Horsham White Lions Success for Mixed under 11s

On Sunday 25th March the following squad took part in the annual Horsham White Lions tournament:

Matthew Abbett
Alex Bargeron (gk)
Charlie Bishop
Rebecca Cordenia
Will Goodall
Alice Handy
Ben Kwok
Dora Rougham
Katie Willis

Results
Drew 2-2 with Teddington (Will Goodall 2)
Won 4-0 versus Horsham Lions (Matthew Abbett 2, Will Goodall 2)
Won 2-0 versus SJB (Matthew Abbett, Will Goodall)
Won 4-0 versus Sunbury (Matthew Abbett, Will Goodall, Dora Rougham)
Won 2-0 versus Crawley (Will Goodall)
Won 2-0 versus Burgess Hill (Matthew Abbett, Dora Rougham)
Won 3-0 versus Horsham Tigers (Matthew Abbett 2, Will Goodall)

Although we drew against Teddington and then won every other match without conceding a goal, the rules state that places are awarded on goals scored. Teddington were tied on points with us, but had scored two more goals, so were therefore awarded gold, and we had to settle for second place and silver again.
We were obviously disappointed with the result, but we worked very hard as a team, and have to be proud of the fact that we did not lose a match.
I would like to thank Andy Willis for his help on the day.
Jane Abbett

Under 9's success at Horsham White Lions

Bromley and Beckenham carried on a tradition of success at the Horsham tournament by becoming joint winners of this tournament on March 11th.

Paul Wilson writes:

"We were in the tougher pool group with three strong and very well matched teams - Teddington A, Havant and Brombecks. The results between these clubs determined the first three positions in the pool. Although we lost to Teddington in a game where we took the lead we were offered a lifeline when Teddington lost their final group match to Havant. We then needed to beat Havant which we did 2-0 with our best team performance of the competition. The pool placings were decided on countback and we finished top by virtue of scoring more goals (9 whereas Teddington and Havant scored 8 each).

In the final we were camped around the Lewes goal for virtually the whole match but despite a series of near misses were unable to force a winner even after 5 minutes of extra time. We did have a couple of scares from breaks but some solid defending prevented a Lewes goal.

Overall a fantastic achievement from the youngest and smallest squad in the competition. Five of the eight players scored which reflects the level of team play."

Pool matches:
Brombecks 2 - 0 Horsham
Scorers: Harley Gage-Pearson and Sean Cole

Brombecks 4 - 0 Burgess Hill
Scorers: Sean Cole (2) Edward Treece and Kate Abbett

Brombecks 1 - 2 Teddington A
Scorer Sean Cole

Brombecks 2 -0 Havant
Scorers Harley Gage-Pearson and Charlotte Wilson

1st place play off:
Brombecks 0 -0 Lewes after extra time so trophy shared

Squad:
Kate Abbett
Sean Cole
Choe Gage-Pearson
Harley Gage-Pearson
George Sims
James Sims
Edward Treece
Charlotte Wilson

Horsham White Lions Success for Mixed under 11s

On Sunday 25th March the following squad took part in the annual Horsham White Lions tournament:

Matthew Abbett
Alex Bargeron (gk)
Charlie Bishop
Rebecca Cordenia
Will Goodall
Alice Handy
Ben Kwok
Dora Rougham
Katie Willis

Results
Drew 2-2 with Teddington (Will Goodall 2)
Won 4-0 versus Horsham Lions (Matthew Abbett 2, Will Goodall 2)
Won 2-0 versus SJB (Matthew Abbett, Will Goodall)
Won 4-0 versus Sunbury (Matthew Abbett, Will Goodall, Dora Rougham)
Won 2-0 versus Crawley (Will Goodall)
Won 2-0 versus Burgess Hill (Matthew Abbett, Dora Rougham)
Won 3-0 versus Horsham Tigers (Matthew Abbett 2, Will Goodall)

Although we drew against Teddington and then won every other match without conceding a goal, the rules state that places are awarded on goals scored. Teddington were tied on points with us, but had scored two more goals, so were therefore awarded gold, and we had to settle for second place and silver again.
We were obviously disappointed with the result, but we worked very hard as a team, and have to be proud of the fact that we did not lose a match.
I would like to thank Andy Willis for his help on the day.
Jane Abbett

Under 9's success at Horsham White Lions

Bromley and Beckenham carried on a tradition of success at the Horsham tournament by becoming joint winners of this tournament on March 11th.

Paul Wilson writes:

"We were in the tougher pool group with three strong and very well matched teams - Teddington A, Havant and Brombecks. The results between these clubs determined the first three positions in the pool. Although we lost to Teddington in a game where we took the lead we were offered a lifeline when Teddington lost their final group match to Havant. We then needed to beat Havant which we did 2-0 with our best team performance of the competition. The pool placings were decided on countback and we finished top by virtue of scoring more goals (9 whereas Teddington and Havant scored 8 each).

In the final we were camped around the Lewes goal for virtually the whole match but despite a series of near misses were unable to force a winner even after 5 minutes of extra time. We did have a couple of scares from breaks but some solid defending prevented a Lewes goal.

Overall a fantastic achievement from the youngest and smallest squad in the competition. Five of the eight players scored which reflects the level of team play."

Pool matches:
Brombecks 2 - 0 Horsham
Scorers: Harley Gage-Pearson and Sean Cole

Brombecks 4 - 0 Burgess Hill
Scorers: Sean Cole (2) Edward Treece and Kate Abbett

Brombecks 1 - 2 Teddington A
Scorer Sean Cole

Brombecks 2 -0 Havant
Scorers Harley Gage-Pearson and Charlotte Wilson

1st place play off:
Brombecks 0 -0 Lewes after extra time so trophy shared

Squad:
Kate Abbett
Sean Cole
Choe Gage-Pearson
Harley Gage-Pearson
George Sims
James Sims
Edward Treece
Charlotte Wilson