Match Report
Match Report - 11 Feb 2018, Clapham Rovers Clapham Rovers lost to AFC Balham
Rovers!
Rovers 2 – 3 AFC Balham
Ah balls. We lost again to our last remaining bogey team at the death. There’s still plenty more of the season left so let’s put it behind us and enjoy all there is to come. The season ain’t over yet!
We went 1-0 up from Graeme Alexander (only G would understand that reference) with another successful penalty being dispatched after Smud was clipped in the box after running in at pace and being taken out.
Despite all our decent start we were soon disappointingly pegged back after we lost the ball on the edge of their penalty area and after some time the ball ended up being scuffed home from the right hand side of the box from their striker’s wrong foot.
We went 2-1 up almost straight after half time when Smud blasted the ball high into the middle of the net for a fine goal on his return.
Outside of a decent chance at the near post from his left win back position and a lung busting Smud run, AFC pretty much laid siege to the Rovers net for the rest of the 2nd half, playing with the blasting wind.
From a very dubious free kick they equalised as their left footer who grabbed the first, used the wind to curl past Pybus. With only seconds to go, they then scored the winner with a bobbly, squirming finish from inside the box which wrong footed Pybus. Very agonising.
MOM. Smud. It’s like he’d never been away and we realized how much we missed his pace, trickery and goals.
Mentions also must go in dispatches for James Stone and Cyprian, The Beast, Boateng for useful performances on their debut.
Sunday 18th February Fixture
This Sunday sees us HOPEFULLY (weather permitting for the 3rd time) come up against Battersea Park Rangers in the Southern Sunday League FA Cup....the Marcus Lipton Cup. They are top of the Premier League so that’s only one thing that can happen.....a famous giant killer from the ROVERS!
Please find the match details below.
Clapham Rovers Vs Battersea Park Rangers
Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields
Old Thorntonians
2 Friars Ave, Wimbledon
London
SW15 3DU
Kick Off 10.30am
Meet 9.30am
This ground is a bit of a ball bag to get to so I suggest people head to Raynes Park for 9.15am ish and we’ll pick people up from there and drop people off at the ground.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Richardson+Evans+Memorial+Playing+Fields/@51.4358747,-0.2492549,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x729dd9cf43d34a07!8m2!3d51.4358747!4d-0.2492549
See you Sunday
LEAGUE TABLE AS AT SUNDAY 11th Feb
POS P W D L F A GD PTS
1 West London Select
10 8 1 1 43 19 24 25
2 Athletico Clapham
10 6 2 2 53 28 25 20
3 Clapham Rovers First
8 6 0 2 18 10 8 18
4 Bath Old Boys United
9 4 2 3 17 16 1 14
5 Wimbledon Town First
9 3 2 4 23 20 3 11
6 Politics First
12 2 3 7 16 41 -25 9
7 AFC Balham First
10 2 1 7 30 37 -7 7
8 Inter Yamam First
8 1 1 6 12 41 -29 4
RESULTS INCLUDING CHAMPIONSHIP SIDES ON SUNDAY 11TH FEBRUARY
DATE HOME AWAY
MLIP 11/02/18
West London Select P-P SWAG
CHAMP
18/02/18
Clapham Rovers 2-3 AFC Balham
FIXTURES INCLUDING CHAMPIONSHIP SIDES ON SUNDAY 18th FEBRUARY
DATE HOME AWAY
MLIP 18/02/18
London Brookes Vs Athletico Clapham
CHAMP
18/02/18
AFC Balham Vs Inter Yamam
MLIP 18/02/18 Battersea Park Rangers Vs Clapham Rovers
CHAMP 18/02/18 Politics Vs West London Select
MLIP 18/02/18 Wimbledon Town Vs Kew Antigua
ROVERS FANTASY FOOTBALL – PLEASE ALSO SEE THE ATTACHMENT
G.Keenan 7 87
A.Shahin 63
N.Booker 2 62
T.Louis 1 61
S.Finkle 56
D.Walker 1 53
C.Kew 48
M.Warren 1 40
J.Smith 9 39
A.Carswell 1 38
D.Pybus 2 38
M.Wright 4 32
H.Sklavounos 28
S.McKee 27
R.Clifford 1 25
N.Woodward 3 21
N.Nicou 15
T.Allen 13
I.Mole 8
R.Cerenko 8
G.Toderascu 6
J.Mark 6
C.Rennocks 6
A.Hamilton 5
G.Lloyd 3
M.Madhu 1 3
A.Smith 2
D.Edwards 2
J.Stone 2 2
M.Wilson 1
M.Burnett 1
D.Bjedov 1
D.Fynn 1
C.Boateng 1 1
S.Kerr 0
FANTASY FISCAL ROVERS
Surname First Name AGGREGATE OWING
Booker Nathan 17
Stone James 15.4
Alliss Simon 10
Bees Joseph 10
El-Sayed Ibra 10
Kellaway Tom 10
Richard Alex 10
Yousefian Anthony 10
Edwards Dougie 10
Smith James 10
Clifford Richard 5.4
Yahaya Gori 5
Walker Des 5
Cook Charlie 4.56
Keenan Graeme 2.4
Cerenko Ryan -0.6
Finkle Seb -4.6
Kew Chris -5
Storey Rich -7.49
Mole Ian -8
Pybus Danny -14.6
Woodward Nick -15
Boateng Cyprian -20
Wright Matt -24.6
Warren Matt -26.1
Louis Tim -26.6
Lloyd Gaz -35
Shahin Alex -44.6
Carswell Andy -44.6
McKee Shaun -45
Nicou Nick -45
CLUB ACCOUNT BALANCE IS -£98.48
IF YOU OWE MONEY, PLEASE TRANSFER TO
CHRIS KEW
ACC: 61002208
SC: 60 08 09
Clapham Rovers Clapham Rovers 2 - 3 AFC Balham ()