On Saturday it was a case of another year and another county final for the U12 Girls as they are took on the mighty Harversters at St Albans. Like last year it was another sunny day for the final and the supporters were out in force complete with their banners, vuvuzuela and trumpeter playing the Raiders March. The U12 girls, who have only lost one league game this season played their hearts out and went in at the break one goal down but heads up. In the second half an early goal from the opposition suggested the writing was on the wall, however the girls played to the bitter end and will b

A packed crowd at the Hertfordshire County Ground were treated to a real end to end thriller as Hemel Athletic Blue took on Berkhamsted Raiders Red in the Under 10 County Cup final. Berkhamsted got off to a great start when Harry Gilks went on a solo run and blasted the ball into the back of the net in the first minute. Both teams fought hard but Raiders held their lead until the mid way through the second half when two goals in quick succession saw Hemel take the lead. Raiders swiftly piled on the pressure and Tom Fisher scored to bring the scores level. Great defending from both s

The boys U12 Red team played in the inaugural 11-a-side tournament held at Bushey & Oxhey FC on Bank Holiday Monday. The format was a round robin competition between the 4 invited teams of 25 minutes on a full size county standard pitch. The boys started with a game against the hosts and played some excellent passing football which resulted in a 2-0 victory with 2 goals from Matt. Next up was a match against Muswell Hill and although the smooth passing of the first game was not as obvious, some solid defending and strong work ethic from the midfielders delivered another 2-0 victory w