FEBRUARY 05

 

NEWSLETTER

 

 

TEAM NEWS

 

SENIORS – MANAGER LAWRENCE CREEK

Syrus 4 v 2 Essex Royals

A good start to a very competative game resulted in Essex Royals taking the lead through a D.Sims goal after some very good passing moves. The game continued with Essex Royals dominating the game and 10 minutes before half time were two up from a goal scored by D.Honour. We ended the half with most of the play except for the odd breakaway. This was definitely a game of two halves...we found ourselves only 1-2 up after 50 minutes due to a disputed penalty given against us that was to be the turning point of the game. They were soon level and then 3-2 up to another poor refereeing blunder....we won a throw on the half way line but were overruled by the ref and a quick throw resulted in the goal. The last goal was a good move by Syrus a lot of one touch football that deserved the goal.

A friendly arranged with a first division side currently in 5th position  The match was fairly even with chances being missed at both ends until the opposition took the lead in the 30th minute when a shot went in off one of our defenders which left the keeper stranded the opposition went further ahead with a well worked goal on 35 minutes. We continued to play well and pulled a goal back in the 43rd minute with a good goal from K. Sullivan.
After 10 minutes of the second half we were further behind when some one touch football again led to an own goal. The team kept playing some good passing football and has the opposition tired we soon took the lead through goals by D.Honour (2) and S. Hunt.  A late appearance was made by P. Honour to hold the team together for the last 10 minutes.


Essex Royals 0 v 3 West Laindon

After rearranging the venue and finally getting kicked off at 11.00am the team did well to hold the opposition for almost 40 minutes but
went in 1-0 down to a goal that looked like it had been saved by G.Cooke after he pushed it onto the bar...unfortunately the rebound went
in off the post after their forward beat our player to the ball.
The team was not playing as well as the previous week but we had a number of injuries that disrupted the team.

Lee Valley 3 v 4 Essex Royals
We continued to struggle to find our form and went 2-0 down with a well worked goal but were unlucky when we let in a miss hit shot that trickled in the net.

 

UNDER 16’S – MANAGER JENNI WELLINGTON

Isla Youth 4 V 2 Essex Royals

Never having played this team before we were very dubious as they have had some very good results.  We started the game very slowly and took a while to get into it, but once we found our form the lads played some great football.  A  great volley goal scored by Sean Halloran put us in the lead, but just before half time they equalised.  We started the second half just as well and a goal by Paul Shields put us back in charge.  Again they equalised and then a wrong decision by the ref saw Martin Sale our brilliant goal keeper, sent off.  Things fell apart and we conceded two further goals.  Adam Dipple did a great job taking over from Martin.   Even the goal keeper from Isla Youth commented that we had been robbed.

Corringham Athletic 6 – 0 Essex Royals – League Cup

We started this game with only 11 players, and just before half time one of our centre backs got injured and could not continue to play.  This was a great shame as at this point it was 0 – 0 and we were the better side.  The lads played their socks off!

Essex Royals 2 – Isla Youth

This was the coldest day I have ever known and was very windy. Started this game brilliantly, we took command right from the first whistle.  Took the lead with a great free kick by Jack Snelling from inside our half, who got the ball to Ryan Shoe-Smith who put the ball in the back of the net.   We extended our lead, with a well taken goal from Paul Shields on the end of a great cross from Darren Howard.  Unfortunately we could not hang onto the lead and they scored two scrappy goals.  But I have to say the lads played some of the best football I have ever seen and the lads from Isla said they were the better team.

UNDER 15’S – MANAGER PAUL SALTER

02/01/2005 ROYALS V CORRINGHAM..........POSTPONED.

16/01/2005 ROYALS V COOMBEWOOD......0- 9 NO REPORT TO GIVE.

23/01/2005 WICKFORD DYNAMOS V ROYALS---- 9 -1 GOOD GOAL BY ROSS WYATT.

30/01/2005 ROYALS V SENNIC PARK RANGERS......POSTPONED.

06/02/2005 COOMBEWOOD V ROYALS  11- 2 GOOD GOALS BY CHRIS GREEN, AND PAUL ELLIS WELL DONE. MAN OF THE MATCH......CHRIS MIZEN.

 

 

UNDER 12’S – MANAGER STEVE WILSON

Corringham Cosmos 2 - 1 Essex Royals    12th December 2004

A great free kick from Jay Smith gave us the lead but we never played well and ended up losing a game that we should have got something from.
Man of the match - Matt Jackson, solid defending.


Essex Royals 3 - 4 Corringham Athletic     19th December 2004

A home fixture played at Corringham due to Runwell pitches being called off. We always give Corringham a good game but have never actually beaten them. An early goal from Corringham was soon
cancelled out by a great goal from Danny Wilson, but unfortunately we came off 1 - 4 down at half time. A
superb second half performance saw us pull it back to 3 - 4 with goals from Martin McClenaghan and Sam Brown, but the final whistle came just in time for Corringham.
Man of the match - Calum McIntosh, yet another superb midfield performance.

Essex Royals 7 - 2 Highbury Colts     9th January 2005

Despite a half-time score of 1 - 1 this was a game where we really clicked
and the score-line DOES reflect the performance. Goals from Danny Wilson, James Shrimpton, Jay Smith (2), Martin McClenaghan (3). A fantastic performance!
Man of the match - Martin McClenaghan, a superb hat-trick

Lee Chapel 6 - 0 Essex Royals     16th January 2005

After such a great result last week I was really looking forward to this
game but unfortunately the boys never
turned up today. An unbelievable result and disgraceful performance END OF
STORY !
No man of the match awarded.

Ockendon Rhinos 2 - 2 Essex Royals

With 5 boys missing through illness we took a weakened bare 11 to Ockendon and were 0 - 2 down after 20 minutes and down to 10 men with Danny Wilson coming off injured, but we were doing
OK. Sam McGrath beat his man on the left, played in James Shrimpton, who hit his shot across the keeper for Sam Brown to tap in his parried save. We were still in it. Sam McGrath won a second half penalty which Sam Brown converted and now we were looking like winning it. Danny Wilson returned to the game late in the second half and almost got the winner with a curling free-kick.
A really gritty performance - well done!
Man of the match - Anthony Wright, standing in at centre back and really
looking the part.


Training Awards.

8th January - Danny Wilson
15th January - Calum McIntosh
22nd January - Daniel Barber
29th January - Kurtis Bonner
5th February - Jay Smith
12th February - Ryan Malster

 
 

UNDER 11’S MANAGER LISA BROWN

Birthday Boys

 

Happy 11^th Birthday to

 

Matthew Tonbridge                   -           27^th January

Tommy Morris              -                       20^th February

Joe Brown                                -           2^nd March

David Maker                             -           15^th March

 

23/1/05 Essex Royals 3 v Ockendon Rhinos 4

 

What can I say apart from being the best game of boy’s football I’ve ever had the pleasure to witness. The quality from both sides was extremely high just a shame the result went the wrong way. A draw would have been by far the best result.

 

By half time we were 3-1 up thanks to goals from Craig Wearne and  Matthew Tonbridge   but never cruising the pressure intensified in the 2^nd half. For most of that half we were on the back foot it was inevitable that Rhinos would get back in the game and they did just that getting it back to 3-2.  A penalty was awarded to Royals soon after but the ball crashed against the crossbar almost breaking it in half! From there on in we didn’t really get a look in Rhinos upped a gear and apart from a great headed goal line  clearance from Joe Brown Rhinos broke Royals hearts with two goals in the last 5 minutes to win the game.

Well played to all the boys a great game of football.

 

23/1/05 Blackshots Colts 9 v Essex Royals 1

 

I wasn’t at this match but I was told the less said about this it the better. 

Tommy Morris scored a penalty.

 

6/2/05  Berry Boys 2 v Essex Royals 4

 

On a very muddy pitch we went a goal down within the first 15 minutes. Within 10 minutes Craig Wearne had equalised, but 2 minutes later Berry Boys broke through our defence and scored. 

 

Determined not to be beaten we started the second half a goal down but goals from Tommy Morris, Adam Lione soon put us in front.  With 2 minutes to go a goal from Craig Wearne made sure we couldn’t be beaten.

 

Training Award

 

Craig Wearne               -           10/1/05

Glenn Archie                 -           16/1/05

Matt Tonbridge             -           22/1/05

Volkan Eryildiz              -           29/1/05

 

Man of the Match

 

Joe Wernell                   -           23/1/05

Thomas Ray                 -           30/1/05

Brett Gilborn                 -           6/2/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNDER 10’S – MANAGER CAVAN CAREY

9^th January……..    4   Essex Royals   vs    4    Ashingdon Youth

What a game to watch, the boys were 0-2 after 12mins,clawed there way back to 2-2, then 3-2 in front, back to 3-3, then 3-4 down, back to 4-4 and that’s how it stayed. I’m out of breath reporting it, well done you hard working lads!, cannot once again ask for more.

16^th January………..0   Dark Lane Dynamos   vs    1   Essex Royals

 

Our first victory this season, defended very well in the first 15mins, then got hold of the game took the lead and kept it and defended well again, the boys stopped them playing football until the final whistle blew .congratulations to all the team.

 23^rd January………..4   Canvey Island    vs    1   Essex Royals

 After last weeks win, this was the opposite never played well, never got going, our worse performance so far. best we forget and put it down to experience it’s only a game boys

30^th  January………..1   Essex Royals    vs      1   Hawkwell Athletic

 Now that’s better boys, we deserved another win with this one but  could not capitalize with our chances, played well its starting to come together now as a team everyone worked hard as per usual, unlucky boys that’s the second time we have drawn Hawkwell this season.

6^th   February………..4   Basildon Boys   vs     0   Essex Royals

 

We met the top of the division got torn apart in the first half,  0-4 down, half time talk did wonders, boys came out and matched Basildon played some lovely football by our boys and contained them very well, was not impressed with the first half, second half we were a different team, even the Basildon Manager said we looked more like the team 2^nd from top instead of the bottom well done 2^nd half boys.

 

 

 
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