Reports

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2012

MOLTEN SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS RESERVES LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

HATFIELD TOWN RESERVES 1 COCKFOSTERS RESERVES 2

LEON STEWART

ADEM ALI

Cockfosters made the relatively short journey to Hatfield Town and came away from a feisty contest with a victory that moves the side up to fifth in the table, two points behind League leaders Kings Langley .

ADEM ALI opened the scoring for Cockfosters taking two touches to clear himself from defenders before striking his shot into the net. LEON STEWART doubled the advantage with a well struck free kick that got its due reward.

The referee had his work cut out keeping control as the contest became more and more feisty at one stage threatening to abandon the match, he did see the game through as Cockfosters maintained their discipline to take the plaudits and the points.

Cockfosters: Grant Hamilton; Falah Mulazaeh; Lee Wilkinson (Jake Johnson); Legala Alima (Captain); Alex Augustine; Rhys Shirley-Clark (Darrell Hennessy); Patrick Akwasi; Alan Bolger; Zane Antonie; Leon Stewart; Adem Ali(Oltian Klosi) Sub not Used: Jake Brimacombe-Ward

WEDNESDAY 11 JANUARY 2012

MOLTEN SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS FLOODLIT CUP – RESERVE SECTION

COCKFOSTERS 1 OXHEY JETS 3

PATRICK AKWASI 69 26,71,73

Cockfosters Reserves began brightly as they looked to build on Saturday’s victory at Holmer Green, against a physical Oxhey Jets side at Chalk Lane.

It was the hosts who had the early chances and tested the visiting keeper on more than one occasion as he looked uncomfortable against most efforts Fosters tried but with 26 minutes gone Cockfosters looked to play the offside trap but a well timed run allowed Oxhey Jets centre forward to bear down on Gary Malone who was stranded as the ball was lobbed over him and into the net, this cam somewhat against the run of play.

With 21 minutes remaining of the contest Cockfosters got their reward thanks to neat interplay between Adem Ali and Eugene Asanti that allowed PATRICK AKWASI to fire a rising effort beyond the visiting keeper and level matters up. Parity lasted a mere two minutes as the visitors sprayed the ball from right flank to left and a low effort nestled in the bottom corner and then the tie was effectively settled with 17 minutes remaining when Oxhey took advantage of the hosts being a man down, taking a quick throw and beating Malone at his near post.

Cockfosters: Gary Malone, Zane Antoine (Falah Mulazadeh), George Uttute, Eugene Asanti, Legala Alima (Captain), Slecuk Ulug; Wayne Penman, Adem Ali ,Patrick Akwasi, Michael Rice , Leon Stewart, (Alan Bolger) . Subs not used Jake Johnson, Darrel Hennessy, Lee Wilkinson.

SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 2011

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS RESERVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

COCKFOSTERS RESERVES 5 WODSON PARK RESERVES 0

LEON STEWART 19,33,51,53

PETER HOPCROFT 43

Without a league victory since 1 October Cockfosters welcomed bottom of the table Wodson Park to Chalk Lane hoping to return to winning ways and the reds did so with a fluid performance.

From the start Cockfosters surged forward and two minutes in debutant Peter Hopcroft signed from Barnstable Town FC burst down the flank and crossed into the middle where the resultant shot was blocked behind for the first of numerous Cockfosters corners. The pressure continued and on nine minutes a Brad Robinson corner was met by the head of skipper Legala Alima whose header dropped onto the roof of the net. Ten minutes later the reds got their deserved rewards when an attempted clearance cannoned off player manager Micky Roche to LEON STEWART rounded the visiting centre half and fired his shot across the keeper and in at the far post. Another excellent Hopcroft run ended with a fierce shot smashing against the post to Stewart who was denied by the keeper.
After the referee had spoken briefly to Stewart the hosts doubled their lead and again Roche was influential with his 25 yard drive striking the post and rebounding to STEWART who finished easily.
As is often stated the next goal was vital, if Wodson Park had got it they would be back in the game, if the hosts got it then there would be more to follow, there was little chance of the visitors getting the goal and so two minutes before the break Patrick Akwasis played a defence splitting pass allowing BILL HOPCROFT to bear down on goal and finish well.
The second period continued in the same vain as the first 45 with Cockfosters dominating and when Wodson Park were awarded a free kick on the 30 yards out which was wasted as the ball clattered into the Cockfosters wall and fell to Hopcroft who rant the length of the pitch crossed to the centre where STEWART duly completed his hat trick.

Eight minutes into the second half and the scoring was completed as Jake Davidson intercepted a pass and fed Hopcroft who again charged forward committed the keeper to charging out of his goal and crossed into the centre for STEWART to score his fourth of the afternoon.

The hosts continued to create opportunities but did not add to their tally, this victory will give the Reds confidence ahead of the trip to Royston Town next Saturday.

COCKFOSTERS- Gary Malone; Brad Robinson; Jake Davidson(Lee Wilkinson); Wayne Penman; Legala Alima (Captain); Patrick Akwasi; Micky Roche (Olitan Klosi); Alan Bolger; Darrell Hennessy (Abdi Ali); Leon Stewart; Bill Hopcroft. Sub not Used – Myles Lennon.

SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2011

THE MOLTEN SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS RESERVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

COCKFOSTERS RESERVES 1 ST MARGARETSBURY RESERVES 2

LEON STEWART 90(pen) STEVIE TUTULAMO 58,84

Cockfosters Reserves looked to get back to winning ways having lost their last three matches as they welcomed St Margaretsbury Reserves to Chalk Lane on a windy afternoon when the best football was played by keeping the ball on the ground.

Following a period of pressure the hosts won a corner which was taken by Leon Stewart, the ball was cleared by the visiting defence back to Stewart whose cross to the far post was athletically me by Olitan Klosi but his effort went across the face of goal rather than into the top corner as it deserved. The remainder of the half saw Cockfosters press forward but without troubling the visiting defence, this allowed St Margaretsbury to get into the game and with nine minutes til the break a great chance for the visitors saw a good effort go to waste as an airshot was easily cleared by the home defence. Then on 42 Gary Malone produced a superb point blank reaction save to deny Stevie Tutulamo.

13 minutes of the second half had elapsed when STEVIE TUTULAMO pounced on a good save from Malone to rifle the follow up effort into the net. Cockfosters still looked capable of getting a draw and pressurized the visiting defence but with six minutes to go STEVIE TUTULAMO broke through two fosters defenders and picked himself up off the floor to double the visitors advantage.

Deep into added time LEON STEWART converted a penalty to give the hosts a goal they deserved but no points.

COCKFOSTERS: Gary Malone; Brad Robinson; Lee Wilkinson (Myles Lennon); Legala Alima; Jamie Sloss (Joseph Simao); Liam Headley; Stuart McDonald; Alex Augustine; Darrell Hennessy (Rhys Shirley-Clarke); Leon Stewart; Olitan Klosi. Subs not used: Romeo Beckford; Michael Roche.

COCKFOSTERS F. C.