07/09/2026
Not how we wanted to kick off our season as we leave Shadoxhurst on the wrong end of a 4–1 defeat.
With Freundy away for the opening game and Aaron Lee Wharton unable to go in the sticks with a recent broken hand, striker Josiah Hoad stepped up for the team and went between the sticks. 🧤👏
The opening 20 minutes proved costly. We were caught by two quick counter-attacks, both finished by former Pristine man Freddie Griffin, giving the Ox an early 2–0 advantage.
We had a golden opportunity to get ourselves back into the game when Tony Oladipupo was brought down inside the box. Carlum Macleod stepped up from the spot, but his penalty was kept out by the Shadoxhurst keeper.
One of those mornings.
𝗛𝗧: 𝟮–𝟬
Second half we came out with a completely different intensity, getting on the front foot and putting Shadoxhurst under pressure. Dan Ngoma gets wiped out in the box.
Penalty number two.
This time Dan Ngoma grabs the ball, steps up and places it straight into the bottom corner.
𝟮–𝟭.
Now we’ve got a game
Shadoxhurst were feeling the pressure and Tony was giving their back line an absolutely horrible morning.
Few kicks. Few shirt pulls. Few words exchanged…
Then the handbags came out. 👜😂
Bekim Ahmetaj ends up taking the punishment and gets sent to the naughty step with a sin bin. 🟨
Down to 10 at exactly the wrong time.
The Ox smelled blood, took advantage of the extra man and punished us making it 3-1.
Bazz rejoins the game and a mistake at the back with a miss-placed pass sees the ox strikers back in on goal to deal the final blow.
𝗙𝗧: 𝟰–𝟭.
A frustrating opening day, and definitely not the result we came for. Good game from Shaddoxhurst and good luck for the season gents, see you again soon.
