25Sep/21

Maidenhead U13 Dragons Boys v Sandhurst Town U13 Reds

U13 Boys - Dragons

Maidenhead U13 Dragons 5 v Sandhurst Town U13 Reds 3

It could have been tough coming into the game following last weeks defeat but some focused training, a few position changes and 100% input from all players and today’s match against sandhurst was a very different story.

A lack of attention in the first half lead to two quick goals for sandhurst which was completely against the run of play and heads could have dropped but spirits remained high and Dragons kept applying pressure.

The second half started similar to the first with Dragons dominating possession. The break through finally came. Gabe ran through and similar to last week struck a right foot shot from distance to make it 1-2. Further persistence in midfield from Stan allowed him to run clean through and convert a low powerful shot for 2-2.

The third for Dragons came from the right with a deep cross from Noah which was met at the far post with an accurate header from Matthew. A great goal with a great celebration. 3-2

Dragons seemed to back off a little once they were in the lead and it wasn’t long before sandhurst levelled. 3-3.

But again Dragons heads didn’t go down. They remained positive with good pressure from Morgan and Tom.

There was some nice play in midfield between Tom and Stan.

For the next goal Stan took the ball from an Owen goal kick and released a through ball to Gabe who ran through and scored a low shot to make it 4-3.

Joshua pushing up front was rewarded with a simple tap in and great celebrations!

Today’s defence was strong with effective tackles and clearances from Curtis and Jay at Fullbacks. Brett made a number of strong clearances with his headers and Matthew was calm and composed for the second week running.

Noah’s throw ins are proving very effective and Owen pulled off some strong saves.

A great victory but more important great attitude from everyone.

22Sep/21

Results Round-Up 18th September

Competitive Team News

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 18Sep:

U18 Boys EBFA Div 2 of 4 – Lost 0-2 at home to Laurel Park Cyclones

U17 Cobras EBFA Div 3 of 5 – Won 4-3 away to Windsor Youth Hawks Meteors

U16 Colts EBFA Div 6 of 6 – Won 2-1 away to Laurel Park Hurricanes (0-0 at half time then 0-1 then Josh Ewers played striker for us for the very first time instead of central defence and scored 2 cracking goals in 2 mins to win the game and Man of the Match)

U15 Vipers EBFA Div 8 of 8 – Won 5-1 at home to Windsor Youth Merlins Hawks

U14 Sharks EBFA Div 5 of 8 – Lost 3-4 away to Barton Rovers Raiders

U14 Dolphins EBFA Div 4 of 8 – Won 8-1 away to Pinewood Panthers

U14 Foxes EBFA Div 7 of 8 – Lost 1-6 at home to Ashridge Park Rovers

U14 Panthers EBFA Div 6 of 8 – Won 4-3 at home to AFC Charvil

U13 Dragons EBFA Div 4 of 8 – Lost 1-5 at home to Reading FC Women

U13 Jaguars EBFA Div 5 of 8 – Lost 1-10 away to Winnersh Rangers Barbarians

U12 Scorpions EBFA Div 3 of 9 – Won 10-2 away to Ascot United Rebels

U12 Wolverines BYDL Div 2 of 2 – Won 9-1 against Rotherfield United Wasps in fixed venue league

U16 Girls BCGFL Div 1 of 2 – no game

U14 Girls Mavericks BCGFL Div 1 of 2 – Won 5-2 away to Ascot United Sapphires

U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 of 2 – Won 7-1 away to Thatcham Tornadoes

U12 Girls BCGFL Div 2 of 3 – Lost 3-4 away to Sandhurst Town

22Sep/21

Match Report – U16 Colts v Laurel Park

U17 Boys - Colts

Laurel Park Hurricanes 1 – Maidenhead Colts 2

We had all 14 of our current squad available to play our first away game of the season.

Team was Kai Enser in goal, Josh Ewers left back, Spencer Rigg-Hersom and Noah Sturrock central defence and Lucas Taylor right back. Declan Pinto left wing, Ben Thompson right wing with Jake Stanley, Tejas Chahal and Hisham Nadeem midfield and Owen Smyth up front. Starting subs Charlie Townsend and Freddie Nash with Jack Clews sub when he arrived which was 10mins after kick off!

Kick off 09.02am. Tejas laid the ball back to Lucas. Hisham shots. Owen great battling. Spencer to Declan to Owen. Josh tight marking on attacker in box. 09.10am their corner from right and again. Kai save. Hisham ball down the right for Owen. Spencer to Lucas to Tejas to Declan. Kai caught their shot. Hisham hassle. Declan shot saved by keeper with his foot. Their shot went just over the bar. Hisham run into box. Ben good possession in the middle. Lucas throw on right in their half to Tejas. Tejas to Declan. Kai collected the ball from a long range shot. Hisham to Tejas. Tejas ball forward. Noah cleared the ball forward, Ben run. Spencer to Noah to Josh who went on run. Hisham to Noah. Lucas throw on right in our half. Noah to Owen. Jake shot. Sub: Jack on left back, Josh off.

9.30am Sub: Hisham off, Freddie on up front and Owen moved to midfield. Freddie received ball in the box. Jack won ball. Jack to Ben. 09.36am Charlie on, Declan off. Jack sliding tackle. Spencer header. Jake ball forward from defence. Kai save. Charlie header. Ben good hassle. Ben to Freddie to Jake. Kai collected the ball. Jack challenge. Half time 0-0.

2nd half: Freddie in goal, Jack left back, Spencer and Noah central defence, Lucas right back. Owen left wing, Ben right wing, Hisham, Jake and Tejas midfield with Kai up front. Subs: Charlie, Josh and Declan.

2nd half 9.50am. Conceded early on 0-1. Ben cross. Kai corner. Sub: Tejas off, Declan on. Ben to Owen. Ben ball forward to Owen. Jake to Owen. Good passing period of play in the box. Noah great defending. Owen to Ben. 10.04 Lucas ball forward. Ben cross into box which they cleared for our corner. Spencer in on goal line trying to score.

Declan laid the ball back to Hisham whose shot looked to be curling in at the top right corner of the goal but the goalie managed to save it. Kai to Noah. Freddie diving save. Hisham kept ball in and played it to Ben. Ben shot was dipping at goal but just missed. 10.17 Josh on up front and Kai off. 10.18 Josh scored 1-1 to equalize with a cracking goal. Freddie save. Then 10.19 Josh scored from the right with another cracking shot from the right which seemed to come out of nowhere to take us from losing to winning with 2 goals in 2 mins! 10.20 Sub: Jake off, Tejas on. Sub: Charlie on for Ben. Freddie save. Tejas to Josh who went on a run forward. Owen free kick just inside their half. 10.29 Sub: Tejas off injured, Ben on. Josh nearly scored on the volley. Declan corner, Noah’s shot went wide. Jack throw. Jack challenge that resulted in a free kick for them. They headed wide.

Man of the Match was sealed for Josh Ewers as soon as he scored his second. What a revelation he was as a striker and he had never played in that position for us before. He’s probably made the position his own now though!

06Sep/21

U16 Girls win the Denham Tournament

U16 Girls

U16 Girls win the Denham Tournament

Congratulations to the Under 16 Girls for winning the Denham Tournament!

The tournament attracts some great teams from Berkshire, Oxford and West London, so the girls had some solid competition. Everyone played really well and showed great commitment on a hot day.

A great warm up for the 2021/2022 season.

13May/21

Results Round-Up 8th May

Club Information, Competitive Team News

Results Round-Up 8th May

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 8th May:

U18 Girls TVCWFL – U18 Div North – Lost 1-3 away to Summertown StarsU18 Santos EBFA U18 Group 6 – May Event – Won 4-3 at home to AFC Henley Hotspur

U15 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Lost 2-4 at home to Laurel Park Diamonds in Cup Group A – Goalscorers: Rebecca Hesketh and Georgina Evans

U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 6-2 at home to Tilehurst Panthers Reds in Cup Group A

U12 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Drew 2-2 at home to Wokingham & Emmbrook Tigresses in Cup Group A – Eden Brooke scored both goals

U17 Boys EBFA U17 Group 4 – May Event – no game

U16 Cobras EBFA U16 Group 6 – May Event – no game

U15 Colts EBFA U15 Group 11 – May Event – Won 2-1 at home to Sandhurst Town Reds. Half time 0-0. Goals scored by Declan Pinto and an own goal from deflection from an Owen Smyth corner. Player of the match Jake Stanley for his performance in midfield in the 2nd half where he was influential in getting the ball down and passing it.

U14 Sharks EBFA U14 Group 12 – May Event – Won 7-4 at home to Whiteknights Wizards

U13 Dolphins EBFA U13 Group 6 – May Event – Won 4-2 away to Maidenhead United Development Blacks

U13 Foxes EBFA U13 Group 10 – May Event – Won 9-8 away to Hearts of Teddlothian Harriers

U13 Panthers EBFA U13 Group 10 – May Event – Won 2-1 at home to AFC Henley Hotspur
Match Report from Connel Sellman: The boys battled hard in wet conditions today and came through as 2-1 winners against a decent Henley team who beat us 3-1 earlier in the season. We started on the front foot and eventually got the lead with a great individual goal from Rowan Sellman. The game evened out towards the end of the first half although Henley were restricted to only one good chance in the first half. The second half was a more open affair with chances at both ends. We eventually went 2-0 up when our burly centre forward Harry James bullied their defence at a Rory Milne corner with a towering bullet header that nearly reached the back of the net. After that we began to struggle partially because one of our players was only managing to hobble around with an injury. Henley did pull a goal back but we continued to battle and held out for a win. A special mention to Callum Marques in goal and Noah Towers-Goodman, Will Howarth, Billy O’Brien and Harry Willett in defence who were all magnificent. Their coach spoke to me afterwards and said that our defence had been the different. Man of the Match goes to Billy O’Brien for an excellent performance in a position he doesn’t often play but all eleven played extremely well. We should all be proud of our boys today. It was our best all round performance for some time.

U12 Dragons BYDL Div 1 – Fixed Venue League – Lost 0-4 to Caversham AFC Arrows

U12 Jaguars BYDL Div 2 – Fixed Venue League – Lost 1-3 to Caversham Trents Golds

10May/21

Maidenhead BG FC is England Football Accredited

Club Information

Maidenhead BG FC is England Football Accredited

England Football – the new face of the FA – has confirmed Maidenhead BG FCs accreditation through the new England Football Accreditation scheme.

This reflects the level of care and support the club provides for our players, the quality of the coaching delivered and the effort put in by all our volunteers – coaches, managers, parents and the committee.

Thanks to all of you!

04May/21

Results Round-Up 1st May

Club Information, Competitive Team News

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 01May:

U18 Girls TVCWFL – U18 Div North – Lost 2-9 away to Chesham United

U15 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – no game

U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 3-2 away to Wargrave Lions in League Cup – Cup Group A
Goal scorers: Charlotte Hesketh, Lizzy Ainscough

U12 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Lost 4-9 at home to Tilehurst Panthers Reds in League Cup – Cup Group A.
Goal scorers: Maggie White, Molly Cann (penalty), Maggie White, Sophia Fernandes

U18 Santos EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Lost 1-3 at home to Sandhurst Town Royals

U17 Boys EBFA Div 3 Group 3 – April Event – Lost 3-5 away to AFC Whitchurch Anglers

U16 Cobras EBFA Div 3 Group 7 – April Event – Drew 0-0 away to Twyford Comets

U15 Colts EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Drew 1-1 at home to Ashridge Park. Scorer Declan Pinto. Man of the Match Owen Smyth.

U14 Sharks EBFA Div 3 Group 14 – April Event – Lost 4-7 at home to Caversham AFC Rangers

U13 Dolphins EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Drew 2-2 away to Sandhurst Town Reds

U13 Foxes EBFA Div 3 Group 11 – April Event – Won 4-3 away to Finchampstead Chargers

U13 Panthers EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Lost 2-7 at home to Twyford Comets Blacks
Match Report from Manager Roland McGill: quite a reverse from 11-2 win we had last October. Our 9 players were supplemented by 2 from Twyford but we still didn’t play well enough to win. We did start reasonably well and took the lead with a goal from Senna Anagho. We had other chances but lost 2 goals late in the first half and would have gone in 2-1 down but Callum Neeson-Roberts won a late penalty, converted by Harry McGill. We started the second half poorly and were 4-2 down after 4mins. It didn’t get any better and we lost 7-2 with creating any more clear chances. That’s the first mini league finished and next 5 games are against stronger opponents so we need to step it up for those games

U12 Dragons BYDL Div 1 – Fixed Venue League – Won 3-1 against Wokingham & Emmbrook Rangers

U12 Jaguars BYDL Div 2 – Fixed Venue League – Lost 1-3 against Goring Robins Blacks

01May/21

Maidenhead Colts vs Ashridge Park

Club Information, Competitive Team News, U17 Boys - Colts

U15 MAIDENHEAD COLTS 1 – ASHRIDGE PARK PARK 1

SAT 01MAY2021

We won the previous fixture 4-2 away to Ashridge Park. We only had 11 players for this Bank Holiday weekend fixture.

Kick off 10.37am. Freddie Nash in goal, Charlie Townsend left back, Jack Clews and Josh Ewers centre backs and Lucas Taylor right back with Ethan Rockley left wing, Maverick Afonso and Tejas Chahal centre midfield with Declan Pinto right wing and up front Ben Thompson and Owen Smyth.

Declan ball forward. Tejas to Owen. 10.42. Freddie collected ball. Freddie great kick to Ben. Owen shot collected by their goalie. Ethan won their goalie kick. Charlie to Ethan. Jack free kick to Owen to Declan who went on run into box. Josh brilliant interception. 10.47 Freddie great save. Ben run down left wing and laid ball back for Ethan. Declan good work in middle of the park. Owen to Ben. Tejas throw and ball into box and Declan cross from right which Ethan tried to head home but couldn’t quite reach. 10.54 Charlie great ball to wing. Ethan fouled. Owen great free kick but goalie saved. Charlie great touch to bring their goalie kick down. Declan won tackle. Lucas won tackle. Tejas great battling.

Lucas great run to midfield, skipping fouls to pass to Declan. Owen great cross from right into box, Ethan got the ball and crossed it back in from the left. Declan to Owen and cross in box from right. Josh clearance. Josh clearance for another throw. Maverick cleared. Charlie block. 10.59 Declan run and shot was parried for our corner from left. Maverick to Charlie. Owen great dribbling run on right and nutmeg and cross to Ben. Tejas great battling. Ethan to Declan. Maverick great ball forward to wing. Lucas throw up front. Ben to Lucas. Josh to Declan who shielded the ball well and laid back to Lucas to play the ball forward. 11.04 our throw by their corner flag on the left. Charlie to Declan to Owen. Owen to Maverick to Declan to Owen. Jack interception in defence. Jack throw. Jack throw in their half to Ethan. Ben to Declan whose shot went just wide. Jack to Charlie to Tejas. Owen kept ball in play and passed it to Tejas in box. Jack ball forward. Charlie excellent pass to Ethan to Tejas. Declan to Ben good work, Ben shot just wide. Ben great header.

Lucas throw. Ben throw. Charlie great ball to Declan who headed it on for Ethan. Declan tackle. Declan hassle. Owen to Ben. Charlie ball forward. Freddie save. Declan and Lucas good play, Owen to Tejas. Ben shot looked like it was going in but didn’t. Ethan and Ben good work, Owen shot. Charlie good play “juggling” ball and to Jack who played ball forward. Tejas header to Ben. Tejas run into box. Tejas won their goal kick. 11.16 Owen free kick for foul on Ben outside D but centrally but it just dropped down too late to go in. Ben won ball and played it forward down line on the left for Ethan. Owen to Lucas to Declan to Ethan.

Half time 0-0. Sean told the boys at half time that that was the best half of football he has seen them play.

2nd half 11.24am. Positions the same as first half. Owen ball forward for Tejas. Declan run into box on goalie. Ben to Owen. Declan to Tejas to Ethan. Josh clearance all the way to their goalie.

Jack throw. Ethan tackle. Ben ball to wing. Declan cross. Jack great tackle. Freddie save from their corner. Charlie great work up front with Owen. Jack throw along line. Tejas ball forward. Jack ball forward. Jack good battling. Owen run and one-two with Ethan but then Owen ruled offside. 11.37 Freddie save. Josh great covering in defence. Freddie diving save. Ethan defensive header off for throw. Owen cross from left. Josh long clearance, about the length of a pitch, for a throw! Tejas holding the ball up well under pressure. Lucas throw on right in their half. Jack ball forward. Owen great play and powerful shot at goalie. 11.45 Declan scored 1-0 when he chipped the keeper. Freddie collected ball from their corner. Ben and Owen good battling up front. Charlie to Jack. Owen took free kick which was on target.

Lucas throw to Tejas. Charlie great clearance. Lucas throw. Ben shot. Ethan throw at the corner flag to Tejas who put cross into box. Lucas throw. Ben pass to Owen to Ethan whose shot just dropped over crossbar. Declan to Ben. Lucas throw to Ben, our corner. Jack took corner from right but their goalie got. Charlie ball forward. 11.55 conceded equalizer 1-1. Charlie good work. Charlie throw down line. Freddie collected. Maverick clearance forward. 11.57 Ben great run and great shot. Ethan took ball well from their goalie. Charlie block. Maverick ball forward. Freddie save. Ethan header. 12.02 Ethan fouled in the box, Jack took resulting penalty but unfortunately missed. Freddie save. Jack bad foul on their player.

The boys were really disappointed not to win, especially after playing so well and Jack was gutted not to have scored the penalty.

Sean chose Owen Smyth as the Man of the Match.

30Apr/21

Results Round-Up 24th-25th April

Club Information, Competitive Team News

Here is a round-up of the results of our competitive boys and girls teams for Sat 24Apr:

U18 Girls TVCWFL – U18 Div North – Won 7-1 at home to Kidlington Girls

U15 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 7-1 at home to AFC Reading Memphis Belles

U13 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Drew 3-3 at home to Thatcham & Newbury Town Blue

U12 Girls BCGFL Div 1 – Won 4-0 away at Wargrave Hurricanes

U18 Santos EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Lost 1-2 at home to Teddington Athletic Sharks

U17 Boys EBFA Div 3 Group 3 – April Event – Won 1-0 away to Woodley Saints Lions

U16 Cobras EBFA Div 3 Group 7 – April Event – Won 4-1 away to Spencers Wood Tornados

U15 Colts EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Won 2-1 away to Sandhurst Town Reds (losing 0-1 at half time) with 2nd half goals from Ben Thompson and Declan Pinto. Declan Pinto Man of the Match.

U14 Sharks EBFA Div 3 Group 14 – April Event – no game

U13 Dolphins EBFA Div 3 Group 6 – April Event – Drew 3-3 at home to Rotherfield United Raptors

U13 Foxes EBFA Div 3 Group 11 – April Event – Won 7-4 at home to AFC Henley Hotspur

U13 Panthers EBFA Div 3 Group 12 – April Event – Won 5-3 away to Sandhurst Town Royals

Report from Manager Roland McGill: Well that was a tough game against a much improved Sandhurst team. We ran out 5-3 winners in the end but had to come back from behind twice. Our first half display was disappointing (rubbish) and we were fortunate to go in 1-1 at the break after Rowan Sellman equalised on 34mins, assisted by Billy O’Brien. Defensively poor with little covering for our 2 injured defenders and not much better going forward. It’s not often I have to give the boys a good talking to at halftime but I did today. We started the 2nd half a bit better but went behind again. Callum Marques then made some good saves to keep it at 2-1. Boys eventually got going (attack and defence) and Harry James got us level, assisted by Rowan Sellman. Harry James then got us in front assisted by Callum Marques. Solo goals from Harry McGill and Rowan Sellman put the result beyond doubt before Sandhurst got another but by then we were in control (of sorts). Harry McGill got man of the match for soldiering on injured to keep it together at the back and scoring a fine goal. It was our 10 v 11 but really we should have done better.

U12 Dragons BYDL Div 1 – Fixed Venue League – Won 5-1 against Reading City Rovers in the League

U12 Jaguars BYDL Div 2 – Fixed Venue League – Lost 1-2 against Theale Tigers in Cup