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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Bell & Hitchin Come Back & Win

IslandStats.com This seventh consecutive win saw Tahj Bell and his Hitchin Town FC teammates show a side to their game that has not always been apparent in the past as they showed great character to come back from 2-1 down and there was an inner belief and steely determination that would not be denied as the comeback was completed for a 3-2 win. Weymouth did not look like a side in crisis and their manager had wielded the axe to make four changes to the lineup and certainly got the response he wanted as they provided a tough challenge for Hitchin throughout the game. Hitchin started well and Callum Donnelly had a shot well saved by Jason Matthews after just 3 minutes before scoring a cracking goal 9 minutes later after an excellent move that saw Kim Forsythe feed Josh Bickerstaff on the overlap and an inviting cross was lashed home. However Weymouth quickly replied and the lead lasted just 4 minutes before Scott Walker smashed a free kick in to the corner of the net with Bell having no chance of keeping it out. The rest of the half was fairly even with the giant Weymouth central defenders proving hard to break down. Hitchin started the second half quite lethargically and an unnecessary foul by Bickerstaff on 54 minutes not only earned him a booking but the resultant free kick was perfectly delivered for Michael Walker to head home. But all credit to Hitchin who suddenly lifted their game up a gear displaying their new found resilience and were level just 5 minutes later as Dan Webb scored a towering header from Michael Noone's corner. Webb is proving a really good threat at dead ball kicks and has hit a purple patch of goal scoring form. Simon Martin came close in the 63rd minutes as Hitchin were now in the ascendancy and was just wide after another good move involving Donnelly and Bickerstaff. But Bell came to Hitchin's rescue in the 78th minute with a magnificent save from Stewart Yetton and in the same minute Hitchin clinched the win from the best move of the night. Noone provided a breathtaking 40 yard pass to Sam Barker who in turn found Forsythe and with plenty still to do he finished with aplomb. Terry Dixon had replaced Martin and Michael King came on for Donnelly as Weymouth refused to lie down and Hitchin worked really hard to maintain their advantage. Dixon had a shot well saved 5 minutes in to injury time before the final whistle came with a fifth successive league win secured. Hitchin did not hit the same heights as they did at Hungerford but the tenacity and will to win were really impressive in what was essentially a team performance where it would be unfair to pick out individuals. Confidence is really high and there is a real togetherness about the team that augurs well for the future.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Russell & Ilkeston Advance in Cup

A first half Danny Gordon strike was enough to earn Antwan Russell and his Ilkeston FC teammates a hard fought win, sending them through to the next round of the Derbyshire Senior Cup. It was a game with chances at both ends, but it was Ilkeston FC who this time got the all-important goal, ending a miserable run of seven games without a victory. Ilkeston coach Kevin Wilson said, “We got the opening goal in the game for a first time in a long stretch of matches. This was an important factor for us finding the win tonight and it's a result we can use to build on” Ilkeston FC went in front in the 40th minute, Joe Maguire maneuvered the ball superbly to turn his man down the left channel before cutting inside and firing a shot low and hard and the keeper did well to save it with his legs. But he could do nothing about Danny Gordon’s follow up, which he crashed high into the gaping goal. Ilkeston had a host of chances in the game and also looked as if they should have been awarded two penalties. One for a push on Russell and another when Jame Reid was bundled over in the 90th minute, but the referee waved the claims away. Gersley had their chances in the game too and would have been ahead in the game if it wasn’t for a number of good saves from the Ilkeston goalkeeper Rob Peet. But the Ilkeston FC gloveman could do nothing about Paolo Piliero’s strike on the hour mark but, fortunately, Peet had the frame of the goal to thank. Piliero found space 25-yards out and unleashed a powerful shot which crashed onto the underside of the crossbar and bounced to safety. Wilson continued, “We got that all important piece of luck tonight which we’ve been missing in recent weeks. I was happy to see us score a goal in the first half of a game. It makes things easier for us in the second half because it’s difficult to win games of football when you give yourself a mountain to climb. “Our cup defense is up and running now but we need to find a win in the league at the weekend and, if we want this to happen, we know ourselves that we need to perform a little better than we did tonight.”

Monday, December 09, 2013

First & Premier Division Stats and Apology

IslandStats.com Following the ten Bermuda Football Association’s First & Premier Division matches over the weekend, www.islandstats.com now brings you the stats and standings for the First & Premier Division. Premier Division The Dandy Town Hornets now only hold a one point lead atop of the Premier Division Standings over the Somerset Trojans, while the defending champions Devonshire Cougars are in third. The Dandy Town Hornets have 18 points, the Somerset Trojans moved into second place with 17 points and the Devonshire Cougars have 16 points. Keishen Bean from the North Village Rams, stands alone atop of the Premier Division Leading Goalscoring Standings with 10 League Goals. Drewonde Bascome from the Devonshire Cougars has 9 goals and is in second place and Keston Lewis from the Flanagan’s Onions is in third with 8 goals, while Vincent Minors Jr. from Wolves has 5 goals. Premier Division Standings 18 Dandy Town Hornets 17 Somerset Trojans 16 Devonshire Cougars 15 North Village Rams 15 Flanagan's Onions 10 Southampton Rangers 10 Hamilton Parish 09 PHC Zebras 08 Wolves 07 St. David's Premier Division Leading Goalscorers 10 Keishen Bean - North Village Rams 09 Drewonde Bascome - Devonshire Cougars 08 Keston Lewis - Flanagan's Onion's 05 Vincent Minors Jr. - Wolves 04 Shayne Hollis - Hamilton Parish 04 Angelo Cannnier - St. David's 04 Shakil Robinson - St. David's 04 Domico Coddington - Devonshire Cougars 04 Deunte Darrell - Somerset Trojans 04 Donovan Thompson - Hamilton Parish 04 Shakir Smith - PHC Zebras 04 Cecoy Robinson - PHC Zebras First Division We have to apologize yet again for misleading certain print media, as we reported Kahnai Fray scored twice for Somerset Eagles, and for the second week in a row, Marcus Simmons scored the second goal for the Somerset Eagles. In the First Division, Robin Hood took over the top of the table following their 3 – 1 win and previous leaders St. George’s Colts loss. Robin Hood have 18 points, while Devonshire Colts and St. George’s Colts both have 16 points, the Somerset Eagles are on 15 points. Jesse Kirkland from Robin Hood is the League’s leading goalscorer with 7 goals, while Tristan Daniels from X’Road’s and Daunte Woods from the Ireland Rangers, Lozendro Symonds and Kyle Jones from the Devonshire Colts all have found the back of the net 6 times each. First Division League Standings 18 Robin Hood 16 Devonshire Colts 16 St. George's Colts 15 Somerset Eagles 14 X-Roads 14 Boulevard Blazers 13 BAA 09 Ireland Rangers 07 Young Men's Social Club 00 Paget Lions First Division Leading Goalscorers 7 Jesse Kirkland - Robin Hood 6 Kyle Jones - Devonshire Colts 6 Lozendro Symonds - Devonshire Colts 6 Tristan Daniels - X'Road's 5 Matthew Gerado - Devonshire Colts 5 Jamin Lottimore - BAA 5 LaQuan Thomas - BAA 5 Daunte Woods - Ireland Rangers 5 Aaron Williams - Boulevard Blazers 5 Gary Adams - Robin Hood 5 Joshua Crockwell - Robin Hood 5 Kanhai Fray - Somerset Eagles Click Here to see the Full Bermuda Football Association 2013/14 First & Premier Division Standings & Goalscorers

Sunday, December 08, 2013

First & Premier Division Round Up

Social Club - BAA action IslandStats.com First Division Young Men Social Club 2 BAA 4 At the Bernard Park, BAA came from behind to record a 4 – 2 win over Young Men Social Club. Tajae Williams gave the home team Social Club the lead in the 7th minute, Nya Rawlins doubled the lead in the 21st minute, but one minute later BAA pulled a goal back when Joshua DeSilva found the back of the net. Jaylon Bather equalized for BAA in the 53rd minute, he then put BAA ahead in the 81st minute with a left footed shot from close range. Aaron O’Connor had a looping header that eluded the Social Club goalkeeper to extend the lead to 4 – 2 for the visitors. Devonshire Colts 1 St. George’s Colts 0 After a scoreless first half at the Police Field, Lozendro Symonds scored in the 82nd minute to earn the Devonshire Colts a 1 – 0 over the St. George’s Colts. Paget Lions 1 X’Road’s 4 Visiting X’Road’s took the lead in the 37th minute at the Southampton Oval when captain Dennis Musson Jr. scored, Danzil Smith equalized for the Paget Lions two minutes later. Yusaff Pitt gave X’Road’s the lead in the 52nd minute, before Tristan Daniels scored for X’Road’s to make it 3 – 1 in the 81st minute and then two minutes later Rico Beek made it 4 – 1 to the visitors. Somerset Eagles 2 Boulevard Blazers 0 At the White Hill Field, Kanhai Fray gave the Somerset Eagles a 1 – 0 lead in the 6th minute, Marcus Simmons doubled the lead in the 56th minute as the Somerset Eagles recorded a 2 – 0 win over the Boulevard Blazers. Premier Division North Village Rams 4 Wolves 1 North Village Rams – Wolves A first half hat-trick from Keishen Bean earned the North Village Rams a 3 – 0 lead and Bean the leading goalscorer mark at the midway point of the season. Bean scored League goals 8, 9 and 10 within a ten minute period in the first half, Troy Tucker pulled goal back for Wolves only to have Pierre Smith restore the North Village Rams three goal lead as they earned a 4 – 1 win. PHC Zebras 3 Hamilton Parish 1 Ijahmon Mallory headed Hamilton Parish into the lead in the 57th minute against the PHC Zebras at the Southampton Oval. Cecoy Robinson drew the PHC Zebras level in the 80th minute and then two minutes later Shakir Smith scored form the penalty spot to give the PHC Zebras a 2 – 1 lead, Robinson ended the game as a contest as he scored his second goal of the game in injury time to earn the PHC Zebras a 3 – 1.

Saturday, December 07, 2013

First & Premier Division Round Up

Robin Hood - Ireland Rangers Action IslandStats.com First Division Robin Hood 3 Ireland Rangers 1 After a scoreless First half at the BAA Field, Gary Adams gave Robin Hood the lead in the 48th minute, Jason Simons doubled the lead in the 59th minute and when Joshua Crockwell scored for Robin Hood in the 65th minute it made the score 3 – 0, Daunte Woods pulled a goal back for Ireland Rangers in the 79th minute but they could not get a closer as Robin Hood moved to the top of the First Division standings. Premier Division Somerset Trojans 1 Southampton Rangers 0 At the Somerset Cricket Club, a lone first half penalty strike from Kirk Brown earned the Somerset Trojans a 1 – 0 win over visiting Southampton Rangers. Flanagan’s Onion’s 5 St. David’s 0 At the BAA Field, Peter Robey gave the Flanagan’s Onion’s a 1 – 0 lead over St. David’s, the next goal in the game was an own goal as Flanagan’s took a 2 – 0 lead. Robey scored his second goal of the game in the 61st minute to make it 3 – 0, before Ryan Overend scored for the Flanagan’s Onion’s making it 4 – 0 after 80 minutes and then Keston Lewis added the final goal of the game to give the Flanagan’s Onion’s a 5 – 0 win over St. David’s.

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- Russell & Ilkeston Advance in Cup (12/10/2013)

- First & Premier Division Stats and Apology (12/9/2013)

- First & Premier Division Round Up (12/8/2013)

- First & Premier Division Round Up (12/7/2013)

- Premier Division & Corona League Round Up (12/6/2013)

- Bell and Hitchin Disrupted But Win (12/5/2013)

- BFA Release Cup Games Schedules (12/5/2013)

- Russell Hat-Trick Leads Ilkeston to Victory (12/3/2013)

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- First & Premier Division Round Up (12/1/2013)

- BFA Announcement, First & Corona League (11/30/2013)

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