Youth teams update

Greensnet Editor
Mon 17 Nov 2008, 08:00

It has been a busy three weeks since our last youth section update. The under 21s have won twice and lost once. They beat Copland 3-1, Darren Turner scoring twice, then beat Blue Marlin 3-1, Turner and Alan Bolger among the scorers, before losing 2-0 to Stonewall on Saturday afternoon. However, they currently lead their table although other teams have games in hand.

The under 18s are in fine form having won their last three games. Firstly they beat Kensington Dragons 2-1, Hamish Birrell and Felix Murray on target for the team. The following week they thrashed Lancaster Diamonds 12-2. Amazingly no player scored a hat-trick with Birrrell, Anthony Woodbridge, James Healy, Yomi Smith and Niall Fredericks all scoring twice. This weekend just gone, they beat Sporting London e Benfica 7-0 to hit top spot in the table.

The under 16s have had a mixed time, firstly winning 3-0 against Forest United, Jurrell Thomas, Ben Gibson and Kerran Lataille scoring the goals, but last weekend they lost 5-0 to Pinner Albion in a performance described by manager John Creith as one of the worst he'd seen since he joined the club over four years ago.

The under 15s and under 13s are still finding life very tough. Paul McGreal's under 15 side lost 4-1 to FC Kensington, Anthony Tang scoring, before going down 9-2 to Pitshanger B - Sharif Malik and Shaquille Roper finding the back of the net. On Sunday morning they were beaten 14-1 at Headstone Manor B despite taking an early lead through Malik. The under 13s, under the leadership of Leo Gerald, are seeing an improvement despite losing both the games they've played. Last weekend they lost 7-1 against Hampstead B on a very muddy pitch, before losing a 15 goal thriller 9-6 at Lancaster Diamonds yesterday.