Merley Allendale YFC

Sunday 10th September 2006  Weymouth Diamonds 1 Merley Allendale 10
    FANTASTIC!  A great start to the new season.  ALL the boys played well and it was a joy for their families to watch their sons enjoying what they like to do best ….. play football.
Goals: Kieran Foley 5, Dean Donovan 3, Chris Goldsmith 1, Chris Rimmer 1
M.O.M. - Kieran Foley  

Sunday 17th September 2006  Merley Allendale 4  Blandford Barbarians 2
    The game got-off to a great start with our first goal being scored within ten minutes by Kieran Foley.  The whole team “gelled” together, producing some great passes and fighting for every ball.  Our next goal was again scored by Kieran and Matt Miles our goalkeeper played superbly.   Two minutes until half-time and Dean Donovan scored our third., giving a half-time result of 3-0.
    During the second half, both teams came out fighting with our opponents trying to break our defence.  With only 10 minutes remaining the score had changed to 3-2.  With only minutes to go Kieran produced yet another goal giving our team a respectable score of 4-2.  Well done boys.
M.O.M. - Matthew Miles – Goalkeeper

Sunday 24th September 2006  Wimborne Town Boys 9   Merley Allendale 3
    This was the local derby game against a team placed third in the table. Pride was at stake as the majority of the boys, from both teams, attended Allenborn Middle School!
    The game got off to a great start with M.A.Y.F.C. going up 1-0 during the first 10 minutes with a goal from Kieran Foley. 5 minutes later the game was level. Unfortunately the result went downhill from then on for our boys. At half time the score was 6-1 to the home side.
    During the second half our boys went out with determination and spirits began to rise when Omar Bejjada scored our second goal giving a 6-2 score. Another goal was scored by the home team giving a 7-2 score, but still fighting with determination Dean Donovan went on to score our last goal in the game. Final score 9 - 3. A disappointing result but a good effort boys.
M.O.M. - Chris Rimmer

Sunday 08th October 2006   Merley Allendale 7  Portland Blues 1
    Going up against a team who were level on points with goal difference to their advantage, we knew at the outset that it was going to be a challenging match.
During the first half our defence had to work hard and our goalkeeper made some confident saves. Daniel Hughes then broke through to score a cracking goal, (his first ever goal for MAYFC since finding his vocation in left midfield!).
    During the second half Merley played superbly. All the hard work during training produced excellent results in the match with some great passing and a further 6 goals from our team. The 2nd and 4th came from Dean Donovan, the 3rd and 5th from Kieran Foley, the 4th from Jonathon Pike and the 7th from Daniel Hughes (no stopping him now!). The visiting team managed to score a consolation goal during the latter part of the second half, but our boy left the pitch to applause and congratulations from their families and supporters. Well done boys, great result.
M.O.M. Callum Stones

Sunday 15th October 2006   Rossgarth 3  Merley Allendale 2
    The boys went into this game knowing that they were level on points with the opposition. A win was required to remain in our third position.
    The first half we started off well, with much of the play being hard fought between both teams. The home team were first to score but our boys kept their composure and their heads up. 5 minutes later Chris Goldsmith levelled the score giving a half time result of 1-1.
    During the second half both teams continued to battle and another goal was scored by the home team. The boys refused to be defeated and they lifted themselves up by producing an equalizing goal from Omar Bejjada. With only a few minutes to go Rossgarth produced the final goal of the match giving a final score of 3-2.
M.O.M. Omar Bejjada

Sunday 29th October 2006   Poole Town Colts 3  Merley Allendale 7
    Our team was confident that all three points could be won under normal circumstances; however three of our key defenders were unable to play the game. The team had to play harder than ever. Within the first 15 minutes we conceded our first goal, but with continued determination the boys produced some excellent football and soon after the goals began to “roll in” with Dean Donovan producing the first goal. 5 minutes later Kieran Foley scored the second. The third goal came as a result from Chris Goldsmith’s throw-in onto Daniel Hughes, who took control of the ball and passed it through to Dean to produce the third goal. Half time 1-3.
    Going into the second half the boys kept attacking with Daniel Hughes once more running the opposition “ragged” down the left hand side with a “cracking shot” producing our fourth goal. Kieran Foley went onto score the fifth and Dean the sixth. With Harry Brown’s consistent defending at the left back closing the opposition’s play down. The home side gave our goalkeeper Matthew Miles little to do up until the last twenty minutes when our defence sat back and conceded two goals within 10 minutes. Finally Omar Bejjada made a run down the right and produced the 7th and final goal of the game. Well done boys, great result.
M.O.M. Harry Brown

Sunday 5th November 2006 Dorset County Cup 3rd round   Poole Town Colts 1  Merley 4
    This team we had played the previous week, coming away with a comfortable win. The game started well for our boys, going 1-0 up within 5 minutes, with a goal from Kieran Foley. Unfortunately the game became a “bit scrappy” with some very bad refereeing decisions being made against Merley. 2-0 up by half time with yet another goal from Kieran.
    During the second half the home team pulled one back giving a 2-1 score. During the last 20 minutes Dean Donovan scored our third goal. Consistent bad decisions were made by the referee with our team losing the chance of being awarded a penalty. During the final 10 minutes of the game Daniel Hughes took the ball from the ½ way line and scored the fourth and final goal.
M.O.M: Jonathon Pike

Sunday 19th November 2006  Broadstone Colts 0  Merley Allendale 2
    The Merley boys started the game well with Daniel Hughes on the right fighting for every ball. 10 minutes into the game and we scored our first goal. This was as a result of a pass from the middle of the pitch by Dean Donovan into the path of Daniel Hughes; who continued through to slot away a great first goal. Chris Goldsmith and Jonathon Pike continually managed to cover the pitch and Dean and Kieran Foley played well up front producing good football all round during the first half of the game. Half time score: 0-1.
    During the second half of the game Merley applied more pressure on the home side with a great strike from Dean Donovan; which their goal keeper managed to push the ball onto the bar. With just 10 minutes remaining Dean Donovan scored the second and final goal of the game. Our goalkeeper had little to do during the whole match, probably touching the ball only a couple of times!
    A well played game by both teams and well earnt 3 points for our team. Well done boys.
M.O.M. Chris Goldsmith

Sunday 3rd December 2006  Dorset Cup 3rd Round  Branksome United 10 Merley 1
    From the outset of the game the team knew it was going to be a tough game, playing against a Bournemouth League, division one team!
    We weren’t wrong. By half time we were 4 goals to nil, but not without trying on our part. The second half improved slightly with a goal from Jonathon Pike during the last ten minutes. The opposing team was too strong for our boys, despite their perseverance and effort.
Final score 10-1
M.O.M. Chris Rimmer

Sunday 17th December 2006   Merley Allendale 12  Weymouth Diamonds 0
    This was the last game of the year and the boys wanted to go out with a bang. So they did!
Within the first minute of the game Dean Donovan puts Kieran Foley through to give 1 nil up. The boys played superbly with Daniel Hughes and Omar Bejjada running down both sides of the pitch giving the visiting team’s defence all kinds of problems. Dean Donovan went on to score the second goal as a result of a well struck angled shot. The third goal came from Chris Rimmer as a result of a rebound off the goalkeeper. Just before half time Dean Donovan “knocks in” the fourth giving a half time score of 4-0.
    The second half started off more or less the same with Dean Donovan scoring the next 3 goals. Half way through MAYFC were awarded a penalty which our Captain, Jonathan Pike took and scored the 7th goal. At this time the visitors heads went down which resulted in another 5 goals being scored by Jonathan Pike, Kieran Foley, Dean Donovan, Chris Rimmer producing a final score of 12-0! Well done boys, excellent result pushing us up to third place in the table.
Goals Summary: Dean Donovan 5, Kieran Foley 3, Jonathan Pike 2, Chris Rimmer 2
M.O.M. Dean Donovan

Sunday 14th January 2007   Merley Allendale 2  Wimborne Boys 2
   This was our first game of the New Year playing against a team who had this season not lost a game yet, and were placed at the top of the table! We knew it was going to be a tough match and the boys went out with determination and kept most of the possession from the start. After just 15 minutes Dean Donovan crossed the ball into the path of Kieran Foley who scored our first goal. The whole team started to gel with the back four keeping the opponents at arms length. The mid-fielders did a great job in winning the ball, producing some great team play. Half time score 1-nil.
    The second half started off just as well, with a second goal being produced much in the same way as the first, with a good cross from Dean to Kieran. Fighting for every ball our first mistake came from an own goal. 60 seconds to go our second mistake followed allowing our opponents to score their second goal. Well done to ALL the boys for giving 100% to the game.
M.O.M. Omar Bejjada

Sunday 21st January 2007   Portland United 0  Merley Allendale 0
    The boy’s arrived after a very good result last week against one of the top two clubs in the league, hoping to get the three points from a side they had beaten well at home. The game started in blustery conditions with our boy’s playing the better football and putting most of the pressure around the Portland goal area. The only thing that seemed to stop Merley from going ahead was the flag happy linesman for the oppression. Just after the midway point of the first half we were awarded a penalty which unfortunately we missed.
    The second half started well again for Merley but the wind was getting stronger and keeping the ball down one side of the pitch, not helping either side. Merley finally managed to get the ball in Portland’s net but even though they had changed the linesman at half time this one was just as bad flagging offside to cancel the goal out. Our boy’s heads seem to go down after this allowing Portland to attack and put pressure on Merley’s defence, finally ending in a penalty to them. William not having much to do for most of the game made a magnificent save to keep the score at 0-0. Just before the end Portland managed to score but this goal was also offside making the final score 0-0.
Well played to the entire team in difficult conditions.
M.O.M.  William Bugden

Sunday 28th January 2007   Merley Allendale 1  Rossgarth 2
   Playing against a team who were placed third in the table, the game started off well for Merley with a goal being scored by Kieran Foley. During the second half our boys defended deep in our own half, keeping the opponents at bay. With just 10 minutes to go Rossgarth scored an equalizing goal. The boy’s moral went down with such late disappointment resulting in a second and final goal being scored by their opponents.
M.O.M. Chris Goldsmith

Sunday 4th February 2007   Kingswood Youth 9  Merley Allendale 0
   Our opposing team hadn’t lost a game all season and the boys knew they were in for a tough game especially as we only had the minimum of 11 players on hand and one of our main strikers out. By half time our concerns had been realised with a score of 6-0 down. It wasn’t meant to be our day ……….. final score 9-0, our worst result of the season.
M.O.M. Nayim Bejjada

Sunday 11th February 2007   Merley Allendale 5  Poole Town Colts 2
    With last weeks disappointing result behind us, the Merley boys started off the game being the stronger of the two teams, with some good football being played. Within the first 5 minutes a throw-in from Jonathan Pike to Chris Goldsmith, who then headed into the path of Dean Donovan to score our first goal. Ten minutes later from a corner kick, Dean crosses the ball into the path of Chris Goldsmith who scored number 2.
    The third goal came from a strike from Kieran Foley, who found the back of the net. Twenty five minutes into the game Dean puts his second away. Half time score 4-0.
    Second half, with Chris Rimmer coming off injured the defence suffered with the opponents scoring their first goal. Ten minutes later they scored their second goal. A change had to be made to get the boys back on track and with two minutes until the end Omar Bejjada put number 5 away with a tap-in. A well earned 3 points.
M.O.M. Daniel Hughes

Sunday 18th February 2007   Weymouth Cougars 0  Merley Allendale 4
   From the beginning of the game our boys knew they were to play a team who were placed in the bottom half of the table. However we had two players away on leave.
    The boys soon settled down and played some good football. After just 10 minutes we went ahead with Dean Donovan putting Kieran Foley through who found the back of the net. With William Bugden playing left back (normally our goal keeper) he worked hard and played well as it was his first game out on pitch. 20 minutes into the game and Kieran Foley scored our second goal.
    After half time, Dean Donovan and Omar Bejjada worked well together, setting up Kieran for goal number 3. The team were in great spirit and further lifted when
Callum Stones went on to score the 4th and final goal. An enjoyable and well played game by all.
M.O.M. Dean Donovan

Sunday 25th February 2007   Merley Allendale 2  Broadstone 1
    This team, placed mid-table, we last played on their home ground and won 2-0.  The conditions of this game were difficult with wet ground and strong winds.  Despite these factors the boys produced some good football with most of the play being in the middle of the pitch.  20 minutes into the game and our first goal was scored, due to hard work and commitment from Dean Donovan; who crossed the ball from a tight angle into the path of Kieran Foley who followed through into the back of the net.  Lots of chances were created but we just couldn’t produce another goal in the first half.
    During the second the half, the wind was against us and we were playing uphill!  The boys worked extremely hard and half way through the second half, with yet another cross from Dean to Kieran, our second goal was scored.  Our opposing team fought back and scored their first and only goal.  With just 2 minutes until the end of the match Broadstone were awarded a penalty.  The Merley boys spirits were high and Will’ Bugden kept the visitors at bay with a superb save.  Well done boys, a hard fought and well deserved result.
M.O.M.  William Evans

Sunday 11th March 2007   Merley Allendale 2  Hamworthy United 5
   This fixture was one that the boys went into not knowing what they were up against, as they had yet to play the team.
Kicking off from the start the boys settled down well and played some good team football, pushing the ball around between themselves. Our opponents soon settled down and due to a mistake by our defence and goal keeper the score soon went to 1-0 down. The boys soon began to realise that this was to be a long, hard fought game. With just 2 minutes until half time, Dean Donovan was awarded a free kick. From just outside the 18 yard box, with a superb free kick, Dean floated the ball into a crowded box with the goal keeper putting his hand to it which allowed Kieran Foley to tap in our first goal. Half time score 1-1.
    During the second half the opposing team went ahead with their second goal. The boys frustration produced some further improved football. Merley were then award a corner kick which Chris Goldsmith taking a superb cross onto the head of Chris Rimmer to head home the equalising goal.
The score resulted in our opponents being even more determined for a winning result which they achieved with a further 3 goals being scored.
   Despite the result, a well played game.
M.O.M. Romulas Lam

Sunday 18th March 2007   Merley Allendale 0  Kingswood 2
   This was our last home game of the season. Our last game against this side left our team deflated. The boys went into the game with determination, playing against an organised team. During the first 20 minutes Merley had the best of the play producing some great football, until a well struck ball from Kingswood gave them their first goal. Our goalkeeper didn’t stand a chance.
   Within the following 5 minutes Kingswood went on to score their second goal, despite our goalkeeper, William Bugden, getting a hand to it to palm the ball back into the path of the opposition.
   The boys continued to battle on through the remainder of the game but they just couldn’t produce the finishing touch. Bad luck boys, very well played and enjoyable for all to watch.
M.O.M. Chris Goldsmith

Sunday 1st April 2007   Blandford Barbarians 0 Merley Allendale 4
   This was a game which we needed to win. Merley started off well with some great football being played between them all. Within ten minutes of K.O.
Will Bugden received the ball on the half way line, lobbed it into the opponent’s 18 yard box with Daniel Hughes on the receiving end, who then passed it into the path of Kieran Foley, who then proceeded to score our first goal.
   From then on Merley dominated the game. Goal no. 2 came from a superb corner kick from Chris Goldsmith onto the head of Chris Rimmer who put it away with great strength. 2-0 up at half time.
   The second half was much the same as the first half with the Merley boys domineering the game. The boys played some of their best football of the season. Our opponents became despondent and Merley took advantage with another corner kick by Chris Goldsmith crossing the ball over to Dean Donovan, who slotted our number 3 goal in. With only 5 minutes until the end Kieran Foley went on to score his second goal of the game giving our 4th goal.
   A well deserved 3 points. Well done boys.
M.O.M. Chris Rimmer

Sunday 1st April 2007   Hamworthy 4  Merley Allendale 1
   This was our last game of the season and we were placed fourth in the table.  Our opponents were placed fifth in the table, with four games in hand.  We knew it was going to be a difficult game.  From kick off the boys played some attractive football and within 10 minutes the home side were 1-0 down thanks to Daniel Hughes striking the ball into the bottom corner.  A great goal!  Within the last 10 minutes of the first half the home team equalized.  Half time score 1-1. 
    The second half started with our boys playing with determination, however with the half time changes the boys lost all their rhythm.  Despite having several chances the boys just couldn’t finish and despite several great saves by our goalkeeper Matthew Miles the match end in a 4-1 score.
M.O.M. Jonathan Pike

End of season message from the Manager:  Superb season boys, well done to you all.  (06/07)

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