The Raiders took an early lead , and were soon to double that lead with some great flowing football, Having only having one match to play today the Raiders looked much fresher and the Lions were asleep for much of the first half, After an inspirational ,t -cup throwing, book kicking ,hair dryer treatment half time team talk (HA HA)  the Lions rose from their dens, Man of the match Ethan Matthews and captain for the day Jake Thomas put in a great shift in midfield,defenders Jake Faulkner, Ben Shear and Harry Wellaway battled hard and kept the score close,Our goal came from a Beckham like free kick from Ethan who very cleverly managed to aim for Tom Prout who some how managed to score with out really knowing which part of His body He scored with, We were back in this game but not for long, Sidmouth went three up soon after and capped off their day with a 20 yard pile driver into the roof of the net.

This was a hard fought match, with both teams putting on an excellent display of football, as Harry would say "we were down to the bare bones" as both teams struggled to raise a team, but thankfully the Lions and Warriors made the most of what players we had.

Ruan Ellis found His shooting boots again after a neat one two involving Ethan Matthews and Tom Prout, who put Ruan through for the opening goal,

The Warriors played some great passing football and once again our keeper Elliot Thomas kept them at bay.

The score was soon level and I think both managers would agree that this was a fair result and a great game to be involved in.

STOKE HILL     1     V     3     TIVVY WHITES

Tivvy whites went into these last 2 league fixtures with the attitude that coming away with 2 wins was the only option, thus securing, at minimum a 2nd place finish in the progress league. First up were a strong stoke hill team who we have endured previous close games against. So the lads went out from the start and applied immediate pressure to try and kill off the game in the first half. Tivvy pressure resulted in a couple corners, which the lads didn't make the most of, but when the third corner came in centre back Lucas White made an instinctive run to the near post and slotted in the low corner first time with a nice side-foot to take the lead. Tivvy built on this and with the midfield trio of Harry Butler, Liam Gilbard and Joe Greenslade working extremely hard to push forward eventually the second goal came after top goalscorer Lloyd White picked up a loose ball, made room for himself on the edge of a crowded box and slotted home. Stoke hill reacted well towards the end of the half forcing a good save from Isaac Dawdry and a close shot after a good corner. But other than that much else in the first half at the back was nicely cleared up from Harry Stoneman playing alongside Lucas White at the back.

The second half was much more contested as Stoke hill pushed two up front to try and get back in the game, but tivvy defended well and still created their own chances in attack, to be fair the score could of been more to tivvy had it not been for the Stoke hill keeper who played extremely well. The third goal came after a nice one two put Joe Greenslade through but the keeper saved well, the clearance however was picked up by Harry Butler who charged into the box and cooly slotted it past the oncoming keeper.

Stoke hill came back strong with some attacking play and had two free kicks towards the end, one striking the woodwork and getting cleared by Reuben Buss, who came on at half time and defended well, especially as Stoke hill were far stronger in this half. And the second free kick was a nice strike which ended up as more of a consolation goal. Credit must go to Stoke hill for their second half effort but for me the tivvy lads didn't look at all worried they would loose their lead. Well done lads, another good team performance.

HEAVITREE     2     V     9     TIVVY WHITES 

This being tivvy's final league game was a good way to end the season. It was certainly a game of two halves. Tivvy were shooting up hill the first half, and the team was completely changed around giving opportunities to see the lads in different possition's. Tivvy took an early lead from a super individual run from Lloyd White playing on the left wing, cutting inside, going past two maybe three defenders and thumping into the roof of the net. Lloyd White then made it two nil with a cool finish inside the box. 

Heavitree responded well and scored two consecutive goals to pull the score level. Tivvy pressured back and some good work by Harry Stoneman upfront forced a defensive error with an own goal. Tivvy then made it 4-2 just before half time with Lloyd White again supporting well in attack and finishing well for his hat-trick,. The half finished with a Heavitree strike just going wide. The second half however was all about tivvy, the lads were put back into their strongest possitions and were fluent in attack.

A good cross from Joe Greenslade struck the defender and ended in the net for another unfortunate own goal for Heavitree to make the score 5-2. A couple minutes later a great takle from Reuben Buss and a pass to Lucas White saw Lucas creep just over the halfway line and strkie an awesome shot which sailed into the very top corner to make it 6-2. Lloyd White again got on the scoresheet with his 4th and Joe Greenslade and Harry Butler both hit mirrored good strike's coming in from opposite wings to make the score 9-2. Liam Gilbard worked hard all game, breaking down any Heavitree play. Reuben Buss had a good game and was pushed up front for the last five minutes to try and get on the scorelist and was awarded man of the match for all his effort.Well done to the tivvy whites, an absolutely awesome first season of football.

Honiton u9s away vs. Pinhoe Sp (0-1) & Whipton Youth (0-4)

Honiton responded to Pinhoe's 4^th minute goal by creating several chances. Against Whipton an early onslaught saw the home side lead by four goals but Honiton rallied with a resolute performance, creating chances as well as denying any further goals against a very good passing team. All players contributed well with captain Danny Ruel leading by example in defence. Luke Barber stood out with his commitment and effort. Man of the match Kelsey Pulman gave a heroic performance in goal.

Stoke Hill Juniors - 1 v 3 - Tiverton Whites 

Stoke Hill started slowly against a talented Tiverton Whites side, and were playing too deep giving very few options to counter attack. After some great initial defending including a fantastic shot stopping shot by Connor Hepburn, where a ferocious Tiverton shot was saved by Hepburn but fell loose for the Tiverton striker to react quicker and pass the ball into the net.  Harry Taylor and Sam Crees were working hard on the flanks for Stoke Hill but were finding it difficult to attack and they were defending bravely backed by Tris Howe.  Connor McAndrews in his captains role today also led by example and finally after some good work by Taylor down the left wing, we forced our first corner of the day.  The kick was floated in by McAndrews who found JJ Green who turned and passed to Harry Baty who shot but it was very well saved well by the Tiverton Goalie who was able to launch a quick goal kick which opened up the stoke hill defence and find a Tiverton striker who after going past one defender was able to calmly shoot past a diving Hepburn.  0-2 at Half time. 

In the second half we decided to move back to our sweeper formation with Tris Howe at the back to try and support JJ Green up front by adding a second striker in Charlie Carr, this change worked well and Stoke hill really started to show some spirit in the tackle and attacking in numbers, a lovely pass left by McAndrews found Taylor who skipped past one player and floated a left foot cross into JJ Green who held the ball up until he saw Charlie Carr who shot a low right foot shot bravely saved by the Tiverton Goalie.  Tiverton continued to be strong in attack and if not for 4 superb saves by Connor Hepburn the score would have been higher. One good Tiverton move though opened up Stoke Hill and resulted in a corner where unfortunately we ended up ball watching and despite initially being cleared the resultant shot back into the box was picked up and coolly slotted into the net for 3 nil. 

The boys kept there spirits up though by continuing to attack, forcing a number of corners, with JJ Green and Charlie Carr working hard up front to feed the wings for Harry Taylor and Sam Crees to attack, after going down the right wing Sam Crees was bought down for a free kick. The resultant kick was beautifully floated towards goal by McAndrews and hit the bar.  Then just a minute later a further free kick was awarded in virtually the same position and this time McAndrews hit a similar shot just a little higher which went into the Tiverton goal for 1-3. 

Stoke continued to attack and for me there second half pressure was unfortunate not to get a second goal when Charlie Carr was unlucky not to score after some good inter play with JJ Green.  For me based on the second half performance we were 1-1 against the best side we have played this season, so the boys should be proud of their second half effort. 

Man of the Match - Connor Hepburn / Harry Taylor and Connor McAndrews - who all worked very hard. 

Stoke Hill Juniors - 0 v 4 - Tiverton Yellows 

A game where in the first half we forced 5 corners but were unable to put the Yellows keeper under pressure, we then played one short corner with a JJ Green pass to McAndrews who hit a sharp right foot shot which was well saved and held by the Tiverton Goalkeeper.  The Yellows goalie had a great kick on him and his first clearance opened up the Stoke Hill defence found a Tiverton Striker who dribbled past Tris Howe and coolly shot which was well saved by Connor Hepburn.  Yet again from the Corner though we ended up ball watching and Tiverton were first to strike when the ball in the box was shot into the back of the Stoke Hill net.  0 -1 at half time. 

At half time I really though we could turn this game around as we had bossed the first half, but in the second half despite some good pressure by the boys and saves by Connor Hepburn we were guilty on letting a talented Tiverton side to get to the ball first and they were able to score 3 second half goals, two in the penalty box were some good interplay and shots and a free kick shot just outside the box which found the right hand side of the goal with a skilful shot. 

Well played Stoke Hill, Harry Taylor and Connor McAndrews worked hard, Charlie Carr had his best game for us to date and Connor Hepburn is becoming very solid in goal, but ultimately we lost to another good quality Tigerton side.

ALPHINGTON LIONS 0 TIVERTON YELLOWS 3 

ALPHINGTON LIONS 3 TIVERTON WHITES 2 

After losing their first match to a much better Tiverton yellows side the Lions came out roaring for this game and took an early lead from a goalmouth scramble which Tom Prout like any forward would claimed as his own, We soon went 2-0 with an Alex Owens special and were playing some great football, with the entire team playing their part, Elliot Thomas once again produced some world class saves but He could do nothing about the goals which led to Tivvy making it 2-2. The Lions kept on the pressure and man of the match Ethan Matthews grabbed the winner late on with a superb long range shot. This was by far our best performance of the season and to beat a team which has only lost one all season was very satisfying.

Well done both teams for such a great match.

Whipton Youth 0 West Exe Exiles 0
This was an entertaining game with both sides having good chances to win the match. The whipton keeper made a great double save midway through the second half and West Exe keeper Kain Brown made an excellent save in the dying seconds to deny Whipton a win. A man of the match performance came from defender Reece O'Reily.

Pinhoe Spartans 0 West Exe Exiles 1
West Exe won this tight game when Tom Purrington's pass found Aiden Partridge and with only the keeper to beat his fierce shot found the back of the net. West Exe almost doubled their lead but the Pinhoe keeper managed to stop the ball on the line.

CULM UNITED - 1 v 3 - STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

A well fought victory against a solid Culm United side who dictated play early on with some good passing football. An early Corner for Culm was floated beautifully into the box with the Whites reacting quicker getting a foot to the ball and it looping into the back of the net.  This early deficit seemed to wake up Stoke Hill and some good work by Sam Crees allowed him to look right and see Connor McAndrews upfront who passed one player and shoot only to be well saved and deflected for a corner.  McAndrew took the kick into the box finding the head of Harry Taylor who drilled a lovely header into the back of the net for 1-1. 

The second half started brightly for Culm and early on a shot at goal was initially saved by Connor Hepburn in goal and then slowly drift toward his goal, the referree deemed the goalie to have two hands on the ball and gave a free kick.  The free kick went right to Tris Howe, who weighted a lovely pass to Skipper Ethan Flanagan who then drifted through four Culm players with some lovely skill to then shoot with his right foot for 2-1. 

The lead seemed to inspire the Stoke Hill boys and there passing game grew, with Flanagan passing left for Harry Taylor who ran with the ball to the by- line and fire a lovely left foot cross in which Charlie Carr upfront just failed to connect with after good run into the box.  Finally some good attacking play found McAndrews put a long throw into the box which was initially cleared only to find Sam Crees who unselfishly passed right for Ethan Flanagan who fired a right foot low shot to make it 3-1. 

A good all round performance by the team with all the boys playing well. 

MOORS YOUTH - 0 v 2 - STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

The second game was a bit of a smash and grab, with Stoke Hill goalkeeper Connor Hepburn without question being man of the match for four high quality saves to maintain a clean sheet.  Stoke Hill started brightly with Harry Baty upfront really pressurizing and closing down the Moors defence and forcing an early corner.  The resultant kick was cleared only to find Harry Taylor on the wing who intelligently looked inside to see Sam Crees running through, he took the ball with his right foot found himself clear in the penalty box and then coolly hit w wonderful left foot shot with power for 1-0.  Stoke Hill then had to face some really good pressure from Moors who forced a number of corners, Hepburn is goal was superb marshalling his defence, then a resultant free kick midway in the Stoke Hill Half was hit with some ferocious power towards the goal only for Hepburn to stand firm and parry the ball over the bar.  The pressure was beginning to camp Stoke Hill in their half but then a lovely clearance by Tris Howe found Connor McAndrews on the right he unselfishly passed inside for Ethan Flanagan to then go on one of his zig zag runs past three Moors players and then look up and place a great right foot shot into the back of the net. 

The second half started with Moors refusing to lie down and twice they completely opened up the Stoke Hill defence only to find last man and GK Connor Hepburn save bravely twice from certain goals.  Hepburn's goal kick distribution was also very good and this allowed Stoke Hill to counter attack with one clearance finding Charlie Carr who held the ball up well and pass to left winger Harry Taylor who skipped one tackle and his cross was cleared for a corner.  McAndrews corner kick was floated into the box to find a leaping Flanagan whose header crashed against the cross bar, then hit the goal line and somehow was cleared bravely by a Moors defence. 

There was still time for Moors to attack and a side splitting pass again opened up the defence and clear on goal another shot was saved bravely by Hepburn with a left sided save. 

A good all round performance by Stoke Hill who showed some good finishing against often the run of play, Moors were unlucky not to score and we have to thank Connor Hepburn for a number of tremendous saves. 

Man of the Match - Connor Hepburn.      

Okehampton 0 - Westexe Rangers 2

A very tight first half with both defences on top, the score at half time 0 - 0. In the second half midway through, a great strike from Rhys Whitehart broke the deadlock, quickly followed by Mustafpha Salem slotting the ball into the bottom corner. 

Good defensive work was witnessed from Ethan Hare, Jenson Park & Harrison Ewart, keeping Okehampton at bay.  

Alphingtion Lions 0 - Westexe Rangers 3

A very engaging game, seeing cousins and classmates on competing sides. Thomas Wood was very unlucky in hitting the cross-bar with a left footed shot.This fiercely fought game was nip and tuck until Harry Endicott held off a defender then turning sharply fired a right footed shot into the top corner. 

Into the second half Westexe went 2 - 0 up with exceptional flowing movement, the ball not leaving the ground involving James English, Nathan Smith, Rhys Whitehart and Max Squires who passed the ball across the area for Harry Endicott to cooly slot in the net. Finally Harry Endicott completed his hatchtrick hammering in a shot from approximately 25 yards out making the full-time score 3-0.   

Alphington Lions v West Exe Exiles Under 9's Saturday 20^th March 

A real grudge match between classmates but all friendships were left on the sideline when this match kicked off. A real football feast with both sides working hard and moving the ball well. It was the Exile's who broke the deadlock with a superb solo run down the left wing from Aiden Partridge brushing aside the Alphington midfield. With two West Exe team mates screaming for the ball and two Alphington defenders in front of him. Aiden chose the solo route and turned both defenders before smashing the ball into the roof of the net. With the options he had the manager said it was a good job he scored. 0-1 Exile's. With much pleasing on the eye football it was Alphington's turn to attack. With a clever cross across the face of the goal Elliot Bicknell stuck his leg out to stop the ball reaching the striker, he unfortunately sent his own keeper Kain Brown the wrong way and put the ball in his own net. 1-1. The Exile's were not going to let their heads drop and straight from the re-start Harvey Richards pushed the ball out wide to Aiden Partridge, who with another solo run he skipped past the advancing defence hugging the touch line crossed in an inch perfect ball to land on Luke Herbert's toe to calmly slot home 1-2.

The second half was much the same with some tremendous football being played by both teams, with the Exile's enjoying much of the possession. Camron Hance came close a couple of times to put the Exile's out of reach but his shots were saved by the Alphington Goalkeeper. No more goals but a brilliant and tense game to watch. There were fantastic performances for Kai Parmenter, Callum Sibley and Reece O'Reily. Final score Alphington Rockets 1-2 West Exe Exile's. 

Okehampton v West Exe Exiles Under 9's Saturday 20^th March 

West Exe never really got going in this game and were behind very early on in the first half to two very well worked goals from Okehampton. The Exile's then decided they would get going and Harvey Richards was the first to go through the Okehampton defence but just knocked the ball too far and the advancing goalkeeper was there first to clear the ball. Aiden Partridge then had some good link up play with Kai Parmenter and Luke Herbert and finally got the break and pulled a goal back for the Exile's. With playing up hill in the second half the two early goals proved to be the undoing of the Exile's who never really gelled like they normally do. A well deserved win for Okehampton. Another great performance by Reece O'Reily. 

Let's hope we have a better performance and get back to winning ways next week guys. 

Final Score: Okehampton 2 - 1 West Exe Exile's

The semi final was played on Monday 15th March at the Devon FA HQ in Newton Abbot.  Wow!  What a performance from the yellows!  It wasn't pretty at times but the boys showed the desire and determination that has been missing this season.  Following the extended warm up the boys had a team meeting in the dressing room before taking the pitch. 

Gone was the messing about and in its place was a team of fully focused players who had their sights set on the final.  A team huddle before the start showed the unity in the team and was nice to see.

From the first whistle the boys showed passion and determination.  It was clear that the boys were a little nervous as there was a tendency to sit back and protect their goal rather than push forward.  The pitch was very long and thin which left Scampton quite isolated at times so a tactical switch to the formation was made early on.  This gave much needed support to the attack and the yellows started to create chances.  Pektomiz and captain Hamlin looked solid and focused at the back, breaking up Exiles attacks and clearing their lines effectively.  The midfield trio of Messenger, Owen and Hide worked hard to give the Exiles players no time on the ball and then work the ball forward to Scampton.

Nil nil at half time and the yellows goal had hardly been under threat.  The yellows knew that they only had 15mins to put 200% effort into this game.  Woodward was patiently waiting his chance but the solidness of the Yellows line up made it hard to make a change.  The yellows started to grow in confidence and make more chances.  Shots from Hide and Scampton went very close.  Owen worked really hard to break up the Exiles play in the middle of the park with Messenger and Hide putting in the effort on the wings of the incredibly long and draining pitch. 

Any Exiles attack in the Tivvy half was snubbed out by the excellent Pektomiz and Hamlin.  The Exiles came close with a shot that had Cole beaten but hit the crossbar.  With five minutes to go a yellows break put Scampton into the Exiles penalty area where he was brought down, earning a penalty.  The injured Scampton was replaced by Woodward and Messenger stepped up to take the penalty.  Messenger calmly despatched the penalty with a cool side foot into the bottom right corner.  One nil to the yellows!

It was now time to baton down the hatches and protect their lead.  The Exiles pushed forward but the yellows dug deep to keep them out with excellent organisation from all the players and determined defending.  The communication from the yellows players was a delight to watch as they really pulled together as a team. 

Woodward, on his own up front, used his pace to great effect and chased every ball into the Exiles half making the Exiles defenders make mistakes and not allow them to push forward.  One Exiles attack got through the Yellows defence and as two Exiles forwards converged on the loose ball Cole sprinted from his line and made the save of the season, diving bravely at the feet of the two Exiles players and holding onto the ball to protect the yellows narrow lead.

The final whistle went and the yellows had earned their well deserved win.  Another team huddle and the yellows were ecstatic.

Well done the yellows!  Every player played out of their skin and did their job brilliantly.  I am very proud of you all.

Twyford Barca 0  Westexe Rangers 10

A comfortable win for Rangers with goals from Henry Atkins (3), Max Squires (3) Nathan Smith (2) and Rhys Whitehart (2). Credit must be given to Twyford Barca, who played in the right spirit, not allowing their heads to drop.

Twyford Madrid 1 - Westexe Rangers 2  

A fantastic game, with both teams playing some tremendous football. Max Squires put Westexe ahead midway through the first half, with Rhys Whitehart extending the lead just before halftime. Mid way through the second half Twyford pulled a goal back. 

Both teams put in 110% but no further goals were scored. Westexe coach would like to congratulate his players on the amount of effort & determination that was shown from all the squad, hence achieving a very well deserved 3 points.  

Central   Utd   1      Okehampton Argyle   1 

A hard fought match  on a difficult pitch to play  both teams fairly even in the opening  part of the game  until Okehampton took the lead through Josh Parsons. After that Okehampton had many chances  to take the lead but failed to take the advantage before  Utd  equalised. The after the equaliser Okehampton still dominated but failed to score in fact it was one of those games  where the feeling came that if they stayed ther all night it would not happen. Some plus points for Okehampton was the preformance of Ryan Quick who was Outstanding at Right Back. 

Man of the Match   Ryan Quick 

Central  City  5   Okehampton 1

This was a game in which  City deserved their win  but the game was  not so one sided as the scoreline suggest  City took the lead  but again Okehampton failed to take their opportunities in fron of goal before city went  futher ahead and was  3-0 up at half time. Second half  Okehampton  pulled one back through Declan Grimshaw with a super lob over the goal keeper from wide on the right wing. Again shhoting in front of goal was Okehamptons downfall and Utd went further ahead  with two more goals  and could of been more  but the defending of Ryan Quick. 

Man of The Match   Ryan Quick

TIVVY WHITES    3    V    0    PINHOE SPARTANS 

Top goalscorer LloydWhite was sharp early on to give tivvy the lead in this tough fixture, with a cool finish after turning well. Harry Stoneman and Lucas White had to be strong at the back as Pinhoe responded, and keeper Isaac Dawdry had to come off his line well to deny an equaliser. Tivvy piled on pressre as the half went on with Liam Gilbard playing well in centre midfield.

Harry Butler provided good width on the left, showing once again his pace and crossing ability, and also causing problems for pinhoe at the back with his long throwing capability. LloydWhite  unlucky to pull two one on one shots just wide of the post and Lucas Whites long range effort flew high and wide.

Tivvy kept the pressure up to the end of the half and were rewarded just before the half time whistle when Joe Greenslade, playing well on tivvy's right side of midfield, created space for himself at the far post from an excellent Harry Butler corner and finished well. The second half was much more contested with Pinhoe coming out strong, but tivvy held on to their two nil lead with 100% effort and determination. Reuben Buss played well at the back after coming on at the break. As the half went on, tired legs saw the game open up and both teams had chances denied from good defensive blocks. The result was rounded off nicely with a 3 nil win after a Harry Butler pass put Lloyd White through and he calmly slotted home. Well done lads, good performance and clean sheet. 

TIVVY WHITES    2    V    2    WHIPTON YOUTH 

This fixture had much promiss as these teams have met before, Tivvy beat whipton 3-2 last season in what was an excellent game,Tivvy then split into yellows/whites in the summer and the sides met again in a tournament, where whipton beat the newly built whites team and drew with the yellows.

Whipton had just beat the yellows 2-0 while the whites played pinhoe, So this was a good match up and didn't dissapoint. From the whistle both teams contested well and both went out to win the game. From a spectators point of view it was fantastic, and from a managers-very tense! Tivvy had the better of the chances but didn't finish, Lloyd White and Harry Butler coming close. Isaac Dawdry made two good saves at the other end. But it was whipton who finished the half better when tivvy faild to close down a whipton midfielder on the edge of the box and he struck well into the bottom corner leaving the keeper with no chance. The lads came in at half time loosing, but were excellent at talking about the problems and taking advice on board showed great composure to go back into the game knowing they were capable of getting a result.

Tivvy started the half well, ALL the lads were up for it and playing well. It was a super bit of play that led to the goal, Lucas White won the ball in the right back position and fed a long ball down the touchline to Lloyd White, Lloyd used trickery to get by two players, look up and pull a lovely ball back to Liam Gilbard who finished excellently under the keeper's body to get his team back in the game with his first goal after signing for tivvy in january. This boosted tivvy and they started to get a bit more of a foothold on the game, but had to be aware as whipton were fast on the break.

Tivvy showed what they were about when they took the lead, a Harry Butler corner was cleared to the edge of the box, this was met by Lucas White who smacked a superb strike through the crowded box and into the top corner. Tivvy now 2-1 up had turned this game around with great spirit. However, whipton never give up and tivvy should have been prepared at the back, but weren't, the defence line were caught sleeping which led to a whipton attack late on, and with support in numbers, the inevitable happened and a whipto player found space to shoot and finished well to end the game 2-2. An excellent game to watch, Tivvy playing fantastic football to turn the game around but need to switch on right to the final whistle when up against strong opposition. Well done lads, a super game.

Man of the match on the day went to the hard working Liam Gilbard.

Twyford Madrid v West Exe Exiles Under 9's Saturday 13^th March 

A tremendous match to watch with both teams giving it their all. Twyford started the brighter team and tested the West Exe defence early on. With end to end action and both goalkeepers being tested to the max it was Twyford who broke the deadlock midway through the first half.

With West Exe knowing they had to score, they pressed on only to be denied by a string of saves by the Twyford goalkeeper.

The second half was pretty much the same as the first with some excellent football being played by both teams, with West Exe enjoying much of the possession.

Unfortunately the first half goal by Twyford was the undoing of West Exe, and that's how the game finished.

A superb game to watch with both teams giving 110%. 

Final Score: Twyford Madrid 1 - 0 West Exe Exile's 

Twyford Barca v West Exe Exiles Under 9's Saturday 13^th March 

West Exe got back to winning ways after a resilient first half defensive display by Twyford Barca. West Exe always had the capacity to move up a gear and after holding off West Exe for as long as possible, the deadlock was broken. After an excellent first half performance Camron Hance netted 4 and Kain Brown got his first goal of the season. West Exe were in full flow after the break and capped off a brilliant days football with second half goals from Camron Hance 1 (5 total), Kai Parmenter 2, Callum Sibley 1, Aiden Partridge 2 and Harvey Richards 2. 

Final Score: Twyford Barca 0 - 13 West Exe Exile's

A good all round team performance in an evenly fought contest saw chances at both ends with Cullompton edging the first match thanks to a late goal. Dylan Nicholas earned man of the match for his team effort capped by two well taken goals against West Hill. A brilliant display in goal by Kelsey Pulman in both games gave the team much needed stability to support the hard effort of the outfield players and Danny Ruel gave another fine display in defence.

The team of the day were Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall.

PINHOE SHARKS - 0 v 4 - STOKE HILL JUNIORS

 A polished performance from the Stoke Hill Juniors, who seemed to switch on after an early scare, early on Pinhoe broke through the midfield and were two on one, and a close range shot was beautifully parried by Connor Hepburn in Goal just wide.  The goal kick was picked up by Ethan Flanagan, who dribbled past two players and looked up to weight a lovely pass to Harry Taylor on the left who crossed the ball in low, the ball was palmed away allowing Connor McAndrews to pounce and make it 1-0. 

From the kick off a good tackle by Sam Crees allowed a pass to McAndrews who looked up and slipped a pass right for JJ Green to crash it into the back of the net with a 10 yard right foot shot to make it 2-0.  Tris Howe was marshalling his defence well and balls were getting cleared to team mates and Harry Taylor was working hard up and down the left wing and always looking to get a cross into the Pinhoe Box, whose goalie was superb in stopping a number of goal bound shots.   At the other end Pinhoe were often very dangerous on the break and one long shot was saved beautifully with one hand by Connor Hepburn to stop a certain goal, a subsequent clearance just before half time allowed JJ Green to trap the ball, look to his right and weight a short pass to Ethan Flanagan who skillfully passed one player and hit a beautiful right foot shot into the Goal. 

Into the second half, a switch was made bringing Harry Baty into right midfield, and he was responsible for a number of slick turn and pass movements, one of which saw him pass to Connor McAndrews who was bought down 13 yards from goal.  McAndrews took the subsequent free kick and hit a beautiful shot which crashed against the Pinhoe Bar.  Mid way through the second half Pinhoe forced a number of corners all of which were dealt with confidently by the Stoke Hill defence including a shot held well by Connor Hepburn in goal who showed how much hi confidence is growing in goal by using his area and hitting a lovely goal kick to split the Pinhoe defence and allow Ethan Flanagan to be one on one and coolly slip the ball into the net for 4-0. 

A good game, great attitude and the boys were always looking to push forward. 

BEACON KNIGHTS - 0 v 7 STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

A very solid team performance with all boys playing there part,  passing the ball well and communicating collectively. It was really good to see Tris Howe in the sweeper role marshalling his defence and clearing the ball well, and finding his midfield colleagues.  Two early goals followed from Ethan Flanagan who was tireless in central midfield always pushing forward but not forgetting his defence duties.  Connor McAndrews made it 3-0 after a lovely through pass by Harry Baty found him clear and he calmly placed it pass the Beacon Knights goalie.  Just before half time Sam Crees made a lovely tackle to stop a Beacon Knights attack, he then found Harry Taylor on the left wing who skipped past the Beacon Knights defender and hit a wonderful left foot shot which looked like it was heading for goal only to be beautifully palmed away by the goalie to find Ethan Flanagan to pounce and get his hatrick and make in 4-0. 

The second half saw Stoke Hill continue to be in control and McAndrews added a second and JJ Green fresh after being rested in the first half was like a pouncing tiger being in the right place to score two lovely goals including one from close range and one right foot kick just outside the box after a good passing movement between Crees and Taylor.  Finally just before the end Beacon Knight broke through the Stoke Hill defence and with the just the goalie to beat hit a ferocious right foot shot that looked like it was heading for goal, only to find Connor Hepburn spring to his left and bravely save  instinctly and importantly keep his double clean sheet for the weekend. 

A good game played very fairly by both teams, and a good confidence boost for Stoke Hill as we have a tough run in.

February's player of the month Danny Ruel gave his best performances in defence to earn man of the match.  Other highlights were a great goal by Dylan Nicholas, direct from a long range free kick. Kelsey Pulman gave a notable performance and Lewis Blackwell contributed well.

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall.

West Exe Exiles 4 Seaton 0
West Exe played some nice football to secure a comfortable win against Seaton. A good solo goal from Camron Hance put West Exe one up and Callum Sibley doubled their lead after a cool finish when put through one on one with the keeper. Second half goals from Luke Herbert and Tom Purrington capped a good team performance.

West Exe Exiles 6 Honiton 0
Kai Parmenter put West Exe on their way with a long range shot. Tom Purrington scored the second before Aiden Partridge scored two long range shots to put West Exe 4-0 in front at half time. Kai Parmenter and Tom Purrington both scored in the second half to seal a convincing win.

Okehampton Argyle    1       Twyfords Madrid    1 

In a very even fought match   Okehampton  took the lead in the Second half through Noah Cracknell  after a super through ball from Josh Bergone. But   Okehampton open there defence up in search of a second goal  which resulted in some good saves from Joe Stevens  before Tywford equalised. Then after that Okehampton got there shape back together   and kept threatening the Twyford goal without  success which resulted in a fair result.   Man of the Match   Joe Stevens. 

Okehampton Argyle   9    Twyford Barca 0 

Okehampton  took a while  before they took the lead in this game after a super display in the first half by the Barca Goalkeeper  and some mis shooting by Argyle.  after that it was a one way battle  and  further goals  from Noah Cracknell Josh Bergone (2)   and Josh Parsons (6)  Completed the scoreline  in muddy conditions.

Tiverton Town U9 Whites 2 v 1 West Hill Wasps - Exeter Youth League February 2010

Due to the quality of our pitch, these were the only fixtures in our age group to be played after some rain during the week. This was a chance for the tivvy sides to play some of their games in hand and creep up the league. Tivvy whites started this game well and looked in control when taking an early lead through a Harry Butler left foot curler. Isaac Dawdry was forced to make a fantastic 1 on 1 save coming off his line to keep the lead. Tivvy defence line of Lucas White and Reuben Buss were solid thereafter and the midfield workers Liam Gilbard and Joe Greenslade kept the pressure on the west hill back line, forcing several corners in the half. The first half was rounded off nicely with a lovely back heel volley from Harry Butler finding the top corner after some great build up play from Lloyd White. Tivvy went in 2-0 up but could have been plenty more had they finished their chances. This was certainly a game of two halves, west hill coming out far stronger with belief they could get a result. Tivvy still carved out chances but failed to finish and when west hill pulled one back after some terrible marking, tivvy looked worried that the missed chances could come back to haunt them. Harry Stoneman came on to strenghten the back line. The last few minutes were well contested from both teams but tivvy edged it with a 2-1 win.

Tiverton Town U9 Whites 7 v 0 Cullompton Rangers - Exeter Youth League February 2010

After a tough talking to about marking and finishing quality the tivvy whites went into this game fully focussed and didn't dissapoint. Harry Butler got 2 early goals for the team, one of which was a thunderbolt strike. Unfortunately for cully, this was tivvy at their best and constant pressure only resulted in more goals. Lloyd White working hard up front and being the main creator of most tivvy chances. Joe Greenslade was next on the scorsheet with a side foot volley at the far post after a great cross from Lloyd White. Tivvy were strong all over the field not giving cully much chance to get forward, this gave defender Lucas White, who constantly looked in control on the ball, chance to push forward giving support in attack. Liam Gilbard worked tirelessly to break up play and get tivvy forwarded, leading to a further goal, this time being finished cooly by Lloyd White(rooney) to take his tally for the season to 24 goals and go in half time 4-0 up. Tivvy continued this awesome display into the second half. The ever hard working left winget Harry Butler scored early on again to bag his hat-trick and 20th of the season. And tivvy rounded off with two more goals, Joe Greenslade getting in at the far post to get his brace, and Lucas White striking well from outside the box to get a well deserved goal. All the lads were awesome and proved how well they can play. Isaac white again kept a clean sheet with a good performance. But man of the match on the day went to Harry Butler for hard work for the team matched with class finishing. Tivvy Whites are now second in the league with only 1 loss and 13 wins. Well done team

Tiverton Town Under 9s Yellow 3 v 0 Cullompton Rangers - Exeter Youth League February 2010

The yellows started the game well and moved the ball around with confidence and composure from the first whistle.  They created good chances in the first half with some attractive, flowing, passing football more reminiscent of the yellows from last season.  Some good chances were created and missed before the deadlock was broken with a fortunate goal midway through the half.  A Luke Scampton cross direct from a corner took a deflection from the goal keeper into the Cully net. 

The yellows took heart from this and attacked with purpose from here on in.  Any Cully attack was thwarted by Pektemiz and Hamlin at the back who showed great composure in possession of the ball and fed the ball into the midfield.  A ball played forward from the back found its way through to Messenger on the edge of the Cully box.  Messenger showed some delightful skills to keep possession and dazzle two of the Cully defenders before squaring the ball to Scampton who finished first time into the Cully net.  Any attack that got past the Tivvy defence was thwarted by the impressive Cole in the Tivvy goal who made three top class saves.  Scampton took a break in the second half and was replaced by Woodward.  Woodward showed his pace early on by beating two Cully defenders with awesome pace and was unlucky to see his shot come back off the upright.  Woodward had two more chances but his luck wasn't in and another came back off the post.  Tivvy created more and more chances before Owen finally killed the game off with Tivvy's third by hammering the ball into the roof of the net from the edge of the box.  A good performance and a deserved win.

Tiverton Town Under 9s Yellow 2 v 1 West Hill Wasps - Exeter Youth League February 2010

Messenger took a rest at the start of the second game to protect a knee injury leaving Woodward to show his pace once again on the Tivvy right.  The wasps played well and showed some nice football to pin the yellows back in their own half.  The yellows took a while to get their game going but eventually got into their stride and started to move the ball around.  Owen was working extremely hard in the Tivvy midfield and did an excellent job in winning the ball and then playing a simple, early ball to start a Tivvy attack demonstrating the qualities that won him the coaches player of the year award last season.  Nil nil at halftime saw a tactical switch with Messenger replacing Woodward on the Tivvy right. 

The wasps were still piling on the pressure and a fast Tivvy break from a broken up Wasp attack saw Scampton use good strength to hold off the Wasp defender and run in to finish.  A great individual goal that showed Scampton's desire and quality that has been missing of late.  The yellows missed a couple of chances to increase their lead but the Wasps did not give up and equalised from a corner that should have been cleared at the front post.  With only a couple of minutes left a good break down the Tivvy right saw the ball squared into the box and Hide ran into finish into the bottom corner despite the efforts of the Wasps defender who nearly managed to clear.  The yellows held on to grind out a deserved win.

Man of the match could have gone to a number of Tivvy players but went to Bailey Cole in the Tivvy goal who made a string of good saves throughout both matches.

Alphington Lions 12-0 Twyford Barca

Alphington once again found their shooting boots, knocking in a total of 12 goals, the first scored by Ruan Ellis who calmly lobbed in after  a goal mouth scramble, Closely followed by his second which Ruan scored with a 12 yard thunderbolt smashing in off the crossbar, four goals from Ethan Matthews,one from Tom Prout an 2 a piece from Sam Probert and Alex owens helped the Lions to a comfortable win, Well done Jake Faulkner who scored his first of the season and clearly enjoyed the moment and celebrated with a grin nearly as wide as the pitch,

Twyford never gave up and battled to the end, well done boys.

Man of the match....Ruan Ellis

Alphington Lions 0   Twyford Madrid 3

This was great game of football which saw both teams produce some very exciting football, Twyford took an early second half lead, and Alphington nearly levelled with a Beckham like free kick from Tom Prout,  sadly the cross bar cruely denied him. Twyford followed up with two more goals and deservedly won the game but well done to the Lions who put up a great performance against the top of the league side.

Elliot Thomas again played great and kept the scoreline at a respectable level.

Man of the match...Tom Prout

West Exe Exiles 6 Stoke Hill 1
West Exe put last weeks poor performances behind them with two great games against Stoke Hill and Heavitree. West Exe took an early lead when Tom Purrington latched onto Callum Sibley's great pass and hit a low left foot shot into the bottom corner. Purrington's mazy run and cool finish made it 2-0 but Stoke Hill pulled a goal back when a corner went straight in at the near post leaving keeper Kain Brown with no time to react.

West Exe responded when Kai Parmenter crossed for Luke Herbert to score from close range. A great move involving Kai Parmenter and Camron Hance saw Hance score to make to 4-1. A great long ball from defence from Reece O'Reilly found Kai Parmenter and his fierce right foot shot went in off the post. Purrington then completed his hat trick when he latched on Parmenter's pass to slot home. There were some good performances in defence from Reece O'Reilly, Elliot Bicknell and Aiden Partridge.

West Exe Exiles 6 Heavitree 1
West Exe opened the scoring when Aiden Partridge's long range shot found its way into the bottom corner. West Exe extended their lead when Camron Hance scored following a goal mouth scramble. Some poor defending from a corner saw Heavitree pull a goal back only for West Exe to extend their lead when Luke Herbert volleyed home Tom Purrington's corner.

Purrington was then first to a loose ball to score at the far post from close range. A great breakaway goal saw Partridge find Purrington who played a one two with Herbert before passing to Kai Parmenter who then cleverly curled the ball around the advancing keeper.

The final goal came from Callum Sibley who beat a couple of players on the wing and found the bottom corner with his cool finish.

Seaton Town  1 Okehampton Argyle  2 

In  a very equal first half  Seaton took a very early lead  due to a bit of a mix up in the Okeahmpton defence. But credit to Okehampton they never stopped battling  and against the sloping pitch they equalised just before half time when Greg Solkin put in  a good  floating cross which the Seaton defender had little option but went into the net. Second half Okehampton  dominated for long spells without reward then final a opening arrived for Declan Grimshaw to produce a super strike for the winner in a very hard fought game. 

Honiton Sharks 0   Okehampton Argyle 6 

Okehampton  did not take long to pile the presure on Honiton Sharks with a super Volley from Josh Parsons, with full controll of the game Jim Finlay put Okehampton 2-0  the Josh Parsons added his second  before Noah Cracknell added the fourth  before losing there shape a bit before half time as they where not producing their normal passing football. After half time talk Okehampton went back to their  freeflowing passing football which brings the best out of the team. Jim Finlay added his second and Josh Parsons completed  his hatrick. 

Honiton u9s v Alphington (0-7) and Okehampton (0-6)

Despite the results good contributions were made by many players including Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Dylan Nicholas, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, and man of the match Jake Matthews.

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall

Tiverton Whites 2 West Exe Exiles 0
West Exe Exiles started this game slowly and found themselves 2-0 down by half time. A much improved second half performance saw West Exe almost score but Tom Purrington's effort hit the post and Luke Herbert was denied on a couple of occasions by some good goalkeeping.

Tiverton Yellows 1 West Exe Exiles 1
This was a tight game and West Exe should have gone in front but Callum Sibley failed to convert a Tom Purrington cross from close range. Tiverton Yellows took the lead just before half time catching West Exe on the break. However, West Exe equalised in the second half when Camron Hance found Callum Sibley and his cross was slotted home by Luke Herbert. Simon Purrington - West Exe Exiles U9s

Honiton Sharks  0 v Alphington Lions 6  

 At last a convincing win for the Lions who ended up as 6 -0 winners,

Alphington played some great football today and it was very rewarding  to see what they have learnt in training finally show through on a match day, Alex Owens opened the scoring after some neat one touch football between Tom Prout and Sam Probert, Tom and Sam were also rewarded for their hard work with a goal a piece, Alex netted again and was followed up by a great Ethan Matthews double, credit to both teams who kept battling to the end on what was a freezing cold morning.

A special mention to our defenders today including Harry Wellaway and Ben Shear who soaked up the pressure every time the S harks went on the attack.

Man of the match ..... Alex Owens 

Seaton 1 v Alphington Lions 2 

This game could have gone either way with both keepers making some truly brilliant saves, the Lions took the lead after a great through ball left Tom Prout with a 1 on 1 with the keeper and Tom smashed the ball into the back of the net 1-0.

Ethan Matthews gave the Lions what should have been a comfortable lead only for Seaton to pull one back with 2 mins left, Callum Lewis, Charlie Sloane, Harry and Ben all made some great challenges to keep the score as a 2-1 win for the Lions, Special praise for Elliot Thomas who kept his second clean sheet of the day.. 

Man of the match   Elliot Thomas

Whipton Youth 5 - 3 Pinhoe Sharks 

Goalkeeper: Brandon, Defence: Shaun (Josh), James, Midfield: Lewis Wilson, Jordan, Lewis Nash, Striker: Callum (Beckham) 

A poor performance from Whipton saw them nick a game against a much improved Pinhoe Sharks side. Despite being on the front foot for the first part of the match, Whipton were not passing the ball well and when they finally did work an opening their shooting was either off target or the Sharks keeper was pulling off good saves. Lewis Wilson nearly gave Whipton the lead but his shot hit the post, before Jordan Dyer finally managed to beat the Sharks keeper with a low shot. Sharks were looking dangerous going forward and they got a deserved equaliser just before half time with a tap in after a shot was saved.

With a couple of changes at half time Whipton again started the stronger but too many players were making the wrong pass and with little movement from the players without the ball Whipton were lucky to get a tap in of their own when Lewis Wilson followed up on a rebound to put Whipton ahead. This lead was again thrown away when a long shot was spilled by the Whipton keeper to make the score 2-2, before a great break from Lewis Wilson saw him carry the ball before crossing brilliantly for Jordan to put Whipton ahead. With the boys more interested in celebrating goals than getting on with the game Sharks again punished Whipton with a shot that found the corner although again Brandon in goal would be disappointed that he let it past him. Beckham finally started to find his passes in the last five minutes and he laid off a pass for Jordan to give Whipton a 4-3 lead and the fifth goal followed when a good corner was met at the back post by Beckham to score. Sharks should take great credit for their performance today. Whilst Whipton were poor Sharks players battled to the end, worked very hard as a team and played some good football and maybe the result didn't do their team justice. 

Man of the Match: Lewis Nash

Whipton Youth 11 - 0 Beacon Knights

Goalkeeper: Brandon, Defence: Shaun, Josh (James), Midfield:  Beckham, Jordan (Lewis Nash), Lewis Nash (Lewis Wilson), Striker: Callum  

Whipton played much better in this game although it took them five minutes to get going. The passing was better but still to many balls were not being played into the right areas although Lewis Nash was the exception to this with several passes picking out the player in space from the right side of the pitch. Again it was Jordan who finished off a scrappy move to give Whipton an early lead and with Beckham slowly getting into the game it was his pass that gave a more lively Callum a chance and he made it 2-0. A great shot from Lewis Nash was saved well by the Knights keeper but Beckham was the quickest to re-act coming from outside the box to tap in before the keeper could pick the ball up. In the second half it was all Whipton and a great step over from Beckham beat his marker and his pass to Callum was just put wide. Jordan then hit the bar before a barrage of goals from Lewis Wilson (4), Beckham, Callum (2), and Lewis Nash gave Whipton an emphatic win. 

Man of the Match: Shaun Sarsfield

Stoke Hill Juniors - 4 v 2 - Cullompton Rangers 

A massive improvement in performance today from the Stoke Hill boys against a very spirited Cullompton Rangers side, early on Stoke Hill were passing the ball well using the width of the pitch and forcing a number of early corners.  A good save from an Ethan Flanagan header allowed a clearance from the Cullompton Goalie to start an attack which finished with a clinical right foot goal for an away lead.  Stoke Hill continued to attack on the flanks with some great work by Harry Taylor on the left passing two players and hitting a low left foot cross to be cleared slightly, only to find Ethan Flanagan just outside the box to hit a low right foot shot to equalise.  Sam Crees was enjoying his new right midfield role and after stopping a Cullompton attack fed a lovely pass through to Harry Baty who generously passed to his right to find JJ Green to shoot low which was well saved by the Cullompton Goalie only to ricochet back into the goal off a Defender.  2-1 at half time. 

Cullompton started the second half brightly and were passing the ball well, and twice were through on goal only for sweeper Tris Howe to bravely pin point his sliding tackles to save a definite shooting opportunity.  This pressure was beginning to build though and a Cullompton corner was only slightly cleared to allow some quick thinking by a Cullompton striker and a close range equaliser. 

Connor Hepburn is growing in stature in his GK role and his kicking from hand today was superb, after saving well his kick clearance found Cody Barnett on the right who cut inside and fed the ball left to Harry Taylor he dribbled passed one player and coolly played a square pass to Ethan Flanagan, he looked up and saw Connor McAndrews running into space on the right, his pass was perfect and McAndrews drilled a lovely right foot shot into the left hand corner with the move of the match for 3-1. 

In the last two minutes Stoke Hill forced a corner which was well executed by McAndrews floated into the box, cleared slightly only finding JJ Green to turn and hit a shot from close range for 4-2. 

A great improvement in performance with all the Stoke Hill boys working well as a unit, passing, communicating and being clinical in front of goal against a good Cullompton side. 

Stoke Hill Juniors - 5 v 2 - West Hill Wasps  

With some renewed confidence, Stoke Hill started brightly, passing the ball around, but West Hill were defending deep and were very efficient in cutting out some early attacks and were also dangerous on the break, early on forcing two corners which were only cleared after some brave defending, then a clearance by Tris Howe found Ethan Flanagan who skipped passed one player to put through a lovely pass to Harry Baty who looked up and ran for goal and when just inside the area hit a low right foot shot to make it 1-0.   Shortly afterwards Cody Barnett in right midfield tackled bravely finding Connor McAndrews who cut a pass inside for Ethan Flanagan to hit a lovely right foot shot rising as it approached the goal to hit the back of the net.

West Hill refused to let their heads drop and just before half time after some good forward play forced a number of consecutive corners, the first corner was bravely tipped over the bar by Connor Hepburn in goal, the second corner again went straight into the danger area causing confusion in the Stoke Hill box and deflecting into the goal for 2-1 at half time. 

A couple of substitutions at half time but with the same 1-3-2 formation maintained found Tris Howe thwarting an attack and passing to Sam Crees who found Connor McAndrews in space, he looked up and from 15 yards hit a beautiful looping right foot shot to clear the leaping West Hill Goalie for 3-1.  Harry Taylor was today finding a lot of space on the left hand side and also using the ball intelligently, in this particular passage of play dribbling past two players and looking up to place a lovely left foot cross into the box only to be cleared finding Sam Crees who was first to the ball hitting a great shot to score his first goal of the season for 4-1.

West Hill continued to press forward and deservedly scored a second goal after some good wing play opening up the Stoke Hill defence after a centre was trapped beautifully in the box by a West Hill striker to score from close range.  Then to round off a good morning, Taylor again run down the flank crossed sweetly to find JJ Green who trapped the ball tuned and scored with his right foot for 5-2. 

A good game against some stern opposition showing me that the new sweeper role was freeing up the wings and allowing us to attack in numbers, really great commitment this week - well done.

STOKE HILL 1 v 2 ST MARTINS 

Stoke Hill started brightly and should have scored early on after forcing two early corners, but were unable to breakdown a resolute St Martins defence and goal keeper who played brilliantly pulling off some great saves.  The early pressure finally counted when Tris Howe cleared from defence and passed upto Cody Barnett who floated past one player and drilled a high shot which looked like it hit the top of the bar came down and JJ Green was able to poach and score from close range.  St Martins were dangerous on the break and a lovely midfield through ball opened up the Stoke Hill defence for a sweet right foot equaliser just before half time. 

The second half and the Stoke Hill boys seemed to switch off, forget it was a team game and some good attacking play by St Martins allowed a right side shot to be parried by GK Connor Hepburn only for the St Martins attacker to leave the Stoke Hill defence flat footed and calmly slot home to take a 2-1 lead. 

Sam Crees worked tirelessly on the left back position stopping some continuous attack play by St Martins, who were forcing a number of corners, finally some good work by Connor McAndrews in midfield see him look up and pass left to Harry Taylor who took it on pass one player and hit a low left foot shot again saved brilliantly by the St Martins goalie.    

For me a good performance by St Martins to snatch an away victory against a Stoke Hill side who lacked commitment, forgot to remember there  passing game and lacked overall energy.

 STOKE HILL JUNIORS - 1 v 3 DAWLISH 

Dawlish bossed the first 10 minutes and played some really good passing football opening up Stoke Hill on the break and clinically putting two goals away from the right hand side.  Then suddenly Stoke Hill woke up and began passing, Cody Barnett started a move from left back finding Connor Hepburn who passed centrally to Connor McAndrews, his right foot shot was parried by the GK only to find Sam Crees who put a lovely low ball into the box for JJ Green to turn and shot from close range to halve the deficit at half time. 

The second half was disappointing for Stoke Hill and despite some early pressure, they again forgot their passing game and allowed Dawlish to dictate the play from their half with some good passing and positional play allowing a lovely floating shot to be made which looped over the stoke Hill GK from 8 yards.  From 1-3 despite trying their was no way back and Dawlish deserved their away win. In summary a very disappointing day, the spark was missing, the normal energy and commitment was also lacking.

West Exe Exiles 4 West Hill Wasps 2
West Exe Exiles came from behind to beat West Hill Wasps 4-2. After going a goal down early in the first half West Exe levelled through a superb Aiden Partridge free kick and then went in front shortly after half time when Partridge's long range shot took a slight deflection which beat the West Hill keeper.

A great move created the third goal when Kai Parmenter found Tom Purrington who in turn crossed for Callum Sibley to smash the ball in at the far post. Elliot Bicknell scored the fourth when he followed up Sibley's shot to smash home from six yards out.

West Exe Exiles 3 Cullompton Rangers 0
After a quiet first half West Exe came to life in the second half when Camron Hance scored a stunning left foot volley into the top corner. A second goal followed shortly after when a goal mouth scramble lead to an own goal.

Tom Purrington made sure of the win when he picked up the ball and hit a great shot into the roof of the net.

Both games were evenly fought with Honiton pressing hard against Culm and this is not reflected in the final score. The second match saw Moors take an early lead before Honiton responded with much possession in an end-to-end game. Joel Trim went closest with a long range volley but a late goal sealed victory for Moors. Jake Matthews, Dylan Nicholas, Kelsey Pulman and Danny Ruel all contributed well. Ben Moulton was outstanding and an enthusiastic Owen Fisher produced his best contribution of the season working tirelessly in both games.

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Owen Fisher, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, and Luke Ward

This was a great cup tie with both teams giving everything to earn their place in the semi finals of the cup. West Exe scored first mid-way through the first half when Aiden Partridge latched onto a clearance, beating one defender before scoring with a low left footer into the bottom corner.

However, just before half time Dawlish equalised when the Dawlish player chipped West Exe Keeper Kain Brown. Both sides went looking for the winning goal in the second half and with only a few minutes remaining, Tom Purrington picked up a loose ball, turned quickly and fired a fierce drive into the top corner to put West Exe into the semi finals.

Tyler Griffin was excellent in defence for West Exe.

Central United 0 West Exe Exiles 5
West Exe started slowly in their first game since October and it was Aiden Partridge who opened the scoring when he beat three players before firing home past the Central keeper. West Exe scored shortly after when Luke Hertbert received a pass from Callum Sibley and slotted home.

After the break Tom Purrington latched onto Kai Parmenter's pass to score from close range. Purrington scored a his second when running from his own half before calmly scoring past the keeper. Purrington then completed his hat trick when he finished off a great team move with a cool finish.
There were good performances from Tyler Griffin in defence and from Reece O'Reilly in midfield.

Central City 0 West Exe Exiles 3
West Exe scored their first goal mid-way through the first half when Tom Purrington cleverely directed a Aiden Partridge cross come shot pass the keeper into the bottom corner of the net. Kain Brown made a good save just after half time to deny Central before West Exe scored a great second goal when Purrington's pass found Luke Herbert who first time pass found Kai Parmenter who cooly slotted the ball pass the advancing keeper for a 2-0 lead.

Harvey Richards almost scored on his debut but his shot smashed against the bar. West Exe settled the game in the second half when Purrington's pass found Elliott Bicknell and he ran from the half way line to fire home past the keeper.

Okehampton 3 Heavitree - 0 

A slow start on a very cold morning saw Okehampton take an early 2 goal lead and it was an uphill battle from there for the boys. However in the second half they picked up their game and created some good chances, but unfortunately were undone by an unlucky own goal.  Despite the team missing 3 key players they played brilliantly, special mention for good performances from Lewis Mc Namara and Ollie Burrough who deservedly won man of the match for an outstanding performance in goal. 

MOM- Ollie Burrough 

Alphington 7-Heavitree-2 

A reversal of fortunes in this game, Heavitree started the brighter of the two teams, creating some good early chances but a lack of concentration in defence saw Alphington take an early lead. Ironically Heavitree brought it back to 1-1 due to a lack of concentration in defence from Alphington. Good pressure off the ball by Josh Lowrie enabled Jack Blatchford to pinch the ball off the opponent and slot it home with a good left foot strike. But before the half time break Alphington took the initiative and scored to take the lead after  good pressure from their forwards.

In the second half as the first Heavitree started the brighter of the 2 teams  with Benjamin Lloyd scoring his first goal of the season with a glorious right foot shot into the top left hand corner. However the team started to tire and Alphington began to get the upper hand capitalising on the opportunities created and finishing effectively.

Noteworthy performances from Cole Fawkes in defence and Josh Lowrie for another of his tireless performances. A good battling performance from the lads considering the cold conditions and missing 3 key players well done. 

MOM- Josh Lowrie and Cole Fawkes

Stoke Hill Juniors - 1 v 1 - Alphington Lions 

A frosty pitch, but very playable produced an entertaining game against an Alphington Lions team who were very hard to break down.  The first half was evenly matched with both teams playing attractive football and passing the ball around.  The Stoke Hill defence of Tris Howe and Sam Crees were reading the game well and cutting out attacks, mid way through the first half Crees intercepted a through ball and passed out right to Connor McAndrews, who skillfully past two players and drilled a low right foot cross just missed by Harry Baty.  Ethan Flanagan was playing very well in central midfield and was often starting attacks by interpreting goal kicks and spreading the ball out wide, a lovely pass to Harry Taylor on the left wing allowed him to take it to the by line , before cutting back inside and passing to Flanagan whose right foot shot just went wide.  Alphington always looked dangerous and there midfield was also strong and just before half time were able to open Stoke Hill with a through ball that despite a couple of tackles allowed from close range the Alphington striker to pounce and coolly place the ball past the Stoke Hill Goalie Connor Hepburn.  Despite a late free kick for Juniors which McAndrews just put wide it remained 0-1 at half time. 

The second half for me was very much Stoke Hill's half, with the 2-3-1 formation really working, Sam Crees was reading the game superbly at the back and his interceptions were allowing the flanks to attack.  Connor McAndrews had a superb second half working very hard down the right wing, early on in the second half he fed a ball inside to Ethan Flanagan who skipped past two players and calmly slotted the ball with his right foot to make it 1-1.  The last 10 minutes allowed us to produce some of the best football all season with attack after attack.  Again Harry Taylor from the left hand side crossed a ball in which found Flanagan who turned and shot, the ball hit the post where Cody Barnett tried to scramble the ball in, it then somehow went across the goal line where some very brave defending from Alphington just stopped Barnett from scoring from the rebound.  Further attacks followed with Tris Howe clearing from right back and again finding McAndrews who went on a silky run past two players and hitting a high shot than just went over the bar. 

For me some great team work today, our positional play was great and we were unlucky not to make the 2^nd goal break through against a resilient Alphington side. 

Man of the Match - The Whole Team.  

Stoke Hill Juniors - 4 v 2 - Okehampton 

A great performance, well for 15 minutes at least.  We really showed some great football in quickly breaking down an Okehampton side who have a good footballing reputation.  Early on, Connor McAndrews went on one of his right wing dribbles, past two players and he then squared the ball back to Ethan Flanagan who intelligently looked left and passed to Harry Taylor who was bought down in the tackle.  Up stepped Connor McAndrews who hit a lovely right foot free kick that went straight in the top right had corner of the Okehampton goal. 

 What then followed were two great individual goals from Harry Baty pouncing on two lovely weighted through balls. The first one from Sam Crees passing to Ethan Flanagan who from central midfield hit a lovely ball through for Baty to run onto and from 10 yards hit a lovely right foot shot into the goal.  Then two minutes later, an attack from Okehampton was cut out by Tris Howe who passed to McAndrews who showed he can also look up and play a lovely ball through splitting the defence for Harry Baty to replicate what he had just done and control with one touch and hit a lovely right foot kick to make it 3-0.  Just before half time we had a little piece of individual magic from Ethan Flanagan, he took a pass from a Hepburn goal kick, and dribbled from the halfway line past three Okehampton players and then look up to hit a lovely right foot ball into the net for 4-0. 

At half time, some positional changes were made, and for the first 7 minutes Stoke Hill totally lost their shape.  Early on Okehampton broke through and only a brave save from Stoke Hills Connor Hepburn stopped Okehampton getting an early goal.  Two Okehampton goals though did follow with some good passing football which totally opened up our defence.  It was at this stage that I reverted the team back to their normal familiar positions and we thankfully got our shape back.  A stoke Hill free kick was hit beautifully over the Okehampton defence by Tris Howe for Connor McAndrews to run onto and cross the ball across the goaline where Cody Barnett was just unlucky not to connect from close range. 

Despite some good pressure from Okehampton, with the boys back to their normal positions we were able to hold on for a 4-2 win. 

Man of the Match - Harry Baty    

TIVVY WHITES     2     V     0     ST MARTINS 

Tivvy arrived at dawlish just in time for these fixtures, so an unwarm bunch of lads got into their positions and struggled to settle into their usual flowing football for the first 5 minutes or so. But as the game went on they plugged away and started to carve out chances. LLOYD WHITE looked sharp upfront and started to trouble the defence and get the best of the chances. JOE GREENSLADE worked very hard on the right of midfield alongside LUCAS WHITE also playing well. REUBEN BUSS returned in defence beside his partner HARRY STONEMAN and they were very solid and let very little through. Tivvy took the lead when LLOYD WHITE tried to pass 2 defenders down the left, he got slide tackled but was first to react to get up and  just keep the ball in play and after doing so he fired it low and hard across the box where it struck a defender and ended up in the net. Tivvy were still getting worked at the back by a pacy st martins striker and ISAAC DAWDRY was forced to make a fine save before the break to keep the lead. They came out for the second half playing much better from the start and showed signs of some really nice passing ability matched with effort and hard working players. Tivvy forced several corners in the second half and they put a bit more pressure on in search of a second goal to try and seal the game. The goal did eventually come when LLOYD WHITE squared a lovely pass to JOE GREENSLADE on the edge of the box, LLOYD was taken down in the process but the advantage was played and GREENSLADE finished by drilling the ball across the keeper into the bottom corner. Tivvy held onto the lead to take a nice win. 

TIVVY WHITES     2     V     1     DAWLISH 

This was a much tougher game for the lads. The football play wasn't as good as it could be from either side as this seemed to be a more physical battle. Both teams worked extremely hard and cancelled each other out well. Tivvy chose to adapt to a 3 3 formation, closing down in packs and getting bodies behind the ball, then breaking with pace when a chance came. Midway through the first half a tivvy corner was drilled in with pace by LUCAS WHITE, striking a dawlish defender and ending in the goal. Dawlish responded well with an attack but was stopped by ISAAC DAWDRY flying off his line to slide and grab the ball from the strikers feet. The first half continued with plenty of strong tackles from both sets of players and was a brilliantly contested game. The second half was exactly the same, great to watch two sets of lads commit themselves tottally to the cause of winning a football match. All tivvy lads were awesome and showed good stamina. They got their second to go 2-0 up when LUCAS WHITE was put through on goal forcing the keeper to make a fine same, but then getting their first to finish the rebound. Tivvy held onto their 2-0 lead for some time, with dawlish striking the crossbar in the process. Dawlish pulled one back with a good finish but was only minutes from the end and tivvy worked hard right up to the final whistle to ensure the win. A great strong gutsy performance against a good dawlish side. Well done boys. 

Whipton Youth 4 - 1 Okehampton 

Goalkeeper: Brandon, Defence: Shaun, Tom, Midfield: Lewis Wilson, Jordan, Beckham, Striker: Joel (Callum) 

After two disappointing performances last week despite winning the games it was emphasised to the players that the way we play the game is just as important as the result. In this game they didn't let us down with some excellent use of the ball creating several early goal scoring chances. Jordan showed some great skill to beat his man in midfield and the resulting shot just flew wide. Shaun and Tom were defending well at the back and Jordan again went close with a shot that just went over. Whipton were on top and got their reward when good play between Jordan and Beckham put Joel in on goal. With two players in front of him, Joel showed great close control to beat both players before slotting the ball past the Keeper. A great goal to give Whipton a half time lead.

With Callum on for Joel, Whipton were hoping to carry on where they left off and it was Lewis Wilson who got in on goal right at the start of the second half, and he made no mistake, finishing well to put Whipton 2-0 up. With Whipton looking like they would add to their lead a great long range shot caught out Brandon in the Whipton goal to bring Okehampton back in the game. For the next couple of minutes Whipton lost the momentum and Jordan had to make a couple of important tackles to break up Okehampton attacks. This was the catalyst for Whipton getting on the front foot and Beckham set up several goal scoring opportunities for his team mates but good defending and goalkeeping was keeping them out. A quick corner from Jordan to Beckham saw the break through, when collecting the ball Beckham took it forward before firing it in. Whipton again kept the attacking football going playing some fine pass and move football and it was a break down the right that saw Beckham put the ball across the goal. Callum just missed the ball but Lewis Wilson was following in to get his second of the game to give Whipton a well deserved 4-1 win.   

Man of the Match: Beckham Pyatt

  Whipton Youth 8 - 1 Alphington Lions

Whipton started this game the same way they finished the last when Jordan went through in the first minute beating a couple of Lions players before putting the ball in the net. Whipton continued to pile forward with both Lewis and Jordan going close. Beckham was again using the ball well, beating players with great bits of skill and playing defence splitting passes. Callum was getting more and more involved and some strong play saw him hold off two Lions players before laying the ball off to Jordan. Jordan moved the ball on to Lewis on the right who cut inside and finished brilliantly with a left footed shot into the bottom corner. Lewis got his second of the game almost immediately from the kick off with another good finish. Some good play from Beckham went unrewarded and Whipton went into half time leading 3-0.

Joel came on in the second half and again they were into their stride early when a ball played in from the right came across goal and found Beckham with the goal open. He made no mistake with his finish and the goal celebration let everyone know that he doesn't always miss from two yards out. Lewis got his hatrick shortly after with another well taken finish making the score 5-0. Jordan was at the heart of another Whipton attack and his passing with Beckham led to Beckham letting fly with a long range shot which Joel got a touch on to take it past the keeper. Joel was playing really well and the goals had visibly improved his confidence and he was starting to pass the ball well and work well with the players around him. Tom was using the ball really well from the back and snuffing out any chances that Alphington were looking to create. With Callum on for Jordan, Beckham moved into the centre of midfield with Callum on the left and it took a few minutes for Whipton to adjust. In those minutes a great finish from the Lions gave them a goal to cheer. In the closing minutes Joel got on to a pass from Callum and again showed composure to tuck it past the keeper. This was followed by a great pass from Beckham to send Joel through again who made no mistake, rifling a shot past the keeper into the roof of the net to give Whipton a 8-1 win. 

Man of the Match: Joel Curran 

Overall summary: 

A much better performance from Whipton this week. At times they played some great passing football and created loads of goal scoring opportunities. Some great performances, with Joel getting the player of the day after a very confident performance taking on board the coaches advise and taking it into the game.

Whipton Youth 3 - 2 Culm United 

Goalkeeper: Brandon, Defence: Ben (Shaun), Josh, Midfield: Lewis Nash, Jordan, Beckham, Striker: Lewis Wilson (Joel) 

Whipton started well, passing the ball well in midfield, but were failing to find the final ball that would put them in on goal. Lewis Wilson did manage to get in behind the defence after Beckham played a good pass but his shot just flashed wide. Lewis Nash on the right side of midfield was having an excellent game running at the Culm defence and an excellent passing move across the pitch led to Lewis Wilson finding space in the box to put Whipton ahead. Whipton led at half time 1-0, But the players came off feeling they should have had a few more goals but for the Culm keeper having a great game. The second half saw Culm really up their game and start to cause Whipton a few problems. Their little number 8 was showing great skill on the ball and it was a really well worked corner from Culm that saw them level the scores. Whipton pressed hard and Jordan was playing brilliantly in midfield, before Beckham put Lewis Nash in for Whipton's second of the game. Another corner for Culm was to show up Whipton's vulnerability from set plays when more confusion in defence led to an equaliser direct from the corner. With little time left Joel managed to beat his marker on half way to break through and run through to score despite the best efforts from the Culm keeper, and give Whipton a 3-2 win they just about deserved. 

Man of the Match: Lewis Nash 

Whipton Youth 4 - 0 Moors

Goalkeeper: Brandon, Defence: Shaun (Josh), Ben (Jordan), Midfield:  Beckham, Jordan (Lewis Nash), Lewis W, Striker: Joel

Whipton started this game very poorly and couldn't put more than two passes together before giving the ball away. With some pretty poor defending from the whole team they were lucky not to find themselves behind to a Moors team who were really on top of their game. It was mainly down to Jordan's performance in Midfield that Whipton weren't behind and it was his fine strike against the run of play that gave Whipton a lead going into half time. The changes at half time made a difference in the second half and with Jordan playing from the back Whipton never looked like conceding for the rest of the game. A corner led to Whipton's second goal when a good corner from Beckham was expertly put away with his head by Lewis Wilson. This was followed by a long range effort from Lewis Nash which found the top corner, before yet again Beckham put a pass through for Lewis Wilson to score. With the match finishing 4-0 this flattered Whipton who never really played that well and didn't reflect the effort that the Moors players put in without getting the goals some of their play deserved.

 Man of the Match: Jordan Dyer 

Overall summary:
One half of good football over the two games today was not what we have come to expect after recent performances. Credit to our opponents today, Culm who battled back and gave us a difficult game and to Moors who put so much effort in to the game with out getting the rewards their play deserved. A lot for Whipton to work on in training. 

Honiton u9s v Sidmouth Raiders (0-4) and Warriors (0-6)

Neither score line reflected the balance of possession as Honiton contested very well and created a number of scoring chances. Lewis Blackwell went closest but was denied by a diving save from the Raiders keeper. Captain Dylan Nicholas gave another fine performance whilst Joel Trim and Kelsey Pulman fought hard in midfield harrying the opposition. Danny Ruel earned the man of the match accolade for another fine defensive display, supported by Wesley Hawkes amongst others. In goal Luke Ward, Jake Matthews and Luke Barber all had spells for Honiton and can all be proud of their efforts for the team. 

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, and Luke Ward.

A good close game against two evenly matched sides on a slightly sticky pitch, Culm were unfortunately a man short so we had to change the set up slightly, but for fair play were happy to also field a 6 aside format. 

The first half was dominated by Stoke Hill but we were unable to break down a resolute Culm defence whose Goalkeeper pulled off some magnificent saves.  In difficult conditions Stoke Hill were trying to play there passing game, and early on some slick dribbling by Harry Taylor on the left allowed him to put in a lovely left foot cross which found JJ Green who turned and shot but for the Culm goalie to stand his ground and parry the ball over the bar.  Sam Crees today was magnificent in defence for Stoke Hill, his positional play to cut out attacks and then pass the ball to the midfield made the difference. One move involved a lovely Crees pass to the right wing for Connor McAndrews who cut inside and passed to Ethan Flanagan, whose quick feet and side step allowed him to hit a good left foot shot that went just wide. 

Finally before half time a Stoke Hill breakthrough, a goal kick clearance from Connor Hepburn found JJ Green, who weighted a pass to Ethan Flanagan who shot a low hard right foot shot into the Culm Goal. - 1-0. 

The second half began with increased pressure from Culm, who quickly showed why they are having a good season with a slick equaliser when a lovely pass split our defence and allowed the Culm striker to run between our full backs and calmly score past a diving Connor Hepburn.  Stoke Hill then gave away two free kicks half way into our area, the first one was hit sweetly by Culm with Connor Hepburn in goal getting a finger onto the ball, but with it still heading for goal Ethan Flanagan was able to head bravely off the line. Then a second free kick was initially cleared but Culm were quicker to the ball in the area and a sweet turn in a tight area allowed the ball to be rifled into the Stoke goal. 

Thankfully our heads did not drop and with some good football we were able to force a free kick in the Culm half, up stepped Connor McAndrews who was able to find some space and hit a low right foot kick that the goalie was unable to hold and the score was 2-2.  Soon after McAndrews was again bought down as going wide to shoot and a dangerous free kick given. A beautiful right foot kick followed by Connor McAndrews, hard and high into the top right hand corner of the Culm goal. 

With minutes left Stoke Hill were still able to force some chances, Harry Baty playing alone upfront was covering a lot of ground to stop Culm attacks and nearly broke through on his own to shoot and finally Tris Howe in defence cleared the ball and weighted a lovely ball down the middle for JJ Green to run on goal and just narrowly miss after the Goalie saved well. 

A good spirited display by Stoke Hill when it looked like the game was slipping. 

Man of the Match - Sam Crees.   

 Tivvy whites travelled to okehampton to try and book a place in the quarter finals of the league cup. The fixture had been called off due to bad weather last weekend, so both teams were glad to get going and although the bad weather arrived again straight after kick off, it didn't fase both sets of players, and they entertained with a cracking game of football in the heavy rain and howling wind. Tivvy started the better forcing several corners in the first 10 minutes but okehampton were resolute in defence and did cause problems at the back with quick breaks. LLOYD WHITE, JOE GREENSLADE and HARRY BUTLER all had close chances to take the lead.

LUCAS WHITE worked continually in centre midfield trying to split the okey defence line. FREDDIE PARKER stepped in defence for an absent REUBEN BUSS alongside HARRY STONEMAN who was solid and showed great composure when in possession of the ball. In the second half tivvy pushed harder and eventually took the lead with a superb individual goal from LLOYD WHITE, using strength to take on two defenders down the left and fire into the far bottom corner. For a while tivvy looked to be holding onto their lead but a persistant okey side worked hard and about five minutes from time a nice pass put a player through 1 on 1 and he finished well.

Tivvy drove forward again to try and get a winner, but in doing so created space in behind, HARRY STONEMAN made numerous tackles when okey tried to break but inevitably they got through and should of got the winner if it wasn't for a brave ISAAC DAWDRY flying off his line to take the ball and upend the striker and his own defender in the process, resulting in a face full of mud but importantly keeping the score level.

The game ended 1-1 and went on into extra time. Two soaking wet sets of players battled out five minutes each way and niether could find the winning strike. At deadlock the match had to end with the dreaded penalty shoot out.

Both managers picked their 3 spot takers and up first were okey, the striker hit a low drive to the right which ISAAC DAWDRY did fantastic to get across and save. LLOYD WHITE took the first spot kick for tivvy and thumped it into the top left hand corner to go 1-0 up. Okey scored their next although ISAAC DAWDRY got a hand to it and the okey keeper then saved LUCAS WHITES strike to put it 1-1 with only a penalty each left.

And that boy again ISAAC DAWDRY made another save to give his team the edge. HARRY BUTLER was up for the next pen and cooly finished to take the win and go through to the quarters. HARRY STONEMAN got man of the match for persistant hard work. This was an awesome game for spectators to see, and it was worth the drenching everyone got.

Thanks to okey for good hospitality and a cracking match.

Despite losing 6 - 0 to a very good Twyford Madrid, Beacon Knights responded with a convincing 7 - 0 win against Twyford Barca with a hatrick from Jack Carter, two goals from James Staves and goals from Elliot Webster and Kieran Stevens. Everyone worked hard to achieve a clean sheet.

Sidmouth Raiders 1 - 2 Tivvy Yellows 

A Tivvy yellows side missing the injured Brad Messenger and James Hamlin took the field against the Sidmouth Raiders team.  The yellows team started in their usual enthusiastic manner and played some nice passing football once they had settled down.  The yellows created a number of chances from the off with Luke Scampton, Michael Owen and Haden Flaws all having good efforts saved by an in form Raiders keeper.  Tivvy finally took the lead from a corner when Michael Owen pounced on the loose  ball in the Raiders penalty area and shot home from close range.  Tivvy continued to create chances and were denied a penalty when Michael Owen was clearly brought down from behind the penalty area.  Despite being brought down from behind the free kick was strangely given against Michael Owen.  The Raiders equalised against the run of play with a fortunate goal when their striker (who was coming back from a previous attack and was 20 yards behind the Yellows defence) latched onto a thumped clearance and miss-controlled the ball allowing him to round Bailey Cole and pass the ball into an empty net. 

Unperturbed the yellows went on the attack but were again denied by the Raiders keeper.  Both goalkeepers were on top of the strikers with Bailey Cole making a string of fine saves.  After the break the yellows continued to attack and were denied a second penalty decision and a goal.  Luke Scampton broke free and was brought down by a tackle from behind in the penalty area.  The ball broke to the raiders keeper whose clearance fell to Michael Owen who expertly lofted the ball into the empty net, only for the referee to blow the whistle for Luke Scampton to receive treatment and disallow the goal.  Bizarrely the ball was given back to the Raiders keeper to restart with a goal kick.  The yellows finally got the goal they deserved when Luke Scampton drove into the penalty area and slid the ball past the excellent Raiders keeper for the second.  Michael Owen was denied a second by the crossbar and the Raiders piled on the pressure forcing a brilliant save from Bailey Cole who rose to tip the ball over the bar from a well struck shot.  Despite an extended period of ‘injury' time for the Raiders to take two corners the yellows held on for well deserved win.

Sidmouth Warriors 1 - 1 Tivvy Yellows

 Due to the missing personnel from the Tivvy yellows line-up they experimented with a new formation for the second game.  Luke Scampton won the toss and after initially being denied by the referee was allowed to elect to shoot down the hill in the first half.  Playing a 3 and 3 formation with Michael Owen dropping into the centre of defence and  Luke Scampton playing in an attacking central midfield role the yellows settled in well and looked very comfortable.  The back three of Michael Owen, Reis Pektomiz and Toby Hide snuffed out any hint of a Warriors attack with excellent defending and played the ball up to the midfield trio of Haden Flaws, Luke Scampton and Jay Woodward.  Jay Woodward was asked to play in an unfamiliar role on the left wing and revelled in his new found freedom making runs down the wing and tracking back to hassle and harass the Warriors.  The yellows again created chance after chance but just could not find the back of the net until Luke Scampton broke the deadlock with a run into the penalty area and cool finish into the bottom corner.  After the break the yellows continued to dominate but Bailey Cole had to remain alert as the Warriors pressed forward.  Haden Flaws ran tirelessly over most of the pitch and was unlucky with two efforts that crept wide of the post. 

Tempers on the Warriors team were starting to fray and the yellows had to battle hard through a number of ‘unpunished' indiscretions.   A Warriors move down the Tivvy right saw Michael Owen put the ball into touch off of the warriors player, however the resulting throw was given to the Warriors.  Before the yellows could get back into position the Warriors were allowed to take the throw and break into the yellows penalty area.  The first shot was brilliantly saved by Bailey Cole only for the rebound to be fired home from close range by the advancing warriors player.  The Tivvy players regrouped and once again drove forward looking for a winner.  Luke Scampton hit the post with a well struck free kick after being upended out on the Tivvy left.  Time and luck were however not on the Tivvy side and the game ended in a draw which rather flattered the home side. 

The Tivvy yellows side showed great character throughout both games by not reacting adversely to decision after decision favouring the home sides.  Many a side would have been disheartened and rattled with the events during the games but the Tivvy side rose above this and continued to play their football.  Every one of the boys can be extremely proud of their performance today.

Brixington 1- Heavitree 3

A good win for Heavitree against a spirited Brixington side.  A slow start from Heavitree in the opening minutes of the game but eventually the lads found their stride to score an excellent first goal. A darting run down the right from Benjamin Lloyd who supplied a great cross for Jack Blatchford to finish superbly.  The lead was short lived as some sloppy defending allowed the Brixington forward to run through 3 players who crossed the ball in for them to score. The second half saw a much improved performance lead by Lewis Evans and typified by Jaden Webb who deserved a goal for his tireless efforts. The 2 goals scored in the second half came from Jack Blatchford and Lewis Evans.

MOM- Lewis Evans & Josh Lowrie

Exmouth Ammies  6 -  Heavitree 0

Heavitree were pitted against the top team currently in the under 9 league and as the score reflects the result reinforced their position. However a much improved performance from Heavitree caused Exmouth a few problems but unlike Exmouth we lacked the clinical finishing  touch.  Special mention for Jakob Tonkins who defended stoutly against formidable opposition, Josh Lowrie for tireless running and tackling and Kristian Katunsky who played in all positions over the 2 games.

MOM- Josh Lowrie

Honiton u9s v Central United (0-1) and City (0-12)

Captain Kelsey Pulman was Honiton's man of the match with a strong performance. Danny Ruel also played very well for the team. United won an even contest 1-0 as Honiton were unable to turn their possession in to goal attempts. Joel Trim stood out in defence as did Luke Ward in goal. Other positives of the morning were contributions to be proud of from Owen Fisher and Luke Barber who both put in a lot of effort and hard work.  The second game was closely fought until late in the first half following two strikes within a minute to make it 3-0. This saw a good City team take control after that and ended in a very one sided contest.

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall.

Brixington Blues - 0 v 5 - Stoke Hill Juniors 

A game where despite Stoke Hills dominance was still 0-0 at half time due to some resilient defending by Brixington, an early one two between Harry Taylor and Ethan Flanagan found a Taylor pass into the box, where Zac Dunstan was unlucky not to put it away.  A lot of the pressure was down the right hand side where Connor McAndrews playing his best football was creating a number of chances for the forward line with quick thinking and some early crosses, but it was still even at half time. 

A small change at half time and the boys started to find there passing game, Jamie Green found space on the left hand side and looking up to feed Oliver Evans who shot from 8 yards with a lovely right foot shot.   Tris Howe and Sam Crees were in control at the back, clearing well and find midfielders in space, Howe finding Connor McAndrews who drifted past two players and put a low ball into the box for Ethan Flanagan to turn and score from close range.  Oliver Evans then added to his tally from the left hand side after some great defending by Sam Crees who cleared to Harry Taylor, a left hand pass to Jamie Green who turned and shot forcing a good save by the Brixington goalkeeper but with Ethan Flanagan poaching he was able to score from close range to make it 4-0. 

Even then there was still time for a lovely pass through the middle by Ethan Flanagan finding Zac Dunstan who looked up and shot to be well saved by the Brixington goalie.   

The fifth and final goal came from man of the match Connor McAndrews, whose commitment throughout the game with some great defending and wing play was rewarded with a goal from his trusted right foot. 

EXMOUTH AMATEURS - 5 v 1 STOKE HILL JUNIORS   

A good game, where for the first 10 minutes we matched a side in Exmouth who are going to be the team to beat this season, in fact, man for man we were passing the ball well into space. With Ethan Flanagan in midfield dictating things, finding early on Jamie Green who sensibly passed it wide right to Connor McAndrews who shot well just over the bar.  Stoke Hill then forced two early corners, the second set piece was cleared by Exmouth only to find Harry Taylors header in the direction of skipper Ethan Flanagan who controlled the ball on his chest and from 15 yards after one bounce hit a lovely looping right foot shot which flew into the top right hand corner of the Exmouth Goal. 

From the start Exmouth just piled on the pressure, the Stoke Hill defence were working overtime with Connor Hepburn saving bravely twice and Oliver Evans and Sam Crees both full committed in the tackle, Unfortunately one Stoke Hill clearance allowed a speculative shot from outside the box to go into the back of the net with the Stoke Hill keeper unsighted.  Then from the kick off Stoke Hill went to sleep and we allowed good quick play between two Exmouth forward players and they were able to ghost past the Stoke Hill midfield and defence and show their class by shooting and making it 2-1.  Finally just before half time the last of three Exmouth corners was not cleared and from close range a clinical close range shot made it 3-1 to Amateurs. 

The boys were a little down at half time, they had worked hard and needed to find their passing game again and use the big pitch to their advantage, from the kick off Stoke Hill were very active down the right hand side with Oliver Evans always looking to set up Connor McAndrews who hit from the by line a fierce right foot shot and special mention to left back Sam Crees who was often the last man closing down Exmouth attacks.  In direct sunlight, Connor Hepburn continued to pull off a number of good saves, but in the end Exmouth superiority allowed them to add two further second half goals.     

A lesson learned that ultimately we can match a team, if we work as a team and not a group of individuals, in a game kindly described by Exmouth as their toughest so far this season. 

Man of the Match - Connor McAndrews

A frustrating game to watch for both sets of supporters and for differing reasons, is how I would describe this game.

2^nd placed Comets came into this game off the back of a 5 - 0 defeat against the blues last week and a defeat for the United lads last Saturday should have meant that both teams would be looking to bounce back with a win. Neither side got started in the first half, in fairness Brixington United's defensive play and the Comets reluctance to think about the off-side rule nullified any chance of them scoring and the hard work of Jeff Angila at the back for the Comets saw any chances United may have had repelled with ease.

The second half started with United looking the better side  and if it had not been for some brave goalkeeping the saw Jack Wheaton smoother the ball at the feet of the United striker the Comets would have been a goal behind.  United continued to pressurise the Comets and playing a high line worked well for them as the Comets were struggling to stay onside. United had another opportunity to go in front with a great strike across goal that  had Jack Wheaton beaten, but fortunately for the Comets it went narrowly wide.

The last 10 minutes of the game saw the Comets finally wake up, but with all the pressure they were applying  it was still too little too late although they did come close with a couple of chances.

The game ended even and United can hold their heads high knowing the gutsy performance they gave was rewarded with their 2^nd point of the season.

Comets MOTM: Jack Wheaton

Whipton Youth    2   - 1   Dawlish
 
Whipton Youth   3  -  1   St Martins 
 
Two good games to watch, which made our man of the match choice a very hard decision in both games Whipton stood strong and as time went on we began passing the ball like we know we can and this is always a bonus when playing against good sides.Jordan led well in midfield,and shaun played excellent in defence supported by the rest of the team. All  players were talking to each other and creating good chances. Some great saves from our keeper also put him in the running for our man of the match today along with jordan  who showed a great leading role talking to his teammates and also never giving up and always tracking back where ever possible. The team played well in defence but shaun had an excellent game today so well done to all the boys.
 
Man of the Match    Jordan Dyer

SIDMOUTH WARRIORS      3     V     2     TIVVY WHITES 

A gap broke in the weather long enough so this difficult away fixture could go ahead and the lads were up for it from the start, pressing the sidmouth back line and creating some early chances on goal. All the lads worked extremely hard and were rewarded with a somewhat lucky goal when a deflected pass looped over the sidmouth keeper to give tivvy a well deserved lead. Sidmouth responded well and had close chances on their breaks, playing a counter attack style game and getting numbers behind the ball well when defending. Lloyd White came close twice and Joe Greenslade had a shot saved before sidmouth managed to grab an equaliser.

Half time saw two teams eager to get back on the field and carry on in what was a very tense game. Joe Greenslade, Lucas White and Harry Butler worked hard in midfield to try and break the defence to feed Lloyd White up front. Harry Stoneman and Reuben Buss/Freddie Parker defended well making some good challenges, but were up against it with most decisions going in the oppositions favour. And it wasn't long before sidmouth took the lead with a good break down the right hand side.

The whites showed their class though and upped their game again, creating oportunities before finally getting a great equaliser through Lucas White. Tivvy looked strong after that and pushed for the win looking like a draw atleast was on the cards, only for a shocking decision to give sidmouth a late corner when it clearly wasn't and panicked the lads. A low drive came in from sidmouth which struck a tivvy player on the heel and unfortunately ended in the tivvy net. Soon after that the final whistle blew and the lads came off feeling hard done by. Good performance though by all tivvy lads involved. A loss NOT deserved!!

SIDMOUTH RAIDERS     1     V     3     TIVVY WHITES

Tivvy Whites got their heads back up in the interval and were raring to go and let the football do the talking in their second game. They got going well and knocked the ball round nicely, Lucas White unluckily striking the bar early on. It wasn't long before the lads realised they were again up against it when a 50/50 challenge in their own area ended with sidmouth being rewarded with a penalty. After the arguing stopped the sidmouth striker struck the pen and Isaac Dawdry pulled off a fantastic save to keep the score level. Tivvy reacted well and again attacked with flowing attractive football, coming close twice.

Only a couple minutes later though a sidmouth player went down in the box and again got the decision in their favour for a pen, but, again Isaac Dawdry showed great reactions to dive to his left and also save that penalty. This boosted the lads and they took the game by the scruff of the neck and soon took the lead before half time with a Harry Butler strike. Although sidmouth responded on the break with an equaliser, tivvy went straight back down the other end and Lloyd White scored an excellent individual goal  to go 2-1 up before the break. Tivvy were awesome in the second half. Reuben Buss and Freddie Parker had good games.

Lloyd and Lucas White were hard working pulling the strings. Joe Greenslade was tremendous up and down the right wing. And Harry Stoneman was solid throughout. And Isaac Dawdry again was called upon to make a couple good saves. The game was tied up though when a corner towards the penalty spot was met with a super volley from Harry Stoneman which nestled in the bottom corner.

Tivvy worked to keep their lead right to the final whistle and were very proud winners after two hard faught games. Isaac(i saved 2 penalties)Dawdry was tivvy whites man of the match today. Well done lads.

Westexe Rangers 2 Culm United 3 

A good start to the game with both teams testing the keepers. Half way through the first half Nathan Smith broke the deadlock scoring from inside his own half . Culm responded forcing good saves from Ethan Hare before pulling a goal back then taking the lead. In the second half Westexe worked hard trying to find a equaliser with Culms keeper in great form till a Thomas Wood corner was meet with a glancing header from Mustapha Salem for 2-2. Then from the restart Culm went back into the lead and take the game for a 3-2 win. Man of the Match - Nathan Smith. 

Westexe Rangers 5 Moors Youth 1

Same as the first game good starts by both teams with Thomas Wood getting the first goal of the game then Moors got back on level terms. With half time looming Harrison Ewart had a great freekick pushed on to the crossbar by the keeper with Mustapha Salem on hand to tap in the rebound. Two quick goals from Henry Atkins put Rangers 4 - 1 up at half time. In an evenly fought second half both defences were on top. Then with the move of the match, seeing some great passing, resulted in Jacob Brooking scoring the goal of the game. Man of the Match - Henry Atkins.

Honiton u9s v Twyford Madrid (0-9) and Barca (1-0)

Captained by Danny Ruel, who gave another fine performance, Honiton u9's beat Barca 1-0 thanks to the persistence of the team hammering away at a very resolute Barca defence and eventually scored late on thanks to a good strike from Kelsey Pulman. Jake Matthews gave an eccentric performance in goal as the team kept a clean sheet. Ben Moulton and Dylan Nicholas were ever reliable and man of the match goes to Rowan Westall for his persistent hard work to the end. Earlier in the day Madrid demonstrated a classy performance of passing and positional play to win 9-0. Despite the score Luke Ward made many good saves. However the plight of Honiton was not helped by having to wait almost an hour to start due to late opposition players.

The team of the day were Luke Barber, Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Wesley Hawkes, Jake Matthews, Ben Moulton, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall

West Exe Exiles 2 Moors Youth 2
Although West Exe started this game brightly, it was Moors who took the lead when Tyler Hawkins' corner went straight in. Moors doubled their lead against the run of play when Hawkins scored again from long range. West Exe finally scored via a Aiden Partridge diving header from a Tom Purrington corner and in the last minute Purrington collected Luke Herbert's pass and hit a left foot shot into the bottom corner.

West Exiles 3 Culm 2
West Exe got off to a flying start against Culm and took the lead when Aiden Partridge scored with a beautiful left foot shot. However, Culm responded with a couple of quick goals and went into half time 2-1 up. After the break Culm almost extended their lead but Kain Brown pulled off a brilliant save. West Exe levelled through another Partridge long range shot and Tom Purrington sealed the win with a fine solo run and finish with only a few minutes left to play.

Whipton youth 2- 0 Brixington blues -  Whipton youth 2 -6 Exmouth amateurs
 
Both games great to watch some great goalkeeping and some excellent skills used during play,unfortunatly in the second game against a  good Exmouth side a 6-2 final score was not a true refection of how all the boys played throughout the matches a flattering scoreline for the Exmouth side in the last 5 minutes of the game, well done to all the boys

Man of the match: Beckham Pyatt for his brilliant skill on the ball and some excellent passing in the first game. 

PINHOE SHARKS 0 V ALPHINGTON LIONS 3   

Alphington took an early lead in this match after both teams were involved with some great defending.

Sam Probert netted twice for the Lions, one goal being a great solo effort topped off with a superb finish.

Alex Owens netted again with his killer left foot and Tom Prout finished off the scoring to give Alphington what turned out to be our first comfortable win,

Ruan Ellis played a great mid field role and set up a couple of the Lions goals with some great through balls to the forwards.Well done to Pinhoe as they kept going to the end and were only kept out by some great shot stopping from Elliot Thomas.

 BEACON KNIGHTS  3   V ALPHINGTON LIONS 3  

This was a very well balanced game that either team could have won,

The Knights took an early lead which took Alphington by surprise,We soon levelled with Tom Prout netting his 2nd goal of the morning.

Falling behind again only seemed to spur the Lions on and we soon equalised.

Ben Shear defended well for the Alphas and the whole team deserve a special mention as we yet again fell a goal behind but as in other weeks we did not give up and Sam Probert scored the equaliser after some great work by Harry Wellaway.

Well done both teams, a fair result.

SIDMOUTH RAIDERS - 4 v 5 - STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

A very close game, decided by 1 goal with some good football played by both sides in wet and slippery conditions, virtually from the first attack Sidmouth Raiders took an early lead cutting open the stoke Hill defence and scoring from close range.  Keen to fight back, from the kick off Captain Ethan Flanagan dribbled past two players and passed it left to Harry Baty who coolly passed it back to Ethan who hit a low right foot shot to equal the score. 

Stoke Hill were starting to find their rhythm but were under some pressure from a good passing Sidmouth side who counter attacked with speed, one such attack was cut out well by Tris Howe, who was able to free Connor McAndrews on the right, who skipped passed one player and put in a good cross for Jamie Green to turn with his back to goal and shoot to make it 2-1. Raiders though refused to lie down and again some good work on the right resulted in consecutive corners, the second one was not cleared and an equalizing goal was scored from close range. 

Sidmouth were soon on the offensive again, but some great work by Sam Crees allowed him to pass a player and release Ethan Flanagan who calmly side tracked one player, nutmeg a second and laid a pass through for Jamie Green to hit a ferocious right foot shot and make it 3-2. 

Raiders quick attacking play resulted in a foul on the left hand side committed, the resultant kick was then brilliantly saved by Harry Taylor who pushed it past the post, the subsequent corner was again well executed into the danger area and Sidmouth pounced again from close range to make it 3-3. 

Then for me the pivotal moment of the game, a Raiders attack was cut out by Tris Howe, who looked up and passed it wide to Connor McAndrews, with pace Connor ran down the right wing past two opposition players and then looking up he hit a ferocious right foot shot from 15 yards which just flew into the Stoke Hill Goal, a great goal from the best move of the match. The goal seemed to inspire Stoke Hill and with renewed confidence a clearance from goalie Harry Taylor found Harry Baty on the left hand side, who passed to Ethan Flanagan who brushed past two players to shoot low and hard to make it 5-3. 

The Raiders refused to give up and again cut open the Stoke Hill defence to make it 4-5, at which point Stoke Hill were thankfully happy to hear the referees whistle and secure a good victory in a well contested match. 

SIDMOUTH WARRIORS - 2 v 1 - STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

For the first 10 minutes Stoke Hill totally controlled this game with some good passing moves, but were stopped from scoring by some good Sidmouth defensive work and one great individual effort from Ethan Flanagan just going left of the goal with a left foot shot.   Connor Hepburn in goal for Stoke Hill looked confident saving well to his right from a long shot getting his body behind the ball and he was working the ball well left and right to allow Tris Howe and Sam Crees to start attacking moves down the flanks.  Warriors were a good passing side and gradually opened us up, a subsequent corner was not cleared, allowing a Sidmouth shot, this looked like it was well saved on the line by Connor Hepburn with what looked like both hands on the ball, but the ball was forced over the line.  Stoke Hill continued to play some good football with Harry Taylor in his normal left midfield role taking on two players and put a lovely cross in for Jamie Green who shot just wide. 0-1 at half time. 

The second half started with renewed enthusiasm from Stoke Hill and a pass from Sam Crees found Connor McAndrews on the right wing who was able to intelligently feed a ball to Ethan Flanagan neatly inside, who took his opportunity to approach the Sidmouth box and hit a lovely right foot shot into the back of the net. 1-1. 

The game was evenly poised with both sides attacking well and using the width of the pitch, a subsequent Sidmuth attack resulted in a corner which with poor marking was pounced on by a Sidmouth attacker to make it 2-1.  With time running out, Stoke Hill forced three consecutive corners, but with some lovely balls floated into the box by Connor McAndrews and two crosses from Jamie Green we were unable to equalize.  In fact a final attack down the left by Sidmouth was nearly scored when from close range a shot was put over the bar after some brave closing down by Stoke Hill keeper Connor Hepburn. 

A close game which Warriors just edged with chances put away.   

 What a great game of football to be involved in, We new we were in for a good match as we drew 2-2 with moors the previous week in the league, the lions took an early lead through a cooly taken goal from tom prout, both keepers made some superb saves, alphington looked to be heading into the next round with only a minute left when moors levelled with another great finish that elliot in the alphas goal could do nothing to stop, extra time beckoned.

Both teams came close to breaking the deadlock, one minute remaining and moors stole the lead, it looked like we were heading for an early exit, the lions battled well and never gave up and with what must have been the last kick of the game alex owens smashed in a low left footed pile driver, 2-2 next up penalties.

We won the shoot out 4-3 but i would like to say how well the moors players and managers took defeat, what a horrible way to lose. a special mention to elliot thomas who volunteered to go in goal today and played an absolute blinder, well done elliot. well done both teams and thanks to moors manager matt for making the game a pleasure to be involved in.

Honiton u9s exited the cup 1-5 at Sidmouth Warriors. Captain Dylan Nicholas was Honiton's man of the match performing heroically at times to make many interceptions and prevent further goals. Jake Matthews scored Honiton's only goal with a long range shot.

Danny Ruel delivered another fine performance in defence whilst Kelsey Pulman and Rowan Westall both put in solid displays. None of the players could be faulted for their effort but came up against a good passing side that took control of the match once taking the lead.

Honiton u9s would like to thank Sidmouth for being very welcoming and sporting throughout. The team for the day were Luke Ward, Owen Fisher, Joel Trim, Jake Matthews, Rowan Westall, Dylan Nicholas, Lewis Blackwell, Kelsey Pulman and Danny Ruel.

Tivvy lads were excited to be in their first ever league cup competition and were raring to get going. Although they didn't start as well as they know they can play they soon got their stride and pressured the opposition goal. West hill defended well, forcing several corners for tivvy. The enevitable eventually came when a good save from the keeper left the ball free in the box, where Harry Butler was first to react to calmly side foot home to take the lead.

The lads upped their game with some nice passing play, the best being when Harry Butler's long cross found Joe Greenslade who hit a right foot volley first time only to strike the bar, Lloyd White reacted well with a header but that also hit the bar and bounced down on the line before being cleared. Tivvy got their second though soon after when a long range effort from Lucas White deflected over the stranded keeper and dipped under the bar.

Although the game looked to be heading in one direction, west hill did cause problems for tivvy when they broke forcing tivvy keeper Isaac Dawdry to make two very good saves to keep tivvy 2-0 up at the half time whistle. The second half was well contested with tivvy coming out on top. A few early efforts whistled wide before Joe Greenslade's powerful low drive found the back of the net. Lloyd White had a one on one with the keeper saved but got his goal when he turned well from a good Harry Stoneman throw and hit it on the volley low in the bottom corner to make it 4-0.

Reuben Buss, Freddie Parker and Harry Stoneman worked hard in the second half to keep west hill at bay. Isaac Dawdry still had to make a number of saves though in this half and came off his line well to sweep up loose balls and showed good kicking to earn himself man of the match. West hill got a good consolation goal before the final whistle with a cracking free kick.

Another good game with the lads playing well to get into the second round of the cup.

The Tivvy yellows fielded a side missing the usual defensive pairing of James Hamlin and Reis Pektemiz. Jay Woodward stepped into the defensive role and Haden Flaws on the right side of midfield. The yellows were trying out a new formation and took a little while to find their rhythm. Halfway through the first half the passing game started to come together and a good break resulted in a tidy finish from Luke Skampton to open the scoring.

A few minutes later some great interplay down the Tivvy left saw Brad Messenger finish into an open goal to put the yellows two nil up at half time. Following the interval the yellows played their characteristic passing football and kept the ball well. The yellows were now starting to create chances and it was only a matter of time before the goals came.

On the occasions when Central Utd broke Jay Woodward tidied up at the back and played good balls into the midfield to build the play once again. Brad Messenger and Michael Owen gelled as a central midfield partnership, communicating, breaking up the Central Utd play and covering each other well.

Haden Flaws played an excellent debut, working hard on the right by winning the ball and feeding it through to Luke Skampton. On two or three occasions Haden Flaws was unlucky not to score on his debut as his shots were blocked by the United defence. Bailey Cole kept his concentration and made two or three excellent saves to thwart the United attack. The goals finally came through Luke Scampton and Brad Messenger who added two more to finish with a hat-trick.

As well as a rare headed goal Brad Messenger had a contender for miss of the season when he side footed wide of an open goal from about 3 meters out.

Man of the Match went to Jay Woodward who put in a solid defensive performance playing on his own at the back. 

St Martins 1 - Westexe Rangers 7
Westexe took an early lead with Mustaffa Salem scoring, this was as the result of an excellent set of passes from the team. Rhys Whitehart put Westexe 2-0 up with a terrific shot, followed by St Martins pulling back a goal. Westexe regained their 2 goal lead with Max Squires making it 3-1. In the second half more good passing saw Mustaffa Salem  take his brace, then quickly after, Nathan Smith was on hand to take the score to 5 -1. More attacking play saw Harry Endicott take the next goal with finally Rhys Whitehart completing his brace.
Man of the Match - "The Team"     

Dawlish 3 - Westexe Rangers 5 
In an entertaining game, Dawlish opened the scoring, with an equiliser followed from Rhys Whitehart. Mustaffa Salem then put Westexe in front although Dawlish soon responded with an equiliser and were soon 3-2 in front. Then with gritty determination from the team, Harry Endicott equilised an soon after, to complete his brace, he put Westexe 4 - 3 up. With the game going end to end, Jacob Brooking saw a shot deflect off a Dawlish player to complete the score at 5 - 3 to Westexe. This was an excellent game to watch and was enjoyed by two well attended sets of supporters.
Man of the Match - Harry Endicott

Man of the match Luke Herbert scored five goals as West Exe beat Pinhoe Sharks in the first round of the cup.

West Exe started this game very brightly and played some lovely football throughout. West Exe took an early lead when Luke Herbert scored from close range. Herbert scored his second shortly after and Tom Purrington rounded the keeper to make it 3-0.

In the second half Purrington's long range shot flew into the top corner and Herbert completed his hat trick with a cool finish. Herbert then scored two more goals, Purrington completed his hat trick and Aiden Partridge completed the scoring with a long range strike.

 A well deserved away win for Stoke Hill in the first round of the Cup.  Playing without doubt their best football of the season so far, they worked collectively as a team, passed the ball brilliantly and used the flanks to telling effect.  Starting from the back Connor Hepburn in goal marshalled his defence well with good distribution allowing Sam Crees and Tris Howe to build from the back and start most of the attacking moves.  The revelation was from midfield upwards where from the off Ethan Flanagan played a skippers role opening the goal tally with a one two involving himself and Connor McAndrews and a superb low right foot shot into the left hand corner. 

A second goal followed when Harry Taylor dribbled past two players on the left and fired a lovely cross into the Brixington Box which was well cleared, allowing Connor McAndrews to shoot which was deflected in by Jamie Green for 2-0.  Brixington fought back hard and with some good pressure before half time and a ball which was not cleared by Stoke Hill were able to get back in the game from close range with a good poachers goal. 

The second half started with Stoke Hill keeping up the pressure and again a number of moves involved all of the team passing finding their team mates and using the two wingers, with both Harry Taylor and Connor McAndrews putting in some telling crosses.  One of these attacks resulted in a corner, which Connor McAndrews floated in from the left hand side for Ethan Flanagan to rise magnificently and head into the Brixington goal. 

Finally to cap a great team performance, Captain Ethan Flanagan, was passed the ball after great holding play by Jamie Green, he dribbled past one player and was then bought down in the box for a penalty.  >From the spot kick Jamie Green hit hard and high into the top corner for 4-1. 

Without doubt the best we have played so far this season, the boys are on their day a difficult team to play against

Honiton 3-2 Beacon and Honiton 1-2 Pinhoe

Honiton got their first win of the season demonstrating an excellent team performance. There were some good individual efforts from Danny Ruel and Luke Ward. Captain Jake Matthews and Rowan Westall scored a goal a piece and Dylan Nicholas put two in the back of the net. Man of the match goes to Wesley Hawkes.

Dawlish 0 West Exe Exiles 4
West Exe took a first half lead when Luke Herbert fired a low shot into the bottom corner. West Exe increased their lead in the second half when Aiden Partridge's long range shot flew over the keepers head and into the back of the net. The third goal came from a Luke Herbert cross which was laid off by Tom Purrington and Camrom Hance smashed home.

Aiden Partridge scored again shortly after when he beat a couple of Dawlish players and smashed the ball under the keeper. A couple of good saves from West Exe keeper Kain Brown and good defending from Partridge, Herbert and Tyler Griffin keep Dawlish at bay. 

St Martins 0 West Exe Exiles 4
West Exe started this game brightly and took the lead when a superb Aiden Partridge free kick when in off the post. Further second half goals followed when Tom Purrington cut in from the left and fired a low shot into the bottom corner.

Kai Parmenter then increased the lead when he was quickest to the ball from six yards out. Kai Parmenter's volley was then tipped onto the bar and Callum Sibley was on hand to tap the ball into the net from close range.

TIVVY WHITES     14     V     0     TWYFORD BARCA 

Tivvy whites first opponents in this local derby were twyford barca, who in recent weeks have failed to even get themselves on the scoresheet. But tivvy still new they had a job to do, and they approached the game like any other.

They got involved straight from the whistle and it wasn't long before they took the lead with a good low drive from Lucas White. The rest of the first half was fairly scrappy with the tivvy lads not sticking to their passing game, but they were rewarded with two more good strikes from Harry Butler and Lucas White to go into the break three nil up.

After a discussion at half time the lads went out and played the second half the way we all know they can, moving the ball quickly and constantly looking for players in space. This opened the game up and and the lads showed their finishing qualities bagging eleven more goals. Lucas White scored another brace.

Harry Butler added four more to his first half strike and Lloyd White and Harry Stoneman both scored two each after having fantastic halves. Joseph Greenslade worked hard and forced an own goal with a telling cross. Reuben Buss and Freddie Parker both had good games and Isaac Dawdry playing in goal was somewhat bored but showed great ability to save barca's only real chance of the game. A solid performance to lead the lads confident into their second game. 

TIVVY WHITES     6     V     1     TWYFORD MADRID 

Tivvy whites have proven themselves in recent weeks as a top team in the exeter youth league, but were dying to prove themselves against quality opposition, and the idea of playing an unbeaten well organised twyford madrid team in a much anticipated derby excited the lads to the core. Hearing that their fellow team mates tivvy yellows had just had a fantastic match up with madrid which ended 0-0 the whole team couldn't wait to get going.

As soon as the whistle went there was a stampede of white shirts trying to get an early lead knowing it would rattle the opponents. Looking sharpest first was Lloyd White who shot wide, hounded the defence with runs and eventually pulled a lovely pass square to his brother Lucas White who fired home. Now with confidence in abundance tivvy pushed and soon after Harry Butler hit a sweet left foot shot tight in the bottom corner leaving the keeper with no chance. And only minutes later it was that boy Harry Butler again who hit another stonkin left foot strike into the same corner to go three up.

Twyford responded well and started to show signs of breaking but were quite often denied by Harry Stoneman and Reuben Buss who were a solid partnership at the back. Greenslade worked continuely all half and set a lovely pass late on for Lloyd White to finish with ease. Tivvy were now flying at four nil but twyford were not to be outdone and got a goal before the break to set up a tense second half.

The second half was much the same with tivvy being the better of the two sides, passing well and creating chances. Isaac Dawdry was still forced to make saves and showed good kicking too. Tivvy eventually put the game beyond reach when a corner fell to Harry Stoneman who fired in to make it five one. Freddie Parker came on and slotted in defence well making good tackles.  Both teams still battled and worked hard all the way to the end where tivvy sealed a cracking result on the break when Joseph Greenslade made a great run, pulled the ball back for Lucas White who slotted home.


Tivvy white's were awesome throughout and deserved their win, well done lads.

Tivvy Yellows 0 - 0 Twyford Madrid 

A Tivvy yellows side missing Jay and fielding a ‘calpol'd up' Brad took the field against a typically strong Twyford ‘A' team.  Both teams started the game well playing some good flowing football.  Michael Owen controlled the middle of the park hassling the Twyford midfield the instant they picked up the ball. 

Chances were few and far between but the Tivvy side had the better of them with the goalkeeper saving twice from Luke Scampton and once from a well controlled volley from Michael Owen.  The Tivvy defence was solid and restricted Twyford to just a couple of chances.   Bailey Cole was brave and determined in goal making a couple of good saves and taking a knock to the ribs for his trouble. 

The second half produced much of the same with Twyford changing their formation to counteract the good work of Michael Owen in the middle.  Tivvy continued to play good passing football creating more chances.  Tivvy had the most of the play and kept the ball well, restricting Twyford to playing the long hopeful ball out of defence which was dealt with by Reis Pektemiz, James Hamlin and Bailey Cole. 

Tivvy forced more good saves from the goalkeeper and hit the crossbar.  A great break through the Twyford defence saw Michael Owen's low shot blocked by an excellent last ditch slide from the Twyford defender.  In the last couple of minutes Twyford pressurised the Tivvy goal, also hitting the woodwork, but were frustrated by good saves from Bailey Cole and dogged defending.  Both teams left the field absolutely exhausted from a thoroughly entertaining game which kept the spectators biting their nails and was a credit to both sets of players. 

Tivvy Yellows 14 - 0 Twyford Barca 

The Tivvy yellows team had a well earned break before taking the field to play the Twyford Barca team.  After the physical and mental exertion of the first game it took a while for the yellows to find their rhythm again. 

Tivvy played in fits and spurts but were guilty in places of overplaying when a simple pass would have done.  The yellows managed to score four goals in the first half including two good strikes from Luke Scampton and a good individual effort from James Hamlin who carried the ball down the right without being challenged and finished well into the bottom corner.  Toby Hide scored the first of his six goals from what looked like an impossible angle down by the far corner flag. 

Four nil up at half time the yellows knew that they were not playing well and came out after the break eager to up their game.  Straight from the off the yellows showed their class and demonstrated their passing skills and ball retention.  Throughout the second half the Twyford side hardly touched the ball with Tivvy closing down well, taking the ball and then keeping it with maturity far beyond their years. 

Tivvy created chance after chance with this simple, direct football and scored a further ten goals.  Tivvy showed just how well they play as a team by having five different goal scorers on the score sheet at the end of the game. 

All in all an excellent display from the Tivvy yellows.  They displayed determination, skill, maturity and a ruthless streak to come through the morning unbeaten, scoring fourteen and without conceding a single goal.

CENTRAL CITY 1 v 0 STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

A very close game on a massive pitch, where a draw in my view would have been a fair result.  Connor Hepburn was superb in Goal and saved brilliantly 4 times from Central in this game, he has now really grown into the role with good shot stopping, and distribution.  This game rested on two key moments. Firstly Sam Crees cleared well in defence to find Connor McAndrews on the right wing, he skipped past two players and headed for the byline and put in a great right footed cross which was just missed by two Stoke Hill players and secondly late in the first half Harry Taylor found Ethan Flanagan in central midfield and a lovely through pass was made to Jamie Green upfront who ran for goal, only to be stopped brilliantly by the Central Goalkeeper. 

Both teams were playing some good football but were unable to open the stubborn defenses, midway through the second half Stoke Hill gave a way a free kick which was initially cleared by Tris Howe, only to find a Central player who calmly from 8 yards hit the top right hand corner. 

In summary the boys worked very hard, and just fell short. 

CENTRAL UNITED 0 v 7 STOKE HILL JUNIORS       

An instant response and a pleasing result with the team playing at times some really good passing football to open up the United defence, goals from Harry Taylor - 2, both sweet left foot efforts after mazy runs down the left wing, Jamie Green with his first hatrick of the season including a superb left foot strike poaching in the area, Connor McAndrews - 1, with a great right foot shot after some tireless work down the right had side and skipper Ethan Flanagan who worked hard today in central midfield checking back and moving forward to also score. 

Both Cody Barnett and Harry Baty played well in left midfield and inside left positions and could have scored and the defence was secure with Connor Hepburn, Sam Crees and Harry Taylor. 

A good win.  

Alphington Lions 0 V 0 Dawlish 

In a tough weekend for the 7 lions a positive display was shown against Dawlish, solid defensively and potent in attack just unlucky in front of goal where numerous chances were repelled by the Dawlish keeper.  Great effort and enthusiasm were shown by all 7 players. 

Alphington 1 V 10 St Martins 

A  few quick goals for St Martin's deflated the lions, however a brave fight back in the second half saw Sam Murphy grab a consolation goal.  Great efforts all round, and good sportsmanship shown.

Tiverton Town Yellows    2    -    0    Seaton Town U9s  
The first game against Tiverton Yellows was very close with the scores 0-0 at half time but Seaton were having to defend very well.

Seaton did have some very good opportunities to score but the belief wasn't there and the chances were wasted. Tiverton opened the scoring half way through the second half after a defensive mistake let them in to finish very well.

The second goal was scored as Seaton were pushing for the equaliser. Tiverton Yellows played well and deserved to win by 2 goals. Christian Solway and Taylor Rooke tried hard and had good games.  

Tiverton Town Whites     5    -    0    Seaton Town U9s  
After the first game the Seaton players heads were down and the players looked like they were already enjoying their lunch at macdonalds and this allowed Tiverton Whites to take a 3-0 lead into the break.

The second half was a lot better from Seaton dispite Tiverton scoring another 2 goals. This half Seaton had at least 4 very good opportunities to score but missed them all, only getting 1 on target but at least they were back playing football and there was even some smiles on their faces.

Oscar White had a great game with some excellent tackles. Again Tiverton deserved to win but Seaton should have at least scored a few goals.      

Seaton didn't play very well in either games today and both Tiverton teams are very good and deserved their wins.

Westexe Rangers 3 v Brixington Blues 2   
Westexe started well with good possession and passing setting up an early strike on goal from Mustaffa Salem, which was just wide of the post. Brixington put Westexe under pressure but were met with strong defending from Josh Moore and Harrison Ewart.

Following a fantastic corner from Josh, Jacob Brooking was denied by a great save from the Brixington goalie. Westexe came close to scoring when Nathan Smith rattled the crossbar, but after more Westexe pressure Jacob Brooking scored a fantastic long range strike to put Westexe 1-0 up.

Westexe started well again and the second goal came from Nathan Smith, created by a great pass from Harry Endicott. Brixington replied with a goal, but Westexe continued on the attack and Harry Endicott scored a deserved 3rd goal. Not to be denied Brixgton replied again to pull it back to 3-2. From the resulting kick-off Westexe forced a corner from Harry Endicott which Thomas Wood was unlucky to see his shot whistle past the post.

A great game to watch, with Westexe man of the match being Jacob Brooking.  

Westexe Rangers 1 v Exmouth Amateurs 3
Exmouth proved a very strong team forcing goalie Ethan Hare to pull of two great saves. Westexe went on the attack and Max Squires was unlucky with his strike that hit the post. Not to be denied after a great through ball from Josh Moore, this resulted in Max chipping in the ball for Westexe to take the lead.

Under constant Exmouth attack their first goal was deservedly scored, and soon after they took the lead.Westexe continued to work very hard with James English contributing some great defensive work. Although Exmouth went onto score a third goal Westexe did not allow their heads to drop and nearly pulled a goal back with Thomas Wood running the length of the pitch to put a shot narrowly wide.

Despite this being Westexes first defeat of the season coach George Ewart was very proud of his players with their `never say die` attitude.

Westexe man of the match - Ethan Hare.

Honiton U9s fought two tough away matches against Tiverton's Whites 0-5 and Yellows 0-7. Highlights for Honiton were good performances from a number of players showing determination against more experienced and well organised opponents.

Kelsey Pulman captained the team, leading by example, and supported by ‘man of the match' Joel Trim who was kept busy in goal and defence over the two matches. Owen Barribal stood out in midfield with his enthusiasm and effort. It was great to see how the players supported each other in adversity and remained united at the end having enjoyed their morning's football.

The team for the day were Luke Barber, Owen Barribal, Lewis Blackwell, Owen Fisher, Jake Matthews, Dylan Nicholas, Joel Trim, Kelsey Pulman, Danny Ruel, Luke Ward and Rowan Westall.

 West Exe started this game slowly and were 3-0 down to a very good Exmouth team by half time. West Exe played better in the second half and an own goal got them back into the game only for Exmouth to score a fourth late in the game.

West Exe 6 Brixington Blues 0 West Exe took only 15 seconds to scored through Elliot Bicknell. Further goals from Aiden Partridge, Kia Parmenter (pen), Reece O'Reilly, Camron Hance and Callum Sibley secured a comfortable win for West Exe.

TIVVY WHITES     5    -    0     HONITON SHARKS  

Tivvy were very professional in this game and meant buisiness from the first whistle. LLOYD WHITE was first on the scoresheet with a calm finish and soon after became the provider for BUTLER'S tap in after taking on two down the left and pulling a lovely ball across goal.

LLOYD WHITE and brother LUCAS WHITE were both unlucky to strike the post. BUSS and PARKER were strong at the back and well organised. DAWDRY playing between the sticks was forced to make a good save with Honiton's only real chance of the half, this led to a Tivvy speedy break which finished with a good goal hit into the bottom corner by GREENSLADE. 

After the break Tivvy continued their good form and it was LLOYD WHITE again who made it 4-0 with a powerful hit from outside the box.  BUTLER continued to work hard alongside LUCAS WHITE who was controlling the game from centre midfield, he did everything but score, striking the post and not long after, the bar, with a thunderous free-kick. Just before time LLOYD WHITE had a shot saved and GREENSLADE fired in the rebound to make it 5-0. 

A good clean sheeted performance.  

TIVVY WHITES     5    -    0     SEATON TOWN  
Tivvy's second opponents were a strong well organised Seaton side who took alot of hard work to break down,

DAWDRY was forced to make a fantastic save right from kick off. But once tivvy broke the deadlock they didn't look back, it took a great strike from distance by  BUTLER to take the lead.

LLYOD WHITE then had a shot saved, BUTLER was there again though to finish the rebound. Seaton came back strong but BUSS and PARKER made some cracking tackles. GREENSLADE hit a couple shots wide but soon set up LLOYD WHITE who flicked the ball nicely over the stranded keeper to make it 3 before half time.     

Seaton again started strong but were denied twice by DAWDRY. But there hopes of a comeback were shattered when GREENSLADE put in a telling cross which a seaton defender put in his own net, 4-0 tivvy. 

Soon after BUTLER went through on goal, had his first shot saved but finished the rebound for his hat-trick and tivvy's 5th. LUCAS WHITE was again pulling the strings in midfield with a stunning performance of passing ability and hard work to earn himself tivvy whites man of the match on the day. All tivvy lads worked hard for this win and was well deserved.

 Tivvy Yellows 2 v Seaton Town 0
In the first game the Tivvy Yellows came up against a determined Seaton Town side who were new to the league and previously unbeaten. The yellows started the first half well and were unlucky not to score with some excellent approach play.

The yellows passed the ball well but could not make that break through due to a dogged Seaton defence. The yellows came in at half time nil nil and a change was needed as some of the players were looking a little jaded and low on confidence.

Jay Woodward came on up front and used his pace to worry and unsettle the Seaton defence. The breakthrough came halfway through the second half with Reis Pektomiz latching onto a loose ball on the edge of the Seaton penalty area and drilling the ball into the bottom corner.

The yellows defended their lead well with Michael Owen dropping just in front of the yellows defence to ensure that the lead was protected. Five minutes later the yellow doubled their lead when the ball broke to Luke Scampton on the half way line. Luke passed the last defender leaving himself with a one on one with the goalkeeper and cooling finishing into the corner.

Seaton pushed forward but Jay Woodward and James Hamlin defended well and the yellows held onto their two goal lead until the final whistle.

Tivvy Yellows 7 v Honiton Sharks 0
The second game saw a more confident yellows side playing good fast passing football. Their efforts were rewarded early in the half when following a good move down the left hand side Michael Owen picked up the ball on the edge of the Seaton area and fired a right foot volley past the Honiton keeper into the top corner.

This relaxed the yellows and they added to their lead with an excellent run from Toby Hide past two defenders before slotting the ball home for the second. Shortly before half time Michael Owen picked up the ball again on the edge of the box and ran into the area finishing well.

Three nil up at half time the yellows came out for the second half playing their confident passing game. An early goal from Brad Messenger put the game beyond the battling Honiton side.

The yellows controlled the second half adding to the score with a further goal each from Michael Owen, Reis Pektemiz and Luke Scampton.

 Stoke Hill Juniors 12 - 0  Twyford Barca 

A great performnce from the Stoke Hill boys against a resilient Twyford side, most pleasing was how they are now working as a team and not individuals, looking to pass the ball, communicate and move into space for team mates. A hatrick from Harry Taylor, including a superb headed goal from a corner and a further hatrick from skipper Ethan Flanagan, with for me his best goal in the second half involving a 4 man move and low right foot shot into the left hand corner of the net.  

In defence Connor Hepburn was distributing the ball well and marshalling his defence with a couple of good saves from effective Twyford long throws and Sam Crees was tireless in freeing up the ball to the midfield. 

Additional Goals from Jamie Green - 2 who worked hard in attack to release the ball, Connor McAndrews - 2 who attacked and defended brilliantly in right midfield, Cody Barnett - 1 who switched to forward in the second half to score in a goal mouth scramble and Tris Howe who scored from a corner kick with a right foot shot into the goal. 

Three of the goals scored were due to Callum O'Shea working to support colleagues and showing some great dribbling skills on the left had side of midfield. Overall a very good home performance. 

Stoke Hill Juniors 0 - 1 Twyford Madrid 

Two good footballing sides, a very physical encounter, but fairly played by both teams and refereed superbly by Graeme Martin from the EYL panel.   A lot of the match was always in the central third of the pitch with some crunching tackles all-round which at times broke up play due to injuries. Tywford are a talented side, but we matched them for 95% of this game except for a short lapse where a Twyford corner was not defended well by Stoke Hill, and with the ball not cleared a snatch shot on the turn resulted in a Twyford goal. 

The second half was in my view edged by Stoke Hill with some good football but we were unable to trouble the Twyford Goal, Ethan Flanagan worked tirelessly in midfield working back clearing twice with headers and starting attacks and Connor McAndrews was always looking up with the ball to place it in the box. 

Second half highlights was a run by Sam Crees who dribbled past 3 players brilliantly passing to Harry Taylor before he was bought down in the Twyford half, from the subsequent free kick Connor McAndrews floated the ball into the box and Ethan Flanagan just failed to get a head on it and Jamie Green twice down with injuries but with a superb work rate who constantly was looking to attack and on one occasion beat two players before having his shot blocked. 

Tris Howe and Sam Crees were solid in defence and Connor Hepburn again showed he was growing into his new Gk role with some good stops and kicking. 

This is the second time Twyford Madrid have beaten us by the one goal, in another good sporting encounter.

Honiton- 1   Heavitree - 6 

A great start to the season with a 6-1 win over a good Honiton side. It was good to see all the work put in by the team in preseason paying dividends in what was a good overall team performance. A special mention for Jaden Webb and Jack Blatchford who scored a hat trick each.

 Men of the match- J Webb and J Blatchford.

 Seaton 3-Heavitree-0 

Definitely a game of 2 halves a good performance in the first half from the team especially Josh Lowrie and Benjamin Lloyd who were both playing out of position. Unfortunately a good Seaton side managed to break down our spirited defence lead by man of the match Cole Fawkes, scoring all 3 goals in the 2^nd half.

MOTM- Cole Fawkes.

Honiton U9s kicked off their season at home against Heavitree 1-6 and then Stoke Hill 0-7.

The defence were kept busy by strong opposition with Danny Ruel, Luke Barber and Luke Ward all battling hard and supported in midfield by Owen Barribal.  Good contributions were made by all and three debutants all made impressive starts - Dylan Nicholas playing in midfield and then in goal; Lewis Blackwell with skilful runs and a number of fine shots going close and Wesley Hawkes in defence.

Joel Trim saved a penalty against Heavitree and Ben Moulton claimed the team's only goal with a right foot effort following up a parried Jake Matthews shot. Captain for the day, Owen Fisher grew in strength as the match wore on and Rowan Westall was a tireless dynamo in both games.

The matches were played in a sporting manner by all participants."

Seaton U9s    2    -    2    Stoke Hill  
This was Seatons first game in the Exeter & District youth league and all the players were very nervous and it showed as it took some time before we got going, some poor play let Stoke Hill in to score a well taken goal.

This woke Seaton up and they began to play some decent football. A good move saw Seaton force a corner which resulted in a goal mouth scramble luckily for Seaton Jay Catley was on hand to force the ball home for the equaliser. The half ended 1-1 with both teams playing some really good football.

The second half was also very even but it was Seaton who took the lead when Taylor Rooke scored from a free kick which ended up in the top corner. With time running out Stoke Hill won a free kick which was smahed in from way outside the box, This was a very good performance from both teams and a draw was a fair result.

Seaton U9s    3    -    0    Heavitree
Seaton continued to play good football in this match but somehow failed to score from the lots of good chances we had in the first half. Heavitree also had some chances but Lewis Brown in goal was solid keeping the score 0-0 at half time.

The second half was better from Seaton and they were a lot more clinical in front of goal. Liam Cox opened the scoring after he made a great run down the line and smashed the ball home from a near impossible angle. Alfie Matthews raced clear only to be fouled in the area, Alfie brushed him self off and placed the ball into the corner from the penalty spot.

The scoring was completed by Taylor Rooke who picked up a miskick from the keeper and he slid it back past the keeper.

The team played very well together and we were all happy to go go away with 4 points from our first games.

Seaton Town 2 - 2 Stoke Hill Juniors 

A fair result on reflection against a well organised Seaton Town team new to the EYL league for 09/10, they had been one of the form teams in the East Devon League last year.  Stoke Hill took an early lead after a forward run by Captain Connor McAndrews who shot low and to the GKs left to be parried away for Jamie Green to pounce and make it 1-0.  Seaton were playing some good one touch football opening up the Stoke Hill defence, one attack resulted in the ball not being cleared and Seaton grabbed a deserved equalizer.  All square at half time with both sides starting to show some form, mid way through the second half a free kick was given just outside the box after a stoke Hill foul and Seaton scored from a well executed free kick into the left hand corner. 

With Stoke Hill finding it hard to get out of there area, Sam Crees and Harry Baty twice had to clear from the penalty area and Harry Taylor continued to be a safe pair of hands.  Time was pressing and Jamie Green took the ball from his half skipped past one player and passed to Ethan Flanagan who used some great skill to pass another player and was then fouled half way in the Seaton half.  With instructions given to Connor McAndrews to shoot for goal, he took aim and shot a great free kick into the top right hand corner. 

The equalizer gave Stoke Hill renewed confidence and twice in the last 5 minutes Jamie Green made room in the Seaton box and his shot was well saved and Callum O'Shea made a great run into the box supported by Ethan Flanagan for the Seaton GK to make a great save.

 2-2 was a fair result for two good footballing sides. 

HONITON SHARKS  0 - 7 STOKE HILL JUNIORS 

A good game against another new side into the EYL who fought hard and have to thank a brave Honiton Sharks Goal Keeper who made some magnificent saves.  Stoke Hill started to find there passing game early and Ethan Flanagan relaxed the team with a searching run from midfield after taking a pass from Connor McAndrews and shooting low and hard from just outside the box to make it 1-0.  A further attack allowed Jamie Green with his back to goal to turn in the box and shoot with his right foot to make it 2-0. 

Stoke Hill were at this point fully in control but often thwarted by some brave defending by the home team, what was pleasing was the passing and movement though which is key for us this season allowing skipper Connor McAndrews to make it 3-0 and Jamie Green and Ethan Flanagan adding further goals to make it 5-0 at half time. 

My highlights of the second half were the return to the outfield of Harry Taylor previously in Goal, whose left foot is invaluable resulting in a great individual goal from outside the box after floating past two players and hitting a crisp left foot shot.  Tris Howe given a more forward role in central midfield was allowed to run at goal just shooting wide and finally a lovely through ball from Cody Barnett from defence allowing Callum O'Shea from the halfway line to run towards goal and shoot clinically past the goalie with his right foot to make it 7-0. 

This result was due to team work and special mention to the defence of Sam Crees, Harry Baty and Cody Barnett who played intelligently allowing the midfield to break with speed.

Sidmouth Raiders v Westexe Rangers 
Westexe made a good start to the season. Early on in the game Rhys Whitehart hit the post, but Max Squires pounced on the ball, claiming the first goal. A great long pass from Thomas Wood to Max Squires ensured the second goal.

A strong dfence from Josh Moore and Jenson Park kept the ball in Westexe half.   In the second half Sidmouth made a defiant comeback with 3 goals scored in succession. Goalkeeper Ethan Hare came out of his area to prevent a further dangerous Sidmouth attack. Westexe however did not give up, with an excellent corner from Josh Moore which Harry Endicott turned into the goal.

Then in the final minutes of the game Harrison Ewart broke up a Sidmouth attack and managed to slide a pass through two Sidmouth defenders to Rhys Whitehart who took advantage by placing the ball in the back of the net to win the game 3-4.    

Sidmouth Warriors v Westexe Rangers
Westexe Rangers again made a good start with Rhys Whitehart taking an early goal. Nathan Smith and Ethan Hare proved strong defenders with Nathan making some brave blocks and Ethan pulling off some well timed saves.

Max Squires had a good shot on target, which was saved although Rhys Whitehart tucked the ball in the net from the rebound to make the score 2-0. Jacob Brooking worked hard in mid-field until he was unfortunately injured and so had to leave the pitch.  

Sidmouth Warriors kept up the pressure by scoring their first goal. At 2-1 the play went end to end until Rhys Whitehart completed his hatrick, scoring from a very tight angle.In true Warrior fashion Sidmouth did not give up and pulled a goal back with the last kick of the game to finish the score 2-3.

What a great way to start the season, the sun was shining and both teams were raring to go and take the field to strut their stuff.

The game commenced with both teams battling hard, some lovely passing moves and some good early good pressure from the blues. Sam Murphy the Lions keeper denied the Blues a couple of times but could do nothing to stop the opening goal which the Blues forward put away neatly. 1-0 to the Blues.

The sleeping Lions awoke from their dens in the second half and Jake Thomas scored what can only be called a (Geoff Hurst) goal,was it over the line? (of course it was), Jake smashed in the equaliser after nearly breaking the cross bar in half, 1-1.

Both teams had clear chances in the second half and the game looked to end in a cert draw when out of nowhere Sam Probert slotted a through ball to Ethan Matthews who calmly beat the two blues keeper and hit the winner past the keeper.

Both sides deserve credit for the way the game was played.

Tiverton Town U9 Whites 5 v 1 Beacon Knights

Tivvy whites were raring to get their first season started and they got off to a flyer. From kick off they looked on form and started knocking the ball round nicely creating some nice early chances. LLOYD WHITE come close twice after some nice build up play by midfielders GREENSLADE, LUCAS WHITE and BUTLER but was denied by some fine saves.

Soon after the deadlock was broke when beacon failed to clear the ball and LLOYD WHITE picked it up and fire it past the keeper with ease. Beacon tried to respond but STONEMAN and BUSS at the back were solid. LUCAS WHITE worked hard in the centre of midfield to keep the tivvy pressure on, and it was LLYOD WHITE who came close again after an acrobatic volley flew inches wide.

A few minutes later a corner from BUTLER was met with a cool side foot vollley at the far post from GREENSLADE which appeared to go over the line only to be denied. Hard working BUTLER broke into space with the ball before the break and although he had space ahead to run into he chose not to, instead unleashing an awesome strike from over 20 yrds bulging the back of the net.. PARKER came on for STONEMAN in the second half and settled into defence well, making some good tackles. GREENSLADE was the provider of the next chance when he took on two down the right wing, running to the byline and pulling a nice pass back to BUTLER which he pulled wide.

Beacon pressured back again forcing a couple good saves from DAWDRY, one where he got down well at the near post. The resulting corner ended in a goal after a cheeky back heel from the striker found its way into the back of the net. Tivvy reacted well to this and soon went 3-1 up when LUCAS WHITE put BUTLER through with a lovely pass which he finished with ease.

Soon after BUTLER became the provider when he lobbed a nice pass over the defence to LLOYD WHITE who made it look easy when he flicked it past the oncoming keeper. BUSS made some great tackles midway through the second half when beacon kept attempting to break. And the same was happening the other end every time GREENSLADE tried to get himself on the scoresheet.

A good all round performance was nicely rounded off before time when DAWDRY hit a long place kick over the halfway line where LUCAS WHITE used great awareness and skill to flick the ball with one touch, over the defence for his brother LLOYD WHITE to run onto leaving only the keeper to beat for his hat-trick, tivvy's 5th. 

Tiverton Town U9 Whites 8 v 0 Pinhoe Spartans

Tivvy continued their good form into this game with all the lads firing on all cylinders, moving the ball quickly round the field to feed striker LLOYD WHITE, who didn't dissapoint as he managed to finish his first two chances in a matter of minutes.

GREENSLADE and BUTLER had tremendous halves, creating many chances but were unlucky not to score. LUCAS WHITE was again in total control in the middle, winning everything to get tivvy pushing forward. Just before half time, LLOYD WHITE hit his third goal of the game, a nice finish from outside the box driven into the bottom corner.

The second half took much of the same shape with LLOYD WHITE again finishing two chances, one an individual move the other after a great one two with STONEMAN to make it 5 goals for him and 5-0 to tivvy.

DAWDRY played out of goal in this half and was strong in midfield, he managed to carve out a shooting chance which he struck well only to be denied by the post. PARKER played in goal this half and his awareness to be first to nthrough balls was good. STONEMAN and BUSS also had good games. Continued tivvy pressure had pinhoe pinned back in their half and LUCAS WHITE made it 6-0 after looking surrounded in a crowded box but found room to poke the ball across into the bottom corner.

The match only looked to be heading one way and LLOYD WHITE took full advantage getting himself on the scoresheet again with a calm side foot finish to score his second hat-trick of the match, third on the day. GREENSLADE was determind to score but was denied by a great block this time but BUTLER was there to finish the rebound. Great game, well deserved win.

This was West Exe under 9's first ever competitive match as they were only formed this season. West Exe took a first half lead when Tom Purrington crossed for Camron Hance to cleverly chip the ball over the Sidmouth keeper and into the back of the net.

Shortly after Sidmouth were awarded a penalty but West Exe keeper Kain Brown pulled off a great save to deny an equaliser. West Exe extended their lead in the first half when Luke Herbert's cross was turned in by Camron Hance for his second goal.

Good defensive displays from Aiden Partridge, Reece O'Reilly and Tyler Griffin ensured that West Exe come away with a clean sheet. Sidmouth Raiders 1 West Exe Exiles 3 West Exe started this game brightly with Luke Herbert, Kia Parmenter, Aiden Partridge and Camron Hance all going close. However, it was Sidmouth who came closest to opening the scoring only for keeper Kain Brown to pull off a good close range save.

West Exe did take the lead when Tyler Griffin released Luke Herbert who drilled a low shot into the corner of the goal. Good work from Luke Herbert then set up Tom Purrington for the second goal and brilliant work from Callum Sibley set up Tom Purrington for his second of the game. Sidmouth got a deserved consolation goal late on.

Twyford Madrid kicked off their Exeter friendly league season in fine style in there first game they played Whipton youth winning 4-0 goals coming from Callum Sewell (2) nick Goldsbrough and will-hall Tomkin in there second game it was much tougher and twyford came away with the win against pinhoe Spartans after going down in the first half 1-0 they rallied in the second half and coming away with a 3-1 win goals coming from nick goldsbrough (2) callum sewell

Match 1 
A game ultimately lost by a single goal but one in truth that United never really looked like winning. Dogged defence by Will Gregory and the indomitable, indefatigable Alex Pinskey held Spears to just the 2 goals. Another super strike by Nathan Townsend was a bonus reward for  boys efforts 

Match 2 
Another loss by just the one goal but again United were beaten by the better team.  Alex Pinskey threw himself into tackle after tackle with a little too much carefree abandon & had to be relieved of duties at half time. Kevin Lee also excelled himself in his last game for Central - you will be sorely missed Kevin. Thomas O'Donnell showed flashes of what he is capable of and nabbed a lovely goal to set up an exciting finish.

 Central United 2 - 1 Spears

A fantastic display from the first whistle saw Spartans dominate the match.  Their passing struggled a little in the long grass and heavy cuttings strewn on the field but nevertheless they persevered.

Despite numerous chances they were denied by good defending and steady goalkeeping until Simon Priddle set up Jamie Vaughan-Ryall who shot into the roof of the net.  A second followed in superb style, Cody Cox threw in long to Simon Priddle, he held the ball up with back to goal then laid it into the path of Vaughan-Ryall who skipped past the last man and slotted home his second.

To be honest, any time United looked threatening Nathan Smeath was there to break it up.  He was awesome, covered huge distances, tackled fiercely and relentlessly and passed the ball intelligently.  It is ironic that United scored a consolation goal when he miss-passed the ball, it was latched onto by Nathan Townsend and he smashed his shot into the top corner from 15 yards.

Connor Radford did not have much to do all game, but in the final seconds he came out bravely at an attackers feet to thwart a final effort that would have been an injustice in terms of result although United worked very hard throughout and never gave up trying. 

 Central City 1 - 2 Spears

A very even, hard fought contest between two good sides and lots of talented players on display.  Both sides looked dangerous in the early exchanges, although both defences were pretty much on top.

 CULLOMPTON  0  V  CREDITON SAINTS  3 

BEACON KNIGHTS  0  V  CULLOMPTON  5  
Cullompton started strongly and were soon reaping there adwards. Conner Pengelly passed to Ben Bowles who turned his defender cooly and finished with his left foot. Cullomton were camped in Beacons half and were soon 2-0 up.

Tim passed the ball to Conner Pengelly who passed to Ben Bowles who passed his defender and took a shot which bounced of another defender into the path of Kieran Fry who finished with a crisp  strike. Conner Pengelly then found Kieran Fry  who skimmed passed to players and then pulled the ball back for the oncoming Harry Evans who finished off with a excellent left foot volley.

Elliot Tancock was like a statue in this half with Tim and Harry having very little to do. Conner Pengelly then found Ben Bowles again who passed the ball to Kieran Fry who smashed a corker into the top left hand corner 4  v 0. The move of the match came with George Hawkins passing to Kieran Fry who passed to Conner Pengelly who passed to Ben Bowles who passed back to Kieran Fry who laid the ball back to Conner Pengelly who finished cooly, 5 v 0 at half time.  

The second half Cullompton did not add any to their tally Elliot Tancock had to be alert to a long range effort. If the lads had played as they had in the first half  there might have been more added to the tally.   Well Done Boys 

MATCH 1

A close fought first half, saw no goals, although Joseph Heggadon, coming up from defence, and Harvey Young and Freddie James from midfield, all went close.  All three put in strong performances, well supported by William Cashere in midfield and Callum Davison up-front.

After the break Central took control of the game, with Freddie James grabbing a quick fire hat-trick to put them 3-0 up.

To Pinhoe's credit they came back at Central and had a lot of the game in the closing stages, scoring a deserved goal of their own.

The Central defence of James Bryant in goal and Jaime Hammond and Joshua Morris at the back, held-out strongly to secure the win.

Match 2

Two very evenly matched sides produced an excellent game of football.

There were chances at both ends, with Central going ahead in the first-half when the Pinhoe goalkeeper pushed away a powerful shot, which fell to midfielder Joseph Heggadon, who scored from close range.

Pinhoe came back at Central and scored a deserved equaliser just before half-time.

Harvey Young and William Caschere had good games playing in more defensive roles than normal.  Freddie James had another excellent game in midfield, well supported by Jaime Hammond.

At half-time, the injured Joseph Heggadon went in goal and kept a clean sheet despite strong pressure from Pinhoe.  James Bryant came out of goal to play in midfield and put in a hard working performance.

Callum Davison upfront never stopped running and battling for the ball.  He got his reward with a well taken goal after a run and excellent low shot into the corner of the net.

Joshua Morris came on late in the game to help Central hang-on for the closest of victories and to finish the season on a high note.

MATCH 1

Central City were always on top and played some good football.

Harvey Young and Freddie James had good games in midfield and fully deserved their two goals each.

Joseph Glenny in attack, linked well with the midfield and was on target from close range to finish off a good move just before half-time, to make it 5 - 0.

In the second half, Joseph Heggadon came on up front and scored two well taken goals with powerful shots.

A good team performance against a Twyford Rangers side who rarely threatended, but never gave up.

MATCH 2

A hard working team performance saw Central City make a strong Twford Celtic team work hard for their victory.

Deserving of particular praise were Toby Criss and Jaime Hammond in defence who tackled strongly and never gave up, always making it difficult for Twford.

James Bryant in goal made several excellent saves to deny Twyford and keep Central in the game.

In the end, two well taken goals in each half put Twford in control of the game, but to their credit Central City heads never dropped.

Countess Wear Dynamoes 1 v Heavitree Eagles 0
This was a closely contested game between two well-matched teams. Countess Wear started strongly and had an early shot saved by Jasper Freestone in the Heavitree Eagles' goal. The Eagles rallied and after a good run from Jack Kennedy they forced a corner, which somehow evaded everybody in the Dynamoes' goalmouth.

Another run and through ball by Jack K down the left, set up Sam Webber for a one-on-one with the keeper, which he saved bravely at Sam's feet. Kathryn Brown and Jack Hector were looking solid at the back, with Jed Wright mopping up any that got through them. However, just as they started to look comfortable Countess Wear took the lead. A shot from the left was only parried by Jasper and fell at the feet of two Countess Wear Dynamoes, who slotted in from close range. Heavitree Eagles poured forward in search of the equaliser with Jack Kennedy a constant threat down the left with two further shots saved and a great cross narrowly evading the incoming Liam Western.

The half ended however with Countess Wear on the attack and they were only kept from increasing their lead by last-ditch tackles from Jack Hector and Jed Wright. The second half started with early pressure from the CW Dynamoes, who were awarded a free kick in a good position. Jasper saved well and Jack K headed out for the first of two corners. As the game continued the Eagles began to take control with Countess Wear relying on catching them on the break.

Arron Holwell's weaving run and cross was almost met by Jack Kennedy racing in, and Josh Herbert and Matt Burchill were linking up well down both wings. Jack K had a close range header saved and a long range looping shot tipped over by the CW Dynamoes keeper as the pressure increased and the Eagles were in the middle of yet another attack as the final whistle blew. 

Eagles MOTM: Jack Kennedy

Beacon Knights 1 - 1 Pinhoe Pikes
Pikes started well creating some early pressure. Ashley Carpenter found himself in some good positions and had an effort saved. Chances were being created in a game that was being played at a slower pace than Pikes usually play. Morgan Cullen and Tommy Lyons both had efforts saved or go close to goal. The first half was fairly even, but after all the good work, Beacon Knights managed to make an attack where a couple of missed tackles allowed an attacker the space to make a great shot that put them in the lead at half time. The second half saw renewed determination from the Pikes.

Jonny Farnsworth and Jimmy Knight were having good games in defence, and found themselves pushing forward in the second half. The introduction of Alex Roberts up front with Tommy lyons in the left midfield role started to work really well and soon Pikes started creating chance after chance. The pressure soon told and Pikes were awarded a penalty which Morgan Cullen duly dispatched to earn Pikes a creditable draw. 

Crediton Saints 3 - 5 Pinhoe Pikes
The second game Pikes started against Crediton with the same line-up as they finished the first game, but they soon realised they were up against a very good Crediton side. Crediton's number 8 and number 11 dominated the opening exchanges and it was their interplay and Pikes missed tackles that led to the first goal. But to Pikes credit they soon rallied and a move that saw Ashley Carpenter back heel a pass to Alex Roberts who played a through ball to Morgan Cullen to finish, put the scores at 1 apiece.

Pikes then dominated, with Ashley scoring on a volley from a Tommy Lyons pass, before Tommy Lyons scored with a good strike. At the back Jonny Farnsworth and Jimmy Knight were dealing with the Crediton attacks well in an end to end game. A few subs before half time saw Crediton take advantage and skip tackles to score two goals to level the score before half time. The second half was a cracking game of football.

With two good sides playing attacking football. Pikes squeezed ahead with a Morgan goal from a Tommy Lyons cross, but Crediton kept coming back creating chances that somehow the defence dealt with. The game was finally won, when from a Morgan free kick, Tommy Lyons squared the ball for Alex Roberts to finish. A great game of football from both sides, which both deserve great credit for a great game.

Beacon Knights 0 - 4 Pinhoe Spears

Sometimes after a strong performance in Game 1 things can go downhill but not today; Spears were awesome.  Harrison Taylor started in defence and showed exceptional quality in reading the game and distributing the ball.  Hamish Edmond had been steady in the first game and looked even more assured here.

They took the lead when Cody Cox jinked past his marker a struck a left footer from 18 yards across the goal into the top corner.  The second goal came in similar circumstances, but this time Jamie Vaughan-Ryall used his right foot and put it in the same corner from about the same place.

Much of the game was an even contest with honest endeavour being negated by sheer determination and teamwork on both sides, and it was not until mid way through the second half that a superb flowing move put Spears well and truly clear.  It started from a throw by the keeper, was passed between three players and without an opponent touching it, Jamie Vaughan-Ryall again slid it to Simon Priddle who ran on and calmly slotted it home beyond the advancing keeper.

A delighted Harry Jones saw his shot partially saved but still loop under the cross bar into the net to complete the victory, and cap a fine team performance. 

Crediton Saints 1 - 3 Pinhoe Spears

A fantastic game of football between two good sides trying to play the right way.  There was some real talent on display on both sides and the big pitch enabled them to show their worth.

From a Pinhoe perspective the work rate was exceptional and we took the territorial advantage. Pressure eventually told with brilliant interplay between Cody Cox, Nathan Smeath and Jamie Vaughan-Ryall who was put in on goal.  His shot was well saved but Harrison Taylor had run a long way to support and drove the rebound home.  Just before half time a second goal came direct from a Simon Priddle corner and gave Spears some breathing space.  Saints carved their own opportunities and it was magnificent tracking back and a last ditch tackle from Nathan Smeath that prevented the most obvious chance.

The second half continued in the same manner, with action all over the pitch.  Finally Pinhoe managed to grab a third when Jamie Vaughan-Ryall slid the ball past the last defender for Priddle to run onto and ensure a composed finish.

Saints did get a deserved consolation goal, after concerted efforts which tested the

Match 1 

An awesome start from United who were stroking the ball around confidently from  kick-off. A lovely move saw Nathan Townsend through on goal and the usual result ensued: 1-0 to United. After that it was all downhill! Twyford began to get back into the game and the United players found themselves chasing shadows. Time and again the defence was overrun and poor Will Wenley in goal faced an onslaught. Will Gregory and Alex Pinskey in defence are to be congratulated on their efforts but too often a lack of movement from their midfield and striking teammates let them down. 

Match 2 

This game took a while to get going - although United were clearly the stronger team. Passing movements were practically non-existant. Individually, Nathan Townsend bagged 4 in the first half, and Kevin Lee was well rewarded for his good play with a goal to make it 5-0 at the turn. No goals in the second half was evidence of how much United were really struggling on the day and well done to Rangers for their refusal to drop their heads.

Stoke Hill Rangers U9's  V Hemyock U9's        1-2
 
Stoke Hill got caught napping in the first 30 seconds and Hemyock took a quick lead. This thankfully woke up the Rangers and from this point on it was only some unlucky finishing and good goalkeeping that kept the score at 0-1 until Rangers Striker Luke Dunstan slotted past the Hemyock Keeper to make it 1-1 at half time.

Rangers came out the stronger side in the second half and some solid defending by Kenny Ware at right back and Bradley Staddon at left back kept Hemyock at bay during a rare couple of raids on the Rangers goal. The Hemyock 2nd came from a corner, but Rangers put on a brave fight and battled to the end.
 
Man of the Match   -  Kenny Ware 
 
Stoke Hill Rangers V Cully Rangers    1- 2
 
This game very much reflected the first game against Hemyock, Rangers done most of the attacking but twice in the first half got caught to go in at half time 2-0 down. rangers came out fighting in the second half and could have pulled a couple back with efforts from Rueben Alabaidi and Evan Lewis being blocked by the Cully keeper.

5 minutes into the second half Rangers were awarded a free kick from approx 25yds out and up stepped Timon Brown to hit a stunning left foot shot high into the roof of the net, this spurred on Rangers again and were very unlucky not to have come away with something from this game. 
 
Man of the Match - Timon Brown

CULOMPTON  5  V  STOKE HILL  Celtic 2 

Alphington Rockets 6 v 0 Moors Stars
 
The Rockets played some of their best passing football this season, despite the windy conditions and a determined opposition. The first goal was scored by Luke White after a shot by Harry Warren hit the Post. Shortly after the goal was scored, the game was delayed for a considerable time, when Harry Warren was involved in a accidental clash with a Stars player, the clash resulted in Harry being ferried off to hospital and receiving five stitches in a facial wound. The game restarted and The Rockets scored again through Joe Mc Kenzie. Once the second half began The Rockets passing was a pleasure to watch, and further goals from Luke White (2) another by impressive Joe McKenzie and one for James Dodd ensured this comfortable victory.
 
Alphington Rockets Man of the Match - Max Hammett
 
Alphington Rockets 2 v 2 Moors Comets
  
A change of personnel for the Rockets seemed to unsettle the players and this game really never got going until late on. The Rockets were caught napping and an excellent goal from Moors Comets was conceded. The remainder of the first half was fairly uneventful.  The second half started better for The Rockets. Both teams played attacking football, However, the equaliser came from Luke White, a great solo goal, cutting in from the right. Immediately after the restart, Moors Comets went ahead, a outstanding finish beat Keeper James Bovey. With two minutes remaining, a corner from Luke White found James Dodd in the box,Dodd volleyed the ball pass the Moors Keeper. Alphington Rockets continued to push for the winner but The Comets held firm.
 
Alphington Rockets Man of the Match - Lucas White

MATCH 1

An excellent and hard working team performance saw Central City play some of their best football of the season.

The match was closely fought, but sturdy defence from Toby Criss and Jaime Hammond, and several good saves from James Bryant in goal, kept Sid Town Raiders out.

Freddie James and Harvey Young in midfield, controlled large parts of the game with their strong tackling and forward runs, well supported by William Caschere.

In the first half Callum Davison gave his all upfront, linking well with the midfield, but was unable to make the breakthrough.

At half-time, Joseph Glenny was brought on upfront and made an instant impact with two quick well taken goals.

Sid never gave up, but the strong team performance saw City safely home for a deserved victory.

MATCH 2

Another excellent team performance, by Central City.

Despite lacking a goal, the game was free flowing and closely fought, with both sides deserving credit and having chances to win.

Sid Town Warriors came close on a few occasions and finished strongly.  The Central defence of Toby Criss and Jaime Hammond, supported by James Bryant in goal, deserve special mention for their considerable efforts in keeping a clean sheet.

In midfield, both Freddie James and Harvey Young put in excellent performances, with Young coming closest to scoring with a couple of very good long range shots in the second half.

In the end a draw was a fair result, but it was certainly not dull.

Match 1 

Depleted in numbers, United nevertheless fought determinedly from kick-off and held a strong Sidmouth side until late in the half. However, once the home side had scored their opener the result was never in doubt. United's defence was stretched repeatedly and overwhelmed at times. Well done to William Gregory and Talie Metcalfe-Wood for refusing to drop their heads. 

Match 2 

Although playing their 2^nd full game, all the United players looked energised throughout and a deserved victory was the result of this excellent effort. Thomas O'Donnell was in inspired form and seems (belatedly!) back to last season's goal scoring ways. The 2^nd goal with an assist from Arthur Burrow was fair reward for the side's efforts. Special mention in this game to Luke Perry and Alex Pinskey for some wholehearted tackling.

PIKES 3 - 3 SIDMOUTH RAIDERS

A blustery day saw the Pikes Struggling to cope with the windy conditions against an effective Raiders side. Pikes were under pressure from the start with some players struggling to gain confidence and fluency to their game. Passing was proving tricky and retaining possession hard against some disciplined play from their opponents. By half time Pikes were two goals down and for most of the first half hadn't looked like scoring except from a good Morgan Cullen chance.

Changes at half time saw Pikes restart with purpose, and it was a magnificent strike from the captain Jimmy Knight that saw the deficit cut to one goal. Unfortunately poor defending allowed the Raiders to pull one back, but credit to the Pikes they never gave up and finished the game strongly with Morgan Cullen scoring from a Tommy Lyons cross, before Tommy added to his seasons tally with another great goal. Ashley Carpenter played well on the left wing whilst Daniel Cullen was outstanding in goal for the second week running.

PIKES 1 - 4 SIDMOUTH WARRIORS

A good start to the game saw both teams playing good football, with chances being created from both sides. Tommy Lyons crossed for an Ashley Carpenter effort to go close, but once again poor clearing in defence led to the Warriors taking the lead. Tommy Lyons then pulled one back from a Morgan Cullen assist for the Pikes to go in half time drawing the game.

The second half saw many substitutions that led to the Pikes losing shape a little bit and for the defence to struggle. The Warriors being a good side took advantage and scored three times from poor Pikes defending. Charlie Fairchild went close with an effort and created some good openings with some decent passing, whilst the effort from the Pikes was outstanding, none more so than Daniel Cullen who again kept the score line respectable.

Central United 1  Honiton 0 

An extremely bright start from United who delighted watching parents with their industry and commitment. Great interplay in midfield created a couple of good chances for Talie Metcalfe-Wood and Frank Trimble. Nathan Townsend deservedly put the home side ahead with a characteristic well-taken goal. The defence of Will Gregory and Alex Pinskey coped with everything Honiton through at them and Will Wenley in goal was a spectator for most of  match. 

Central United 1 West Hill 1 

Changes in midfield brought on the fresh legs of Arthur Burrow and George O'Brien. Whilst

displaying great energy, the side seemed to miss a beat or two for much of the first half. Nathan Townsend came on at half time to put United ahead but his presence seemed to have a debilitating effect on the other players as they sat back hoping to coast to victory. The inevitable result followed and in the end only desperate defence secured the draw.

MATCH 1

A closely fought and very open game with chances at both ends and Central shading it, for a good win.

In the early part of the game defences were on top.  James Bryant in goal for Central made some good saves and clearances, with defenders Jaime Hammond and William Cashere sticking well to their task.  In midfield, the tireless Harvey Young worked hard both defending and getting forward to support attacks.

After a goalless first half, Joseph Glenny opened the scoring with a well taken goal from close range.  West Hill then came back well to equalise.

Straight from the kick-off, Freddie James went through the heart of the West Hill defence, playing a ‘one - two' with Joseph Glenny, beating the last defender and slotting the ball home in style for an excellent goal.

West Hill weren't finished and the game remained end-to-end, with Central holding on for victory. 

Match 2

Central dominated large parts of the first half, but couldn't convert possession and attacks into clear chances and goals.

Honiton then came back into the game and took the lead with a well taken shot, low into the corner of the net, giving Joseph Heggadon in goal, no chance.

One behind at half-time, Central still competed well and again Harvey Young in midfield played well, with William Caschere, Callum Davison and Jaime Hammond also making major contributions.

Mid-way through the second half Honiton scored their second, with a strong run and good finish.

Central had little left to give and despite their efforts, clear chances were increasingly hard to come by and the game was beyond them.

Heavitree Eagles 1 v Twyford Celtic 4
Heavitree Eagles started the match strongly with a couple of attacks, that ended in an early corner. This was comfortably dealt with but shortly after Jack Hector found himself one on one with the Twyford keeper and was unlucky not to open the scoring. Having weathered the early storm however Twyford fought back and started to put pressure on the Eagles defence but Jed Wright and Arron Holwell held firm.

A corner for Twyford resulted in a header that just went past the post and was a signal of what was to come. It was a corner to the Eagles though that nearly opened the scoring with the ball breaking out of the box and Jed's shot hit the bar and went over. It was now end to end and moments later Matt Burchill had a shot deflected for a corner. This was cleared well by Twyford and soon they had another corner. Initially it was half cleared by Sam Webber but it was crossed in again and this time it was bundled in from close range. This goal seemed to galvanise the Eagles and in the very next attack parity was achieved.

An excellent run from Sam down the left ended with a perfect cross and Jack Kennedy slotted in the equaliser. 1-1 at half time and probably a fair result. The second half started with much of the same. Eagles started well and it was only a last ditch tackle that stopped Jack Hector from a shot at goal. Twyford came back and Jasper Freestone made a great save when left isolated. Jed also made some great tackles to break up Twyford attacks. Then Twyford got another corner and once again it wasn't dealt with by the Eagles and the ball squirmed over the line. The Eagles' weakness at corners was further stressed minutes later as the ball came loose and was rifled in for a third. Twyford were now fairly dominant and it was no surprise when they scored a fourth minutes from the end.
Eagles MOTM: Jed Wright  

Heavitree Eagles 7 v Twyford Rangers 0
The second match was a much more open game with chances at both ends from the off. Eagles seemed to be working on the maxim that however many they let in they would score more as Jasper Freestone in goal twice ended up one on one with Twyford forwards. . . . and twice came away with the ball.

However by this time Eagles were already a goal up. Arron Holwell made a strong run and crossed for Kathryn Brown to shoot. Kathryn's shot looked goalward bound but Arron hammered it in to make sure. Kathryn had several other chances to increase the lead before popping up to slide in Eagles second goal after a good move to score her first goal for Heavitree. Despite continued chances at both ends there were no further goals in the first half. In the second half the Eagles made a few changes and started passing a lot better. T

his resulted in much better pressure from the Eagles and it was only a matter of time before they scored again. For the third goal Liam Western crossed from the left but when the ball deflected back out to him he shot coolly from a tight angle. The fourth goal came from a great flowing move - Jed Wright won the ball in the centre of midfield and put the ball out to Josh Herbert on the right wing, Josh fed the ball to Liam who found Matt Burchill and the move was finished off by Jack Kennedy.

The fifth goal came from a solo run by Liam who kept control of the ball well to score from close range. Jack Kennedy got his second and the Eagles' sixth after being set up by Liam and the seventh was scored by Matt after a good run from Josh. Twyford Rangers battled until the final whistle but in the end the Eagles were too strong and only a string of good saves by The Rangers' goalkeeper stopped further goals.
Eagles MOTM: Kathryn Brown (for her first ever goal)

Pinhoe Spears 2 - 2 Sidmouth Warriors
Right from the start Pinhoe put Sidmouth under pressure and dominated the early exchanges.  Cody Cox was unlucky not to open the scoring with two great strikes, the first just wide, the second on the turn was saved superbly.  It was not all one way and Connor Radford was also called to make a fine save.

Pinhoe deservedly took the lead when Joe Chandler found himself one-on-one on the right wing, he beat his man on the outside a fired a low shot inside the far post.  Sidmouth were resolute in defence and grabbed a break-away goal following a mix up in the Spears defence who learned the perils of indecision.  So even at half time, but Sidmouth now had the advantage of slope and wind.  They began to press more and took the lead from a throw in which founds its way to the centre forward six yards out.  He chested it down and fired into the roof of the net on the turn.

Pinhoe did not let their heads drop and began to play more football and create chances.  It looked like they would not get anything from the game when Cody Cox struck the post, however the same player shortly after skinned his marker on the left, drilled a low shot across the goal, it was parried but Jamie Vaughan-Ryall was on hand to tap in, keeping the honours' even.

Pinhoe Spears 2 - 2 Sidmouth Raiders 
From the off Spears looked as though they were on top of their game.  The passing and interplay were superb and Raiders looked shell shocked.  Jamie Vaughan-Ryall struck a fierce shot which was tipped onto the ball by the keeper, who performed heroics again shortly after to thwart Cody Cox.

The deadlock was finally broken by route one; a long punt from Connor Radford, one bounce and a piece of genius volley on the full turn by Simon Priddle. It was all Pinhoe, shots flying in from all over, and Priddle was unlucky not to grab his second after dinking it over the centre half and firing a volley just over the bar. He was certainly back to his best, assisting both Joe Chandler and Jamie Vaughan-Ryall to extend Spears lead at half time.

Although Sidmouth had the slope and wind in the second half Spears kept them out and were very unlucky not to score further in counter attacking style., Sidmouth defended well and never stopped working.

Countess Wear Dynamoes 4 Crediton Saints 2
All the team played well in a good display of passing and movement,the midfield won most of their challanges with Lewis Matthews being the pick of the brunch,he also took the corners which went staight into the net.We should have scored more but some good goalkeeping kept us out. The other goals came from George Coombes and Jake Charlton who both had a good match.

Man of the match was Lewis Matthews

Countess Wear Dynamoes 5 Beacon Knights 1
The Dynamoes started well with all the team having lots of the ball,the team were strong in all areas of the pitch, Reece Saunders scoring two excellant goals and was man of the match. George Coombes,Lee Bent and Lewis Matthews with the other goals.

Lewis Densham had a good game in goal until he got injured when Lewis Matthews took over the gloves and made some good saves.

Stoke Hill Celtic 5 v Moors Stars 3.

Stoke Hill Celtic passed the ball beautifully in the first half and raced into a 5-0 half time lead. Joe Balkwill set up Oliver Evans who finished powerfully for the first goal. Dan Hodges smashed home the second goal. Joe Balkwill crossed from the right wing & Harry Pollard for the third time this season thumped home a great header for the third. Oliver Evans then completed his hat-trick with two well struck shots for a 5-0 half time lead.

However, Stoke Hill Celtic hit the self destruct button after three half time substitutions, scoring an own goal & conceding a penalty. Within 5 minutes of the restart it was 5-3. Credit to Moors Stars who really went for it, but were denied by two good saves from Stoke Hill keeper John-Morgan Ross.

Man of the match was Joe Balkwill who created a succession of chances for his team.

Stoke Hill Celtic 6 - Moors Comets 0.

Two goals from Ethan Flanagan & one from Dan Hodges gave Stoke Hill a 3-0 half time lead.
Second half substitutes John-Morgan Ross, one goal & Oliver Evans, 2 goals, doubled the score for a 6-0 win.

All three second half goals were set up by Man of the Match Morgan Pearce who looked up and made quality passes.

Stoke Hill Rangers U9's  V  Moors Comets U9's        4-1
 
It has been a long time coming, but Rangers today recorded their first win of the season. Rangers moved the ball around against a resilient Moors side who only had six players, with the first goal coming from Rangers striker Luke Dunstan, Comets then pulled one back with a glorious strike into the top corner from 15yds that gave the Rangers keeper no chance. In the second half Rangers started the stronger and took control of the game with fiurther goals coming from Timon Brown and 2 goals from Evan Lewis. Rueben Alabaidi had a superb game for Rangers being involved in 2 of the 4 goals.
 
 
Man of The Match   -   Rueben Alabaidi
 
Stoke Hill Rangers U9's  V  Moors Stars U9's     2-2 
 
Moors again played with only six players, but this didn't top them giving 110%. The first game was fairly evenly balanced both side wanting the ball. Early on it was some great goalkeeping that kept the score level. Warren Hawkins in mid field moved the ball about and Evan lewis and Rueben Alabaidi were unlucky not to get on the score sheet. Stars took the lead from a corner that was unluckily turned into his own net by Evan Lewis. This seeemed to spur Stars on and further increased their lead to lead 2-0 at half time. The second half was time to bring on Rangers leading scorer this season Luke Dunstan and it wasn't long before the change paid off with Luke getting yet another goal to his tally. Some more great defending by Bradley Staddon and Kenny Ware for Rangers and some great goal keeping yet again kept Rangers in the game. It wasn't long before Luke Dunstan grabbed his second goal of the game to equalise for Rangers. Both sides fought hard for the win and the game ended 2-2, a fair result for both sides.
 
Man of the Match  -  Luke Dunstan
 
May I just add that Both of the Moors sides were a credit to the game considering they both played with only 6 players with eveybody giving 110%

Exmouth Amateurs 1 - 0 Alphington Rockets
 
On a blustery morning ,two of the league inform sides squared up for this eagerly anticipated Fixture. The Rockets passing ability against the robustness of the Amateurs, and true to the billing the game was tense, tight and highly competitive. Both teams struggled to string any more than three passes together, largely due do the windy conditions and a extremely narrow pitch. Midway through the first half Exmouth had a corner which was delivered low and unfortunately for The Rockets, skimmed of a defender, and rolled into the net.
 
The second half started and Rockets passing improved, and were starting to sustain constant pressure on Exmouth's Keeper. However , the threat of a Exmouth Breakaway was always evident. As the game drew to a close The Rockets definitely had more possession, perhaps starting to dominate, but were unable to score an equaliser. Credit has to go to both teams for a fantastic game of football,and on a different day, maybe a different result. James Bovey was excellent in The Rockets goal.  
 
 
Alphington Man of the Match  Jake Murphy
  
 
Brixington Blues 2 - 7 Alphington Rockets
 
The Rockets picked themselves up for the second game of the day, and once they were into their stride totally dominated this game. The Blues enthusiasm to get forward was exploited by The Rockets ability to pass and move and get behind the Blues defence. The opening goal was scored by The Rockets winger James Dodd. Immediately afterwards Luke White doubled the score. Brixington Blues replied with a goal to make the half time score 1 - 2.
 
Once the second half began The Rockets dominated and created numerous chances without actually adding to their tally. Finally the goals flowed, with Harry Warren scoring two, and further goals from Luke White (2) and James Dodd helped the rockets to a convincing win. Oliver Saunders and Joe McKenzie had good performances.
 
Alphington Man of the Match James Dodd

Stoke Hill Celtic 2 v Countess Wear 1.

Stoke Hill Celtic took the lead when the Countess Wear defence scored an own goal under pressure from Joe Balkwill.

The lead was nearly doubled when Harry Pollard hit a cross shot which hit the post.

Stoke Hill did score a second goal with a superb passing move with Harry Pollard setting up Joe Balkwill, who slipped the ball past the keeper for Gabriel Campbell to slot home.

However, Countess Wear came back strongly and Stoke Hill Keeper John-Morgan Ross made three outstanding saves.

In the second half Stoke Hill looked to put the game beyond doubt, but the Countess Wear keeper made a great save pushing a Harry Pollard shot on to the bar, before Sam Fulthorpe also smashed a shot against the bar.

Reece Saunders tucked away a consolation goal towards the end for Countess Wear, but Stoke Hill Celtic move into the semi-final after this hard fought 2-1 win.

Brixington 1 v Stoke Hill 2.

Stoke Hill for the second consecutive week dominated a game, but went 1-0 down. On this occasion Brixington broke away & with 4 attackers running at three defenders they passed the ball really well and worked the ball to James Doble who made no mistake driving an unstoppable shot into the far corner.

Stoke Hill equalised in the second half when Oliver Evans ran down the right wing and cut the ball back to Sam Fulthorpe to smash first time into the net.

Stoke Hill won the game when Dan Hodges played a set piece to Oliver Evans who hit a strong shot into the far top corner.

Man of the match - Sam Fulthorpe who played with his head up making lots of passes.

Exmouth Amateurs 1 v Stoke Hill 0.

This was an evenly balanced game of few chances. Both defences played well & both goalkeepers had to race out of their box to clear danger. Stoke Hill almost broke the deadlock in the second half when Dan Hodges raced clear on a one on one but shot straight at keeper Ed Hurley.

Exmouth Amateurs won the game when Micheal Hunter found space at the far post to scramble the ball into the Stoke Hill net.

Man of the Match - Harry Pollard for a powerful performance in the Stoke Hill midfield.

Exmouth Amateurs  V Stoke Hill Rangers   5-0 
 
Rangers Battled hard but were outclassed at times by a very good Exmouth side, who may I add, most of which are on Exeter City's Books.

Rangers managed to keep the score to a very respectable 5-0, due mainly to some "back-to-the-wall" defending and for the second week running a superb performance by Joseph Ware in Goal. Timon Brown for Rangers worked very hard on the left wing occasionally find himself somewhere else on the pitch throwing himself at everything in a bid to contain Exmouth.
 
Man of the match  -  Timon Brown
 
 
Brixington Blues  V Stoke Hill Rangers    3-3
 
This was a game of two halfs the first being dominated by Rangers who went in 3-0 up with goals from Rueben Alabaidi, Timon Brown and Luke Dunstan. The second half Brixington brought the game to Rangers who again defended stoutly with some fine saves again from Joseph Ware in goal.

Brixington pulled a goal back before The Rangers keeper was taken off with blood pouring from his nose after making a superb save with the combination of hands and face.

Timon Brown stood in as reserve keeper, but stood no chance with a contentious penalty that was given for handball. Rangers again could have increased their lead further before Brixington slotted their equaliser past an advancing keeper.
 
Man of the Match  - The Rangers team for some excellent work as a team.

Central City competed well and in a close fought game, deserved a draw.

At the back, James Bryant made some good saves in goal and defenders Toby Criss and Jaime Hammond, stuck well to the task.

In midfield, Harvey Young, Freddie James and William Caschere all battled well, but couldn't get past a strong and well organised Crediton defence.  Substitutes Joseph Heggadon and Callum Davison both made good contributions.

Crediton scored mid-way through the second half and despite a late surge by City, which nearly saw them draw level, it was not to be.

The dynamoes played some great football with lots of movement and slick passing,all the team played their part.The raiders battled hard but the dynamoes defencers were solid,with Josh Hawkesby and Liam England having a great game.

George Coombes bossed the midfield and scored all 4 goals,some of which were unstoperable.The dynamoes battled to the end of the game and this was a much inproved display.Man of the match was George Coombes. Sidmouth Town Warriers 2 Countess Wear Dynamoes 1-the dynamoes started slowly with both sides having their chances,but the boys did not take them and gave the ball away to many times.

The second half the dynamoes started to battle for every ball and were unlucky not to score. Credit much go to sidmouth as they battled well and their defence and goalkeeper were excellant.This game could have gone either way,as both teams played well.

George Coombes scored the goal.Joint man of the match were Josh Hawkesby and Charlie Telford.

Heavitree Hawks  V Stoke Hill Rangers    4-2
 
After a very comfortable first half for Stoke Hill Rangers, where Rangers went 1-0 up thanks to a goal from Luke Dunstan. This half was very one sided with the Rangers goalkeeper not once touching the ball.The second half was a very different story, with the Rangers thinking they had already won the game, Heavitree Hawks had 3 shots and scored 3 times, before a superb strike from Timon Brown from about 15yds cannoned off the cross bar and into the net, shortly after The Hawks scored their 4th goal to wrap the game up. 
 
Heavitree Eagles  V Stoke Hill Rangers    1-1
  
Stoke Hill Rangers got over their earlier defeat by The Hawks very quickly, scoring in the first minute with a strike from Luke Dunstan, this kick started Eagles into life and it was only some excellent saves from Joseph Ware in goal and some stout defending from the rest of the team that stopped Eagles from getting something out of the first half. The second half both sides could easily have scored, but both defended well. It was only deep into injury time (3minutes, don't know where the ref found that much as there was only 1 twenty second stoppage!!) that Eagles scored their equaliser. 
 
Man of the Match - Joseph Ware for an outstanding game in goal

West Hill Wasps 1 - 1 Pinhoe Pikes

Both sides started the game struggling to gain any fluency or rhythm.  Pikes seemed unable to string more than two passes together at any given time, Westhill were proving effective at breaking down any pattern of play Pikes managed to put together. Indeed Westhill looked more eager and hungry for the ball whilst Pikes became frustrated at their lack of fluency.

The scrappy first half definitely went to Westhill who created more chances overall. Jonny Farnsworth, Jimmy Knight and Baily Radford proved to be the pick of the Pikes players in the first half and to be fair it was the defense and another solid performance from Daniel Cullen in goal that were the highlights.

Pikes had a slightly better start to the second half and in one five minute period played the football we were used to seeing which resulted with a Morgan Cullen cross for a Jonny Farnsworth tap in. Pikes failed to build on this and credit to Westhill for proving to be difficult opponents to break down, whom deservedly pulled a goal back with a good finish for the match to end all square.

Honiton 0 - 5 Pinhoe Pikes 

A few changes in positions with Pikes playing with width seemed to make an improvement with passes finding players more than from the first game. A couple of players looked tired and out of sorts, so early subs were made again.

Tommy Lyons came on and proved yet again to be a player who can make the important breakthrough with a cool finish from a Morgan Cullen pass, Tommy quickly followed this up with a cracking strike from distance, great vision to see the opportunity. Meanwhile Mason Clifford continued to impress on left midfield with his willingness to take players on and create opportunities. Whilst at the back Jimmy Knight as Captain was leading his troops well, and developing a good understanding with Baily Radford who again is developing quickly.

Honiton battled hard and their keeper was outstanding in making several certain goal bound saves. Pikes were just proving a little too strong and Morgan Cullen then capped a fine game by completing a hat trick. The last two of his goals were cracking, one being a good long range effort and the last one being a fine individual effort to cap a good win.

St Martins 0 V 5 Alphington Rockets
 
On a difficult sloping pitch Alphington Rockets dominated this game, primarily through their ability to play the passing game. Attacking down the slope the first half The Rockets created lots of good opportunities to score , however, some good saves from St Martins keeper kept the score level. Midway through the first half Luke White put The Rockets ahead, after a sublime turn and shot. Moments later the impressive Max Hammett scored to make it 2-0 at the break.

Immediately after the restart St Martins had a corner which was going into the top corner of the net but for a fine save from James Bovey. Finally the continued pressure on the St Martins goal paid off, with further goals from Luke White (2) and James Dodd. A very impressive display from the Rockets with James Dodd, Harry Warren,Max Hammett and Lucas White having exceptional games.
 
Man of the Match Harry Warren
 
Dawlish Town 0 V 2 Alphington Rockets
 
The Rockets knew they would be in for a tough second game as Dawlish were able to beat the impressive West Exe in their previous game. Dawlish were a well organised side and were very determined,however The Rockets passing ability, and resilience in defence, helped them to this fine win. Both teams were finding it difficult to put any real pressure on each others goals and during the opening ten minutes the game was even. The deadlock was broken when Max Hammett picked out Luke White in the Dawlish box and with Lucas White in this form, the outcome was never in any doubt. 1-0 at Half time.

The Rockets continued to probe through the Dawlish defence and were again rewarded with another goal. James Dodd defence splitting pass picked out Lucas White with only the keeper to beat, Lucas White drilled the ball into the bottom corner on the Dawlish goal to make the score 2-0. Dawlish continued to attack The Rockets goal and good defending from Joe Mc Kenzie and Conor Saunders ensured another clean sheet.
 
Man of the Match Lucas White

Heavitree Eagles 1 v Stoke Hill Celtic 0.

Heavitree Eagles defended bravely & hung on for a 1-0 win to inflict a first defeat of the season for Stoke Hill Celtic.

Heavitree scored just after half time with their only attack of the second half. In the closing ten minutes Stoke Hill Celtic hit the post twice through Gabriel Campbell & Joe Balkwill and despite nine second half corners could not find the equaliser.

Fair play to the Heavitree boys who defended bravely in numbers, blocking countless shots, and they worked hard for their deserved victory.

Heavitree Hawks 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 11.

The score was just 2-0 at half time with Stoke Hill looking sluggish after losing their first game of the morning. However, second half substitute Joe Balkwill got his team going scoring four times. Other scorers were Morgan Pearce 2, Ethan Flanagan 2, Gabriel Campbell, John-Morgan Ross & Sam Fulthorpe.

Stoke Hill Rangers  V  Stoke Hill Celtic    0-2
 
The game started out very evenly balanced with both teams going close, Rangers had most of the play in the first half, but just couldn't find the back of the net. Joe Baulkwill crossed the ball for Sam Fulthorpe to net the first for Celtic. The second half was much the same as the first with Rangers closing down the Celtic attack and looked like getting the elusive equaliser, until Harry Pollard scrambled a second for Celtic. Rangers kept battling hard until the final whistle, with efforts from Luke Dunstan and Warren Hawkins forcing the celtic keeper to pull of a fine double save.
 
Man of the Match - Luke Dunstan
 
 
Stoke Hill Rangers  V Countess Wear Dynamo's   2-3
 
The scoreline doesn't reflect the game, Rangers dominated the first half, with the Dynamo's attack being snubbed out completely, it was only due to the Dynamo's Keeper that Rangers didn't go 2 or 3 goals up. Warren Hawkins and Evan lewis for Rangers Bossed the midfield, whilst Regan Gent and Bradley Staddon stood firm at the back. With less than a minute to go in the first half Joe Ware in goal made a fine save only for the ball to fall at the feet of Rees Saunders who duly put the ball in the net. In the second half Rangers again were right on top of their game, only to fall further behind to a 2nd then third goal. To the credit of Rangers they never once gave up and fought back with great pride to score firstly with Rueben Alabaidi and shortly followed up with a second from Evan Lewis. this provided a thrilling finish where Rangers were completely on top and should have scored and equaliser when Evan lewis was through on goal only to have his shirt pulled which stopped him from a clear shooting chance and the ball was scrambled away by Dynamo's. Unfortunately the whistle came to early to end the game and Rangers were denied something out of a game that they so deserved to win.
 
Man of the Match - Rueben Alabaidi.

Stoke Hill Celtic 2 v Stoke Hill Rangers 0.

In an even first half the only goal was when Joe Balkwill crossed for Sam Fulthorpe who smashed the ball in for Stoke Hill Celtic. Substitute Harry Pollard scrambled home a second goal for Stoke Hill Celtic to secure a 2-0 win. In the closing stages Stoke Hill Rangers players Luke Dunstan & Warren Hawkins both had strong shots saved by second half keeper Sam Fulthorpe.
Man of the Match - Sam Fulthorpe.

Stoke Hill Celtic 3 v Countess Wear 1.

Reece Saunders turned quickly in the box to fire Countess Wear into an early lead. However, Stoke Hill Celtic equalised through Harry Pollard who slid the ball home in a crowded goalmouth. Oliver Evans was twice denied for Stoke Hill Celtic when he first had a goal disallowed & moments later he saw his free kick rebound back off the post.
Stoke Hill drove forward after half time & two goals from Oliver Evans gave Stoke Hill a 3-1 lead. In the move of the match Stoke Hill worked the ball down the right wing, switched play to the left & Dan Hodges hit two thunderbolt shots which were both superbly saved by Countess Wear keeper Lewis Densham.
Countess Wear fought hard to get back into the game & were denied by two breathtaking saves from Stoke Hill keeper John-Morgan Ross.  
An entertaining game played at a very high tempo.

Central City 2 v Heavitree Eagles 1

This was an excellent committed game from start to finish and one that the Eagles definitely should have taken something from. Heavitree started strongly with Jack Hector making a good break and finding Sam Webber, but he was tackled. A shot from Jed Wright was then deflected for a corner. The Eagles pushed but a quick break by Central City ended in a City goal from close in.

Heavitree Eagles rallied and a great flowing move involving Sam and Jed ended with Jack Hector shooting just wide. Despite continued pressure the Eagles could not break through and went in 1-0 at half time.

The second half started in the same way as the first had ended with a committed run from Jed resulting in another corner but City defended stoutly. Moments later a quick break from Sam took him round the goalkeeper but he couldn't quite slot it home from a tight angle. Minutes later the Eagles were made to pay as a clearance from Jasper Freestone was picked up by a City forward whose strong shot slipped under Jasper's diving body.

Eagles poured forward once again and corner followed corner as they tried to pull a goal back but the defending was superb and the goalkeeper tipped over a great shot from Jed. Finally a great break from Sam Webber down the left and great cross found second half substitute Liam Western and he coolly slotted home. The Eagles desperately pushed for an equaliser but despite continued pressure it was not to be.

Eagles Man of the Match: Jed Wright

 Central United 4 v Heavitree Eagles 0

If the Eagles deserved more out of their first game, in the second they were beaten convincingly by a more committed United team. The Eagles could not come to terms with Nathan Townsend's strong direct running. Early on a great cross from Arron Holwell got stuck under Jed's feet and just went wide. However a strong run from the United no.17 went straight through the Eagles and scored a great goal. Moments later United hit the crossbar but there was no respite, and the second goal was not long in coming. Once again it was a strong run and shot from the United no. 17 and despite a great save from Jasper Freestone United were quicker to the rebound and scored number 2. Another great run just before half time meant that it was 3-0 at the break.

After some substitutions at half time the Eagles looked a lot stronger after the break, with Josh Herbert and Kathryn Brown, and then Jed Wright performing well in defence and Liam Western commanding in goal. However, despite a much better performance Central United always looked the more likely team to score again and sure enough the Eagles went to sleep at a corner and United scored a fourth from a simple tap in.

MATCH 1 City 2 - 1 Eagles

An excellent team performance from Central City saw them hold on for a deserved victory against a strong Heavitree Eagles side.

The team effort was epitomised by both Harvey Young and Freddie James in midfield, who battled throughout.  They not only got forward to create problems for Heavitree, but were back tacking hard when City were under pressure.  Young fully deserved his two well taken goals and was always a threat going forward.

After going two up, City had to defend strongly and James Bryant in goal pulled off some fine saves.  In defence, both Toby Criss and Joseph Heggadon had excellent games.

Heavitree got a deserved goal back five minutes before the end, but the strong team effort saw City home. 

MATCH 2 City 8 - 0 Hawks

Central City were much the stronger side and cruised to an easy win against a Heavitree Hawks team who, to their credit, never gave up.

City raced into a quick lead, with Joseph Glenny on form up front and grabbing four well taken goals in the first half.  Joseph Heggadon made some strong attacking runs and added another goal, to make it 5 - 0 by half-time.

The hard working Callum Davison scored a well taken goal shortly after half-time and Toby Criss, enjoying the opportunity to play in a more attacking role, added to the score from close range.  The scoring was completed by William Caschere with a good shot through a ‘sea' of players.

Joshua Morris also came on in the second half and played well, typifying another excellent team performance and a deserved double for City over Heavitree.

Central United 7  Hawks 0 

A great first 5 minutes from United with the midfield and defence attempting passing movements. This was a great improvement from the Cup game. At halftime United were 2-0 up thanks to Nathan Townsend. After substitutions at half-time, the goals flowed from both Talie Metcalfe-Wood - taking advantage of Frank Trimble's wingplay and accurate crossing - and also Thomas O'Donnell with one solo run particularly memorable. Also thanks to Hawks for a game played in great spirit and effort through to the final whistle. 

Central United 4  Eagles 0 

Determination and good team play again saw United win a hard fought game. Nathan Townsend was simply terrific running through from midfield to score several outstanding goals. Also to the fore was William Gregory in defence who is using the ball more intelligently now after the tackle. Arthur Burrow came on and increased energy levels with his aggressive running and tackling.

Spears 2 - 7 Twyford Celtic

A depleted Spartans side looked very jaded and struggled to contain a well organised and talented Celtic. They held out in the first quarter but the further loss of Simon Priddle to ill health and an injury to Tom Crees really tested the squad who found themselves 3-0 down at half time. Harrison Taylor and Joe Chandler had worked hard on the flanks, but the midfield never really gave them much to work with going forward. 

The second half saw a little spirit return but despite the brave efforts Celtic extended their lead with quality finishing. Spears continued to battle and a great pass from Cody Cox set Joe Chandler free on the right; his fierce shot made it 1-5. Regaining some confidence Spears pushed on and chances followed however it was the clinical nature of Celtics' front two that caught the eye.  Cody Cox capped a good performance with a goal towards the end although Celtic had the final word with another stunning strike.

Connor Radford did well in goal, and Harry Jones deserves a mention for not giving up and battling in an unfamiliar defensive role for his team.

Spears 3 - 1 Twyford Rangers

Spears needed to lift themselves for the second match and with most players playing out of position they put on a fabulous show.  The passing and interplay between them was excellent and although the finishing was a little lacking in composure it was nonetheless great to watch.

Nathan Smeath, a little under par due to illness, grabbed the opener with a smart volley on the turn.  Cody Cox extended the lead with a penalty and fired home a second to make it 3-0 at half time.

The second half carried on in the same vein, every Spears player showing a desire to move the ball around freely. Tom Crees recovered enough for a cameo role and showed some good quality and Connor Radford showed he could take command of the goal area.  It was the little things that were so pleasing, even though the goals did not flow as could have been expected.

It was great to see the delight of the consolation goal for Rangers, a well struck shot after beating two players; a credit to their determination and attitude of the team.

MATCH 1

An excellent team performance from Central City saw them hold on for a deserved victory against a strong Heavitree Eagles side.

The team effort was epitomised by both Harvey Young and Freddie James in midfield, who battled throughout.  They not only got forward to create problems for Heavitree, but were back tacking hard when City were under pressure.  Young fully deserved his two well taken goals and was always a threat going forward.

After going two up, City had to defend strongly and James Bryant in goal pulled off some fine saves.  In defence, both Toby Criss and Joseph Heggadon had excellent games.

Heavitree got a deserved goal back five minutes before the end, but the strong team effort saw City home.

 MATCH 2

Central City were much the stronger side and cruised to an easy win against a Heavitree Hawks team who, to their credit, never gave up.

City raced into a quick lead, with Joseph Glenny on form up front and grabbing four well taken goals in the first half.  Joseph Heggadon made some strong attacking runs and added another goal, to make it 5 - 0 by half-time.

The hard working Callum Davison scored a well taken goal shortly after half-time and Toby Criss, enjoying the opportunity to play in a more attacking role, added to the score from close range.  The scoring was completed by William Caschere with a good shot through a ‘sea' of players.

Joshua Morris also came on in the second half and played well, typifying another excellent team performance and a deserved double for City over Heavitree.

Alphington Rockets 3 - 0 Cullumpton Rangers

The Rockets started the game very brightly and immediately were pressurising the Rangers goal. The first goal of the game was scored by Luke White, after a through ball from James Dodd found White ,with only the keeper to beat, which he suitably performed. Soon afterwards James Dodd was fouled on the edge of the Rangers box.  Dodd picked himself up to guide the resulting free kick into the top corner of the Rangers goal. The Rockets continued to pass the ball well and created several chances, However, Rangers were a constant threat to the Rockets goal. The second half began much like the first, Rockets passing the ball well, and were eventually rewarded with another goal. Oliver Saunders sweet strike at the back post beat the Rangers Keeper. Jake Murphy, Conner Saunders continued to be outstanding in defence and stood firm against some good attacking from the Rangers strikers. Max Hammett performed well against Rangers talented midfielder Connor Pengelly.

Rockets Players of the Match  - Jake Murphy, Max Hammett

Alphington Rockets 8 - O Hemyock

The Rockets second game of the day was against their cup final opponents from last season. The Rockets passing were memorising at times and was a pleasure to watch. Again the Rockets started sprightly and scored within a few minutes of the kick off. Luke White led the scoring chart with five goals. Many goals came from him combining well with James Dodd. Oliver Saunders, playing in his unusual role of right wing scored a brace, both goals were much like his first goal , sweet strikes at the back post. Harry Warren ghosted into the Box unmarked, to tap the ball home.  

Another much improved  performance from previous weeks and a great all round team effort. 

Rockets Players of the Match  - James Dodd , Conor Saunders.

Pinhoe Pikes 10 - 0  Twyford Rangers

Pikes started brightly passing the ball very well and creating pressure from the start. It was good pressure that resulted in Mason Clifford scoring the first of his two goal tally. Soon Pikes started scoring at will against a Rangers side struggling for possession.  Morgan Cullen then scored from a trademark free kick, but was fortunate to score due to a goalie error.

Pikes continued to press forward and Tommy lyons scored with a cheeky back heel.  Morgan Cullen scored from a Daniel Cullen long ball before Alex Roberts scored with a glancing header from a corner. Alex later went onto score a deserved hat-trick. Meanwhile Jed cockram and Baily Radford marshaled the defense well when needed. Further goals from Mason Clifford and Tommy lyons in the second half kept the score ticking over before a recovering Charlie Fairchild scored a great header from a great corner from Jonny Farnsworth, to cap a satisfying win.

Credit should go to the Ranger players for always trying and keeping their heads up when the score started to go against them.

Pinhoe Pikes 4 - 6 Twyford Celtic

Pikes found themselves in a very different match from the first. Celtic put Pikes under pressure in the opening stages, and Pikes found themselves defending numerous corners.

It was some dodgy defending that allowed Celtic a two goal lead in the opening exchanges. Tommy Lyons found himself in a good position to tap in, in one of the few Pikes attacks in the first half. In fact Pikes looked a little disorganized in defence and it was another defensive lapse that led to Celtic scoring from a corner.

A strong half time talk resulted in Pikes starting the second half with renewed determination and suddenly the second half looked a much more even contest and turned into a great game of football. Ashley Carpenter scored early on from good pikes pressure and good passing. However, Celtic then scored from a short corner and again from a counter attack that caught Pikes off guard.

To Pikes credit they never gave up and good movement of the ball led to Morgan Cullen scoring. He then scored a second from a Mason Clifford cross to pull the deficit to one goal. Unfortunately Celtic grabbed another goal on the break at the end of the match. Encouragement can be taken from a much improved second half performance with a number of missed chances against a good Celtic side.

CENTRAL UTD 7 HEAVITREE HAWKS 0 

The Hawks started well with a new formation. The first ten minites Central found it hard work to get past Guy Geeson and Brendon George in defence.

Josh Bennett and Harry Dolan went close to scoring aganist the run of play.

Luke Mattews also worked his socks off, but the boys found themselves 2 down at halftime. A few changes because of tired legs and a few boys playing out of position lead to Central scoring more goals. But even at 7 goals down Jack Leftbridge, Harry Dolan and Josh Bennett gave their all for the team.

MAN OF MATCH - GUY GEESON. Ran himself into the ground for the team. 

CENTRAL CITY 8 HEAVITREE HAWKS 0

From the off the hawks found it hard going with Central City bossing the game from start to finish. Josh Bennett was a class act in midflied for the hawks,he nearly scored when he picked the ball up in midfiled and bombed down the pitch and fired just wide of the post. . Harry Dolan and Guy Geeson also went on a few solo runs to try to get the hawks off the mark.

MAN OF MATCH - JOSH BENNETT He always gives 110%

Central United 0  Countess Wear 4

On the face of it this was a predictable result with the better side coming out on top.

However, it was  manner of the defeat which was so frustrating for coaches and parents alike. United seemed resigned to failure from  whistle. At no stage was there evidence of those  fighting qualities which had seen them progress through to this round in the first place. Speed of movement and thought must improve!

The Dynamoes started slowly and could not get their passing going but still had some good changes with all the team working hard.

In the second half the team moved up a gear and with some great passing and movement scored some super goals all the team played well, with Reece Saunders scoring 2, Jake Charlton and Liam England with 1 each.  Central kept going throughout the match and defenced well.

Joint Man of the match was Dan Cunningham and Liam England.

Cullompton Under 9s started their double cup weekend with a narrow defeat against cup and league favourites Exmouth Amateurs.

 Cullompton - v - Exmouth Amateurs:  2-3

This was a typical blood and thunder cup tie that we could all remember watching on a black and white TV. Playing against a side that hasn't lost a game for two years was always going to be a challenge. Cully took them on with a patched up side but certainly weren't disgraced. 

On the superb carpet at Willowbank the first half was an even contest with both side trying to gain supremacy. Eliot Tancock in the Cully goal made a sharp save but other than that the back two of George Hawkins and Harry Evans dealt with anything that the Ammies threw at them. Connor Pengelly was imperious in midfield , tackling and passing and the fulcrum of all that was good about Cully. Kieran Fry and Sam Palmer worked tirelessly on the flanks getting up and down to support Ben Bowles up front or the back line. 

Cully took the lead when Ben held the ball up laid it off to Connor who hit one of his trademark strikes into the top corner past the Ammies and Exeter City goalie. Cully pushed on with Sam dragging his shot wide and Ben having his shot blocked. 

As the sides turned around could Cully keep up their good work. Well they were undone by a long throw leaving the Amateur player to poke the ball home at the far post.  Soon Cully were behind when the Ammies striker broke away and although Eliot made a fine save the on rushing midfielder bundled the ball over the line. Now being behind spurred Cully on and Kieran set Connor up for another fabulous strike sailing past the out stretched hand of the away keeper. Cully pressed for the winner but from the next huge goal kick by the Amateurs keeper the ball was allowed to bounce and the Ammies forward scored from a tight angle. 

There was no time left for the brave and battling Cully side to come back into the game.

Cullompton Rangers - Moors Stars : 2 -0   These games were played at the wonderful surface at Willowbank School. In the first game of the day Cully met there old rivals Moors. These are always tight games and todays was no expection.  

Cully started well and soon tested the Moors keeper. Cully took the lead mid way through the first half when Connor Pengelly hit a long range shot from distance that bounced down off the cross bar and over the line. Into the second half Cully defence held firm with George Hawkins and Harry Evans dominating everything that was thrown at them as the half petered out Harry strolled forward played a few one two and finished neatly to give Cully a deserved 2 nil win.    

Cullompton Rangers - v - Moors Comet: 4- 0 (8-0)   Cully started well and were soon on top with Connor getting a well deserved hat trick by half time. Sam Palmer added  a fourth by the the mid way interval.   Into the second half Cully agreed to let the half time score stand as the match result and played against Moors 9 players against Cully 7.

Cully went onto win this half 4 nil with goals from Keiran Fry, Sam Palmer (2) and Jason Aggett.

Countess Wear Dynamoes 6 St Martins 1
This was a exellant team display with good movement and passing. All the team played well with some super goals from Reece Saunders 2,Lewis Matthews,George Coombes,Charlie Telford and Lee Bent.Lewis Densham had a solid game in goal.

Man of the match was Reece Saunders.

Countess Wear Dynamoes 4 Dawlish 1
The Dynamoes started slowly and the score was 1-1 at half time.The second half saw a better display with lots of passing and battling for the ball.George Coombes took a sweet freekick which stopped on the goalline but was touched in by Reece Saunders.Charlie Telford scored a super goal, Jake Charlton scored a great indival goal with Reece Saunders getting his second.

Man of the match was Lee Bent.

 Heavitree Hawks 0 - 5 Pinhoe Spears
The unfamiliar starting line-up for Spears quickly got into the match and began to pressure Hawks all over the pitch.  Tom Crees and Liam O'Garo bossed the midfield, and showed good vision and awareness in their passing.  Joe Chandler had an outstanding game wide right and he grabbed the first goal after Harry Taylors pass put him clear.  Tom Crees coolly finished with the outside of his right boot to extend the lead and Harry Taylor made it three before half time well set up by Crees.

Although Spears dominated this match from start to finish Hawks never gave up and were always asking questions of Spears defence.  The team worked hard collectively to preserve another clean sheet for the fast developing Connor Radford in goal.  Simon Priddle struck on the turn from close range after great work from Harry Taylor, and then turned provided with a perfectly slotted pass allowing Joe Chandler to grab his second with a fierce shot.

 Heavitree Eagles 2 - 2 Pinhoe Spears
Although they started bright enough the re-jigged Spears side struggled to maintain the high standards they had been setting of late.  They did go a goal up through Simon Priddle after fine interplay with Jamie Vaughan-Ryall and deservedly so, but the cracks were starting to appear.  The team looked ragged and lack-luster in defence and Eagles scored twice to lead at half time.

A much more determined attitude was evident in the second half, and the introduction of Nathan Smeath made Spears far more difficult to break down.  They started to produce some fine approach play yet the final ball was often weak.  Eagles battled hard to retain their lead and the goalkeeper pulled off a number of fine saves and looked solid.

Simon Priddle evened things up; tough in three tackles to win the ball and then shooting home from close range.  Spears pressed and pressed, but lacked a little quality in the last third.  A fierce shot from 15yards was tipped over by the fine Eagles keeper, who was not caught out by his own defenders attempt to disrupt the balance in what certainly was a game of two halves.

Not a good showing from Spears, with one or two players looking out of sorts, but their character was tested and they lifted themselves to remain unbeaten in the last 8 games.

Heavitree Eagles 1 v Pinhoe Pikes 4
This was the Eagles' first match since the end of November and it showed, as they struggled to get up to the pace of the game. Pinhoe were first to every ball as the Eagles backed off and allowed them far too much space. Within the first couple of minutes a good run down the left and cross by the Pikes led to a tap in for a 1-0 lead.

The Eagles failed to learn from this early warning however and despite Jack Hector beginning to throw himself into his defending it was 3-0 before the Eagles made any sustained forays into the Pikes' half. When they did manage to break free, a good cross from Liam Western was met first time by Jack Kennedy who was unlucky to hit the post. Unfortunately the Eagles failed to build on this and a quick break saw the Pikes score a fourth and only an excellent save from Jasper Freestone prevented them from extending the lead further.

This seemed to signal a turning point and the Eagles started to build some sustained pressure for the first time in the match. This resulted in a goal back for the Eagles by Arron Holwell from a tight angle to end the half 4-1 to the visitors. In the second half Sam Webber came on for Liam and despite the fact that the Eagles were now creating chances, the teams were evenly matched and were unable to make any further impact on the scoreboard.
Eagles MOTM - Jack Hector  

Heavitree Eagles 2 v Pinhoe Spears 2
Despite a better start, the Eagles were once again caught flat-footed at the beginning of the second match as Pinhoe Spears stole an early lead.

However the Eagles were soon back into the game with Matt Burchell making good runs down the right and a fine cross resulted in an excellent goal for Sam Webber. It was now end to end stuff and Jack Kennedy got back to stop a definite goal for the Spears. Soon after, another flowing break from the Eagles saw Liam Western pick out Sam Webber and Sam scored a great goal to put the Eagles into the lead at half time.

In the second half Pinhoe Spears started to build huge pressure on the Eagles defence, where Kathryn Brown and Josh Herbert were steadfast and made several telling tackles and interceptions, and Jasper Freestone was superb in goal. However it was only a matter of time before the Spears broke through and after they forced corner after corner they eventually equalised with a shot from a narrow angle.

The remainder of the match was largely Pinhoe's with Jasper continuing to perform heroically in goal, and the Eagles hoping to catch them on the break, which they almost did with one of the last moves of the match.
Eagles MOTM - Jasper Freestone/ Kathryn Brown

Heavitree Eagles 1 - 4 Pinhoe Pikes

Pikes came out of the blocks fast in their first game against the Eagles. The passing of the ball and teamwork from the start was superb, and it was this play that led to the first goal scored by Morgan Cullen from a great break down the left flank by Jonny Farnsworth who crossed for Morgan to score. By this stage Pikes looked in control with early passes being made and closing down the Eagles whenever they had the ball. Great link up play by Tommy Lyons (captain) and Morgan Cullen created a chance for Jonny Farnsworth. Ashley Carpenter then got in on the act, finding himself in a great position from a corner to lash a left foot shot in. By this time Pikes seemed to be dominant with the team pushing forward at any opportunity and breaking down attacks effectively. Morgan Cullen scored his second just before half time. However, Eagles managed to pull a goal back before half time.  The second half saw the Eagles come out with renewed purpose, with the Pikes having to do a lot more defending, of which Jimmy Knight was superb and Daniel Cullen in goal made some outstanding saves. There were no more goals in the second half, as the game ebbed and flowed between two determined sides, but the standard of football was a credit to both sides.

Man of the Match: Jimmy Knight


Heavitree Hawks 1 - 12 Pinhoe Pikes

Pikes again started with intent, with Baily Radford and Jed Cockram starting in defence. Mason Clifford scored the first of two goals for him with a good strike from the left. Tommy Lyons (captain) scored two quick goals in succession before adding another two later. Pikes were never really threatened and by now were scoring at will. Credit to Heavitree Hawks who never let their heads dropped and deservedly scored a consolation goal towards the end. But Pikes were dominant with Charlie Fairchild, Jimmy Knight and Morgan Cullen finding themselves on the score sheet. For the second half Jonny Farnsworth went in goal, whilst Daniel Cullen had an outstanding half scoring two goals from fearsome strikes. But special mention for Baily Radford and Jed Cockram at the back for playing particularly well when called upon.

Man of the Match: Baily Radford

St Martins 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 3.

Stoke Hill survived a first minute scare when their keeper Gabriel Campbell made a full length save to push a strong shot away for a corner.
Stoke Hill soon got their passing game going & two goals before half time from Joe Balkwill & Oliver Evans gave them a comfortable lead. In the Second Half Joe Balkwill swung over a right wing cross & Harry Pollard ran across his marker to plant a powerful header into the top corner from 10 yards giving the keeper no chance, to secure a 3-0 win for Stoke Hill Celtic.

Dawlish 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 3.

Regular Stoke Hill keeper John-Morgan Ross made a superb point-blank save at a corner to prevent an early goal for Dawlish. Just before the break Harry Pollard made a surging right wing run & pulled the ball back for Joe Balkwill to slot home.
Gabriel Campbell calmly tucked away two further chances to give Stoke Hill Celtic a comfortable 3-0 win.

Spears 2 - 0 Cullompton

The game started off very even, with both sides working hard to close down the opposition whoever had possession.  Chances were few; the first clear opportunity fell to Cully, but the close range shot on the turn was superbly saved by Connor Radford going down fast to his right and holding on well.  Spears took the lead through when Simon Priddle pressured a defender on the ball, latched onto the ball as it ran loose and fired home across the keeper inside the far post.  That's how it stayed until half time, hard fought, few chances and great defending on both sides.

The crucial next goal was a superbly taken free kick, with Nathan Smeath hitting home from 18 yards into the roof of the net.  Cully never really caused sustained problems, Spears coping well with anything they had to offer, without really getting into their attacking stride and flow.

This was an excellent team performance by Pinhoe, limiting a good visiting side and overall dominating play.  Jamie Vaughan-Ryall was colossal throughout, Simon Priddle boundless, and Nathan Smeath ruthless.  A moment of class from Tom Crees brought rapturous applause, with a Cruyf like turn and pass with the outside of his foot and it his good to see him back in the fold and making a very positive contribution which can only improve as fitness returns.

Spears 5 - 2 Hemyock

Another outstanding team performance saw Spears cruise to a three goal lead. Jamie Vaughan-Ryall scoring twice, the second a superb solo run past three players and slotted finish, and Cody Cox grabbed the third after a great run and cross from Simon Priddle.  Numerous changes did not seem to upset the patterns, and further goals came from Joe Chandler and Harrison Taylor who had a simple tap in after sprinting forward to support a brilliant run from Liam O'Garro.

The second half saw further changes, but again Spears dominated play and were unlucky not to score further.  Harry Jones hit the post from long range and had another goal bound effort stopped on the line by his own player.  Hemyock continued to battle and were justly rewarded for their efforts with two goals but the contest was always in spears control.  Joe Chandler was rampaging down the right flank in fine form and prior to being substituted Jamie Vaughan-Ryall was again different class.  There were fine performances too from Liam O'Garro and Nathan Smeath.

MATCH 1 Central 0 - 3 Westexe

A depleted Central City side, without substitutes, battled valiantly against a good West Exe team.

It was ‘backs to the wall' for large parts of the game, but Central made the opposition work hard for their victory, with James Bryant playing well in goal and consistently good defending from Toby Criss and Jaime Hammond.

City went one behind early on, but it was not until well into the second half before a second goal put the game beyond them, quickly followed by a third.  In midfield, William Caschere and Joseph Heggadon competed well and Harvey Young was both a competitive and attacking force.

Upfront, Callum Davison worked hard, together with Joseph Glenny who had chances and was unlucky not to get a goal or two, which would have been justice for a true team effort. 

MATCH 2 Central City 0 - 3 Alphington

The need to switch goalkeepers and with the inability to use substitutes, City were fully stretched and struggled in the first half, going three behind against a good Alphington side.

Their heads never dropped and it was again a valiant team effort against the odds.

The injured Harvey Young showed he could adapt to playing in goal and James Bryant came out of goal to perform well in defence, alongside the strong tackling Toby Criss,.

Whilst second best, Central could have grabbed a goal for themselves, and made sure that Alphington were unable to add to their half time lead.

Central United 1 Alphington 5

A committed recovery from United followed the shock of a very early goal from Alphington. The vistors passing sometimes mesmorised the boys who were guilty of watching the play at times. Nevertheless we battled to the final whistle with due reward arriving thanks to a Nathan Townsend special free-kick. 

Central United 1 - West Exe 3 

At half-time the score at 0-0 reflected a very keenly contested game. Frank Trimble demonstrated determination in covering back from midfield, Will Wenley in goal again showed off his skills with his feet (!), and mention also to Luke Perry who never shied away from any tackles. However, West Exe just had the edge and capitalised on some losses in concentration and a dodgy 5 minutes from our midfield. Nathan Townsend again restored some pride with a wonderful solo effort from midfield.

Central United 1 -  5 Alphington Rockets
 
After a six week lay- off The Rockets were eager right from the start. This was demonstrated within 90 seconds when James Dodd shot found the back of the net. A poachers goal from Max Hammett helped the Rockets to a 2-0 lead at the break.  

Half time saw the Rockets make four changes to their team, and with "fresh legs" on the Rockets were dominating the game. Two goals from Lucas White and a tidy solo finish from Harry Warren ensured this comfortable victory, and with all members of the squad playing their part.
 
Alphington Rockets Man of The Match Conor Saunders
 
Central City 0 - 3 Alphington Rockets
 
The Rockets dominated the whole of the first half and scored three goals. The score could of been much higher,but for the efforts of the City keeper.

With Alphington Rockets virtually camped in the City Half, the boys created several chances without being able to find the back of the net. The deadlock was broken by Max Hammett.

Further goals by Lucas White and Harry Warren made the score 3 - 0 at half time. The Rockets continued to push forward during the second half, however, their passing seemed to be slightly adrift and not as fluent as the first half,and were unable to add any more goals, despite creating a number of chances.  
 
Alphington Rockets Man of The Match Joe Mckenzie

St Martins 4 - Central City 3  

Central started with great promise and raced to a 3 - 0 lead, with two goals from Freddie James and one from Callum Davison. 

It was then a question of lessons to be learned, as Central lost control of the game and a hard working St Martins team, deservedly pulled themselves back into the game, making the scores level by half-time. 

Central couldn't respond and a well below par performance, saw them lose another goal in the second half to give St Martins a deserved win.   

Dawlish 7 - Central City 1 

Central again started well and held a strong Dawlish team until just before half-time, when they lost two quick goals. 

The effort put in during the first half was rewarded when the hard working Callum Davison scored a good goal to bring Central back into the game. 

This should have been the opportunity to further put Dawlish under pressure, but Central's better moments were never sustained.  A third goal for Dawlish quickly followed and the flood gates opened with Dawlish adding another four before the close.

Central United 0 Dawlish 4 

Central played the first half with determination and good spirit. It was extremely pleasing to see some well thought out passing moves and the boys beginning to take a little time on the ball. Will Wenley in defence distinguished himself with one extremely brave save and Luke Perry was also to the fore with several well timed tackles. Half-time changed the game with Central lacking the cohesion of the first period and conceding 3 goals through the heart of  defence.

Central United 1 - St Martins 0 

These two sides are well-matched and the game was a pleasure to watch. Arthur Burow came close with an excellent shot and Will Gregory also threatened from the dead ball. The game became very tense as the 2^nd half wore on until Thomas O'Donnell broke the deadlock scoring from close range. A good team performance from a very enthusiastic squad of players.

 HEAVITREE EAGLES  5   V   HEMYOCK 3.

The Eagles got off to their now customary sleepy start, and Hemyock took full advantage of some weak challenges and clearances to open the scoring. The Eagles woke up when Hemyock scored yet again and give themselves a deserved 2 nil lead. Finally Heavitree started to play, and some good work in midfield by Morgan Pearce and a neat through ball found Sam Webber who scored with a well struck shot. This was soon followed by a near miss from Matt Burchell who made space for himself on the left of midfield and shot from distance. Heavitree continued to press for the equaliser, Hemyock counter attacking well testing the defence, but Jed Wright and Kathryn Brown fended them off with assistance from their midfielders Arron Holwell, Pearce and Burchell.

A substitution just before half time saw Liam Western come on, and his added strength and drive made an impact. The  Eagles pressed forward, and some good passing was rewarded with another Sam Webber goal. Hemyock responded after the Heavitree equaliser and forced a save from Jack Kennedy ,  Heavitree defended well and the first half ended 2-2.

The second half continued with both teams looking for a goal to take the lead , Liam Western hitting the sidenetting , before a lovely cross by skipper Sam Webber found Western who fired home. Hemyock continued to resist and pressed forward when possible, but the Heavitree midfield and defence worked hard to repel them. Liam Western soon added his second goal. Morgan Pearce worked tirelessly in the middle helping the attack and when needed the defence. Another Heavitree attack resulted in another goal for Liam Western, after some fine build up by his team mates. Hemyock had nt given up and looked for a way back into the game, and were justly rewarded with a goal. Both teams continued to play well until the final whistle, 5-3 final score. Well done to both teams for an entertaining match.

 MOTM-   Jed Wright.

HEAVITREE EAGLES 3   V   CULLOMPTON 3.

Both teams got off to winning ways in their earlier matches of the day and looked to add to this. The match was relentlessly end to end, both teams testing each other, Sam Webber coming close early on. But on form Liam Western opened the scoring with a tap in from close range. Cullompton carried the fight back to the Eagles and soon had an equaliser. Heavitree pressed forward looking to take the lead, a fine effort by Morgan Pearce from long range narrowly missed and a brilliant strike by Jack Kennedy from some distance just went wide. The first half ended 1-1.

Just as before the second half was end to end stuff, both teams attacking and defending well. Cullompton nearly taking the lead when a shot hit the post. An Eagles counter attack saw Sam Webber break free and smash home a goal. Cullompton again responded well and looked for an equailser pressing the heavitree midfield and defence back, and were again rewarded with a goal. With the score now level at 2-2 both teams looked for the winner, and a powerful shot by Jack Kennedy took a deflection past the cully keeper and looked to have won the match for Heavitree. But oh no, Cullompton again came back looking for another equaliser and again they found the net. Heavitree Eagles tried to regain the lead and very nearly did, when Sam Webber hit the inside of the post, and ball was cleared off the line. The final whistle ending a great contest of two evenly matched teams, honours even, final score 3-3. 

MOTM-   Sam Webber.

Central City 0 - Stoke Hill Celtic 2 

Central continued their recent good form with a hard working team performance. 

Some good saves and safe handling by James Bryant in goal, and strong defence by Joseph Glenny and man-of-the match Toby Criss, kept the scores level at half-time and made Stoke Hill fight all the way. 

In midfield William Cashere, Jaime Hammond and Harvey Young all made life difficult for Stoke Hill and created chances of their own.

In the second half Stoke Hill started to take charge and scored mid-way through, adding a second late on, with a well taken goal. 

Of particular note was the effort of Callum Davison up-front, who battled for everything and typified Central's never give up attitude. 

Central City 1 - Stoke Hill Rangers 1

 Central took the opportunity to give the boys a chance to play in different positions and again the team effort was one to be proud of. 

The game was close fought and Joshua Morris made a good contribution throughout.

In the second-half, Harvey Young came out of goal and after several strong runs, fired Central into a deserved lead from close range. 

Stoke Hill came back shortly after to level the scores  and the end result was on balance fair, with both teams making it an end-to-end, exciting contest.

Pinhoe Spears 6 - 0 Dawlish

Spears were quick out of the blocks and into their stride, they put Dawlish under a great deal of pressure but their defence was resolute and difficult to break through.  Eventually Cody Cox tapped in from close range after Alex Roberts had squared the ball, giving Pinhoe a slender lead at half time.

The second half saw Pinhoe continue to press and further goals came through Simon Priddle and Jamie Vaughan Ryall.  Cody Cox stepped forward and really began to assert himself on the game, his run and brilliant cross set up Harrison Jones who grabbed his first of the season and then Cody produced a fine solo effort for his second.  A superb passing move started with Liam O'Garro bravely winning the ball and putting Tom Crees free on the right, he crossed to Cody who cooly completed his hat-trick.

This was a fine team performance; all eleven players used and every one of them played their part to the full.

Pinhoe Spears 2 - 0 St Martins

This was a much tougher encounter for the full 30 minutes.  Spears looked to be the more dominant side but could not score due to some good goalkeeping and excellent tackling by St Martins.

St Martins did push forward but never really troubled debut keeper Connor Radford, although his quick reactions were necessary to prevent an own goal from a near post corner.

The match was a good advert for two teams defending and closing down well, giving neither much time or space and keeping it very tight.  There were great performances across both teams in terms of effort, endeavour, and hard work limiting the opportunity for flair.

Playing down hill with the wind in the second half helped Spears press for long periods and two well taken goals from Simon Priddle gave them their just rewards, but it was never comfortable.

Nathan Smeath, Jamie Vaughan Ryall, Cody Cox, were the engine behind the win, but Hamish Edmond had a fine game at the back and his throw ins are a developing weapon for this blossoming team.

Pinhoe Pikes 2 - 6 Dawlish

Pikes first game started brightly, both sides in the first 5 mins gaining equal possession. However, the disciplined defence that had made Pikes hard to beat in previous matches suddenly looked a bit porous. Dawlish quickly went ahead from bad Pikes defending and followed up with another goal from the same sort of scenario. Morgan Cullen then pulled a goal back from a tremendous free kick. Pikes battled hard, but the game never seemed to flow for them. Dawlish's next goal summed it up, their goalkeeper scored from a goal kick. To be fair pikes effort was always there and Ashley Carpenter battled hard, trying to keep his teammates going forward. Mason Clifford had a good game, whilst Tommy lyons added to his goal tally by latching on to a loose ball and scoring. Dawlish went on to score three more goals, one of which went straight in from a corner. The score line arguably could have been worse, except for some outstanding goalkeeping from Daniel Cullen.

Man of the Match: Morgan Cullen

Pinhoe Pikes 3 - 1 St Martins

A completely different start to the game saw a great passing move between Ashley Carpenter and Tommy Lyons and then Morgan Cullen slotting home to see Pikes take the lead in the first 5 mins. Pikes played with more fluency, but still didn't look like the settled team of recent weeks. Mason Clifford continued to have a good game, whilst Bailey Radford started to look quite assured in defence. Pikes then scored again with a Morgan Cullen tap in. Just before half time St Martins scored from a corner that wasn't cleared and Pikes went into the break with still plenty to do. The second half saw subs used, Kian Gale playing well in midfield. Charlie Fairchild also was providing some great link up play; however it was a terrific through ball by Morgan Cullen to Tommy lyons, who received the ball on the right, who then cut inside to make a left footed shot into the top left hand corner. This was the last goal of the game, to give Pikes a win in an enjoyable game played well by both sides.

Man of the Match: Morgan Cullen

Alphington Rockets 2 V 1 Twyford Celtic
 
This was The Rockets best performance of the season against a well organised Twyford team.  On a cold, wet and windy Barton fields, both teams demonstrated their football pedigree with some excellent passing, despite pitch conditions being less then favourable. Twyford had much of the better play during the opening few minutes , However,The Rockets scored two very quick goals just before half time. The breakthrough came after a measured pass from James Dodd found Luke White on the edge of the Twyford box,Luke neatly tucked the ball into the net. Immediately after the restart The Rockets won the ball back and Max Hammett beat his marker and blasted the ball into the roof of the net. The second half saw Twyford have lots of good possession and a goal midway through the half brought the Tiverton team back into the game. As the game drew to a close, some superb defending from Oliver Saunders and Man of the Match Jake Murphy ensured a narrow victory.
 
Alphington Man of the Match Jake Murphy
 
 
Alphington Rockets 13 V Twyford Rangers 1
 
Alphington Rockets totally dominated this match however, the score was immaterial. Congratulations have to go to the young Rangers side, who never gave up during the game ,and were rewarded with a goal. The Rockets goals were being scored thick and fast with Will Burwood 4 Joe Mc Kenzie 3 James Dodd 1 Lucas White 1 Jake Murphy 2 Oliver Saunders 1  Garreth Blackmore 1 (Pen) all getting onto the score sheet. This was a complete team performance, with all ten rockets players involved.
 
Alphington Man of The Match Will Burwood 

Heavitree Eagles 5 V Hemyock 3 

Hemyock for once did not get off to the customary slow start and went two goals up early on both expertly taken by Callum Shenton. Heavitree fought back strongly putting the Hemyock defence under a great deal of pressure Ben Kittow made some great tackles but both he and Ned Travers at the back needed more cover from the midfield colleagues to resist the Heavitree onslaught which eventually led to Heavitree drawing level on the stroke of half time. 

In an end to end game Heavitree took control of the game scoring 3 further goals without reply. Callum Shenton playing his best football of the season added the third for a great hattrick which rounded off his great performance.  Overall this was a great game to watch with both teams playing excellent football. 

Heavitree Hawks 1 v Hemyock 5 

The second game saw a reverse in fortune for Hemyock the first goal was a very unfortunate own goal by Heavitree which set up Hemyock for a good team performance. Another stroke of luck for Hemyock as a corner was deflected in off another Heavitree player. Further goals where scored by Luke Cuthbert, Joe Hurley and Ned Travers with Heavitree replying with a shot from a very tight angle.

Central United 1 Stoke Hill Rangers 0

An excellent win for a strong united line-up. Solid in defence, and working hard in midfield the boys showed determination throughout. The goal was another for Nathan Townsend who skipped his way past several defenders before firing past the keeper. The game was a hard fought contest and both sides were fairly evenly matched. Special mention to both William Gregory and Keviin Lee who were outstanding. 

Central United 0 - Stoke Hill Celtic 4

The first half saw Stoke Hill's more experienced side score 4 well taken goals. Central battled throughout with Arthur Burrow excelling with tackle after tackle on his school mates. The second half opened up a little with many substitutions - Central welcomed Frank Trimble back for a couple of mazy runs. No goals in the second period was a fair reward for the boys continued efforts.

Heavitree Hawks 0 v Cullompton Rangers 8
Heavitree Hawks started strongly against a well-organised Cullompton team and kept them at bay for the first five minutes. However, soon after, Cullompton broke down the right and hammered the ball past a helpless Jasper Freestone in goal from an almost impossible angle. Whilst the Hawks continued to restrict Cullompton to shots from outside the area, the quality of Cullompton's shooting meant that they were soon 3 goals up following another couple of excellent long range efforts.

For the rest of the half Heavitree rallied with Jasper excellent in goal, Josh Bennett intercepting everything in defence and Guy Geeson making some fine, commited breaks. In the second half Cullompton passed the ball around well and scored at regular intervals, culminating in an impressive solo effort to finish the match eight goals to the good. Heavitree

Hawks Man of the Match - Guy Geeson    

Heavitree Hawks 1 v Hemyock 5

The second match was the much anticipated bottom of the league clash between Heavitree Hawks and Hemyock and it was played in fine spirit by both teams. The first half was very closely contested and although there were a number of opportunities for both sides, the only goal before the break was a Heavitree Hawks own goal.

Hemyock made an inspired substitution at half time and started to take control before a second own goal doubled their lead from a nearside corner. Jasper Freestone was being called into action more and more in the Hawks' goal and pulled off several brave saves at the feet of Hemyock attackers before a goalmouth scramble resulted in a third goal for Hemyock. Josh Herbert was continually a thorn in Hemyock's side as he marauded down the right wing and after a typically determined run he pulled back a goal for the Hawks from a tight angle.

Hemyock were not to be thwarted however and after a cross from the left they were queueing up to score their fourth and put the game beyond doubt. Hemyock even managed to round off this well-deserved win with an excellent fifth with one of the last kicks of the game.

Heavitree Hawks Man of the Match - Josh Herbert

Honiton Town 0 Countess Wear Dynamoes 8
This was a great display of team play with excellent passing and movement and some super goals. There was no man of the match as all the team played well. Goals came from Reece Saunders, George Coombes, and Lewis Matthews who got 2 each and Dan Cunningham with 1.

West Hill Wasps 1 Countess Wear Dynamoes 1
This was a good battle in the cold wind and rain. The Dynamoes had lots of good chances but West Hill's keeper was excellent with some super saves. Both teams played super football and a draw was a fair result as both teams played well. George Coombes scored the only goal - what a strike! Please can you put this on the web site.

Central City 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 2
This game looked to be heading for a draw, but a triple half time substitution clinched the win for Stoke Hill Celtic. With just 5 minutes remaining second half subs Joe Balkwill & Oliver Evans combined for Evans to score. Keeper John-Morgan Ross preserved the lead with a brave save. With time running out Joe Balkwill used great pace down the left wing before cutting inside and driving an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

Man of the match was Harry Pollard who drove his Stoke Hill Celtic team forward.

Central Utd 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 4.
This game was over after 10 minutes as Stoke Hill Celtic raced into a 4-0 lead thanks to goals from Harry Pollard, Gabriel Campbell, Tom Cox & Dan Hodges. Sam Fulthorpe saved well to keep a clean sheet for his Stoke Hill team.

Man of the match was midfielder Tom Cox who passed the ball well & scored his first ever goal.

Great running from Thomas O'Donnell up front and confident back play from Wiiliam Gregory and Alex Pinskey set a sound platform.

The first goal was wonderfully worked with a strong run down the right resulting in a simple knock-in for Talie Metcalfe-Wood. Central didn't sit back and pressed on for a second - which duly came thanks to a George O'Brien shot into the top corner of  net.

The boys took their foot off the gas in the second half and should learn from this.

Hemyock secured their first win of the season with an emphatic victory against a plucky Twyford side. Hemyock managed to overcome the wet conditions playing some good football. The scorers Callum Shenton 3, Joe Hurley 3, Luke Cuthbert 1 and Callum Batten 1. 

It was a good team performance with Luke Cuthbert putting in a strong performance up front.

On a glorious sunny winter's morning two teams set off for their first round cup adventure. In a very competitively fought match both teams gave 100% effort but the match was played in a very clean and fair manner. 

Stoke Hill were the first to put pressure on goal as early as the first minute when Harry Pollard broke from midfield only to see his shot go inches wide. A couple of minutes later a well-taken corner resulted again with Harry Pollard just heading over the cross bar. A lot of the play was taken place in the middle of the pitch and Joe Blackwell wiped in a cross from the right wing for Gabriel Campbell to side foot the volley into goal. 

The second half was much the same with the Dawlish midfield working very hard and their keeper playing his part. Dan Hodges working tirelessly on the left wing played the ball through the middle of the pitch for Gabriel Campbell to break the defence and be one on one with the Dawlish keeper. The keeper dived at his feet to keep his team in the match. 

Thomas Cox and Joe Blackwell were rocks in defence and quickly repelled any Dawlish attacks - well done you two. With minutes left a defensive calamity leading to a Dawlish player with the ball at his feet with an open net. Extra time. 

Stoke Hill did not let their heads drop and kept pushing forward. Sam Fulthorpe turned and sent a rocket into the roof of the net, which would have given no keeper a chance of saving. The Stoke Hill keeper John-Morgan Ross made a brave and quick reactive grab for the ball when Dawlish came near to scoring. Ben Abraham showed good ball control with both feet and looked relaxed in defence. Joe Balkwell who had worked like a Trojan all match made some space in the box and after assisting on goals made one for himself to make 3-1 the final score. 

We send our many thanks to the Dawlish team and parents for a very sporting and enjoyable morning. We wish them well in the Plate.

Cullompton started where they left off from the last fixtures, with good tackling and pressure when ever the opposition had the ball. First blood to cullompton with a sweet pass from Harry Evans which found Kieran Fry who turned his defender and laid the ball to the oncoming Sam Palmer who finished the move with a superb right foot strike.

Cullompton came under pressure and could not clear there lines resulting in a goal for West Hill , from the kick off Cullompton put real pressure on West Hill who defended stoutly untill a lob from Connor Pengelly caught the goalkeeper off guard to give Cullompton the lead.

In the second half both sides battled really hard George Hawkins was unlucky with a long range effort then a sweet move down the left from Harry Evans to Conner Pengelly who  found Will Clarke who put in a wicked cross to Sam Palmer who should have finished it with his left another chanced missed,Culomptons Hayden Williams and Kieran Fry also narrowly missed, time was running out and with the last attack Conner Pengelly danced pass two challenges before a great strike found the bottom left corner to seal the match. Both teams played with grit and determination which resulted in a great match.

A great team performance, packed with plenty of hard work and competitive spirit saw Central give a strong Exmouth Amateurs team a really tough game. 

Central started well and the midfield of Freddie James, Harvey Young and William Cashere, combined with Nathan Townsend up-front, really took the game to Exmouth with strong tackling, good passing and some excelent attacking runs. 

The game was end to end and Exmouth too attacked strongly, where they were met by excellent defensive work from Jaime Hammond and Toby Criss.  James Bryant in goal showed safe hands and came out to clear danger on several occasions and to keep the scores level at half-time. 

Despite Central's continued efforts in the second half, including the contribution of Joseph Heggadon who came on in midfield, Exmouth started to have more of the game as Central tired.  Shortly after the break Exmouth scored, but City did not give up and fought hard to the end, losing a second goal just before the finish. 

A final comment for the boys who didn't get a game on this occasion, but showed true team spirit supporting from the touch line. 

The applause from the parent's at the end was truly deserved and whilst it means we are out of the Cup this season, it is with pride and the boys must be proud of themselves.

The Rockets finally won this match against a stubborn Honiton team. The Rockets created several chances in the first half, however, an impressive display from Honiton's keeper kept The Rockets at bay.

The second half saw an equally resilient Honiton Town. The deadlock was broken when Jake Murphy managed to weave himself through the Honiton defence to score.  

Harry Warren playing in an unfamiliar position in left wing added two further goals, his second goal was scored after a great pass from Max Hammett.
 
 
Alphington Man of The Match Oliver Saunders

HEAVITREE EAGLES 3  V CREDITON SAINTS 4.

 Heavitree Eagles started slowly, and the Saints took full advantage of this and were in control of the game. The Eagles defence struggled to cope and the midfield were all to often to slow getting back to  help, it was nt long before the Saints were 3 goals up. The Eagles subs were brought on midway through the first half , and both made an impact on the game. Sam Webber ran at the Saints at every opportunity and Morgan Pearce gave the midfield the energy and bite it had lacked early on. Both linked up to provide Liam Western with his chance to open the scoring for the Eagles with a well taken goal. The Saints replied soon after with another goal making it 4-1. Just before half time a well struck corner by Morgan Pearce was deflected into the Crediton goal by their own keeper, ending that half 4-2.

As the first half had been mostly Saints pressure, the second half was all Heavitree Eagles. Any Saints attack was foiled by stout defending by Kathryn Brown and Jack Kennedy, this time aided by a quicker midfield who turned defence into attack. Sam Webber running the length of the left wing only to be tripped as he past the defender, Morgan Pearce duly stepped up to take the resulting freekick and hammered it home much to the approval of the travelling fans. Matt Burchell kept a clean sheet in the second half with a couple of good saves, and the rest of the team pressed for the equalizer , Liam Western coming closest after long pass from defence by Jack Kennedy sent him clear of the Crediton defence but the Saints keeper saved his shot. After a great fight back and gripping encounter by two good teams the game ended 4-3 to the Saints. 

MOTM.  Morgan Peace. 

HEAVITREE EAGLES 3  V  BEACON KNIGHTS  0.

The Eagles were now up and running after their slow start in the first match. Jack Hector was a constant threat on the break and came close on a couple of occasions, but the Knights keeper foiled him. The Eagles keeper Liam Western made a save at one end, and sent the ball deep into midfield some neat passing by Arron Holwell, Morgan Pearce and Sam Webber opened up the Knights defence and Webber chipped the keeper. Heavitree continued to defend well and press for a second. It came before half time after a Kathryn Brown thunderbolt shot from just beyond halfway was blocked by the Knights only for the rebound to come to Jed Wright who slotted it home. Half time 2-0.

The second continued where it left off, both teaming battling on, but the Eagles generally pressing more. Sam Webber terrorizing the knights with some runs down both flanks. Arron Holwell came back on up front holding the ball up to lay off for the midfield to run onto. Eventually the pressure paid off and Sam Webber got his second , reward for his tireless running and effort. Another good match and well deserved 3-0 victory for the Eagles. 

MOTM.  Sam Webber.

Central United 0  Moors Stars 7

 United began the game well despite absentees enforcing a a few positional changes. Will Wenley's kicking from hand continues to take leaps forward and both Alex Pinskey and Frank Trimble in defence showed admirable relish for the tackle. Central certainly weren't generally outplayed by the Moors team but well taken goals resulted in a comfortable home win. The boys didn't let their heads drop and took on board the caoches exhortations to be determined in thought and action! 

Central United 4 - Moors Comets 3

An exciting game ultimately determined by Nathan Townsend's ruthless eye for goal. However, this was far from a one-man performance with great effort from all  boys. The midfield of Arthur Burrow, Talie Metcalfe-Wod, and Thomas O'Donnell worked hard to ensure a steady flow of ball to Nathan up front. Well done.

Crediton Saints    4 Heavitree Eagles  3  
A  Max Townsend hat-trick and a Jake Moyes goal seemed to put the saints in control but the Eagles fought back well and nearly earned themselves a draw.  

Crediton Saints     7 Heavitree Hawks   0  
Five goals from Max Townsend and further strikes from Jake Moyes and Harry Kite gave the saints a comfortable win against a spirited Hawks team

Sidmouth Vikings 1 Exmouth Amateurs 11

In the first match of the morning, goals from Matthew Seager, Max Reader (2), Jack Sparkes (4), Milo Shore (3) and Michael Hunter ensured a comfortable win against the Vikings.

Man of the match went to Milo Shore for a fantastic debut.

Sidmouth Warriors 0 Exmouth Amateurs 3

This second match proved to be a tougher game, however, goals from Max Reader, Will Dean and Sam Haynes along with some great play from Ben Finch, Jo Paver and Ieuaun Kidd ensured Ammies kept up their winning run.

Man of the match went to Michael Hunter for his dogged determination.

Hemyock 1 Cullompton 4

In wet and cold conditions Hemyock under 9's where looking to secure their first win of the season. An early foray into the Cullompton penalty area created a chance but on the break they where caught short at the back leaving a Cullompton player to score at the back post. Hemyock worked hard in midfield with Scott Nicholls battling hard. Cullompton put the game beyond doubt by half time scoring a further three goals with some good passing and finishing. Hemyock's  reply came from a corner and was scored by Joe Hurley.

 The second half was keenly contested, Luke Cuthbert went close to scoring. Plenty of credit to the Hemyock players who never gave up and caused Cullompton a few problems without scoring any further goals in an even second period.

Hemyock 3 Countess Wear 8

The cold wind blew even colder in the second game and in an open game Hemyock could not contain a strong Countess Wear side. There where a number of positives for Hemyock with Joe Hurley scoring a good goal and producing a number of strong runs he was unlucky not to have scored more. Ned Travers also impressed with two great last ditch tackles and he read the game well and also scored with a well directed header from a corner. Charlie Don completed the scoring with a good shot from close in.

Beacon Knights 4 v Heavitree Hawks 1

Last season the 2 matches between the Hawks and Knights were tight games with Hawks just coming out on top in both. On this occasion however, Beacon Knights redressed the balance with a battling display. After a competitive start the deadlock was broken when the Hawks handled in the box and the resulting penalty was slotted away with power and accuracy. This was followed by two long-range efforts, which eluded the Hawks goalkeeper before Hawks' pressure forced a Knights' own goal from a corner.

In the second half a strong shot from the left gave the keeper no chance and although both teams kept chasing the game there were no more goals and it finished 4-1 to the home team.

 Crediton 7 v Heavitree Hawks 0

 The first half was a lot closer than the scoreline suggests as the Heavitree Hawks put in a very strong performance throughout the whole team. Alex Norris took over in goal and performed with gusto, Brandon tackled gamely in defence and Josh and Luke competed for everything in midfield. Crediton had a little bit more quality in the final quarter however and went into half time 3-0 up.

There were a few personnel changes at half time and although the Hawks continued to battle they lost their shape and Crediton had won convincingly by the final whistle.

Stoke Hill Celtic v Pinhoe Pikes 3-2. Sat 1^st Nov 2008

 On a cold winters morning two local Exeter teams put in a great display of blood and thunder football. Each team should take credit for a very enjoyable encounter and maybe a draw would have been a fair reflection of the game. 

Stoke Hill were first to open the scoring when Harry Pollard somehow dribbled the ball through the Pinhoe box to coolly finish. Pinhoe Pikes then put the Stoke Hill defence under severe pressure with good defending from Tom Cox and with Dan Hodges breaking down the wing keeping the score at 1-0.

 Just before half time a well-worked corner from the visitors put them level. In the second half Pinhoe Pikes were fastest out of the blocks and a perfect pass through the middle of the pitch put their striker one on one with the keeper who coolly placed the ball into the goal.

 At 2-1 Pinhoe were put under siege with their keeper Dan Cullen keeping them in the match on three or four occasions. With Stoke Hill attacking Pinhoe broke and a shot to the top left hand corner could have made it 3-1 but the Stoke Hill keeper John-Morgan Ross made a great save to push the ball out for a corner. This gave Stoke Hill the impetus to push forward with Gabriel Campbell breaking to score the equalizer through a crowded box. With time running out Sam Fulthorpe passed the ball down the right wing to Joe Balkwell who put a perfect cross in for Oliver Evans to shoot. The shot was blocked only for Oliver to react quickly and with minutes to go scored the winning goal.

 A great game played well and fairly - congratulations to both teams!

 Stoke Hill Celtic v Pinhoe Spears 9 - 0. Sat 1^st Nov 2008

 The second game was a different encounter and a well-drilled Stoke Hill team came up against an up and coming team. Pinhoe were put under pressure from the start and in the first game Stoke Hill could not score but in this game they seemed to score at will. Scorers were Gabriel Campbell who got the first and last goal scoring four in total, Dan Hodges scored two, another scored by John-Morgan Ross with a left foot volley after a precision pass from Joe Balkwell and Sam Fulthorpe scored two one of which was a thunderbolt scored from inside the Pinhoe half. Tom Cox played well in goal, as did Oliver Evans when he was in goal. Harry Pollard was full of good running.

Cullompton 4 Countess Wear Dynamoes 4
This was a very even match with both sides playing some good attacking football with lots of excellant passing and movement. Goals came from George Coombes,Jake Charlton,Reece Saunders and man of the match Lewis Matthews who had a outstanding game. Liam England and Reece Saunders had good games and Lewis Densham had a strong game in goal.

Hemyock 3 Countess Wear Dynamoes 8 
The Dynamoes started well but failed to take their chances. Countess Wear played better in the second half with goals coming from Lewis Matthews, Jake Charlton and Dan Cunningham got 2 with Man of the Match, Reece Saunders scored a hat trick and was excellent throughout. Dan Cunningham and Jake Charlton also had a good game.

Moors Comets 0 - Central City 7  

An excellent team performance saw City in charge throughout and playing their best football of the season to date. 

Harvey Young was on form with four well taken goals and Freddie James controlled the midfield, adding two good goals of his own.  Both were well assisted by Willaim Caschere. 

The team performance was complete when Callum Davison came on upfront and made an excellent contribution, linking well with those around him and grabbing a well deserved goal of his own. 

In defence City were tight with James Bryant playing well in goal and Jaime Hammond, Joseph Glenny and Joseph Heggadon, all making major contributions and ensuring a clean sheet. 

Moors Stars 4 - Central City 3

Central were behind right from the kick-off and soon found themselves two down.

They showed their spirit through hard work and a true team effort, getting themsleves back in the game from a excellent shot by Freddie James.

The team effort was typified by good goalkeeping from James Bryant and defending by Jaime Hammond and Joseph Heggadon to keep the scores close.

Moors then went 3 - 1 up after a well taken goal and Central appeared beaten.

Again City came back and the battling Callum Davison upfront forced an error in the Moors defence who conceded an own goal.  Central continued to press and the team effort was typified by Jaime Hammond coming up from defence and grabbing a deserved equaliser.

Shortly afterwards Moors broke away and scrambled the ball over the line to make it 4 - 3. Central's heads never dropped and still they pressed for another equaliser, but this time it was not to be.

A character building team performance.  Despite the defeat, this was a game for the boys to be proud of and encourage them for the season ahead.

Stoke Hill Celtic 3 - 2 Pinhoe Pikes
A keenly contested match started pretty evenly, both sides getting good possession and moving the ball around well. Pressure from both sides resulted in early corners for Pikes and Celtic forced some great saves from Daniel Cullen. Morgan Cullen had a free kick that went close and Tommy Lyons hit the post. But it was Celtic pressure that led to them taking the lead, a bit of a goalmouth scramble led to one of their players scoring. Pikes equalizer came from a set play, Tommy Lyons whipping in a great corner for Mason Clifford to coolly volley in at close range. After the break Pikes managed to go ahead with a great passing move that resulted in Ashley Carpenter making a great pass to set up Charlie Fairchild for a composed finish. With various subs been made Pikes lost their shape and discipline a little bit and Celtic equalized. The last five minutes Pikes were defending a lot with Daniel Cullen playing outstanding in goal, unfortunately Celtic managed a winner at the end, but Pikes can take great heart from a cracking performance.

Man of the Match: Daniel Cullen

Stoke Hill Rangers 4 - 7 Pinhoe Pikes
As in previous games, the second game started sluggishly for Pikes, however a couple of chances from Rangers soon woke the boys up with Morgan Cullen singlehandedly winning a couple of tackles to score a really good first goal. In fact Morgan was instrumental in manufacturing the next two goals, with Jonny Farnsworth scoring from Morgan's cross, and Tommy Lyons tapping in from a Morgan cross. At that point Tommy Lyons scored a cracking individual goal that rewarded his selfless work all morning. Rangers pulled one back before a Morgan shot was parried away for Charlie Fairchild to put one in. Rangers pulled another one back from lapse Pikes defence, before a superb Ashley Carpenter pass led to Jimmy Knight getting a rare goal. Ashley Carpenter went on to score from a good corner before an own goal led to Rangers pulling one back. A very open game with some encouraging performances from Tom Ferdinand and Baily Radford in defence.

Man of the Match: Daniel Cullen

Cully 4 - 1 Hemyock
Cully started well and were soon 1 up after a fine flowing move that saw Sam Palmer score at the far post. Connor Pengelly scored for Cully with a classy finish on the turn. Joe Turley pulled a goal back for Hemyock but Kieran Fry and Hayden Williams ensured the game was safe for Cully.  

Cully 4 - 4 Countess Wear Dynamoes
Cully found themselves 1 down but were soon on level tems with a fabulous strike from Connor Pengelly. CWD took the lead again only for Cully to equalise with a superb finish by Hayden Williams on the volley. CWD took a two goal lead but two late strikes by Kieran Fry ensured parity.

HEAVITREE EAGLES  2   WARRIORS  2  
On a very difficult pitch to play on the Warriors started the game the better team, playing some good pass and move football, especially Ethan Mead who was winning everything in midfield and resulting in a great goal scored by George Harris, drilled hard and to the left of the keeper. 

After this some gaps developed between the defence and the midfield allowing the Eagles to get forward quickly and take advantage going 2-1 up at the break. Some strong words of encouragement helped the Warriors to close these gaps and they looked the better team again. 

Some great midfield play from Kade Hayman, squaring the ball to Ethan Mead who shot from long range, to level the score 2-2. In the last couple of minutes the Warriors were unlucky not to steal 3 points with Joe Buckland hitting the post, but also at the other end, quick thinking from keeper Tobi Pugsley to come off his line was just enough to put the Eagles striker off and put a shot over the bar.                                      

HEAVITREE HAWKS 0  WARRIORS  8   
Hoping the Warriors would continue  playing good football, they didn`t fail to dissapoint, taking an early lead through Joe Buckland with a long range strike from the right side, and George Harris with another well worked goal to finish off a fine five pass move, it all looked like one way traffic, If it wasn`t for the hawks keeper, who was outstanding they could have been six or seven down at half time. T

he Hawks in the second half did get forward, but the defence of Scott Hughes and Matthew Jones was too strong leaving Tobi with little to do in goal. Joe Lowe pushed up to left side of midfield covering every blade of grass, he got his rewards after the keeper saved a shot but couldn`t hold onto the ball and with quick thinking followed up with a tap in, more goals followed from George Harris(3) Joe Buckland(1) and Kade Hayman(1) to finish the rout. Well done boys!!  

Team- Tobi Pugsley, Matthew Jones, Scott Hughes, Joe Lowe, Ethan Mead, Kade Hayman, George Harris, Joe Buckland.

Central city 2 Countess Wear Dyamoes 4
The Dyamoes had a excellent 1st half with good passing and movement which cut though the Central team but some outstanding saves from their keeper kept the score down.

In the 2nd half central battled back but c.w.d's scored some unstopable goals with the the dyamoes playing to their strenghs.Charlie Telford scored 2 with Liam England and Jake Charlton getting 1, they all had super games, Man of the match was Josh Hawkesby who was strong in defence.

Central Utd 0 Countess Wear Dyamoes 7
The 1st half started well with a excellant volley from Lee Bent. This was a brillant team display with good passing and movement and a strong midfield display,the defence and goalkeeper had a solid game.

The goals came from all over the picth,Charlie Telford ,Reece Saunders,Jake Charlton nd Liam England all getting 1 and Lewis Matthews 2.Man of the match was Liam but all the team played well. thanks jo-c.w.d om

HEAVITREE EAGLES 2  - 2  SIDMOUTH WARRIORS

Both teams started well, and played some good passing football. The  Sidmouth attack blunted by an strong challenging Kathryn Brown at the back  for the Eagles and a good save by Liam Western. A fine clearance by Jack  Kennedy and allowing Sam Webber on the right wing to put pressure on  Sidmouth resulting in a corner that Matt Burchell narrowly put wide.  

Sidmouth kept under pressure by the Eagles, Kathryn passes to Sam Webber  who runs at goal again and shoots just wide. Soon after Matt passes  the  ball from the halfway line through the Sidmouth defence for Jack Hector to  run on and calmly slot the ball home , one nil Heavitree. 

Both teams continue to play well but the Eagles break through again,  Arron Holwell gets Heavitree's second goal  and Matt Burchell forces a save  form the Sidmouth keeper, Jack Hector narrowly misses his second .Sidmouth  get a reward before half time and  make it 2 - 1. After a half time team talk, the Eagles bring on Harry and Jed. The

 game continues with both teams playing well, more crunching tackles by  Kathryn and Jack in defence. Sidmouth come more into the game and were rewarded with an equaliser. Strong defending by Jack Kennedy and a goal line clearance kept the match a draw. 2-2 FT.

MOTM- JACK KENNEDY.

HEAVITREE EAGLES  5  - 0   SIDMOUTH RAIDERS

The Eagles started strongly with constant pressure on the Raiders,  Liam Western narrowly missing in the early minutes. Raiders attack on the  break only to be stopped by Jed Wright. Another Eagles attack results in  Jack Kennedy running from midfield and just missing the goal. Eventually  the Eagles pressure is to much and Harry Dolan passes to Jack Hector who  scores the opening goal. 1-0 half time.

The Eagles continue to pile on the  pressure and soon after the  restart, Liam Western fires in the second goal after a poor goal kick.  Liam strikes again after more excellent play by the Eagles, 3-0. Good work  on the right wing by Liam who passes Jack Hector who squares across to  Jack Kennedy to slot in number 4. The match was rounded off by a well  earned hat-trick for Liam Western to make it 5-0.

 MOTM- LIAM WESTERN.

Pinhoe Spears 1 -  6 Moors  Stars

The game started even enough and Spears took the initiative, applying pressure before grabbing the early lead through Cody Cox after fine work by Alex Roberts.

As Stars came more into the game Spears looked as if they were up for the job, but a soft goal from a long free kick where the keeper was unsighted seemed to drain confidence rather surprisingly.

Stars began to press and one player really dominated, he was hard working good on the ball and had a keen eye for goal.  He made the difference and although Spears huffed and puffed and did manage to show glimpses of their ability, they just weren't playing as a team. The wanderlust had started towards the end of the first game and they could not control it.

To be honest a lack-lustre performance from Spears with Nathan Smeath again the player showing the most drive and determination and really providing the highlight, running 20 yards to make a last ditch tackle to save an obvious goal. He secured Man of the Day for Spears.

Pinhoe Spears 10 -1 Moors  Comets

Right from the first minute Spears dominated the game and created goals scoring chances and it was pleasing to see everyone working hard to close down the opposition and regain possession when lost.

Goals flowed freely, even when the side was changed, and some of the passing and support play was excellent.

Goal scorers were, Cody Cox (5), Alex Roberts (3) and Simon Priddle (2), and it was rewarding for Comets to grab a fine goal at the end, when Kai struck a volley on the turn. They never gave up and were faced by relentless energy from the whole of the Spears line up.

Nathan Smeath started outfield for the first time and was amazing, doing much of the donkey work for those in front of him to shine. Harrison Taylor made his debut in goal and looked very comfortable when called upon, taking up good positions and handling cleanly.

Central City 2 - Countess Wear Dynamoes 4

A spirited performancce by City saw them never give up despite going quickly behind to some good Countess Wear goals.

From two down at half time, man of the match Freddie James led by example and got Central back in the game with a well taken goal early after the break.  Countess Wear added two more, but the Central heads never dropped and a strong run by James was finished in style from a tight angle to close the scoring and keep the opponents working hard for their victory.

Harvey Young battled well up front and at the back, despite being under pressure, Toby Criss had an excellent game and James Bryant in goal made some good saves to keep the score close.  A hard working team performance from City and certainly something to build upon.

STOKE HILL CELTIC 1 v TWYFORD CELTIC 1.
This really was a game of two halves. Stoke Hill missed a host of chances in the first half & went in with just a 1-0 lead due to an own goal, after a shot from Oliver Evans was blocked, but a defender rebounded the ball into the net. However, in the second half a revitalised Twyford team put Stoke Hill under pressure & scored a deserved equaliser when Alex Gibson smashed in a free kick. Both teams came close to a winner in an exciting end to the game, but a draw was a fair result.

STOKE HILL CELTIC 10 v TWYFORD RANGERS 0.
Stoke Hill shared the goals around with a hatrick from Gabriel Campbell, two for Oliver Evans & single strikes from John-Morgan Ross, Joe Blackwell, Joe Balkwill, Sam Fulthorpe & Dan Hodges.

Stoke Hill Rangers V Twyford Rangers    2-2
 
A well deserved first point of the season for Both teams. Stoke Hill fell behind twice but battled well for their draw. A goal by Bradley Lester for Stoke Hill brought the game level, a second for Twyford was followed up by an unfortunate own goal after the Twyford Keeper mis-handled a cross to end the game all square. Man of the match for Stoke Hill was Bradley Lester who took his goal well
 
Stoke Hill Rangers  V  Twyford Celtic       1-7
 
This was a fiercly fought game with Twyford taking the lead early into the first half, before Bradley Lester struck once again for Stoke Hill. After this the Stoke Hill side seemed to fall asleep and let Twyford go in at half time 4-1 up. The second half Stoke Hill came out and tried to battle, only to miss their chances were as Tyford took theirs. Man of the Match for Stoke Hill was Evan Lewis who came off in the second half after battling well in mid-field and had the scars to prove it.

Crediton Saints U 9'S    3
Alphington U9's            1  

The Saints produced a great performance to beat Alphington.Harry Kite ran the show in midfield for the saints and Max Townsend was on hand to tap in 2 first half goals.Alpington play great football and produced numerous goal scoring chances but a combination of keeper Ryan Haynes and defenders Matt Goodman and Jack Yendell kept them at bay.Alphington pulled a goal back through a well taken second half penalty but Townsend completed his hat-trick to make the game safe at 3-1.    

Crediton Saints  U9'S  0
Westexe   U9'S          4  

After a great first match the saints again disappointed in the second game.Although the Westexe keeper pulled off some good early saves from the saints,once westexe took the lead they took control of the match and scored again before half-time.Two further goals in the second period gave them a deserved victory.

Pinhoe Pikes 1 -1 Moors  Stars

Pikes first match saw them play against a competitive Moor Stars side. Both teams found themselves with plenty of possession with both midfields battling hard in the opening exchanges. Morgan Cullen had a good chance early on but it was saved. At the other end Jimmy Knight was really disciplined in defence, whilst Daniel Cullen was absolutely outstanding in goal. The game ebbed and flowed with both teams creating opportunities to score, but it was Pikes who scored first, from a break by Morgan Cullen who passed to Jonny Farnsworth who made a brilliant pass to Mason Clifford who scored his first goal of the season. The second half carried on where the first half finished. The Stars pressed hard for an equalizer that eventually came from a good run, some missed tackles and a good shot. Both teams had their chances to win the game, but the game finished as a draw which was probably a fair result.

Man Of The Match: Jimmy Knight

Pinhoe Pikes 4 -1 Moors  Comets
Pikes started the second game struggling to play with the same intensity as they had in the first game.  Some slack play in the first ten minutes resulted in the Comets scoring first. Bad tackles led to the goal, but at least it stung Pikes into playing their normal game. Morgan Cullen equalized with a great strike from the right hand side that suddenly made the team realize they should pass the ball around a bit and support each other. Morgan Cullen turned provider for the next goal that was scored by Jonny Farnsworth.  Ashley Carpenter was playing with gusto in midfield, whilst Mason Clifford passed the ball well in midfield. And it was good passing that led to the third goal scored by Morgan Cullen. At the back Jed Cockram had a great game proving to be a bit of a handful whilst Daniel Cullen again proved his worth with some great saves against good Comet attacks. The game ended with Ashley Carpenter scoring a scrambled goal for Pikes to go out winners for the first time this season.

Man Of The Match: Jimmy Knight

HEAVITREE HAWKS 1 - 2 SIDMOUTH RAIDERS

Heavitree Hawks led by Josh Bennet played some good football in the opening stages of this match, Sidmouth did much of the pressing and made the Hawks defenders- Alex Green, Alex Norris and Alfie Young work hard. Somefine saves by Jaspar Freestone kept the scores nil nil until the later stages of the first half, when the Raiders were awarded a penalty for handball.The Raiders striker struck the ball and Jaspar made an amazing penalty save only to be beaten to the rebound and an raider put in the net. One nil half time. 

Guy Geeson came on for the hawks for the second half and made a difference with his strength and running.Again Sidmouth pressed, but the Hawks held firm. Eventually breaking away down the left wing, Luke Matthews passing to Josh Bennett who ran on to smash the ball into the net , to send the home fans wild! Jaspar continued to pull off some outstanding saves to keep the scores level, but Sidmouth pressure and Hawks failing to clear the ball from their box, saw the Raiders get the winner after a goal mouth scramble in the dying momemts of a closely contested match.

 MOTM- JASPAR FREESTONE .  

HEAVITREE HAWKS 0  - 8  SIDMOUTH WARRIORS

The Hawks boasted by their performance in the first match of the day, were eager to impress again. However the warriors played some great football and soon had a two goal lead. The Hawks continued to battle led by Alex Norris in defense,but were out matched by a skillful Warriors team. Josh Bennett broke through against the run of play and narrowly missed the warriors goal. Jaspar made countless saves to keep the score down, the warriors hitting the crossbar and posts , before getting their third. 

The Hawks made some changes at half time, bringing Alex Green back on in midfield and Luke Matthews at the back. Sidmouth still put the Hawks under  a  lot of pressure and goals 5 and 6 followed. Still the Hawks battled on, Guy Geeson did his trade mark 'spirited run' and forced a save from the Sidmouth keeper. Hard work by the hawks midfielders Alex and Thomas made the warriors work harder to get through, but the barrage of shots at Jaspar kept on coming, and he made more saves!! The raiders were rewarded with 2 more  goals and ran out winners 8 nil, but Jaspar made them work for their goals. 

MOTM- JASPAR FREESTONE. ( even the Sidmouth manager said he was outstanding!!)

Hemyock under 9's: 0    V Sidmouth Town Warriors: 2

 Hemyock under 9's put in a strong performance against Sidmouth Town Warriors in their third match of the season but failed to secure a win.

 It was a very enjoyable game to watch with both sides playing good football.  

Sidmouth scored from an early penalty after a mistimed challenge. The talking point of the first half was when a well struck Hemyock free kick momentarily slipped from the Sidmouth goalkeepers grasp and appeared to cross the line before being dragged back, but without a linesman it was correctly not awarded.

 In the second half Hemyock combined well with Callum Shenton, Joe Hurley and Luke Cuthbert creating numerous chances and but for an inspired performance from the Sidmouth goal keeper could well have levelled the match. The knockout blow was delivered when, after clearing another Hemyock attack, Sidmouth broke and scored a well taken second goal. Hemyock continued to battle and the Hemyock players were upset not to have anything to show for their efforts. 

Hemyock under 9's: 1    V Sidmouth Town Raiders: 5 

Despite the rain and cold conditions both teams played well and competed strongly in the secong game of the day. Despite some good tackling from Lewis Churchill and Sam Brown and some good saves from Scott Nicholls in goal Sidmouth came out on top in the first half scoring four goals. 

Hemyock did not drop their heads and pulled a goal back in the second half when Joe Hurley went on a solo run to score a fine goal.  Sidmouth completed the scoring to secure a comfortable victory. 

Hemyock players Callum Batten and Callum Shenton deserve a mention for all their hard work.

Alphington Rockets 2 v 2 Heavitree Eagles
Brilliant goal keeping from Liam Western in the 1st 3mins was required as the Rockets put pressure on from the whistle. 

Strong defending from Kathryn & Jed kept the Alphas at bay with their 1 nil lead-keeping them in the game. 

Eagles now warming to the game saw some good play through the midfield in the form of Arron, Jack H & Morgan which started putting the pressure on.  It wasn't long before this paid off with pace & determination came the 1st goal from Sam W. 

Second half Matt & Jed were busy with the Alphas who were trying to reply from the equalizer.  Eventually though they found a way through going 2v1 up. 

Birthday boy Harry Dolan made his debut appearance for the Eagles memorable by passing a great ball to Sam who bagged himself his 2nd of the match.

 Now 2 all and the Eagles applied the pressure to the bitter end seeing Sam's last shot in the closing minutes rattle the cross bar. 

An excellent all round team effort, and I think a talking point for those Rockets eh!

Men of the Match - Sam W  (fantastic goals) - Jed ( committed defending)

 Westexe 4 V 3 Heavitree Eagles

Goals galore in this match!  as a tired set of eagles from the previous hard fought match were unable to get back from the midfield to help defend seeing us concede 4 goals.  It was however end to end stuff in this game seeing some great tackling from Jack H and again some strong defending from Kathryn And Jed.  Nice work from Matt and a few runs from Sam kept the pressure on.  Arron & Morgan in midfield saw some openings and Arron came close as did Matt.  This gave Liam a rest for a minute or two.  All this good work lead to Morgan striking a cracker over the top of the keeper.

Eagles seemed to step it up a notch in which Morgan managed to get the ball in the back of the net twice more to complete his hat-trick-sadly this wasn't enough to level with Westexe.

All in all a great morning of football & a fantastic team effort

MOTM -Morgan Pearce

Central United 0 Exmouth 5
Exmouth dominated large periods of  game, and United's lack of cohesion when the pressure was on undid them. However, some good performances were displayed - notably by Will Wenley in goal. A little more care when defending would have resulted in a much closer result.  

Central United 1 - Brixington 3
Against a side that had inflicted a pretty heavy defeat last season, the United team showed a determination not to give up that was most encouraging. The spirit evidenced in the second half resulted in a late and well deserved goal by Nathan Townsend. The boys should be able to build on a performance such as this!

West Exe v Heavitree Hawks

It was difficult to see how this match would turn out after the first six minutes when the scores were level and chances had been scarce for either side. West Exe were passing the ball around well but the Hawks looked enthusiastic on the break and a strong defensive performance from Josh Herbert ensured that most attacks were broken up.

Unfortunately the breakthrough came soon after this, as West Exe pounced on a miskick and hammered the ball past Jasper Freestone to take the lead. After the first goal went in, the floodgates opened and although the hawks kept battling, West Exe were first to every ball and were 5-0 up by half time.

The hawks made several changes for the second half but West Exe were relentless and continued to batter the hawks goal and although Alfie made several fine saves West Exe ran out worthy 12-0 winners.

Hawks Man of the Match - Josh Herbert

Alphington Rockets v Heavitree Hawks

After the first match it was with some trepidation that the hawks faced the second fixture against Alphington Rockets. However it hardly seemed the same team, as the Hawks matched the Rockets for the majority of the first half. Luke was exceptional, challenging for every ball, well supported by Flynn, Alex Norris and Jasper, who made some crucial saves. However the pressure built from the Rockets and eventually they took the lead from a corner, which ricocheted off Alex's back into his own goal. A second followed a little later as the Rockets were quicker to react after a drop ball.

It finished 2-0 at half time and after the break once again the Hawks took a while to settle after several substitutions. Alphington continued to press and eventually ran out comfortable 7-0 winners, although the Hawks were a little unfortunate to contribute 3 own goals to the tally.

Hawks Man of the Match - Luke Matthews

The result suggests a very one sided affair but this game remained pretty even for the first ten minutes, with both teams limited to long shots, and closing each other down well. 

It was Countess Wear who were sharpest when counter attacking and they deservedly led 2-0 at half time, a fine strike from the edge of the box and a deflected cross.

The second half was not all Dynamos either, they were just much quicker to pass the ball and more clinical in advanced positions.  Even at 5-0 down Spartans kept trying; they just lacked the quality needed to break down a well organized side.  It took a defender to catch the ball to give Pinhoe their consolation goal through a well taken Jamie Vaughan-Ryall penalty.

Overall Pinhoe looked out of sorts, lost their shape all too often, struggled to pass fluently and towards the end were slack in defence.

There weren't many positives to take from the game for Pinhoe, only glimpses from most players, Jamie Vaghan-Ryall battled well throughout, and Coby Slocombe tackled fiercly

Alphington Rockets 2 v Heavitree Eagles 2
 
The Rockets normal flowing passing seemed to be missing in this hard fought draw. Heavitree Eagles were a constant threat to The Rockets goal and a last Minutes save from James Bovey was needed to deny The Eagles victory. The match was very even throughout and Heavitree came from behind on both occasions. The Rockets goal scorers were  Will Burwood and Connor Saunders.
 
Man of the Match Max Hammett
 
Alphington Rockets 8 V Heavitree Hawks 0
 
The goals flowed in the second match of the day, however, The Hawks were resilient for much of the first half. Goals from Joe Charles, Max Hammett, 3 from James Dodd and 3 unfortunate own goals ensured this comfortable win.
 
Man of the Match James Dodd

Brixington Blues 4 Central City 0
In their 3rd game of the season Blues set off a cracking pace with some excellent attacking play. Blues had numerous of shots well saved by the Central Keeper who had an outstanding first half.

Unfortunately he could not stop all of Blues shots and Doble opened the scoring with a sweetly struck left footed drive.. The midfield trio of Toomey,Justice and Cross worked hard to provide a solid attacking platform and set up another goal for Doble just before half time.

The second half started in much the same manner with Blues quick in attack and Dunn and Jackson resolute in defence. Slinn made a fine low save to his left to keep the momentum with the Blues and they soon went on to take advantage of this. It was from defence that the next goal came with some good passing from the back to set up Justice for his first goal of the season. Blues now dominating consolidated their lead with a 4th goal from Toomey with a well placed shot from a Boatman cross.

Brixington Blues 3 Central United 1
In their second game it took Blues a bit longer to establish their authority . From start to finish both sides battled well but Blues just had the edge when it came to putting their chances away. It was Weeks who broke the 1st half stalemate with a well struck goal after a series of excellent Blues attacks.

Now Capey who had transferred to keeper was also called into action and made a fine save from a powerfully struck Central shot. With their lead still in place Blues went up the field and Slinn was able to score his 1st goal for the club from close range. Again playing some good attacking football Blues were now much more likely to score the next goal and so it proved with Boatman knocking in a parried Blues shot from the edge of the box.

Central however battled on and were rewarded for their fine efforts with a goal in the last few minutes. An excellent game played in great spirit with Blues on the balance of play deserving their victory.

The dyamoes started slowly against a good pinhoe sidebut as the half went on the dyamoes passing game and battling for every ball paid off with some great team goals and a powerful display from Man of the Match Lewis Matthews,he scored 5 goals from the wing some of which were unstopable.

The dyamoes played some super football in the second half and all the team be can be proud of this victory.The other goals came from Reece Saunders and George Coombes who both had a excellant game. Pinhoe Spartans Pikes 3 Countess Wear Dyamoes 4

The 1st half was very even against a strong pinhoe side,the dyamoes having more of the chances but they could not break down the goalkeeper or the defence.In the second half the dyamoes controlled the matchwith all the team playing their part.George Coombes got two goals,1 a unstoppable shot and controlled the midfield,also on the scoresheet were Jake Charlton and Reece Saunders would both had good games.Man of the match was Liam ENGLAND whowas solid in defence.

The game started brightly with even possession on both sides; eventually the Pikes started gaining a bit more possession but not creating many chances. Pikes were unlucky to eventually find themselves down to a goal from a free kick from a handball.

Their response was swift, a route one approach that Morgan Cullen latched onto to comfortably slot home. Countess wear soon went ahead again from a situation in the Pikes goalmouth where the Pikes couldn't clear, despite the best efforts of Daniel Cullen in goal to prevent it. Pikes then equalized with a great Tommy Lyons strike into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. A good passing move involving Charlie Fairchild, Tommy Lyons and Morgan Cullen resulted in another Pikes goal to lead at the break. The second half ebbed and flowed with chances being spurned by the Pikes. 

Some terrific defending from Ashley Carpenter wasn't enough ultimately to prevent a cracking strike from Countess Wear to level the score. Jimmy Knight and Ashley Carpenter defended well, but the Pikes unfortunately let a soft goal in at the end to give Countess Wear a win to what was a great game.

Man Of The Match: Ashley Carpenter

Dawlish Under 9's   1 Crediton Saints U9's  4  
Two goals each from Harry Kite and Max Townsend gave the saints a well deserved victory at Dawlish.Goalkeeper Ryan Haynes had an assured game while Jake Moyes continues to perform well in the saints midfield.  

St Martins U9's 3 Crediton Saints U9's 3   T
he saints stormed into a two goal lead through Max Townsend and Callum Youngman before St Martins came back with two goals in a minute right on half time.Youngman scored his second to restore the saints before St Martins again equalised towards the end of the game.Jack Yendall performed well in the saints defence

STOKE HILL CELTIC 8 v HONITON 1.

There were two goals each for Ethan Flanagan & substitute Oliver Evans as Stoke Hill Celtic beat Honiton 8-1. Sam Fulthorpe scored the goal of the game on his Stoke Hill debut with a drive from the right wing which flew into the top corner. Other goals were scored by Joe Balkwill, Dan Hodges & John-Morgan Ross.
Player of the match was defender Ben Abrahams playing in his first ever game of football.

STOKE HILL CELTIC 6 v WESTHILL 1.

Pacey winger Joe Balkwill who provides so many assists for the team, turned to goalscorer himself notching a superb hat-trick as Stoke Hill Celtic won 6-1. Oliver Evans, Dan Hodges & Ethan Flanagan also got on the score sheet. Stand in keeper Joe Blackwell made some good saves for Stoke Hill Celtic.
Birthday boy Harry Pollard was man of the match with towering headers when faced with big goal kicks from the Westhill keeper.

Game 1- Stoke Hill Rangers U9's v West Hill Wasps U9's     0-4
 
 Rangers dominated the play in the first half, with slick passing and movement of the ball. West Hill were hardly out of their own half of the pitch. Shots rained in from Timon Brown, Bradley Lester, Evan Lewis and Kenny mudge, but were unable to find the back of the net. West Hill came out in the second half and pressured the Rangers goal from the off, but Rangers stuck to their task and defended stoutly with superb play from both Warren Hawkins and Bradley Staddon (Man of the match).

It was only after 10 minutes of the second half that a blunder in Rangers defence allowed West Hill to get off the mark, with their heads slightly down after battling for so long, that in another 3 minute spell Rangers seemed to go to sleep and allow West Hill to further add to their tally with goals 2, 3 and 4. This slightly flattered the scoreline as Rangers had done enough to deserve to get something out of this match.
 
Game 2 - Stoke Hill Rangers U9's v Honiton Town U9's      1-2
 
Rangers started this game very much in the same mode as the first game, having most of the ball but just not being able to find the back of the net. Honiton managed to break the Rangers defence with a long ball from the back, that was cooly slotted past the Rangers Keeper. Rangers kicked off the 2nd half and were almost caught flat footed, but for a timely intervention by their right back Bradley Staddon, who may I add had a solid perfomance in both games. Shortly after.

Honiton scored their 2nd after a mix up in mid field. This seemed to spur on Rangers who then again came close with efforts from Warren Hawkins, Kenny Mudge and Evan Lewis, before a superb strike from 15yds by Timon Brown(Man of the match) finally found the Honiton net. In the final minutes that remained both teams came close to adding to the score. As a final note, both games were a credit to this league, with excellent support from all teams concerned.

Cullompton  5 -- v -- Sidmouth Raiders 1.  
Cully started the game well with Sam Palmer setting up Kieran Fry whose shot was well saved. From the resulting corner Connor Pengelly hit the post with a shot. But it wasn't all Cully with Will Clark having to save well with his legs to keep the game scoreless.

However, he was helpless when the Raiders skipped past a couple of tackles and scored well into the corner. This gave the young Cully side a kick up the backside they needed with Sam getting a quick brace and Connor adding to the scoreline that was three in three minutesmaking the score 3-1 at half time.  

In the second half it was all Cully with Connor scoring again this time wuth his left foot and the scoring was completed by an goalkeeper own goal.  

Cullompton  0 -- Sidmouth Warriers 2.  
Although Cully again started well they could not put the ball in the net and that was the story of this game. Chances came and went but poor decision making and good goalkeeping kept the game scoreless.  

As the rain poured down the Warrier broke and opened the scoring with  a shot that the Cully keeper should have done better with. Cully kept pressing but it was the Warriers day with a cool finish as the Cully defence was caught square.

Brixington Blues 5 - Central City 0  

Central battled well and played some good football with Harvey Young, William Caschere , Callum Davison and Joseph Glenny all linking up well in the first half. 

City slipped behind to some good play and goals from Brixington, coming under increasing pressure from the good opposition. 

The highlight of City's performance was some excellent defending by man of the match Jaime Hammond, who was well supported by Toby Criss, with James Bryant in goal making some good saves. 

Exmouth Amateurs 7 - Central City 0 

Central started well and a hard working team performance made it difficult early on, for a good Exmouth side.  Harvey Young had City's best attempts on goal, although was restricted to long range efforts. 

City started slipping behind just before the break and as the game went on, Exmouth were just too strong for them. 

Again City's defence never gave up and James Bryant in goal made several good saves.  Defenders Jaime Hammond and Toby Criss battled well and both George O'Brien and Joshua Morris, came on and contributed well.

Countess Wear Dynamoes 1 twyford celtic 1 The Dynamoes started slowly but with both teams playing good football the match was very even,twyford scored in the first half.

The second half was a better display by the Dyamoes with some good passing and strong play, George Coombes and Lewis Matthews the pick of the midfield, the goal came from some super play with a nice finish from Charlie Telford. Liam Endland was strong at the back and Lewis Densham had a good first game in goal.
Man of the match-Lewis Matthews.

Countess wear dyamoes 6 twyford rangers 1 The 2nd game was a great team display of attacking football with some great goals from all over the pitch,all the squad played their part with the victory, Jake Charlton had a excellant first game scoreing 1 and setting up some others, Charlie Telford got a hat-trick and was our man of the match, Reece Saunders and George Coombes completed the scoring.

HEAVITREE EAGLES  2  DAWLISH 3

From the off the Eagles managed to weather the storm from a strong Dawlish  side. Jack Kennedy and Kathryn Brown, kept the Dawlish attack at bay. Good  work from Aaron Howell from the right hand side of midfield and Sam  Webber, led to Aaron scoring his first goal of the season. Five minites  later Morgan Pearce drilled home a cracking volley to give the Eagles a
2 -0 halftime lead.

After the break Dawlish came out all guns blazing and put the Eagles underpressure. They scored two fine goals that gave our  keeper Liam Western no chance. In the dying minutes of the game the Eagles > went all out for the winner but against the run of play gave a free kick
away and the Dawlish player picked his spot and smashed home the winner.

Men of the match Morgan Pearce and Aaron Howell


 HEAVITREE EAGLES 2  ST MARTINS 0

A few changes for this game with Matt Birchall going in goal and Jed  Wright in the engine room for the Eagles. It did not take long for Jack  Hector to pounce and grab a early lead. St Martins looked to hit back quickly but our captain and defender Jack Kennedy was outstanding giving  the St  Martins attack little chance to shoot on goal.

In the second half Jack Kennedy along with Kathryn Brown and keeper Matt Birchall did well to  keep St Martins from scoring. The Eagles went looking for the second goal.  Morgan Pearce had a shot that hit the post. And Sam Webber had a long  range shot hit the cross bar. With only minutes left, there was some good work from Sam Webber with a quality pass to Striker, Liam Western, who gave the St Martins keeper no chance with a thunder bolt strike.

Man of the Match  Jack Kennedy ( Outstanding display )

Central United 4 Hemyock 0

1^st game of the season and early exchanges were cagey. The home side's passing already shows tremendous improvement from last yearand Central began to get on top through dogged endeavour in the midfield. Nathan Townsend displayed his individual skills and managed to score 4.

 Central United 2 - Cully Rangers 2

 Grit and determination brought a well-deserved draw against a strong Cully side. Unexpectedly, United managed to go 2 up thanks to Nathan Townsend and debutant Talie Metcalfe Wood. The defence battled manfully to contain Cully for the rest of  match and special mention must go to debutant Luke Perry and also Will Wenley in goal who pulled off a spectacular save late in the 2^nd half.

Central City 0 - Cully Rangers 4

Central were caught cold in their first game of the season, with Cully scoring on their first attack, direct from the kick off.  Cully were much the better side in the first half and raced into a 3 - 0 lead by half time.

Central improved in the second half and Joseph Heggadan and Toby Criss in defence played well.  The hard working Freddie James was the pick of the Central players, tackling hard and making some good runs.  The improved performance ensured Cully had to work harder for their deserved win.

Central City 5 - Hemyock 2

Central were again slow to get going, but a well taken goal by Joseph Glenny put them ahead.  Hemyock came back well and scored two quick goals to put City under pressure.  Central got themselves back in the game just before half time, when a good move was finished well by William Caschere.

Central took charge of the game in the second half and started to play some good football.  Joseph Glenny got a good second goal from close range and Freddie James got two deserved goals for his efforts, the second an excellent shot from a free kick.

James Bryant was strong in defence and both Callum Davison and Joshua Morris came on and made good contributions.

Pinhoe Pikes 0  Exmouth Amateurs 4

Exmouth travelled to Exeter on a glorious sunny morning for their first match of the season.
It was Pinhoe who had the first shot with Ammies goalkeeper Ed Hurley having to making a fine save early on.

Exmouth soon regained their composure and some lovely passing play led to Will Dean scoring the opener. The visiting team had numerous shots on goal before Jack Sparkes slottedhome the second for Ammies.

Sparkes almost made it 3 nil just before half time but the Pinhoe keeper made an outstanding save and just tipped the ball over the cross bar.

The second half saw Pinhoe start with more determination but any chances they got were thwarted by Harvey Jones and man of the match Sam Haynes. The third goal came from a lovely volley into the top right hand corner by Will Dean.  Pinhoe conceded a free kick just inside their own half which Max Reader stepped up to take. A lovely floating ball into the box and Jack Sparkes was there to knock the ball into the back of the net to make the final score 4 0 to Exmouth Ammies. 

Pinhoe Spears 1 Exmouth Amateurs 3

The second game proved to be a tougher match.  Both teams had their chances in the first half leading to some fine saves from both keepers who kept the score to nil nil at the break. Deadlock was broken a few minutes into the second half when Max Reader slotted the ball home in a goal mouth scramble. Ammies came under pressure but some dogged determination from Michael Hunter and great defensive work from Joe Paver and man of the match Ieuan Kidd paid off and Exmouth soon retained possesion.

The second goal came from Max Reader to give Ammies a 2 nil lead but Pinhoe soon hit back with a fine strike to make it 2 1. The clincher came from Max Reader who scored his hat trick and made the final score line 3 1 to the visiting team.

Crediton Saints U9   6
Stoke Hill Rangers   0

Newly formed Crediton Saints began their season with a comfortable win against Rangers.Two goals a piece from Harry Kite and Max Townsend put the saints 4 up at the break.Further goals in the second half from Callum Youngman and Josh Kenshole made if six. Jake Moyes worked tirelessly in the saints midfield.

Crediton Saints  U9   1
Stoke Hill Celtic  U9  8

This was always going to be a tough fixture against on of last years top teams.With nearly the whole team playing their very first football matches the saints were torn apart by a well organised Celtic team.Harry Kite scored for the saints and Ryan Haynes had a good game in goal.Unfortunatlely the saints tired dramatically during their second game but showed enough promise and will surely improve during the season as they play more games .

Brixington Blues U9s 3-1 Pinhoe Spears U9s

Brixington started the season with a hard fought win. James Slinn, made several fine saves, along with some tenacious defending by Jacob Dunn and Conall Deehan-Jackson. James Doble opened the scoring with a well-placed header from a corner. Ethan Langson-Justice went close for the Blues, before Hayden Boatman made two defensive headers keeping the score 1-0 at the interval. 

Olly Toomey doubled the lead, before the Spears pulled a goal back. Callum Cross then put the result beyond doubt, when his dogged run ended with a low shot driven in from a tight angle for a 3-1 win.

 Brixington Blues U9s 2-1 Pinhoe Pikes U9s

 In their second fixture, Brixington narrowly won a tough match with a last minute penalty from James Doble. Pinhoe opened the scoring, before Marcus Weeks' equalised with a fine individual goal, beating three defenders before burying his shot.

Jordan Capey kept the Blues in the match, pulling off a string of saves.

Heavitree Hawks v St Martins

So, after the summer's break Heavitree Hawks' first game back in the Under 9's league was against St. Martins and what a good match it was. St. Martins kicked off and almost from the off, both sides played good flowing football with chances at either end. For the Hawks Josh H had a couple of shots from just outside the area that went close and at the other end the Alex and Alex both defended superbly to keep St Martins out. As we approached half time the scores were still level but with virtually the last move of the half St Martins broke down the left and an excellent shot just beat Jasper in goal and went in off the post.

The second half started in similar fashion with Ceirwyn and Guy both going very close to scoring for the Hawks before St Martins broke through again. The Hawks defence was overrun by greater numbers and Alfie, who had come on in goal at half time, stood no chance. Buoyed by their second goal St Martins piled on the pressure and Alfie pulled off some marvellous saves to keep them out. The Hawks kept battling to the end but could not reduce the deficit and the match ended 2-0 to St Martins.

Hawks Man of the Match - Alfie Young

 Heavitree Hawks v Dawlish

Hawks kicked off in the second match against Dawlish and the game ebbed and flowed for a time without any real chances being created at either end. Harry worked tirelessly up front for the Hawks but the Dawlish defence held strong. At the other end Josh H and Josh B were excellent in defence and never looked like being breached until a break by Dawlish and long distance shot left Alfie stranded. Hawks continued to battle but just before half time they were caught flat footed at a throw in and a shot from the left made it 2-0 to Dawlish at half time.

There were a number of changes at half time to try to freshen things up as legs tired but unfortunately an early goal from the right by Dawlish took the wind out of the Hawks' sails. Dawlish then started to show their quality and started to play some lovely football, the pick of which was a lovely flowing move which culminated in a cross from the right finding an unmarked striker moving in for their fourth. Although they kept battling and Alfie continued to excel in goals the Hawks could not prevent the visitors from running away to a comfortable 7-0 win at the end.

Hawks Man of the Match - Josh Bennett

Spears 1 - 3 Brixington

Brixington applied early pressure and created two good chances before Pinhoe got started. From then on the game was a much more even and exciting encounter.  Cody Cox shot from the edge of the box was well saved by the keeper, and in general both defenses were resolute.

A good header from a corner put Brixington in front and a break away second looked to settle the game, but Spears scored when Tom Crees finished a fine move with the final pass provided by Harrison Taylor who had his best game for the club.

Pinhoe pushed hard for the equaliser and were again caught with a fine run and shot.

It was a good game, just edged by Brixington, but Cody Cox was the outstanding quality on the field.

Spears 1 - 3 Exmouth

This was a great match, both sides and every player worked really hard, both keepers especially doing their bit to keep the scores down.  It was enthralling; Exmouth undoubtedly the better skilled and drilled, but Pinhoe absolutely determined to compete by enhanced work-rate.

Nil-nil at half time, a little surprising as there had been good chances both ends, Simon Priddle saw his shot well saved and Cody Cox hit the bar.  It was Exmouth who took the lead, a bit of a scramble but nevertheless deserved, and then, nothing fortunate about the second, a superb strike in the top corner.  Pinhoe kept working and deservedly grabbed one back through Cody Cox in a period when they were on top.  Exmouth sealed the win through a header from a throw-in giving them a comfortable margin in an uncomfortable game.

Jamie Vaughan-Ryall did a great job in goal and Nathan Smeath was brilliant in defense, ironic maybe, but to a man Pinhoe gave everything for a performance to be proud off.

Sidmouth Warriors 2 - 4 Alphington Rockets
  
This was a very competitive game in which both side played attractive football. The Rockets started where they left off last season , passing the ball well. The opening goal of the game was Scored by Luke White after some neat play from Jake Murphy. Luke White then added two further goals to complete his hat trick. The Warriors then scored two goals. In the second half James Dodd passed a ball out of defence to find Conner Saunders , and cooley slotted the ball home.
 
Man of Match Luke White
 
Sidmouth Raiders 1 -6 Alphington Rockets
  
Alphington Rockets were comfortable winners in the second match of the day. The passing football was a pleasure to watch, and The Rockets created several early chances without being able to score. However, once The Rockets found their rhythm the goals flowed in. A James Dodd hat-trick , Two from Connor Saunders and a Harry Warren Goal helped The Rockets to a easy victory.
 
Man of Match James Dodd

West Hill 7
Moors Comets 1

The first game of the season found the Comets first appearance in this league against the stronger side West Hill. Oscar Jones worked hard in defence which earned him the man of the match and there was some excellent play from new player Matthew Smith who scored the only goal for the Comets from a well taken corner.

Honiton  3
Moors Comets 2

Comets fought back from two nil down to equalise with some better mid field play to enable Matthew Smith (man of the match) to put away 2 goals. Honiton went on to win the game, however the Comets worked hard and enjoyed the match.

Beacon Knights 0 v Stoke Hill Celtic 1
Beacon Knights are a much improved team this season & played some good football & defended strongly. The only goal of the game was scrambled home by Dan Hodges to give a relieved Stoke Hill a 1-0 win. Gabriel Campbell gave a strong performance in Midfield on his debut for Stoke Hill & Joe Blackwell & Tom Cox gave assured displays at the back.

Crediton Saints 1 v Stoke Hill Celtic 8.
Two seven year olds were lethal in front of goal as Stoke Hill won 8-1. Ethan Flanagan scored twice on his debut & Oliver Evans another 7 year old, scored 4 times. Joe Balkwill & Harry Pollard who dominated the midfield for Stoke Hill both scored deserved goals.    

Harry Kite scored a consolation goal for Crediton & Goalkeeper Ryan Haynes made a string of fabulous saves for Crediton.

Pinhoe Pikes 0 - 4 Exmouth Amateurs 
The first game of the league season saw the pikes on the back foot from the whistle. The boys struggled to gain possession and to keep the ball when they did. Mistakes in defence led to Exmouth scoring their first goal. Exmouth had numerous chances only for Daniel Cullen to thwart any goals with some outstanding saves. A lack of understanding in attack led to the Pikes being easily dispossed with only a few chances before half time to score. Pikes went into half time 2 nil down. Pikes played better in the second half with Tommy Lyons and Morgan Cullen combing well. However further defensive mistakes meant Pikes conceded two more goals to ultimately lose the game to a good Exmouth side.

Pinhoe Pikes 1 (Tommy Lyons)  - 2 Brixington Blues
A much better start to the game for the Pikes with lots more posession and the boys passing the ball and retaining it much better. This led to the first goal for Pikes from a great move from Morgan Cullen who passed to Tommy Lyons for a simple tap in. Brixington soon equalised from a run from one of their players who evaded three tackles before scoring. With the scores equal, the game became quite tight. The second half saw Pikes create chances through Jonny Farnsworth and Ashley Carpenter, but they couldn't find the killer touch.

To rub salt into the injury, Pikes conceded a penalty in the last minute and ended losing a game they at least deserved to draw.