to some fast flowing attacking football. Joseph Walton again opened the scoring with a well taken goal and further goals fromTheo Barrett (2) and Matthew Kiwanuka made the half time score line 4-0. The hosts battled back and scored 2 goals of their own before a brace from Matthew Kiwanaka to complete his hatrick gave the B team a comfortable victory.

Monday 19^th September
Kingshott U11’s Football ‘A’	0	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘A’	4
St Edmund’s Prep played some good football and could have really won by a much larger margin. Gus Lawrence probably scored the pick of the goals with a great piece of individual skill and crisp finish from just inside the box. George Demosthenous and Morgan Davies (x2) were also amongst the scorers, whilst Dylan Cusack made several fine saves in goal.

Monday 19^th September
Kingshott U11’s Football ‘B’	1	St Edmund’s Prep U11’s Football ‘B’	4
The B Team took an early lead when Joseph Walton opened the scoring and soon doubled the lead when debutant Hugo Abramson scored shortly after his introduction. Despite conceding a goal just before half time they didn’t panic and in the second half scored further goals with Theo Barrett and Matthew Kiwanaku both scoring their first goals for the school. Other notable performances came from Henry Warburton and Henry Jonscher who were solid in defence.

Saturday 10^th September

St Edmunds Prep U11’s Football ‘A’ @ Chigwell Tournament

On Saturday 10^th September, the U11’s football ‘A’ team travelled to Chigwell School to take part in their annual football tournament. Out of the 28 teams invited, we were placed in the top group of seven teams. After winning two matches against Highgate School and Ursuline, drawing against Forest and Daiglen and losing to Chigwell and Brentwood, our boys finished a respectable fourth overall. Freddie Knight and Gus Lawrence both managed to score goals on their debuts, whilst Morgan Davies was outstanding in a range of different positions. We will continue to work on our positioning when not in possession of the ball, but this was a good start to the season. Well done.

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