SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 Hello and welcome to the latest edition of your Newsletter, if you have anything to contribute, please do get in touch by email- [email protected] You can keep up to date with all the news from around the League by following us on Twitter at - @Sydwessex You are more than welcome to use any material (excluding attributed photographs) but it would be appreciated if any material used is acknowledged. It is hoped you enjoy reading this each week. With readership quite widespread, not only within our own competition, but across the three counties and beyond- if ANY club has anything they’d like to have published in here, whether that be a request for helpers, promotion of forthcoming events, items required or available for sale please contact the Newsletter Editor. As a general reminder- Match Reports, player news and photos are always welcome- it is your Newsletter! Saturday, 24 April 2021 Page 1 of 9 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 ARE YOU LISTENING ? Now broadcasting on Sunday 14:00 to 16:00 The Sydenhams Wessex Football League Show is the official podcast of the Sydenhams Wessex League. We’re on air live from the 103.9 Voice FM studios in Southampton from 14:00 to 16:00 every Sunday and you can also listen live on www.voicefmradio.co.uk from anywhere in the world. You can listen again afterwards, normally just one hour after the show has finished via the same website and there is also a Voice FM App you can download to your Phone I-Pad or Computer device. Our aim is to promote all local football but specifically the 38 teams of the Sydenhams Wessex League. So far, we have had managers, chairmen, players, press officers and secretaries joining us as studio guests and phone guests; from many Sydenhams Wessex League clubs, as well as guests from local teams both higher up and lower down the pyramid. This is your show and is a platform for your club to promote its events and raise its profile. If your club produces post-match interviews, please either email us a copy of the audio or give permission for us to play them on air straight from your website or social media sites, as we will aim to play them on the show. Please come and join us one Sunday, at the moment, no guests will be allowed in the Studio, but please email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information. Saturday, 24 April 2021 Page 2 of 9 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 BLAST FROM THE PAST SYDENHAMS WESSEX LEAGUE CUP FINAL Played at Thatcham Town Ground on Monday 1st May 2006. AFC TOTTON 1-0 ANDOVER AFC Totton won The Sydenhams Wessex League Cup in a hard fought match with Andover that went into extra time before a solitary goal settled the contest. Play was even at the start and there was not a lot of goalmouth action until the 11th minute when Dave Goss headed a Gosney right wing free kick against the bar. Colin Hopkins in the Andover goal then became a busy man saving a James Roden header after 34 minutes and shortly after tipped over a Mark Osman header from a corner. Totton finished the half on top but the Andover defence marshalled by Glen Damen and Callum Earl stood firm. HT 0-0 The second half commenced with Totton on top and Fouad Hamodu almost latched onto a back pass but the ball was deflected wide. The resulting corner was headed against the bar and cleared up field. In the 48th minute Hamodu was through on goal again but Hopkins saved with his legs. Andover nearly scored in the 67th minute and Iain Brunnschweiler had to punch clear when Lee Chudy crossed, and soon after had to dive to stop a long range effort by Wayne Sale. Play went to the other end and Hopkins made a brilliant one handed save pushing the ball over the bar from point blank range in a goalmouth melee. Totton kept attacking until the end of normal time in a physical battle with 9 yellow cards being shown. FT 0-0 Extra time arrived and Totton took the lead in 94th minute when a misdirected Vine header fell short of the Andover keeper and Fouad HAMODU got to the ball first and lobbed the advancing Hopkins and into the net. Totton kept the pressure up with Hopkins making several fine saves from Roden and Osman. Andover kept going to the end but could not breach a resolute Totton defence. The Cup was presented to AFC Totton by The Sydenhams Wessex League Chairman Alf Peckham and The Man of the Match award went to Mark Osman for his pace and skill up front for Totton. This appeared to be popular with the 350 plus crowd that attended. ADVANCE NOTICE OF ROADWORKS - A31 RINGWOOD Those travelling to or from Bournemouth, Christchurch, Hamworthy United, Ringwood Town and Verwood Town could face a year of traffic chaos as a busy slip road onto the A31 could close for a year. Highways England plans to introduce a third lane and widen the A31 in Ringwood when works start later this year. Whilst it is appreciated that this is a long way ahead, please bookmark this in readiness as it is likely to cause a great deal of congestion locally. The works mean the westbound slip road from the Ringwood Roundabout will close in November, potentially for a whole year. This may mean drivers are forced to travel east and turning at Poulner to head West towards Bournemouth. A contraflow system will also be in place, meaning road users travelling west will move to the eastbound carriageway. The project is planned to commence in November with the reconstruction of the slip road, and then from January 2022, the A31 westbound will be closed to facilitate the reconstruction work, construction of a third lane and demolition work.” Saturday, 24 April 2021 Page 3 of 9 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 ALL OFFERS RUN FROM 1 MARCH TO 31 MAY 2021. AVAILABLE IN BRANCH OR TO ORDER. OFFERS SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY Saturday, 24 April 2021 Page 4 of 9 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 FORTHCOMING FIXTURES Tuesday April 27th Fripp-Smith Trophy Group A Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Group Stage Frimley Green v Fleet Town AFC Portchester v U.S. Portsmouth (1) Monday May 3rd Blackfield & Langley v Fawley AFC (2) Fripp-Smith Trophy Group A Cove v Alton (4) Fleet Town v Eversley & California Hartley Wintney v Whitchurch United (4) Tuesday May 4th and Wednesday May 5th Ringwood Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins (3) Hampshire Supplementary Cup 4th & 5th place Wednesday April 28th play off Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Group Stage Saturday May 8th Petersfield Town v Folland Sports (1) Hampshire Senior Invitational & Supplementary Friday April 30th Cup Quarter Final Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Group Stage Tuesday May 11th Winchester City v Brockenhurst (3) Sydenhams League Cup Semi Final Saturday May 1st Hamworthy United v Bashley Buildbase FA Vase Quarter Final U.S. Portsmouth v Bemerton Heath H’quins U.S. Portsmouth v Flackwell Heath Saturday May 15th Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Group Stage Hampshire Senior Invitational & Supplementary Blackfield & Langley v Hythe & Dibden (2) Cup Semi Final East Cowes Vics v AFC Totton (2) Saturday May 22nd *Folland Sports v U.S. Portsmouth (1) Sydenhams League Cup Final Hamble Club v AFC Portchester (1) (at AFC Portchester 15.00) Hartley Wintney v Andover Town (4) Friday May 28th and Saturday May 29th New Milton Town v Bemerton Heath H’quins (3) Hampshire Senior Invitational & Supplementary Whitchurch United v Alton (4) Cup Finals [NOTE] The number in parentheses refers to the Group number. Please note that all these fixtures are subject to alteration at short notice and will be BEHIND CLOSED DOORS until Government and FA guidance allows. SUPPLEMENTARY CUP Hampshire Senior Invitational Cup Update FIRST ROUND The draw has taken place for the knockout stage MATCH 1 4th placed in Group 1 v 5th placed in Group 3 of the competition and is as follows: MATCH 2 4th placed in Group 2 v 5th placed in Group 4 MATCH 3 4th placed in Group 3 v 5th placed in Group 1 INVITATIONAL CUP MATCH 4 4th placed in Group 4 v 5th placed in Group 2 QUARTER FINALS QUARTER FINALS QF1 Winner of Group 1 v Runner up of Group 2 QF1 3rd placed in Group 1 v Winner of Match 4 QF2 Winner of Group 2 v Runner up of Group 4 QF2 3rd placed in Group 2 v Winner of Match 3 QF3 Winner of Group 3 v Runner up of Group 1 QF3 3rd placed in Group 3 v Winner of Match 2 QF4 Winner of Group 4 v Runner up of Group 3 QF4 3rd placed in Group 4 v Winner of Match 1 SEMI FINALS SEMI FINALS SF1 Winner of QF4 v Winner of QF1 SF1 Winner of QF2 v Winner of QF1 SF2 Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF2 SF2 Winner of QF4 v Winner of QF3 FINAL - Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2 FINAL - Winner of SF2 v Winner of SF1 BUILDBASE FA VASE QUARTER FINAL DRAW Games to be played on Saturday May 1st 1 Warrington Rylands v Hebburn Town 2 Leighton Town v Walsall Wood 3 Long Eaton United v Binfield 4 United Services Portsmouth v Flackwell Heath Saturday, 24 April 2021 Page 5 of 9 SYDENHAMS FOOTBALL LEAGUE NEWS 2020/21 EDITION NUMBER 43 EAST COWES VICS – 1000 MATCHES The third and last in our trilogy of articles regarding Clubs who have completed one thousand games in the Wessex League, writes John Gorman and having started with Bournemouth in the West of the region and followed that with Whitchurch United in the North, we finish on the Island with East Cowes Vics.