It is a well known fact that the more effort you put into clearing the pitch to get a football match played the less likely you are to get anything from it. And so it proved at the Hood Thanks to sterling work from Chris Outred and Aaron Ackerman the games went ahead at the Hood but both games were lost. The 1s lost 0-2 to Ally Pally (Snooks MOM and Siri the sinbinned GK deservedly DOTD) The 5s lost 4-0 to Civil Service with Chris and Aaron joint MOMs . There was no scheduled game for the 2s and the 3s and 4s were called off late in the day. Something that is happening to often nowadays in the SAL. The 7s drew 2-2 BUT or title chasing 6s produced the performance of the day to win 8-2 and keep our hopes of a trophy alive. Well done lads,
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Results and pics.
The 6s lost their cup final 4-0 to Old Finchleians. This was an epic cup run and they put up a great show but it was not to be. Back in the League The 1s beat Crouch End Vampires 5-1. (MOM Sam Harvey/DOTD Chaz) a great second half performance thwarted by CEVs Keeper who made at least three amazing saves. 2s no game as The Warren cried off a double header letting our boys down for the second time. 3s lost 4-3 at the Hood to Old Alleyns. 4s had a double header at Actonians Assoc winning the first 1-0 but losing the second 3-0. 5s won 3-0 away at City of London. (MOM Ryan Burchell, Kieron Lee DOTD) aaron Byrne 2 goals. 7s no game.
The RETURN of Merton’s traditional LONG GOOD FRIDAY (Kick Off Easter at The Hood)
Bar to open to all – expect hot cross buns and beers (an odd but fitting combination)
All players will receive hot food – everyone plays and pays £10
THE GAMES ARE:
11.00am – VETS v Old West Citz vets traditional game
1.00pm – The Nick Pap memorial game vs Merton X1
Youth Friendlies TBC
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Can you play? Please register your availability or confirm your interest on the Facebook events page.
Awards Night for the adults section of Merton FC, followed by the live Champions League Final in the bar.
Celebrate the end of the season with team mates, club members & friends and watch the champions league final!
The Merton Youth Awards will take place on Saturday 19th May inside the clubhouse from 3pm with FA CUP FINAL on in the bar afterwards!
Food, awards and celebration of the end of the season!
The annual Merton FC Golf Day returns on 27th July 2018, tee off at 12pm- open to all members and friends of the club. Venue is likely to be the Oaks near Carshalton. Format the same as last year. Cost will be in the region of £30, including competition fee.
Last years winners
Don’t fancy a trip to Russia ? The good news is that this year, the World Cup is coming to you. That’s right folks, Merton FC is staging a 5/6-a-side World Cup on Saturday 19th May at the Hood (assuming all league games are done by then – we may have to do it a week later!!!!!).
Our plans at this stage are provisional depending on numbers, but the aim is to organise 8 senior teams, with squads of roughly 8 players each. Ideally, we will have seven pots, each containing names from the respective seven senior teams at the Club. We will then draw one name from each pot to compile each team, so that there is a good mix of strength from across the club. Goalkeepers will be ke…pt separate and added in thereafter to make up the eighth member of the squad.
The draw, should the enthusiasm warrant it, will be done on Facebook Live closer to the time, thus making for an enjoyable spectacle. We will then separate the 8 teams into two pools of four, with the four teams in each section playing against each other in a round robin (ie: 3 matches). We will then have semi finals and a final, along with a plate section for those who don’t make the playoffs.
Games will be 20 minutes’ long, with three pitches marked out. That means there will be some opportunity for rest every third game as well. We’ll also mark out a fourth pitch for the Youth section, so that they can stage a similar tournament. Would be great if we could include parents or coaches in their event as well – the more people we can get involved, the better.
We will decide if it is 5 or 6-a-side closer to the time, depending on numbers. Start time will likely be in the region of 1pm. Price is £10 each, including food.
The aim is to make this a family-friendly occasion, with a barbecue afterwards and also other amenities like jumping castles and what not. There will also be THE FA CUP FINAL / YOUTH AWARDS on too.
We’ll be doing this properly too, with a trophy and prize giving.
ALL WE NEED FROM YOU AT THIS STAGE IS TO CONFIRM WHETHER YOU ARE KEEN TO PLAY!!!!
Better results from the youth section today.The weather caused some postponements but of the games that we were able to play- The U9s won 6-1, The U12s won 4-0, The U14s put up a game performance but lost 2-1. But the fight back of the day our U16s won 4-2 after being 2-1 down with only seven minutes left on the clock. Very well done to all our lads!!!!
Rather dismal set of results today. The 1s lost at Old Lyonians 2-0 Nothing went their way today. (pics from that game) Oppo played well and deserved it. Good pitch and nice hospitality. 5s lost 5-1 in a friendly as ref didnt turn up. 7s lost 3-2 (Billy and Josh scored) Tom and Josh MOM joint but Oppo had their cars broken into. Really bad news.