Hawks win Goal Grabbers 6 a side Tournament

See the Hawks in the News Shopper, p23 (August 15th)!. The Hawks took a short break from their close season rest to take part in this annual event at Goals in Elmers End. It was a round-robin tournament consisting of three teams. Ourselves along with Chislehurst Wanderers and Darwin. The first round of games, scheduled at 30 minutes, went fantastically well for the Hawks, who got off to a flying start with a 12-1 victory against Darwin. The rule of not stepping inside either penalty area was proving a problem getting used to, with half our goals coming from penalties. We gave away three, but only one was converted, with Rhys in fine form once again between the sticks!

The goals were still flying in though and we headed in to our next game against Chislehurst Wanderers high on confidence. Once again we set about our jobs brilliantly, playing at a high tempo despite the blistering heat. Our forward players were finishing superbly with Owen in fine form putting his name next to five of our ten goals! A 10-0 victory and a clean sheet! Things couldn’t have been going much better.

The second round of games were just six minutes each way. The important thing now was to ensure the boys didn’t get too over confident and a little complacent. With the shorter games there was no time to mess about. We took on Darwin for a second time and had a fantastic 8-2 victory. The strength we have throughout the squad was evident with five of the boys getting on the score sheet!

With Chislehurst Wanderers getting the better of Darwin in their games it was a forgone conclusion before our final game that we were going to finish top and Chislehurst second and so play out the final.

We didn’t start well going one behind through yet again a penalty. It was from here though that we produced some of our best football of the day! We started to make the ball do the work and were switching the play really well opening up Chislehurst coming through as 4-1 winners and champions once again! All the boys received a medal and certificate as well as the overall
winners trophy! There was also an award for player of the tournament which the referee of our games decided should go to Hong. It is fantastic he has got a reward for some brilliant performances, not just on Saturday but all year.

Saturdays performance was excellent scoring 34 goals in the four games, only conceding four all of which were penalties, showing the strength of the team as a defensive unit! This being still without Mehmet and Aaron, who are both away on holiday, so things are looking incredibly promising and everyone now is eagerly awaiting the release of the fixtures for next season! (report by Andy)
Team – Rhys, Ed (2), Matias, Liam (1), Spencer (8), Hong (8), Jamie (4), Owen (11)

Croydon Juniors Tournament, Sunday 1st July 2007. Hawks crowned Champions!

The Hawks finally crushed their penalty hoodo on Sunday to clinch their first trophy. Four straight wins had put the Hawks top of their group and shot them into the Quarterfinals where they met Palace Guard. A goal in each half from Jamie and Spencer was enough to see us into the Semi's and a game against Croydon Juniors B who they had beaten in the group stages. A very tight game with few chance saw the match go all the way to the dreaded penalty shoot out for a place in the final. The Hawks put their previous penalty heartbreak behind them and both Owen and Spencer calmly scored and the Hawks were in the final. In the final we once again came up against JEFC who we had played in a friendly the previous week so both sets of boys knew each other well. The game was a great spectacle for the big crowd and either team could have snatched it but it wasn't to be and it was penalties yet again. JEFC were first up and a great save from Rhys set the Hawks on their way. Owen scored his and after some high drama when both teams missed their chance it was up to Mehmet to blast his shoot in and seal the Hawks first ever triumph. Results: Hawks 2 Tulse Hill 1, Hawks 4 Croydon Youth 0, Hawks 1 Genesis 0, Hawks 3 Croydon Jnr B 0, QF Hawks 2 Palace Guard 0, SF Hawks 2 Croydon Jnr B 0, FINAL Hawks 2 JEFC 1. Squad: Rhys, Ed, Matias, Hong, Mehmet (1), Spencer (4), Jamie (2), Owen (9).

JEFC v Hawks

The Hawks traveled the short trip once again to JEFC for an end of season friendly. The boys played three short games to try out some new formations and also some new trialists! The scores were 1-0, 2-2 and 4-1 to the Hawks. Squad: Tom, Matias, Rhys, Ed, Mehmet, Spencer (1), Hong, Jamie (3), Owen, Aaron (3), Henry, Sebastiano.

Crayford Arrows Tournament 10.06.07

The Hawks traveled across to Crayford on Sunday and had four games with some mixed results but which still saw them finish joint top of their group. Results: Hawks 2 Crayford Arrows 1, Foots Cray 0 Hawks 0, Hayden Youth 1 Hawks 0, Hawks 1 Our Lady Youth 0. Squad: Matias, Rhys, Ed, Mehmet, Spencer (2), Liam, Hong, Jamie (1).

Parkwood Tournament 27.05.07

The Hawks finished runner-up yet again in another penalty shootout having not conceded a goal in the whole competition. Some fine football had seen the boys reach the final in style only to draw an exciting end to end game 0-0 with Cray. Results: Phoenix Tigers 0 Hawks 0, Hawks 1 PRJFC 0, Orpington 0 Hawks 2, Darent River 0 Hawks 1, Semi-Final: Hawks 3 Phoenix Lions 0, Final Hawks 0 Cray 0. Squad: Matias, Rhys, Ed, Mehmet, Spencer (1), Liam, Hong (3), Jamie, Owen (3).

Wickham Wanderers Tournament

The Hawks once again brought home some silverware finishing Runners-up for the second week running! This time the result was even more dramatic as they lost out on penalties in a thrilling final with Sutton United after a 0-0 draw after extra time. The Hawks had earlier won their group and beaten Selsdon Juniors 1-0 in an exciting semi final. Results: Hawks 1-0 Orpington Rovers; Hawks 3-0 Westerham; Hawks 2-1 Sutton United; Hawks 3-0 Epson Eagles; Hawks 0-1 Wickham Wanderers; Hawks 1-0 Selsdon Jnrs (Semi); Hawks 0-0 Sutton Utd (Final) Squad: Tom, Matias, Rhys, Ed, Mehmet, Spencer (2), Liam (1), Hong (1), Jamie (2), Owen (3)

Hastings Tournament

The Hawks had a fantastic weekend down at Hastings in the SCI Ultimatch Cup Under 7's Tournament. The boys played 8 games winning five, drawing two and losing just one game to finish Runners Up. They received their well earned trophies from ex-Manchester United and England star Paul Parker. The Hawks could have even gone one better as they went into their last game needing a win by three clear goals against the eventual winners Hutton Junior A to clinch the title, but Hutton A hung on in the face of relentless Hawks pressure to secure a 0-0 draw to win the cup. Results: Saturday; Hawks 1-0 Phoenix Sports; Hawks 4-0 Hutton B; Hawks 5-0 Broxbourne Borough; Hawks 0-1 Hutton A. Sunday; Hawks 2-2 Phoenix Sports, Hawks 2-0 Hutton B, Hawks 3-0 Broxbourne Borough, Hawks 0-0 Hutton A. Squad: Tom, Matias, Rhys, Ed, Mehmet, Spencer (4), Liam, Hong (10), Jamie (2).

JEFC 1 Hawks 1

The Hawks took the lead through a well worked goal by Owen to put them ahead at half time. JEFC battled their way back after the break to equalised and could have snatched a surprise win but Tom saved a penalty late on to keep it level. Man of the match was Jamie. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Matias, Mehmet, Jamie, Owen (1).

Hawks 2 Selsdon Jnr Tigers 1

The Hawks finished their league programme with another win by the odd goal against Selsdon. The Hawks had most of the game only to find themselves a goal down at half time. But a quick goal after the restart from Spencer and a second from Jamie was enough to snatch victory. Man of the match was Hong. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed, Spencer (1), Matias, Hong, Liam, Jamie (1).

Chislehurst 2 Hawks 2

The Hawks snatched a dramatic, but well deserved, last minute equaliser in the blistering sunshine in our final away game of the league season. Jamie cooley slotted home to share the spoils and also scored the Hawks 100th goal of the season! The boys at times struggled to hit top gear in the heat but Ed shone through to win the Man of the Match for the second week running. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Matias, Mehmet, Hong, Liam, Jamie (2).

Hawks 6 Westerham 0

The Hawks put in another fine performance with some crisp passing football. Ed capped a great game with a rare goal to win the Man of the Match award. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed (1), Spencer (4), Matias, Hong (1), Liam.

Orpington Rovers 1 Hawks 4

The Hawks won on their travels for the second week running on a good firm pitch which suited their quick passing football. A great team effort was toped by a fantastic Man of the Match performance from Mehmet. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed, Spencer (2), Matias, Jamie (1), Hong (1), Mehmet.

West Wickham 0 Hawks 5

The Hawks got back to winning ways with some fine passing football and a great all round team performance. Tom had an outstanding debut in goal but was just piped to the Man of the Match by Liam who had a great game in midfield. Team: Tom, Rhys, Ed, Spencer (2), Matias, Jamie (3), Hong, Liam.

Hawks 0 Epson Eagles 8

The Hawks battled valiantly but were unable to stop an exceptionally strong Epson team inflicting our very first home defeat. Man of the Match was Hong who never gave up battling away. Team: Rhys, Ed, Tom, Spencer, Mehmet, Matias, Jamie, Hong, Joe, Liam, Harvey.

Barnet Wood 3 Hawks 2

The Hawks sliped to only their second defeat of the season. Playing in horrendos conditions all the boys played very well in the wind and driving rain but couldn't prevent two late goals to snach away the victory. Rhys put in a captains performance to get this weeks Man of the Match. Team: Rhys, Ed, Tom, Spencer, Mehmet, Matias, Jamie (1), Hong (1), Joe, Liam.

JEFC 2 Hawks 4

The Hawks recorded their 10th straight win on Sunday. The run looked in great danger as The Hawks found themselves 2-1 down at half time to a JEFC team full of pace and strength but an inspired second half performance gave them another fine win. MOM Hong. Team: Rhys, Ed, Tom, Spencer (3), Mehmet, Matias, Jamie, Hong (1).

Hawks 3 Keston 1

The Hawks ground out a narrow victory after going a goal down shortly after half time. With nearly everyone playing well below par the boys just managed to battle back to record another win. Man of the Match was Tom. Team: Liam, Ed, Tom (1), Spencer (1), Mehmet, Matias, Joe, Jamie, Rhys, Harvey, Owen (1).

Hawks 4 Wickham Wanderers 1

The Hawks recorded their second 4-1 victory in a row in a well contested match with hardly a single foul in the game. Both sets of boys should be very proud of themselves. Man of the Match was Spencer. Team: Liam, Ed, Tom, Spencer (2), Hong, Mehmet, Matias, Joe (1), Jamie, Rhys, Harvey (1).

Croydon FC Youth 1 Hawks 4

The Hawks made a slow start on a frezing morning and found them selves a goal behind early on but a gritty performance saw the Hawks come out winners in the end. Man of the Match was Hong. Team: Liam, Ed, Tom, Spencer (2), Hong (1), Mehmet, Matias, Joe, Jamie (1), Rhys.

Selsdon Junior Tigers 2 Hawks 3

The Hawks came out top in a five goal thriller on Sunday in another exciting encounter at Selsdon. Hawks Man of the Match was Jamie. Team: Liam, Ed, Tom, Spencer(1), Hong (2), Mehmet, Matias, Joe, Jamie, Rhys.

Hawks 2 Chislehurst Wanderers 1

The Hawks came from behind to snatch a late victory over Chislehurst in our last game of the year to give us all a very merry Christmas. Hawks Man of the Match was Ed. Team: Ed, Tom, Spencer, Hong (1), Matias, Joe, Liam, Jamie, Harvey (1).

Selsdon Junior Tigers 1 Hawks 2

One of the most exciting games of the season saw the Hawks edge home 2-1 against Selsdon on Sunday. The Hawks might have had a bigger win but just couldn't find the net on numerous occasions and came up against a inspired goal keeping display. Hawks Man of the Match was Spencer. Team: Rhys, Ed, Spencer (1), Mehmet, Hong, Matias, Joe, Jamie (1), Harvey.

Westerham 0 Hawks 4

The Hawks battled hard to overcome a greatly improved and well organized Westerham team. Yet another clean sheet was recorded by the Hawks helped by man of the match Matias. Team: Rhys, Ed (1), Spencer, Mehmet, Hong (2), Matias, Joe (1). Thanks go to Westerham for being great hosts and giving us a later KO after the Disco! It was very much appreciated.

Hawks 6 West Wickham 0

On a extremely heavy pitch the boys started slowly in the mud but soon found their natural passing game to win the match. Team: Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Mehmet, Hong (2), Matias, Owen (1), Jamie (1), Liam, Joe (2).

Charlton Athletic v Hawks

On Friday the Hawks played fantastically in a special game against Charlton at their training ground in Sparrows Lane. Well done to all the boys you did yourselves proud. Squad: Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Mehmet (1), Hong (1), Matias, Jamie (2), Harvey, Owen (2).

Coney Hall 0 Hawks 10

The Hawks got back to winning ways as they visited Coney Hall on a glorious November morning. After a draw and a loss the Hawks put on a good team performace to win the game. Team: Harvey (1), Rhys, Ed, Spencer (3), Mehmet (1), Hong (3), Matias, Owen (1), Jamie, Liam, Joe (1).

Epsom Eagles 2 Hawks 0

The Hawks fell to their first ever defeat against an exceptional Epsom team. Goals in the first and last minuets were enough to separate the two teams in a game of the highest quality. The Hawks had chances to score on a number of occasions but failed to break the solid Epsom defence. All the boys played a fantastic game and we look forward to challenging Epsom again later in the season. Team: Harvey, Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Mehmet, Hong, Matias, Tom, Jamie, Liam.

Hawks 0 Barnet Wood 0

The Hawks were held by Barnet Wood in our first draw of the season. Both teams had good chances the best falling to Spencer who crashed a great shot against the bar but in the end a draw was a fair result. Team: Joe, Rhys, Ed, Spencer, Mehmet, Hong, Matias, Tom, Jamie, Liam.

Palace Guard 1 Hawks 3

The Hawks once again ran out winners in a tough match. Well done to all the boys for another well deserved win. Team: Joe, Rhys, Ed, Spencer (1), Mehmet, Harvey, Hong (1), Matias, Tom, Jamie (1), Liam.

Darwin 0 Hawks 7

An excellent display of flowing football with some great passes led to our best team performance so far. All the boys played fantasticaly as the Hawks dominated long periods of the game and finshed 7-0 winners. Team: Joe (1), Rhys, Ed (1), Spencer (1), Mehmet, Harvey, Hong (3), Matias, Tom, Jamie (1), Liam

Hawks 8 Barnet Wood 3

A great win for the Hawks in our first home game of the season. A tight first half saw the underperforming Hawks edging the game 2-1 but a inspirted half time team talk from Andy and Todd had the Hawks firing on all cylinders after the break to end up 8-3 winners. Our thanks go to a very sporting Barnet Wood team for a great game played in the right spirit. Team: Liam (1), Ed, Rhys, Mehmet, Spencer (2), Harvey, Hong (5), Joe, Jamie, Matias.

Palace Guard 1 Hawks 2

Our very first ever league game saw the Hawks run out 2-1 winners in a very 'hard fought' game on Sunday. Goals: Hong & Harvey.

League Game v Croydon Juniors

Our first league game turned out to be a great disappointment to all as unfortunately Croydon Juniors were unable to field a team.

Friendly v Westerham

Congratulations to all the Hawks who ran out 17-0 winners at Westerham on Sunday in our final game before the season starts. Squad: Hong (7), Spencer (3), Owen (2), Joe (1), Tom (1), Harvey (1), Mehmet (1), Rhys (1), Ed, Matias, Reegan and Jamie. (Goals in brackets)

Crayford Arrows Competition

Our second competition, at Crayford Arrows, ended with the Hawks undefeated in all four games, winning one and drawing three while conceding no goals!. A great day was had by all as we build up to the start of the new season.

Goal Grabbers Competition

Our first competition went extremely well at Goal Grabbers at Goals (Elmers End) last Saturday as The Hawks finished runners up to a strong Cray Wanderers side who were all under 8's! Congratulations to all the boys who took part and here's to many more medals to come.